Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 48 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Ida C. Haskell

American painter (1861-1932)

1861 – 1932

painter

Henrietta Wells Livermore

American suffragist (1864–1933)

1864 – 1933

suffragist

John Arthur Gellatly

American politician

1869 – 1963

politician

Martin V. Biscailuz

American lawyer

1861 – 1899

politicianlawyer

Samuel Tilden Norton

American architect (1877-1959)

1877 – 1959

architect

Mary Elizabeth Bennett Ritter

American physician

1860 – 1949

physician

George C. Butte

American politician (1877-1940)

1877 – 1940

juristlawyer

Eliza D. Keith

American educator, suffragist, and journalist

1854 – 1939

suffragistjournalist

Carlos Antonio Carrillo

Governor of Alta California (1783-1852)

1783 – 1852

politician

Modesta Avila

railroad protestor, Orange County's first convicted felon

1867 – 1891

prostitute

Richard Hall

Political figure in British Columbia

1855 – 1918

politician

Henry Jackson Wells Dam

American playwright and journalist (1856–1906)

1856 – 1906

magazine writerplaywright

Charles Boxton

American mayor

1860 – 1927

politiciandentist

Leopold Lichtenberg

United States violinist (1861-1935)

1861 – 1935

violinist

Lillian Smith

American trick shooter (1871–1930)

1871 – 1930

circus performersport shooterstunt performer

Chester Barlow

American ornithologist (1874-1902)

1874 – 1902

ornithologist

Julie Heierli

(1859-1938)

1859 – 1938

ethnologist

Richard M. Tobin

American banker (1866–1952)

1866 – 1952

diplomatmilitary officer

Tiburcio Vásquez

Californian bandit

1835 – 1875

Eulogio F. de Celis

American landowner and newspaper publisher

1845 – 1903

publisherpolitician

Carl E. Grunsky

American geologist and civil engineer

1855 – 1931

civil engineergeologist

Matt Sullivan

American politician

1857 – 1937

politicianlawyerjudge

Stephen Arnold Douglas Puter

Criminal, author, and recipient of Presidential pardon, from the U.S. state of Oregon.

1857 – 1931

criminal

James O. Barrows

American actor (1855-1925)

1855 – 1925

stage actoractor

Henry Alexander

American painter; (1860-1894)

1860 – 1894

painter

Jules Eugene Pages

American painter (1867–1946)

1867 – 1946

painter

Bruce Porter

American artist (1865–1953)

1865 – 1953

designerjournalistpainter

Grant Carpenter

American writer (1865-1936)

1865 – 1936

journalistwriterlawyer

Emelie Tracy Y. Swett Parkhurst

American poet, author, editor (1863-1892)

1863 – 1892

magazine writerbiographertranslator

Aimée Crocker

American socialite and author (1864-1941)

1864 – 1941

art collectorsocialitepoet

Abe Ruef

American lawyer and politician (1864–1936)

1864 – 1936

lawyer

Amédée Joullin

American artist (1862-1917)

1862 – 1917

painter

Charles Noble

American mathematician (1867-1962)

1867 – 1962

university teachermathematician

Frances Munds

American suffragette & senator (1866-1948)

1866 – 1948

suffragistpolitician

Mai Wells

American actress (1862-1941)

1862 – 1941

actor

Carlos Vierra

American artist (1876-1937)

1876 – 1937

painterphotographer

Ivan Mortimer Linforth

American classics professor (1879–1976)

1879 – 1976

classical philologistreligious studies scholaruniversity teacher

Alice Rideout

American sculptor

1874 – 1953

sculptorpainterartist

Thomas L. McFadden

American football player and coach (1878-1963)

1878 – 1963

American football playerlawyer

Thomas O'Shea

Roman Catholic archbishop of Wellington in New Zealand

1870 – 1954

Catholic bishopCatholic priest

Truly Shattuck

American entertainer (1875–1954)

1876 – 1954

stage actorsingeractor

William Edward Colby

American conservationist (1875-1964)

1875 – 1964

conservationistjuristlawyer

Sanford Alexander Moss

American aviation engineer (1872-1946)

1872 – 1946

inventor

Yates Stirling Jr.

United States Navy rear-admiral (1872–1948)

1872 – 1948

submarinermilitary officer

Mabelle Gilman Corey

American actress (1874-1960)

1874 – 1960

stage actorsingeractor

Ernest E. Wood

American politician (1875-1952)

1875 – 1952

politicianlawyer

Charlie Graham

American baseball player, manager, team owner

1878 – 1948

baseball player

Frank C. High

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1875-1966)

1875 – 1966

military personnel

Frank Simpson

American football player and coach (1872-1929)

1872 – 1929

head coach

Frank Tolles Chamberlin

American artist (1873-1961)

1873 – 1961

painter

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