List of Famous people born in California, United States of America
Blake Rutherford
Blake Rutherford is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox organization.
Melissa King
Melissa King is a Chinese-American chef and television personality, best known as the season winner of Top Chef All Stars L.A. She first appeared on the show's twelfth season, Top Chef: Boston, placing as a finalist; she then returned for the seventeenth season, Top Chef: All-Stars L.A., where she won the title, won fan favorite, and holds more single-season challenge wins than any other competitor in the history of Top Chef.
Annabelle Attanasio
Annabelle Attanasio is an American actress and filmmaker.
Scott Brooks
Scott William Brooks is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played point guard at San Joaquin Delta College and Texas Christian University before playing his last two years at the University of California, Irvine. He was inducted into UCI's Hall of Fame in 2001.
Mike Leake
Michael Raymond Leake is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has pitched in Major League Baseball(MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Carmen Dragon
Carmen Dragon was an American conductor, composer, and arranger who in addition to live performances and recording, worked in radio, film, and television.played Sofia Lauren’s Conductor Father. Filmed at the actual Watergate on the side of the river, in “Houseboat” with Cary Grant 1958.
Marjorie Gestring
Marjorie Gestring was a competitive springboard diver from the United States. At the age of 13 years and 268 days, she won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, making her the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal. A multi-time national diving champion in the United States, she was given a second Olympic gold medal by the United States Olympic Committee after the 1940 Summer Olympics were called off due to the advent of World War II. Gestring attempted to return to the Olympics at the 1948 Games, but failed to qualify for the US team. She has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
Bobby Bonds
Bobby Lee Bonds was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981, primarily with the San Francisco Giants. Noted for his outstanding combination of power hitting and speed, he was the first player to have more than two seasons of 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases, doing so a record five times, and was the first to accomplish the feat in both major leagues; he became the second player to hit 300 career home runs and steal 300 bases, joining Willie Mays. Together with Barry, he is part of baseball's most accomplished father-son combination, holding the record for combined home runs, RBIs, and stolen bases. A prolific leadoff hitter, he also set major league records for most times leading off a game with a home run in a career (35) and a season ; both records have since been broken.
Jennifer Valente
Jennifer Marie Valente is an American professional racing cyclist who is the gold medal winner of the Women's Omnium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Valente has ridden for UCI Women's Team Twenty20 Pro Cycling. She has won multiple gold medals in team pursuit championships, and she earned an Olympic silver medal in team pursuit in 2016.
Aaron Hicks
Aaron Michael Hicks is an American professional baseball center fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut on April 1, 2013, with the Minnesota Twins.