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

Antonio "Tony" Cruz is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who last rode for BMC Racing Team. In 1999 Cruz was the USPRO National Criterium Champion, and became professional. In 2000 he finished 3rd at the USPRO National Championships Criterium in Downer’s Grove, Illinois.

Kiko Ellsworth is an American actor. Ellsworth is best known for his portrayal of Jamal Woods in the now defunct ABC daytime drama, Port Charles. In March 2007, Ellsworth returned to daytime television in the role of Stan Johnson on another ABC daytime drama, General Hospital. In the Summer of 2008, he appeared as sound manipulator Echo De Mille in "Going Postal", a series of webisodes spun off from the NBC series Heroes. He was in the 2009 horror film Staunton Hill.

Victor Vincent Veysey was an American Republican politician who represented California in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1975. From 1975 to 1977, he served as Assistant Secretary of the Army under President Gerald Ford.

Kelley Jones is an American comics artist best known for his work on Batman with writer Doug Moench and on The Sandman with writer Neil Gaiman.

James Aaron Bell is a retired American executive of The Boeing Company.

Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2018 Academy Award-winning documentary short Period. End of Sentence. Her previous film, Madaran, was an Iranian-language short about an Iranian mother who must decide whether to spare the life of her son's killer. Zehtabchi is the first Iranian-American woman to win an Academy Award.

Jacob Thomas Woods is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball from 2005-08. He batted and threw left-handed.

Eileen Feng Gu, alternatively known as Ailing Gu, is an American-born freestyle skier in halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air events who has competed for China since 2019. She also has a career as a fashion model.