List of Famous people born in California, United States of America
Will Zalatoris
William Patrick Zalatoris is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He won the 2020 TPC Colorado Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Chris Wondolowski
Christopher Elliott Wondolowski is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for San Jose Earthquakes. Nicknamed Wondo, he was MLS's top scorer in the 2010 and 2012 seasons, also being named the 2012 Most Valuable Player, and has become one of the top strikers in Major League Soccer.
Marion Jones
Marion Lois Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a Belizean-American former world champion track and field athlete and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to steroid use. Jones did retain her 3 titles as world champion from 1997–1999.
Julian Iantzi
Julian Iantzi Mitxelena, born in California in 1967, is a Spanish TV presenter, mainly known for his works in the Basque Country television.
Carson Palmer
Carson Hilton Palmer is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals. Palmer played college football at USC where he won the Heisman Trophy in 2002.
America Ferrera
America Georgine Ferrera is an American actress, voice actress, producer, and director. Born in Los Angeles, California, to Honduran parents, Ferrera developed an interest in acting at a young age, performing in several stage productions at her school. She made her feature film debut in 2002 with the comedy-drama Real Women Have Curves, winning praise for her performance. Ferrera is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award among others.
Troian Bellisario
Troian Avery Bellisario is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Spencer Hastings in the television series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017). In 2010, she received praise for her leading performance in the film Consent for which she won the Vision Fest Award for Best Acting by a Female Lead and the FirstGlance Philadelphia Award for Best Actress. She has won two Teen Choice Awards out of six nominations and a Young Hollywood Award.
Barbara Broccoli
Barbara Dana Broccoli OBE is an American-British film producer known for her work on the James Bond film series.
Jack Angel
Jack Angel is an American voice actor and radio personality. He has provided voice-overs for animation and video games. Angel has voiced characters in shows by Hasbro and Hanna-Barbera such as Super Friends, The Transformers and G.I. Joe and has been involved in numerous productions by DreamWorks, Disney and Disney Pixar. Before becoming involved with voiceover work, Angel was initially a disc jockey for radio stations, namely KMPC and KFI.
Brianne Howey
Brianne Howey is an American actress known for her role as Reagan in The CW's Batwoman, Kat Rance in the 2016 Fox television series The Exorcist, as Candy in the comedy film Horrible Bosses 2 and as Shauna Babcock in The Passage.