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

Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a professional player in both American football and Canadian football. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 election, as the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.

David Wallechinsky is an American populist historian and television commentator, the president of the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) and the founder and editor-in-chief of AllGov.com and worldfilmreviews.us.

Kelly Victoria Gould is an American former child actress. She is known for her role as Shannon Clemens on the Lifetime original comedy series Rita Rocks. Gould made appearances in many television series, and she appeared in three feature-length movies: Blades of Glory, The Rebound and 16 Love.

David T. Friendly is an American film producer best known for co-producing the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Onslow Stevens was an American stage, television and film actor.

Kyle Gregory Jensen is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Brandon Michael Barnes is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies and Cleveland Indians and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.

Ryan James Anderson is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent (NBA). He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears.