List of people from California

• 12th Planet – record producer and DJ
• 24hrs – rapper
• 24kGoldn – rapper
• 2Mex – rapper

• Willie Aames – actor
• Stephen Abas – Olympic freestyle wrestler
• Paula Abdul – singer and dancer, American Idol panelist
• 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 (born 1966), 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 (Rick and Morty)
• Josh Allen – NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills)
• Keegan Allen – actor (Pretty Little Liars)
• 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 (Love All You Have Left)
• Helen Andelin – author (Fascinating Womanhood)
• Anthony Anderson – actor
• Melissa Sue Anderson – actress
• Paul Thomas Anderson – filmmaker
• Tom Anderson – co-founder of the social network MySpace
• Jennifer Aniston – actress (Friends)
• Odette Annable – actress
• Kenzie Anne – actress
• Maude Apatow – actress (Euphoria)
• apl.de.ap – Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer (Black Eyed Peas)
• Shiri Appleby – actress and film director (Roswell)
• Christina Applegate – actress
• Jon Appleton – composer
• Anne Archer – actress
• Eve Arden – actress
• Billie Joe Armstrong – musician, guitarist, and vocalist (Green Day)
• Lucie Arnaz – actress
• Genevieve Artadi – musician and singer-songwriter
• Maureen Arthur – actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)
• Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bassist (Korn)
• Ashe – singer
• Sean Astin – actor (The Goonies, The Lord of the Rings)
• Jeff Atkinson – distance runner and Olympian
• Mark Atkinson – film actor and producer (Pulp Friction)
• Coco Austin – television personality
• Tracy Austin – tennis player
• Dylan Axelrod – baseball player

• Scott Caan – actor (Hawaii Five-0 and Ocean's series)
• Johnathan Cabral – Olympic hurdler
• Richard Cabral – actor
• Herb Caen – newspaper columnist (San Francisco Chronicle)
• John Cage – composer
• Nicolas Cage – actor
• Colbie Caillat – singer
• Evan Call – composer
• Calmatic – filmmaker
• Angelo Caloiaro (born 1989) – American-Italian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Greg Camarillo – NFL wide receiver
• Dove Cameron – actress (Liv and Maddie)
• Dolph Camilli – baseball player
• Colleen Camp – actress
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell – U.S. senator from Colorado
• Brooke Candy – rapper
• Nick Cannon – actor, television presenter, rapper
• Lizzy Caplan – actress
• Linda Cardellini – actress (Freaks and Geeks)
• Tucker Carlson – television host
• Adam Carolla – radio and television personality
• David Carr – football quarterback
• Derek Carr – football quarterback
• David Carradine (1936–2009) – actor (Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2, Kung Fu)
• Ever Carradine – actress and daughter of Robert Carradine
• Keith Carradine – actor (Deadwood, Nashville)
• Robert Carradine – actor (Revenge of the Nerds)
• 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 (The X-Files)
• Mike Carter (born 1955) – American-Israeli basketball player
• Aya Cash – actress
• Chris Cashman – filmmaker (Thane of East County)
• 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 (The Tree of Life, Zero Dark Thirty)
• Kwan Cheatham (born 1995) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Cher – actress and singer
• Joey Chestnut – competitive eater
• Julia Child – chef, author, and television personality
• Margaret Cho – actress and comedian
• Justin Chon – actor
• Amy Chow – gymnast
• Jamie Chung – actress
• Eddie Cibrian – actor (Sunset Beach, Third Watch, CSI: Miami)
• Marcia Clark – lawyer
• Melinda Clarke – actress (The O.C., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)
• Lana Clarkson – actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
• Les Claypool – bass player (Primus)
• Mark Clear – Major League Baseball two-time All-Star relief pitcher
• Doug Clifford – drummer (member of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Angus Cloud (1998–2023) – actor (Euphoria)
• Johnnie Cochran – lawyer (1937–2005)
• Claire Coffee – actress
• Audra Cohen (born 1986) – tennis player
• Jordan Cohen (born 1997) – 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 (Glee) and author (The Land of Stories)
• Holly Marie Combs – actress (Charmed)
• Maureen Connolly – tennis player
• Mike Connors – actor (Mannix)
• Lauren Conrad – television personality, fashion designer, and author
• Elisha Cook Jr. – actor (The Maltese Falcon)
• Coolio (1963–2022) – rapper, singer, record producer, and actor
• Lillian Copeland (1904–1964) – Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
• Ivan Cornejo – singer-songwriter
• Miranda Cosgrove – actress and singer (School of Rock, Drake & Josh, iCarly)
• Michael Costello – fashion designer
• Kevin Costner – actor and director (Dances with Wolves, Field of Dreams)
• Natalie Coughlin – Olympic swimmer
• Glenn Cowan (1952–2004) – table tennis player^[6]
• Nikki Cox – actress (Las Vegas)
• Carly Craig – actress (Hall Pass)
• Mary Lynde Craig – president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
• Alan Cranston – U.S. senator from California
• Bryan Cranston – actor (Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad)
• 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 (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Cameron Crowe – filmmaker
• Raymond Cruz – actor
• Kaley Cuoco – actress (The Big Bang Theory)
• Jake Curhan (born 1998) – American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL)
• Vinny Curran – actor (Resolution, Everybody Dies by the End)
• Valorie Curry – actress (The Tick)
• Jamie Lee Curtis – actress (Halloween, Trading Places, True Lies, Freaky Friday)
• Cole Custer – NASCAR driver
• Miley Cyrus – singer

• Carson Daly – television host
• Zubin Damania (born 1973) – 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 (Smile Empty Soul)
• Harry Danning – Major League Baseball All-Star catcher
• Ted Danson – actor (Cheers, Becker, The Good Place)
• Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) – 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 (born 1970) – basketball player
• Noah Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997) – MLB baseball player (Colorado Rockies)
• Terrell Davis – professional football player
• Randy Davison – actor (Mank, The United States vs. Billie Holiday)
• Ken Davitian – Armenian-American character actor
• Devin Dawson – singer and musician
• Shane Dawson – YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician
• Mandana Dayani (born 1982) – Iranian-American businesswoman and media executive
• Jonathan Dayton – film director (Little Miss Sunshine)
• 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 (Rage Against the Machine)
• Luca de la Torre – soccer player
• Giada De Laurentiis – Italian born chef
• Lil Debbie – rapper
• Jayme Dee – singer and musician
• Javin DeLaurier (born 1998) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Grey DeLisle – voice actress
• Tom DeLonge – singer and musician (Blink-182)
• Brad Delson – musician (Linkin Park)
• 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 (Sacramento Kings)
• Emily Deschanel – actress (Bones)
• Zooey Deschanel – actress and singer (New Girl)
• Zoey Deutch – actress
• Jeff Deverett – film producer (Full Out, The Samuel Project)
• Dimitri Diatchenko – actor
• Cameron Diaz – actress (Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
• Nate Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
• Nick Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
• Matt DiBenedetto – NASCAR driver
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Academy Award–winning actor (The Departed, Titanic)
• Joan Didion – writer
• Nahshon Dion – writer
• Vin Diesel – actor (Fast & Furious, The Chronicles of Riddick, xXx)
• Trent Dilfer – National Football League quarterback
• Joe DiMaggio – baseball player
• Gianna Dior – pornographic film actress
• Frank DiPalermo – actor, playwright, and poet (We All Die Alone)
• Maya DiRado – Olympic swimmer^[7]
• 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 (The Monkees)
• Jason Dolley – actor
• Landon Donovan – soccer player
• Jimmy Doolittle – general and aviation pioneer
• Tyler Dorsey (born 1996) – 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 (Lizzie McGuire, Younger)
• Dumbfoundead – Argentine-born Asian American rapper
• Tom Dumont – guitarist (No Doubt)
• Isadora Duncan – dancer
• Ann Dunnigan – translator, actor, and teacher
• Robert Duvall – actor
• Jermaine Dye – baseball player (Chicago White Sox)

• E-40 – rapper
• Sheila E. – singer
• Carl Earn (1921–2007) – tennis player
• Clint Eastwood – film actor and director (Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven)
• Eazy-E – rapper
• Buddy Ebsen – actor and dancer
• Dennis Eckersley – baseball pitcher
• Aaron Eckhart – actor
• Julian Edelman – National Football League wide receiver
• Anthony Edwards – actor
• Mack Ray Edwards (1918–1971) – child sex abuser/serial killer; committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell
• Zac Efron – film and television actor (High School Musical)
• Susan Egan – actress
• Billie Eilish – singer
• Thelma "Tiby" Eisen (1922–2014) – baseball player
• Isaiah Eisendorf (born 1996) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Danny Elfman – musician and composer
• Jenna Elfman – actress
• Richard Elfman – film director (Forbidden Zone)
• Sam Elliott – actor
• Amit Elor (born 2004) – freestyle wrestler, 2024 Olympic champion and 8x world champion^[8]
• Roger Guy English – businessman, disc jockey, and Guinness World Record holder
• Anabel Englund – singer
• Robert Englund – actor and director (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• Hayden Epstein – National Football League kicker
• Mike "SuperJew" Epstein – Major League Baseball first baseman
• Philip Erenberg (1909–1992) – 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 (Step Up)

• Shelley Fabares – actress and singer
• Daeg Faerch – actor (Halloween, Hancock)
• Bill Fagerbakke – actor and voice actor (Patrick Star)
• Lorrie Fair – retired soccer player
• Heather Fargo – mayor of Sacramento, California
• Valerie Faris – film director (Little Miss Sunshine)
• Jordan Farmar – basketball player
• Mia Farrow – actress
• David Faustino – actor (Married... with Children)
• Kevin Federline – rapper and former backup dancer
• Wayne Federman – comedian
• Roshon Fegan – actor
• Benny Feilhaber – soccer midfielder
• Dianne Feinstein (1933–2023) – U.S. senator from California and mayor of San Francisco (1978–88)
• Beanie Feldstein – actress
• Fergie (Stacy Ferguson) – singer, actress, and composer (The Dutchess, Fergalicious)
• Carlee Fernández – sculptor and photographer
• Shiloh Fernandez – actor
• Sky Ferreira – singer, model, and actress
• Will Ferrell – actor
• Miguel Ferrer – actor (RoboCop, Crossing Jordan, NCIS: Los Angeles)
• America Ferrera – Honduran-American actress (Ugly Betty, Superstore, Barbie)
• Sally Field − actress (Norma Rae, Places in the Heart)
• Aundrea Fimbres – singer
• Chloe Fineman – actress
• Carrie Fisher – actress (Star Wars) and writer
• Jon Fisher – author and entrepreneur
• Anna M. Fitch – writer
• Peggy Fleming – figure skater
• Shaun Fleming – actor (Kim Possible)
• Rhonda Fleming – actress and singer
• John Fogerty – musician (founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Abigail Folger – coffee heiress, socialite, and murder victim
• Bridget Fonda – actress
• Lyndsy Fonseca – actress
• Paloma Ford – vocalist
• Jon Foreman – singer^[9]
• Dian Fossey – zoologist
• DeShaun Foster – football player
• Jodie Foster – actress (The Accused, The Silence of the Lambs)
• Michael Lewis Foster – filmmaker (To Fall in Love)
• Rickie Fowler – professional golfer
• Allen Fox – tennis player (ranked as high as # 4) 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 (Full House)
• Missy Franklin – 2012 Olympic gold medalist (swimming)
• Cody Freeman – baseball player (Texas Rangers)
• Freddie Freeman – baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Tyler Freeman – baseball player (Colorado Rockies)
• Max Fried – baseball pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
• Kevin Friedland (born 1981) – soccer player
• Taylor Fritz – tennis player
• Frost – rapper
• Robert Frost – poet
• Kurt Fuller – actor
• Edward Furlong – actor (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
• Fuslie – live streamer

• 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^[10]
• Lukas Gage – actor (The White Lotus)
• Richard Gage – 9/11 Truth movement activist
• Corey Gaines (born 1965) – basketball player and coach
• Beth Gallagher – actress (To Fall in Love)
• Trace Gallagher – journalist
• Ray Gallardo – film director and cinematographer (Friend of the World)
• The Game – rapper and actor
• Eric Garcetti – mayor of Los Angeles
• Jeff Garcia – football player
• Jerry Garcia – musician (Grateful Dead)
• Ryan Garcia – professional boxer
• Andrew Garfield – actor
• Brad Garrett – actor (A Bug's Life, Everybody Loves Raymond)
• Spencer Garrett – actor
• Wolfgang Gartner – music producer and DJ
• Kyle Gass – musician (Tenacious D)
• Dirk Gates – network entrepreneur (Xirrus)
• John Gavin – actor and ambassador
• Sarah Michelle Gellar – actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• O.T. Genasis – rapper
• Inara George – singer and musician (The Bird and the Bee)
• Paul George − professional basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers)
• Kaia Gerber − model
• Lauren German – actress (Lucifer)
• Gina Gershon – actress and singer
• Jason Giambi – professional baseball player (New York Yankees)
• Greg Gibson – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
• Tyrese Gibson – actor and singer (Fast & Furious)
• Frank Gifford – football player and sportscaster
• Brad Gilbert – tennis player and coach
• Melissa Gilbert – actress (Little House on the Prairie) and producer
• Sara Gilbert – actress (Roseanne)
• Lillian Moller Gilbreth – engineer (Cheaper by the Dozen)
• 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 (born 1976) – tennis player and coach
• Tony Goldwyn – actor (Ghost, Law & Order, Scandal, Tarzan)
• Selena Gomez – actress^[11]
• Phillip Gonyea – drummer and percussionist (Before the Mourning, Against All Will)
• Adrián González – baseball player
• Tony Gonzalez – NFL tight end
• Meagan Good – actress
• Drew Gooden – professional basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• 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 (Saved by the Bell, NYPD Blue)
• Ben Gottschalk – National Football League offensive lineman
• Jim Grabb – tennis player ranked World No. 1 in doubles
• John Grabow – Major League Baseball player (Chicago Cubs)
• Kevin Graf – football offensive tackle
• Gloria Grahame – actress
• Andy Grammer – singer
• Farley Granger – actor
• Jennifer Granholm – Canadian-born politician, former governor of Michigan (2003–2011) and former United States Secretary of Energy (2021–2025)
• Beatrice Gray – actress
• Billy Gray – actor and motorcyclist
• Paul Gray – musician (Slipknot)
• Devon Graye – actor
• Brian Grazer – Academy Award–winning film and television producer
• Erick Green (born 1991) – 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 (Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune)
• Florence Griffith Joyner – track athlete
• RL Grime – music producer
• Camryn Grimes – actress (The Young and the Restless)
• Josh Groban – singer
• Ashley Grossman (born 1993) – water-polo player
• Kim Gruenenfelder – author
• Vince Guaraldi – musician (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
• Kimberly Guilfoyle – television personality
• Natalie Gulbis – golfer
• Brett Gurewitz – guitarist (Bad Religion)
• Alfred Guth (1908–1996) – Austrian-born American water-polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
• Sharina Gutierrez – model
• Tony Gwynn – Hall of Fame baseball player
• Jake Gyllenhaal – actor

• Walter A. Haas Jr. – chief executive officer of Levi Strauss & Co.
• Steven C. Hackett – economist (Humboldt State University)
• Gene Hackman – actor (The French Connection)
• Tiffany Haddish – comedian
• Bella Hadid – model
• Gigi Hadid – model
• Sammy Hagar – musician (Van Halen)
• Merle Haggard – country music singer
• Joseph Hahn – painter, director, and musician (Linkin Park)
• Alana Haim – musician and actress
• Danielle Haim – musician
• Jackie Earle Haley – actor (Bad News Bears)
• Mark Hamill – actor (Star Wars)
• Jordan Hamilton (born 1990) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Laird Hamilton – surfer
• Amelia Gray Hamlin – model
• Harry Hamlin – actor (Clash of the Titans, L.A. Law)
• Armie Hammer – actor
• Kirk Hammett – musician (Metallica)
• Jonathan Hammond – filmmaker (We All Die Alone)
• Daniel Handler – author, pen name Lemony Snicket
• Chet Hanks – actor and musician
• Colin Hanks – actor (Fargo, King Kong)
• Tom Hanks – actor, director, and producer
• Gabbie Hanna – Internet personality, singer-songwriter
• Peter D. Hannaford – author and political advisor to Ronald Reagan^[12]
• Jeff Hanneman – guitarist (Slayer)
• Kay Hansen – mixed martial artist
• James Harden – basketball player (Los Angeles Clippers)
• Marcia Gay Harden – actress
• Ian Harding – actor (Pretty Little Liars)
• Dan Haren – professional baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
• Mariska Hargitay – actress (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
• Jeff B. Harmon – film producer, director, and actor
• Mark Harmon – actor
• Kamala Harris – 49th vice president of the United States (2021–2025); U.S. senator from California (2017–2021)
• Henry Harrower – endocrinologist
• Julia Hartz – entrepreneur
• Kevin Harvick – NASCAR driver
• Teri Hatcher – actress (Desperate Housewives)
• 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 (24)
• Jenna Haze – pornographic actress
• Patty Hearst – actress and newspaper heiress (Symbionese Liberation Army)
• William Randolph Hearst – newspaper publisher
• Ian Hecox – YouTuber
• Max Heidegger (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Simon Helberg – actor and comedian (The Big Bang Theory)
• Julie Heldman – tennis player (ranked #5 in the world)
• Mariel Hemingway – actress (Manhattan)
• Christy Hemme – professional wrestler and model
• David Henrie – actor
• Sek Henry (born 1987) – professional basketball player, 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
• Pamela Hensley – actress
• H.E.R. – singer
• Faithe Herman – actress (This Is Us, Shazam!)
• Jay Hernandez – actor (Magnum P.I.)
• Keith Hernandez – baseball player
• Mirelle Hernández – make-up artist (Fear the Walking Dead)
• Barbara Hershey – actress
• James Hetfield – musician (Metallica)
• Andy Hill (born c. 1950) – three-time 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 (San Diego Padres)
• Amber L. Hollibaugh – writer and filmmaker
• Dexter Holland – singer and musician (The Offspring)
• Brenda Holloway – singer-songwriter
• Josh Holloway – actor (Lost)
• James Holmes – convicted gunman of the 2012 Aurora, Colorado, shooting
• Mike Holmgren – football coach (Seattle Seahawks)
• Dennis Holt – poet, linguist, and translator
• Max Homa (born 1990) – professional golfer on the PGA Tour
• Dennis Hopper – actor and director (Easy Rider, Speed)
• Mark Hoppus – singer and musician (Blink-182)
• Hopsin – rapper, actor, and record producer
• Cody Horn – actress
• James Horner – composer
• Nick Hornsby (born 1995) – basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Rhys Hoskins – Major League Baseball player
• Benjamin Howard – filmmaker (Riley)
• Bryce Dallas Howard – actress
• C. Thomas Howell – actor (The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Southland)
• Jerry Hsu – skateboarder
• Stephanie Hsu – actress
• Trevor Huddleston – NASCAR driver
• Huddy – social-media personality
• Vanessa Hudgens – actress and singer (High School Musical)
• 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 (Girls' Generation)

• Ruby Ibarra – Filipino-born rapper
• Ice Cube – musician and actor
• Ice-T – rapper, songwriter, actor, and producer (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
• Gabriel Iglesias – comedian
• iLoveMakonnen – rapper, singer, and record producer
• Danny Im – member of Korean music group 1TYM
• Grant Imahara – electronics and radio control expert (MythBusters)
• Don Imus – radio personality
• Sabrina Ionescu – basketball player (New York Liberty)
• Allison Iraheta – singer (American Idol)
• Kathy Ireland – model
• Kiki Iriafen – basketball player (Washington Mystics)
• Bill Irwin – actor and clown
• Chris Isaak – musician and actor
• Yasuhiro Ishimoto – photographer
• Nick Itkin (born 1999) – Olympic two-time bronze medalist foil fencer, junior world champion
• Phil Ivey – professional poker player

• Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) – author
• Skai Jackson – actress
• Jordan Jacobo – actor and screenwriter
• Helen Jacobs (1908–1997) – 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 (Jancar Kuhlenschmidt Gallery)
• Dinah Jane – singer (Fifth Harmony)
• Gregg Jarrett – lawyer and journalist
• Jazzmun – actress
• BC Jean – singer
• Davon Jefferson (born 1986) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Richard Jefferson – professional basketball player and commentator
• Chantel Jeffries – model
• Fran Jeffries – actress (The Pink Panther)
• Kendall Jenner – model, and reality-television personality
• Kris Jenner – reality-television personality
• Kylie Jenner – model, reality-television 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 (Growing Pains, The Last of Us, Blindspot)
• Dwayne Johnson – professional wrestler best known as "The Rock"; actor (The Fast and the Furious)
• 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 (Dallas Wings)
• Jerry Jones – owner of the Dallas Cowboys
• Marion Jones – track athlete
• Matt Jones – actor (Breaking Bad) and comedian
• Rashida Jones – actress
• Tamala Jones – actress
• Sharon Jordan – actress (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody)
• Ashley Judd – actress
• Aaron Judge – baseball player
• Krystal Jung (born Chrystal Soo Jung) – actress and singer (f(x))

• 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.^[13]
• Khloé Kardashian – socialite and reality-television personality
• Kim Kardashian – socialite and reality-television personality
• Kourtney Kardashian – socialite and reality-television personality
• Rob Kardashian – socialite and reality-television 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 (The Simpsons)
• Zoe Kazan – actress
• Diane Keaton – actress, director, and producer
• Keb' Mo' – blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Andrew Keegan – actor (10 Things I Hate About You)
• 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 (Dallas Mavericks)
• 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 (Slayer)
• Regina King – actress
• Rodney King – police brutality victim
• Maxine Hong Kingston – author
• Thomas Kinkade – artist
• Hayley Kiyoko – singer-songwriter, dancer and actress
• Erwin Klein (died 1992) – table tennis player
• Perry Klein (born 1971) – NFL quarterback
• Alix Klineman (born 1989) – volleyball player
• Matthew Knight – actor
• Suge Knight – record producer and music executive (Death Row Records)
• Kyle Korver – basketball player
• Kira Kosarin – singer and actress (The Thundermans)
• Joel Kramer – basketball player
• Lynn Kramer – skateboarder
• Zoë Kravitz – actress
• Kreayshawn – rapper, singer and music video director
• Dean Kremer (born 1996) – Israeli-American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Nathan Kress – actor (iCarly)
• Kayden Kross – pornographic actress
• Mike Krukow – baseball pitcher and announcer (San Francisco Giants)
• Leo Krupnik (born 1979) – Ukrainian-born American-Israeli former soccer player and current soccer coach
• Cy Kuckenbaker – filmmaker
• Lisa Kudrow – actress (Friends)
• Raja Kumari – Indian-American rapper, songwriter, and singer
• Greg Kurstin – musician and producer (The Bird and the Bee)
• Alex Kurtzman – filmmaker (Transformers)
• Michelle Kwan – figure skater
• Iris Kyle – 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder

Larry (Ler)Lalonde -- guitarist, musician

• Aimee La Joie – actress (Freedom, Wisconsin)
• 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 (American Idol)
• 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 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
• 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 (lead singer of Evanescence)
• Bruce Lee – martial artist
• Jason Lee – actor (My Name Is Earl)
• Swae Lee – rapper
• Tommy Lee – Greek-American musician
• Catherine LeFrançois – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Karenssa LeGear – actress (Carving a Life)
• Janet Leigh – actress
• Jennifer Jason Leigh – actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
• Thomas W. Lentz – art historian
• Kawhi Leonard – basketball player (Los Angeles Clippers)
• 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 (lead singer of pop/rock group Maroon 5)
• Alexander Lévy – professional golfer
• Jane Levy – actress
• Monica Lewinsky – White House intern
• Huey Lewis – musician (Huey Lewis and the News)
• Juliette Lewis – actress
• Louise Lieberman (born 1977) – 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 (Stuart Little)
• David Lipsky – golfer
• Scott Lipsky – tennis player
• Peyton List – actress (Bunk'd, Cobra Kai)
• Blake Lively – actress (Gossip Girl)
• Heather Locklear – actress
• James Lofton – NFL wide receiver
• John Logan – film screenwriter
• Alison Lohman – actress
• Konstantin Lokhanov (born 1998) – junior world champion and Olympic saber fencer
• Jack London – author (The Call of the Wild)
• Lauren London – television personality, actress, and model
• Evan Longoria – baseball player
• George Lopez – actor and comedian (George Lopez, Lopez vs. Lopez)
• Mario Lopez – actor (Saved by the Bell)
• Nancy Lopez – golfer
• Erik Lorig – football player (New Orleans Saints)
• Caity Lotz – actress, dancer, and singer
• Greg Louganis – Olympic diver
• Billie Lourd – actress
• Demi Lovato – actress and singer^[14]
• Courtney Love – musician
• Darlene Love – singer and actress
• Kevin Love – basketball player (Utah Jazz)
• Mike Love – singer and songwriter
• Jon Lovitz – actor
• Ramona Lubo – Native American basketmaker
• George Lucas – filmmaker (Star Wars)
• Lorna Luft – singer and actress
• Athena Lundberg – Playboy Playmate of the Month (January 2006)
• Ray Lynch – actor
• Ross Lynch – singer (R5) and actor (Austin & Ally)
• Cheryl Lynn – singer

• Muriel Irwin MacDonald – journalist, editor, rancher
• 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 (System of a Down)
• Rami Malek – actor
• Mia Malkova – pornographic actress
• Nazanin Mandi – actress, model, and singer
• Ricky Manning – football player
• J.P. Manoux – actor
• Bruce Manson (born 1956) – tennis player
• Josie Maran – actress and model
• Laura Marano – actress (Austin & Ally)
• Vanessa Marano – actress (Switched at Birth)
• Vanessa Marcil – actress (Beverly Hills, 90210)
• Stacy Margolin (born 1959) – tennis player
• Xolo Maridueña (born 2001) – actor (Blue Beetle)
• 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 (artistic gymnastics)
• Dean Paul Martin – actor and musician
• Steve Martin – comedian and actor
• Bobby Martinez – professional surfer
• Chris Masters – professional wrestler
• Sam Match (1923–2010) – tennis player
• Tim Matheson – actor
• Bob Mathias – decathlete
• Casey Matthews – NFL football linebacker
• Clay Matthews Jr. – NFL football linebacker
• Clay Matthews III –NFL 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 (All American, Failure!)
• Kevin McCarthy – Speaker of the US House of Representatives (2023)
• Dave McCary – comedian and director
• Leigh McCloskey – actor and artist (Dallas)
• Pete McCloskey – politician
• Willie McCool – astronaut; killed in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
• Maureen McCormick – actress
• Jennette McCurdy – actress, producer and singer (iCarly)
• Audra McDonald – actress and singer (The Good Fight)
• Willie McGee – MLB baseball player
• Ted McGinley – actor
• Jeremy McGrath – supercross racer
• Seanan McGuire – writer
• Mark McGwire – MLB 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 (1985–88)
• 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^[15]
• 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 television commentator
• Jon Miller – sportscaster
• Marisa Miller – supermodel
• Penelope Ann Miller – actress
• Reggie Miller – NBA basketball player (Indiana Pacers)
• Stanley Miller – chemist
• Norm Mineta – U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Transportation
• Hasan Minhaj – comedian
• Liza Minnelli – singer and actress (Cabaret)
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse – actor (McLovin in (Superbad)
• Deborah A. Miranda – Native American writer and poet
• Patricia Miranda – Olympic women's freestyle wrestler
• Elizabeth Mitchell – actress
• Shay Mitchell – actress (Pretty Little Liars)
• Ron Mix – Hall of Fame football player
• Joe Mixon – NFL running back
• Isaiah Mobley (born 1999) - basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroCup.
• Matthew Modine – actor (Full Metal Jacket)
• Cameron Monaghan – actor and model
• Maika Monroe – actress
• Marilyn Monroe – sex symbol and actress (Some Like It Hot)
• Elizabeth Montgomery – actress (Bewitched)
• Warren Moon – football player
• Kyle Mooney – actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)
• Shemar Moore – actor
• Terry Moore – actress (Mighty Joe Young)
• 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 (Will & Grace)
• Thom Michael Mulligan – actor
• Marcus Mumford – singer and musician (Mumford & Sons)
• Bill Mumy – child actor (Lost in Space)
• Noah Munck – actor (iCarly)
• Eddie Murray – MLB baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
• Lenda Murray – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Dave Mustaine – musician (Megadeth)
• Dominik Mysterio – professional wrestler
• Rey Mysterio – professional wrestler

• Kent Nagano – conductor
• Mirai Nagasu – figure skater
• Larry Nagler (born 1940) – tennis player
• Sam Nahem (1915–2004) – Major League Baseball pitcher
• Kathy Najimy – actress (King of the Hill)
• Corey Nakatani – horse racing jockey
• Anna Nalick – singer-songwriter
• Hani Naser (1950–2020) – Jordanian-American musician
• Emilio Nava – tennis player
• Dave Navarro – guitarist (Jane’s Addiction)
• 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 (2004–2011)
• Joanna Newsom – singer and harpist
• Leyna Nguyen – Vietnamese born television anchor
• Nichkhun – Thai-American singer and rapper of 2PM^[16]
• Christina Nigra – actress
• Richard Nixon – 37th president of the United States
• Lyn Nofziger – author, journalist, and White House Press Secretary (under Ronald Reagan)
• Isamu Noguchi – artist
• Minae Noji – actress
• Bradley Nowell – singer and musician (Sublime)
• James Nunnally (born 1990) – basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague, formerly in the NBA

• Dagmar Oakland – stage and screen actress
• Willis O'Brien – film special-effects artist
• Frank Ocean – singer (Odd Future)
• Raymond Ochoa – actor
• Ryan Ochoa – actor (ICarly, The Samuel Project)
• Aubrey O'Day – singer (Danity Kane)
• Lefty O'Doul – baseball player
• OhGeesy – rapper
• Larisa Oleynik – actress
• Edward James Olmos – actor
• Tony Olmos – filmmaker (Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea)
• 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

• 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 (South of 8)
• Jerry Paris – director and actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show)
• Ashley Park – actress
• Grace Park – actress (Battlestar Galactica, Hawaii Five-0)
• 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 – television 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 (Seattle SuperSonics)
• 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^[17][18]
• Lisa Pelikan – actress
• Nancy Pelosi – California congresswoman and first Californian and first female speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving 2007–2011 and 2019–2023
• Chris Penn – actor
• Sean Penn – actor
• Stacy Peralta – skateboarder, surfer, and movie director
• Chelsea Peretti – comedian (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
• Melina Perez – professional wrestler
• Bradley Steven Perry – actor
• Katy Perry – singer
• Bryan Petersen – baseball player
• Lakey Peterson – professional surfer^[19]
• 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 television personality, physician, and addiction medicine specialist
• Kelsey Plum – basketball player (Los Angeles Sparks)
• Eve Plumb – actress
• Jim Plunkett – football quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
• Brennan Poole – NASCAR driver
• Larry Poole – actor and film producer (The Final Wish)
• Whitney Port – television personality, fashion designer, and author
• Tyler Posey – actor (Teen Wolf)
• Stefanie Powers – actress
• Spencer Pratt – television personality^[20]
• Tristan Prettyman – singer and musician
• Tayshaun Prince – professional basketball player (Detroit Pistons)
• Freddie Prinze Jr. – actor
• Kelly Pryce – stand-up comedian
• Jade Puget – musician (AFI)

• Jack Quaid – actor
• Kathleen Quinlan – actress
• J. G. Quintel – animator and voice actor (Regular Show)

• 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^[21]
• Efren Ramirez – actor
• Megan Rapinoe – professional soccer player, Olympic gold medalist
• Ben Rattray – founder and CEO of Change.org
• Ronald Reagan – governor of California (1967–1975), 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 (The O.C.)
• Andy Reid – football coach
• Tasha Reign – pornographic actress, nude model, producer, and sex columnist
• Maria Remenyi – Miss USA 1966
• Jeremy Renner – actor (The Avengers, Mayor of Kingstown, Mission Impossible, S.W.A.T.)
• Dane Reynolds – professional surfer (Quiksilver)
• Ryan Reynolds – award-winning actor born in Canada lives in California
• Roddy Ricch – rapper
• Christina Ricci – actress (The Addams Family)
• Neil Raymond Ricco – poet and author
• Robert Ri'chard – actor
• Ariana Richards – actress (Jurassic Park)
• Kyle Richards – actress and television personality
• Michael Richards – actor (Seinfeld)
• Nicole Richie – actress (The Simple Life)
• Sofia Richie – model
• Sally Ride – astronaut (STS-7 and STS-41-G)
• Isiah Rider – basketball player
• Cathy Rigby – gymnast and actress (Peter Pan)
• Molly Ringwald – actress
• Jason Ritter – actor (son of John Ritter; grandson of Tex Ritter)
• Jenni Rivera – singer
• Naya Rivera – actress and singer (Glee)
• Ron Rivera – American football player and coach^[22]
• 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^[23]
• Daniel Rosenbaum (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Dennis Ross (born 1948), American diplomat and author
• Kyla Ross – 2012 Olympic gold medalist (artistic gymnastics)
• Kerry Rossall – actor and stuntman (Apocalypse Now, Justified)
• 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 (Green Party)
• Drakeo the Ruler – rapper (1993–2021)

• Amber Tamblyn – actress (Joan of Arcadia)
• Russ Tamblyn – actor (West Side Story)
• Amy Tan – writer (The Joy Luck Club)
• Deshon Taylor (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Isaiah Taylor (born 1994) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Shannon Taylor – film producer (The Flourish)
• Scout Taylor-Compton – actress (Halloween)
• Brian Teacher – tennis player (ranked as high as # 7), Australian Open champion, and coach
• Technoblade – YouTuber (1999–2022)
• 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 (Dallas Mavericks)
• Stephen Thompson Jr. (born 1997) – 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 (born 1992) – basketball player, 2018–19 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Shaun Tomson (born 1955) – South African world champion surfer
• Too Short – rapper
• Pat Toomay – former football player
• Dara Torres (born 1967) – competitive swimmer, first American swimmer to become a five-time Olympian^[28]
• Alessandra Torresani – actress
• Josie Totah – actress
• Toypurina – Native American medicine woman^[29]
• Alan Trammell – baseball player
• Karrueche Tran – actress and model
• Kelly Marie Tran – actress (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Raya and the Last Dragon)
• Danny Trejo – actor
• Michael Trevino – actor
• Ian Tripp – filmmaker (Everybody Dies by the End, Sincerely Saul)
• Michael Trucco – actor (Battlestar Galactica)
• Robert Trujillo – bassist (Metallica)
• Mark Tuan – rapper
• Dakarai Tucker (born 1994) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Lisa Tucker – singer
• Ryan Turell (born 1999) – basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise, Yeshiva University
• Mark Turenshine (1944–2016) – American-Israeli basketball player
• Christy Turlington – model
• Bree Turner – actress (Grimm)
• Justin Turner – baseball player
• Ty Dolla Sign – rapper
• Tyga – rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
• Aisha Tyler – actress
• Tyler, the Creator – rapper and record producer (Odd Future)

• Alanna Ubach – actress^[30]
• Ben Underwood – blind teen best known as one of the world's most proficient echolocators
• The Usos (Jey and Jimmy) – professional wrestlers
• Chase Utley – baseball player
• Edred Utomi – actor

• Jasmine V – singer
• Aaron Valdes (born 1993) – 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
• Alicia Vela-Bailey (born 1982) – stunt performer, stunt double, actress, dancer, and choreographer
• 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

• Rachel Wacholder (born 1975) – 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 (The Fast and the Furious)
• William Wall – filmmaker (Daisy Belle)^[31]
• Bill Walsh – football coach
• Laurie Walters – actress (Eight Is Enough)
• 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 (Tremors)
• Zhavia Ward – singer
• Alex Warren – singer
• Earl Warren – 30th governor of California and 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969)
• Rick Warren – pastor and author
• Ryn Weaver – singer
• Stormi Webster – Kylie Jenner’s daughter^[32]
• Whitney Wegman-Wood – actress and screenwriter (The Last Butterflies)
• Scott Weiland – singer-songwriter
• Caspar Weinberger – United States Secretary of Defense
• Kimberly Weinberger – actress (Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea)
• Phil Weintraub (1907–1987) – Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder
• Bob Weir – musician (Grateful Dead)
• Zack Weiss – American-Israeli Major League Baseball player
• Abbey Weitzeil – Olympic swimmer^[33]
• Brian Welch – musician and guitarist (Korn)
• Raquel Welch – Golden Globe Award–winning actress (Right to Die)
• North West – musician
• Chanel West Coast – television personality, rapper, and singer
• Russell Westbrook – basketball player (Sacramento Kings)
• Adam Wheeler – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
• Jill Whelan – actress (Airplane!)
• Stephen Girard Whipple – 49er, newspaper editor, Union Army officer, and politician^[34]
• Shaun White – snowboarder
• Mae Whitman – actress and singer
• Brandon Whitt – NASCAR driver
• Sidney Wicks – basketball player
• Jordan Wilimovsky (born 1994) – Olympic pool swimmer and open water swimmer^[35]
• will.i.am – rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, and member of The Black Eyed Peas
• Barry Williams – actor (The Brady Bunch)
• Derrick Williams – basketball player with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague; formerly with five NBA teams^[36]
• 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 (Miami Marlins)
• Helen Wills – tennis player
• Brian Wilson – musician (The Beach Boys)
• Carl Wilson – musician (The Beach Boys)
• Rita Wilson – actress
• Jacarra Winchester – world champion in women's freestyle wrestling
• Ariel Winter – actress (Modern Family)
• Josh Wise – NASCAR driver
• Jeff Withey (born 1990) – player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League
• Tamara Witmer – model
• Zachary Wohlman – boxer
• Wally Wolf (1930–1997) – swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic champion
• Matthew Wolff – professional golfer
• Nat Wolff – actor and musician
• Sara Wolfkind – actress (Grimcutty)
• Chris Wondolowski – professional soccer player
• Ali Wong – stand-up comedian and actress
• Linda Wong – pornographic actress
• Victor Wong (1906–1972) – actor (King Kong)
• Victor Wong (1927–2001) – actor (Big Trouble in Little China)
• Kevin Woo – singer and television personality (U-KISS)
• Beatrice Wood – artist
• Natalie Wood – actress (This Property Is Condemned)
• 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^[37]
• Noah Wyle – actor (ER, The Librarian, Falling Skies, The Pitt)

• Lil Xan – rapper

• 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 (Family Ties)
• Kevin Youkilis – All-Star Major League Baseball player^[38]
• Adrian Young – No Doubt's drummer
• Cameron Young (born 1996) – basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Emily Mae Young – actress
• Nick Young – actor (Friend of the World)
• Nick Young – professional basketball player
• Joon Yun – radiologist

• Frank Zamboni – inventor
• Louis Zamperini – Olympic athlete and army officer
• 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

• 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

• 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 (Ghirardelli Chocolate Company)
• 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 (a managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson)
• James Lick – real estate baron
• Steve Martin – actor, author, comedian, and director
• Johnny Mathis – singer ("Chances Are")
• 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 (Metallica)
• Sarah Winchester – heiress, eccentric and builder of the Winchester Mystery House
• Charles Wood – musical theatre performer (original Hortensio in Cole Porter's 1948 Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate)
• Chuck Yeager – United States Air Force test pilot
• Ace Young – singer
• Steve Young – National Football League quarterback

• List of California suffragists
• List of people from Chula Vista, California
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• List of people from Los Angeles
• List of people from Malibu, California
• List of people from Orange County, California
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