Famous People from California

California Biographies, Famous People from California

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Marcus Allen (1960 -) Football player. A six-time Pro Bowler, Allen was also the MVP of Super Bowl XVIII; born in San Diego.
Shirley Temple Black (1928 - ) 1930s child actress and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; born in Santa Monica.
Robert Bower (1936 - ) Inventor; born in Santa Monica.
Joe DiMaggio (1914 - 1999) Famous baseball player who won two batting championships and three MVP awards; born in Martinez.
Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) Creator of Mickey Mouse and founder of the DisneylandŽ and Walt Disney WorldŽ Theme Parks; lived in Hollywood.
James H. Doolittle (1896 - 1993) Air force general who led the first carrier-based bomber attack on mainland Japan in 1942; born in Alameda
Robert Frost (1874 - 1963) One of America's leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize; born in San Francisco.
Jack London (1876 -1916) Author of many novels about the vast Western frontiers, such as Call of the Wild; born in San Francisco.
George Lucas (1944 - ) Filmmaker and the mastermind behind the Star Wars features; born in Modesto.
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) Famous 1950's actress and considered one of the most famous woman of the 20th Century; born in Los Angeles.
Richard M. Nixon (1913 - 1994) 37th President of the U.S.; born in Yorba Linda.
Sally K. Ride (1951 -) Astronaut and first American woman in space; born in Los Angeles.
John Steinbeck (1902 -1968) Author known for famous works such as Tortilla Flat and Of Mice and Men; born in Salinas.
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975 - ) Famous golfer who has revolutionized the sport since becoming a pro in 1996; born in Cypress.

More Famous People of California

Luis Walter Alvarez inventor, San Francisco
Gertrude Atherton author, San Francisco
David Belasco playwright and producer, San Francisco
Dave Brubeck musician, Concord
Julia Child chef, television, Pasadena
Coolio rap artist, Los Angeles
Frederick G. Cottrell inventor, Oakland
Leonardo DiCaprio actor Hollywood
Isadora Duncan dancer, San Francisco
John Frémont explorer, San Francisco
Jerry Garcia guitarist, singer, San Francisco
Charles P. Ginsburg inventor, San Francisco
Richard Pancho Gonzales tennis player, Los Angeles
Jeff Gordon car racer, Vallejo
William Randolph Hearst publisher, San Francisco
Mariel Hemingway actress, Mill Valley
Sidney Howard playwright, Oakland
Anthony M. Kennedy jurist, Sacramento
Theodore Harold Maiman inventor, Los Angeles
Mark McGwire baseball player, Pomona
Aimee Semple McPherson evangelist, Ontario
Dominique Moreanir gymnast, Hollywood
Emma Nevada opera singer, Alpha
Isamu Noguchi sculptor, Los Angeles
George S. Patton, Jr. general, San Gabriel
Robert Redford actor, Santa Monica
William Saroyan author, Fresno
Lincoln Steffens journalist, author, San Francisco
Adlai Stevenson statesman, Los Angeles
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor, Hollywood
Earl Warren jurist, Los Angeles
Serena & Venus Williams tennis players, Lynwood
Myra Wilson actress, Burbank

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