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

Britney Crystal Gallivan of Pomona, California, is best known for determining the maximum number of times that paper or other materials can be folded in half.

Sara Paxton is an American actress, voice artist, and singer. She grew up in California and began acting at an early age, appearing in many minor roles in both films and television shows, before rising to fame in 2004, after playing the titular role in the television series Darcy's Wild Life (2004-2006) and Sarah Borden in Summerland (2004).

Jason Randolph Scheff is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter. From 1985 to 2016, he was the bassist and singer for the veteran pop-rock band Chicago.

James Garland Quintel is an American animator, voice actor, television writer, producer and director best known as the creator of the Cartoon Network series Regular Show, in which he voiced the characters Mordecai and High Five Ghost, and the HBO Max series Close Enough, which he also voiced the character Josh. He was formerly the creative director for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, an animated series that aired on Cartoon Network from June 2008 to August 2010 and a writer and storyboard artist on Camp Lazlo from 2006 to 2008.

William Alfred Newsom III was an American state appeals court judge, administrator of the Getty family trust, and the father of Governor of California Gavin Newsom.

Robert "Bob" Fisher was an American playwright, and television and film screenwriter mostly of situational comedy.

Matthew Lee Jones is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, rapper and singer known for his portrayals of Brandon "Badger" Mayhew on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and Baxter on the CBS sitcom Mom. He currently stars as Douglas Wheeler on the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.

Brix Smith is an American singer and guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a major songwriter for the English post-punk band The Fall during two stints in the band.

Jurrell Juel Casey is an American football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Turk Leroy Schonert was a quarterback, quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in the National Football League. Schonert was the head coach of the United Football League's Sacramento Mountain Lions in 2012.