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

Russell Malcolm "Russ" Solomon was an American entrepreneur and art collector. He was the founder of the worldwide music store empire, Tower Records.

Michaela Joy Garecht was nine-years-old when she was abducted in Hayward, California, in broad daylight at the corner of Mission Boulevard and Lafayette Avenue.

Brita Sigourney is an American freestyle skier. She attended Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California, and later went on to attend the University of California, Davis, where she played water polo. She trained in her career as a freestyle skier in Park City, Utah. She won a silver medal in the superpipe at Winter X Games XV in 2011, followed with a bronze in 2012. She has competed in both the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing 6th in 2014. She won a bronze medal in the 2018 Olympics on February 19, 2018, with a score of 91.6, which she achieved on her third run. Up until her third run, the judges expressed to an NBC broadcaster of their approval of her form and amplitude but that she needed improvement with her creativity. She was good friends with her competitor Annalisa Drew and regretted bumping her off the podium. She won another bronze at the 2019 FIS World Championship in halfpipe.

Brandon John Morrow is an American professional baseball relief pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, and Chicago Cubs.

Brandon Patrick McCarthy is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current front office executive for the Texas Rangers. His title is Special Assistant to the General Manager. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Atlanta Braves. He is a minority owner of Phoenix Rising FC, of the USL Championship.

Kevin Marcus Ellison was an American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.

Ariane Nicole Andrew is an American professional wrestler, singer, model and dancer. Andrew is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name Cameron.

Holly Near is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist.

Eva Maria Noblezada is an American actress and singer most known for her work on the Broadway stage and independent film.

Kirk Fox is an American actor, screenwriter, and stand-up comedian.