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

Jake Vernon Haven Porter was an American jazz trumpeter and record producer.

Shannan Marie Click is an American model. She has appeared in a variety of international editions of Vogue and the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Logan Carlisle Ramsey, Jr. was an American character actor of television and film for nearly 50 years.

Brandon Scott Trost is an American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director whose credits include writing and directing The FP (2011) with his brother Jason, as well as being the cinematographer of several films, including Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II, MacGruber, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and That's My Boy. Trost is also a frequent collaborator with Seth Rogen, including the films This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview, The Night Before and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Trost's first film as a solo director, An American Pickle, was released in 2020.

Liz Holzman was an American film producer and director. She has won the Emmy Award three times, once for her work on the Warner Bros. animated television show Pinky and the Brain and twice for Animaniacs. Holzman also received an Emmy nomination as a writer for Animaniacs and an Annie Award nomination for her direction of Animaniacs. Among her other production credits are the animated series Baby Blues and The Zeta Project.

Alan Baumgarten is an American film editor. He frequently collaborates with directors Jay Roach and Ruben Fleischer having edited four of their feature films. In 2013, Baumgarten, together with co-editors Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for American Hustle.

Daniel Scott McGwire is a former American football quarterback who played professionally for the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).

Andrew R. Jones is a visual effects artist most known for being part of the Oscar-winning team that did the visuals to Avatar and The Jungle Book.

William Wellman Jr. is an American former actor. In a career spanning 65 years, he appeared in about 77 films and television series.

Sidney Wicks is an American former professional basketball player. A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 to 1981. In the NBA, Wicks played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics and San Diego Clippers, earning NBA Rookie of the Year in 1972 as well as four all-star selections. He played for the Trail Blazers from 1971 to 1976 and had a total of four selections as an All-Star from 1972 to 1975.