This is a list of notable people from Vallejo, California.
Actors
Monique Alexander, porn star April Bowlby, actress Raymond Burr, actor Raphael Cruz, acrobat and actor Rockmond Dunbar, actor Buddy Joe Hooker, actor Bud Jamison, actor Wesley Mann, actor Keely Shaye Smith, actress
Artists
Howard Fried, conceptual artist Helen Gilbert, painter, kinetic sculptor Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau, art director/cartoonist Harrison McIntosh, ceramic artist Helen Sewell, illustrator
Athletes
C. J. Anderson, National Football League player Brandon Armstrong, National Basketball Association player Dick Bass, National Football League player Jahvid Best, National Football League player Jabari Bird, pro basketball player Ping Bodie, Major League Baseball player Bobby Brooks, Major League Baseball player Bill Buckner, Major League Baseball player Willie Calhoun, professional baseball player Joey Chestnut, competitive eater Roch Cholowsky, college baseball player Natalie Coughlin, swimmer with 12 Olympic medals Tyler Cravy, Major League Baseball Player Ward Cuff, National Football League player Thomas DeCoud, National Football League player Mike Felder, Major League Baseball player Augie Garrido, University of Texas baseball coach Jeff Gordon, NASCAR 4-time champion, 5-time Brickyard 400 winner, 3-time Daytona 500 winner Damon Hollins, Major League Baseball player Fulton Kuykendall, National Football League player Tony Longmire, Major League Baseball player Tug McGraw, Major League Baseball player Mike Merriweather, National Football League player Mark Muñoz, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter DeMarcus Nelson, National Basketball Association player Rashad Ross, National Football League player CC Sabathia, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player Sammie Stroughter, National Football League player Joe Taufete'e, player for USA Rugby Barton Williams, Olympian, track and field
Musicians
B-Legit Baby Bash Celly Cel The Click Con Funk Shun DJ D-Wrek Droop-E Dubee E-40 Paul Foster Funky Aztecs H.E.R. Mark Izuhttps://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/mark-izu-obit-20034770.php J-Diggs Khayree LaRussell Little Bruce Mac Dre Mac Mall The Mossie N2Deep Nef the Pharaoh One Vo1ce Johnny Otis Reek Daddy Roy Rogers Sleep Dank SOB X RBE Sly Stone Suga T Norma Tanega Turf Talk Young Lay
Other notable figures Ed Rollins, political advisor Zodiac Killer, serial killer Arthur Leigh Allen, primary suspect in Zodiac Killer case
Writers
Genea Brice, first poet laureate of Vallejo Ernest J. Gaines Gregory Allen Howard Charles Jordan Mark Joseph D.L. Lang, second poet laureate of Vallejo Dwayne Parish, first poet laureate of Richmond, California, grew up in Vallejo Norman Partridge Nina Serrano, poet, filmmaker, KPFA radio host Helen Sewell Keely Shaye Smith Jeremy Snyder, third poet laureate of Vallejo James Tracy
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