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

Lanei Chapman is an American actress. She has appeared primarily in guest appearances on episodes of various television series, and may be best known for the leading role as Lt. Vanessa Damphousse in the single 1995–96 season of the series Space: Above and Beyond.

Carole Eastman was an American actress and screenwriter. Among her credits are screenplays for Monte Hellman's The Shooting (1967), Bob Rafelson's Five Easy Pieces (1970), and Mike Nichols’s The Fortune (1975). She occasionally used the pseudonyms "Adrien Joyce" and "A.L. Appling".

Rena Wang is an American badminton player. She was invited by the World Badminton Federation to compete at the 2012 Olympics in the women’s singles event. Her sister, Iris Wang, is also a badminton player and her doubles partner. Rena Wang won bronze in the women’s singles and women’s doubles events with her sister at the 2009 Pan Am Badminton Championships at Guadalajara, Mexico.

Jayne Ann Krentz, née Jayne Castle, is an American writer of romance novels. Krentz is the author of a string of New York Times bestsellers under seven different pseudonyms. Now, she only uses three names. Under her married name she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses Amanda Quick for her novels of historical romantic-suspense. She uses her maiden name for futuristic/paranormal romantic-suspense writing.

Anna Sophia Berglund is an American actress, model, Playmate, and reality show personality. She was Playmate of the Month for Playboy in January 2011. She was discovered originally by GXS Motorsports, where she spent two years as a promotional model. She went by the name Sophi Berglund until working for Playboy and resuming her original name.

Eleanore Cammack "Cammie" King was an American child actress and public relations officer. She is best known for her portrayal of Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939). She also provided the voice for the doe Faline as a fawn in the animated Disney film, Bambi (1942).

Samia "Sam" Doumit is an American actress.

Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born American guitarist Carlos Santana. The band has undergone multiple recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Santana the only consistent member. After signing with Columbia Records, the band's appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 increased their profile and went on to record the commercially successful and critically-acclaimed albums Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970), and Santana III (1971). These were recorded by the group's "classic" line-up, featuring Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, David Brown, and José "Chepito" Areas. Hit songs of this period include "Evil Ways", "Black Magic Woman", "Oye Como Va", and the instrumental "Samba Pa Ti".

Anne-Marie Johnson is an American actress and impressionist. She is known for her roles as Nadine Hudson Thomas in the sitcom What's Happening Now!! (1985-1988), and Althea Tibbs in the NBC police procedural In the Heat of the Night (1988-1993). She also was a cast member in the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1993–94) during its final season, and had a recurring and regular roles in Melrose Place, JAG, Girlfriends and The InBetween.

Jennifer Crittenden is an American screenwriter and producer. She started her writing career on the animated television series The Simpsons, and has since written for several other television sitcoms including Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld and Veep. Her work has earned her several Emmy Award nominations.