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Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 4 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Parry O'Brien
Parry O'Brien
Athletics competitor, shot putter (1932-2007)
1932 – 2007
shot putterathletics competitor
Josephine Chaplin
Josephine Chaplin
American actress (1949–2023)
1949 – 2023
film actortelevision actoractor
George Duke
George Duke
American musician (1946–2013)
1946 – 2013
jazz musicianfilm score composerpianist
Joe Ranft
American screenwriter (1960–2005)
1960 – 2005
magicianfilm actorvoice actor
Henry Cowell
Henry Cowell
American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario (1897-1965)
1897 – 1965
music theoristmusicologistpianist
Verna Felton
Verna Felton
American actress (1890–1966)
1890 – 1966
film actorradio personalityvoice actor
Lee Evans
Lee Evans
American track and field athlete (1947–2021)
1947 – 2021
sprinter
Ralph Waldo Rose
Ralph Waldo Rose
American track and field athlete (1885-1913)
1885 – 1913
shot putterhammer throwerathletics competitor
Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp
American football player and politician (1935–2009)
1935 – 2009
Canadian football playerAmerican football playerassociation football player
Bradford Dillman
Bradford Dillman
American actor (1930–2018)
1930 – 2018
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
US tennis and badminton player (1886–1974)
1886 – 1974
squash playertennis playerbadminton player
Richie Ginther
Richie Ginther
American racing driver (1930-1989)
1930 – 1989
Formula One driverracing automobile driver
Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent
American actor (1930-1994)
1930 – 1994
film actortelevision actoractor
Pat McCormick
Pat McCormick
American diver
1930 – 2023
competitive diverswimmer
Susan Atkins
Susan Atkins
American convicted murderer from California (1948-2009)
1948 – 2009
criminalserial killer
George O'Brien
George O'Brien
American actor (1899–1985)
1899 – 1985
film actorfilm producermilitary officer
Chad McQueen
Chad McQueen
American actor and racecar driver (1960–2024)
1960 – 2024
film actorracing automobile driverfilm producer
Ishi
Ishi
last of Yahi people
1860 – 1916
hunter-gatherer
Sheree North
Sheree North
American actress, dancer, and singer (1932-2005)
1932 – 2005
film actortelevision actordancer
Harris Yulin
Harris Yulin
American actor
1937 – 2025
pedagoguestage actorfilm actor
Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau
American actress (1889-1970)
1889 – 1970
film actorstage actoractor
Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan
American architect and engineer (1872-1957)
1872 – 1957
film producerartistarchitect
Darlene Hard
Darlene Hard
American tennis player (1936–2021)
1936 – 2021
tennis player
Richard Hatch
Richard Hatch
American actor (1945–2017)
1945 – 2017
video game actortelevision writerfilm screenwriter
Charles P. Thacker
Charles P. Thacker
American computer pioneer (1943–2017)
1943 – 2017
inventorcomputer scientistengineer
Brion James
American actor (1945–1999)
1945 – 1999
film producerfilm actortelevision actor
Ronald Graham
Ronald Graham
American mathematician (1935-2020)
1935 – 2020
jugglerresearcheruniversity teacher
Jack Angel
Jack Angel
American voice actor (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
film actorvoice actorstage actor
Marni Nixon
Marni Nixon
American singer and actress (1930-2016)
1930 – 2016
music educatorghost singeropera singer
Carl Wilson
Carl Wilson
American musician (1946–1998)
1946 – 1998
guitaristsongwritermusician
James MacArthur
James MacArthur
American actor (1937-2010)
1937 – 2010
spoken word artistfilm actortelevision actor
Hiram Johnson
Hiram Johnson
California governor (1911-17) and senator (1917-45)
1866 – 1945
juristprosecutorgovernor
Victor Buono
Victor Buono
American actor and comic (1938–1982)
1938 – 1982
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bob Weir
Bob Weir
American musician; member of the Grateful Dead (1947–2026)
1947 – 2026
guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
Charles Shyer
Charles Shyer
American film director, screenwriter, television producer and television writer (1941-2024)
1941 – 2024
film screenwriterdirectorfilm producer
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
American actor (1902-1985)
1902 – 1985
film actortelevision actoractor
Julie Strain
Julie Strain
American actress and model (1962–2021)
1962 – 2021
film actormodeltelevision actor
Dana Plato
Dana Plato
American actress (1964–1999)
1964 – 1999
film actortelevision actorerotic photography model
Bud Houser
Bud Houser
American shot putter and discus thrower (1901-1994)
1901 – 1994
athletics competitor
Andrew Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart
American writer and publisher (1969–2012)
1969 – 2012
conspiracy theoristopinion journalistpublisher
Betty Blythe
Betty Blythe
ِAmerican actress (1893–1972)
1893 – 1972
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Philip Ahn
Philip Ahn
Korean-American actor (1905–1978)
1905 – 1978
film actoractor
Mike Larrabee
Mike Larrabee
American sprinter (1933–2003)
1933 – 2003
athletics competitorsprinter
Stephen J. Cannell
Stephen J. Cannell
American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of Cannell Entertainment (1941-2010)
1941 – 2010
television actornovelistfilm producer
Arnie Robinson
Arnie Robinson
Athletics competitor, long jumper (1948–2020)
1948 – 2020
athletics competitor
Stockton Rush
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023)
1962 – 2023
venture capitalistexplorerentrepreneur
Carolyn Schuler
Carolyn Schuler
American swimmer (1943–2024)
1943 – 2024
swimmer
Erin Moran
Erin Moran
American actress (1960-2017)
1960 – 2017
film actortelevision actoractor
Jesse Louis Lasky
Jesse Louis Lasky
American film producer and co-founder of Paramount Pictures (1880–1958)
1880 – 1958
producerfilm producerdirector
Dennis Ralston
Dennis Ralston
US tennis player (1942–2020)
1942 – 2020
tennis playertennis coach
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