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

Dante Garrison Pettis is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington.

Mr. Marcus is the stage name of Jesse Spencer, an American actor and director known for acting in or directing over 1,800 pornographic films.

Anthony Neely is an American-Taiwanese singer and actor. His father is of Euro-American descent and his mother is Taiwanese. In 2009, Neely participated in popular singing competition, One Million Star as a PK challenger. His performances created sensations after receiving full marks of 25 points on three occasions, and also being the first in the reality show's history to score a record 33 out of 25 points.

Luis Francisco Perez is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M–Commerce from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he played junior college football at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California. He was awarded the Harlon Hill Trophy in 2017 as the best football player in NCAA Division II and led the Lions to their second National Championship in football during the 2017 season, their first since 1972.

Amir Jalla Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the NBA G League Ignite. He has previously played for the Detroit Pistons, the team that selected Johnson in the second round of the 2005 NBA draft, as well as the Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers.

Daniel Ricardo Camarena is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 20th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 210 pounds (95 kg), he throws and bats left-handed. Camarena spent a day on the Yankees’ active roster in 2019, but did not appear in a game, earning him the distinction of being a “phantom ballplayer”. He remained a phantom ballplayer until he made his MLB debut with the Padres in 2021.

Remy-Luc Auberjonois is an American actor. Auberjonois is best known for his recurring role as Mr. Albin in the television series Weeds and as Dr. Emerson on the television series Mad Men.

Steven Bernard Buechele is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman, coach, and current front office executive for the Texas Rangers. Buechele played from 1985 to 1995 for the Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs. He joined the Rangers in 1985 after he was named the Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year. He was traded from the Rangers to the Pirates in 1991 following the emergence of Dean Palmer. He returned to the Rangers for an eighth season in 1995.

Randolph A. Credico is an American perennial political candidate, comedian, radio host, and activist, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.

Jack Steven Irons is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the founding drummer of the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, and as a former member of Pearl Jam, with whom he recorded two studio albums. He also played on the last song from Vitalogy, "Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me".