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

Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson was an American jazz patron and the founder in 1954 of Shakey's Pizza, which hosted live jazz-oriented music nightly.

George Hugh Niederauer was an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of San Francisco. Before that, Niederauer served as Bishop of Salt Lake City from 1994 to 2005.

Edward James "Eddie" Hart is an American former track and field sprinter, winner of the gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Ed Williams is an American actor, who played Ted Olsen on the TV series Police Squad! and in The Naked Gun films.

Hoyt Stoddard Curtin was an American composer and music producer, the primary musical director for the Hanna-Barbera animation studio from its beginnings with The Ruff & Reddy Show in 1957 until his retirement in 1986, except from 1965–1972, when the primary music director was Ted Nichols.

Matthew Charles Sanders, known by his stage name M. Shadows, is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and a founding member of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. In 2017, Shadows was voted third in the list of Top 25 Greatest Modern Frontmen by Ultimate Guitar.

Stan Chervin is a screenwriter.

Shaquille Green Thompson is an American football outside linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington. He also had a short stint with the Boston Red Sox organization as part of their rookie team in the Gulf Coast League. Since being drafted, he has played a hybrid safety/linebacker position for the Panthers. He is regarded as their "big nickel" and covers mismatches in the pass or run game.

Stanley Phillips Frankel was an American computer scientist. He worked in the Manhattan Project and developed various computers as a consultant.

Stanley Hiller Jr., was a pioneering developer of the helicopter.