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Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 22 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Grant McCune
American special effects director (1943-2010)
1943 – 2010
musician
John Ferris
American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, former world record-holder (1949-2020)
1949 – 2020
swimmer
Malaclypse the Younger
American writer and founder of Discordianism (1941-2000)
1941 – 2000
programmerwriter
James Mitchum
actor from the United States
1941 – 2025
film actoractor
Kate Wolf
American singer (1942-1986)
1942 – 1986
singer-songwritercomposer
Lawrence Andreasen
diver
1945 – 1990
competitive diver
Judy Nugent
American actress (1940–2023)
1940 – 2023
film actortelevision actoractor
Larry Harvey
Larry Harvey
Founder of Burning Man
1948 – 2018
artist
Julie Payne
Julie Payne
American actress (1940-2019)
1940 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Gabrielle Roth
Dancer, musician, author (1941–2012)
1941 – 2012
dancermusicianwriter
Diana Bellamy
American actress (1943-2001)
1943 – 2001
film actortelevision actorpuppeteer
Bryan MacLean
Bryan MacLean
American musician (1946–1998)
1946 – 1998
songwriterguitaristmusician
Tiny Ron Taylor
American actor (1947-2019)
1947 – 2019
television actorbasketball playeractor
Michael Reagan
Michael Reagan
American television personality and journalist (1945–2026)
1945 – 2026
radio personalityjournalist
Donna Michelle
American actor, model and photographer (1945-2004)
1945 – 2004
film actortelevision actormodel
Elizabeth Nicholls
Canadian scientist
1946 – 2004
paleontologistzoologist
Greg Buckingham
Greg Buckingham
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder
1945 – 1990
swimmer
Richard Carlson
Author, psychotherapist and motivational speaker (1961-2006)
1961 – 2006
motivational speakerpsychotherapistpsychologist
Candice Daly
actress (1963–2004)
1966 – 2004
film actortelevision actoractor
Billy Bean
Billy Bean
American baseball player (1964–2024)
1964 – 2024
baseball player
Sam Kieth
American comics artist and writer (1963–2026)
1963 – 2026
comics writercomics artistillustrator
Deezer D
American actor
1965 – 2021
film actortelevision actorrapper
Jonathan Melvoin
American musician (1961–1996)
1961 – 1996
percussionistkeyboardistmusician
Ashleigh Aston Moore
Canadian-American actress (1981–2007)
1981 – 2007
film actortelevision actor
Jessica D. Aber
Jessica D. Aber
American lawyer (1981–2025)
1981 – 2025
United States Attorneyjuristlawyer
Kyle Smaine
American freestyle skier (1991–2023)
1991 – 2023
freestyle skier
Joe Choynski
Joe Choynski
American boxer (1868-1943)
1868 – 1943
boxer
James Harden-Hickey
James Harden-Hickey
Franco-American author, newspaper editor, adventurer and self-proclaimed Prince
1854 – 1898
writer
Frank Bacon
Frank Bacon
American actor and playwright (1864-1922)
1864 – 1922
stage actorplaywrightactor
Douglas Tilden
Douglas Tilden
American sculptor (1860–1935)
1860 – 1935
sculptorartist
David Hartford
David Hartford
American actor and film director (1873-1932)
1873 – 1932
film producerfilm actorfilm director
José Castro
José Castro
Governor of Alta California (1808–1860)
1808 – 1860
statespersonpoliticianmilitary personnel
George A. Bartlett
George A. Bartlett
American politician (1869–1951)
1869 – 1951
politicianlawyerjudge
E. W. Kemble
E. W. Kemble
American cartoonist (1861-1933)
1861 – 1933
illustrator
George Carmack
George Carmack
With brother-in-law, credited with making the gold discovery that led to the Klondike Gold Rush
1860 – 1922
explorer
Albert Abrams
Albert Abrams
American doctor
1863 – 1924
pathologistneurologistinventor
Emily Williams
Emily Williams
American architect
1869 – 1942
architect
Denver S. Dickerson
Denver S. Dickerson
11th Governor of Nevada from the Silver – Democratic coalition party. (1872-1925)
1872 – 1925
prison wardenjournalistgovernor
Charles Belcher
Charles Belcher
American actor (1872-1943)
1872 – 1943
actor
Frank MacQuarrie
Frank MacQuarrie
actor (1875-1950)
1875 – 1950
film actoractor
Nick De Ruiz
Nick De Ruiz
American actor (1871-1959)
1871 – 1959
actor
Robert McKim
Robert McKim
actor (1886-1927)
1886 – 1927
actor
H. G. Peter
American newspaper illustrator and cartoonist
1880 – 1958
draftspersoncartoonistcomics artist
Henry F. Grady
Henry F. Grady
American diplomat (1882–1957)
1882 – 1957
diplomat
Christine Collins
Christine Collins
American mother of disappeared son
1888 – 1964
Teddy Tetzlaff
Teddy Tetzlaff
American racing driver (1883-1929)
1883 – 1929
racing automobile driverengineeractor
Peter B. Kyne
Peter B. Kyne
writer (1880–1957)
1880 – 1957
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Mae Nolan
Mae Nolan
American politician (1886–1973)
1886 – 1973
politician
Albert MacQuarrie
actor (1882-1950)
1882 – 1950
film actoractor
Allan Lockheed
American aviation pioneer, engineer, and industrialist (1889-1969)
1889 – 1969
military flight engineeraircraft pilotbusinessperson
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