List of people from California
This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
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- 12th Planet – record producer and DJ
- 24hrs – rapper
- 24kGoldn – rapper
- 2Mex – rapper
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- Willie Aames – actor
- Stephen Abas – Olympic freestyle wrestler
- Paula Abdul – dancer
- Abby Abinanti – California’s first Native American female lawyer
- Gracie Abrams – singer
- Rosalie Abrams – playwright, actress, and activist
- Beth Accomando – film critic, arts reporter, and podcast host
- Ansel Adams – photographer
- Davante Adams – NFL wide receiver
- Jay Adams – skateboarder and surfer
- Erik Affholter – NFL wide receiver
- Ben Affleck – Academy Award-winning actor and director
- Ángela Aguilar – Mexican-American singer
- Jhene Aiko – singer
- Jessica Alba – actress and model
- Edward Albert – actor
- Jon Allen – voice and film actor
- Josh Allen – NFL quarterback
- Keegan Allen – actor
- Marcus Allen – football player
- A. J. Allmendinger – NASCAR driver
- Herb Alpert – trumpeter and music executive
- Bobbi Althoff – podcaster
- Tony Alva – skateboarder and surfer
- Caroline Amiguet – actress and model
- Helen Andelin – author
- Anthony Anderson – actor
- Melissa Sue Anderson – actress
- Paul Thomas Anderson – filmmaker
- Tom Anderson – co-founder of the social network MySpace
- Jennifer Aniston – actress
- Odette Annable – actress
- Kenzie Anne – actress
- Maude Apatow – actress
- apl.de.ap – Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer
- Shiri Appleby – actress and film director
- Christina Applegate – actress
- Jon Appleton – composer
- Anne Archer – actress
- Eve Arden – actress
- Billie Joe Armstrong – musician, guitarist, and vocalist
- Lucie Arnaz – actress
- Genevieve Artadi – musician and singer-songwriter
- Maureen Arthur – actress
- Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bassist
- Ashe – singer
- Anastasia Ashman – writer
- Sean Astin – actor
- Jeff Atkinson – distance runner and Olympian
- Mark Atkinson – film actor and producer
- Coco Austin – television personality
- Tracy Austin – tennis player
- Dylan Axelrod – baseball player
B
- Lil B – rapper
- B-Real – rapper
- Karl Backus – actor
- Emily Bader – actress
- Max Baer Jr. – actor
- Ross Bagdasarian Sr. – actor
- Amari Bailey – NBA basketball guard
- Chauncey Bailey – journalist assassinated by an agent of Your Black Muslim Bakery
- Diane Baker – actress
- Dusty Baker – Major League Baseball player and manager
- David Bakhtiari – NFL offensive tackle
- Justin Baldoni – actor and filmmaker
- Ireland Baldwin – model
- Cutcha Risling Baldy – professor
- Fairuza Balk – actress
- LaMelo Ball – basketball player
- LiAngelo Ball – basketball player
- Lonzo Ball – professional basketball guard
- Maria Bamford – actress and stand-up comedian
- Banks – singer
- Tyra Banks – model and actress
- Ronald Barak – Olympic gymnast
- Adrienne Barbeau – actress
- Andrea Barber – actress
- Sara Bareilles – singer
- Alabama Barker – internet personality
- Travis Barker – drummer
- Matt Barnes – National Basketball Association player
- Orr Barouch – Israeli soccer player
- Tara Lynne Barr – actress
- Drew Barrymore – actress
- Judith Barsi – actress and voiceover artist
- Kate Bartholomew - fashion designer
- Summer Bartholomew – Miss USA 1975
- Dante Basco – actor
- Earl W. Bascom – rodeo pioneer, Hall of Fame inductee, actor, international artist, and sculptor
- Baby Bash – rapper
- Ellen Bass – poet and author
- Bassnectar – musician and record producer
- Max Baucus – politician, Congressman, U.S. Senator from Montana, and U.S. Ambassador to China
- Emma Pow Bauder – evangelist
- Michelle Bauer – actress
- Michael Bay – film director
- Amanda Beard – Olympic swimmer
- Beck – musician
- Captain Beefheart – musician
- Ed Begley Jr. – actor and activist
- Drake Bell – actor, comedian, and singer
- Glen Bell – entrepreneur who founded Taco Bell
- Stephania Bell – ESPN analyst and physical therapist
- Camilla Belle – actress
- Tory Belleci – filmmaker and model maker
- Troian Bellisario – actress and singer
- Hester A. Benedict, president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
- Marcus Benjamin – early biographer at Smithsonian Institution
- Beau Bennett – hockey player
- Lizet Benrey – painter, actress and film director
- Ashley Benson – actress
- Doug Benson – comedian
- Justin Berfield – actor
- Candice Bergen – actress
- Berner – rapper and cannabis entrepreneur
- Davion Berry – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Alan Bersin – President Obama's "Border Czar," US Attorney for the Southern District of California, California Secretary of Education, Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, US Department of Homeland Security Secretary for International Affairs, and INTERPOL vice president
- Carolyn Beug – passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11
- Yusuf Bey – owner of Your Black Muslim Bakery
- Mayim Bialik – Israeli-American actress and neuroscientist
- Sergey Bida – Olympic silver medalist épée fencer
- Violetta Khrapina Bida – Olympic épée fencer
- Bighead – record producer
- Barbara Billingsley – actress
- Rachel Bilson – actress
- Paul Bilzerian - financier convicted of securities fraud
- David Binn – 18-season NFL long snapper
- Ryan Binse – film producer and United States Navy veteran
- Matt Biondi – competitive swimmer and eight-time Olympic gold medalist
- Thora Birch – actress
- Jake Bird – baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
- Steve Birnbaum – Major League Soccer player
- Bradford Bishop – indicted murderer and at-large fugitive
- Joel Bitonio – NFL offensive guard
- Bill Bixby – actor
- Aloe Blacc – singer and musician
- Jack Black – actor and musician
- Rebecca Black – singer
- Tyler Blackburn – actor and singer
- Hank Blalock – baseball player
- Mel Blanc – cartoon voice actor
- Rowan Blanchard – actress
- Erica Blasberg – LPGA golfer
- Sheila Bleck – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Mel Bleeker – NFL halfback
- Ken Block – rally driver and gymkhana driver
- Andy Bloom – Olympic shot putter
- Betsy Bloomingdale – socialite
- David Blu – professional basketball player
- Rora Blue – visual artist
- Blueface – rapper
- Jason Blum – film producer
- Jonathon Blum – hockey player
- Judy Blumberg – competitive ice dancer
- Sam Bohne – baseball player
- Brian Boitano − Olympic gold medalist
- Ashlee Bond, American-Israeli Olympic show jumping rider who competes for Israel
- Barry Bonds – baseball player
- Bobby Bonds – baseball player
- Chaz Bono – writer
- Aaron Boone – baseball player
- Scott Borchetta – record executive, entrepreneur, and founder of Big Machine Records
- Jonathan Bornstein – soccer player for USA National Team and Chicago Fire FC
- Cindy Bortz – 1987 World Junior champion figure skater
- Barry Bostwick – actor
- Kate Bosworth – actress
- Lo Bosworth – TV personality, author, and entrepreneur
- Shmuley Boteach – Orthodox rabbi, radio and television host, and author
- Bruce Bowen – National Basketball Association player
- Brandon Bowman – basketball player in the Israeli Liga Artzit
- April Bowlby – actress
- Barbara Boxer – United States Senator from California 1993–2017; United States Representative 1983–1993
- Cameron Boyce – actor
- Brandon Boyd – singer and musician
- Brittany Boyd – WNBA player
- Timothy Bradley – boxer
- Tom Brady – football quarterback and commentator
- Debbie Bramwell-Washington – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Benjamin Bratt – actor
- Ryan Braun – baseball player
- Nick Bravin – Olympic foil fencer
- Eddie Bravo – Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor
- Nicholas Brendon – actor
- Patrick Brennan – actor
- Jan Brewer – governor of Arizona
- Stephen Breyer – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Brigita Brezovac – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Phoebe Bridgers – singer-songwriter
- Beau Bridges – actor
- Jeff Bridges – actor
- Lloyd Bridges – actor
- Alison Brie – actress
- Lance Briggs – football player
- Adam Brody – actor
- James Brolin – actor
- Josh Brolin – actor
- Albert Brooks – actor and director
- Alton Brown – television host
- Anthony Brown – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Carlon Brown – basketball player, 2013-14 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Jerry Brown – governor of California and mayor of Oakland
- Pat Brown – governor of California
- Vanessa Bryant – philanthropist
- Dave Brubeck – jazz pianist and composer
- Tedy Bruschi – football player
- Lindsey Buckingham – musician
- Jeff Buckley – singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Bill Buckner – baseball player
- Don Budge – tennis player
- Candace Cameron Bure – actress
- Hunter Burgan – bass player for AFI
- Bobby Burgess – Mouseketeer and dancer for The Lawrence Welk Show
- Michael C. Burgess – actor and poet
- Olivia Burnette – actress
- Justin Burquist – filmmaker
- Cliff Burton – former Metallica bassist
- Tim Burton – film director
- Reggie Bush – football player
- Shoshana Bush – actress
- Sophia Bush – activist, spokesperson, and actress
- Jeanie Buss – sports executive
- Cruz Bustamante – lieutenant governor of California
- Paul Butcher – actor
- Austin Butler – actor and singer
- Brian Patrick Butler – actor and filmmaker
- Win Butler – musician and songwriter
- Amanda Bynes – actress
- Kari Byron – artist and TV personality
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- Scott Caan – actor
- Johnathan Cabral – Olympic hurdler
- Richard Cabral – actor
- Herb Caen – newspaper columnist
- John Cage – composer
- Nicolas Cage – actor
- Colbie Caillat – singer
- Evan Call – composer
- Calmatic – filmmaker
- Angelo Caloiaro – American-Italian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Greg Camarillo – NFL wide receiver
- Dove Cameron – actress
- Dolph Camilli – baseball player
- Colleen Camp – actress
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell – U.S. Senator from Colorado
- Brooke Candy – rapper
- Nick Cannon – actor, TV presenter, rapper
- Lizzy Caplan – actress
- Linda Cardellini – actress
- Tucker Carlson – television host
- Adam Carolla – radio and TV personality
- David Carr – football quarterback
- Derek Carr – football quarterback
- David Carradine – actor
- Ever Carradine – actress and daughter of Robert Carradine
- Keith Carradine – actor
- Robert Carradine – actor
- Mercedes Carrera – pornographic film actress
- Pete Carroll – college and National Football League football coach
- Adam Carson – drummer for AFI
- Chris Carter – producer, director, and writer
- Mike Carter – American-Israeli basketball player
- Aya Cash – actress
- Chris Cashman – filmmaker
- Shaun Cassidy – singer
- Torry Castellano – drummer for The Donnas
- Henry Cejudo – former UFC champion, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
- Carly Chaikin – actress
- Emma Chamberlain – internet personality
- Richard Chamberlain – actor
- Brandi Chastain – soccer player
- Jessica Chastain – actress
- Kwan Cheatham – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Cher – actress, entertainer, and singer
- Joey Chestnut – competitive eater
- Julia Child – chef, author, and TV personality
- Margaret Cho – actress and comedian
- Justin Chon – actor
- Amy Chow – gymnast
- Jamie Chung – actress
- Eddie Cibrian – actor
- Marcia Clark – lawyer
- Melinda Clarke – actress
- Lana Clarkson – actress
- Les Claypool – bass player
- Mark Clear – Major League Baseball two-time All-Star relief pitcher
- Doug Clifford – drummer
- Angus Cloud – actor
- Johnnie Cochran – lawyer
- Claire Coffee – actress
- Audra Cohen – tennis player
- Jordan Cohen – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Sasha Cohen – figure skater
- Lillie Hitchcock Coit – firefighter
- Keyshia Cole – singer
- Natalie Cole – singer
- Austin Coleman – BMX rider and television personality
- Jerry Coleman – soldier and sportscaster
- Chris Colfer – actor and author
- Holly Marie Combs – actress
- Maureen Connolly – tennis player
- Mike Connors – actor
- Lauren Conrad – TV personality, fashion designer, and author
- Elisha Cook Jr. – actor
- Coolio – rapper, singer, record producer, and actor
- Lillian Copeland – Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
- Ivan Cornejo – singer-songwriter
- Miranda Cosgrove – actress and singer
- Michael Costello – fashion designer
- Kevin Costner – actor and director
- Natalie Coughlin – Olympic swimmer
- Glenn Cowan – table tennis player
- Nikki Cox – actress
- Carly Craig – actress
- Mary Lynde Craig — president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
- Alan Cranston – U.S. Senator from California
- Bryan Cranston – actor
- Laura Creavalle – Guyanese-born Canadian-American professional bodybuilder
- Richard Crenna – actor
- Darren Criss – actor
- William Henry Crocker – philanthropist and founder of Crocker National Bank
- James Cromwell – actor
- Joe Cronin – Hall of Fame baseball player and manager
- David Crosby – musician
- Denise Crosby – actress
- Cameron Crowe – filmmaker
- Raymond Cruz – actor
- Kaley Cuoco – actress
- Jake Curhan – American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League
- Vinny Curran – actor
- Valorie Curry – actress
- Jamie Lee Curtis – actress
- Cole Custer – NASCAR driver
- Miley Cyrus – singer
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- Carson Daly – television host
- Zubin Damania – physician, comedian, internet personality, musician, and founder of Turntable Health
- Caroline D'Amore – musician, actress, and model
- Spencer Daniels – actor
- Sean Danielsen – singer and musician
- Harry Danning – Major League Baseball All-Star catcher
- Ted Danson – actor
- Iva Toguri D'Aquino – radio broadcaster during World War II
- Christopher Darden – lawyer
- Sam Darnold – NFL quarterback
- Lindsay Davenport – tennis player
- Baron Davis – professional basketball player
- Jonathan Davis – singer and musician
- Lucius Davis – basketball player
- Noah Davis – MLB baseball player
- Terrell Davis – professional football player
- Randy Davison – actor
- Ken Davitian – Armenian-American character actor
- Devin Dawson – singer and musician
- Shane Dawson – YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician
- Jonathan Dayton – film director
- Erika De La Cruz – television host
- Oscar De La Hoya – boxer
- Brian de la Puente – National Football League center
- Zack de la Rocha – activist and singer
- Luca de la Torre – soccer player
- Giada De Laurentiis – Italian born chef
- Lil Debbie – rapper
- Jayme Dee – singer and musician
- Javin DeLaurier – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Grey DeLisle – voice actress
- Tom DeLonge – singer and musician
- Brad Delson – musician
- Alexa Demie – actress and singer
- Doug DeMuro – YouTuber
- David Denman – actor
- Deorro – DJ and musician
- Bo Derek – actress
- Laura Dern – actress
- DeMar DeRozan – professional basketball player
- Emily Deschanel – actress
- Zooey Deschanel – actress and singer
- Zoey Deutch – actress
- Jeff Deverett – film producer
- Dimitri Diatchenko – actor
- Cameron Diaz – actress
- Nate Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
- Nick Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
- Matt DiBenedetto – NASCAR driver
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Academy Award-winning actor
- Joan Didion – writer
- Nahshon Dion – writer
- Vin Diesel – actor
- Trent Dilfer – National Football League quarterback
- Joe DiMaggio – baseball player
- Gianna Dior – pornographic film actress
- Frank DiPalermo – actor, playwright, and poet
- Maya DiRado – Olympic swimmer
- Roy E. Disney – billionaire and nephew of Walt Disney
- Cong Thanh Do – Vietnamese American activist
- David Dobrik – vlogger
- Nate Dogg – musician
- Snoop Dogg – rapper
- Doja Cat – rapper and singer
- Ami Dolenz – actress and daughter of Micky Dolenz
- Micky Dolenz – actor, musician, and singer
- Jason Dolley – actor
- Landon Donovan – soccer player
- Jimmy Doolittle – general and aviation pioneer
- Tyler Dorsey – Greek–American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Marcus Dove – basketball player
- Stacy Dragila – pole vaulter
- Dr. Dre – musician, hip-hop producer, and record producer
- K. Eric Drexler – engineer
- Don Drysdale – baseball player
- Hilary Duff – actress and singer
- Dumbfoundead – Argentine-born Asian American rapper
- Tom Dumont – guitarist
- Isadora Duncan – dancer
- Ann Dunnigan – translator, actor, and teacher
- Robert Duvall – actor
- Jermaine Dye – baseball player
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- E-40 – rapper
- Sheila E. – singer
- Carl Earn – tennis player
- Clint Eastwood – film actor and director
- Eazy-E – rapper
- Dennis Eckersley – baseball pitcher
- Aaron Eckhart – actor
- Julian Edelman – National Football League wide receiver
- Anthony Edwards – actor
- Mack Ray Edwards – child sex abuser/serial killer; committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell
- Zac Efron – film and television actor
- Susan Egan – actress
- Billie Eilish – singer
- Thelma "Tiby" Eisen – baseball player
- Isaiah Eisendorf – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Danny Elfman – musician and composer
- Jenna Elfman – actress
- Richard Elfman – film director
- Sam Elliott – actor
- Amit Elor – freestyle wrestler, 2024 Olympic champion and 8x world champion
- Roger Guy English – businessman, disc jockey, and Guinness World Record holder
- Anabel Englund – singer
- Robert Englund – actor and director
- Hayden Epstein – National Football League kicker
- Mike "SuperJew" Epstein – Major League Baseball first baseman
- Philip Erenberg – gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
- Eric Erlandson – musician
- Zach Ertz – NFL tight end
- Addie Garwood Estes – temperance activist
- Chris Evans – convicted train robber
- Evidence – rapper
- Briana Evigan – actress
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- Shelley Fabares – actress and singer
- Daeg Faerch – actor
- Bill Fagerbakke – actor and voice actor
- Lorrie Fair – retired soccer player
- Heather Fargo – mayor of Sacramento, California
- Valerie Faris – film director
- Jordan Farmar – basketball player
- Mia Farrow – actress
- David Faustino – actor
- Kevin Federline – rapper and former backup dancer
- Wayne Federman – comedian
- Roshon Fegan – actor
- Benny Feilhaber – soccer midfielder
- Dianne Feinstein – U.S. senator from California and mayor of San Francisco
- Beanie Feldstein – actress
- Fergie – singer, actress, and composer
- Carlee Fernández – sculptor and photographer
- Shiloh Fernandez – actor
- Sky Ferreira – singer, model, and actress
- Will Ferrell – actor
- Miguel Ferrer – actor
- America Ferrera – Honduran-American actress
- Sally Field − actress
- Aundrea Fimbres – singer
- Chloe Fineman – actress
- Carrie Fisher – actress
- Jon Fisher – author and entrepreneur
- Anna M. Fitch – writer
- Peggy Fleming – figure skater
- Shaun Fleming – actor
- Rhonda Fleming – actress and singer
- John Fogerty – musician
- Abigail Folger – coffee heiress, socialite, and murder victim
- Bridget Fonda – actress
- Lyndsy Fonseca – actress
- Paloma Ford – vocalist
- Jon Foreman – singer
- Dian Fossey – zoologist
- DeShaun Foster – football player
- Jodie Foster – actress
- Michael Lewis Foster – filmmaker
- Rickie Fowler – professional golfer
- Allen Fox – tennis player and coach
- Mackenzie Foy – actress and model
- Dillon Francis – music producer and DJ
- Louise E. Francis – journalist
- Dave Franco – actor and brother of James
- James Franco – actor and brother of Dave
- Paulette Frankl – artist and biographer
- Bonnie Franklin – actress
- Jeff Franklin – director
- Missy Franklin – 2012 Olympic gold medalist
- Cody Freeman – baseball player
- Freddie Freeman – baseball player
- Tyler Freeman – baseball player
- Max Fried – baseball pitcher
- Kevin Friedland – soccer player
- Taylor Fritz – tennis player
- Frost – rapper
- Robert Frost – poet
- Kurt Fuller – actor
- Edward Furlong – actor
- Fuslie – live streamer
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- Becky G – singer-songwriter and actress
- G-Eazy – rapper, singer and record producer
- Guy Gabaldon – United States Marine Corps
- Lynx and Lamb Gaede – white nationalist twin singers and musicians
- Lady Gaga – singer
- Lukas Gage – actor
- Richard Gage – 9/11 Truth movement activist
- Corey Gaines – basketball player and coach
- Beth Gallagher – actress
- Trace Gallagher – journalist
- Ray Gallardo – film director and cinematographer
- The Game – rapper and actor
- Eric Garcetti – mayor of Los Angeles
- Jeff Garcia – football player
- Jerry Garcia – musician
- Ryan Garcia – professional boxer
- Andrew Garfield – actor
- Brad Garrett – actor
- Spencer Garrett – actor
- Wolfgang Gartner – music producer and DJ
- Kyle Gass – musician
- Dirk Gates – network entrepreneur
- John Gavin – actor and ambassador
- Sarah Michelle Gellar – actress
- O.T. Genasis – rapper
- Inara George – singer and musician
- Paul George − professional basketball player
- Kaia Gerber − model
- Lauren German – actress
- Gina Gershon – actress and singer
- Jason Giambi – professional baseball player
- Greg Gibson – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
- Tyrese Gibson – actor and singer
- Frank Gifford – football player and sportscaster
- Brad Gilbert – tennis player and coach
- Melissa Gilbert – actress and producer
- Sara Gilbert – actress
- Lillian Moller Gilbreth – engineer
- Justin Gimelstob – tennis player
- Giveon – singer
- Enver Gjokaj – actor
- Danny Glover – actor
- Donald Glover – actor and singer
- Gnash – rapper and singer
- Jared Goff – NFL quarterback
- Bill Goldberg – professional NFL football player and undefeated professional wrestler
- Chelsey Goldberg – hockey player
- Rube Goldberg – cartoonist
- Paul Goldstein – tennis player and coach
- Tony Goldwyn – actor
- Selena Gomez – actress
- Phillip Gonyea – drummer and percussionist
- Adrián González – baseball player
- Tony Gonzalez – NFL tight end
- Meagan Good – actress
- Drew Gooden – professional basketball player
- Aaron Gordon – professional basketball player
- Jeff Gordon – NASCAR driver
- Molly Gordon – actress
- Robby Gordon – NASCAR driver
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt – actor
- Isidora Goreshter – actress
- Marjoe Gortner – evangelical minister
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar – actor
- Ben Gottschalk – National Football League offensive lineman
- Jim Grabb – tennis player ranked World No. 1 in doubles
- John Grabow – Major League Baseball player
- Kevin Graf – football offensive tackle
- Gloria Grahame – actress
- Andy Grammer – singer
- Farley Granger – actor
- Jennifer Granholm – Canadian-born politician, former governor of Michigan and former United States Secretary of Energy
- Beatrice Gray – actress
- Billy Gray – actor and motorcyclist
- Paul Gray – musician
- Devon Graye – actor
- Brian Grazer – Academy Award-winning film and television producer
- Erick Green – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Shawn Green – Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder
- Alex Greenwald – musician
- Joanie Greggains – radio show host, health, and fitness expert
- Sasha Grey – pornographic actress
- Nash Grier – Viner, YouTuber, and actor
- Merv Griffin – talk show host, singer, and television producer
- Florence Griffith Joyner – track athlete
- RL Grime – music producer
- Camryn Grimes – actress
- Josh Groban – singer
- Ashley Grossman – water polo player
- Kim Gruenenfelder – author
- Vince Guaraldi – musician
- Kimberly Guilfoyle – TV personality
- Natalie Gulbis – golfer
- Brett Gurewitz – guitarist
- Alfred Guth – Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
- Sharina Gutierrez – model
- Tony Gwynn – Hall of Fame baseball player
- Jake Gyllenhaal – actor
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- Walter A. Haas Jr. – chief executive officer of Levi Strauss & Co.
- Steven C. Hackett – economist
- Gene Hackman – actor
- Tiffany Haddish – comedian
- Bella Hadid – model
- Gigi Hadid – model
- Sammy Hagar – musician
- Merle Haggard – country music singer
- Joseph Hahn – painter, director, and musician
- Alana Haim – musician and actress
- Danielle Haim – musician
- Jackie Earle Haley – actor
- Mark Hamill – actor
- Jordan Hamilton – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Laird Hamilton – surfer
- Amelia Gray Hamlin – model
- Harry Hamlin – actor
- Armie Hammer – actor
- Kirk Hammett – musician
- Jonathan Hammond – filmmaker
- Daniel Handler – author, pen name Lemony Snicket
- Chet Hanks – actor and musician
- Colin Hanks – actor
- Tom Hanks – actor, director, and producer
- Gabbie Hanna – Internet personality, singer-songwriter
- Peter D. Hannaford – author and political advisor to Ronald Reagan
- Jeff Hanneman – guitarist
- Kay Hansen – mixed martial artist
- James Harden – basketball player
- Marcia Gay Harden – actress
- Ian Harding – actor
- Dan Haren – professional baseball player
- Mariska Hargitay – actress
- Jeff B. Harmon – film producer, director, and actor
- Mark Harmon – actor
- Kamala Harris – vice president of the United States; former U.S. senator from California
- Henry Harrower – endocrinologist
- Julia Hartz – entrepreneur
- Kevin Harvick – NASCAR driver
- Teri Hatcher – actress
- Henry Hathaway – film director
- Davey Havok – lead singer of AFI
- Tony Hawk – skateboarder
- Kristy Hawkins – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins – professional skateboarder
- Julie Hayek – Miss USA 1983
- Dennis Haysbert – actor
- Jenna Haze – pornographic actress
- Patty Hearst – actress and newspaper heiress
- William Randolph Hearst – newspaper publisher
- Ian Hecox – YouTuber
- Max Heidegger – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Simon Helberg – actor and comedian
- Julie Heldman – tennis player
- Mariel Hemingway – actress
- Christy Hemme – professional wrestler and model
- David Henrie – actor
- Sek Henry – professional basketball player, 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
- Pamela Hensley – actress
- H.E.R. – singer
- Faithe Herman – actress
- Jay Hernandez – actor
- Keith Hernandez – baseball player
- Mirelle Hernández – make-up artist
- Barbara Hershey – actress
- James Hetfield – musician
- Andy Hill – 3x college national champion basketball player, president of CBS Productions and Channel One News, author, and motivational speaker
- Jonah Hill – actor
- Paris Hilton – celebrity, model, actress, and DJ
- Nico Hiraga – skateboarder
- Emile Hirsch – actor
- Jason Hirsh – baseball player
- Hit-Boy – rapper and record producer
- David Hoberman – film director and producer, and founder of Mandeville Films
- Douglas Hodge – CEO of PIMCO; charged with fraud for allegedly participating in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal
- Dustin Hoffman – actor
- Trevor Hoffman – professional baseball player
- Amber L. Hollibaugh – writer and filmmaker
- Dexter Holland – singer and musician
- Brenda Holloway – singer-songwriter
- Josh Holloway – actor
- James Holmes – convicted gunman of the 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting
- Mike Holmgren – football coach
- Dennis Holt – poet, linguist, and translator
- Max Homa – professional golfer on the PGA Tour
- Dennis Hopper – actor and director
- Mark Hoppus – singer and musician
- Hopsin – rapper, actor, and record producer
- Cody Horn – actress
- James Horner – composer
- Nick Hornsby – basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Rhys Hoskins – Major League Baseball player
- Benjamin Howard – filmmaker
- Bryce Dallas Howard – actress
- C. Thomas Howell – actor
- Jerry Hsu – skateboarder
- Stephanie Hsu – actress
- Trevor Huddleston – NASCAR driver
- Huddy – social media personality
- Vanessa Hudgens – actress and singer
- Kate Hudson – actress
- Oliver Hudson – actor
- Phil Hughes – baseball player
- Yolanda Hughes-Heying – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Barry Hunau – illustrator
- William Hung – American Idol contestant
- Helen Hunt – actress
- Terry Huntingdon – Miss USA 1959
- Justin Hurwitz – composer
- Nipsey Hussle – rapper
- Anjelica Huston – actress
- Nyjah Huston – professional skateboarder
- Timothy Hutton – actor
- Tiffany Hwang – singer
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- Ruby Ibarra – Filipino-born rapper
- Ice Cube – musician and actor
- Ice-T – rapper, songwriter, actor, and producer
- Gabriel Iglesias – comedian
- iLoveMakonnen – rapper, singer, and record producer
- Danny Im – member of Korean music group 1TYM
- Grant Imahara – electronics and radio control expert
- Don Imus – radio personality
- Sabrina Ionescu – basketball player
- Allison Iraheta – singer
- Kathy Ireland – model
- Kiki Iriafen – basketball player
- Bill Irwin – actor and clown
- Chris Isaak – musician and actor
- Yasuhiro Ishimoto – photographer
- Nick Itkin – Olympic 2x bronze medalist foil fencer, junior world champion
- Phil Ivey – professional poker player
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- Shirley Jackson – author
- Skai Jackson – actress
- Jordan Jacobo – actor and screenwriter
- Helen Jacobs – tennis player ranked world #1
- Marielle Jaffe – actress
- Etta James – singer
- Jesse James – actor, welder, and chief executive officer of West Coast Choppers
- Tom Jancar – contemporary art dealer
- Dinah Jane – singer
- Gregg Jarrett – lawyer and journalist
- Jazzmun – actress
- BC Jean – singer
- Davon Jefferson – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Richard Jefferson – professional basketball player and commentator
- Chantel Jeffries – model
- Fran Jeffries – actress
- Kendall Jenner – reality star, model, and TV personality
- Kris Jenner – reality star
- Kylie Jenner – reality star, model, TV, and social media personality
- David Ji – Chinese-American electronics entrepreneur who co-founded Apex Digital, and was held against his will in China for months without charges during a business dispute
- Steve Jobs – computer pioneer and co-founder of Apple Computer
- Anjelah Johnson – actress and comedian
- Ashley Johnson – actress
- Dwayne Johnson – professional wrestler best known as "The Rock"; actor
- Jimmie Johnson – NASCAR driver and champion
- Kevin Johnson – basketball player and politician
- Keyshawn Johnson – football player
- Randy Johnson – baseball player
- Angelina Jolie – actress
- Haley Jones – basketball player
- Jerry Jones – owner of the Dallas Cowboys
- Marion Jones – track athlete
- Matt Jones – actor and comedian
- Rashida Jones – actress
- Tamala Jones – actress
- Sharon Jordan – actress
- Ashley Judd – actress
- Aaron Judge – baseball player
- Krystal Jung – cousin of Juliette Rodriguez Singer
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- Pauline Kael – film critic
- Colin Kaepernick – National Football League quarterback
- Ryan Kalish – Major League Baseball outfielder
- Tony Kanal – bassist with No Doubt
- Anita Kanter – tennis player ranked in world top 10
- Avi Kaplan – singer-songwriter
- Gabe Kapler – Major League Baseball outfielder, and manager of the San Francisco Giants
- Jason Kapono – former professional basketball player
- Carl Karcher – founder of Carl's Jr.
- Khloé Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
- Kim Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
- Kourtney Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
- Rob Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
- Robert Kardashian – attorney and businessman
- Terry Karl – professor of Latin American Studies at Stanford University
- Deena Kastor – Olympic runner
- Chris Kattan – actor and comedian
- Julie Kavner – actress
- Zoe Kazan – actress
- Diane Keaton – actress, director, and producer
- Keb' Mo' – blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Andrew Keegan – actor
- Baby Keem – rapper
- Kehlani – singer
- Eliza D. Keith – educator, suffragist, and journalist
- Sally Kellerman – actress
- Jamill Kelly – Olympic freestyle wrestler
- Minka Kelly – actress
- Edmund Kemper – serial killer
- Anthony Kennedy – Supreme Court justice
- Riley Keough – actress
- Kirk Kerkorian – investor and philanthropist
- Kesha – singer
- Jason Kidd – NBA player and coach
- Val Kilmer – actor
- Down AKA Kilo – rapper
- Kevin Kiner – film and television composer
- Billie Jean King – tennis player
- Elle King
- Joey King – actress
- Kerry King – guitarist
- Regina King – actress
- Rodney King – police brutality victim
- Maxine Hong Kingston – author
- Thomas Kinkade – artist
- Hayley Kiyoko – singer-songwriter, dancer and actress
- Erwin Klein – table tennis player
- Perry Klein – NFL quarterback
- Alix Klineman – volleyball player
- Matthew Knight – actor
- Suge Knight – record producer and music executive
- Kyle Korver – basketball player
- Kira Kosarin – singer and actress
- Joel Kramer – basketball player
- Lynn Kramer – skateboarder
- Zoë Kravitz – actress
- Kreayshawn – rapper, singer and music video director
- Dean Kremer – Israeli-American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Nathan Kress – actor
- Kayden Kross – pornographic actress
- Mike Krukow – baseball pitcher and announcer
- Leo Krupnik – Ukrainian-born American-Israeli former soccer player and current soccer coach
- Cy Kuckenbaker – filmmaker
- Lisa Kudrow – actress
- Raja Kumari – Indian-American rapper, songwriter, and singer
- Greg Kurstin – musician and producer
- Alex Kurtzman – filmmaker
- Michelle Kwan – figure skater
- Iris Kyle – 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
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- Aimee La Joie – actress
- Shia LaBeouf – actor
- Remy LaCroix – pornographic actress
- Lalaine – actress and singer-songwriter
- Derek Lam – fashion designer
- Kendrick Lamar – rapper, songwriter, and record producer
- Phil LaMarr – voice artist
- Adam Lambert – singer
- Michelle Lambert – singer
- Matthew Lane – professional golfer
- Ryan Lane – actor
- Brie Larson – actress
- Kyle Larson – racing driver
- Greg Laswell – singer and musician
- Lauv – Singer-songwriter
- Ryan Lavarnway – Israeli-American major-league baseball catcher
- Rick Law – illustrator and producer
- Ernest Lawrence – nuclear physicist
- Bianca Lawson – actress
- Tony Lazzeri – baseball player
- Brad Leaf – Israeli-American basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon and Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premier League
- T. J. Leaf – Israeli-American NBA basketball player
- Kiana Ledé – singer
- Amy Lee – musician
- Bruce Lee – martial artist
- Jason Lee – actor
- Swae Lee – rapper
- Tommy Lee – Greek-American musician
- Catherine LeFrançois – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Karenssa LeGear – actress
- Janet Leigh – actress
- Jennifer Jason Leigh – actress
- Thomas W. Lentz – art historian
- Kawhi Leonard – basketball player
- Logan Lerman – actor
- Brad Lesley – baseball player and cast member on Takeshi's Castle
- Lisa Leslie – basketball player
- Camille Levin – soccer player
- Savannah Levin – soccer player
- Adam Levine – musician
- Alexander Lévy – professional golfer
- Jane Levy – actress
- Monica Lewinsky – White House intern
- Huey Lewis – musician
- Juliette Lewis – actress
- Louise Lieberman – soccer coach and former player
- Rob Liefeld – comic book writer
- Xian Lim – Filipino actor, model, singer, host, blogger, filmmaker and professional basketball player
- Jeremy Lin – basketball player
- Seven Lions – musician
- Jonathan Lipnicki – actor
- David Lipsky – golfer
- Scott Lipsky – tennis player
- Peyton List – actress
- Blake Lively – actress
- Heather Locklear – actress
- James Lofton – NFL wide receiver
- John Logan – film screenwriter
- Alison Lohman – actress
- Konstantin Lokhanov – junior world champion and Olympic saber fencer
- Jack London – author
- Lauren London – TV personality, actress, and model
- Evan Longoria – baseball player
- George Lopez – actor and comedian
- Mario Lopez – actor
- Nancy Lopez – golfer
- Erik Lorig – football player
- Caity Lotz – actress, dancer, and singer
- Greg Louganis – Olympic diver
- Billie Lourd – actress
- Demi Lovato – actress and singer
- Courtney Love – musician
- Darlene Love – singer and actress
- Kevin Love – basketball player
- Mike Love – singer and songwriter
- Jon Lovitz – actor
- Ramona Lubo – Native American basketmaker
- George Lucas – filmmaker
- Lorna Luft – singer and actress
- Athena Lundberg – Playboy Playmate of the Month
- Ray Lynch – actor
- Ross Lynch – singer and actor
- Cheryl Lynn – singer
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- Alex Mack – NFL center
- Judah Leon Magnes – rabbi, first president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Tobey Maguire – actor and producer
- Theodore Maiman – inventor of Ruby Laser Systems Laser
- Daron Malakian – musician, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
- Rami Malek – actor
- Mia Malkova – pornographic actress
- Nazanin Mandi – actress, model, and singer
- Ricky Manning – football player
- J.P. Manoux – actor
- Bruce Manson – tennis player
- Josie Maran – actress and model
- Laura Marano – actress
- Vanessa Marano – actress
- Vanessa Marcil – actress
- Stacy Margolin – tennis player
- Xolo Maridueña – actor
- Constance Marie – actress
- Teena Marie – singer
- Cheech Marin – comedian and actor
- Shannon Marketic – Miss USA 1992
- Meghan Markle – actress and member of the British royal family
- Mozhan Marnò – television actress
- McKayla Maroney – 2012 Olympic gold and silver medalist
- Dean Paul Martin – actor and musician
- Steve Martin – comedian and actor
- Bobby Martinez – professional surfer
- Chris Masters – professional wrestler
- Sam Match – tennis player
- Tim Matheson – actor
- Bob Mathias – decathlete
- Casey Matthews – football linebacker
- Clay Matthews Jr. – football linebacker
- Clay Matthews III – football linebacker
- Rachel Matthews – actress
- Margie Marvelous – professional bodybuilder
- Kathy May – tennis player
- Misty May-Treanor – volleyball player
- MC Hammer – musician
- Merrick McCartha – television and film actor
- Kevin McCarthy – Speaker of the US House of Representatives
- Dave McCary – comedian and director
- Leigh McCloskey – actor and artist
- Pete McCloskey – politician
- Willie McCool – astronaut; killed in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
- Maureen McCormick – actress
- Jennette McCurdy – actress, producer and singer
- Audra McDonald – actress and singer
- Willie McGee – baseball player
- Ted McGinley – actor
- Jeremy McGrath – supercross racer
- Seanan McGuire – writer
- Mark McGwire – baseball player
- Wendi McLendon-Covey – actress
- Robert McNamara – former United States Secretary of Defense
- Sean McNamara – filmmaker
- Katharine McPhee – singer and actress
- Casey Mears – NASCAR driver
- Edwin Meese – United States Attorney General
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex – actress and British royal
- Robert Mellard – soldier
- Rodney Melville – judge
- Bob Melvin – Major League Baseball player and manager
- Bridgit Mendler – actress and singer
- Mike Mentzer – professional bodybuilder and 1979 Mr. Olympia heavyweight champion
- Lee Meriwether – actress and Miss America
- Casey Merrill – NFL running back
- Derek Mears – actor and stuntman
- AJ Michalka – actress and musician
- Aly Michalka – actress and singer
- Phil Mickelson – golfer
- Miguel – singer and producer
- Alyssa Miller – model
- Johnny Miller – golfer and TV commentator
- Jon Miller – sportscaster
- Marisa Miller – supermodel
- Penelope Ann Miller – actress
- Reggie Miller – basketball player
- Stanley Miller – chemist
- Norm Mineta – U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Transportation
- Hasan Minhaj – comedian
- Liza Minnelli – singer and actress
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse – actor
- Deborah A. Miranda – Native American writer and poet
- Patricia Miranda – Olympic women's freestyle wrestler
- Elizabeth Mitchell – actress
- Shay Mitchell – actress
- Ron Mix – Hall of Fame football player
- Joe Mixon – NFL running back
- Matthew Modine – actor
- Cameron Monaghan – actor and model
- Maika Monroe – actress
- Marilyn Monroe – sex symbol and actress
- Elizabeth Montgomery – actress
- Warren Moon – football player
- Kyle Mooney – actor and comedian
- Shemar Moore – actor
- Terry Moore – actress
- Alex Morgan – United States women's national soccer team striker
- Pat Morita – Japanese-American actor and comedian
- John Morrison – professional wrestler
- Camila Morrone – actress and model
- George Moscone – mayor of San Francisco
- Jon Moscot – American-Israeli Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
- Merrill Moses – Olympic medalist water polo player
- Shane Mosley – boxer
- Elisabeth Moss – actress
- Bethany Mota – YouTuber
- Jason Mraz – singer and musician
- Manny MUA – makeup artist
- Megan Mullally – actress
- Thom Michael Mulligan – actor
- Marcus Mumford – singer and musician
- Bill Mumy – child actor
- Noah Munck – actor
- Eddie Murray – baseball player
- Lenda Murray – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Dave Mustaine – musician
- Dominik Mysterio – professional wrestler
- Rey Mysterio – professional wrestler
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- Kent Nagano – conductor
- Mirai Nagasu – figure skater
- Larry Nagler – tennis player
- Sam Nahem – Major League Baseball pitcher
- Kathy Najimy – actress
- Corey Nakatani – horse racing jockey
- Anna Nalick – singer-songwriter
- Hani Naser – Jordanian-American musician
- Emilio Nava – tennis player
- Dave Navarro – guitarist
- Lorenzo Neal – Pro Bowl football player
- Stephen Neal – world champion freestyle wrestler and three-time Super Bowl champion
- Jeff Newman – Major League Baseball All-Star baseball player and manager
- Laraine Newman – comedian, actress, and voice artist
- Randy Newman – composer and musician
- Julie Newmar – actress
- Gavin Newsom – governor of California; former mayor of San Francisco
- Joanna Newsom – singer and harpist
- Leyna Nguyen – Vietnamese born television anchor
- Nichkhun – Thai-American singer and rapper of 2PM
- Christina Nigra – actress
- Richard Nixon – 37th president of the United States
- Lyn Nofziger – author, journalist, and White House Press Secretary
- Isamu Noguchi – artist
- Minae Noji – actress
- Bradley Nowell – singer and musician
- James Nunnally – basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague, formerly in the NBA
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- Dagmar Oakland – stage and screen actress
- Willis O'Brien – film special-effects artist
- Frank Ocean – singer
- Raymond Ochoa – actor
- Ryan Ochoa – actor
- Aubrey O'Day – singer
- Lefty O'Doul – baseball player
- OhGeesy – rapper
- Larisa Oleynik – actress
- Edward James Olmos – actor
- Tony Olmos – filmmaker
- Elizabeth Olsen – actress
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – actresses and entrepreneurs
- Susan Olsen – actress
- Igor Olshansky – National Football League defensive end
- Omarion – musician and singer
- Patrick O'Neal – sportscaster
- Ryan O'Neal – actor
- Tatum O'Neal – actress
- Heather O'Rourke – actress
- Jenna Ortega – actress
- Emily Osment – actress and singer
- Haley Joel Osment – actor
- Jimmy Osmond − singer
- Ryann O'Toole – professional golfer
- Rick Owens – fashion designer
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- Carson Palmer – football quarterback
- Gwyneth Paltrow – actress
- Cathey Palyo – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Leon Panetta – White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense
- Jon Pardi – singer and musician
- Jennifer Paredes – actress and musician
- Jerry Paris – director and actor
- Ashley Park – actress
- Grace Park – actress
- Jae Park – Argentine born K-pop singer
- Richard Park – ice hockey forward for the New York Islanders
- Dominique Parrish – world champion in women's freestyle wrestling
- Harry Partch – composer
- Audrina Patridge – TV personality, television presenter, actress, and model
- Dylan Patton – actor
- George S. Patton – military commander
- Paula Patton – actress
- Jake Paul – YouTuber
- Logan Paul – YouTuber
- Corey Pavin – golfer
- Sara Paxton – actress and singer
- Gary Payton – professional basketball player
- Gregory Peck – actor
- Sam Peckinpah – film director
- Joc Pederson – baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
- Dustin Pedroia – baseball player
- Nia Peeples – singer and actress
- Terren Peizer – businessperson convicted of insider trading and securities fraud
- Lisa Pelikan – actress
- Nancy Pelosi – California Congresswoman and first Californian and first woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives serving 2007–2011 and again 2019–2023
- Chris Penn – actor
- Sean Penn – actor
- Stacy Peralta – skateboarder, surfer, and movie director
- Chelsea Peretti – comedian
- Melina Perez – professional wrestler
- Bradley Steven Perry – actor
- Katy Perry – singer
- Bryan Petersen – baseball player
- Lakey Peterson – professional surfer
- Jade Pettyjohn – actress
- Michelle Pfeiffer – actress
- Paul Pierce – professional basketball player
- Eric Pierpoint – actor
- Kevin Pillar – baseball player
- Chris Pine – actor
- Drew Pinsky – radio and TV personality, physician, and addiction medicine specialist
- Kelsey Plum – basketball player
- Eve Plumb – actress
- Jim Plunkett – football quarterback
- Brennan Poole – NASCAR driver
- Larry Poole – actor and film producer
- Whitney Port – TV personality, fashion designer, and author
- Tyler Posey – actor
- Stefanie Powers – actress
- Spencer Pratt – television personality
- Tristan Prettyman – singer and musician
- Tayshaun Prince – professional basketball player
- Freddie Prinze Jr. – actor
- Kelly Pryce – stand-up comedian
- Jade Puget – musician
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- Jack Quaid – actor
- Kathleen Quinlan – actress
- J. G. Quintel – animator and voice actor
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- Shelby Rabara – actress
- Scott Radinsky – Major League Baseball player and coach
- Frances Rafferty – actress
- Max Rafferty – former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, author, and columnist
- Mark Ragins – psychiatrist in the recovery movement, founding member of the Village ISA
- Francia Raisa – actress
- Bonnie Raitt – singer
- Lara Raj – singer from the group KATSEYE
- Efren Ramirez – actor
- Megan Rapinoe – professional soccer player, Olympic gold medalist
- Ben Rattray – founder and CEO of Change.org
- Ronald Reagan – governor of California, former actor, and 40th president of the United States
- Tyler Reddick – NASCAR driver
- Robert Redford – actor and director
- Nikki Reed – actress
- Mason Reese – child actor
- Autumn Reeser – actress
- Andy Reid – football coach
- Tasha Reign – pornographic actress, nude model, producer, and sex columnist
- Maria Remenyi – Miss USA 1966
- Jeremy Renner – actor
- Dane Reynolds – professional surfer
- Ryan Reynolds – award-winning actor born in Canada lives in California
- Roddy Ricch – rapper
- Christina Ricci – actress
- Neil Raymond Ricco – poet and author
- Robert Ri'chard – actor
- Ariana Richards – actress
- Kyle Richards – actress and television personality
- Michael Richards – actor
- Nicole Richie – actress
- Sofia Richie – model
- Sally Ride – astronaut
- Isiah Rider – basketball player
- Cathy Rigby – gymnast and actress
- Molly Ringwald – actress
- Jason Ritter – actor
- Jenni Rivera – singer
- Naya Rivera – actress and singer
- Ron Rivera – American football player and coach
- Lil Rob – Chicano rapper
- Tim Robbins – actor
- Tony Robbins – life coach
- Jackie Robinson – Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Major League Baseball's 20th-century color line
- Julia Robinson – mathematician
- Lela Rochon – actress
- Sam Rockwell – actor
- Aaron Rodgers – National Football League quarterback
- Olivia Rodrigo – singer and actress
- Paul Rodriguez – Mexican-born comedian, actor, singer and rapper
- Destiny Rogers – singer
- Dana Rohrabacher – member of the United States House of Representatives
- Jimmy Rollins – baseball player
- Jim Rome – sports radio host
- Rebecca Romijn – model and actress
- Tony Romo – football quarterback and commentator
- Al Rosen – Major League Baseball MVP; four-time All-Star
- Daniel Rosenbaum – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Dennis Ross, American diplomat and author
- Kyla Ross – 2012 Olympic gold medalist
- Kerry Rossall – actor and stuntman
- Alexander Rossi – racing driver
- Ronda Rousey – professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist, former UFC bantamweight champion
- Rachel Roy – fashion designer
- Josiah Royce – philosopher
- Pete Rozelle – National Football League commissioner
- FaZe Rug – YouTuber
- RuPaul – drag queen
- Bill Russell – basketball player
- Keri Russell – actress
- Rene Russo – actress
- Jesse Rutherford – musician
- Marla Ruzicka – activist
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- CC Sabathia – Hall of Fame baseball player
- Katey Sagal – actress
- Halston Sage – actress
- Andy Samberg – actor and comedian
- Samia – musician
- Daniel Samohin – Israeli Olympic figure skater
- Josh Samuels – Olympic water polo player
- Jessica Sanchez – singer-songwriter
- Sonny Sandoval – musician
- Saweetie – rapper, singer-songwriter
- Monte Scheinblum – 1992 U.S. and world long-driving golf champion
- Eli Schenkel – Canadian Olympic fencer
- Wally Schlotter – film producer
- Casey Schmitt – infielder for the San Francisco Giants
- Rob Schneider – actor
- Schoolboy Q – rapper
- Dave Schultz – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
- Mark Schultz – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
- Arnold Schwarzenegger – Austrian-American actor, former bodybuilder, businessman, and governor of California
- Patrick Schwarzenegger – actor, model, and son of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Jason Schwartzman – actor
- Cathy Scott – true crime author, journalist
- Tom Seaver – baseball player
- Logan Seavey – racing driver
- Jason Segel – actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author
- Jason Sehorn – NFL cornerback
- Mike Seidman – NFL tight end
- Vic Seixas – Hall of Fame former world #1 tennis player
- Edgar Seligman – San Francisco-born British six-time fencing champion and two-time Olympic fencing medalist
- Christian Serratos – actress
- Adam G. Sevani – actor and dancer
- Atticus Shaffer – actor
- Tupac Shakur – actor/rapper
- Samantha Shapiro – gymnast
- Sharon Shapiro – gymnast
- Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry – long-distance runner
- Ryan Sheckler – skateboarder
- Charlie Sheen – actor
- Marley Shelton – actress
- Art Sherman – horse trainer and jockey
- Richard Sherman – NFL cornerback
- Ryan Sherriff – Major League Baseball pitcher
- Larry Sherry – baseball pitcher
- Norm Sherry – catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball
- Mike Shinoda – musician
- Jennifer Siebel Newsom – First partner of California, actress, and documentary filmmaker
- Alicia Silverstone – actress
- Jerry Simon – American-Israeli basketball player
- Diamon Simpson – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- O. J. Simpson – football player, actor, and convicted felon
- Simon Singer – world champion American handball player, and radio and television actor
- Nikki Sixx – musician
- Skrillex – DJ and musician
- Alexandra Slade – actress
- Matthew Slater – NFL wide receiver and special teams gunner
- Margaret F. Slusher – businesswoman
- Cameron Smith – NFL football player
- Jaden Smith – actor, rapper, singer-songwriter
- Regan Smith – Olympic swimmer, broke multiple world records in swimming
- Steve Smith Sr. – NFL wide receiver
- JuJu Smith-Schuster – NFL wide receiver
- Duke Snider – baseball player
- Snow Tha Product – rapper
- Anastasia Soare – Romanian-American businesswoman and founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills
- Liza Soberano – Filipino-American actress, model, and singer
- Brenda Song – actress
- Song Oh-kyun – activist
- Chris Soriano – filmmaker and actor
- Frank Spellman – Olympic champion weightlifter
- Mark Spitz – nine-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer
- John Stamos – actor
- Leland Stanford – railroad tycoon
- Jeffree Star – makeup artist
- Jesse Jo Stark – singer and actress
- Martin Starr – actor
- Gwen Stefani – singer-songwriter, and fashion designer
- Maggie Steffens – professional water polo player, two-time Olympic gold medalist
- John Steinbeck – author
- Max Steinberg – American-Israeli IDF lone soldier killed in the 2014 Gaza War
- Hailee Steinfeld – actress, singer-songwriter
- Amandla Stenberg – actress
- Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight – Wikipedian
- Daniel Steres – professional soccer player with the LA Galaxy
- Brett Sterling – NHL ice hockey player
- Minna Stess – Olympic skateboarder
- Todd Steussie – NFL football player
- Ted Stevens – U.S. Senator from Alaska and Solicitor of the Department of Interior
- Booboo Stewart – actor
- Fivel Stewart – actress
- Kristen Stewart – actress
- Lindsey Stirling – violinist
- Robert Stock – Major League Baseball baseball pitcher
- Spencer Stone – US Air Force Staff Sergeant known for stopping a gunman in a Paris-bound train from Amsterdam; author of The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes
- Melvin Storer – Navy diver and shipfitter
- Jackson Stormo – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Darryl Strawberry – MLB baseball outfielder
- Sean Strickland - Professional mixed martial artist
- CJ Stubbs - Major League Baseball catcher for the Washington Nationals
- Garrett Stubbs - Major League Baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Michael Stuhlbarg – actor
- Beaumelle Sturtevant-Peet – temperance activist and suffragist
- Jeremy Sumpter – actor
- Stephen Swartz – singer and musician
- Alison Sweeney – actress
- Jodie Sweetin – actress
- Emelie Tracy Y. Swett – poet, author, educator
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- Amber Tamblyn – actress
- Russ Tamblyn – actor
- Amy Tan – writer
- Deshon Taylor, basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Isaiah Taylor – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Shannon Taylor – film producer
- Scout Taylor-Compton – actress
- Brian Teacher – tennis player, Australian Open champion, and coach
- Technoblade – YouTuber
- TeeFlii – rapper and producer
- Aimee Teegarden – actress and model
- Rowdy Tellez – baseball player
- Eliot Teltscher – tennis player
- Shirley Temple – child film star, former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, and Czechoslovakia
- Zack Test – rugby union player
- Reggie Theus – basketball player and coach
- Robin Thicke – singer and record producer
- Nosaj Thing – producer
- Klay Thompson – basketball player
- Stephen Thompson Jr. – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Tessa Thompson – actress
- Rawson Marshall Thurber – filmmaker and actor
- Pat Tillman – football player and soldier
- Jennifer Tilly – actress and poker player
- Justin Timberlake – singer
- Tinashe – singer
- Kenneth Tobey – actor
- Mark Tollefsen – basketball player, 2018–19 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Shaun Tomson – South African world champion surfer
- Too Short – rapper
- Pat Toomay – former football player
- Dara Torres – competitive swimmer, first American swimmer to become a five-time Olympian
- Alessandra Torresani – actress
- Josie Totah – actress
- Toypurina – Native American medicine woman
- Alan Trammell – baseball player
- Karrueche Tran – actress and model
- Kelly Marie Tran – actress
- Danny Trejo – actor
- Michael Trevino – actor
- Michael Trucco – actor
- Robert Trujillo – bassist
- Mark Tuan – rapper
- Dakarai Tucker – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Lisa Tucker – singer
- Ryan Turell – basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise, Yeshiva University
- Mark Turenshine – American-Israeli basketball player
- Christy Turlington – model
- Bree Turner – actress
- Justin Turner – baseball player
- Ty Dolla Sign – rapper
- Tyga – rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
- Aisha Tyler – actress
- Tyler, the Creator – rapper and record producer
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- Alanna Ubach – actress
- Ben Underwood – blind teen best known as one of the world's most proficient echolocators
- The Usos – professional wrestlers
- Chase Utley – baseball player
- Edred Utomi – actor
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- Jasmine V – singer
- Aaron Valdes – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Ritchie Valens – singer
- Karen Valentine – actress
- Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo – Mexican general and American politician
- Grace Van Dien – actress
- Jason Vargas – baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Elle Varner – singer
- Jake Varner – Olympic freestyle wrestler, gold medalist at 2012 Summer Olympics
- Andrew Vasquez – Native American flute player
- Jhonen Vasquez – comic-book writer and artist
- Jovan Vavic – USC water polo coach
- Cain Velasquez – professional wrestler
- Stephen Venard – lawman
- Julieta Venegas – singer and musician
- Milo Ventimiglia – actor
- Ken Venturi – golfer
- Gwen Verdon – actress
- Victoria Vetri – model and actress
- Robert M. Viale – U.S. Medal of Honor recipient
- Antonio Villaraigosa – 51st mayor of Los Angeles
- Danielle von Zerneck – actress
- Roy Marlin Voris – World War II flying ace and founder of the United States Navy Blue Angels
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- Rachel Wacholder – professional beach volleyball player and model
- Aly Wagner – retired soccer player
- Bobby Wagner – NFL linebacker
- Lindsay Wagner – actress
- Tom Waits – musician and composer
- Paul Walker – actor
- William Wall – filmmaker
- Bill Walsh – football coach
- Laurie Walters – actress
- Bill Walton – Hall of Fame basketball player
- Luke Walton – basketball player and coach
- Andre Ward – 2004 Summer Olympics gold medal-winning boxer
- Fred Ward – actor
- Zhavia Ward – singer
- Earl Warren – 30th governor of California and 14th Chief Justice of the United States
- Rick Warren – pastor and author
- Ryn Weaver – singer
- Stormi Webster – Kylie Jenner’s daughter
- Whitney Wegman-Wood – actress and screenwriter
- Scott Weiland – singer-songwriter
- Caspar Weinberger – United States Secretary of Defense
- Kimberly Weinberger – actress
- Phil Weintraub – Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder
- Bob Weir – musician
- Zack Weiss – American-Israeli Major League Baseball player
- Abbey Weitzeil – Olympic swimmer
- Brian Welch – musician and guitarist
- Raquel Welch – Golden Globe Award-winning actress
- North West – musician
- Chanel West Coast – television personality, rapper, and singer
- Russell Westbrook – basketball player
- Adam Wheeler – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
- Jill Whelan – actress
- Stephen Girard Whipple – 49er, newspaper editor, Union Army officer, and politician
- Shaun White – snowboarder
- Mae Whitman – actress and singer
- Brandon Whitt – NASCAR driver
- Sidney Wicks – basketball player
- Jordan Wilimovsky – Olympic pool swimmer and open water swimmer
- will.i.am – rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, and member of The Black Eyed Peas
- Barry Williams – actor
- Derrick Williams – basketball player with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague; formerly with five NBA teams
- Emily Williams – early 20th-century architect
- Esther Williams – actress
- Jamaal Williams – football player
- John Williams – composer
- Paul Williams – architect
- Serena Williams – tennis player
- Ted Williams – Hall of Fame baseball player
- Venus Williams – tennis player
- Dave Williamson – stand-up comedian
- Dontrelle Willis – baseball player
- Helen Wills – tennis player
- Brian Wilson – musician
- Carl Wilson – musician
- Rita Wilson – actress
- Jacarra Winchester – world champion in women's freestyle wrestling
- Ariel Winter – actress
- Josh Wise – NASCAR driver
- Jeff Withey – player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League
- Tamara Witmer – model
- Zachary Wohlman – boxer
- Wally Wolf – swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic champion
- Matthew Wolff – professional golfer
- Nat Wolff – actor and musician
- Sara Wolfkind – actress
- Chris Wondolowski – professional soccer player
- Ali Wong – stand-up comedian and actress
- Linda Wong – pornographic actress
- Victor Wong – actor
- Victor Wong – actor
- Kevin Woo – singer and TV personality
- Beatrice Wood – artist
- Natalie Wood – actress
- David Woodard – conductor and writer
- John Wooden – college basketball coach
- Cynthia Woodhead – swimmer
- Shailene Woodley – actress
- Tiger Woods – golfer
- Steve Wozniak – inventor of the Apple Computer
- Jason Wright – American football player and executive
- Noah Wyle – actor
X
- Lil Xan – rapper
Y
- Kristi Yamaguchi – professional figure skater
- Elliott Yamin – singer
- Jenny Y Yang – chemist
- "Weird Al" Yankovic – parodist and musician
- Steve Yeager – Major League Baseball catcher
- Yeat – rapper
- Anton Yelchin – actor
- YG – rapper and actor
- Charlyne Yi – actress and comedian
- Tina Yothers – actress
- Kevin Youkilis – All-Star Major League Baseball player
- Adrian Young – No Doubt's drummer
- Cameron Young – basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Emily Mae Young – actress
- Nick Young – actor
- Nick Young – professional basketball player
- Joon Yun – radiologist
Z
- Frank Zamboni – inventor
- Joanna Zeiger – Olympic and world champion triathlete, and author
- Zendaya – actress and singer
- Anthony Zerbe – actor
- ZHU – electronic music producer and singer
- Zoya – folk singer
- Elmo Zumwalt – Chief of Naval Operations
- Daphne Zuniga – actress
- Louis Zamperini – Olympic athlete and army officer
Musical groups
- Adema – nu metal band
- AFI – rock band
- Alien Ant Farm – rock band
- As I Lay Dying – metal band
- Atreyu – metalcore band
- Audioslave – rock band
- Avenged Sevenfold – metal band
- Bad Religion – punk band
- The Bangles – pop band
- The Beach Boys – pop band
- The Bird and the Bee – indie duo
- Black Eyed Peas – pop/rap group
- Black Flag – hardcore band
- Blind Melon – psychedelic rock band
- Blink-182 – pop/punk band
- Body Count – rap/metal band
- The Byrds – folk rock band
- Circle Jerks – punk band
- Coal Chamber – nu metal band
- Concrete Blonde – alternative band
- Counting Crows – rock band
- Crazy Town – rap/rock band
- Creedence Clearwater Revival – rock band
- Cypress Hill – hip hop band
- Dead Kennedys – rock band
- Deftones – alternative metal band
- The Donnas – rock band
- The Doors – rock band
- The Eagles – rock band
- Eels – alternative band
- Faith No More – alternative band
- Far East Movement – hip hop band
- Fear Factory – metal band
- Fishbone – alternative band
- Flogging Molly – Celtic punk band
- Geraldine Fibbers – alternative band
- Germs – punk band
- The Go-Go's – pop band
- Grateful Dead – folk rock band
- Green Day – rock band
- Guns N' Roses – hard rock band
- Hed PE – rap/rock band
- Hollywood Undead – rap/metal band
- Hoobastank – rock band
- In Fear And Faith – metal band
- Incubus – rock band
- Jane's Addiction – alternative band
- Jefferson Airplane – rock band
- Journey – rock band
- Julien-K – synth band
- Korn – nu metal band
- Lifehouse – pop rock band
- Linkin Park – alternative rock band
- Lit – rock band
- Machine Head – heavy metal band
- Mad at the World – Christian rock band
- Maroon 5 – rock band
- Megadeth – metal band
- Metallica – metal band
- Minutemen – punk band
- The Monkees – pop band
- Mötley Crüe – hard rock band
- Mr. Bungle – experimental rock band
- N.W.A – hip hop group
- No Doubt – ska-punk band
- The O.C. Supertones – ska band
- Of Mice & Men – metalcore band
- The Offspring – rock band
- Oingo Boingo – new wave band
- Orgy – synth
- Otep – heavy metal band
- P.O.D. – rock band
- Papa Roach – rap/metal band
- Prophets of Rage – rap/metal band
- Queens of the Stone Age – rock band
- Rage Against the Machine – rap/metal band
- Ratt – hard rock band
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – rock band
- Sixx:A.M. – rock band
- Slayer – metal band
- Smile Empty Soul – post-grunge band
- Snot – rock band
- Social Distortion – punk band
- Spineshank – metal band
- Static-X – industrial metal band
- Stone Temple Pilots – hard rock band
- Sublime – ska-punk and dub band
- Suicidal Tendencies – punk/metal band
- Suicide Silence – metal band
- Switchfoot – rock band
- System of a Down – metal band
- Tesla – hard rock band
- Third Eye Blind – rock band
- Thrice – rock band
- Tool – progressive metal band
- Trapt – rock band
- Van Halen – hard rock band
- Velvet Revolver – hard rock band
- The Wallflowers – rock band
- Weezer – alternative rock band
- X – alternative/punk band
California transplants
- Samuel Brannan – newspaper publisher
- Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo – Spanish explorer
- César Chávez – labor leader
- Juan Bautista de Anza – Spanish explorer
- Gaspar de Portolà – Spanish explorer
- Larry Ellison – co-founder of Oracle Corporation
- John C. Frémont – explorer, military officer, U.S. senator from California
- Domingo Ghirardelli – chocolatier
- Chick Hearn – National Basketball Association announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
- William Redington Hewlett – co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
- Bob Hope – actor, singer, and comedian
- Steve Jurvetson – venture capitalist
- James Lick – real estate baron
- Steve Martin – actor, author, comedian, and director
- Johnny Mathis – singer
- Fritz Maytag – former owner of Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco; chairman of the board of the Maytag Dairy Farms
- Thomas Mesereau – criminal defense lawyer
- Joe Montana – National Football League quarterback
- Joe Morgan – baseball player
- John Muir – naturalist
- Joshua A. Norton – British self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico"
- Buck Owens – country music performer
- Ronald Reagan – actor and 40th president of the United States
- Carlos Santana – Mexican musician
- Michael Savage – author, political commentator, radio host
- Charles M. Schulz – cartoonist
- Arnold Schwarzenegger – governor of California, actor, and bodybuilder
- Vin Scully – announcer for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers
- Glenn T. Seaborg – chemist
- Junipero Serra – Spanish missionary
- Steven Spielberg – director
- Leland Stanford – railroad baron, governor of California, and founder of Stanford University
- Ken Starr – lawyer and university law dean
- Levi Strauss – Bavarian clothing manufacturer
- John Sutter – Swiss real estate baron
- Mark Twain – humorist and author
- Lars Ulrich – musician
- Sarah Winchester – heiress, eccentric and builder of the Winchester Mystery House
- Charles Wood – musical theatre performer
- Chuck Yeager – United States Air Force test pilot
- Ace Young – singer
- Steve Young – National Football League quarterback