Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 18 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Francis Bruguière

American photographer (1879-1945)

1879 – 1945

directorfilm directorsculptor

Thomas Selfridge

first person ever to die in an airplane crash

1882 – 1908

army officerballoonist

Stella LeSaint

American actress (1881–1948)

1881 – 1948

film actorstage actoractor

Glenn Anders

actor (1889–1981)

1889 – 1981

film actorstage actoractor

Herbert McLean Evans

American scientist (1882-1971)

1882 – 1971

embryologistanatomistendocrinologist

Margaret Chung

American physician (1889-1959)

1889 – 1959

surgeonphysician

Blue Washington

American actor

1898 – 1970

actor

Carmen Phillips

American actress (1888–1966)

1895 – 1936

film actoractor

Erwin Righter

American footballer and coach, basketball player and coach, and rugby union footballer (1897-1985)

1897 – 1985

rugby union playerbasketball coachbasketball player

Frank M. Dixon

American politician (1892-1965)

1892 – 1965

governorpoliticianlawyer

Zena Keefe

American actress (1896–1976)

1896 – 1976

film actoractor

Roy D'Arcy

actor (1894–1969)

1894 – 1969

film actorstage actoractor

James Anthony Murphy

American racing driver (1894-1924)

1894 – 1924

racing automobile driver

Matthew Stirling

American Mesoamericanist (1896–1975)

1896 – 1975

archaeologistanthropologist

Edgar Dearing

American actor (1893-1974)

1893 – 1974

television actoractor

Sylvester Weaver

American television executive (1908–2002)

1908 – 2002

filmmakerscreenwriter

Paul Mantz

American aviator, air racing pilot, movie stunt pilot (1903-1965)

1903 – 1965

stunt performerfilm directoraircraft pilot

Harry Heilmann

Major League Baseball player (1894–1951)

1894 – 1951

baseball player

Louise Dahl-Wolfe

American photographer (1895–1989)

1895 – 1989

fashion photographerartistphotographer

Vivian Edwards

American actress (1896-1949)

1896 – 1949

film actoractor

Loren L. Ryder

American sound engineer (1900-1985)

1900 – 1985

audio engineerengineer

Ernest S. Brown

American politician (1903-1965)

1903 – 1965

politicianlawyer

Alvino Rey

American swing era musician (1908–2004)

1908 – 2004

jazz musicianbanjoistjazz guitarist

Carlotta Monti

American film actress (1907-1993)

1907 – 1993

film actoractor

John Eldredge

American actor (1904-1961)

1904 – 1961

television actoractor

Joseph Salas

American boxer

1903 – 1987

boxer

Caryl Lincoln

American actress (1903-1983)

1903 – 1983

film actoractor

Charles Leo Hitchcock

botanist (1902-1986)

1902 – 1986

agrostologistbotanistuniversity teacher

Richard Hyland

American rugby union player (1900-1981)

1900 – 1981

rugby union playerjournalist

George Dixon

American rugby union player (1901-1991)

1901 – 1991

rugby union playerbasketball player

Howard Scott Gentry

American botanist (1903-1993)

1903 – 1993

scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector

Lynn Townsend White

American historian (1907-1987)

1907 – 1987

medievalistuniversity teacherhistorian

Ernie Lombardi

American baseball player

1908 – 1977

baseball player

Fay Helm

actress (1909-2003)

1909 – 2003

film actoractor

Walter Plunkett

American costume designer (1902-1982)

1902 – 1982

costume designer

Horace Heidt

American musician (1901-1986)

1901 – 1986

jazz musicianbandleaderpianist

Barbara Ruick

American actress (1930-1974)

1930 – 1974

film actortelevision actormusician

Ted Tetzlaff

American cinematographer (1903-1995)

1903 – 1995

film producerdirectorfilm director

Robert Hale Merriman

American academic; republican volunteer killed during Spanish Civil War (1908–1938)

1908 – 1938

soldiereconomist

Onslow Stevens

American actor (1902–1977)

1902 – 1977

television actorfilm actorstage actor

Heaton Wrenn

American rugby union player (1900–1978)

1900 – 1978

rugby union player

Frederick Wolters

American field hockey player (1904–1990)

1904 – 1990

field hockey player

John William Finn

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1909–2010)

1909 – 2010

military officer

Lana Lane

American rock singer

1901

rock singerpianistmusician

Sumner Getchell

actor (1906-1990)

1906 – 1990

actor

Del Monroe

American actor (1932–2009)

1931 – 2009

film actortelevision actorstage actor

Will Hutchins

American actor (1930–2025)

1930 – 2025

television actoractor

Abel Fernandez

American actor (1930–2016)

1930 – 2016

actor

Dick Clair

actor, comedian, writer (1931-1988)

1931 – 1988

television actortelevision produceractor

Billy Strange

American musician (1930-2012)

1930 – 2012

guitaristsongwritermusician

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