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This is a list of notable people who were born, spent a majority of their life, or currently live in
San Diego, California .
Beth Accomando , Film critic, arts reporter, and podcast host
Anderson Lee Aldrich , convicted gunman of the
2022 Colorado Springs nightclub shooting
Eric Allen , professional football player, coach, and analyst
Jon Allen , Voice and film actor
Greg Allen , professional baseball player
Marcus Allen , professional player and analyst, college and Pro Football Hall of Famer
Caroline Amiguet , actress and model
William Anders , astronaut, Apollo 8
Tom Anderson , founder of social networking site Myspace
Paul Arriola , professional soccer player
Mark Atkinson , Film actor and producer
Margaret Avery , actress, The Color Purple
Brian Awadis , professional YouTuber
Lester Bangs , music journalist and critic
Greg Bear , sci-fi novelist; won two Hugo awards; co-founder of San Diego Comic-Con
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
Arlene Baxter , model and actress
Billy Beane , general manager of Oakland Athletics, portrayed by
Brad Pitt in
Moneyball
Brie Bella , professional wrestler, one-time
WWE Divas Champion
Nikki Bella , professional wrestler, two-time WWE Divas Champion
Belle Benchley , "The Zoo Lady," President,
San Diego Zoo 1927–53, first woman in world to direct major zoo
Charles Benefiel , outsider artist
Annette Bening , TV, stage and screen actress, four-time Oscar nominee
Kurt Benirschke , pathologist and geneticist
Rolf Benirschke , professional football player
Lizet Benrey , painter, actress and film director
Doug Benson , professional comedian
Shari Benstock , feminist literary scholar and
University of Miami English department chair
Peter Berkos , Academy Award winner for sound editing
Wynton Bernard , professional baseball player
Noah Bernardo , drummer for band
P.O.D.
Rhett Bernstein , professional soccer player
Mayim Bialik , TV actress (
Blossom ,
The Big Bang Theory )
Camren Bicondova , dancer
Tony Bill , actor, director, and Academy Award-winning producer
Ryan Binse , film producer and
United States Navy veteran
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: Enterprise
Kim Bokamper , professional football player
Ashlee Bond (born 1985), American-Israeli Olympic
show jumping rider who competes for Israel
Bob Boone , professional baseball player
Eddie Borysewciz , US Olympic cycling coach, United States Bicycling Hall of Fame
Madge Bradley , attorney and judge; first woman appointed to San Diego County bench
Allison Bradshaw , professional tennis player
Tim Bradstreet , artist and illustrator
Debbie Bramwell-Washington , IFBB professional bodybuilder
Charles Brandes , investment manager, billionaire
Steven Brault , professional baseball player
Quentin Breese , professional boxer
Lucille Bremer , actress
Adam Brody , actor,
The O.C.
Bill Brown , music composer
Charles F. Buddy , first bishop of
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego ,
University of San Diego founder
Chase Budinger , professional basketball player
Jud Buechler , former professional basketball player,
NBA coach
Victor Buono , actor
Michael C. Burgess , actor, poet, activist and former editor of
The Star-News
Bob Burnquist , professional skateboarder
Justin Burquist , filmmaker and music video director
Nakia Burrise , actress, best known for portraying the third Yellow Power Ranger,
Tanya Sloan
Eileen Rose Busby , author, antiques expert
Reggie Bush , professional football player
Brian Patrick Butler , actor and filmmaker
Chris Byrd , professional boxer, Olympic silver medalist, two-time Heavyweight Champion
Darryl Byrd , professional football player
Matt Cameron , rock drummer, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden
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 (
Dog with a Blog )
Charisma Carpenter , actress
Kyra Carusa , footballer for the
Republic of Ireland national team
[1]
Kellye Cash , Miss America, 1987
Billy Casper , golfer, Masters and U.S. Open champion
John Castellanos , stage, film and television actor, film producer
Emma Caulfield , actress
Mark Cerney , founder of
Next of Kin Registry (NOKR)
David Chadwick , clinical research pediatrician, author, founder of Chadwick Center for Children and Autism Discovery Institute-San Diego
Kate Morgan Chadwick , actress, singer
Raymond Chandler , detective novelist and film noir writer; The Big Sleep , Farewell, My Lovely , The Long Goodbye
Eric Chavez , professional baseball player
Steve Cherundolo , professional soccer player
Bob Clampett , animator (
Looney Tunes )
Judy Clarke , criminal defense attorney
Jamie Clayton , actress and model
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
Picket Fences ,
Charmed
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
Carly Craig , actress, writer
Dawson Cram , NASCAR driver
William P. Cronan , naval officer and 19th
Naval Governor of Guam
Robbin Crosby , musician
Rob Crow , musician
Cameron Crowe , screenwriter, director, and producer
Dominick Cruz , mixed martial artist, former
UFC bantamweight champion
Andrew Cunanan , spree killer who murdered
Gianni Versace
Marcos Curiel , musician
Vinny Curran , actor
Austin da Luz , professional soccer player
John D'Acquisto , professional baseball player
Ted Danson , Emmy Award-winning actor (
Cheers ,
Becker ,
CSI )
Mike Davis , professional baseball player
Terrell Davis , professional football player
William Heath Davis , early San Diego developer
Randy Davison , actor
Jean Dawson , musician
Luca de la Torre , professional soccer player
Liza del Mundo , actress
Tom DeLonge , singer and musician
Warren DeMartini , musician
Thatcher Demko , goaltender for the
Vancouver Canucks
Doug DeMuro , automotive columnist, reviewer, and author
Amir Derakh , musician
Jeff Deverett , film producer and professor
Gail Devers , track and field sprinter, Olympic gold medalist
Cameron Diaz , actress (
My Best Friend's Wedding ,
Charlie's Angels )
Frank DiPalermo , actor, playwright, and poet
John P. Dolan , Catholic bishop
Patrice Donnelly , athlete and actress
Johnny Downs , vaudevillian, dancer, actor, TV personality
Gerry Driscol , yacht racer and businessperson
Adam Driver , actor
Ryan Drummond , actor, voice actor, comedian, singer (voice of
Sonic the Hedgehog from 1998 to 2004)
[2]
Jared Dudley , professional basketball player
Momčilo Đujić , WW2 Chetnik guerilla commander
Robert Duvall , Oscar-winning actor
Jason Earles , actor
Nathan East , bass player
Donnie Edwards , professional football player
Earl Edwards Jr. , professional soccer player
Lindsay Ellingson , model
Bob Elliott , professional baseball player
Boogie Ellis , basketball player
Joan Embery , animal and environmental advocate
Roger Guy English , businessman, disc jockey, and
Guinness World Record holder
Iris Engstrand , professor emeritus of history at
University of San Diego , author of San Diego: California's Cornerstone
[3]
Hayden Epstein , professional football player
Gary Erwin , TV personality
Daeg Faerch , actor
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
Michael Lewis Foster , filmmaker
Julie Foudy , professional soccer player
Dan Fouts , professional football player, media analyst, Hall of Famer
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
Mo Gaffney , actress
Lukas Gage , actor
Diamanda Galás , composer, vocalist, and keyboard artist
Ray Gallardo , film director and cinematographer
Greg Garcia , professional baseball player
Maruta Gardner , educator, community activist
Major Garrett , reporter
Steve Garvey , professional baseball player, businessman
Audrey Geisel , philanthropist
Jeff Gianola , television news anchor
Brian Giles , professional baseball player
Marcus Giles , professional baseball player
Jared S. Gilmore , child actor
[4]
Francoise Gilot , painter, author
Broc Glover , motocross national champion
La'Roi Glover , professional football player
Mark Goffeney , guitarist born without arms, disability advocate
Susan Golding , businesswoman, politician
Stephen Gonsalves , professional baseball player
Adrián González , professional baseball player
Sandra Good , former Manson Family member
Andrew Good , professional baseball player
Edgar Gott , aviation industry executive
Mark Grace , professional baseball player
Robert Klark Graham , businessman and eugenicist
Cecil H. Green , geophysicist, philanthropist
Harold Greene , television journalist
Robbie Grossman , professional baseball player
Alejandro Guido , professional soccer player
Manuel Gutierrez (aka Manny MUA), YouTuber
Tony Gwynn , professional baseball player and coach, Hall of Famer, won 8 batting titles
Tony Gwynn Jr. , professional baseball player, son of Tony Gwynn
Leon Hall , professional football player
Cole Hamels , professional baseball player
Rosie Hamlin , singer
Jonathan Hammond , film director and screenwriter
Jaylen Hands , professional basketball player
Aaron Harang , professional baseball player, attended San Diego State
Mike Harkey , Major League Baseball pitcher and coach
Margo Harshman , actress
Charles Mallory Hatfield , rainmaker
Riley Hawk , professional skateboarder, son of Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk , professional skateboarder
Le Ly Hayslip , memoirist and humanitarian
Len Heard , darts player
Roger Hedgecock , mayor and radio personality
David Hensley , MLB
infielder
[5]
Faithe Herman , actress
Mirelle Hernández , make-up artist
Arthur Hobbs , professional football player
James Holmes , convicted gunman of the
2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting
Dennis Hopper , actor and director (
Easy Rider ,
Speed )
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 , Oscar-winning film editor
JabbaWockeeZ , dance crew
Jordan Jacobo , actor and screenwriter
Father Luís Jayme , California's first Christian martyr
Jayo Felony , rapper
Jazzmun , actress
Tony Jefferson , professional football player
Kris Jenner , television personality
Johnny Jeter , professional wrestler
Deron Johnson , professional baseball player
Jimmie Johnson , NASCAR driver, seven-time champion
Katrina Johnson , actress
Michael Johnson (aka Twisted Insane), rapper
Adam Jones , professional baseball player
Dhani Jones , professional football player
Jacque Jones , professional baseball player
Lonnie Jordan , musician,
War
Ian Joy , professional soccer player, sports broadcaster
David Justice , professional baseball player
Lori Kay , artist
Kendrick Bangs Kellogg , architect
Tom Kelly , “Shotgun” Tom Kelly, radio and television personality
Kerri Kendall , model
Jewel Kilcher , Grammy-nominated singer
Tawny Kitaen , model and actress
Laurence Monroe Klauber , herpetologist
Charles Klusmann , escaped from Vietnamese POW camp 1964
Ken Kocher , professional football player
Raph Koster , author and game designer
Joel Kramer , basketball player
Joan Kroc , philanthropist
Ray Kroc , founder of the
McDonald's corporation, owned
San Diego Padres
Cy Kuckenbaker , filmmaker
Alice K. Kurashige , first
Japanese-American woman to be commissioned in US Marine Corps
Frankie Laine , singer and actor
Adam Lambert , singer, runner-up on
American Idol
Tim Lambesis , vocalist for band
As I Lay Dying
Fabio Lanzoni , model
Joe Lara , actor
Bob Larsen , track and field coach, Olympic coach
Don Larsen , professional baseball player, pitched perfect game in 1956 World Series
Bucky Lasek , professional skateboarder
Tammy Lauren , actress
Robbie Lawler , mixed martial artist
lê thi diem thúy , novelist and performance artist, The Gangster We Are All Looking For (2004)
Brad Leaf ,
American-Israeli basketball player
Bessie Learn , silent film actress
Bobby Lee ,
MadTV actor and comedian
Karenssa LeGear , actress and filmmaker
David Leisure , "Joe Isuzu," character actor and comedian (
Empty Nest )
Brynton Lemar (born 1995), American-born Jamaican basketball player for
Hapoel Jerusalem of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Jeanne Lenhart , senior Olympian, senior pageant winner, performing arts teacher
Joe Leonard , automobile and motorcycle rcing champion
William S. Lerach , securities class action attorney, investor advocate
Cliff Levingston , professional basketball player
Sarah Levy (born 1995), Olympic rugby union and rugby sevens player
Cassidy Lichtman , professional volleyball player
Lil Rob , Chicano rapper
Art Linkletter , television personality
Cleavon Little , actor,
Blazing Saddles
Gene Littler , professional golfer, World Golf Hall of Famer
Harold Lloyd , silent film actor
John Logan , screenwriter
Konstantin Lokhanov (born 1998), junior world champion and Olympic saber fencer living in San Diego
Mario López , actor and television personality (
Saved by the Bell ,
Extra! )
Greg Louganis , Olympic gold-medalist diver
Moses A. Luce , lawyer
John Macaulay , professional football player
Rob Machado , professional surfer
Doug Manchester , real estate developer, owner of
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Barbara Mandrell , country music singer and musician
Gloria Marks , All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Tate Martell , college football player, Netflix Original
QB1: Beyond the Lights
Ross Martin , actor,
The Wild Wild West
Clay Marzo , professional surfer
James Maslow , actor, singer from boy band
Big Time Rush
Victor Mature , actor,
Kiss of Death
Maria Goeppert Mayer , scientist, worked at Los Alamos; Nobel Prize in physics, 1963
Mercedes McCambridge , Oscar-winning actress, star of radio, TV, stage and screen
Merrick McCartha , television and film actor
Dave McCary , comedian and director
Bill McColl , professional football player and surgeon
William C. McCool ,
astronaut
Kyle McDonald , singer and musician
Tug McGraw , professional baseball player, father of country singer
Tim McGraw
Danica McKellar , author and actress (
The Wonder Years )
Don McManus , actor
Naomi McPherson , guitarist of
Muna
[6]
Michael Medved , radio host, political commentator, film critic
Dan Melville , football player
Bob Mendoza , professional baseball player and 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
David Miller , operatic singer
Martin Milner , actor,
Adam-12
Lani Minella , voice actress
El Hijo de Rey Misterio , professional wrestler
Brian Stokes Mitchell , film and Broadway actor and vocalist, Tony Award winner
Kevin Mitchell , professional baseball player
Silas Weir Mitchell , actor
Ron Mix , "the intellectual assassin," professional football player, Hall of Famer
Matthew Modine , actor,
Full Metal Jacket ,
The Dark Knight Rises
John J. Montgomery , pioneer aviator
Adam Montoya , YouTube personality, gamer
Kyle Mooney , Saturday Night Live cast member, 2013–2022
Archie Moore , professional boxer
Trevi Moran , singer, YouTuber
Alex Morgan , professional soccer player,
US Women's National Team
Tawny Moyer , actress (
Halloween II )
Jason Mraz , Grammy-winning singer
Thom Michael Mulligan , actor and playwright
Joe Musgrove , professional baseball player
Chad Muska , professional skateboarder
Dominik Mysterio , professional wrestler, son of Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio , professional wrestler,
WWE
Hall of Famer
Kathy Najimy , actress (
Sister Act ,
Hocus Pocus )
Brandon Nakashima , tennis player
Gregory Nava , Oscar-nominated film director and screenwriter
Stephen Neal , professional football player
Andrew Newmark , activist, musician
Walter R. Nickel , M.D., dermatologist and dermatopathologist
Lou Niles , radio host of
91X and executive director of
Oceanside International Film Festival
Kent Ninomiya , journalist
Craig Noel , theatre producer
Matt Nokes , professional baseball player
Fred E. Norris Jr. , architect
Ellen Ochoa ,
NASA astronaut
Raymond Ochoa , actor
Ryan Ochoa , actor
Ronan O'Gara , Irish rugby union player (Ireland's second most-capped player and highest ever points scorer) and current coach
Chris Olave , football player
Tony Olmos , screenwriter, filmmaker and musician
Heather O'Rourke , actress,
Poltergeist
John Ottman , soundtrack composer
Alexandrea Owens-Sarno , actress
Patti Page , legendary country and pop singer, film actress; real name Clara Ann Fowler
Carson Palmer , professional football player,
Heisman Trophy winner
Chuck Palumbo , professional wrestler
Jennifer Paredes , actress and musician
Adam Pearce , professional wrestler
Stephen Pearcy , musician
Carlton Pearson , televangelist
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
United States Commission on Civil Rights 1981–88
[7]
Bob Penuelas , cartoonist
Scott Peterson , convicted murderer
Craig Peyer , convicted murderer
Dat Phan , comedian
Regis Philbin , television personality
Steve Poltz , singer-songwriter and guitarist
Larry Poole , actor and film producer
Zach Porter , singer of
Allstar Weekend
Norman Powell , professional basketball player
Conrad Prebys , philanthropist
Jaime Preciado , bass player and vocalist for band
Pierce the Veil
Jenna Presley , actress
Ben Press , tennis professional and coach
Barry Pressing , contemporary artist and sculptor
Gary Puckett , musician and singer
Sarah Purcell , television personality
Geoffrey Pyatt , diplomat
Sara Ramirez , Tony-winning actress and singer
Emily Ratajkowski , actress and model
Scott Raynor , musician
Autumn Reeser , actress
Steve Reeves , actor, bodybuilder, author
John Reis , musician, swami
Richard Requa , architect
Roger Revelle , oceanographer, founder of UCSD
Neil Raymond Ricco , poet
Denise Richards , actress
Sally Ride , astronaut
Thomas Ridgway , U.S. Army officer and father of General
Matthew Ridgway
[8]
Johnny Ritchey , professional baseball player
Dave Roberts , professional baseball player and manager
Cliff Robertson , Oscar-winning actor
Alfred D. Robinson and Marion James Robinson , builders of
Rosecroft
Aaron Rodgers , professional football player
Mitt Romney , politician
Tony Romo , professional football player
Louis Rose , developer
Seraphim Rose , hieromonk
Marion Ross , actress,
Happy Days
Neil Ross , voice actor
Kerry Rossall , actor,
Apocalypse Now , stuntman and film producer
Patrick Rowe , professional football player
Pete Rozelle , famed publicist, NFL commissioner
Ilan Rubin , musician
Sam Rubin , entertainment reporter
Shay Rudolph , actress, social media influencer
FaZe Rug , YouTube personality, co-owner of
FaZe Clan
Chad Ruhwedel , professional ice hockey player
RuPaul , performer, television personality
Betsy Russell , actress,
Saw
Jason Russell , film director
Rashaan Salaam , professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner
Jonas Salk , physician, developed polio vaccine; founder, Salk Institute; Presidential medal of freedom (1977)
Daniel Samohin (born 1998), Israeli Olympic figure skater
Jessica Sanchez , American Idol contestant
Shauna Sand , Playboy model, "Playmate of the Month" for May 1996
Sonny Sandoval , musician
Xander Schauffele , professional golfer
David Schipper , professional soccer player
Wally Schlotter , chairman of the
San Diego Film Commission 1978–96
Casey Schmitt (born 1999), infielder for the
San Francisco Giants
Cathy Scott , journalist and true-crime author
J. Michael Scott , scientist, environmentalist and author
Junior Seau , professional football player, Hall of Famer
Kate Sessions , horticulturalist, "the mother of Balboa Park"
Dr. Seuss , Pulitzer-prize winning children's author; real name Theodor Geisel
Stephanie Seymour , model
Norm Sherry (1931–2021), catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball
Al Silvera (1935–2002), major league baseball player
Kerry Simmonds , rower, Olympic gold medalist
[9]
Gina Simmons Schneider , author, therapist, writer
Mary Sinclair , actress
Andy Skib , musician
Alexandra Slade , actress
Mitchy Slick , musician
Alex Smith , professional football player
Marty Smith , motocross national champion
Carly Smithson , singer
Chris Soriano , filmmaker and actor
Sebastian Soto , professional soccer player
Suzy Spafford , artist
Brenda Spencer , convicted murderer
John D. Spreckels , businessman and industrialist
Michael Stamm , Olympic swimmer, national champion
Scott Stantis , editorial cartoonist
Amun Starr , musician and humanitarian
Anne State , television news anchor
Harry L. Steele , US Army major general
[10]
Riley Steele , pornographic actress
Jeremy Stenberg , professional motorcross rider
Payson R. Stevens , science communicator, artist, environmentalist
Kenny Stills , professional football player
J. J. Stokes , professional football player
Milburn Stone , actor,
Gunsmoke
Rob Stone , rapper
Melvin Storer , shipfitter, U.S. Navy diver and
Attack on Pearl Harbor survivor
Stephen Strasburg , professional baseball player, 2019
World Series MVP
Frederick S. Strong , US Army major general
[11]
Frederick W. Sturckow , astronaut
Savannah Sturges , top 10 finalist on MasterChef Season 4
Karen Hantze Susman , tennis player
Zachary Svajda , tennis player
Leslie Sykes , television news anchor
Leo Szilard , physicist, fellow of
Salk Institute for Biological Studies , died in San Diego
Dalani Tanahy , artist specializing in the Hawaiian art of creating
kapa
Roberto Tapia , musician
Lauren Taylor , actress and singer
Shannon Taylor , film producer, musician and actress
Brian Teacher (born 1954), tennis player,
Australian Open singles champion
Jonathan Temple (1796–1866), landowner, rancher and politician
Jamie Thomas , professional skateboarder
Pete Thomas , football player
Soren Thompson (born 1981), Olympic and world champion épée fencer
Susanna Thompson , actress
Katherine Tingley , creator of
Theosophical Society compound at
Lomaland
Robert Titzer , writer known for Your Baby Can Read! infant learning book
Levine Toilolo , professional football player
Ted Tollner , professional football coach
Jerry Trainor , actor
Alan Trammell , professional baseball player and manager
Kelly Marie Tran , actress
Marty Tripes , winner of first Super Bowl of motocross
Bitsie Tulloch , actress
Jeremy Tyler , professional basketball player
Roqy Tyraid , rapper and activist
W.S. Van Dyke , film director
Tiffany van Soest , kickboxer
Tommy Vardell , professional football player
Eddie Vedder , singer in rock band
Pearl Jam
Juli Veee , soccer player
Craig Venter , biologist, entrepreneur
Victor Villaseñor , author
Erik von Detten , actor (
Toy Story ,
The Princess Diaries )
Tom Waits , singer-songwriter, composer and actor
William Wall , filmmaker
Bill Walton , professional basketball player and media analyst, Hall of Famer
Luke Walton , professional basketball player and coach
Fred Ward , actor
Kelly Ward , actor
Danny Way , professional skateboarder
Hubert Webb , murder suspect
Harry M. Wegeforth , physician, founder of the San Diego Zoo
Whitney Wegman-Wood , actress and screenwriter
Raquel Welch , Golden Globe Award-winning actress
Tahnee Welch , model and actress
David Wells , professional baseball player
Julie White , Tony Award-winning actress
Shaun White , professional skateboarder and snowboarder, Olympic gold medalist
Cole Whitt , NASCAR driver
Larry Wilcox , actor
Kendra Wilkinson , model and television personality
Carol Williams , concert organist, composer
Damien Williams , professional football player
Michelle Williams , Oscar-nominated actress
Mikey Williams , basketball player
Nathan Williams , musician
Ricky Williams , professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner
Ted Williams , professional baseball player, Hall of Famer, won 7 batting titles
Trevor Williams , professional baseball player
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, Hall of Famer
Kellen Winslow II , professional football player and convicted rapist
Jeff Withey (born 1990), professional basketball player
Cassidy Wolf , Miss Teen USA
Sara Wolfkind , actress
James Wong , television writer and producer, film director
Christine Wormuth , 25th
United States Secretary of the Army
Harold Bell Wright , author, Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
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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