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This is a partial list of well-known people from California.
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Groups of people
California transplants
- Juan Bautista de Anza, Spanish explorer
- Samuel Brannan, American newspaper publisher
- Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Spanish explorer
- César Chávez, American labor leader
- Lawrence Ellison, Oracle Corporation CEO, richest Californian
- John C. Frémont, American General, military Governor of California
- Domingo Ghirardelli, Italian chocolateer (Ghirardelli Chocolate Company)
- Chick Hearn, NBA Basketball announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
- William Reddington Hewlett - co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
- Bob Hope, actor, singer, comedian
- James Lick, American real estate baron
- John Madden, American football coach/commentator
- Steve Martin, Actor, director, comedian
- Johnny Mathis, singer (Chances Are (song))
- Thomas Mesereau, Celebrity criminal defense lawyer
- Joe Montana, American football quarterback
- John Muir, American naturalist
- Joshua A. Norton, British self proclaimed Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico
- Buck Owens, Country music performer
- Gaspar de Portolà, Spanish explorer
- Ronald Reagan, President of the United States
- Carlos Santana, Mexican musician
- Charles Schulz, cartoonist
- Vin Scully, announcer for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian bodybuilder, actor, Governor of California
- Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist
- Junipero Serra, Spanish missionary
- Steven Spielberg, billionaire director
- Leland Stanford, American railroad baron, Governor of California, founder of Stanford University
- Kenneth Starr, lawyer, university law dean
- Levi Strauss, Bavarian clothing manufacturer
- John Sutter, Swiss real estate baron
- Mark Twain, American humorist and author
- Marjorie Thompson, British peace activist
- Sarah Winchester, American heiress, eccentric, builder of the Winchester Mystery House
- Chuck Yeager, US Air Force test pilot
- Ace Young, Singer
- Steve Young, American football player
- Dr. Dre, Rapper
See also
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