Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 17 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Bruce Surtees
American cinematographer
1937 – 2012
cinematographer
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
American actor (1937-2001)
1937 – 2001
film actoractor
Edward Frederick Anderson
American botanist (1931-2001)
1931 – 2001
botanist
Thomas M. Cover
American mathematician (1938–2012)
1938 – 2012
statisticianengineermathematician
Jerry Norman
American sinologist and linguist (1936–2012)
1936 – 2012
linguistuniversity teacher
Barbara Darrow
Barbara Darrow
actress (1931-2018)
1931 – 2018
film actortelevision actoractor
Reg Lewis
Reg Lewis
American bodybuilder and actor (1936–2021)
1936 – 2021
film actor
Ken Spears
American writer (1938-2020)
1938 – 2020
television producerscreenwriter
Dick Gautier
Dick Gautier
American actor
1931 – 2017
film actorcaricaturisttelevision actor
Baby LeRoy
Baby LeRoy
actor
1932 – 2001
actor
Butch Morris
Butch Morris
American cornetist (1947–2013)
1947 – 2013
cornetistjazz musicianbandleader
Chris Bunch
American writer (1943–2005)
1943 – 2005
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Michael Zaslow
American actor
1942 – 1998
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Mimi Fariña
Mimi Fariña
American musician (1945–2001)
1945 – 2001
musiciansinger-songwritercomposer
John Mather
John Mather
American mathematician (1942–2017)
1942 – 2017
university teachermathematician
Arthur Blythe
Arthur Blythe
American musician (1940–2017)
1940 – 2017
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
Wild Man Fischer
Wild Man Fischer
American musician (1944-2011)
1944 – 2011
street artistsongwriterguitarist
Quentin Dean
American actress (1944–2003)
1944 – 2003
film actor
Laurence Owen
figure skater (1944–1961)
1944 – 1961
figure skater
Angelique Pettyjohn
American actress and burlesque queen (1943-1992)
1943 – 1992
television actorfilm actoractor
Maureen Reagan
Maureen Reagan
American political activist (1941–2001)
1941 – 2001
film actoractor
John Cipollina
John Cipollina
American musician (1943–1989)
1943 – 1989
musicianguitaristpianist
Ken Osmond
Ken Osmond
American actor and police officer (1943-2020)
1943 – 2020
television actorpolice officeractor
Melinda O. Fee
Melinda O. Fee
American actress (1942-2020)
1942 – 2020
television actorfilm actoractor
Tim Considine
Tim Considine
American sportswriter and actor (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
sports journalisttelevision actoractor
Frank Bank
American actor (1942–2013)
1942 – 2013
television actoractor
James Isaac
American film director (1960–2012)
1960 – 2012
directorfilm director
Kevin Gilbert
American musician (1966–1996)
1966 – 1996
guitaristsinger-songwriterrecord producer
Lance Kerwin
Lance Kerwin
American actor
1960 – 2023
film actortelevision actoractor
Gloria Ramírez
American cancer patient (1963–1994)
1963 – 1994
Lloyd Avery II
American actor and convicted murderer (1969-2005)
1969 – 2005
film actortelevision actoractor
Yvette Wilson
actress from the United States (1964-2012)
1964 – 2012
actor
Keith A. Glascoe
American actor and firefighter (1962-2001)
1962 – 2001
firefighteractor
Clark James Gable
Clark James Gable
American actor (1988-2019)
1988 – 2019
modeltelevision presenteractor
Brittany Maynard
American activist
1984 – 2014
teacher
Jonas Neubauer
Jonas Neubauer
American electronic sports player (1981-2021)
1981 – 2021
professional gamer
Tyler Skaggs
Tyler Skaggs
American baseball player (1991–2019)
1991 – 2019
baseball player
Frank W. Benson
Frank W. Benson
American politician (1858-1911)
1858 – 1911
juristgovernorpolitician
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Californian military commander, politician, and rancher (1807–1890)
1807 – 1890
politicianmilitary personnel
George Hernandez
George Hernandez
actor (1863-1922)
1863 – 1922
stage actoractor
Helen Ware
Helen Ware
American stage and film actress (1877-1939)
1877 – 1939
film actorstage actoractor
Anne Bremer
American painter (1868-1923)
1868 – 1923
painter
Edwin Stevens
Edwin Stevens
American actor, screenwriter and film director (1860-1923)
1860 – 1923
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Pío Pico
Pío Pico
Governor of Alta California (1801-1894)
1801 – 1894
politician
Juan Bautista Alvarado
Juan Bautista Alvarado
Governor of Alta California (1809-1882)
1809 – 1882
governorpolitician
Charles Hitchcock Adams
American amateur astronomer
1868 – 1951
astronomer
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett
American physicist (1879–1949)
1879 – 1949
physicist
Edna Wallace Hopper
Edna Wallace Hopper
American actress (1872–1959)
1874 – 1959
Ziegfeld girlstage actoractor
Rollo Beck
Rollo Beck
American explorer, ornithologist and bird collector (1870–1950)
1870 – 1950
scientific collectorexplorerbotanical collector
John Van Denburgh
John Van Denburgh
American zoologist (1872–1924)
1872 – 1924
herpetologistzoologist
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