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

Jay Waverly North is an American actor. His career as a child actor began in the late 1950s with roles in eight TV series, two variety shows and three feature films. At age 7 he became a household name for his role as the well-meaning but mischievous Dennis Mitchell on the CBS situation comedy Dennis the Menace (1959-1963), based on the comic strip created by Hank Ketcham.

Jesse James Wood is an American born British musician. He plays guitar and bass guitar.

Beverly Joanne Linville is an American actress. She and actress Irene Gilbert co-founded the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles in 1985.

Michael Fedderson, known as Mike Minor, was an American actor best known for his role as Steve Elliott on Petticoat Junction (1966–1970).

August Edmun "Augie" Garrido Jr. was an American professional baseball player and coach in NCAA Division I college baseball, best known for his stints with the Cal State Fullerton Titans and Texas Longhorns. Garrido compiled a collegiate record of 1,975–951–9, retiring in 2016 as the coach with the most wins in college baseball history. His win total was surpassed by Mike Martin of the Florida State Seminoles in 2018. He took his programs to 15 College World Series, winning five of them: three with Cal State Fullerton and two with Texas.

KeeSean Johnson is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fresno State and is the program's all-time leader in receiving yards and receptions. Johnson was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Gary Douglas Kurtz was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz (1985). Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited him with Star Wars star Mark Hamill.

Heather Laurie Holden is an American-Canadian actress, producer, model, and human rights activist. She is known for her roles as Marita Covarrubias in The X-Files (1996–2002), Adele Stanton in The Majestic (2001), Cybil Bennett in Silent Hill (2006), Amanda Dumfries in The Mist (2007), Olivia Murray in The Shield (2008), Andrea in The Walking Dead and Renee in The Americans (2017–2018).

Tyrone William Griffin Jr., known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first gained major recognition in 2010 for his feature on American rapper YG's single "Toot It and Boot It", which he had co-written and produced for Def Jam Recordings. In the summer of 2013, he signed a record deal with American rapper Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Records. In November 2015, he released his debut studio album, Free TC, which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200.

Than Phu Ying Sirikitiya Jensen, or Sirikittiya Mai Jensen, born Mai Jensen, is a granddaughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and a niece of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand. She is a daughter of Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya and her American former husband Peter Ladd Jensen. She is also known by her birth name and nickname as Khun Mai.