Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 50 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

John R. Quinn
John R. Quinn
commander of the American Legion, Los Angeles County Supervisor
1889 – 1979
cattle ranchermilitary officerfarmer
Tracy I. Storer
California zoologist
1889 – 1973
university teacherzoologist
Leola Hall
American architect and builder
1881 – 1930
painterarchitect
Gertrude Comfort Morrow
American architect
1888 – 1983
architect
Frank Altschul
American financier (1887-1981)
1887 – 1981
businessperson
Lucia Chamberlain
Lucia Chamberlain
US novelist (1882-1978)
1882 – 1978
novelist
Ed Wheelan
cartoonist
1888 – 1966
cartoonistcomics artist
Armin Hansen
American artist (1886-1957)
1886 – 1957
painter
Charles Belden
American photographer (1887–1966)
1887 – 1966
photographer
Charley Hall
Charley Hall
American baseball player (1884-1943)
1884 – 1943
baseball player
John Tortes Meyers
John Tortes Meyers
American baseball player (1880-1971)
1880 – 1971
baseball player
James L. McElhany
James L. McElhany
American Seventh-day Adventist minister (1880–1959)
1880 – 1959
Seventh-day Adventist minister
Jerry D'Arcy
American baseball player
1885 – 1924
baseball player
John Arthur Macready
John Arthur Macready
American aviator
1887 – 1979
aircraft pilot
Justin Miller
Justin Miller
United States federal judge (1888-1973)
1888 – 1973
judge
Leo Eloesser
Leo Eloesser
American surgeon
1881 – 1976
surgeonphysician
Monte Attell
American boxer (1885-1960)
1885 – 1960
boxer
Orval Overall
Orval Overall
Major League Baseball player (1881–1947)
1881 – 1947
baseball player
Prynce Hopkins
Prynce Hopkins
American activist
1885 – 1970
pacifistsocialistwriter
Roy Place
American architect
1887 – 1950
architect
Mary Mersch
Mary Mersch
American actress (1887-1956)
1887 – 1956
actor
Edythe Elliott
American actress
1886 – 1978
film actoractor
Charles Fang
American actor (1882-?)
1882
actor
Charles Sweeny
Charles Sweeny
American soldier of fortune
1882 – 1963
mercenaryjournalist
Virginia MacVeagh
British tennis player
1885 – 1973
tennis player
Harry Mainhall
Harry Mainhall
American actor and screenwriter (1886-1931)
1886 – 1931
silent film actorfilm directoractor
Joseph Austin Strong
American playwright (1881-1952)
1881 – 1952
playwrightscreenwriter
Byington Ford
Byington Ford
(1890-1985) US Army officer, cartoonist, and real estate developer
1890 – 1985
military personnel
Lew Fonseca
Lew Fonseca
American baseball player (1899–1989)
1899 – 1989
baseball player
Lou Guisto
Lou Guisto
American baseball player (1895-1989)
1895 – 1989
baseball player
Perry Jones
American tennis player (1890-1970)
1890 – 1970
tennis player
Edward Ray Robinson
set decorator (1893-1979)
1893 – 1979
production designerart director
Gordon Rigby
screenwriter (1897–1975)
1897 – 1975
screenwriter
Heinie Sand
Heinie Sand
Major League Baseball shortstop (1897-1958)
1897 – 1958
baseball player
Maurice Loyal Huggins
American biochemist (1897-1981)
1897 – 1981
biochemistchemist
You Chung Hong
You Chung Hong
American lawyer (1898–1977)
1898 – 1977
lawyer
Charles A. Marshall
cinematographer
1898 – 1985
cinematographer
Bert Cole
Bert Cole
American baseball player
1896 – 1975
baseball player
Farnum Fish
American test pilot
1896 – 1978
aircraft pilot
Ramona Langley
Ramona Langley
American actress (1893-1983)
1893 – 1983
actor
Zenith Jones Brown
American writer
1898 – 1983
writer
James David Zellerbach
James David Zellerbach
American ambassador (1892–1963)
1892 – 1963
diplomatbusinessperson
James Phelan
James Phelan
American football player and coach, basketball coach (1892-1974)
1892 – 1974
American football playerAmerican football coachbasketball coach
John Kerr
John Kerr
professional baseball player
1898 – 1993
baseball player
Aubrey Scotto
American film director (1895-1953)
1895 – 1953
film editordirectorfilm director
Thomas Pratt
American film editor (1898-1973)
1898 – 1973
film editor
Caroline Mytinger
American artist (1897-1980)
1897 – 1980
painter
Carrie Bethel
Mono Lake Paiute - Kucadikadi (Northern Paiute) basketmaker (1898–1974)
1898 – 1974
basket weaver
Charles Draper Faulkner
American architect (1890-1979)
1890 – 1979
architect
Chester Conn
American composer of popular music and music publisher (1894-1973)
1894 – 1973
publisherlyricistsongwriter
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