page_title: List of people from Hayward, California
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from Hayward, California
caption_attribution_description: English: SJSU Alumnus Bill Walsh and Spartan Head Football Coach Dick Tomey
context_page_description: This is a list of people from Hayward, California. People from Hayward who are strongly associated with the city include founder William Dutton Hayward, and the Ukrainian patriot and Greek Orthodox priest Agapius Honcharenko, who created a farm whose location is now a historic landmark. High-profile people from Hayward include football coach Bill Walsh, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, wrestler and film star Dwayne Johnson, and Treasurer of the United States Rosa Gumataotao Rios. Charles Plummer, prior to becoming Alameda County Sheriff, was the Police Chief of Hayward.
  People born, raised, or who have lived as adults in Hayward:
  Sena Acolatse, hockey player
  Mahershala Ali, Academy Award-winning actor
  Glen Alvelais, heavy metal guitarist for Forbidden
  Max Baer, boxer from the 1930s, Heavyweight Champion of the World, actor
  Chauncey Bailey, murdered Oakland journalist
  Jeff Barnes, National Football League linebacker
  Brian Beacock, anime voice performer and actor
  Jeff Beal, jazz instrumentalist, Emmy award-winning film and television music composer
  John Beck, National Football League quarterback with the Washington Redskins
context_section_description: This is a list of people from Hayward, California. People from Hayward who are strongly associated with the city include founder William Dutton Hayward, and the Ukrainian patriot and Greek Orthodox priest Agapius Honcharenko, who created a farm whose location is now a historic landmark. High-profile people from Hayward include football coach Bill Walsh, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, wrestler and film star Dwayne Johnson, and Treasurer of the United States Rosa Gumataotao Rios. Charles Plummer, prior to becoming Alameda County Sheriff, was the Police Chief of Hayward.
  People born (b), raised (r) (including attending high school in Hayward), or who have lived as adults (a) in Hayward (bold names are current residents):
  Sena Acolatse (1990–) (b), hockey player
  Mahershala Ali (1974–) (r), Academy Award-winning actor
  Glen Alvelais (1968–) (b), heavy metal guitarist for Forbidden
  Max Baer (1909–1959) (a), boxer from the 1930s,  Heavyweight Champion of the World, actor
  Chauncey Bailey (October 20, 1949 – August 2, 2007) (r), murdered Oakland journalist
  Jeff Barnes (1955–) (r), National Football League linebacker
  Brian Beacock (1966–) (b), anime voice performer and actor
  Jeff Beal (1963–) (b), jazz instrumentalist, Emmy award-winning film and television music composer
  John Beck (1981–) (b), National Football League quarterback with the Washington Redskins
  Davone Bess (1985–) (b), National Football League Miami Dolphins wide receiver
  Larry Bliss (1946–) (a), educator and former politician from Maine, now an administrator at California State University, East Bay
  Kimberlin Brown (1961–) (b), actress who played Sheila Carter on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
  Cory R. Carey (1979–) (a), professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tommy Drake
  D. J. Carrasco (1977–) (r), baseball player
  Eddie Chacon (r), of the band Charles & Eddie, performers of the single "Would I Lie to You?"
  Julie Clark (1948–) (b), aerobatic air show pilot, daughter of the murdered pilot of Pacific Air Lines Flight 773
  James Graham Cooper (1830–1902) (a), surgeon, naturalist with the California Geological Survey, director of the California Academy of Sciences
  Brian Copeland (1974–) (r), playwright and author of Not a Genuine Black Man, a memoir of his experience growing up in the region
  Ellen Corbett (1954–) (a), California State Senator
  Vanessa Curry (1990–) (r), dancer, member of the Pussycat Dolls
  Marco Dapper (1983–) (b), actor and model
  Jack Del Rio (1963–) (r), Oakland Raiders head coach, former head coach of Jacksonville Jaguars
  Glenn Dishman (1970–) (r), Major League Baseball pitcher
  Fateh Doe (r), rapper, Punjabi artist
  Chris Eckert (1986–), actor and member of The Groundlings.
  Tom Eplin (1960–) (b), actor who played Jake McKinnon on the TV series Another World and As the World Turns
  Andy Ernst (a), music producer, operator of the Art of Ears Studio in Hayward
  Johnny Estrada (1976–) (b), Major League Baseball catcher
  Josh Ryan Evans (1982–2002) (b), actor who played Timmy Lenox on the TV series Passions
  Lewis J. Feldman (1945–) (r), professor at UC Berkeley
  Forrest Fezler (1949–) (b), professional golfer
  Ed Galigher (1950–) (b), National Football League defensive lineman with the San Francisco 49ers
  Michaela Garecht (1979) (b), missing abduction victim
  Oscar Grant (1986–2009) (r,a), victim of BART police officer shooting ruled controversially as involuntary manslaughter
  Chelsea Gray (1992–) (b), professional basketball player
  Ted Griggs, businessman
  Bud Harrelson (1944–) (r), Major League Baseball shortstop
  William Dutton Hayward (1815–1891), city founder and namesake
  Agapius Honcharenko (1832–1916) (a), Ukrainian patriot and Greek Orthodox priest
  Eddie House (1978–) (r), National Basketball Association player for the Miami Heat
  Archie Johnson Inger (1883–1954) (a), spiritualist
  J. J. Jelincic (1948–) (a), member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board and the past president of the California State Employees Association
  Charlton Jimerson (1979–) (r), Major League Baseball player
  Dwayne Jo
caption: Bill Walsh (left) with Dick Tomey
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