List of people from California
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This is a partial list of well-known people from California.
Native Californians
- Eve Arden - Actress
- Captain Beefheart - Musician
- Marcus Benjamin - (born in 1857) Early biographer at the Smithsonian Institution
- Bradford Bishop - indicted murderer and at-large fugitive
- Mel Blanc - Cartoon voice actor
- Betsy Bloomingdale - Socialite
- Aaron Boone - Cleveland Indians Third Baseman, nemesis of 2003 American League Championship Series by Red Sox fans
- Albert Brooks - Actor/Director
- Alton Brown - Television host
- Jerry Brown - Governor of California, Mayor of Oakland
- Pat Brown - Governor of California
- Willie Brown - 58th Speaker of the California Assembly, Mayor of San Francisco
- Don Budge - Tennis player
- John Cage - Composer
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell - U.S. Senator from Colorado
- Cher - Singer
- Amy Chow - Gymnast
- Les Claypool - Bass player for Primus
- Alan Cranston - U.S. Senator from California
- Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) - Radio broadcaster
- Zack de la Rocha - Singer
- Cameron Diaz - actress
- Roy Edward Disney, billionaire, nephew of Walt Disney
- Jimmy Doolittle - U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force General
- Abigail Folger - Murder victim
- Robert Frost - poet
- Jeff Garcia - American football player
- Merle Haggard - Country music singer
- Tom Hanks - Actor
- William Randolph Hearst - Newspaper publisher
- Christy Hemme - Professional wrestler and model
- Jesse G. James - Actor & CEO
- Steve Jobs, billionaire computer pioneer
- Anthony Kennedy - Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Maxine Hong Kingston - Author
- Michelle Kwan - Figure skater
- Rick Law - Illustrator/Producer
- Jack London - Author
- George Lucas - billionaire filmaker
- Katharine McPhee - Singer, born and raised in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles.
- Norm Mineta - U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Transportation
- Liza Minnelli - Singer
- Marilyn Monroe - Actress
- Richard Nixon - President of the United States
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - Actresses and entrepreneurs
- Leon Panetta - White House Chief of Staff under Bill Clinton
- Harry Partch - Composer
- Gregory Peck - Actor
- Michelle Pfeiffer - Actress
- Laci Peterson - Murder victim
- Christina Ricci - Actress
- Dana Rohrabacher - Member of the United States House of Representatives
- Junior Seau - American football player
- Robert Stack - Actor
- John Steinbeck - Author
- Robin Thicke - Singer
- Lisa Tucker - Singer
- Ron Underwood - Director
- Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo - Mexican general, American politician
- Roy Marlin Voris - World War II flying ace and Founder of the United States Navy Blue Angels
- Earl Warren - Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Paul Williams - Architect
- Beatrice Wood - Artist
- Tiger Woods - Golfer
- Elliott Yamin - Singer, born in Los Angeles.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - American Rock Band
California transplants
- Juan Bautista de Anza, Spanish explorer
- Harry Bonath, painter/commercial artist
- Marjorie Bonath, artist
- Samuel Brannan, American newspaper publisher
- Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Spanish explorer
- César Chávez, American labor leader
- Willard Roswell Cox, painter/commercial artist
- Lawrence Ellison, richest Californian
- John C. Frémont, American General, military Governor of California
- Domingo Ghirardelli, Italian chocolateer
- Chick Hearn, NBA Basketball announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
- Bob Hope, comedian
- James Lick, American real estate baron
- John Madden, American football coach/commentator
- Steve Martin, Actor, director, comedian
- Thomas Mesereau, Celebrity criminal defense lawyer
- Joe Montana, American football player
- John Muir, American naturalist
- Joshua A. Norton, British self proclaimed Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico
- Buck Owens, Country music performer
- Gaspar de Portolà, Spanish explorer
- Ronald Reagan, President of the United States
- Carlos Santana, Mexican musician
- Charles Schulz, cartoonist
- Vin Scully, announcer for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian bodybuilder, actor, Governor of California
- Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist
- Junipero Serra, Spanish missionary
- Steven Spielberg, billionaire director
- Leland Stanford, American railroad baron, Governor of California
- Kenneth Starr, lawyer, university law dean
- Levi Strauss, Bavarian clothing manufacturer
- John Sutter, Swiss real estate baron
- Ruth Ann Tillman, painter
- Mark Twain, American humorist and author
- Marjorie Thompson, British peace activist
- Sarah Winchester, American heiress, eccentric
- Chuck Yeager, US Air Force test pilot
- Ace Young, Singer
- Steve Young, American football player
- Dr. Dre, Rapper
See also
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