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Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 30 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Phyllis Ackerman
Phyllis Ackerman
American art historian, Orientalist (c. 1893–1977)
1893 – 1977
philosopherart historianorientalist
Willis E. Davis
Willis E. Davis
American tennis player
1893 – 2000
tennis player
James Van Trees
James Van Trees
American cinematographer (1890-1973)
1890 – 1973
cinematographeractor
Art Lloyd
American filmmaker (1897–1954)
1897 – 1954
camera operatorcinematographerscreenwriter
Claire de Lorez
Claire de Lorez
American film actress
1895 – 1985
film actor
Margaret Loomis
Margaret Loomis
American film actress (1893–1969)
1893 – 1969
film actor
Ellis E. Patterson
Ellis E. Patterson
American politician (1897-1985)
1897 – 1985
politicianlawyer
Irving Asher
American film producer (1903-1985)
1903 – 1985
film producer
Ron Fair
American music executive
1901
songwriterrecord producercomposer
Rosa Rolanda
Rosa Rolanda
American dancer, choreographer and art director (1895-1970)
1895 – 1970
dancerchoreographerart director
Alfred Gilks
Alfred Gilks
American cinematographer (1891-1970)
1891 – 1970
cinematographerscreenwriter
Fred Guiol
Film director; screenwriter (1898-1964)
1898 – 1964
directorfilm producerfilm director
George Nicholls, Jr.
American film editor and actor (1897-1939)
1897 – 1939
film editordirectorfilm director
Chester Bennett
Chester Bennett
American film director (1892-1943)
1892 – 1943
film director
Charles Schoenbaum
Charles Schoenbaum
American cinematographer (1893-1951)
1893 – 1951
cinematographer
Robert Carney
Robert Carney
American admiral (1895-1990)
1895 – 1990
military officer
Dan Totheroh
American dramatist
1894 – 1976
screenwriter
Walter H. Tyler
American art director (1909–1990)
1909 – 1990
scenographer
W. W. Hansen
American physicist (1909–1949)
1909 – 1949
physicist
Alden Holmes Miller
U.S. ornithologist (1906–1965)
1906 – 1965
ornithologist
Teddy Powell
Teddy Powell
American musician (1905-1993)
1905 – 1993
jazz musicianlibrettistjazz guitarist
Jack Thompson
American boxer (1904–1946)
1904 – 1946
boxer
Hugh Aloysius Donohoe
Bishop of Fresno (1905–1987)
1905 – 1987
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Nadine Conner
Nadine Conner
American operatic soprano
1907 – 2003
opera singerradio personalitymusician
Kathryn Hulme
Kathryn Hulme
American writer
1900 – 1981
novelistwriter
Edward Carfagno
Edward Carfagno
American fencer (1907-1996)
1907 – 1996
fencerscenographerproduction designer
Edith Cross
Edith Cross
American tennis player
1907 – 1983
tennis player
Larry Kent
Larry Kent
American actor (1900-1967)
1900 – 1967
film actoractor
Exile
Exile
American hip hop DJ and record producer
1901
rapperrecord producerdisc jockey
George Mann
George Mann
American actor and comedian (1905-1977)
1905 – 1977
film actoractor
Barbara Leonard
Barbara Leonard
American actress (1908–1971)
1908 – 1971
actor
Lloyd French
American film director (1900–1950)
1900 – 1950
directorfilm directorwriter
Mary Wynn
Mary Wynn
American actress (1902-2001)
1902 – 2001
actor
Richard Armour
American writer (1906–1989)
1906 – 1989
scholar of Englishpoetwriter
Sidney Robertson Cowell
Sidney Robertson Cowell
American ethnographer (1903-1995)
1903 – 1995
folk song collectorethnomusicologistethnographer
Horace Richard Crane
Horace Richard Crane
physicist (1907–2007)
1907 – 2007
university teacherphysicist
Henry Grace
set decorator (1907-1983)
1907 – 1983
film actorscenographer
Kathryn Forbes
American writer (1908–1966)
1908 – 1966
writer
Youcca Troubetzkoy
Youcca Troubetzkoy
American film actor (1905 – 1992)
1905 – 1992
film actorart collectoractor
Chick Hafey
Chick Hafey
American baseball player
1903 – 1973
baseball player
Millard Sheets
Millard Sheets
American artist (1907-1989)
1907 – 1989
painterarchitect
George Hill Hodel
George Hill Hodel
US physician, suspected murderer
1907 – 1999
physician
Jack Z. Anderson
Jack Z. Anderson
American politician (1904-1981)
1904 – 1981
farmerpolitician
Sammee Tong
Sammee Tong
Asian American actor (1901-1964)
1901 – 1964
television actorsingeractor
John McCracken
American minimalist sculptor (1934-2011)
1934 – 2011
visual artistsculptorpainter
James Crabe
American cinematographer (1931–1989)
1931 – 1989
cinematographer
John Thomas Steinbock
American Roman-Catholic priest Bishop of Fresno (1937-2010)
1937 – 2010
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bobbi Fiedler
Bobbi Fiedler
American politician (1937–2019)
1937 – 2019
politician
Benny Luke
American actor (1939–2013)
1939 – 2013
danceractor
Chuck Courtney
American actor (1930-2000)
1930 – 2000
stunt performeractor
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