Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 23 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Annie Dale Biddle Andrews
Annie Dale Biddle Andrews
American mathematician (1885-1940)
1885 – 1940
mathematician
Charles Stevenson
Charles Stevenson
American film actor of the silent era (1887-1943)
1887 – 1943
film actor
Chester Beach
Chester Beach
American artist (1881–1956)
1881 – 1956
medalistsculptor
Ray Gallagher
Ray Gallagher
actor (1885-1953)
1885 – 1953
actor
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
actress (1894-1966)
1894 – 1966
film actorstage actoractor
Josephine Hill
Josephine Hill
American actress (1899-1989)
1899 – 1989
film actorsilent filmactor
George Eldredge
George Eldredge
American actor (1898-1977)
1898 – 1977
television actoractor
Harry Crocker
Harry Crocker
American actor and journalist (1893-1958)
1893 – 1958
columnistactor
Alma Lavenson
American photographer (1897–1989)
1897 – 1989
photographer
Philip Clark
American rugby union player (1898-1985)
1898 – 1985
rugby union playerengineer
Billie Rhodes
Billie Rhodes
American actress (1894-1988)
1894 – 1988
actor
Marguerite Nichols
Marguerite Nichols
American actress (1891–1941)
1892 – 1941
actor
Bertrand Blanchard Acosta
Bertrand Blanchard Acosta
American aviator (1895–1954)
1895 – 1954
aircraft pilot
Billy Gilbert
Billy Gilbert
American actor and director (1891-1961)
1891 – 1961
film directoractor
Edna Maison
Edna Maison
actress (1892-1946)
1892 – 1946
film actoractor
Robert Gordon Sproul
Robert Gordon Sproul
President of the University of California (1891-1975)
1891 – 1975
university president
Frederick Jacobi
Frederick Jacobi
American composer (1891–1952)
1891 – 1952
composer
Stanton Arthur Coblentz
Stanton Arthur Coblentz
American author and poet
1896 – 1982
science fiction writernovelistpoet
Anna McCune Harper
Anna McCune Harper
US tennis player (1902–1999)
1902 – 1999
tennis player
Stuart Hamblen
Stuart Hamblen
American entertainer, radio singer, songwriter, and presidential candidate (1908–1989)
1908 – 1989
singer-songwritermusiciansinger
Fred Scott
American actor (1902-1991)
1902 – 1991
actor
Virginia Kellogg
writer (1907-1981)
1907 – 1981
playwrightscreenwriter
Elinor Remick Warren
Elinor Remick Warren
American composer (1900-1991)
1900 – 1991
pianistcomposer
Mel Hein
Mel Hein
American football player and coach (1909-1992)
1909 – 1992
American football player
Harold Peary
Harold Peary
American actor (1908-1985)
1908 – 1985
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Steven Kistler
American chemical engineer (1900–1975)
1900 – 1975
chemical engineerinventor
Craig Reynolds
Craig Reynolds
American actor (1907-1949)
1907 – 1949
film actoractor
John Shelley
John Shelley
American politician (1905–1974)
1905 – 1974
trade unionistadvocatepolitician
George Mitchell
American water polo player (1901–1988)
1901 – 1988
water polo player
Robert T. Frederick
Robert T. Frederick
American military officer (1907–1970); recipient of the Purple Heart medal
1907 – 1970
soldiermilitary personnel
Linn Farrish
American rugby union player and spy (1901–1944)
1901 – 1944
rugby union playerspy
Helen Ainsworth
Helen Ainsworth
American actress (1901-1961)
1901 – 1961
film actorfilm producerstage actor
William Hornbeck
film editor (1901–1983)
1901 – 1983
film editor
Katherine Grant
Katherine Grant
actress (1904-1937)
1904 – 1937
beauty pageant contestantfilm actoractor
Robert E. Cornish
Robert E. Cornish
American scientist (1903-1963)
1903 – 1963
biologistphysician
Steve Douglas
American musician (1938-1993)
1938 – 1993
saxophonistsession musicianmusician
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh
American football coach (1931–2007)
1931 – 2007
non-fiction writerAmerican football coachtelevision presenter
Walter Benton
American jazz musician (1930–2000)
1930 – 2000
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Fred Haines
American film director and screenwriter (1936-2008)
1936 – 2008
film screenwriterdirectorfilm director
John Brodie
American football player and professional golfer (born 1935)
1935 – 2026
American football playergolfer
Bob St. Clair
Bob St. Clair
American football player (1931-2015)
1931 – 2015
American football playerpolitician
Bobs Watson
Bobs Watson
American actor (1930–1999)
1930 – 1999
film actor
Fred Roos
Fred Roos
American film producer (1934–2024)
1934 – 2024
film producerscreenwriter
Pat Conway
Pat Conway
American actor (1931-1981)
1931 – 1981
film actortelevision actoractor
David L. Mills
David L. Mills
American academic computer engineer (1938–2024)
1938 – 2024
computer scientistengineer
Tod Brown
Bishop of Orange in California
1936 – 2023
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Roger Bobo
American tubist and conductor (1938–2023)
1938 – 2023
horn playermusic educatortubist
Bruce Yarnell
American actor (1935-1973)
1935 – 1973
television actoropera singermusician
Ronald Davis
American painter (born 1937)
1937 – 2025
printmakerpainterartist
Susan Brown
Susan Brown
American actress (1932-2018)
1932 – 2018
film actortelevision actorstage actor
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