# List of Californios people

List of Californios people, the Californios (singular Californio) are Hispanic Californians, especially those descended from Spanish and Mexican settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries before California was annexed by the United States.

## Californios families

* Ávila family of California
* Berryessa family of California
* Careaga family of California
* Carrillo family of California
* Estudillo family of California
* Guerra family of California
* Lugo family of California
* Pico family of California
* Sepúlveda family of California

## In art, entertainment, and writing

Californio in art, entertainment, and writing :
| Name | Birth, death | Birthplace | Occupation | Notes |
| Lester D. Boronda | 1886–1953 | Reno, Nevada, U.S. | genre painter, sculptor, furniture designer | |
| Leo Carrillo | 1880–1961 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | actor | Hollywood move actor and nature conservationist, namesake of Leo Carrillo State Park |
| Angustias de la Guerra | 1815–1890 | San Diego, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | women's rights activist, writer | one of the first writers of Californian history |
| José Figueroa | 1792–1835 | | writer, military leader, politician | General and the Mexican Governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835; author of the first book published in California and Governor of Alta California |
| William Gaxton | 1893–1963 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | actor | Vaudeville actor, and president of The Lambs Club |
| Myrtle Gonzalez | 1891–1918 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | actress | silent-era movie actress |
| Alejandro Murguía | born 1949 | | poet, short story writer, editor, teacher | Poets Laureate of San Francisco in 2012 |
| Esteban Munrás | 1798–1850 | Barcelona, Spain | painter | religious fresco painter |
| Agustín V. Zamorano | 1798–1842 | Spanish Florida | military personnel, publisher, printmaker | first person to bring a printing press to California and the first publisher in California |

## In law, military, and politics

Californios in law and politics :
| Name | Birth, death | Birthplace | Occupation | Notes |
| Cristobal Aguilar | 1816–1886 | Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, journalist | three-term Mayor of Los Angeles |
| Juan Bautista Alvarado | 1809–1882 | Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician | served as Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842 |
| José María Alviso | 1798–1853 | Santa Clara, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, soldier | Alcalde of San José (mayor) in 1836 and was the rancho grantee for Rancho Milpitas; founder of Milpitas, California |
| Modesta Ávila | 1867–1891 | San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S. | ranchera, protester, folk hero | first convicted felon and first state prisoner in Orange County, California |
| Juan Bandini | 1800–1859 | Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (now Peru) | politician, ranchero | known for his role in the development of San Diego, California in the mid-19th century |
| Juana Briones de Miranda | c. 1802 – 1889 | Villa de Branciforte, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Santa Cruz), California | ranchera, medical practitioner, merchant | founding mother of San Francisco, California, and Mayfield, California (now Palo Alto, California) |
| Carlos Antonio Carrillo | 1783–1852 | Santa Barbara, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain | politician, military officer,ranchero | serve as Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1838 |
| José Antonio Carrillo | 1796–1862 | Santa Barbara, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero | signer of the California Constitution in 1849; served three terms as Alcalde of Los Angeles (mayor) |
| Juan José Carrillo | 1842–1916 | Santa Barbara, Department of the Californias, Centralist Republic of Mexico (now California, U.S.) | politician, judge | Mayor of Santa Monica and as the last City Marshal of Los Angeles, California |
| Gil Cisneros | born 1971 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | politician | |
| Antonio F. Coronel | 1817–1894 | Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Mexico) | politician, ranchero | served as Mayor of Los Angeles and California State Treasurer |
| Ygnacio Coronel | 1795–1862 | Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Mexico) | politician, ranchero, military personnel | member of the Los Angeles Common Council |
| José M. Covarrubias | c. 1809–1870 | France | politician | signer of the Californian Constitution and California State Assemblyman, Mayor of Santa Barbara |
| Francisco de Haro | 1792–1849 | Compostela, New Kingdom of Galicia, New Spain (now Nayarit, Mexico) | politician | first Mayor of San Francisco |
| Antonio María de la Guerra | 1825–1881 | Santa Barbara, Alta California | politician, military officer | Mayor of Santa Barbara and California State Senator |
| Pablo de la Guerra | 1819–1874 | Santa Barbara, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician | Lieutenant Governor of California, a California State Senator, and signer of the Californian Constitution |
| José de la Guerra y Noriega | 1779–1858 | Novales, Cantabria, Spain | military leader, ranchero | Commandant of the Presidio of Santa Barbara, the Presidio of San Diego, and the Presidio of Monterey |
| Reginaldo Francisco del Valle | 1854–1938 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | politician, lawyer | youngest ever President pro tem of the California Senate, and founder of UCLA |
| Ygnacio del Valle | 1808–1880 | New Kingdom of Galicia, New Spain (now Jalisco, Mexico) | politician, ranchero | owned much of the Santa Clarita Valley, Mayor of Los Angeles, and a California State Assemblyman |
| Miguel de Pedrorena | 1808–1850 | Madrid, Spain | politician, ranchero, merchant | Mayor of San Diego and signer of the Californian Constitution |
| Manuel Dominguez | 1803–1882 | San Diego, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero | signer of the California Constitution, Mayor of Los Angeles, founder of San Pedro neighborhood, Carson, and Compton; namesake of CSU Dominguez Hills, and Rancho Dominguez |
| José Antonio Estudillo | 1803–1852 | Monterey, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, soldier | Mayor of San Diego, and first San Diego County Assessor |
| José Guadalupe Estudillo | 1838–1917 | San Diego, Department of the Californias, Centralist Republic of Mexico (now California, U.S.) | politician | California State Treasurer |
| José Joaquín Estudillo | 1800–1852 | Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero | 2nd Alcalde of San Francisco (mayor) |
| José María Estudillo | unknown–1830 | | military officer, ranchero | Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego |
| Lucretia del Valle Grady | 1892–1972 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | political activist, suffragette, actress | vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee, women's suffrage activist |
| Sam Liccardo | born 1970 | Saratoga, California, U.S. | politician | Mayor of San Jose |
| José Matías Moreno | 1819–1869 | Baja California Sur, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Mexico) | politician, ranchero | secretary of state under Pío Pico |
| José de Jesús Noé | 1805–1862 | | politician, soldier, ranchero | 7th and 12th Alcalde of San Francisco (mayor); last Californio to serve as Mayor of San Francisco |
| Agustín Olvera | 1820–1876 | | politician, judge | first elected judge in Los Angeles and namesake of Calle Olvera (Olvera Street) |
| María Soledad Ortega de Argüello | 1797–1874 | Santa Barbara, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | ranchera, socialite | early developer of Redwood City |
| Francisco Pérez Pacheco | 1790–1860 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | politician, ranchero, soldier | member of the Provincial Deputation of Alta California |
| Romualdo Pacheco | 1831–1899 | Santa Barbara, Alta California, First Mexican Empire (now California, U.S.) | politician, diplomat | only Hispanic to serve as Governor of California since the U.S. conquest |
| Salvio Pacheco | 1793–1876 | Monterey, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero soldier | Mayor of San Jose, founder of Concord, California |
| Andrés Pico | 1810–1876 | San Diego, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, military leader | leader of the Californio forces during the American conquest of California |
| Antonio María Pico | 1808–1869 | Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero | Mayor of San Jose, signer of the Californian Constitution |
| Pío Pico | 1801–1894 | Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, San Gabriel, Alta California, New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, entrepreneur | last Mexican Governor of Alta California and namesake of Pico Rivera |
| Ygnacio Sepúlveda | 1842–1916 | Pueblo de Los Ángeles, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, judge | first judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court |
| Antonio Suñol | 1797–1865 | Barcelona, Spain | politician, businessman, ranchero | Mayor of San Jose, and namesake of Sunol, California |
| Bernardo Yorba | 1800–1858 | San Diego, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, landowner | Mayor of Santa Ana, and namesake of Yorba Linda, California |

## In religion

Californios in religion :
| Name | Birth, death | Birthplace | Occupation | Notes |
| Joseph Sadoc Alemany | 1853–1884 | Vic, Catalonia, Spain | Spanish Catholic clergyman | the first Bishop of Monterey (1850–1853) and then as Archbishop of San Francisco (1853–1884) |
| Juan Crespí | 1721–1782 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | Franciscan missionary, explorer | Padre-Presidente of the Californian Missions, explorer of Las Californias |
| Fermín de Lasuén | 1736–1803 | Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain | Basque Franciscan missionary | founder of nine of the twenty-one Spanish missions in California |
| Apolinaria Lorenzana | 1793–1884 | Mexico City, Mexico | teacher, matron, religious leader, nurse | |
| José González Rubio | 1804–1875 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Roman Catholic friar | last Apostolic Administrator of the Californias |
| Junípero Serra | 1713–1784 | Petra, Majorca, Spain | Catholic priest, Franciscan missionary | founder of eight of the twenty-one Spanish missions in California |