List of Famous people born in California, United States of America

Philippe-Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau Jr. is a Franco-American oceanographer and environmental activist, the son of Philippe Cousteau and the grandson of Jacques Cousteau. Cousteau has continued the work of his father and grandfather by educating the public about environmental and conservation issues. In 2017, he received an Emmy nomination for hosting the syndicated science series Awesome Planet.

Cedric Bixler-Zavala is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta and the only constant member of the post-hardcore group At the Drive-In, for which he is the lead singer and occasional guitarist. He is also the lead singer of the band Antemasque, and sings and plays guitar in his band Zavalaz.

Steven Anthony Lawrence is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Bernard "Beans" Aranguren in the hit Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens from 2001 to 2003.

Sean Patrick Smith was an information management officer with the United States Foreign Service who was killed during the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Haim is an American all female pop rock band from Los Angeles. The band consists of three sisters: Este Haim, Danielle Haim, and Alana Haim. In addition to their primary instruments, each member is also proficient in several others. The group's pop sound on their studio work stands in contrast to the more rock-based music of their live shows.

Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is an American retired figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion. She is known for her artistry, flexibility and body lines, and musical interpretation. As of 2020, Cohen is the most recent American woman to medal individually in figure skating at the Olympics.

Taylour Paige is an American actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Ahsha Hayes in the VH1 series Hit the Floor (2013–2018). Taylour is also best known for her stand out performances in the SXSW film Jean of the Joneses (2016), directed by Stella Meghie for which The Hollywood reporter and LA Times praised her performance, and for her role as "Cathy Volsan-Curry" in Sony's White Boy Rick (2018), directed by Yann Demange. She is the leading actress biographical comedy-drama film Zola (2020) directed by Janicza Bravo. In the same year, she would also appeared as a young girlfriend of Chadwick Boseman's last film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020). She is also the leading actress in the Boogie (2021), directed by Eddie Huang.

John Eric Ensign is an American veterinarian and former politician from Las Vegas, Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada; he served in the latter seat from January 2001 until May 2011, when he resigned amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to hide an extramarital affair. Following his resignation from the Senate, Ensign returned to Nevada and resumed his career as a veterinarian.

Robert James Anderson was an American child actor and television producer, whose roles included young George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.

James Andrew Leyva, better known by the stage name Valentina, is an American drag performer, actor, television personality and singer who came to international attention as a contestant on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. In June 2019, a panel of judges from New York magazine placed Valentina 20th on their list of "the most powerful drag queens in America", a ranking of 100 former Drag Race contestants.