Piedmont, California
Piedmont is a small, mostly-residential, semi-suburban city located in Alameda County, California, United States. Piedmont is completely surrounded by the city of Oakland.
Notable people
Richard Carlson, author
James Clifford, historian
Peter Cornell, NBA player and agent
Al Davis, football executive
Alice Dinnean, puppeteer
Sonny Dykes, former head coach of the University of California football team, currently an assistant coach at Texas Christian University
Erin Fetherston, designer
Alex Hirsch, creator of animated series Gravity Falls
William F. Knowland, publisher of The Oakland Tribune
Joan London, writer
Cuonzo Martin, former head coach of the University of California basketball team, currently head coach of the University of Missouri
Elsie Whitaker Martinez, artist
Xavier Martinez, artist
Robert McNamara, American Businessman and Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy
Asieh Namdar, television journalist
Wes Nisker, radio personality
Gyo Obata, architect
Ashley Paris, basketball player
Courtney Paris, basketball player
Arun Sarin, ex-CEO of Vodafone
Cynthia Stevenson, actress
David C. Waybur, decorated soldier
Herman Whitaker, writer
Zhaoming Wu, painter
George Zimmer, businessman, Men's Wearhouse
Settlements in Alameda County, California
Cities in California
Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area
Enclaves