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.
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Marcus Allen, professional football player, CBS Sports analyst
Concetta Antico, artist
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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
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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 1915-16 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
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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
Momcilo Dujic, WW2 Chetnik guerilla commander
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor
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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
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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
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Diamanda Galas, 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
Oscar Gutierrez, aka Rey Mysterio, Jr., former WWE wrestler
Tony Gwynn, professional baseball player, Hall of Famer, coach
Tony Gwynn Jr., professional baseball player, son of Tony Gwynn
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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
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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 Luis 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
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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
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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 Lopez, actor and television personality
Greg Louganis, Olympic gold-medalist diver
Moses A. Luce, lawyer and businessman, Medal of Honor recipient
Faizon Love, actor
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Villasenor, author
Erik von Detten, actor
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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
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Frank Zappa, musician
Valerie Ziegenfuss, professional tennis player
Sal Zizzo, professional soccer player
Footnotes
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