List of Famous people born in California, United States of America
Isaiah Mobley
Eric Isaiah Mobley is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. He attended Rancho Christian School in Temecula, California, where he was a five-star recruit and McDonald's All-American.
Jeff Novitzky
Jeff Novitzky is the current Senior Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance for the UFC, the world's largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. He previously served as an agent for the Food and Drug Administration, investigating the use of steroids in professional sports. Before April 2008 he was a special agent for the Internal Revenue Service who investigated the use of steroids for over five years. Novitzky's work has been credited with "changing the face of sports."
Sean Stewart
Sons of Hollywood is an American reality show starring Randy Spelling, Sean Stewart, and agent David Weintraub.
Michelle Akers
Michelle Anne Akers is an American former soccer player who starred in the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and 1996 Olympics victories by the United States. At the 1991 World Cup, she won the Golden Shoe as the top scorer, with 10 goals.
Mitchell Schwartz
Mitchell Bryan Schwartz is an American football offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), and an author.
Dan Haren
Daniel John Haren is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Haren played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, and Chicago Cubs. He now serves as an executive with the Diamondbacks.
Glenn Corbett
Glenn Corbett was an American actor in movies and television for more than thirty years. Corbett came to national attention in the early 1960s when he replaced George Maharis in the cast of the popular CBS adventure drama Route 66.
Etta James
Jamesetta Hawkins, known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch.
Justin Hamilton
Justin Anthony Hamilton is a Croatian-American professional basketball player for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He plays the center position.
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
Aubrey Frances Anderson-Emmons is an American actress, known for her role as Lily Tucker-Pritchett on ABC's Modern Family.