Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 31 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Don Jordan
Don Jordan
American boxer
1934 – 1997
boxer
Lloyd Miller
American jazz musician
1938 – 2024
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Richard Aoki
Richard Aoki
American educator, activist, and FBI informant (1938–2009)
1938 – 2009
school counselorinformanthuman rights defender
Warren Vanders
Warren Vanders
American actor (1930-2009)
1930 – 2009
boxerfilm actortelevision actor
Gilbert Espinosa Chávez
Auxiliary bishop of San Diego (1932-2020)
1932 – 2020
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Barney Glaser
Barney Glaser
American sociologist (1930–2022)
1930 – 2022
sociologist
Judy Lewis
American actress (1935-2011)
1935 – 2011
television actorpsychotherapisttelevision producer
Jay Sandrich
American television director (1932–2021)
1932 – 2021
manufacturerdirectortelevision director
Joan Brady
American-British writer
1939 – 2024
novelistdancerwriter
Kit Reed
American author (1932–2017)
1932 – 2017
scholar of Englishscience fiction writernovelist
Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer (1935-2016)
1935 – 2016
jazz musicianmusician
Dennis Budimir
American musician (1938–2023)
1938 – 2023
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
Joe Leonard
American car and motorcycle racer (1932-2017)
1932 – 2017
racing automobile drivermotorcycle racer
Earl Busby Hunt
Earl Busby Hunt
American psychologist
1933 – 2016
artificial intelligence researcheruniversity teacherengineer
Bobby Anderson
Bobby Anderson
American actor (1933-2008)
1933 – 2008
actor
Charles Bateman
American actor
1930 – 2024
television actoractor
Del Crandall
Del Crandall
American baseball player and coach (1930-2021)
1930 – 2021
baseball player
Dennis Crosby
Dennis Crosby
American singer and actor (1934-1991)
1934 – 1991
television actorsingeractor
Gary Allen
American conservative writer and conspiracy theorist (1936-1986)
1936 – 1986
conspiracy theoristjournalistwriter
Douglas M. Costle
Douglas M. Costle
American politician (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
lawyer
Don Buchla
Don Buchla
Musical instrument inventor (1937–2016)
1937 – 2016
businesspersoninventor
Eddie Machen
Eddie Machen
American boxer (1932–1972)
1932 – 1972
boxer
Tony Lema
professional golfer (1934-1966)
1934 – 1966
golfer
F.X. Toole
boxing trainer, author (1930-2002)
1930 – 2002
boxerauthorwriter
Merl Saunders
American pianist and keyboardist (1934–2008)
1934 – 2008
recording artistmusicianpianist
Monty Waters
Monty Waters
American jazz musician (1938–2008)
1938 – 2008
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Michael Hughes Kenny
Bishop of Juneau, Alaska (1937-1995)
1937 – 1995
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Whitney Reed
American tennis player
1932 – 2015
tennis player
Andy Johnson
Andy Johnson
basketball player (1932–2002)
1932 – 2002
basketball player
Leslie Banning
Leslie Banning
American actress
1930 – 2014
film actoractor
Michael Preece
Michael Preece
American director, script supervisor and actor
1936 – 2025
film directortelevision directortelevision producer
Kim Hamilton
Kim Hamilton
American actress (1932-2013)
1932 – 2013
television actorfilm actoractor
Yvonne Lime Fedderson
American former actress; philanthropist
1935 – 2026
film actortelevision actoractor
Jim Landis
Jim Landis
American baseball player
1934 – 2017
baseball player
John Brascia
American actor and dancer (1932-2013)
1932 – 2013
danceractorscreenwriter
Juanita Quigley
Juanita Quigley
American actress (1931-2017)
1931 – 2017
film actorchild actoractor
Naura Hayden
Naura Hayden
American actor, writer and model (1930-2013)
1930 – 2013
film actortelevision actormodel
Peter H. Hunt
American director and lighting designer (1938–2020)
1938 – 2020
theatre directordirectorfilm director
Phillip Crosby
Phillip Crosby
actor, singer (1934-2004)
1934 – 2004
television actorsingeractor
Roger Heman
sound engineer (1932-1989)
1932 – 1989
audio engineer
Marie Wilcox
Marie Wilcox
Wukchumni speaker and teacher
1933 – 2021
linguistfarmworkerlexicographer
Walter McCall Hoover, Jr.
Walter McCall Hoover, Jr.
American rower (1934-2020)
1934 – 2020
rower
Dennis G. Peters
Dennis G. Peters
American chemist (1937-2020)
1937 – 2020
university teacherchemist
Margery Wolf
American anthropologist, writer, scholar, feminist activist
1933 – 2017
anthropologistethnographeractivist
Wayne Fitzgerald
Wayne Fitzgerald
American film title designer (1930-2019)
1930 – 2019
designer
Robert Perry
American tennis player (1933–2023)
1933 – 2023
tennis coachtennis player
Michael Newton
American author and scientist (1931–2016)
1931 – 2016
psychologistwriterscientist
Bunchy Carter
political activist (1942-1969)
1942 – 1969
activistcivil rights advocate
Travis Bean
Travis Bean
American luthier (1947–2011)
1947 – 2011
musical instrument makerguitar maker
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