Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 53 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Hugh Allan
Hugh Allan
American actor (1903-1997)
1903 – 1997
actor
Gwynne Shipman
actor (1909-2005)
1909 – 2005
film actoractor
Bessie Loo
Bessie Loo
American actress and talent agent (1902-1998)
1902 – 1998
film actortalent agentactor
Lloyd A. Jeffress
American scientist
1900 – 1986
biophysicistpsychologistphysicist
Ralph Berger
art director (1904-1960)
1904 – 1960
production designerart director
Jack Cosgrove
special effects artist (1902-1965)
1902 – 1965
special effects artist
Waldon O. Watson
sound engineer (1907-1986)
1907 – 1986
audio engineer
John M. Costello
John M. Costello
American politician (1903-1976)
1903 – 1976
politicianlawyer
Roy Seawright
American animator (1905-1991)
1905 – 1991
animatorcinematographerarchitect
Mike Quin
American writer (1906-1947)
1906 – 1947
novelistwriter
Sidney Sutherland
American screenwriter (1901–1968)
1901 – 1968
animatorscreenwriter
Harold J. Powers
Harold J. Powers
American politician (1900–1996)
1900 – 1996
politician
Harry Anselm Clinch
Catholic bishop (1908-2003)
1908 – 2003
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Kerry Remsen
American actress
1901
film actortelevision actoractor
Horace Barker
American biochemist (1907-2000)
1907 – 2000
microbiologistbiochemist
Wilbur Johns
Wilbur Johns
American basketball player and coach, college athletic administrator (1903-1967)
1903 – 1967
basketball coach
Willard Maas
American filmmaker (1906–1971)
1906 – 1971
film directoruniversity teacherpoet
Willie Kamm
Willie Kamm
American baseball player
1900 – 1988
baseball player
Zinky Cohn
American musician
1908 – 1952
jazz musicianpianist
Lita Chevret
Lita Chevret
American actress (1908-2001)
1908 – 2001
actor
Elizabeth Gilmore Holt
American art historian (1905-1987)
1905 – 1987
art historianuniversity teacher
Lila Finn
American stunt performer and actress (1909-1996)
1909 – 1996
film actorstunt performeractor
Robert L. Lippert
American film producer (1909-1976)
1909 – 1976
film producerfilm directorbusinessperson
Robert W. Kenny
Robert W. Kenny
20th-century American lawyer, judge, and political activist
1901 – 1976
politicianlawyerjudge
Stan Hack
Stan Hack
Major League Baseball player (1909-1979)
1909 – 1979
baseball player
John Stuart Rowley
American ornithologist
1907 – 1968
ornithologist
Susan Luckey
American stage actor (1938–2012)
1938 – 2012
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Tom Louderback
American football player
1933 – 2020
American football playerbusinessperson
Peter Tevis
American singer
1937 – 2006
lyricistsinger
Channa Horwitz
American artist (1932-2013)
1932 – 2013
conceptual artistdraftspersonpainter
Ronald V. Book
American mathematician (1937-1997)
1937 – 1997
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
Rick Muther
American racing driver (1935–1995)
1935 – 1995
racing automobile driverracing driverengineer
Gerry Patrick Hemming
United States Marine (1937-2008)
1937 – 2008
entrepreneur
Richard Ashcraft
American academic
1938 – 1995
university teacherpolitical scientist
Gil Bernal
American musician (1931-2011)
1931 – 2011
saxophonistmusician
Michelle Triola Marvin
American woman who unsuccessfully sued Lee Marvin in 1977
1932 – 2009
film actordancertelevision actor
John C. Howard
American film editor (1930-1983)
1930 – 1983
film editor
Birger A. Pearson
American academic (1934–2025)
1934 – 2025
university teachertheologian
Dennis T. Avery
American food analyst
1936 – 2020
culinary writer
Donald Gutierrez
American literary critic
1932 – 2013
literary criticjournalistwriter
Gene Lenz
American swimmer
1937 – 2005
swimmer
Greg Noll
American surfer (1937-2021)
1937 – 2021
surferactor
Charles R. Lyons
American professor of drama and comparative literature (1933–1999)
1933 – 1999
theatre directoruniversity teacher
Ned Tanen
American film studio executive (1931–2009)
1931 – 2009
film producer
Jim Dickson
producer (1931–2011)
1931 – 2011
record producercomposer
Gene Russell
American musician
1932 – 1981
jazz musicianpianistcomposer
George Herms
George Herms
American artist (1935–2026)
1935 – 2026
sculptorartist
James J. Murakami
art director
1931 – 2022
production designerart director
Chester Gorman
American anthropologist and archaeologist (1938–1981)
1938 – 1981
archaeologistanthropologistart historian
Paul Locatelli
American academic and Jesuit priest (1938-2010)
1938 – 2010
university teacherCatholic priesteconomist
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