List of people from San Diego, California

This is a list of famous people who were born, spent a majority of their life, or currently live in San Diego, California, USA.

## A
* Marcus Allen, professional football player, CBS Sports analyst 
* Concetta Antico, artist
## B
* David Bailey, professional motocross racer
* Dr. Charlotte Johnson Baker, San Diego's first practicing woman physician
* Dr. Fred Baker, physician, founder of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
* Khalif Barnes, professional football player
*Joshua Bassett , actor and singer
* Arlene Baxter, model and actress
* Billy Beane, general manager of Oakland Athletics, portrayed by Brad Pitt in *Moneyball*
* The Bella Twins, WWE Divas and former Divas champions
* Belle Benchley, director of San Diego Zoo
* Annette Bening, actress
* Kurt Benirschke, pathologist and geneticist
* Rolf Benirschke, professional football player
* Doug Benson, professional comedian
* Noah "Wuv" Bernardo, drummer for P.O.D.
* Mayim Bialik, actress
* Tony Bill, actor, director, and Academy Award-winning producer
* Stephen Bishop, musician
* Ron Blair, musician, original bassist of band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
* Hank Blalock, professional baseball player
* Jolene Blalock, actress, *Star Trek*
* blink-182, rock band
* Kim Bokamper, professional football player
* Bob Boone, MLB catcher
* Tim Bradstreet, artist and illustrator
* Debbie Bramwell-Washington, IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Charles Brandes, investment manager, billionaire
* Madge Bradley, attorney and judge; first woman appointed to San Diego County bench
* Allison Bradshaw, professional tennis player
* Lucille Bremer, actress
* Drew Brees, professional football player, San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints
* Adam Brody, actor, *The O.C.*
* Bill Brown, music composer
* Victor Buono, actor
* Charles F. Buddy, first bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, University of San Diego founder
* Chase Budinger, professional basketball player
* Ron Burgundy, anchorman (fictional character)
* Bob Burnquist, professional skateboarder
* Eileen Rose Busby, author, antiques expert
* Reggie Bush, professional football player
* Chad Butler, drummer for band Switchfoot
* Darryl Byrd, professional football player

## C
* Matt Cameron, drummer of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam
* John Castellanos, stage, film and television actor, film producer
* Donna Campbell, physician and member of the Texas Senate, born in San Diego in 1954
* Charlie Cannon, singer, theater performer and co-founder of Starlight Opera
* Nick Cannon, actor, rapper, occasional TV host
* Francesca Capaldi, actress
* Billy Casper, golfer, Masters and U.S. Open champion
* Mark Cerney, founder of Next of Kin Registry (NOKR)
* Eric Chavez, professional baseball player
* Steve Cherundolo, professional soccer player
* Judy Clarke, criminal defense attorney
* Eric Close, actor
* D. C. Collier, real estate developer, director of the 1915&ndash;16 Panama California Exposition
* Aukai Collins, Chechen mujahideen, spent his childhood in Ocean Beach, and part of his early adulthood in City Heights
* Marshall Colt, psychologist and former actor
* Holly Marie Combs, actress
* Dennis Conner, America's Cup yachtsman
* Maureen Connolly, professional tennis player, 1953 tennis Grand Slam champion
* Derrike Cope, NASCAR driver
* Salvatore J. Cordileone, Roman Catholic archbishop
* Jorge Cordova, professional football player
* Alana Cordy-Collins, anthropologist
* William P. Cronan, naval officer and 19th Naval Governor of Guam
* Robbin Crosby, musician
* Rob Crow, musician
* Cameron Crowe, screenwriter, director, and producer
* Andrew Cunanan, spree killer who murdered Gianni Versace

## D
* Austin da Luz, professional soccer player
* John D'Acquisto, professional baseball player
* Ted Danson, Emmy Award-winning actor
* Mike Davis, professional baseball player
* Terrell Davis, professional football player
* William Heath Davis, early San Diego developer
* Tom Delonge, singer and musician
* Warren DeMartini, musician
* Amir Derakh, musician
* Cameron Diaz, actress
* Johnny Downs, vaudevillian, dancer, actor, TV personality
* Gerry Driscol, yacht racer and businessperson
* Dinesh D'Souza, author
* Jared Dudley, professional basketball player
* Momčilo Đujić, WW2 Chetnik guerilla commander
* Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor

## E
* Jason Earles, actor
* Donnie Edwards, professional football player
* Lindsay Ellingson, model
* Joan Embery, animal and environmental advocate
* Hayden Epstein, professional football player
* Gary Erwin, TV personality

## F
* Marshall Faulk, professional football player, Hall of Famer
* Raymond E. Feist, author
* Amy Finley, cook, author
* John William Finn, Medal of Honor recipient
* Reuben H. Fleet, aviation pioneer, industrialist, army officer
* Jon Foreman, lead vocalist and guitarist for band Switchfoot
* Tim Foreman, bassist and backing vocalist for band Switchfoot
* Arian Foster, professional football player
* Julie Foudy, professional soccer player
* Dan Fouts, professional football player, TV commentator
* Frankie J, singer
* Ace Frehley, lead guitarist for band KISS
* Mike Fuentes, musician, drummer for band Pierce the Veil
* Vic Fuentes, musician, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for band Pierce the Veil

## G
* Diamanda Galás, composer, vocalist, and keyboard artist
* Major Garrett, reporter
* Steve Garvey, professional baseball player, businessman
* Theodor Geisel, children's author (Dr. Seuss)
* Brian Giles, professional baseball player
* Marcus Giles, professional baseball player
* Jared S. Gilmore, child actor 
* Francoise Gilot, painter, author
* Broc Glover, motocross national champion
* La'Roi Glover, professional football player
* Susan Golding, businesswoman, politician
* Adrian Gonzalez, professional baseball player
* Megan Goode, actress
* Edgar Gott, aviation industry executive
* Robert Klark Graham, businessman and eugenicist
* Cecil H. Green, geophysicist, philanthropist
* Harold Greene, television journalist
* Dominik Gutiérrez, aka Dominik Mysterio, WWE wrestler
* Óscar Gutiérrez, aka Rey Mysterio, WWE wrestler; father of Dominik
* Tony Gwynn, professional baseball player, Hall of Famer, coach
* Tony Gwynn Jr., professional baseball player, son of Tony Gwynn

## H
* Leon Hall, professional football player
* Cole Hamels, professional baseball player
* Rosie Hamlin, singer
* Aaron Harang, professional baseball player, attended San Diego State
* Charles Mallory Hatfield, rainmaker
* Riley Hawk, professional skateboarder, son of Tony Hawk
* Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder
* Le Ly Hayslip, memoirist and humanitarian
* Roger Hedgecock, mayor and radio personality
* Arthur Hobbs, defensive back for CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* James Eagan Holmes, convicted gunman of  2012 Aurora shooting
* Dennis Hopper, actor and director
* Mark Hoppus, singer and musician
* Alonzo Horton, early San Diego developer, created "New Town San Diego", later Downtown
* James Oliver Huberty, perpetrator of San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre
* Kimberly Hunt, news anchor
* Joe Hutshing, film editor

## I
* Gabriel Iglesias, stand-up comedian
* Christofer Drew Ingle, musician
* Doug Ingle, founder of band Iron Butterfly, primary creator of *In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida*, first platinum record

*JANO,Prince of death 
* JabbaWockeeZ, dance crew
* Prince Michael ″Blanket″ Jackson, youngest son of Michael Jackson
* Father Luís Jayme, California's first Christian martyr
* Jayo Felony, rapper
* Kris Jenner, television personality
* Johnny Jeter, professional wrestler
* Deron Johnson, professional baseball player
* Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR driver, six-time champion
* Katrina Johnson, actress
* Adam Jones, professional baseball player
* Dhani Jones, professional football player
* Jacque Jones, professional baseball player
* Lonnie Jordan, musician, War

## K
* Kendrick Bangs Kellogg (born 1934), architect
* Sean Kelly, the auctioneer on Tru TV's *Storage Hunters*
* Dan Kemp, actor
* Kerri Kendall, model
* David Kennedy, musician
* Jewel Kilcher, singer
* Tawny Kitaen, model and actress
* Laurence Monroe Klauber, herpetologist
* Ken Kocher, professional football player
* Raph Koster, author and game designer
* Joan Kroc, philanthropist
* Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald's corporation, owned San Diego Padres
* Alice K. Kurashige, first Japanese-American woman to be commissioned in US Marine Corps

## L
* Frankie Laine, singer and actor
* Adam Lambert, runner-up on *American Idol*
* Tim Lambesis, vocalist for the band As I Lay Dying
* Fabio Lanzoni, model
* Bob Larsen, track and field coach, Olympic coach
* Don Larsen, professional baseball player
* Bucky Lasek, professional skateboarder
* Tammy Lauren, actress
* Bessie Learn, silent film actress
* Bobby Lee, MadTV actor and comedian
* David Leisure, "Joe Isuzu," character actor and comedian
* Jeanne Lenhart, senior Olympian, senior pageant winner, performing arts teacher
* Lil Rob, Chicano rapper
* Art Linkletter, television personality
* Cleavon Little, actor, *Blazing Saddles*
* Gene Littler, professional golfer in World Golf Hall of Fame
* Harold Lloyd, silent film actor
* Mario López, actor and television personality
* Greg Louganis, Olympic gold-medalist diver
* Moses A. Luce, lawyer and businessman, Medal of Honor recipient
* Faizon Love, actor

## M
* John Macaulay, NFL player
* Rob Machado, professional surfer
* Doug Manchester, real estate developer, owner of the San Diego Union Tribune
* Gloria Marks, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Ross Martin, actor, *The Wild Wild West*
* Michael Martinez, drummer of Allstar Weekend
* Clay Marzo, professional surfer
* James Maslow, actor, singer from boy band Big Time Rush
* Victor Mature, actor, *Kiss of Death*
* Bill McColl, NFL player and surgeon
* William C. McCool, astronaut
* Tug McGraw, professional baseball player, father of country singer Tim McGraw
* Danica McKellar, "Winnie Cooper" actress
* Michael Medved, radio host, polital commentator, film critic
* Dan Melville, American football player
* Bob Mendoza, professional baseball player, coach, San Diego Hall of Champions inductee
* Cordelia Mendoza, antiques expert, businesswoman, author
* Shep Meyers, musician
* Phil Mickelson, professional golfer, Masters and British Open champion
* Martin Milner, actor, *Adam-12*
* Kevin Mitchell, professional baseball player
* Silas Weir Mitchell, actor
* Matthew Modine, actor, *Full Metal Jacket*, *The Dark Knight Rises*
* John J. Montgomery, pioneer aviator
* Archie Moore, professional boxer
* Alex Morgan, professional soccer player, US Women's National Team
* Jason Mraz, singer
* Chad Muska, professional skateboarder

## N 
* Dally Laamt, health professional
* Kathy Najimy, actress
* Stephen Neal, professional football player
* Andrew Newmark, activist, musician
* Walter R. Nickel, M.D., dermatologist and dermatopathologist
* Kent Ninomiya, journalist
* Craig Noel, theatre producer
* Matt Nokes, professional baseball player

## O 
* Ellen Ochoa, NASA astronaut
* Raymond Ochoa, actor
* Ryan Ochoa, actor
* Jeff Olson, tried and acquitted on 13 counts of vandalism
* Ronan O'Gara, professional rugby player
* Heather O'Rourke, actress, *Poltergeist*

## P 
*Carson Palmer, professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner
*Chuck Palumbo, professional wrestler
*Adam Pearce, professional wrestler
*Stephen Pearcy, musician
*Justin Pearson, musician
*Everett Peck, cartoonist, illustrator, animator and creator of *Duckman* and *Squirrel Boy*
*Gregory Peck, Oscar-winning actor
*Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr., chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1981 until his death in 1988; Model Cities Program director in San Diego, 1972 to 1975; director of the San Diego chapter of the National Urban League, 1975 to 1981; resident of San Diego at the time of his death
*Bob Penuelas, cartoonist
*Tony Perry, lead guitarist for band Pierce the Veil
*Scott Peterson, convicted murderer
*Craig Peyer, convicted murderer
*Dat Phan, comedian
*Regis Philbin, television personality
*Steve Poltz, singer-songwriter and guitarist
*Zach Porter, singer of Allstar Weekend
*Jaime Preciado, bass player and vocalist for band Pierce the Veil
*Jenna Presley, actress
*Ben Press, tennis professional and coach
*Gary Puckett, musician and singer
*Sarah Purcell, television personality

## R 
* Sara Ramirez, actress and singer
* Scott Raynor, musician
* Autumn Reeser, actress
* Steve Reeves,  actor, body builder, author
* Richard Requa, architect
* Roger Revelle, oceanographer, founder of UCSD
* Sally Ride, astronaut
* Dave Roberts, professional baseball player
* Cliff Robertson, Oscar-winning actor
* Alfred D. Robinson and Marion James Robinson, builders of Rosecroft
* Aaron Rodgers, professional football player
* Tony Romo, professional football player
* Kristina Rose, pornographic actress
* Louis Rose, developer
* Seraphim Rose, hieromonk
* Marion Ross, actress, *Happy Days*
* Neil Ross, voice actor
* Patrick Rowe, NFL player
* Ilan Rubin, musician
* Ralph Rubio, businessman and restaurant chain owner
* RuPaul, performer, television personality
* Betsy Russell, actress, *Saw*
* Jason Russell, film director

## S
* Rashaan Salaam, professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner
* Jonas Salk, physician and researcher
* Jessica Sanchez, *American Idol* contestant
* Shauna Sand, *Playboy* model, "Playmate of the Month" for May 1996
* Sonny Sandoval, musician
* Cathy Scott, journalist and true-crime author
* J. Michael Scott, senior scientist, environmentalist and author
* Junior Seau, professional football player
* Kate Sessions, horticulturalist, "the mother of Balboa Park"
* Stephanie Seymour, model
* Alana Shipp, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Mary Sinclair, actress
* Andy Skib, musician
* Mitchy Slick, musician
* Alex Smith, professional football player
* Marty Smith, motocross national champion
* Carly Smithson, singer
* Suzy Spafford, artist
* Brenda Spencer, convicted murderer
* John D. Spreckels, businessman and industrialist
* Michael Stamm, Olympic swimmer, national champion
* Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist
* Riley Steele, pornographic actress
* Jeremy Stenberg, professional motorcross rider
* Kenny Stills jr., NFL Football player
* J. J. Stokes, professional football player
* Milburn Stone, actor, *Gunsmoke*
* Frederick W. Sturckow, astronaut
* Savannah Sturges, Top 10 finalist on *MasterChef* Season 4
* Karen Hantze Susman, tennis player

## T 
* Brian Teacher, tennis player, Australian Open singles champion
* Jonathan Temple (1796–1866), landowner, rancher and politician
* Jamie Thomas, professional skateboarder
* Joanna Thomas, IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Susanna Thompson, actress
* Katherine Tingley, creator of Theosophical Society compound at Lomaland
* Robert Titzer, writer known for *Your baby can read!* infant learning book
* Ted Tollner, professional football coach
* Jerry Trainor, actor
* Alan Trammell, professional baseball player and manager
* Marty Tripes, winner of first Super Bowl of motocross
* Bitsie Tulloch, actress
* Jeremy Tyler, professional basketball player

## V
* Peter Valdes, technopreneur, Tivoli software co-founder
* W.S. Van Dyke, film director
* Tiffany van Soest, kickboxer
* Eddie Vedder, singer in rock band Pearl Jam
* Juli Veee, soccer player
* Craig Venter, biologist, entrepreneur
* Victor Villaseñor, author
* Erik von Detten, actor

## W
* Tom Waits, singer-songwriter, composer and actor
* Bill Walton, professional basketball player, TV commentator
* Luke Walton, professional basketball player
* Kelly Ward, actor
* Danny Way, professional skateboarder
* Harry M. Wegeforth, physician, founder of the San Diego Zoo
* Raquel Welch, Golden Globe Award-winning actress
* David Wells, professional baseball player
* Julie White, Tony Award-winning actress
* Shaun White, professional skateboader and snowboarder, Olympic gold medalist
* Kendra Wilkinson, model and television personality
* Carol Williams, concert organist, composer
* Michelle Williams, actress
* Nathan Williams, musician
* Ricky Williams, professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner
* Ted Williams, professional baseball player, Hall of Famer
* Ann Wilson, musician
* Jim Wilson, professional baseball pitcher and general manager
* Pete Wilson, mayor of San Diego, governor of California and U.S. Senator
* Scott Wilson, professional bodybuilder
* Kellen Winslow, professional football player
* Kellen Winslow II, professional football player
* Cassidy Wolf, Miss Teen USA
* Mickey Wright, LPGA golfer, World Golf Hall of Famer
* Robin Wright, Golden Globe Award-winning actress
* Marvell Wynne II, professional soccer player

## Z
* Frank Zappa, musician
* Valerie Ziegenfuss, professional tennis player
* Sal Zizzo, professional soccer player

## Footnotes