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

Steven David Daines is an American politician and former corporate executive serving as the junior United States Senator for Montana since 2015. A Republican, he served as the U.S. Representative for Montana's at-large congressional district from 2013 to 2015. In 2014, Daines won Montana's open Class II U.S. Senate seat. He was reelected in 2020, defeating the Democratic nominee, Montana Governor Steve Bullock. Before entering politics, Daines worked for Procter & Gamble and RightNow Technologies.

Samuel James Otero is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Ralph Goings was an American painter closely associated with the Photorealism movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was best known for his highly detailed paintings of hamburger stands, pick-up trucks, and California banks, portrayed in a deliberately objective manner.

Bryce Bennett is an American World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in the downhill event.

Alexis Christine Haines is a member of the Bling Ring and a former television personality. At the age of 18, she was arrested on the set of reality show Pretty Wild, during the taping of the pilot episode, for her involvement in a string of burglaries that targeted the homes of multiple celebrities. Haines served one month of a six-month sentence after her conviction for first degree residential burglary.

Scot G. McCloughan is an American football executive. He was formerly the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins, as well as a senior personnel executive for the Seattle Seahawks, helping the 49ers and Seahawks eventually reach the Super Bowl in the 2010s with rosters he helped assemble.

Layshia Renee Clarendon is an American basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx. Clarendon is the first WNBA player that openly identifies as transgender and non-binary and has become the first WNBA athlete to complete a top surgery while still being an active player.

James Phillip Rome is an American sports radio host. His talk show, The Jim Rome Show, is syndicated by CBS Sports Radio.

Anthony Jared Zerbe is an American stage, film and television actor. Notable film roles include the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in The Omega Man, a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, I Am Legend; as a corrupt gambler in Farewell, My Lovely; as Abner Devereaux in Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park; as villain Milton Krest in the James Bond film Licence to Kill; Rosie in The Turning Point; Roger Stuart in The Dead Zone; Admiral Dougherty in Star Trek: Insurrection and Councillor Hamann in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.

Bradford Lee Dillman was an American actor and author.