List of Famous people born in California, United States of America
Paul Otellini
Paul Stevens Otellini was an American businessman and one-time president and CEO of Intel. He was also on the board of directors of Google.
Ryan Dusick
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Morton and bassist and multi-instrumentalist Sam Farrar. Original members Levine, Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick first came together as Kara's Flowers in 1994, while they were still in high school.
Rob Bourdon
Robert Gregory Bourdon is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founding member of the American rock band Linkin Park.
Dedee Pfeiffer
Dorothy Diane "Dedee" Pfeiffer is an American film and television actress.
Sean Smith
Sean Lee Smith is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Utah.
Tyler Wade
Tyler Dean Wade is an American professional baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut for the New York Yankees in 2017.
Spencer Elden
Nevermind is the second studio album by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991 by DGC Records. Produced by Butch Vig, it was Nirvana's first release on the DGC label, as well as the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Nevermind features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work, and is therefore considered a significant departure from their debut album, Bleach. Recording for Nevermind took place at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin in May and June 1991, with mastering being completed in August of that year at The Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California.
Marilyn Harris
Marilyn Harris was an American child actress who appeared in several Hollywood productions in the 1930s and 1940s. She is best remembered for her role as "Little Maria" in the 1931 horror film Frankenstein.
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson is an American mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA, competing in the Welterweight division. As of April 6, 2021, he is #6 in the Bellator Welterweight Rankings.
Dean Heller
Dean Arthur Heller is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 15th Secretary of State of Nevada from 1995 to 2007 and U.S. Representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Brian Sandoval and elected to a full term in the 2012 election. Heller ran for a second term in 2018, but was defeated by Democrat Jacky Rosen. He was the only Republican U.S. Senator to lose re-election in the 2018 midterm elections.