List of people from Eureka, California

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Eureka, California.

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Vincent Gaddis		Dec 28, 1913	Feb 26, 1997	Author and creator of the term "Bermuda Triangle"	Born in Eureka	^[1]
Joseph T. Gregory		Jul 28, 1914	Nov 18, 2007	Paleontologist and professor	Lived and died in Eureka	^[2]

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Hans Ditlev Bendixsen	Oct 14, 1842	Feb 12, 1902	Shipbuilder; instrumental in the development of the merchant marine industry on the West Coast of the United States	Lived in Eureka	^[3]
Betty Kwan Chinn (also known as 關惠群)			Philanthropist	Lives in Eureka	^[4]
Charles Noski	Aug 23, 1952		Bank of America Corp Vice Chairman	Born in Eureka	^[5]
Myron Spaulding	Oct 28, 1905	Sep 11, 2000	Sailor, ship builder, and concert violinist	Born in Eureka	^[6]

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Ray Jerome Baker	Dec 1, 1880	Oct 1972	Photographer	Lived in Eureka	^[7]
Luke Burbank	May 8, 1976		Radio host	Born in Eureka	^[8]
Emma B. Freeman	1880	1928	Photographer	Lived in Eureka	^[9]
Jeff Jordan			Artist	Born in Eureka	^{[citation needed]}
Seth Kinman	Sep 29, 1815	Feb 24, 1888	Performer; hunter for Fort Humboldt	Lived in Eureka	^[10]
Matthew Monahan	1972		Artist	Born in Eureka	^[11]
Jimmy Swinnerton	Nov 13, 1875	Sep 8, 1974	Cartoonist and landscape painter	Born in Eureka	^[12]
Robert Whiting	Oct 24, 1942		Author and journalist	Grew up in Eureka	^[13]

Name	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Lloyd Bridges	Jan 15, 1913	Mar 10, 1998	Actor	Eureka High graduate, owner of historic buildings	^[14]
Sarah Joy Brown	Feb 18, 1975		Actress	Born in Eureka	^[15]
Steve Cochran	May 25, 1917	Jun 15, 1965	Actor	Born in Eureka	^[16]
Brendan Fraser	Dec 3, 1968		Actor	Lived in Eureka as a child	^[17]
Warner Jones	Dec 17, 1928	Dec 23, 2010	Actor	Lived and died in Eureka	^[18]
Minerva Urecal	Sep 22, 1894	Feb 26, 1966	Actress	Born in Eureka	^[19]

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