List of Famous people born in California, United States of America
Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Lorna Sanchez is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017. A Democrat, she was first elected in 1996, when she defeated long-serving Republican congressman Bob Dornan by fewer than 1,000 votes. Sanchez represented the 46th district from 1997 to 2003, then California's 47th congressional district from 2003 to 2013, and again in the 46th district from 2013 to 2017. The district lies in central Orange County. During her time in the House of Representatives, Sanchez was a member of the Democratic Party's moderate/conservative Blue Dog Coalition.
Gerald Washington
Gerald Washington is an American professional boxer who challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 2017.
David Denman
David Denman is an American actor. He made his film debut in The Replacements. His other feature credits include Big Fish, Fair Game, The Nines, Shutter, Smart People, Fanboys, Let Go, Out Cold, After Earth, Jobs, Beneath the Harvest Sky, Men, Women & Children, The Gift, 13 Hours, Power Rangers, Logan Lucky, Puzzle and Brightburn.
JD McCrary
Jaydon McCrary is an American singer, dancer and actor. He is currently starring in The Paynes as Kenny Payne on the Oprah Winfrey Network. He starred in 2019's The Lion King as the voice of young Simba. He is signed to Hollywood Records and released his first extended play Shine, in April 2019. His song "Keep In Touch" was featured in dancing video game Just Dance 2020.
Jeff Rohrer
Jeffrey Charles Rohrer is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Yale University and was drafted in the second round of the 1982 NFL Draft.
Daniel Naroditsky
Daniel Naroditsky, also known as Danya, is an American chess grandmaster. He published his first chess book at age 14.
Aly Michalka
Alyson Renae Michalka is an American actress, singer-songwriter, musician, and model. She is best known as one half of the musical duo Aly & AJ, alongside her sister AJ Michalka. She rose to prominence with her starring role as Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel sitcom Phil of the Future (2004–2006). Michalka went on to appear in various films, such as Bandslam (2009), Easy A (2010), The Roommate (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Sequoia (2014), Weepah Way for Now (2015), and The Lears (2017). She had starring roles in The CW comedy drama series Hellcats (2010–2011) and the CW crime drama series iZombie (2015–2019).
Michael Dudikoff
Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff Jr. is an American actor and martial artist known for lead roles in action films such as American Ninja series (1985–1990), Avenging Force (1986), Platoon Leader (1988), River of Death (1989), Soldier Boyz (1996), Bounty Hunters (1996), Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997), and many more.
Debbie Lee Carrington
Deborah Lee Carrington was an American actress and stuntwoman. Her best known movie roles include playing a Martian rebel in Total Recall, an Ewok in Return of the Jedi and an elf in The Polar Express.
Brian Scalabrine
Brian David Scalabrine, nicknamed the "White Mamba", is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a television analyst for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the co-host of "The Starting Lineup", which airs weekdays from 7 a.m. 10 a.m. ET on SiriusXM NBA Radio.