Biographical Records

Notable People from California

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

Alexis Arquette
Alexis Arquette
American actress (1969–2016)
1969 – 2016
LGBTQ rights activistfilm actortelevision actor
Robert Culp
Robert Culp
American actor (1930–2010)
1930 – 2010
film directorvoice actorstage actor
Buster Crabbe
Buster Crabbe
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, actor (1908-1983)
1908 – 1983
swimmerfilm actortelevision actor
Clark Ashton Smith
Clark Ashton Smith
American author (1893-1961)
1893 – 1961
science fiction writernovelistpainter
Robert Kardashian
American attorney and businessman (1944–2003)
1944 – 2003
juristentrepreneurlawyer
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
American actress and entertainer (1896–1964)
1895 – 1964
vaudeville performerfilm actordancer
Virginia Roberts Giuffre
advocate for sex trafficking victims (1983–2025)
1983 – 2025
activistauthorlawyer
Louise Bryant
Louise Bryant
American activist and journalist (1885–1936)
1885 – 1936
journalistsuffragettewriter
Dana Hill
Dana Hill
American actress (1964–1996)
1964 – 1996
voice actorstage actorimpressionist
Andrew Cunanan
Andrew Cunanan
American spree killer (1969–1997)
1969 – 1997
prostitutecriminalspree killer
Carla Bley
Carla Bley
American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader (1936–2023)
1936 – 2023
jazz pianistrecording artistjazz musician
Tina Aumont
Tina Aumont
French actress (1946–2006)
1946 – 2006
film actortelevision actoractor
Jim Gray
Jim Gray
American computer scientist (1944–2007/2012)
1944 – 2012
computer scientist
Yokozuna
Yokozuna
American professional wrestler (1966-2000)
1966 – 2000
professional wrestleramateur wrestleractor
Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi
Japanese-American artist and landscape architect (1904–1988)
1904 – 1988
furniture designerdesignerlandscape architect
Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle
American rapper (1985–2019)
1985 – 2019
activistrappersongwriter
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon
actor, director (1889-1955)
1889 – 1955
film actordirectorstage actor
Cindy Williams
Cindy Williams
American actress and producer (1947–2023)
1947 – 2023
film actorvoice actortelevision actor
Steve Albini
Steve Albini
American record engineer and musician (1962–2024)
1962 – 2024
music publicistmusic journalistpoker player
Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley
American film director and musical choreographer (1895-1976)
1895 – 1976
directortheatre directorfilm director
Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis
American actor (1935-2015)
1935 – 2015
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Josh Ryan Evans
American actor (1982-2002)
1982 – 2002
stunt performeractor
Michael Parks
Michael Parks
American actor (1940–2017)
1940 – 2017
film producerfilm directorsinger
Jimmy Doolittle
Jimmy Doolittle
American military officer and aviation pioneer (1896–1993)
1896 – 1993
aircraft pilotmilitary officerengineer
Roy E. Disney
Roy E. Disney
longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company (1930-2009)
1930 – 2009
manufacturerbusiness executiveentrepreneur
Josiah Royce
Josiah Royce
American philosopher (1855–1916)
1855 – 1916
philosopheruniversity teacherhistorian
James John Corbett
James John Corbett
American boxer (1866-1933)
1866 – 1933
boxerfilm actorstage actor
Jon Postel
Jon Postel
American computer scientist (1943–1998)
1943 – 1998
computer scientistengineer
Yvette Mimieux
Yvette Mimieux
American actress (1942–2022)
1942 – 2022
film actortelevision actormodel
Alice B. Toklas
Alice B. Toklas
American writer (1877-1967)
1877 – 1967
memoiristautobiographerwriter
Diane Varsi
Diane Varsi
American actress (1938-1992)
1938 – 1992
television actorfilm actorballet dancer
Dorothy Arzner
Dorothy Arzner
American film director and film editor (1897–1979)
1900 – 1979
advertising persondirectorfilm editor
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland
American singer (1967–2015)
1967 – 2015
lyricistsongwritermusician
Robert Towne
Robert Towne
American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024)
1934 – 2024
film directoractorscreenwriter
Daniel Naroditsky
Daniel Naroditsky
American chess player (1995–2025)
1995 – 2025
chess player
Thomas Curtis
Thomas Curtis
American athlete (1873–1944)
1873 – 1944
athletics competitorsprinterphotographer
Sid Haig
Sid Haig
American actor (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Wayne Allwine
American voice actor (1947–2009)
1947 – 2009
foley artistdub actorvoice actor
Lana Clarkson
actress and fashion model from the United States (1962–2003)
1962 – 2003
film actortelevision actormodel
Alan G. Poindexter
Alan G. Poindexter
American test pilot and astronaut (1961-2012)
1961 – 2012
aircraft pilotmilitary officerastronaut
Don Young
Don Young
American politician (1933–2022)
1933 – 2022
ship captainteacherpolitician
William Levada
William Levada
American Catholic cardinal (1936–2019)
1936 – 2019
Catholic bishopCatholic priestarchbishop
W. S. Van Dyke
W. S. Van Dyke
American film director (1889–1943)
1889 – 1943
film producerfilm actordirector
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
American musician (1961–2019)
1961 – 2019
painterguitaristsongwriter
Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson
American musician (1944–1983)
1944 – 1983
pop musiciansongwritermusician
Sacheen Littlefeather
Sacheen Littlefeather
American activist (1946–2022)
1946 – 2022
actor
J. T. Walsh
American actor (1943–1998)
1943 – 1998
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Henry Bergman
Henry Bergman
American actor (1868-1946)
1868 – 1946
non-fiction writerfilm actorfilm producer
Delmer Daves
American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904–1977)
1904 – 1977
manufacturerfilm producerdirector
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