List of Famous people born in California, United States of America
Redfoo
Stephen Kendal Gordy, better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and DJ best known for being part of the musical duo LMFAO, and for their hit song, "Party Rock Anthem". Redfoo formed the duo with his nephew, Sky Blu, in 2006. They released two studio albums before Redfoo went solo in 2013. He is the youngest son of Berry Gordy Jr, the founder of Motown Record Corporation.
Rafael Ferrer
Ethan Peck
Ethan Gregory Peck is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and his first wife, Finnish-born Greta Kukkonen. In 2019, he played a young Spock in Star Trek: Discovery, a role he is set to revisit for the upcoming television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Peter Alexander
Peter Marvin Alexander is an American journalist who currently works for NBC News. He was named NBC News White House correspondent in December 2012. In October 2018, he was named co-anchor of Today on its Saturday editions. His reports appear across all platforms of NBC News, including NBC Nightly News, Today, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, MSNBC and NBCNews.com. He shares duties alongside alongside Kristen Welker both as the network's co-chief White House correspondent and as co-anchor of Weekend Today, the Saturday edition of Today. His sister Rebecca Alexander is a psychotherapist living in New York City.
Tim Kang
Yila Timothy Kang is an American actor. He is known for his role as Kimball Cho in the TV series The Mentalist and Gordon Katsumoto in the reboot series Magnum P.I..
Tiffany Young
Stephanie Young Hwang, known professionally as Tiffany or Tiffany Young, is an American singer. Born and raised in California, she was discovered by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment at the age of fifteen and subsequently moved to South Korea. After two years of training, Tiffany debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide.
Rob Stone
Jaylen Anthony Robinson, better known as Rob Stone, is an American rapper from San Diego, California.
Rhyon Nicole Brown
Rhyon Nicole Brown is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Rhyon is the younger sister of R&B singer RaVaughn. She made her film debut in Santa & Pete (1999) and has since appeared in various television shows. Brown has had recurring roles on shows such as That's So Raven as Madison, on Judging Amy as Rebecca Van Exel, and most recently a starring role on the ABC Family TV series Lincoln Heights as Lizzie Sutton. In 2005, she appeared in 50 Cent's semi-biographical film, Get Rich or Die Tryin' as the younger version of 50 Cent's love interest Charlene. Brown also stars as R&B singer Michel'le in the 2016 Lifetime movie Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le.
Erik Kramer
William Erik Kramer is an American former football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California. After attending Los Angeles Pierce College and playing as their quarterback, Kramer transferred to North Carolina State University. He was not drafted by an NFL team, but did see action in 1987, when he played for the Atlanta Falcons as a replacement player during the NFL players strike. He would then spend some time in the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders. Kramer would return to the NFL in 1991, when he became a surprise starter for the Detroit Lions after injuries sidelined Rodney Peete. Kramer played in 13 games, led the Lions to a 12–4 record, their first playoff victory since 1962, and a trip to the NFC Championship Game.
Hopsin
Marcus Jamal Hopson, known professionally as Hopsin, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director and actor from Los Angeles, California.