Modesto, California
Notable people

Evin Agassi, prominent Assyrian American singer who settled in the city in the 1970s.
James Algar, film director.
Chidi Ahanotu, former NFL player.
Jack Angel, voice actor: Teddy in A.I. Artificial Intelligence, AstroTrain in Transformers films, Nikki in Balto.
Dan Archer, NFL player.
Marcella Arguello, stand-up comedian.
Sonny Barger, Oakland chapter founder of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club.
Derrick Barry, drag queen, Britney Spears impersonator, Rupaul's Drag Race season 8 contestant.
Nick Bassett, multi-instrumentalist (bassist of Nothing, guitarist of Whirr), film and television composer.
Eric Bell, former MLB pitcher.
DaRon Bland, NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys.
Tony Boselli, football player, University of Southern California, second pick in 1995 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, five-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro, College Football Hall of Famer and Pro Football Hall of Famer; born in Modesto.
Shawn Boskie, former MLB player; played his junior college ball at Modesto Junior College.
David V. Brewer, lawyer and judge.
Lincoln Brewster, Christian musician and worship pastor, attended Grace M. Davis High School.
Esto Bates Broughton, one of the first women to serve in the California State Assembly.
James Broughton (1913–1999), poet and poetic filmmaker.
Isaiah Burse, NFL player.
Erin Cafaro, 2008 Olympic gold medalist for women's eight crew; graduate of Modesto High School, Class of 2001.
Meghan Camarena, YouTube personality, The Amazing Race contestant, and television host
Carol Channing, three-time Tony Award-winning actress and singer.
Bryson DeChambeau, golfer.
Joe Dillon, MLB player for the Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, and Tampa Bay Rays.
Cam de Leon, artist.
John Duarte, U.S. representative from California's 13th congressional district
Stephen Dunn, sound engineer.[butuh rujukan]
Jack Elam (1919–2003), actor, epitome of the "bad guy" in western films; attended Modesto Junior College and had a brother who taught there.
Chris Evans and his young partner John Sontag, notorious train robbers, operated a livery stable in Modesto in early 1890s.
Jim Fairchild, musician, guitarist, songwriter of Grandaddy, All Smiles and Modest Mouse.
Steve Forrest, musician.
Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo, winemakers.
Don Gile, former MLB player.
Ginger Gonzaga, actress and comedian
Tony Graziani, Philadelphia Soul quarterback, graduate of Thomas Downey High School.
Visco Grgich, former NFL player.
Ralph Griswold, computer scientist.
Bradin Hagens, MLB player.
Chuck Hayes, basketball player, Kentucky, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors.
Lester Hayes, football player, Oakland Raiders.
Kirby Hensley, founder of the Universal Life Church.
J.P. Howell, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bill Koski, former MLB player.
Brad Kilby, former MLB pitcher.
Kamara James, Olympic fencer.
Morgan James, singer.
Jason Jiménez, former MLB pitcher.
Ray Lankford, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, graduate of Grace M. Davis High School.
Chandra Levy, intern at Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington D.C., whose 2001 disappearance was a major news story.
Marcia Lucas, film editor.
George Lucas, film director, producer, screenwriter, studio mogul, graduate of Thomas Downey High School, and former student at Modesto Junior College.
Richard Edmund Lyng, former Secretary of Agriculture.
Jason Lytle, musician, songwriter of indie-rock bands Grandaddy and Admiral Radley.
Roger Maltbie, golfer and television sportscaster, born in Modesto.
James Marsters, actor, graduate of Grace M. Davis High School.
Michael Medina, boxer.
Joseph Meyer, songwriter.
Kerry McCoy, musician, guitarist and member of Deafheaven.
Jason McDonald, former MLB player.
Michael McDonald, top-ranked bantamweight professional MMA fighter, competing for Ultimate Fighting Championship. Graduate of Grace M. Davis High School.
Caralee McElroy, musician.
Joan Mitchell, co-inventor of the JPEG digital image format.
Shane Minor, country music artist.
Donovan Morgan, wrestler.
Johnny Mundt, NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings.
Boaz Myhill, West Bromwich Albion and Wales goalkeeper (birthplace).
Carol Neblett, operatic soprano.
Reeves Nelson, professional basketball player.
Madison Nguyen, politician.
Travis Oates, actor, director, voice actor (voice of Piglet in Winnie the Pooh animated film and television show), script writer.
Adrian Oliver, basketball player.
Kristin Olsen, politician.
Timothy Olyphant, actor, Deadwood and Justified, 1986 graduate of Fred C. Beyer High School.
Ashley and Courtney Paris, WNBA basketballers.
Heath Pearce, professional soccer player for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer, graduate of Peter Johansen High School.
Lindsay Pearce, contender on The Glee Project, Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway
Scott Peterson and Laci Peterson - A married couple at the center of a 2002 criminal case, in which Scott was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Laci Peterson.
Brandon Pettit, convicted of murdering his parents.
Suzy Powell-Roos, three-time track and field Olympian and American record holder in women's discus, graduate of Thomas Downey High School.
Harve Presnell, Golden Globe Award-winning actor and singer, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saving Private Ryan, Fargo, born in Modesto in 1933, graduate of Modesto High School.
Jennie Phelps Purvis (d. 1924), writer, suffragist, social reformer
Arthur Righs, geneticist.
Jeremy Renner, Academy Award-nominated actor, The Hurt Locker, American Hustle. Graduate of Fred C. Beyer High School.
Kenny Roberts, three-time FIM 500 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing champion, two-time AMA Dirt Track Grand National Champion.
Royal Robbins, iconic rock climber. Founder of Royal Robins clothing line which spun off to the 5.11 clothing line.
Joe Rudi, professional baseball player, three-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder with 1970s champion Oakland A's
Larry Scott, DJ.
Frank Solivan, mandolinist, recording artist, composer, and leader of the progressive bluegrass band Dirty Kitchen
Mark Spitz, nine-time Olympic swimming gold medalist.
Byron Storer, former NFL fullback.
Nate Sudfeld, NFL quarterback.
Zack Sudfeld, NFL player with the New England Patriots, graduated from Modesto Christian High School
Alistair Sylvester, ice skater.
Florence Owens Thompson (1903–1983), subject of iconic Great Depression photograph Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange, settled in Modesto in 1945.
Ann Veneman, 27th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Tisha Venturini, member of gold medal U.S. women's national soccer team at 1996 Olympic Games; from Grace M. Davis High School.
Gabe Vincent, NBA player.
Darlene Vogel, actress.
Louis Waldon, film actor.
Ashley Walker, basketball player, attended Grace M. Davis High School, star player on UC Berkeley women's team 2005–2009, plays professionally overseas.
Butch Walts, tennis player.
Ron Whitney, Olympian.
Paul Wiggin, former NFL player.
Gene Winfield, legendary hot rod builder, automotive designer, movie car designer, also known as "The King Of Kustoms."
Kenneth L. Worley, medal of honor recipient.
Floyd Zaiger, fruit breeder.