List of people from California

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This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.

## 0–9[edit]

* 12th Planet – record producer and DJ
* 24kGoldn – rapper
* 24hrs – rapper
* 2Mex – rapper

## A[edit]

Jessica Alba Herb Alpert Jennifer Aniston

* Willie Aames – actor
* Stephen Abas – Olympic freestyle wrestler
* Paula Abdul – dancer (American Idol)
* Abby Abinanti – California’s first Native American female lawyer
* Gracie Abrams – singer
* Rosalie Abrams – playwright, actress, and activist
* Ansel Adams – photographer
* Davante Adams – NFL wide receiver
* Jay Adams – skateboarder and surfer
* Erik Affholter (born 1966) – NFL wide receiver
* Ben Affleck – Academy Award-winning actor and director
* Ángela Aguilar – Mexican-American singer
* Jhene Aiko – singer
* Jessica Alba – actress and model
* Edward Albert – actor
* Josh Allen – NFL quarterback
* Keegan Allen – actor (Pretty Little Liars)
* Marcus Allen – football player
* A. J. Allmendinger – NASCAR driver
* Herb Alpert – trumpeter and music executive
* Tony Alva – skateboarder and surfer
* Caroline Amiguet – actress and model
* Helen Andelin – author (Fascinating Womanhood)
* Anthony Anderson – actor
* Melissa Sue Anderson – actress
* Paul Thomas Anderson – filmmaker
* Tom Anderson – co-founder of the social network MySpace
* Jennifer Aniston – actress (Friends)
* Odette Annable – actress
* Kenzie Anne – actress
* apl.de.ap – Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer (Black Eyed Peas)
* Christina Applegate – actress
* Jon Appleton – composer
* Anne Archer – actress
* Eve Arden – actress
* Billie Joe Armstrong – musician, guitarist, and vocalist (Green Day)
* Lucie Arnaz – actress
* Genevieve Artadi – musician and singer-songwriter
* Maureen Arthur – actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)
* Maude Apatow – actress (Euphoria)
* Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bassist (Korn)
* Anastasia Ashman – writer
* Shiri Appleby – actress and film director
* Sean Astin – actor (The Lord of the Rings)
* Jeff Atkinson – distance runner and Olympian
* Coco Austin – television personality
* Tracy Austin – tennis player
* Dylan Axelrod – baseball player

## B[edit]

Sara Bareilles Drew Barrymore Beck Barbara Boxer Ashley Benson Candice Bergen Jack Black Mel Blanc David Bluthenthal Barry Bonds Tom Brady Ryan Braun Alison Brie Josh Brolin

* B-Real – rapper
* Max Baer Jr. – actor (Jethro Bodine of The Beverly Hillbillies)
* Emily Bader – actress[1]
* Cutcha Risling Baldy – Native American professor
* Lonzo Ball – professional basketball guard (Chicago Bulls)
* LiAngelo Ball – basketball player
* LaMelo Ball – basketball player (Charlotte Hornets)
* Alabama Barker – internet personality[2]
* Baby Bash – rapper
* Ross Bagdasarian Sr. – actor (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
* Amari Bailey (born 2004) - NBA basketball guard (Charlotte Hornets)
* Chauncey Bailey – journalist assassinated by an agent of Your Black Muslim Bakery
* Diane Baker – actress (The Silence of the Lambs)
* Dusty Baker – Major League Baseball player and manager
* David Bakhtiari – NFL offensive tackle
* Ireland Baldwin – model
* Fairuza Balk – actress
* Maria Bamford – actress and stand-up comedian
* Banks – singer
* Tyra Banks – model and actress (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
* Ronald Barak (born 1943) – Olympic gymnast
* Adrienne Barbeau – actress (Maude)
* Andrea Barber – actress
* Sara Bareilles – singer
* Travis Barker – drummer (Blink-182)
* Matt Barnes – National Basketball Association player
* Orr Barouch – Israeli soccer player
* Drew Barrymore – actress (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Never Been Kissed)
* Judith Barsi – actress and voiceover artist
* Summer Bartholomew – Miss USA 1975
* Dante Basco – actor
* Earl W. Bascom – rodeo pioneer, Hall of Fame inductee, actor, international artist, and sculptor
* Ellen Bass – poet and author
* Bassnectar – musician and record producer
* Max Baucus – politician, former Congressman (1975–78), longtime U.S. Senator from Montana (1978–2014), and U.S. Ambassador to China since 2014
* Emma Pow Bauder – evangelist
* Michelle Bauer – actress
* Michael Bay – film director
* Amanda Beard – Olympic swimmer
* Beck – musician
* Captain Beefheart – musician
* Ed Begley Jr. – actor and activist
* Drake Bell – actor, comedian, and singer
* Glen Bell – entrepreneur who founded Taco Bell
* Stephania Bell – ESPN analyst and physical therapist
* Camilla Belle – actress
* Tory Belleci – filmmaker and model maker (MythBusters)
* Troian Bellisario – actress and singer (Pretty Little Liars)
* Hester A. Benedict (1838-1921), president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
* Marcus Benjamin – early biographer at Smithsonian Institution
* Beau Bennett – hockey player
* Ashley Benson – actress (Pretty Little Liars)
* Doug Benson – comedian
* Justin Berfield – actor (Malcolm in the Middle)
* Candice Bergen – actress (Murphy Brown)
* Berner – rapper and cannabis entrepreneur
* Davion Berry (born 1991) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Carolyn Beug – passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11
* Yusuf Bey – owner of Your Black Muslim Bakery
* Mayim Bialik – Israeli-American actress (The Big Bang Theory, Blossom) and neuroscientist
* Sergey Bida (born 1993) – Olympic silver medalist épée fencer
* Violetta Khrapina Bida (born 1994) – Olympic épée fencer
* Bighead – record producer
* Barbara Billingsley – actress
* Rachel Bilson – actress (The O.C.)
* David Binn – 18-season NFL long snapper
* Matt Biondi – competitive swimmer and eight-time Olympic gold medalist[3]
* Thora Birch – actress
* Jake Bird (born 1995) – baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
* Steve Birnbaum – Major League Soccer player
* Bradford Bishop – indicted murderer and at-large fugitive
* Joel Bitonio – NFL offensive guard
* Bill Bixby – actor (The Incredible Hulk)
* Aloe Blacc – singer and musician
* Jack Black – actor and musician (Kung Fu Panda, Tenacious D)
* Rebecca Black – singer
* Tyler Blackburn – actor and singer (Pretty Little Liars)
* Tara Lynne Barr – actress
* Hank Blalock – baseball player (Texas Rangers)
* Mel Blanc – cartoon voice actor
* Rowan Blanchard – actress (Girl Meets World)
* Erica Blasberg (1984–2010) – LPGA golfer
* Sheila Bleck – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Mel Bleeker (1920–1996) – NFL halfback
* Ken Block – rally driver and gymkhana driver
* Andy Bloom – Olympic shot putter
* Betsy Bloomingdale – socialite
* April Bowlby – actress
* David Blu (born David Bluthenthal) – professional basketball player (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
* Rora Blue – visual artist
* Blueface – rapper
* Jason Blum – film producer
* Jonathon Blum – hockey player
* Judy Blumberg – competitive ice dancer
* Sam Bohne (born Sam Cohen) – baseball player
* Brian Boitano − Olympic gold medalist (figure skating)
* Barry Bonds – baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
* Bobby Bonds – baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
* Chaz Bono – writer
* Aaron Boone – baseball player (Cleveland Indians)
* Scott Borchetta – record executive, entrepreneur, and founder of Big Machine Records
* Jonathan Bornstein – soccer player for USA National Team and Chicago Fire FC
* Cindy Bortz – 1987 World Junior champion figure skater
* Barry Bostwick – actor (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City)
* Kate Bosworth – actress
* Lo Bosworth – TV personality, author, and entrepreneur
* Shmuley Boteach – Orthodox rabbi, radio and television host, and author[4]
* Bruce Bowen – National Basketball Association player (San Antonio Spurs)
* Barbara Boxer – United States Senator from California from 1993 to 2017; United States Representative from 1983 to 1993
* Cameron Boyce – actor (Descendants 2)
* Brandon Boyd – singer and musician (Incubus)
* Brittany Boyd – WNBA player
* Timothy Bradley – boxer
* Tom Brady – football quarterback
* Debbie Bramwell-Washington – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Benjamin Bratt – actor
* Ryan Braun – baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers)
* Nick Bravin – Olympic foil fencer
* Eddie Bravo – Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor
* Nicholas Brendon – actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
* Jan Brewer – Governor of Arizona
* Stephen Breyer – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
* Patrick Brennan – actor
* Brigita Brezovac – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Phoebe Bridgers – singer-songwriter
* Beau Bridges – actor (The Fabulous Baker Boys, Stargate SG-1)
* Jeff Bridges – actor (The Big Lebowski, True Grit)
* Lloyd Bridges – actor (Airplane!, Sea Hunt)
* Alison Brie – actress
* Lance Briggs – football player
* Adam Brody – actor (The O.C.)
* James Brolin – actor
* Josh Brolin – actor (Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame)
* Albert Brooks – actor and director (Lost in America)
* Alton Brown – television host
* Anthony Brown (born 1992) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Carlon Brown – basketball player, 2013-14 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Jerry Brown – Governor of California (1975–83; 2011–19) and Mayor of Oakland
* Pat Brown – Governor of California (1959–1967)
* Tedy Bruschi – football player
* Lindsey Buckingham – musician (Fleetwood Mac)
* Jeff Buckley – singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Bill Buckner – baseball player
* Don Budge – tennis player
* Candace Cameron Bure – actress
* Hunter Burgan – bass player for AFI
* Bobby Burgess – Mouseketeer and dancer for The Lawrence Welk Show
* Olivia Burnette – actress
* Cliff Burton – former Metallica bassist
* Tim Burton – film director
* Reggie Bush – football player
* Shoshana Bush – actress
* Sophia Bush – activist, spokesperson, and actress (Chicago P.D., One Tree Hill)
* Jeanie Buss – sports executive
* Justin Baldoni – actor and filmmaker
* Dave Brubeck – jazz pianist and composer
* Michael C. Burgess – actor and poet
* Cruz Bustamante – Lieutenant Governor of California
* Paul Butcher – actor
* Austin Butler – actor and singer
* Brian Patrick Butler – actor and filmmaker
* Win Butler – musician and songwriter (Arcade Fire)
* Amanda Bynes – actress
* Kari Byron – artist and TV personality (MythBusters)

## C[edit]

Cher Julia Child Sasha Cohen Miranda Cosgrove Kevin Costner Kaley Cuoco Jamie Lee Curtis Doja Cat Emma Chamberlain

* Calmatic – filmmaker
* Scott Caan – actor
* Johnathan Cabral – Olympic hurdler
* Richard Cabral – actor
* Herb Caen – newspaper columnist (San Francisco Chronicle)
* John Cage – composer
* Nicolas Cage – actor
* Colleen Camp – actress
* Colbie Caillat – singer
* Evan Call – composer
* Angelo Caloiaro (born 1989) – American-Italian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Greg Camarillo – NFL wide receiver
* Dove Cameron – actress (Liv and Maddie)
* Dolph Camilli – baseball player
* Ben Nighthorse Campbell – U.S. Senator from Colorado
* Nick Cannon – actor
* Linda Cardellini – actress (Freaks and Geeks)
* Tucker Carlson – television host
* Adam Carolla – radio and TV personality
* David Carr – football quarterback
* Derek Carr – football quarterback
* David Carradine – actor (Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2)
* Ever Carradine – actress and daughter of Robert Carradine
* Mercedes Carrera – pornographic film actress
* Emma Chamberlain – internet personality
* Miley Cyrus – singer
* Brooke Candy – rapper
* Lizzy Caplan – actress
* Keith Carradine – actor (Deadwood, Nashville)
* Robert Carradine – actor (Revenge of the Nerds)
* Pete Carroll – college and National Football League football coach
* Adam Carson – drummer for AFI
* Chris Carter – producer, director, and writer (The X-Files)
* Mike Carter (born 1955) – American-Israeli basketball player
* Aya Cash – actress
* Shaun Cassidy – singer
* Torry Castellano – drummer for The Donnas
* Henry Cejudo – former UFC champion, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
* Richard Chamberlain – actor
* Brandi Chastain – soccer player
* Jessica Chastain – actress (The Tree of Life, Zero Dark Thirty)
* Doja Cat – rapper and singer
* Kwan Cheatham (born 1995) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Cher – actress, entertainer, and singer
* Joey Chestnut – competitive eater
* Julia Child – chef, author, and TV personality
* Margaret Cho – actress and comedian
* Justin Chon – actor
* Amy Chow – gymnast
* Jamie Chung – actress
* Marcia Clark – lawyer
* Melinda Clarke – actress
* Lana Clarkson – actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
* Les Claypool – bass player (Primus)
* Mark Clear – Major League Baseball two-time All-Star relief pitcher
* Angus Cloud (1998–2023) – actor
* Johnnie Cochran – lawyer (1937–2005)
* Claire Coffee – actress
* Audra Cohen (born 1986) – tennis player
* Jordan Cohen (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Sasha Cohen – figure skater
* Lillie Hitchcock Coit – firefighter
* Keyshia Cole – singer
* Natalie Cole – singer
* Austin Coleman – BMX rider and television personality
* Jerry Coleman – soldier and sportscaster
* Chris Colfer – actor (Glee) and author (The Land of Stories)
* Holly Marie Combs – actress
* Maureen Connolly – tennis player
* Mike Connors – actor (Mannix)
* Lauren Conrad – TV personality, fashion designer, and author
* Elisha Cook Jr. – actor (The Maltese Falcon)
* Coolio – rapper, singer, record producer, and actor
* Lillian Copeland (1904–1964) – Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
* Miranda Cosgrove – actress and singer (iCarly)
* Michael Costello – fashion designer
* Kevin Costner – actor and director (Dances with Wolves, Field of Dreams)
* Natalie Coughlin – Olympic swimmer
* Glenn Cowan (1952–2004) – table tennis player[5]
* Nikki Cox – actress (Las Vegas)
* Mary Lynde Craig — president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
* Alan Cranston – U.S. Senator from California
* Bryan Cranston – actor
* Laura Creavalle – Guyanese-born Canadian-American professional bodybuilder
* Richard Crenna – actor
* Darren Criss – actor
* William Henry Crocker – philanthropist and founder of Crocker National Bank
* James Cromwell – actor
* Joe Cronin – Hall of Fame baseball player and manager
* David Crosby – musician
* Denise Crosby – actress
* Cameron Crowe – filmmaker
* Raymond Cruz – actor
* Valorie Curry – actress (The Tick)
* Kaley Cuoco – actress (The Big Bang Theory)
* Jake Curhan (born 1998) – American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL)
* Vinny Curran – actor
* Jamie Lee Curtis – actress (Halloween, Trading Places)
* Cole Custer – NASCAR driver
* Carly Chaikin – actress
* Doug Clifford – drummer (member of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival)
* Wendi McLendon-Covey – actress

## D[edit]

Cameron Diaz Leonardo DiCaprio Joe DiMaggio Snoop Dogg James H. Doolittle Dr. Dre Robert Duvall Alexa Demie

* Carson Daly – television host
* Zubin Damania (born 1973) – physician, comedian, internet personality, musician, and founder of Turntable Health
* Caroline D'Amore – musician, actress, and model
* Spencer Daniels – actor
* Sean Danielsen – singer and musician (Smile Empty Soul)
* Harry Danning – Major League Baseball All-Star catcher
* Ted Danson – actor (Cheers, The Good Place)
* Christopher Darden – lawyer
* Sam Darnold – NFL quarterback
* Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) – radio broadcaster during World War II
* Lindsay Davenport – tennis player
* Baron Davis – professional basketball player
* Jonathan Davis – singer and musician
* Lucius Davis (born 1970) – basketball player
* Noah Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997) – MLB baseball player (Colorado Rockies)
* Terrell Davis – professional football player
* Randy Davison – actor
* Ken Davitian – Armenian-American character actor
* Devin Dawson – singer and musician
* Shane Dawson – YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician
* Jonathan Dayton – film director (Little Miss Sunshine)
* Erika De La Cruz – television host
* Oscar De La Hoya – boxer
* Giada De Laurentiis – Italian born chef
* Brian de la Puente – National Football League center
* Zack de la Rocha – activist and singer (Rage Against the Machine)
* Lil Debbie – rapper
* Jayme Dee – singer and musician
* Javin DeLaurier (born 1998) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Grey DeLisle – voice actress
* Tom DeLonge – singer and musician (Blink-182)
* Brad Delson – musician (Linkin Park)
* Alexa Demie – actress and singer
* Deorro – DJ and musician
* David Denman – actor
* Bo Derek – actress
* Laura Dern – actress
* DeMar DeRozan – professional basketball player
* Emily Deschanel – actress
* Zooey Deschanel – actress and singer
* Zoey Deutch – actress
* Jeff Deverett – film producer
* Cameron Diaz – actress (Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
* Nate Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
* Nick Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
* Matt DiBenedetto – NASCAR driver
* Leonardo DiCaprio – Academy Award-winning actor (The Departed, Titanic)
* Joan Didion – writer
* Nahshon Dion – writer
* Vin Diesel – actor
* Gianna Dior – pornographic film actress
* Doug DeMuro \- YouTuber
* Grace Van Dien – actress
* Trent Dilfer – National Football League quarterback
* Joe DiMaggio – baseball player
* Maya DiRado – Olympic swimmer[6]
* Roy E. Disney – billionaire and nephew of Walt Disney
* Cong Thanh Do – Vietnamese American activist
* David Dobrik – vlogger
* Nate Dogg – musician
* Snoop Dogg – rapper
* Ami Dolenz – actress and daughter of Micky Dolenz
* Micky Dolenz – actor, musician, and singer (The Monkees)
* Jason Dolley – actor
* Landon Donovan – soccer player
* Jimmy Doolittle – general and aviation pioneer
* Tyler Dorsey (born 1996) – Greek–American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Marcus Dove – basketball player
* Stacy Dragila – pole vaulter
* Dr. Dre – musician, hip-hop producer, and record producer
* K. Eric Drexler – engineer
* Don Drysdale – baseball player
* Hilary Duff – actress and singer
* Dumbfoundead – Argentine-born Asian American rapper
* Tom Dumont – guitarist (No Doubt)
* Isadora Duncan – dancer
* Ann Dunnigan – translator, actor, and teacher
* Robert Duvall – actor
* Jermaine Dye – baseball player (Chicago White Sox)
* (Steve Dains) – (US senator for Montana)

## E[edit]

Clint Eastwood Zac Efron Billie Eilish

* E-40 – rapper
* Eric Erlandson – musician
* Susan Egan – actress
* Sheila E. – singer
* Carl Earn (1921–2007) – tennis player
* Clint Eastwood – film actor and director (Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven)
* Eazy-E – rapper
* Dennis Eckersley – baseball pitcher
* Aaron Eckhart – actor
* Julian Edelman – National Football League wide receiver
* Anthony Edwards – actor
* Mack Ray Edwards (1918–1971) – child sex abuser/serial killer; committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell
* Zac Efron – film and television actor (High School Musical)
* Billie Eilish – singer
* Thelma "Tiby" Eisen (1922–2014) – baseball player
* Isaiah Eisendorf (born 1996) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Danny Elfman – musician and composer
* Jenna Elfman – actress
* Richard Elfman – film director (Forbidden Zone)
* Sam Elliott – actor
* Amit Elor – world champion in women's freestyle wrestling
* Anabel Englund – singer
* Robert Englund – actor and director (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
* Hayden Epstein – National Football League kicker
* Mike "SuperJew" Epstein – Major League Baseball first baseman
* Philip Erenberg (1909–1992) – gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
* Zach Ertz – NFL tight end
* Addie Garwood Estes – temperance activist
* Chris Evans – convicted train robber
* Evidence – rapper
* Briana Evigan – actress (Step Up)

## F[edit]

Will Ferrell Sally Field Dianne Feinstein Jodie Foster Max Fried Robert Frost

* Shelly Fabares – actress and singer
* Bill Fagerbakke – actor and voice actor (Patrick Star)
* Heather Fargo – Mayor of Sacramento, California
* Valerie Faris – film director (Little Miss Sunshine)
* Jordan Farmar – basketball player
* Lorrie Fair – retired soccer player
* Mia Farrow – actress
* David Faustino – actor (Married... with Children)
* Kevin Federline – rapper and former backup dancer
* Wayne Federman – comedian
* Roshon Fegan – actor
* Benny Feilhaber – soccer midfielder
* Dianne Feinstein – U.S. Senator from California and Mayor of San Francisco (1978–88)
* Fergie (Stacy Ferguson) – singer, actress, and composer (Charlie Brown, The Dutchess, Fergalicious)
* Carlee Fernández – sculptor and photographer
* Shiloh Fernandez – actor
* Sky Ferreira – singer, model, and actress
* Will Ferrell – actor
* Miguel Ferrer – actor (RoboCop)
* America Ferrera – Honduran-American actress
* Sally Field − actress (Norma Rae, Places in the Heart)
* Carrie Fisher – actress
* Aundrea Fimbres – singer
* Chloe Fineman – actress
* Jon Fisher – author and entrepreneur
* Peggy Fleming – figure skater
* Shaun Fleming – actor (Kim Possible)
* Rhonda Fleming – actress and singer
* Abigail Folger – coffee heiress, socialite, and murder victim
* John Fogerty – musician (founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival)
* Bridget Fonda – actress
* Lyndsy Fonseca – actress
* Paloma Ford – vocalist
* Beanie Feldstein – actress
* Jon Foreman – singer[7]
* Dian Fossey – zoologist
* DeShaun Foster – football player
* Jodie Foster – actress (The Accused, The Silence of the Lambs)
* Rickie Fowler – professional golfer
* Allen Fox – tennis player (ranked as high as # 4) and coach
* Mackenzie Foy – actress and model
* Dillon Francis – music producer and DJ
* Louise E. Francis \- journalist
* Dave Franco – actor and brother of James
* James Franco – actor and brother of Dave
* Jeff Franklin – director (Full House)
* Paulette Frankl – artist and biographer
* Bonnie Franklin – actress
* Missy Franklin – 2012 Olympic gold medalist (swimming)
* Max Fried – baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
* Kevin Friedland (born 1981) – soccer player
* Taylor Fritz – tennis player
* Frost – rapper
* Robert Frost – poet
* Kurt Fuller – actor
* Edward Furlong – actor (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
* Fuslie – live streamer

## G[edit]

Brad Garrett Sarah Michelle Gellar Donald Glover Tony Gonzalez Jeff Gordon Joseph Gordon-Levitt Tony Gwynn Jake Gyllenhaal

* Giveon – singer
* Becky G – singer-songwriter and actress
* G-Eazy – rapper, singer and record producer
* Guy Gabaldon – United States Marine Corps
* Lynx and Lamb Gaede – white nationalist twin singers and musicians
* Lady Gaga – singer[8]
* Richard Gage – 9/11 Truth movement activist
* Corey Gaines (born 1965) – basketball player and coach
* Trace Gallagher – journalist
* Ray Gallardo – film director and cinematographer
* The Game – rapper and actor
* Eric Garcetti – Mayor of Los Angeles
* Jeff Garcia – football player
* Jerry Garcia – musician (Grateful Dead)
* Ryan Garcia – professional boxer
* Andrew Garfield – actor
* Brad Garrett – actor (A Bug's Life, Everybody Loves Raymond)
* Spencer Garrett – actor
* Wolfgang Gartner – music producer and DJ
* Kyle Gass – musician (Tenacious D)
* Dirk Gates – network entrepreneur (Xirrus)
* John Gavin – actor and ambassador
* Sarah Michelle Gellar – actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
* O.T. Genasis – rapper
* Inara George – singer and musician (The Bird and the Bee)
* Paul George − professional basketball player
* Lauren German – actress
* Gina Gershon – actress and singer
* Jason Giambi – professional baseball player (New York Yankees)
* Greg Gibson – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
* Tyrese Gibson – actor
* Frank Gifford – football player and sportscaster
* Brad Gilbert – tennis player and coach
* Melissa Gilbert – actress (Little House on the Prairie) and producer
* Sara Gilbert – actress (Roseanne)
* Lillian Moller Gilbreth – engineer (Cheaper by the Dozen)
* Justin Gimelstob – tennis player
* Enver Gjokaj – actor
* Danny Glover – actor
* Donald Glover – actor and singer
* Gnash – rapper and singer
* Jared Goff – NFL quarterback
* Bill Goldberg – professional NFL football player and undefeated professional wrestler
* Chelsey Goldberg – hockey player
* Rube Goldberg – cartoonist
* Paul Goldstein (born 1976) – tennis player and coach
* Tony Goldwyn – actor (Ghost, Tarzan)
* Selena Gomez – actress[9]
* Phillip Gonyea – drummer and percussionist (Against the Will)
* Adrián González – baseball player
* Tony Gonzalez – NFL tight end
* Meagan Good – actress
* Drew Gooden – professional basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
* Aaron Gordon – professional basketball player
* Jeff Gordon – NASCAR driver
* Molly Gordon – actress
* Robby Gordon – NASCAR driver
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt – actor
* Isidora Goreshter – actress
* Marjoe Gortner – evangelical minister
* Mark-Paul Gosselaar – actor
* Ben Gottschalk – National Football League offensive lineman
* Jim Grabb – tennis player ranked World No. 1 in doubles
* John Grabow – Major League Baseball player (Chicago Cubs)
* Kevin Graf – football offensive Tackle
* Alex Greenwald – musician
* Gloria Grahame – actress
* Andy Grammer – singer
* Farley Granger – actor
* Jennifer Granholm – Canadian-born politician and former Governor of Michigan (2003–2011)
* Beatrice Gray – actress
* Billy Gray – actor and motorcyclist
* Paul Gray – musician (Slipknot)
* Devon Graye – actor
* Brian Grazer – Academy Award-winning film and television producer
* Erick Green (born 1991) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Shawn Green – Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder
* Joanie Greggains – radio show host, health, and fitness expert
* Sasha Grey – pornographic actress
* Nash Grier – Viner, YouTuber, and actor
* Merv Griffin – talk show host, singer, and television producer (Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune)
* Florence Griffith Joyner – track athlete
* Camryn Grimes – actress
* RL Grime – music producer
* Josh Groban – singer
* Ashley Grossman (born 1993) – water polo player
* Kim Gruenenfelder – author
* Vince Guaraldi – musician (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
* Kimberly Guilfoyle – TV personality
* Natalie Gulbis – golfer
* Brett Gurewitz – guitarist (Bad Religion)
* Alfred Guth (1908–1996) – Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
* Sharina Gutierrez – model
* Tony Gwynn – Hall of Fame baseball player
* Jake Gyllenhaal – actor

## H[edit]

Gene Hackman Gigi Hadid Merle Haggard Tom Hanks Kamala Harris Tony Hawk William Randolph Hearst Jonah Hill Paris Hilton Dustin Hoffman Alana Haim

* Walter A. Haas Jr. – chief executive officer of Levi Strauss & Co.
* Steven C. Hackett – economist (Humboldt State University)
* Gene Hackman – actor (The French Connection)
* Marcia Gay Harden – actress (born. 1959)
* Tiffany Haddish – comedian
* Bella Hadid – model
* Gigi Hadid – model
* Sammy Hagar – musician (Van Halen)
* Merle Haggard – country music singer
* Joseph Hahn – painter, director, and musician (Linkin Park)
* Alana Haim – musician and actress
* Danielle Haim – musician
* Jackie Earle Haley – actor (Bad News Bears)
* Mark Hamill – actor (Star Wars)
* Jordan Hamilton (born 1990) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Laird Hamilton – surfer
* Amelia Gray Hamlin – model
* Harry Hamlin – actor (Clash of the Titans)
* Armie Hammer – actor
* Kirk Hammett – musician (Metallica)
* Jonathan Hammond – filmmaker
* Daniel Handler – author, pen name (Lemony Snicket)
* Colin Hanks – actor (Fargo, King Kong)
* Chet Hanks – actor and musician
* Tom Hanks – actor, director, and producer
* Gabbie Hanna – Internet personality, singer-songwriter
* Peter D. Hannaford – author and political advisor to Ronald Reagan[10]
* Jeff Hanneman – guitarist (Slayer)
* James Harden – basketball player
* Ian Harding – actor (Pretty Little Liars)
* Dan Haren – professional baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
* Julia Hartz – entrepreneur
* Kay Hansen – mixed martial artist
* Mariska Hargitay – actress (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
* Jeff B. Harmon – film producer, director, and actor
* Mark Harmon – actor
* Kamala Harris – Vice President of the United States; former U.S. senator from California
* Henry Harrower – endocrinologist
* Kevin Harvick – NASCAR driver
* Teri Hatcher – actress
* Henry Hathaway – film director
* Davey Havok – lead singer of AFI
* Tony Hawk – skateboarder
* Kristy Hawkins – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins – professional skateboarder
* Julie Hayek – Miss USA 1983
* Dennis Haysbert – actor (24)
* Jenna Haze – pornographic actress
* Patty Hearst – actress and newspaper heiress (Symbionese Liberation Army)
* William Randolph Hearst – newspaper publisher
* Ian Hecox – YouTuber
* Max Heidegger (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Simon Helberg – actor and comedian (The Big Bang Theory)
* Julie Heldman – tennis player (ranked #5 in the world)
* Mariel Hemingway – actress (Manhattan)
* Christy Hemme – professional wrestler and model
* David Henrie – actor
* Sek Henry (born 1987) – professional basketball player, 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
* Pamela Hensley – actress
* H.E.R. – singer
* Jay Hernandez – actor
* Keith Hernandez – baseball player
* Barbara Hershey – actress
* James Hetfield – musician (Metallica)
* Andy Hill (born c. 1950) – 3x college national champion basketball player, President of CBS Productions and Channel One News, author, and motivational speaker
* Jonah Hill – actor
* Emile Hirsch – actor
* Paris Hilton – celebrity, model, actress, and DJ
* Nico Hiraga – skateboarder
* Jason Hirsh – baseball player
* David Hoberman – film director and producer, and founder of Mandeville Films
* Douglas Hodge – CEO of PIMCO; charged with fraud for allegedly participating in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal
* Dustin Hoffman – actor
* Trevor Hoffman – professional baseball player (San Diego Padres)
* Amber L. Hollibaugh – writer and filmmaker
* Dexter Holland – singer and musician (The Offspring)
* Brenda Holloway – singer-songwriter
* Josh Holloway – actor (Lost)
* Mike Holmgren – football coach (Seattle Seahawks)
* Dennis Holt – poet, linguist, and translator
* Max Homa (born 1990) – professional golfer on the PGA Tour
* Hopsin – rapper, actor, and record producer
* James Horner – composer
* Justin Hurwitz – composer
* Nick Hornsby (born 1995) – basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Rhys Hoskins – Major League Baseball player
* Bryce Dallas Howard – actress
* Cody Horn – actress
* C. Thomas Howell – actor (The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Southland)
* Jerry Hsu – skateboarder
* Stephanie Hsu – actress
* Trevor Huddleston – NASCAR driver
* Huddy – social media personality
* Vanessa Hudgens – actress and singer (High School Musical)
* Kate Hudson – actress
* Oliver Hudson – actor
* Phil Hughes – baseball player
* Yolanda Hughes-Heying – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Barry Hunau – illustrator
* William Hung – American Idol contestant
* Helen Hunt – actress
* Terry Huntingdon – Miss USA 1959
* Nipsey Hussle – rapper
* Anjelica Huston – actress
* Nyjah Huston – professional skateboarder
* Timothy Hutton – actor
* Tiffany Hwang – singer (Girls' Generation)

## I[edit]

Gabriel Iglesias Ice Cube

* Ruby Ibarra – Filipino-born rapper
* Ice Cube – musician and actor
* Ice-T – rapper, songwriter, actor, and producer
* Gabriel Iglesias – comedian
* iLoveMakonnen – rapper, singer, and record producer
* Danny Im – member of Korean music group 1TYM
* Grant Imahara – electronics and radio control expert (MythBusters)
* Don Imus – radio personality
* Sabrina Ionescu – basketball player
* Allison Iraheta – singer (American Idol)
* Kathy Ireland – model
* Bill Irwin – actor and clown
* Chris Isaak – musician and actor
* Yasuhiro Ishimoto – photographer
* Nick Itkin (born 1999) – Olympic fencer, junior world champion
* Phil Ivey – professional poker player

## J[edit]

Steve Jobs Dwayne Johnson Angelina Jolie Kylie Jenner

* Jazzmun – actress
* Marielle Jaffe – actress
* Skai Jackson – actress
* Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) – author
* Helen Jacobs (1908–1997) – tennis player ranked world #1
* Etta James – singer
* Jesse James – actor, welder, and chief executive officer of West Coast Choppers
* Tom Jancar – contemporary art dealer (Jancar Kuhlenschmidt Gallery)
* Dinah Jane – singer (Fifth Harmony)
* Gregg Jarrett – lawyer and journalist
* BC Jean – singer
* Davon Jefferson (born 1986) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Richard Jefferson – professional basketball player
* Chantel Jeffries – model
* Fran Jeffries – actress (The Pink Panther)
* Kris Jenner – reality star
* Kendall Jenner – reality star, model, and TV personality
* Kylie Jenner – reality star, model, TV, and social media personality
* Steve Jobs – computer pioneer and co-founder of Apple Computer
* Anjelah Johnson – actress and comedian
* Ashley Johnson – actress
* Dwayne Johnson – professional wrestler best known as "The Rock"; actor (The Fast and the Furious)
* Jimmie Johnson – NASCAR driver and champion
* Kevin Johnson – basketball player and politician
* Keyshawn Johnson – football player
* Randy Johnson – baseball player
* Haley Jones – basketball player
* Angelina Jolie – actress
* Jerry Jones – owner of the Dallas Cowboys
* Marion Jones – track athlete
* Matt Jones – actor (Breaking Bad) and comedian
* Rashida Jones – actress
* Tamala Jones – actress
* Sharon Jordan – actress (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody)
* Ashley Judd – actress
* Aaron Judge – baseball player
* Krystal Jung – cousin of Juliette Rodriguez Singer (f(x))

## K[edit]

Kim Kardashian Khloé Kardashian Diane Keaton Jason Kidd Billie Jean King Rodney King Lisa Kudrow

* Pauline Kael – film critic
* Colin Kaepernick – National Football League quarterback
* Ryan Kalish – Major League Baseball outfielder
* Tony Kanal – bassist with No Doubt
* Anita Kanter – tennis player ranked in world top 10
* Avi Kaplan – singer-songwriter
* Gabe Kapler – Major League Baseball outfielder, and manager of the San Francisco Giants
* Jason Kapono – former professional basketball player
* Carl Karcher – founder of Carl's Jr.[11]
* Khloé Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
* Kim Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
* Kourtney Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
* Rob Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
* Robert Kardashian – American attorney and businessman
* Terry Karl – professor of Latin American Studies at Stanford University
* Deena Kastor – Olympic runner
* Chris Kattan – actor and comedian
* Julie Kavner – actress
* Diane Keaton – actress, director, and producer
* Keb' Mo' – blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Kehlani – singer
* Eliza D. Keith – educator, suffragist, and journalist
* Sally Kellerman – actress
* Jamill Kelly – Olympic freestyle wrestler
* Minka Kelly – actress
* Andrew Keegan – actor (10 Things I Hate About You)
* Edmund Kemper – serial killer
* Anthony Kennedy – Supreme Court justice
* Kirk Kerkorian – investor and philanthropist
* Baby Keem – rapper
* Riley Keough – actress
* Kesha – singer
* Jason Kidd – NBA player and coach
* Val Kilmer – actor
* Down AKA Kilo – rapper
* Billie Jean King – tennis player
* Elle King
* Joey King – actress
* Kerry King – guitarist (Slayer)
* Regina King – actress
* Rodney King – police brutality victim
* Maxine Hong Kingston – author
* Thomas Kinkade – artist
* Hayley Kiyoko – singer-songwriter, dancer and actress
* Erwin Klein (died 1992) – table tennis player
* Perry Klein (born 1971) – NFL quarterback
* Alix Klineman (born 1989) – volleyball player
* Matthew Knight – actor
* Suge Knight – record producer and music executive (Death Row Records)
* Kyle Korver – basketball player
* Kira Kosarin – singer and actress
* Joel Kramer – basketball player
* Zoë Kravitz – actress
* Kreayshawn – rapper, singer and music video director
* Dean Kremer (born 1996) – Israeli-American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Nathan Kress – actor (iCarly)
* Kayden Kross – pornographic actress
* Alex Kurtzman – filmmaker (Transformers)
* Leo Krupnik (born 1979) – Ukrainian-born American-Israeli former soccer player and current soccer coach
* Mike Krukow – baseball pitcher and announcer (San Francisco Giants)
* Cy Kuckenbaker – filmmaker
* Lisa Kudrow – actress (Friends)
* Raja Kumari – Indian-American rapper, songwriter, and singer
* Greg Kurstin – musician and producer (The Bird and the Bee)
* Michelle Kwan – figure skater
* Iris Kyle – 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
* Zoe Kazan – actress
* Kevin Kiner – film and television composer

## L[edit]

Shia LaBeouf Bruce Lee Janet Leigh Lisa Leslie Adam Levine James Lofton Jack London George Lucas

* Shia LaBeouf – actor
* Remy LaCroix – pornographic actress
* Lalaine – actress and singer-songwriter
* Kendrick Lamar – rapper, songwriter, and record producer
* Phil LaMarr – voice artist
* Derek Lam – fashion designer
* Adam Lambert – singer (American Idol)
* Michelle Lambert – singer
* Matthew Lane – professional golfer
* Ryan Lane – actor
* Brie Larson – actress
* Bianca Lawson – actress
* Kyle Larson – racing driver
* Greg Laswell – singer and musician
* Ryan Lavarnway – Israeli-American major-league baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers)
* Lauv – singer-songwriter
* Rick Law – illustrator and producer
* Ernest Lawrence \- nuclear physicist
* Tony Lazzeri – baseball player
* Brad Leaf – Israeli-American basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon and Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premier League
* T. J. Leaf – Israeli-American NBA basketball player
* Kiana Ledé – singer
* Amy Lee – musician (lead singer of Evanescence)
* Bruce Lee – martial artist
* Jason Lee – actor (My Name Is Earl)
* Tommy Lee – Greek-American musician
* Catherine LeFrançois – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Karenssa LeGear – actress
* Janet Leigh – actress
* Jennifer Jason Leigh – actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
* Thomas W. Lentz – art historian
* Kawhi Leonard – basketball player
* Logan Lerman – actor
* Brad Lesley – baseball player and cast member on Takeshi's Castle
* Lisa Leslie – basketball player
* Adam Levine – musician (lead singer of pop/rock group Maroon 5)
* Camille Levin – soccer player
* Savannah Levin – soccer player
* Alexander Lévy – professional golfer
* Monica Lewinsky – White House intern
* Huey Lewis – musician (Huey Lewis and the News)
* Juliette Lewis – actress
* Louise Lieberman (born 1977) – soccer coach and former player
* Rob Liefeld – comic book writer
* Xian Lim – Filipino actor, model, singer, host, blogger, filmmaker and professional basketball player
* Jeremy Lin – basketball player
* Seven Lions – musician
* Jonathan Lipnicki – actor (Stuart Little)
* David Lipsky – golfer
* Scott Lipsky – tennis player
* Peyton List – actress (Bunk'd)
* Blake Lively – actress (Gossip Girl)
* Heather Locklear – actress
* James Lofton – NFL wide receiver
* Alison Lohman – actress
* Konstantin Lokhanov (born 1998) – junior world champion and Olympic saber fencer
* Jack London – author (The Call of the Wild)
* Lauren London – TV personality, actress, and model
* Evan Longoria – baseball player
* George Lopez – actor and comedian (George Lopez)
* Mario Lopez – actor (Saved by the Bell)
* Nancy Lopez – golfer
* Erik Lorig – football player (New Orleans Saints)
* John Logan – film screenwriter
* Caity Lotz – actress, dancer, and singer
* Greg Louganis – Olympic diver
* Billie Lourd – actress
* Demi Lovato – actress and singer[12]
* Darlene Love – singer and actress
* Courtney Love – musician
* Kevin Love – basketball player
* Mike Love – singer and songwriter
* Jon Lovitz – actor
* George Lucas – filmmaker (Star Wars)
* Lorna Luft – singer and actress
* Athena Lundberg – Playboy Playmate of the Month (January 2006)
* Ray Lynch – actor
* Ross Lynch – singer (R5) and actor (Austin & Ally)
* Cheryl Lynn – singer
* Swae Lee – rapper
* Jane Levy – actress
* Ramona Lubo – Native American basketmaker

## M[edit]

Jennette McCurdy Katharine McPhee Liza Minnelli Ron Mix Marilyn Monroe Alex Morgan Elisabeth Moss Megan Mullally

* Alex Mack – NFL center
* Judah Leon Magnes – rabbi, first President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
* Tobey Maguire – actor and producer
* Theodore Maiman – inventor of Ruby Laser Systems Laser
* Daron Malakian – musician, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (System of a Down)
* Rami Malek – actor
* Mia Malkova – pornographic actress
* Nazanin Mandi – actress, model, and singer
* Ricky Manning – football player
* Bruce Manson (born 1956) – tennis player
* Josie Maran – actress and model
* Laura Marano – actress (Austin & Ally)
* Vanessa Marano – actress (Switched at Birth)
* Stacy Margolin (born 1959) – tennis player
* Xolo Maridueña (born 2001) – actor (Blue Beetle)
* Constance Marie – actress
* Teena Marie – singer
* Cheech Marin – actor
* Shannon Marketic – Miss USA 1992
* Meghan Markle – actress and member of the British royal family
* McKayla Maroney – 2012 Olympic gold and silver medalist (artistic gymnastics)
* Dean Paul Martin – actor and musician
* Steve Martin – actor
* Bobby Martinez – professional surfer
* Chris Masters – professional wrestler
* Sam Match (1923–2010) – tennis player
* Tim Matheson – actor
* Bob Mathias – decathlete
* Rachel Matthews – actress
* Casey Matthews – football linebacker
* Clay Matthews Jr. – football linebacker
* Clay Matthews III – football linebacker
* Margie Marvelous – professional bodybuilder
* Kathy May – tennis player
* Misty May-Treanor – volleyball player
* MC Hammer – musician
* Kevin McCarthy – Speaker of the US House of Representatives (2023)
* Leigh McCloskey – actor and artist (Dallas)
* Pete McCloskey – politician
* Willie McCool – astronaut; killed in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
* Maureen McCormick – actress
* Jennette McCurdy – actress and singer
* Audra McDonald – actress and singer
* Willie McGee – baseball player
* Ted McGinley – actor
* Jeremy McGrath – supercross racer
* Seanan McGuire – writer
* Sean McNamara – filmmaker
* Mark McGwire – baseball player
* Robert McNamara – former United States Secretary of Defense
* Katharine McPhee – singer and actress
* Casey Mears – NASCAR driver
* Edwin Meese – United States Attorney General (1985–88)
* Meghan, Duchess of Sussex – actress and British royal
* Robert Mellard – soldier
* Rodney Melville – judge
* Bob Melvin – Major League Baseball player and manager
* Bridgit Mendler – actress and singer
* Mike Mentzer – professional bodybuilder and 1979 Mr. Olympia heavyweight champion[13]
* Lee Meriwether – actress and Miss America
* Casey Merrill – NFL running back
* Derek Mears – actor and stuntman
* AJ Michalka – actress and musician
* Aly Michalka – actress and singer
* Phil Mickelson – golfer
* Miguel – singer and producer
* Alyssa Miller – model
* Johnny Miller – golfer and TV commentator
* Jon Miller – sportscaster
* Marisa Miller – supermodel
* Penelope Ann Miller – actress
* Reggie Miller – basketball player (Indiana Pacers)
* Stanley Miller – chemist
* Norm Mineta – U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Transportation
* Hasan Minhaj – comedian
* Liza Minnelli – singer and actress (Cabaret)
* Deborah A. Miranda – Native American writer and poet
* Patricia Miranda – Olympic women's freestyle wrestler
* Elizabeth Mitchell – actress
* Shay Mitchell – actress (Pretty Little Liars)
* Ron Mix – Hall of Fame football player
* Joe Mixon – NFL running back
* Maika Monroe – actress
* Marilyn Monroe – sex symbol and actress (Some Like It Hot)
* Matthew Modine – actor (Full Metal Jacket)
* Cameron Monaghan – actor and model
* Elizabeth Montgomery – actress (Bewitched)
* Shemar Moore – actor
* Terry Moore – actress (Mighty Joe Young)
* Alex Morgan – United States women's national soccer team striker
* Pat Morita – Japanese-American actor and comedian
* John Morrison – professional wrestler
* George Moscone – Mayor of San Francisco
* Jon Moscot – American-Israeli Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
* Merrill Moses – Olympic medalist water polo player
* Shane Mosley – boxer
* Warren Moon – football player
* Kyle Mooney – actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)
* Elisabeth Moss – actress
* Bethany Mota – YouTuber
* Jason Mraz – singer and musician
* Manny MUA – makeup artist
* Megan Mullally – actress
* Thom Michael Mulligan – actor
* Marcus Mumford – singer and musician (Mumford & Sons)
* Bill Mumy – child actor (Lost in Space)
* Noah Munck – actor (iCarly)
* Eddie Murray – baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
* Lenda Murray – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Dave Mustaine – musician (Megadeth)
* Dave McCary – comedian and director
* Mozhan Marnò – television actress
* Rey Mysterio – professional wrestler

## N[edit]

Richard Nixon

* Kent Nagano – conductor
* Mirai Nagasu – figure skater
* Larry Nagler (born 1940) – tennis player
* Sam Nahem (1915–2004) – Major League Baseball pitcher
* Kathy Najimy – actress (King of the Hill)
* Corey Nakatani – horse racing jockey
* Anna Nalick – singer-songwriter
* Hani Naser (1950–2020) – Jordanian-American musician
* Dave Navarro – guitarist (Jane’s Addiction)
* Lorenzo Neal – Pro Bowl football player
* Stephen Neal – world champion freestyle wrestler and three-time Super Bowl champion
* Jeff Newman – Major League Baseball All-Star baseball player and manager
* Laraine Newman – comedian, actress, and voice artist
* Randy Newman – composer and musician
* Julie Newmar – actress
* Gavin Newsom – Governor of California; former Mayor of San Francisco (2004–2011)
* Joanna Newsom – singer and harpist
* Leyna Nguyen – Vietnamese born television anchor
* Nichkhun – Thai-American singer and rapper of 2PM[14]
* Christina Nigra – actress
* Richard Nixon – 37th President of the United States
* Lyn Nofziger – author, journalist, and White House Press Secretary (under Ronald Reagan)
* Isamu Noguchi – artist
* Minae Noji – actress
* Bradley Nowell – singer and musician (Sublime)
* James Nunnally (born 1990) – basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague, formerly in the NBA
* Emilio Nava – tennis player

## O[edit]

Elizabeth Olsen Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

* Dagmar Oakland – stage and screen actress
* Willis O'Brien – film special-effects artist
* Frank Ocean – singer (Odd Future)
* Aubrey O'Day – singer (Danity Kane)
* Lefty O'Doul – baseball player
* Larisa Oleynik – actress
* Edward James Olmos – actor
* Elizabeth Olsen – actress
* Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – actresses and entrepreneurs
* Susan Olsen – actress
* Igor Olshansky – National Football League defensive end
* Omarion – musician and singer
* Ryan O'Neal – actor
* Tatum O'Neal – actress
* Heather O'Rourke – actress
* Jenna Ortega – actress
* Emily Osment – actress and singer
* Haley Joel Osment – actor
* Jimmy Osmond − singer
* Ryann O'Toole – professional golfer
* Rick Owens – fashion designer

## P[edit]

Carson Palmer Gwyneth Paltrow George S. Patton Sean Penn Nancy Pelosi Paul Pierce

* Christopher Mintz-Plasse – actor (McLovin) in (Superbad)
* Carson Palmer – football quarterback
* Gwyneth Paltrow – actress
* Cathey Palyo – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Leon Panetta – White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense
* Jon Pardi – singer and musician
* Jennifer Paredes – actress and musician
* Jerry Paris – director and actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show)
* Ashley Park – actress
* Grace Park – actress (Battlestar Galactica, Hawaii Five-0)
* Jae Park – Argentine born K-pop singer
* Richard Park – ice hockey forward for the New York Islanders
* Dominique Parrish – world champion in women's freestyle wrestling
* Harry Partch – composer
* Audrina Patridge – TV personality, television presenter, actress, and model
* Dylan Patton – actor
* George S. Patton – military commander
* Paula Patton – actress
* Jake Paul – YouTuber
* Logan Paul – YouTuber
* Corey Pavin – golfer
* Sara Paxton – actress and singer
* Gary Payton – professional basketball player
* Gregory Peck – actor
* Sam Peckinpah – film director
* Joc Pederson – baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
* Dustin Pedroia – baseball player
* Lisa Pelikan – actress
* Nancy Pelosi – California Congresswoman and first Californian and first woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023
* Nia Peeples – singer and actress
* Terren Peizer – businessperson convicted of insider trading and securities fraud
* Chris Penn – actor
* Sean Penn – actor
* Stacy Peralta – skateboarder, surfer, and movie director
* Melina Perez – professional wrestler
* Chelsea Peretti – comedian
* Bradley Steven Perry – actor
* Katy Perry – singer
* Bryan Petersen – baseball player
* Lakey Peterson – professional surfer[15]
* Jade Pettyjohn – actress
* Michelle Pfeiffer – actress
* Paul Pierce – professional basketball player
* Kevin Pillar – baseball player
* Chris Pine – actor
* Eric Pierpoint – actor
* Drew Pinsky – radio and TV personality, physician, and addiction medicine specialist
* Kelsey Plum – basketball player
* Eve Plumb – actress
* Jim Plunkett – football quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
* Brennan Poole – NASCAR driver
* Larry Poole – actor and film producer
* Whitney Port – TV personality, fashion designer, and author
* Tyler Posey – actor
* Stefanie Powers – actress
* Tristan Prettyman – singer and musician
* Tayshaun Prince – professional basketball player (Detroit Pistons)
* Freddie Prinze Jr. – actor
* Snow Tha Product – rapper
* Kelly Pryce – stand-up comedian
* Jade Puget – musician (AFI)

## Q[edit]

* Jack Quaid – actor
* Kathleen Quinlan – actress
* J. G. Quintel – animator and voice actor (Regular Show)

## R[edit]

Robert Redford Sally Ride Christina Ricci Jackie Robinson Aaron Rodgers Molly Ringwald Olivia Rodrigo

* Scott Radinsky – Major League Baseball player and coach
* Shelby Rabara – actress
* Frances Rafferty – actress
* Max Rafferty – former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, author, and columnist
* Mark Ragins: American psychiatrist in the recovery movement, founding member of the Village ISA
* Francia Raisa – actress
* Bonnie Raitt – singer
* Ben Rattray – founder and CEO of Change.org
* Ronald Reagan – Governor of California (1967–1975), former actor, and 40th President of the United States
* Tyler Reddick – NASCAR driver
* Robert Redford – actor and director
* Nikki Reed – actress
* Mason Reese – child actor
* Autumn Reeser – actress (The O.C.)
* Andy Reid – football coach
* Tasha Reign – pornographic actress, nude model, producer, and sex columnist
* Maria Remenyi – Miss USA 1966
* Jeremy Renner – actor
* Dane Reynolds – professional surfer (Quiksilver)
* Ryan Reynolds – award winning actor born in Canada lives in California
* Roddy Ricch – rapper
* Christina Ricci – actress (The Addams Family)
* Neil Raymond Ricco – poet and author
* Robert Ri'chard – actor
* Ariana Richards – actress
* Kyle Richards – actress and television personality
* Michael Richards – actor (Seinfeld)
* Nicole Richie – actress
* Sofia Richie – model
* Sally Ride – astronaut (STS-7 and STS-41-G)
* Isiah Rider – basketball player
* Cathy Rigby – gymnast and actress (Peter Pan)
* Molly Ringwald – actress
* Jason Ritter – actor (son of John Ritter; grandson of Tex Ritter)
* Jenni Rivera – singer
* Naya Rivera – actress and singer
* Ron Rivera – American football player and coach[16]
* Lil Rob – Chicano rapper
* Tim Robbins – actor
* Tony Robbins – life coach
* Jackie Robinson – Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Major League Baseball's 20th-century color line
* Julia Robinson – mathematician
* Lela Rochon – actress
* Sam Rockwell – actor
* Aaron Rodgers – National Football League quarterback
* Destiny Rogers – singer
* Olivia Rodrigo – singer and actress
* Paul Rodriguez – Mexican-born comedian, actor, singer and rapper
* Dana Rohrabacher – member of the United States House of Representatives
* Jimmy Rollins – baseball player
* Jim Rome – sports radio host
* Rebecca Romijn – model and actress
* Tony Romo – football quarterback
* Al Rosen – Major League Baseball MVP; four-time All-Star[17]
* Daniel Rosenbaum (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Kyla Ross – 2012 Olympic gold medalist (artistic gymnastics)
* Alexander Rossi – racing driver
* Rachel Roy – fashion designer
* Josiah Royce – philosopher
* Pete Rozelle – National Football League commissioner
* FaZe Rug – YouTuber
* RuPaul – drag queen
* Bill Russell – basketball player
* Keri Russell – actress
* Rene Russo – actress
* Jesse Rutherford – musician
* Marla Ruzicka – activist (Green Party)
* Ronda Rousey – professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist, former UFC bantamweight champion
* Megan Rapinoe – professional soccer player, Olympic gold medalist

## S[edit]

Tom Seaver O. J. Simpson Duke Snider Brenda Song Mark Spitz John Steinbeck Kristen Stewart Saweetie

* Sonny Sandoval – musician
* Katey Sagal – actress (Futurama)
* Halston Sage – actress
* Andy Samberg – actor and comedian
* Daniel Samohin (born 1998) – Israeli Olympic figure skater
* Josh Samuels (born 1991) – Olympic water polo player
* Jessica Sanchez – singer-songwriter
* Saweetie – rapper, singer-songwriter
* Samia – musician
* Monte Scheinblum (born 1967) – 1992 U.S. and world long-driving golf champion
* Eli Schenkel (born 1992) – Canadian Olympic fencer
* Wally Schlotter – film producer
* Casey Schmitt (born 1999) – infielder for the San Francisco Giants
* Rob Schneider – actor
* Schoolboy Q – rapper
* Dave Schultz – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
* Mark Schultz – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
* Arnold Schwarzenegger – Austrian-American actor, former bodybuilder, businessman, and Governor of California (2003–11)
* Patrick Schwarzenegger – actor, model, and son of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger
* Jason Schwartzman (born 1980) – actor
* Cathy Scott – true crime author, journalist
* Tom Seaver – baseball player
* Jason Sehorn – NFL cornerback
* Christian Serratos – actress (The Walking Dead)
* Mike Seidman (born 1981) – NFL tight end
* Logan Seavey – racing driver
* Jason Segel – actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author
* Vic Seixas – Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player
* Edgar Seligman (1867–1958) – San Francisco-born British six-time fencing champion and two-time Olympic fencing medalist
* Adam G. Sevani – actor and dancer
* Atticus Shaffer – actor
* Tupac Shakur – actor/rapper
* Samantha Shapiro (born 1993) – gymnast
* Sharon Shapiro – gymnast
* Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born 1942) – long-distance runner
* Ryan Sheckler – skateboarder
* Charlie Sheen – actor
* Art Sherman (born 1937) – horse trainer and jockey
* Richard Sherman – NFL cornerback
* Marley Shelton – actress
* Ryan Sherriff (born 1990) – Major League Baseball pitcher
* Larry Sherry (1935–2006) – baseball pitcher
* Norm Sherry (1931–2021) – catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball[18]
* Mike Shinoda – musician (Linkin Park)
* Too Short – rapper
* Alicia Silverstone – actress (Clueless)
* Jerry Simon (born 1968) – American-Israeli basketball player
* Diamon Simpson (born 1987) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* O. J. Simpson – retired football player (Buffalo Bills), actor, and convicted felon
* Simon Singer (born 1941) – world champion American handball player, and radio and television actor
* Nikki Sixx – musician (Mötley Crüe)
* Skrillex – DJ and musician
* Alexandra Slade – actress
* Matthew Slater – NFL wide receiver and special teams gunner
* Cameron Smith – college football player USC Trojans
* Jaden Smith – actor, rapper, singer-songwriter
* Regan Smith (born 2002) – Olympic swimmer, broke multiple world records in swimming[19]
* Steve Smith Sr. – NFL wide receiver
* JuJu Smith-Schuster – NFL wide receiver
* Duke Snider – baseball player
* Snow Tha Product – rapper
* Anastasia Soare – Romanian-American businesswoman and founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills
* Liza Soberano – Filipino-American actress, model, and singer
* Brenda Song – actress
* Song Oh-kyun – activist
* Frank Spellman (1922–2017) – Olympic champion weightlifter
* Mark Spitz – nine-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer
* John Stamos – actor
* Leland Stanford – railroad tycoon
* Jeffree Star – makeup artist
* Martin Starr – actor
* Michael Stuhlbarg – actor
* Gwen Stefani – singer-songwriter, and fashion designer
* Maggie Steffens (born 1993) – professional water polo player, two-time Olympic gold medalist[20]
* John Steinbeck – author (East of Eden, Of Mice and Men)
* Max Steinberg (1989–2014) – American-Israeli IDF lone soldier killed in the 2014 Gaza War
* Hailee Steinfeld – actress, singer-songwriter
* Amandla Stenberg – actress
* Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight – Wikipedian
* Daniel Steres (born 1990) – professional soccer player with the LA Galaxy
* Brett Sterling – ice hockey player
* Todd Steussie – football player
* Ted Stevens (1923-2010) – U.S. Senator from Alaska (1968-2009) and Solicitor of the Department of Interior (1960-1961)
* Booboo Stewart – actor
* Fivel Stewart – actress
* Kristen Stewart – actress
* Lindsey Stirling – violinist
* Robert Stock (born 1989) – Major League Baseball baseball pitcher
* Spencer Stone – United States Air Force Staff Sergeant known for stopping a gunman in a Paris-bound train from Amsterdam via Brussels and author of The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes
* Melvin Storer – Navy diver and shipfitter
* Jackson Stormo (born 1999) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Darryl Strawberry – baseball player
* Beaumelle Sturtevant-Peet – temperance activist and suffragist
* Jeremy Sumpter – actor
* Stephen Swartz – singer and musician
* Jodie Sweetin – actress
* Alison Sweeney – actress
* Emelie Tracy Y. Swett – poet, author, educator

## T[edit]

Shirley Temple Pat Tillman Danny Trejo Michael Trevino Tinashe

* Amber Tamblyn – actress (Joan of Arcadia)
* Russ Tamblyn – actor (West Side Story)
* Amy Tan – writer (The Joy Luck Club)
* Isaiah Taylor (born 1994) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Scout Taylor-Compton – actress (Halloween)
* Technoblade – YouTuber (1999–2022)
* Brian Teacher – tennis player (ranked as high as # 7), Australian Open champion, and coach
* TeeFlii – rapper and producer
* Aimee Teegarden – actress and model
* Rowdy Tellez – baseball player
* Eliot Teltscher – tennis player
* Shirley Temple – child film star, former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, and Czechoslovakia
* Zack Test – rugby union player
* Reggie Theus – basketball player and coach
* Robin Thicke – singer
* Nosaj Thing – producer
* Klay Thompson – basketball player
* Stephen Thompson Jr. (born 1997) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Tessa Thompson – actress
* Pat Tillman – football player and soldier
* Jennifer Tilly – actress
* Tinashe – singer
* Kenneth Tobey – actor
* Mark Tollefsen (born 1992) – basketball player, 2018-19 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Shaun Tomson (born 1955) – South African world champion surfer
* Dara Torres (born 1967) – competitive swimmer, first American swimmer to become a five-time Olympian[21]
* Alessandra Torresani – actress
* Josie Totah – actress
* Pat Toomay – former football player
* Toypurina – Native American medicine woman[22]
* Alan Trammell – baseball player
* Karrueche Tran – actress and model
* Danny Trejo – actor
* Michael Trevino – actor
* Michael Trucco – actor (Battlestar Galactica)
* Robert Trujillo – bassist (Metallica)
* Justin Timberlake – singer
* Mark Tuan – rapper
* Dakarai Tucker (born 1994) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Lisa Tucker – singer
* Mark Turenshine (1944–2016) – American-Israeli basketball player
* Christy Turlington – model
* Bree Turner – actress (Grimm)
* Justin Turner – baseball player
* Ryan Turell (born 1999) – basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise, Yeshiva University.
* Tyga – rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
* Aisha Tyler – actress
* Ty Dolla Sign – rapper
* Tyler, the Creator – rapper and record producer (Odd Future)
* Luca de la Torre – soccer player

## U[edit]

Chase Utley

* Ben Underwood – blind teen best known as one of the world's most proficient echolocators
* Chase Utley – baseball player
* Edred Utomi – actor
* The Usos – professional wrestlers

## V[edit]

Julieta Venegas Gwen Verdon

* Jasmine V – singer
* Aaron Valdes (born 1993) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Ritchie Valens – singer
* Karen Valentine – actress
* Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo – Mexican general and American politician
* Jason Vargas – baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
* Elle Varner – singer
* Jake Varner – Olympic freestyle wrestler, gold medalist at 2012 Summer Olympics
* Andrew Vasquez – Native American flute player
* Jhonen Vasquez – comic-book writer and artist
* Jovan Vavic – USC water polo coach
* Cain Velasquez – professional wrestler
* Stephen Venard – lawman
* Julieta Venegas – singer and musician
* Milo Ventimiglia – actor
* Ken Venturi – golfer
* Gwen Verdon – actress
* Victoria Vetri – model and actress
* Robert M. Viale – U.S. Medal of Honor recipient
* Antonio Villaraigosa – 51st Mayor of Los Angeles
* Roy Marlin Voris – World War II flying ace and founder of the United States Navy Blue Angels

## W[edit]

Paul Walker Bill Walton Earl Warren Shaun White Ted Williams Natalie Wood Tiger Woods

* Aly Wagner – retired soccer player
* Rachel Wacholder (born 1975) – professional beach volleyball player and model
* Bobby Wagner – NFL linebacker
* Lindsay Wagner – actress
* Tom Waits – musician and composer
* Paul Walker – actor (The Fast and the Furious)
* William Wall – filmmaker[23]
* Bill Walsh – football coach
* Laurie Walters – actress (Eight Is Enough)
* Bill Walton – Hall of Fame basketball player
* Luke Walton – basketball player
* Andre Ward – 2004 Summer Olympics gold medal-winning boxer
* Zhavia Ward – singer
* Earl Warren – 30th Governor of California and 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969)
* Rick Warren – pastor and author
* Ryn Weaver – singer
* Stormi Webster – Kylie Jenner’s daughter[24]
* Scott Weiland – singer-songwriter
* Caspar Weinberger – United States Secretary of Defense
* Phil Weintraub (1907–1987) – Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder
* Bob Weir – musician (Grateful Dead)
* Zack Weiss – American-Israeli Major League Baseball player
* Abbey Weitzeil – Olympic swimmer[25]
* Brian Welch – musician and guitarist (Korn)
* North West – musician
* Russell Westbrook – basketball player
* Chanel West Coast – television personality, rapper, and singer
* Jill Whelan – actress (Airplane!)
* Adam Wheeler – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
* Stephen Girard Whipple – 49er, newspaper editor, Union Army officer, and politician[26]
* Shaun White – snowboarder
* Mae Whitman – actress and singer
* Brandon Whitt – NASCAR driver
* Sidney Wicks – basketball player
* Jordan Wilimovsky (born 1994) – Olympic pool swimmer and open water swimmer[27]
* will.i.am – rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, and member of The Black Eyed Peas
* Barry Williams – actor
* Derrick Williams – basketball player with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague; formerly with five NBA teams[28]
* Jamaal Williams – football player
* Emily Williams – early 20th-century architect
* Esther Williams – actress
* John Williams – composer
* Paul Williams – architect
* Serena Williams – tennis player
* Ted Williams – Hall of Fame baseball player
* Venus Williams – tennis player
* Dave Williamson – stand-up comedian
* Dontrelle Willis – baseball player (Miami Marlins)
* Helen Wills – tennis player
* Brian Wilson – musician (The Beach Boys)
* Carl Wilson – musician (The Beach Boys)
* Rita Wilson – actress
* Jacarra Winchester – world champion in women's freestyle wrestling
* Ariel Winter – actress (Modern Family)
* Josh Wise – NASCAR driver
* Jeff Withey (born 1990) – player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League
* Tamara Witmer – model
* Zachary Wohlman – boxer
* Wally Wolf (1930–1997) – swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic champion
* Matthew Wolff – professional golfer
* Nat Wolff – actor and musician
* Sara Wolfkind – actress (Grimcutty)
* Chris Wondolowski – professional soccer player
* Linda Wong – pornographic actress
* Victor Wong (1906–1972) – actor (King Kong)
* Victor Wong (1927–2001) – actor (Big Trouble in Little China)
* Kevin Woo – singer and TV personality (U-KISS)
* Beatrice Wood – artist
* Natalie Wood – actress (This Property Is Condemned)
* David Woodard – conductor and writer
* John Wooden – college basketball coach
* Cynthia Woodhead – swimmer
* Shailene Woodley – actress
* Tiger Woods – golfer
* Steve Wozniak – inventor of the Apple Computer
* Jason Wright – American football player and executive[29]
* Noah Wyle – actor
* Ali Wong – stand-up comedian and actress

## X[edit]

* Lil Xan – rapper

## Y[edit]

"Weird Al" Yankovic

* Kristi Yamaguchi – professional figure skater
* Elliott Yamin – singer
* Jenny Y Yang – chemist
* "Weird Al" Yankovic – parodist and musician
* Steve Yeager – Major League Baseball catcher
* Yeat – rapper
* Anton Yelchin – actor
* YG – rapper and actor
* Charlyne Yi – actress and comedian
* Tina Yothers – actress (Family Ties)
* Kevin Youkilis – All-Star Major League Baseball player[30]
* Adrian Young – No Doubt's drummer
* Emily Mae Young – actress
* Nick Young – actor
* Nick Young – professional basketball player
* Joon Yun – radiologist

## Z[edit]

Zendaya

* Frank Zamboni – inventor
* Joanna Zeiger – Olympic and world champion triathlete, and author
* Zendaya – actress and singer
* Anthony Zerbe – actor
* ZHU – electronic music producer and singer
* Zoya – folk singer
* Elmo Zumwalt – Chief of Naval Operations
* Daphne Zuniga – actress
* Danielle von Zerneck – actress

## Musical groups[edit]

Black Eyed Peas Blink-182 The Doors Grateful Dead Guns N' Roses Metallica The Monkees P.O.D. Red Hot Chili Peppers Van Halen Weezer

* Adema – nu metal band
* AFI – rock band
* Alien Ant Farm – rock band
* As I Lay Dying – metal band
* Atreyu – metalcore band
* Audioslave – rock band
* Avenged Sevenfold – metal band
* Bad Religion – punk band
* The Bangles – pop band
* The Beach Boys – pop band
* Bikini Girls – pop band
* The Bird and the Bee – indie duo
* Black Eyed Peas – pop/rap group
* Black Flag – hardcore band
* Blind Melon – psychedelic rock band
* Blink-182 – pop/punk band
* Body Count – rap/metal band
* The Byrds – folk rock band
* Circle Jerks – punk band
* Coal Chamber – nu metal band
* Concrete Blonde – alternative band
* Counting Crows – rock band
* Crazy Town – rap/rock band
* Creedence Clearwater Revival – rock band
* Cypress Hill – hip hop band
* Dead Kennedys – rock band
* Deftones – progressive metal band
* The Donnas – rock band
* The Doors – rock band
* The Eagles – rock band
* Eels – alternative band
* Faith No More – alternative band
* Far East Movement – hip hop band
* Fear Factory – metal band
* Fishbone – alternative band
* Flogging Molly – Celtic punk band
* Geraldine Fibbers – alternative band
* Germs – punk band
* The Go-Go's – pop band
* Grateful Dead – folk rock band
* Green Day – rock band
* Guns N' Roses – hard rock band
* Hed PE – rap/rock band
* Hollywood Undead – rap/metal band
* Hoobastank – rock band
* In Fear And Faith – metal band
* Incubus – rock band
* Jane's Addiction – alternative band
* Jefferson Airplane – rock band
* Journey – rock band
* Julien-K – synth band
* Korn – nu metal band
* Lifehouse – pop rock band
* Linkin Park – alternative rock band
* Machine Head – heavy metal band
* Mad at the World – Christian rock band
* Maroon 5 – rock band
* Megadeth – metal band
* Metallica – metal band
* Minutemen – punk band
* The Monkees – pop band
* Mötley Crüe – hard rock band
* Mr. Bungle – experimental rock band
* N.W.A – hip hop group
* No Doubt – ska-punk band
* The O.C. Supertones – ska band
* Of Mice & Men – metalcore band
* The Offspring – rock band
* Oingo Boingo – new wave band
* Orgy – synth
* Otep – heavy metal band
* P.O.D. – rock band
* Papa Roach – rap/metal band
* Prophets of Rage – rap/metal band
* Queens of the Stone Age – rock band
* Rage Against the Machine – rap/metal band
* Ratt – hard rock band
* Red Hot Chili Peppers – rock band
* Sixx:A.M. – rock band
* Slayer – metal band
* Smile Empty Soul – post-grunge band
* Snot – rock band
* Social Distortion – punk band
* Spineshank – metal band
* Static-X – industrial metal band
* Stone Temple Pilots – hard rock band
* Sublime – ska-punk and dub band
* Suicidal Tendencies – punk/metal band
* Suicide Silence – metal band
* Switchfoot – rock band
* System of a Down – metal band
* Tesla – hard rock band
* Third Eye Blind – rock band
* Thrice – rock band
* Tool – progressive metal band
* Trapt – rock band
* Van Halen – hard rock band
* Velvet Revolver – hard rock band
* The Wallflowers – rock band
* Weezer – alternative rock band
* X – alternative/punk band

## California transplants[edit]

John C. Fremont Ronald Reagan Arnold Schwarzenegger Steven Spielberg Ace Young

* Samuel Brannan – newspaper publisher
* Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo – Spanish explorer
* César Chávez – labor leader
* Juan Bautista de Anza – Spanish explorer
* Gaspar de Portolà – Spanish explorer
* Larry Ellison – co-founder of Oracle Corporation
* John C. Frémont – explorer, military officer, U.S. senator from California
* Domingo Ghirardelli – chocolatier (Ghirardelli Chocolate Company)
* Chick Hearn – National Basketball Association announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
* William Redington Hewlett – co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
* Bob Hope – actor, singer, and comedian
* Steve Jurvetson – venture capitalist (a managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson)
* James Lick – real estate baron
* Steve Martin – actor, author, comedian, and director
* Johnny Mathis – singer ("Chances Are")
* Fritz Maytag – former owner of Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco; chairman of the board of the Maytag Dairy Farms
* Thomas Mesereau – criminal defense lawyer
* Joe Montana – National Football League quarterback
* Joe Morgan – baseball player
* John Muir – naturalist
* Joshua A. Norton – British self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico"
* Buck Owens – country music performer
* Ronald Reagan – actor and 40th president of the United States
* Carlos Santana – Mexican musician
* Michael Savage – author, political commentator, radio host
* Charles M. Schulz – cartoonist
* Arnold Schwarzenegger – governor of California, actor, and bodybuilder
* Vin Scully – announcer for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers
* Glenn T. Seaborg – chemist
* Junipero Serra – Spanish missionary
* Steven Spielberg – director
* Leland Stanford – railroad baron, governor of California, and founder of Stanford University
* Ken Starr – lawyer and university law dean
* Levi Strauss – Bavarian clothing manufacturer
* John Sutter – Swiss real estate baron
* Mark Twain – humorist and author
* Lars Ulrich – musician (Metallica)
* Sarah Winchester – heiress, eccentric and builder of the Winchester Mystery House
* Charles Wood – musical theatre performer (original Hortensio in Cole Porter's 1948 Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate)
* Chuck Yeager – United States Air Force test pilot
* Ace Young – singer
* Steve Young – National Football League quarterback

## See also[edit]

* Biography portal
* California portal
* United States portal
* Lists portal

* List of people from San Diego
* List of people from Los Angeles
* List of people from San Francisco
* List of people from Chula Vista, California
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* List of California suffragists
* List of people from Palm Springs, California
* List of people from Sacramento, California
* List of people from Malibu, California

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