Biographical Records

Notable People from California

3,830 notable figures born in California, showing page 7 of 77, ranked by historical prominence.

Harold Budd
Harold Budd
American musician (1936–2020)
1936 – 2020
musicianpianistpoet
Dack Rambo
Dack Rambo
American actor (1941–1994)
1941 – 1994
film actortelevision actor
Erik Olin Wright
Erik Olin Wright
American sociologist (1947-2019)
1947 – 2019
sociologistuniversity teacher
Annette Charles
American actress
1948 – 2011
film actortelevision actor
John Powell
John Powell
American discus thrower (1947–2022)
1947 – 2022
athletics competitordiscus thrower
Elden Campbell
Elden Campbell
American basketball player (1968–2025)
1968 – 2025
basketball player
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
American alpine ski racer (1960-2016)
1960 – 2016
alpine skier
Joe Lara
American actor (1962–2021)
1962 – 2021
film actortelevision actormodel
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts
American film and stage actor (1861-1928)
1861 – 1928
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Alfred Edward Green
Alfred Edward Green
American film director (1889-1960)
1889 – 1960
film screenwriterfilm producerfilm actor
Lowell Sherman
Lowell Sherman
actor, director (1885-1934)
1885 – 1934
directorfilm actorfilm director
George Finnegan
boxer (1881-1913)
1881 – 1913
boxer
Carl Osburn
Carl Osburn
Olympic American shooter and 11-time Olympic medalist.
1884 – 1966
sport shootermilitary officer
Mary Kendall Browne
Mary Kendall Browne
American tennis player (1891-1971)
1891 – 1971
tennis playergolfer
Sidney Franklin
Sidney Franklin
American filmmaker (1893–1972)
1893 – 1972
producerfilm screenwriterfilm actor
William Cameron Townsend
William Cameron Townsend
American missionary (1896-1982)
1896 – 1982
Bible translatortranslatormissionary
Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison
Actor (1894-1944)
1894 – 1944
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens
American actress (1897-1931)
1897 – 1931
film actorstage actoractor
Beatrice Wood
Beatrice Wood
American artist (1893-1998)
1893 – 1998
ceramicistdesignerpainter
Milman Parry
Milman Parry
American hellenist (1902–1935)
1902 – 1935
classical philologisthellenistphilologist
Stuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin
American actor (1903–1967)
1903 – 1967
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John Brinck
American rower (1908–1934)
1908 – 1934
rower
Marvin Stalder
American rower (1905–1982)
1905 – 1982
rower
William Thompson
American rower (1908–1956)
1908 – 1956
rower
Peter Donlon
American rower (1906–1979)
1906 – 1979
rower
Darryl Hickman
Darryl Hickman
American actor
1931 – 2024
television actorvoice actoractor
Richard Montague
American mathematician and philosopher (1930–1971)
1930 – 1971
linguistphilosopheruniversity teacher
Michael James Adams
Michael James Adams
aviator, engineer and astronaut (1930–1967)
1930 – 1967
military flight engineeraircraft pilottest pilot
Jim Loscutoff
Jim Loscutoff
American basketball player (1930-2015)
1930 – 2015
basketball coachbasketball player
Doug McClure
Doug McClure
American actor (1935–1995)
1935 – 1995
film actortelevision actormodel
John Phillip Law
John Phillip Law
American film actor (1937-2008)
1937 – 2008
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen
American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer (1933-2015)
1933 – 2015
poetcomposerwriter
Lee Aaker
Lee Aaker
American actor (1943–2021)
1943 – 2021
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Art Evans
Art Evans
American actor (1942–2024)
1942 – 2024
film actortelevision actoractor
Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter
American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet
1941 – 2019
rock musicianlyricistguitarist
Patrick Muldoon
Patrick Muldoon
American actor (1968–2026)
1968 – 2026
American football playerfilm actortelevision actor
Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke
Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke
American-born French medical doctor (1859-1927)
1859 – 1927
neuroscientistneurologistphysicist
Lincoln Steffens
Lincoln Steffens
American journalist (1866-1936)
1866 – 1936
autobiographerjournalistwriter
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
American actor (1878–1964)
1878 – 1964
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Albert White
Albert White
American diver (1895–1982)
1895 – 1982
competitive diverbasketball player
George Barnes
George Barnes
American cinematographer (1892-1953)
1892 – 1953
cinematographer
Tay Garnett
Tay Garnett
American film director and writer (1894–1977)
1894 – 1977
directorfilm producerfilm director
Carl Shy
basketball player (1908–1991)
1908 – 1991
basketball player
Boris Pash
Boris Pash
United States Army officer (1900–1995)
1900 – 1995
military personnel
Louise Lorraine
Louise Lorraine
actress (1904-1981)
1904 – 1981
film actoractor
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
American comedian and actor (1905–1977)
1905 – 1977
television actorfilm actordancer
William Dally
American rower (1908-1996)
1908 – 1996
rower
Donald Blessing
Donald Blessing
American rower (1905-2000)
1905 – 2000
coxswain
Syd Field
Syd Field
American screenwriting guru (1935-2013)
1935 – 2013
non-fiction writerfilm producerfilmmaker
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