Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 45 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Rodolfo P. Hernandez
Rodolfo P. Hernandez
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1931–2013)
1931 – 2013
military personnel
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
computer scientist (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
computer scientist
Ron Toomer
Roller coaster designer
1930 – 2011
designer
Ronald Crawford
American water polo player and coach
1939 – 2015
water polo playerwater polo coach
Sam Boghosian
Sam Boghosian
American football player and coach (1931-2020)
1931 – 2020
coach
Satoshi Hirayama
Satoshi Hirayama
American baseball player (1930-2021)
1930 – 2021
baseball player
Skip Young
Skip Young
American actor (1930-1993)
1930 – 1993
television actoractor
Susan McGreivy
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, attorney (1939–2019)
1939 – 2019
swimmerlawyer
Ciel Bergman
Ciel Bergman
Artist (1938–2017)
1938 – 2017
graphic artistliterary editorpainter
Martha Alf
American painter (1930–2019)
1930 – 2019
painterartistphotographer
William Severn
American child screen actor (1938-1983)
1938 – 1983
actor
Jill Schary Robinson
Jill Schary Robinson
American novelist, essayist, and teacher
1936 – 2024
novelistessayistteacher
Gregory Marshall
American actor
1939 – 1989
television actorfilm actor
Janice Carroll
Janice Carroll
actor (1932-1993)
1932 – 1993
film actortelevision actoractor
Eva Lee Kuney
Eva Lee Kuney
American child actress, dancer, and draftswoman (1934-2015)
1934 – 2015
danceractor
William Carter
William Carter
American photographer (1934–2025)
1934 – 2025
musicianphotographer
William Newsom
American judge, father of Gavin Newsom
1934 – 2018
lawyerjudge
Valda Hansen
American actress (1932-1993)
1932 – 1993
film actoractor
Carroll Timothy O'Meara
American film editor (1943-2007)
1943 – 2007
film editor
Charles Correll
American television director and cinematographer (1944–2004)
1944 – 2004
directorfilm directortelevision director
Dick Brooks
racecar driver (1942–2006)
1942 – 2006
NASCAR team ownerracing driverengineer
David Harris
David Harris
American journalist and activist (1946–2023)
1946 – 2023
peace activistjournalistwriter
John McNeil
American jazz musician (1948–2024)
1948 – 2024
jazz musicianmusician
John Reynolds Gardiner
John Reynolds Gardiner
Children's author, teacher (1944–2006)
1944 – 2006
children's writernovelistengineer
Michael Alldredge
American film and television actor (1941–1997)
1941 – 1997
actor
Greg Shaw
Greg Shaw
American music fanzine editor and publisher (1949–2004)
1949 – 2004
fanzine editorjournalistmusic critic
Barry Le Va
painter (1941–2021)
1941 – 2021
installation artistdraftspersonsculptor
George Patrick Ziemann
third Roman Catholic bishop of Santa Rosa in California (U.S.)
1941 – 2009
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Juanin Clay
American actress (1949-1995)
1949 – 1995
film actortelevision actoractor
Rufus Bowen
Rufus Bowen
professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley
1947 – 1978
mathematician
Paul Whaley
Paul Whaley
American drummer (1947–2019)
1947 – 2019
drummer
Stephen Benton
Stephen Benton
American inventor (1941–2003)
1941 – 2003
university teacherinventorphysicist
Herbie Lewis
Herbie Lewis
American musician (1941–2007)
1941 – 2007
jazz musician
James Glennon
American cinematographer (1942-2006)
1942 – 2006
cinematographer
Karen Pendleton
Karen Pendleton
American actress
1946 – 2019
television actorsinger
Karl Alexander
American novelist
1944 – 2015
science fiction writernovelist
Michael Blumlein
Michael Blumlein
American writer and physician (1948-2019)
1948 – 2019
science fiction writernovelistuniversity teacher
Lenny Randle
Lenny Randle
American baseball player
1949 – 2024
baseball player
J. Jon Bruno
J. Jon Bruno
American bishop (1946–2021)
1946 – 2021
Anglican priest
Bob Day
American long-distance runner (1944-2012)
1944 – 2012
athletics competitor
Ronald S.W. Lew
Ronald S.W. Lew
American judge
1941 – 2023
lawyerjudge
Robert Addison Day
Robert Addison Day
American businessman
1943 – 2023
chief executive officer
Robert Hecht-Nielsen
American computer scientist (1947–2019)
1947 – 2019
artificial intelligence researcheruniversity teachercomputer scientist
Robert Lyden
American actor (1942-1986)
1942 – 1986
television actoractor
Roger Ewing
Roger Ewing
American photographer and actor
1942 – 2025
television actoractorphotographer
Ronald A. Edmonds
Ronald A. Edmonds
American photographer
1946 – 2024
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Linda Dangcil
American actress and dancer (1941-2009)
1941 – 2009
television actordancervoice actor
Melody Patterson
Melody Patterson
American actress (1949–2015)
1949 – 2015
television actorstage actor
Michael Winkelman
Michael Winkelman
American actor (1946-1999)
1946 – 1999
television actoractor
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