List of Famous people born in California, United States of America
Elijah Blue Allman
Elijah Blue Allman, known professionally as P. Exeter Blue, is an American musician, and the son of singer Cher and her second husband, Gregg Allman. He is the half-brother of Chaz Bono, Delilah Allman, Michael Allman, Layla Allman, and Devon Allman. Elijah is the lead vocalist, guitarrist and lyricist of the industrial metal band Deadsy.
Amber Riley
Amber Patrice Riley, sometimes known mononymously as RILEY, is an American actress, singer, author, and activist. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee (2009–2015). For her performance on the series, she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, and a Grammy Award.
Mae Whitman
Mae Margaret Whitman is an American actress, voice actress, and singer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Whitman began acting in commercials as a child, making her film debut at the age of six in the romantic drama When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). She achieved recognition as a child actress for her supporting roles in One Fine Day (1996), Independence Day (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and her television role on JAG (1998–2001).
Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and former model. She rose to fame as a vocalist in the musical quartet the Mamas and the Papas in the mid-1960s. Her voice was described by Time magazine as the "purest soprano in pop music." She later established a successful career as an actress in film and television in the 1970s. Phillips is the last surviving original member of the Mamas and the Papas.
Austin Butler
Austin Robert Butler is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as James "Wilke" Wilkerson in the television series Switched at Birth, Jordan Gallagher on Ruby & the Rockits, Sebastian Kydd in The Carrie Diaries, Tex Watson in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Wil Ohmsford in The Shannara Chronicles.
Emily Deschanel
Emily Erin Deschanel is an American actress. She portrayed Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the FOX crime procedural series Bones (2005–2017).
Matt Moore
Matthew Erickson Moore is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2007, and has also played for the Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins. He played college football at UCLA and Oregon State.
Aya Cash
Aya Rachel Cash is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Gretchen Cutler in the FX/FXX dark comedy series You're the Worst (2014–2019), and as Stormfront in the Prime Video superhero drama series The Boys (2020). She was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy for the former.
CC Sabathia
Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers. Sabathia batted and threw left-handed.
Joel Courtney
Joel Courtney is an American actor known for his role in the 2011 film Super 8 and for his starring role in the Netflix films The Kissing Booth (2018) and The Kissing Booth 2 (2020).