Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 51 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Dagmar Oakland

American actress and dancer

1897 – 1989

dancerstage actoractor

Dick Cox

American baseball player (1897-1966)

1897 – 1966

baseball player

Dink O'Brien

American baseball player (1894–1971)

1894 – 1971

baseball player

Dorothy Graffe Van Doren

American novelist (1896–1993)

1896 – 1993

novelist

Earl Kunz

American baseball player (1898-1963)

1898 – 1963

baseball player

Edward Craig

American politician

1896 – 1979

politician

Timothy L. Pflueger

American architect (1892–1946)

1892 – 1946

architectural designerinterior designerarchitect

Vincent Hallinan

American lawyer and politician (1896–1992)

1896 – 1992

politicianlawyer

Wally Hood

American baseball player (1895–1965)

1895 – 1965

baseball player

Warren H. Atherton

26th national commander of The American Legion (in office from 1943 to 1944)

1891 – 1976

lawyer

William Wurster

American architect (1895–1973)

1895 – 1973

university teacherarchitect

Noël Sullivan

San Francisco socialite, concert singer and philanthropist

1890 – 1956

philanthropistsocialitesinger

Ann Andrews

American actress (1890–1986)

1890 – 1986

film actorstage actor

Dorothy Vena Johnson

American poet

1898 – 1970

poet

Cleo Damianakes

American etcher and illustrator (1895–1979)

1895 – 1979

printmakerpainterillustrator

Preston Steiger

American water polo player

1898 – 1931

water polo player

William Bartholomae Jr.

American sailor

1893 – 1964

businessperson

Al Espinosa

professional golfer (1891–1957)

1891 – 1957

golfer

Bevo LeBourveau

American baseball player (1896-1947)

1896 – 1947

baseball player

Bill Cunningham

American baseball player

1894 – 1953

baseball player

Bill Hubbell

American baseball player

1897 – 1980

baseball player

Billy Orr

American baseball player

1891 – 1967

baseball player

Lawrence Blochman

American crime writer (1900–1975)

1900 – 1975

linguistnovelistjournalist

Merritt B. Curtis

American military officer and lawyer

1892 – 1966

military officerpoliticianlawyer

Norman Chandler

American newspaper publisher (1899-1973)

1899 – 1973

publisher

Pete Schneider

American baseball player (1895-1957)

1895 – 1957

baseball player

Pete Scott

American baseball player (1897–1953)

1897 – 1953

baseball player

Ray French

American baseball player (1895–1978)

1895 – 1978

baseball player

Reginald Berkeley

British politician and screenwriter (1890-1935)

1890 – 1935

politicianscreenwriter

Harriet Moody

American architect (1891-1966)

1891 – 1966

architect

Frank Epperson

American inventor (1894-1983}

1894 – 1983

inventorbusinessperson

Del Webb

American businessman

1899 – 1974

businessperson

Ford Quint Elvidge

2nd Civilian Governor of Guam

1892 – 1980

politicianlawyer

Florence Gould

American writer and art collector (1895-1983)

1895 – 1983

art collectorsalonnièresocialite

Ernest Born

American architect (1898–1992)

1898 – 1992

lithographerdesignerart historian

A. Earl Hedrick

art director (1896-1985)

1896 – 1985

production designerart director

Roy W. Hill

American businessman and philanthropist (1899-1986)

1899 – 1986

businessperson

Sam Bohne

American baseball player (1896-1977)

1896 – 1977

baseball player

Swede Risberg

Major League Baseball shortstop (1894–1975)

1894 – 1975

baseball player

Dave Beck

American labor leader (1894–1993)

1894 – 1993

trade unionist

James Dugan

American actor and film director (1898-1937)

1898 – 1937

film directoractor

Dick Botiller

American actor (1896-1953)

1896 – 1953

actor

Harold Miller

American actor (1894-1972)

1894 – 1972

film actorstage actoractor

Richard G. Folsom

American mechanical engineer, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1907–1996)

1907 – 1996

mechanical engineer

Raymond Puccinelli

American sculptor (1904-1986)

1904 – 1986

sculptor

Harold E. Stine

American cinematographer (1903-1977)

1903 – 1977

cinematographer

Ross Russell

American record producer (1909-2000)

1909 – 2000

journalistmusic criticrecord producer

Leonarde Keeler

American inventor and police officer (1903-1949)

1903 – 1949

police officerinventor

Theos Casimir Bernard

scholar in philosophy, practitioner of Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism (1908-1947)

1908 – 1947

explorertraveleryogi

Webster Aitken

pianist (1908-1981)

1908 – 1981

pianist

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