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Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 6 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Chance Perdomo
British actor (1996–2024)
1996 – 2024
actor
Scott O'Dell
American children's writer (1898–1989)
1898 – 1989
young adult authornovelistchildren's writer
Philip Arthur Fisher
American businessman (1907–2004)
1907 – 2004
financierfinancial analysteconomist
Eleanor Garatti
Eleanor Garatti
American swimmer (1909–1998)
1909 – 1998
swimmer
Edward Bunker
Edward Bunker
Novelist, screenwriter, actor (1933-2005)
1933 – 2005
film actordrug traffickernovelist
Mara Corday
Mara Corday
American actor and model (1930–2025)
1930 – 2025
film actortelevision actormodel
Ed King
Ed King
American rock musician (1949–2018)
1949 – 2018
guitaristmusiciancomposer
Douglas Trumbull
Douglas Trumbull
American film director, special effects designer (1942–2022)
1942 – 2022
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Emerson Spencer
Emerson Spencer
athletics competitor (1906–1985)
1906 – 1985
athletics competitor
Gertrude Atherton
Gertrude Atherton
American author (1857–1948)
1857 – 1948
non-fiction writernovelistwriter
John Antoine Nau
John Antoine Nau
US-born French writer and translator (1860-1918)
1860 – 1918
travelerscience fiction writernovelist
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer (1940–2025)
1940 – 2025
jazz musicianrecording artistmusician
Mitch Lucker
Mitch Lucker
American singer (1984–2012)
1984 – 2012
rock singerauthorsinger
Frank Elmore Ross
American astronomer and physicist (1874–1960)
1874 – 1960
physicistastronomer
Herbert Mullin
Herbert Mullin
American serial killer (1947–2022)
1947 – 2022
serial killer
Susan Bernard
Susan Bernard
American actress (1948-2019)
1948 – 2019
modeltelevision actorfilm actor
Al St. John
Al St. John
American film actor (1892–1963)
1892 – 1963
film screenwriterfilm actordirector
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
Nicaraguan-American Catholic priest and diplomat (1933–2017)
1933 – 2017
diplomatpoliticianpriest
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley
American actor (1938–2022)
1938 – 2022
television directorfilm actortelevision actor
Andraé Crouch
Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015)
1942 – 2015
religious leaderfilm score composermusician
Glen A. Larson
American television producer and writer (1937–2014)
1937 – 2014
science fiction writerfilm producernovelist
Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh
American musician (1940–2024)
1940 – 2024
lyricistguitaristbassist
Robert Ripley
Robert Ripley
American cartoonist (1890–1949)
1890 – 1949
draftspersonanthropologistcaricaturist
Eleanor Coppola
Eleanor Coppola
American documentary filmmaker (1936–2024)
1936 – 2024
film producerfilm directordocumentary filmmaker
Amadeo Giannini
Amadeo Giannini
American businessman and banker (1870-1949)
1870 – 1949
bankerentrepreneur
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall
American actor (1864–1943)
1864 – 1943
film actortheatre directorstage actor
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
American portrait and genre painter (1856-1942)
1856 – 1942
artistpainter
Willis H. O'Brien
Willis H. O'Brien
American animator (1886–1962)
1886 – 1962
trapperdraftspersonboxer
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
American actor (1889–1965)
1889 – 1965
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson
American actor (1880–1959)
1880 – 1959
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett
American actor (1889–1960)
1889 – 1960
film actorvoice actorstage actor
Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson
American actress (1884–1949)
1884 – 1949
film actoractorscreenwriter
Louise Boyd
Louise Boyd
American explorer, botanist and photographer (1887-1972)
1887 – 1972
scientific collectorexplorerbotanist
Al Ernest Garcia
Al Ernest Garcia
American actor (1887-1938)
1887 – 1938
film actorfilm directoractor
Lawrence Tibbett
Lawrence Tibbett
American opera singer (1896-1960)
1896 – 1960
film actoropera singermusician
Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe
American actor (1890-1971)
1890 – 1971
film actorstage actoractor
Carmel Myers
Carmel Myers
American actress (1899–1980)
1899 – 1980
film actoractor
Bill Johnston
Bill Johnston
American tennis player (1894–1946)
1894 – 1946
tennis player
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
American actor (1905–2007)
1905 – 2007
film actortelevision actoractor
Bob King
Bob King
athlete (1906–1965)
1906 – 1965
athletics competitor
Norris Bradbury
Norris Bradbury
American physicist
1909 – 1997
nuclear physicistphysicist
Francis Frederick
Francis Frederick
American rower (1907-1968)
1907 – 1968
rower
Harve Presnell
Harve Presnell
American actor and singer (1933–2009)
1933 – 2009
film actortelevision actoropera singer
Barbara Hammer
Barbara Hammer
American filmmaker (1939-2019)
1939 – 2019
autobiographervideo artistfilm editor
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Northern Cheyenne politician, athlete and rancher
1933 – 2025
judokarancherpolitician
Seraphim Rose
Seraphim Rose
American Orthodox writer and saint (1934–1982)
1934 – 1982
religious writerhieromonkmonk
Roger Smith
Roger Smith
American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)
1932 – 2017
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
John F. MacArthur
John F. MacArthur
American Baptist pastor and theologian (1939–2025)
1939 – 2025
Protestant theologiannon-fiction writerradio personality
John Baldessari
John Baldessari
American artist (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
conceptual artistprintmakerdraftsperson
Conn Findlay
Conn Findlay
American rower and sailor (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
rower
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