Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 41 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Phil Swing

American politician (1884-1963)

1884 – 1963

politicianlawyerjudge

Gustav Brock

American artist (1881-1945)

1880 – 1945

painter

David Kneeland

American marathon runner (1881-1948)

1881 – 1948

marathon runner

E. Charlton Fortune

American artist (1885-1969)

1885 – 1969

painter

Ethel Percy Andrus

American educator

1884 – 1967

educator

Gladys Buchanan Unger

American writer

1885 – 1940

playwrightscreenwriter

Irving Morrow

American architect (1884–1952)

1884 – 1952

architect

Laurence Monroe Klauber

American zoologist (1883–1968)

1883 – 1968

herpetologistcuratorzoologist

Henry G. Sell

American film actor (1884-1968)

1884 – 1968

film actor

Wong Chung

American actor

1880 – 1963

film actor

Hubert B. Scudder

American politician (1888-1968)

1888 – 1968

building managerpolitician

Elsie May Zeile

American botanist (1885-1988)

1885 – 1988

scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector

Malcolm Lockheed

American inventor and entrepreneur; pioneer of hydraulic brakes; founder of Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company, one of the predecessor corporations to Lockheed Martin

1887 – 1958

engineerbusinessperson

Jackson Gregory

American journalist and writer

1882 – 1943

journalistteacherwriter

Adele Gerard Lewis Grant

American botanist (1881-1969)

1881 – 1969

botanistbotanical collectorcurator

Max Asher

American actor (1885-1957)

1885 – 1957

actor

George E. Middleton

American film producer

1882 – 1969

film producerfilm director

Marion Durbin Ellis

American entomologist and ichthyologist

1887 – 1972

ichthyologistentomologist

Aaron Sapiro

American lawyer (1884–1959)

1884 – 1959

juristlawyer

Bernard R. Hubbard

American geologist, explorer, and Jesuit priest (1888–1962)

1888 – 1962

geologist

Walter C. Alvarez

American medical doctor (1884–1978)

1884 – 1978

physician

Billy Carlson

American racing driver

1889 – 1915

racing automobile driverengineer

Bob Jones

American baseball player

1889 – 1964

baseball player

Carlotta Monterey

American actress (1888-1970)

1888 – 1970

film actorstage actoractor

Charles W. Lyon

American politician (1887–1960); Speaker of the California State Assembly

1887 – 1960

politician

John Hays Hammond Jr.

American inventor (1888–1965)

1888 – 1965

designerinventor

Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell

American artist (1886-1985)

1886 – 1985

painter

Bobby Bass

American actor (1936-2001)

1936 – 2001

film actorstunt performeractor

Maria de Lopez

California suffragist and an educator

1881 – 1977

educatorpolitician

John R. Deane

American general (1896-1982)

1896 – 1982

career soldierdiplomatmilitary officer

Ray Kremer

American baseball player (1893–1965)

1893 – 1965

baseball player

Fay Babcock

American set decorator (1895-1970)

1895 – 1970

set decoratorproduction designer

Jack Sullivan

American film director (1893-1946)

1893 – 1946

film director

Milton Carruth

American film editor (1899-1972)

1899 – 1972

film editor

Lloyd Wilson Bertaud

American aviator (1895–1927)

1895 – 1927

aircraft pilot

Harry Hartz

American racing driver (1896–1974)

1896 – 1974

racing automobile driverauto mechanic

DeWitt Peck

American Marine Corps general, recipient of the Purple Heart medal

1894 – 1973

military officer

Marion Polk Angellotti

American author

1894 – 1979

writer

Michael Raffetto

American actor (1899-1990)

1899 – 1990

television actoractor

Charles F. Curry, Jr.

American politician (1893-1972)

1893 – 1972

politicianlawyer

Sam Nelson

American director (1896–1963)

1896 – 1963

directorfilm directorassistant director

Vernon Stallings

animator (1891-1963)

1891 – 1963

film directoranimatorscreenwriter

Horace Marden Albright

American conservationist (1890–1987)

1890 – 1987

conservationist

Jack Howell

American swimmer

1899 – 1967

swimmer

Jesse Crawford

pianist and organist (1895-1962)

1895 – 1962

jazz musician

Mildred Griffiths

set decorator (1894-1949)

1894 – 1949

set decoratorproduction designer

Dave Evans

American racing driver (1898-1974)

1898 – 1974

engineer

Dorothy Liebes

American textile designer and weaver (1897–1972)

1897 – 1972

textile designerdesignerinterior designer

Douglas Campbell

American World War I flying ace (1896–1990)

1896 – 1990

aircraft pilot

Elbert Tuttle

American judge and Purple Heart medal recipient

1897 – 1996

juristjudge

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