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

Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is an American retired Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, third base and first base for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics. He is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game, and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium.

Tyler Gaffney is a former professional baseball outfielder and American football running back who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football and college baseball at Stanford. He also played for the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL.

Dana Makoto Sabraw is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2003.

Cierre Marcelle Wood is a former American player of Canadian football, positioned as a running back. He played college football at Notre Dame. He has also been a member of the NFL's Houston Texans, the New England Patriots, and the Buffalo Bills.

Alexandrea Kathryn Owens-Sarno is an American actress. She is best known for her role as eight-year-old Cora Cartmell, a young steerage passenger in the 1997 film Titanic who dances with Jack Dawson at an Irish party.

Karen Lorre, widely known by her maiden name, Karen Witter, is an American actress, model, and writer.

Ethan Avram Berkowitz is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. From 1997 to 2007 he was the Alaska State Representative for District 26, serving as the Democratic Party Minority Leader from 1999 to 2007. He was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006, for Alaska's at-large congressional district in 2008, and for governor in 2010. He was elected mayor of Anchorage in 2015, and reelected in 2018.

John Cooper Jr. was an American actor, television director, producer, and executive. He was a child actor who made the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first child actor to receive an Oscar nomination. At age 9 he was the youngest performer to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, an honor that he received for the film Skippy (1931). For nearly 50 years, Cooper remained the youngest Oscar nominee in any category.

DeVon Franklin is an American Hollywood producer, best-selling author and motivational speaker. He is best known for the films Miracles from Heaven, Heaven Is for Real, and the New York Times best-seller book The Wait, which he co-wrote with his wife Meagan Good.

Julie Maurine Foudy is an American retired soccer midfielder, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist. She played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 2004. Foudy finished her international career with 274 caps and served as the team's captain from 2000 to 2004 as well as the co-captain from 1991 to 2000. In 1997, she was the first American and first woman to receive the FIFA Fair Play Award.