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

Gregory Widen is an American screenwriter and film director. He is the creator of the Highlander film and television franchise, and the writer-director of the cult horror film The Prophecy.

Sean Bennett is an American cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Qhubeka NextHash.

Eve Miller was an American actress who appeared in 41 films between 1945 and 1961. She was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Van Nuys, California. She committed suicide at age 50.

Michael Gene Botts was an American drummer, best known for his work with 1970s soft rock band Bread, and as a session musician. During his career, he recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Cetera, Anne Murray, Warren Zevon and Dan Fogelberg, among many others. He also contributed to several soundtracks for films, and to albums released under the name of The Simpsons. Although known primarily as a drummer, Botts also contributed backing vocals to some Bread songs.

Mark Tansey is an American painter.

Samuel L. Shankland is an American chess grandmaster. He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 2018.

Bradley Raymond is an American film director, animator and storyboard artist best known for his work on animated shows and films as well as working at Disney. He has directed numerous sequels including Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998), The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002), and The Lion King 1½ (2004). Raymond also directed Tinker Bell (2008), Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010), and the television special Pixie Hollow Games (2011).

Luisa Leschin is an American television producer, actress, and voice-over artist who currently serves as co-executive producer for the Amazon Studios TV series Just Add Magic. She was awarded with Norman Lear Writer's award at the 34th annual Imagen Award's in the year 2019.

Richard Thomas Correll is an American television actor, director, producer and writer.