The notable people from the U.S. state of California listed here include those who were born and raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
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Willie Aames – actor Stephen Abas – Olympic freestyle wrestler Paula Abdul – singer and dancer, American Idol panelist Abby Abinanti – California’s first Native American female lawyer Gracie Abrams – singer Rosalie Abrams – playwright, actress, and activist Beth Accomando – film critic, arts reporter, and podcast host Ansel Adams – photographer Davante Adams – NFL wide receiver Jay Adams – skateboarder and surfer Erik Affholter (born 1966), NFL wide receiver Ben Affleck – Academy Award–winning actor and director Ángela Aguilar – Mexican-American singer Jhene Aiko – singer Jessica Alba – actress and model Edward Albert – actor Jon Allen – voice and film actor (Rick and Morty) Josh Allen – NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills) Keegan Allen – actor (Pretty Little Liars) Marcus Allen – football player A. J. Allmendinger – NASCAR driver Herb Alpert – trumpeter and music executive Bobbi Althoff – podcaster Tony Alva – skateboarder and surfer Caroline Amiguet – actress and model (Love All You Have Left) Helen Andelin – author (Fascinating Womanhood) Anthony Anderson – actor Melissa Sue Anderson – actress Paul Thomas Anderson – filmmaker Tom Anderson – co-founder of the social network MySpace Jennifer Aniston – actress (Friends) Odette Annable – actress Kenzie Anne – actress Maude Apatow – actress (Euphoria) apl.de.ap – Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer (Black Eyed Peas) Shiri Appleby – actress and film director (Roswell) Christina Applegate – actress Jon Appleton – composer Anne Archer – actress Eve Arden – actress Billie Joe Armstrong – musician, guitarist, and vocalist (Green Day) Lucie Arnaz – actress Genevieve Artadi – musician and singer-songwriter Maureen Arthur – actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bassist (Korn) Ashe – singer Sean Astin – actor (The Goonies, The Lord of the Rings) Jeff Atkinson – distance runner and Olympian Mark Atkinson – film actor and producer (Pulp Friction) Coco Austin – television personality Tracy Austin – tennis player Dylan Axelrod – baseball player
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Lil B – rapper B-Real (born 1970) – rapper Karl Backus – actor (Thane of East County) Emily Bader – actressPlace of birth matching "california, usa" (sorted by popularity ascending) Max Baer Jr. – actor (Jethro Bodine of The Beverly Hillbillies) Ross Bagdasarian Sr. – actor (Alvin and the Chipmunks) Amari Bailey (born 2004) – NBA basketball guard (Charlotte Hornets) Chauncey Bailey – journalist assassinated by an agent of Your Black Muslim Bakery Diane Baker – actress (The Silence of the Lambs) Dusty Baker – Major League Baseball player and manager David Bakhtiari – NFL offensive tackle Justin Baldoni – actor and filmmaker Ireland Baldwin – model Cutcha Risling Baldy – professor Fairuza Balk – actress LaMelo Ball – basketball player (Charlotte Hornets) LiAngelo Ball – basketball player Lonzo Ball – professional basketball guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) Maria Bamford – actress and stand-up comedian Banks – singer Tyra Banks – model and actress (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) Ronald Barak (born 1943) – Olympic gymnast Adrienne Barbeau – actress (Maude) Andrea Barber – actress (Full House) Sara Bareilles – singer Alabama Barker – internet personality Travis Barker – drummer (Blink-182) Matt Barnes – National Basketball Association player Orr Barouch – Israeli soccer player Tara Lynne Barr – actress Drew Barrymore – actress (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Never Been Kissed, The Drew Barrymore Show) Judith Barsi – actress and voiceover artist Kate Bartholomew – fashion designer Summer Bartholomew – Miss USA 1975 Dante Basco – actor Earl W. Bascom – rodeo pioneer, Hall of Fame inductee, actor, international artist, and sculptor Baby Bash – rapper Ellen Bass – poet and author Bassnectar – musician and record producer Max Baucus – politician, congressman (1975–78), U.S. senator from Montana (1978–2014), and U.S. ambassador to China (2014–17) Emma Pow Bauder – evangelist Michelle Bauer – actress Michael Bay – film director Amanda Beard – Olympic swimmer Beck – musician Captain Beefheart – musician Ed Begley Jr. – actor and activist Drake Bell – actor, comedian, and singer (Drake & Josh) Glen Bell – entrepreneur who founded Taco Bell Stephania Bell – ESPN analyst and physical therapist Camilla Belle – actress Tory Belleci – filmmaker and model maker (MythBusters) Troian Bellisario – actress and singer (Pretty Little Liars) Hester A. Benedict (1838–1921), president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association Marcus Benjamin – early biographer at Smithsonian Institution Beau Bennett – hockey player Lizet Benrey – painter, actress and film director Ashley Benson – actress (Pretty Little Liars) Doug Benson – comedian Justin Berfield – actor (Malcolm in the Middle) Candice Bergen – actress (Murphy Brown) Berner – rapper and cannabis entrepreneur Davion Berry (born 1991) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Alan Bersin (born 1946) – President Obama's "border czar," US attorney for the Southern District of California, California Secretary of Education, Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, US Department of Homeland Security secretary for International Affairs, and INTERPOL vice president"Alan Bersin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy," Department of Homeland Security. Carolyn Beug – passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11 Yusuf Bey – owner of Your Black Muslim Bakery Mayim Bialik – Israeli-American actress (The Big Bang Theory, Blossom) and neuroscientist Sergey Bida (born 1993) – Olympic silver medalist épée fencer Violetta Khrapina Bida (born 1994) – Olympic épée fencer Bighead – record producer Barbara Billingsley – actress Rachel Bilson – actress (The O.C.) Paul Bilzerian (born 1950) – financier convicted of securities fraud David Binn – 18-season NFL long snapper Ryan Binse – film producer and United States Navy veteran Matt Biondi – competitive swimmer and eight-time Olympic gold medalist"Matt Biondi". National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. September 14, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2021. Thora Birch – actress (Hocus Pocus) Jake Bird (born 1995) – baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies Steve Birnbaum – Major League Soccer player Bradford Bishop – indicted murderer and at-large fugitive Joel Bitonio – NFL offensive guard Bill Bixby – actor (The Incredible Hulk) Aloe Blacc – singer and musician Jack Black – actor and musician (Kung Fu Panda, Tenacious D) Rebecca Black – singer Tyler Blackburn – actor and singer (Pretty Little Liars) Hank Blalock – baseball player (Texas Rangers) Mel Blanc – cartoon voice actor Rowan Blanchard – actress (Girl Meets World) Erica Blasberg (1984–2010) – LPGA golfer Sheila Bleck – IFBB professional bodybuilder Mel Bleeker (1920–1996) – NFL halfback Ken Block – rally driver and gymkhana driver Andy Bloom – Olympic shot putter Betsy Bloomingdale – socialite David Blu (born David Bluthenthal) – professional basketball player (Maccabi Tel Aviv) Rora Blue – visual artist Blueface – rapper Jason Blum – film producer Jonathon Blum – hockey player Judy Blumberg – competitive ice dancer Ann Blyth (1927-2026) - actress and singer
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Sam Bohne (born Sam Cohen) – baseball player Brian Boitano − Olympic gold medalist (figure skating) Ashlee Bond (born 1985) – American-Israeli Olympic show-jumping rider who competes for Israel Barry Bonds – baseball player (San Francisco Giants) Bobby Bonds – baseball player (San Francisco Giants) Chaz Bono – writer Aaron Boone – baseball player (Cleveland Indians) Scott Borchetta – record executive, entrepreneur, and founder of Big Machine Records Jonathan Bornstein – soccer player for USA National Team and Chicago Fire FC Cindy Bortz – 1987 World Junior champion figure skater Barry Bostwick – actor (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City) Kate Bosworth – actress Lo Bosworth – television personality, author, and entrepreneur Shmuley Boteach – Orthodox rabbi, radio and television host, and author Bruce Bowen – National Basketball Association player (San Antonio Spurs) Brandon Bowman – basketball player in the Israeli Liga Artzit April Bowlby – actress Barbara Boxer – United States Senator from California 1993–2017; United States representative 1983–1993 Cameron Boyce – actor (Descendants 2) Brandon Boyd – singer and musician (Incubus) Brittany Boyd – WNBA player Timothy Bradley – boxer Tom Brady – football quarterback and commentator Debbie Bramwell-Washington – IFBB professional bodybuilder Benjamin Bratt – actor Ryan Braun – baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers) Nick Bravin – Olympic foil fencer Eddie Bravo – Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor Nicholas Brendon – actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Patrick Brennan – actor Jan Brewer – governor of Arizona Stephen Breyer – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Brigita Brezovac – IFBB professional bodybuilder Phoebe Bridgers – singer-songwriter Beau Bridges – actor (The Fabulous Baker Boys, Stargate SG-1) Jeff Bridges – actor (The Big Lebowski, True Grit) Lloyd Bridges – actor (Airplane!, Sea Hunt) Alison Brie – actress Lance Briggs – football player Adam Brody – actor (The O.C.) James Brolin – actor Josh Brolin – actor (Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame) Albert Brooks – actor and director (Lost in America) Alton Brown – television host Anthony Brown (born 1992) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Carlon Brown – basketball player, 2013–14 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League Jerry Brown – governor of California (1975–83; 2011–19) and mayor of Oakland Pat Brown – governor of California (1959–1967) Vanessa Bryant – philanthropist Dave Brubeck – jazz pianist and composer Tedy Bruschi – football player Lindsey Buckingham – musician (Fleetwood Mac) Jeff Buckley – singer-songwriter and guitarist Bill Buckner – baseball player Don Budge – tennis player Candace Cameron Bure – actress (Full House) Hunter Burgan – bass player for AFI Bobby Burgess – Mouseketeer and dancer for The Lawrence Welk Show Michael C. Burgess – actor and poet (Hacksaw) Olivia Burnette – actress Justin Burquist – filmmaker (Touch) Cliff Burton – former Metallica bassist Tim Burton – film director Reggie Bush – football player Shoshana Bush – actress Sophia Bush – activist, spokesperson, and actress (Chicago P.D., One Tree Hill) Jeanie Buss – sports executive (Los Angeles Lakers and Women of Wrestling) Cruz Bustamante – lieutenant governor of California Paul Butcher – actor Austin Butler – actor and singer Brian Patrick Butler – actor and filmmaker (Friend of the World) Win Butler – musician and songwriter (Arcade Fire) Amanda Bynes – actress Kari Byron – artist and television personality (MythBusters)
C
Scott Caan – actor (Hawaii Five-0 and Ocean's series) Johnathan Cabral – Olympic hurdler Richard Cabral – actor Herb Caen – newspaper columnist (San Francisco Chronicle) John Cage – composer Nicolas Cage – actor Colbie Caillat – singer Evan Call – composer Calmatic – filmmaker Angelo Caloiaro (born 1989) – American-Italian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Greg Camarillo – NFL wide receiver Dove Cameron – actress (Liv and Maddie) Dolph Camilli – baseball player Colleen Camp – actress Ben Nighthorse Campbell – U.S. senator from Colorado Brooke Candy – rapper Nick Cannon – actor, television presenter, rapper Lizzy Caplan – actress