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

William Murray Hawkins III is an American entrepreneur and founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company, and Digital Chocolate.

Judy May Chu is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 27th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing California's 32nd congressional district until redistricting. Chu is the first Chinese American woman elected to the U.S. Congress.

Julia Crawford Ivers was an American motion picture pioneer.

Taylor McQuiston Fry is a former American child actress. On film, Fry appeared in roles in Die Hard, North, and A Little Princess. On television, she has starring roles in Nightingales, Get a Life and Kirk. Fry graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1999, along with fellow actors Rami Malek and Rachel Bilson. She later attended and graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2003, where she became an avid Ultimate Frisbee player.

Barry O'Brien is an American television writer and producer best known as the co-creator of Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. His credits include Happy Days, Perfect Strangers, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Judging Amy, and CSI: Miami.

Adrian Samuel Young is an American drummer, most popularly known as a member of the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar.

Matthew Russell Wood is an American sound editor and voice actor. For the last 28 years, he has worked on numerous film projects, his work being credited as sound editing and sound design. He has been an innovative force within the industry, pioneering new technologies for motion pictures. He is a supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California. He also voices General Grievous in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and various video games.

Lauren Elizabeth Potter is an American actress, advocate, and comedian known for her role as Becky Jackson on the FOX series Glee. Potter advocates for those with disabilities through organizations including AbilityPath, Best Buddies International, the Down Syndrome Association, the American Association of People with Disabilities, and Special Olympics.

Joseph Michael "Joe" Acabá is an American educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. He completed his training on February 10, 2006 and was assigned to STS-119, which flew from March 15 to March 28, 2009 to deliver the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station.