List of people associated with San Francisco

The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with San Francisco, California.

(B) denotes that the person was born there.

People by field

Artists

• Ansel Adams (1902–1984), photographer
• Arthur Adams (born 1963), Comic book artist known for his work on Longshot and Monkeyman and O'Brien.
• Warren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), painter
• Larry Gonick (b. 1946), cartoonist
• Ester Hernandez (b. 1944), Chicana artist
• Richard Serra (b. 1939), minimalist sculptor and video artist
• Charles Dorman Robinson, (1847–1933), painter
• William Ware Theiss^{[citation needed]} (1930–1992), costume designer
• Beatrice Wood (1893–1998), ceramicist

Entertainers

Variety entertainers

• Dan Chan (b. 1977), magician, juggler, pickpocket and acrobat

Dance

• Isadora Duncan (1877–1927), "mother" of Modern dance

Directors/filmmakers

• David Butler (1894–1979), film director, actor, writer and producer
• Clint Eastwood (b. 1930), director, actor, producer
• Mervyn LeRoy (1900–1987), director, producer, actor
• Andy Luckey (b. 1965), TV writer, producer, director
• Jay Ward (1920–1989), creator and producer of animated TV series
• David Fincher (b. 1962), director

Actors

• Gracie Allen (1895–1964), comedian
• Jamie Chung (b. 1983), actress
• Harry Shum, Jr. (b. 1982), actor
• Bill Bixby (1934–1993), actor
• Joan Blackman (b. 1938), actress
• Mel Blanc (1908–1989), voiceover actor
• Lisa Bonet (b. 1967), actress
• Benjamin Bratt (b. 1963) actor
• Margaret Cho (b. 1968), comedian
• Barbara Eden (b. 1934), actress
• Danny Glover (b. 1946), actor
• Bruce Lee (1940–1973)
• Leslie Mann (b. 1972), actress
• Melissa Ng (b. 1972), actress
• Rob Schneider (b. 1963), actor
• Liev Schreiber (b. 1967), actor
• Alicia Silverstone (b. 1976), actress
• David Strathairn (b. 1949), actor
• Phillip Terry (1909–1993), actor
• Aisha Tyler (b. 1970), actress
• Stuart Whitman (b. 1928), actor
• B.D. Wong (b. 1960), actor
• Natalie Wood (1938–1981), actress
• Kari Byron (b. 1974), television personality
• China Kantner (b. 1971), actress
• Todd Bridges (b. 1965), actor
• Kevin Cheng (b. 1969), actor and singer
• Mandy Cho (b. 1982), actress
• Darren Criss (b. 1987), actor and singer
• Eric Dane (b. 1972), actor

Musicians

• Paul Bostaph (b. 1964) heavy metal drummer
• Craig Chaquico (b. 1954) rock, jazz and new age guitarist
• Greg Errico (b. 1946) drummer for many bands but most notably for Sly & the Family Stone
• Maude Fay (1878–1964), operatic dramatic soprano
• Jerry Garcia (1942–1995) psychedelic and folk-rock guitarist and singer
• Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976), Jazz musician and pianist
• Cindy Herron (b. 1961), R&B singer
• Gary Holt (b. 1964), thrash metal guitarist
• Kirk Hammett (b. 1962), lead guitarist for rock band Metallica
• Cliff Burton (1962–1986), bass guitarist for rock band Metallica
• Jack Grisham (b.1962), singer for the punk band T.S.O.L.^{[citation needed]}
• Paul Kantner (b. 1941), rock musician and co-founder of the band Jefferson Airplane
• Huey Lewis (b. 1950), rock singer, raised in Marin County.
• Courtney Love (b. 1964), singer and actress
• Dmitri Matheny (b. 1965), jazz flugelhornist
• Johnny Mathis (b. 1935), pop singer
• Kristina Olsen (b. 1957), folk singer-songwriter
• Tim Pagnotta (b. 1977), guitarist
• Carlos Santana (b. 1947), rock, blues, and salsa guitarist and singer
• Ross Valory (b. 1949), bass player for many bands but most notably for Journey
• Mike Bordin (b. 1962), drummer for Faith No More and Ozzy Osbourne
• Jessica Jung (b. 1989), a member of pop group Girls' Generation
• Tiffany Hwang (b. 1989), a member of pop group Girls' Generation
• Krystal Jung (b. 1994), a member of pop group f(x)
• Kevin Woo (b. 1991), member of Korean boygroup U-Kiss
• Tupac Shakur (1971–1996), global rapping legend from all around the San Francisco Bay Area

Writers

• Greg Downs (b. 1971), short-story writer
• Robert Frost (1874–1963), American poet
• Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), author of hard-boiled detective novels
• Daniel Handler (b. 1970), better known as Lemony Snicket
• Shirley Jackson (1916–1965)
• Gus Lee (b. 1946), Asian-American author
• Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (1910-1992), author of science fiction novels
• Daniel Levitin (b. 1957), writer, scientist, musician
• Jack London (1876–1916), American writer
• Armistead Maupin (b. 1944), American writer
• Carol Anne O'Marie (1933–2009), Roman Catholic nun, mystery fiction writer
• Joseph Staten writer (Halo: Contact Harvest)
• Gary Snyder (b. 1930), poet
• Walter Tevis (1928–1994), author
• Robert Alfred Theobald (1884–1957), US Navy Rear Admiral, author of The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor
• Naomi Wolf (b. 1962), writer
• Helen Zia (b. 1952), writer, journalist, and activist
• Laurence Yep (b. 1948), Asian-American writer

Athletes

Baseball players

The following Major League Baseball players were born in San Francisco:

• Ping Bodie (1887–1961)
• Barry Bonds (b. 1964), holds the all-time Major League home run record
• Bobby Bonds (1946–2003), right fielder
• Fred Breining (b. 1955) RHP, San Francisco Giants (1980–1984)
• Dolph Camilli (1907–1997)
• Gino Cimoli (b. 1929), outfielder
• Joe Corbett (1875–1945)
• Joe Cronin (1906–1984), (Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Frankie Crosetti, (1910–2002), shortstop and coach
• Tim Cullen, (b. 1942), infielder
• Babe Dahlgren, (1912–1996), 1st baseman
• Joe DeMaestri (b. 1928)
• Dom DiMaggio (b. 1917)
• Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999), (Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Bob Elliott (1916–1966),
• Jim Fregosi (b. 1942), player and manager
• Herb Gorman (1924–1953)
• Harry Heilmann (1894–1951), (Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Keith Hernandez (b. 1953),
• Jackie Jensen (1927–1982), (also in the College Football Hall of Fame)
• Eddie Joost (b. 1916)
• Willie Kamm (1900–1988)
• George Kelly (1895–1984), (Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Tony Lazzeri (1903–1946) (Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Charlie Sweeney (1863–1902)
• Mike Vail (b.1951)
• Nyjer Morgan (b.1980), Washington Nationals Outfielder
• Jonny Gomes (b.1980), Cincinnati Reds Outfielder
• Tyler Walker (b.1976), Washington Nationals Relief Pitcher

See San Francisco Giants#Baseball Hall of Famers for San Francisco Giants players in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Basketball players

• Phil Smith (1952–2002)
• Tom Meschery (b. 1938)

Boxers

• Abe Attell, (b. 1884), world Featherweight champion
• Andre Ward, (b. 1984), 2004 Olympics light heavyweight gold medal winner

Football players

• Ed Berry (b. 1963), former NFL defensive back with Green Bay Packers and the San Diego Chargers
• Chris Darkins (b. 1974), former NFL running back with the Green Bay Packers
• Mike Holmgren (b. 1948), former NFL head coach for the Green Bay Packers and the current president of the Cleveland Browns
• Jerry Rice,
• O. J. Simpson, (b. 1947)
• Tedy Bruschi, (b. 1973) former NFL linebacker for the New England Patriots
• Donald Strickland (b. 1980), current NFL cornerback for the New York Jets
• Igor Olshansky, (b. 1982) current NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
• Jason Hill (American football), (b. 1985) current NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1985), (b. 1985) current NFL cornerback for the Detroit Lions
• Eddie Forrest (American football), (1921-2001) former professional football player

Golf

• Johnny Miller (b. 1947), former professional golfer and a leading golf commentator for NBC Sports
• Ken Venturi (b. 1931), former professional golfer

Other sports

• Laird Hamilton (b. 1964), surfer
• Jeremy McGrath (b. 1971), MX rider
• Brooks Orpik (b. 1980), NHL player for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Business people

• Gurbaksh Chahal, (b. 1982), award winning entrepreneur, founder BlueLithium, ClickAgents, and gWallet
• Morris Meyerfeld Jr. (1855-1935) German-born American entrepreneur and theater owner (Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit).
• Albert Abrams, (1863?-1924), inventor of medical equipment in the field of Electricity therapy
• Donald Fisher, (b. 1928), co-founder of the Gap clothing company.
• Gordon Getty (b. 1934), oil philanthropist and composer
• Jess Jackson (b. 1930), American wine entrepreneur and founder of Kendall-Jackson wine company
• Gordon E. Moore (b. 1929), co-founder of Intel Corporation and the author of Moore's law
• Michael Moritz (b. 1954), venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital.
• Craig Newmark (b. 1951), founder of Craigslist.
• Theresa Sparks (b. 1949), CEO of multimillion-dollar sex toy company, Good Vibrations

News/commentary

• Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913), journalist
• Ben Blank (c.1921–2009), television graphics innovator.(B)
• Tucker Carlson (b. 1969), television political commentator and host
• C.H. Garrigues, jazz reviewer
• William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), newspaper magnate & publisher
• Lewis Lapham, editor of Harper's
• Kent Ninomiya, journalist
• Christi O'Connor (b. 1960), television journalist and host
• Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936), journalist

Political figures

See also List of mayors of San Francisco, California

• Luis Antonio Argüello (1784–1830), first governor of Alta California
• Earle D. Baker (1888-1987), Los Angeles City Council member, 1951–59
• George W.C. Baker, Los Angeles City Council member, 1931–35
• Stephen Breyer (b. 1938), United States Supreme Court Associate Justice
• Jerry Brown (b. 1938), current Governor of California, former Governor of California, former Mayor of Oakland, former California Attorney General
• Pat Brown (1905–1996), former Governor of California
• Willie Brown, (born 1934), Mayor of San Francisco, 1996–2004, Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1980–1995
• Christopher Augustine Buckley ("Blind Boss" Buckley, 1845–1922), Democratic Party boss
• Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933), San Francisco's first female mayor (1978–1988) and U.S. Senator since 1992
• Joseph Flores, Governor of Guam.
• C.J. Goodell Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal (1945-1953)
• Robert McNamara (1916–2009), former Secretary of Defense
• José de Jesús Noé (1805–1862), was the last alcalde of Yerba Buena, which became San Francisco after the Mexican-American War.
• Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940) former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006), former Secretary of Defense
• Gavin Newsom (b.1967) former Mayor of San Francisco

Other

• Abigail Folger, (1943–1969), Folgers coffee heiress
• Richard Gage (architect) - 9/11 Truth activist
• Clifford Geertz (1926–2006), anthropologist
• Stephen Herrero, biologist, bear expert
• William T. Shorey (1859–1919), First Black SF Sea Captain
• John W. Young (b. 1930), astronaut
• Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. (1920–2000), US Navy Admiral
• The Zodiac Killer, unidentified serial killer active in the 1960s
• Jim Jones (1931–1978), Cult leader
• Melrose Bickerstaff, runner-up of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7, signed with Storm Model Management
• James Millikin Bevans (1899-1977), US Air Force Major General
• William Harrington Leahy (1904-1986), US Navy Rear Admiral
• Jacob Weisman (b. 1965), Publisher of Tachyon Publications
• G. S. Patrick, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
• Tye Leung Schulze, interpreter and the first Chinese American woman to vote in a US primary election

Non-native residents

• Cheerleader Melissa, pro wrestler
• Maya Angelou, poet
• Ambrose Bierce, journalist and author
• Clark Blaise, Canadian author
• Marian and Vivian Brown, (b. 1927), socialites
• Willie Brown, former San Francisco Mayor
• Victor Burgin, artist
• Vanessa Carlton, singer
• Herb Caen, newspaper columnist
• Carol Channing, actress and comedian
• Chris Columbus, film director
• Francis Ford Coppola, film director
• Andrew Smith Hallidie, promoter of the first cable car line
• George Hearst, politician
• Phoebe Hearst, first woman Regent of the University of California
• Sargent Johnson, African-American sculptor
• Philip Kaufman, film director
• Jason Kidd, NBA player
• CoCo Lee, CantoPop singer and actress
• James Lick, real estate investor
• Cheech Marin, actor
• Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, activists, first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in San Francisco
• Kirke Mechem, composer
• Midori, author and (kinky) sex educator
• Harvey Milk, former city supervisor of San Francisco
• The Mitchell brothers, Jim and Artie, adult industry pioneers
• Matt Nathanson, singer/musician
• Emperor Norton, notable local eccentric
• Gary Payton, NBA player
• Linda Perry, lead singer of 4 Non Blondes
• William Chapman Ralston, founder of the Bank of California
• The Residents, Avant-Garde music and visual arts group
• Anne Rice, author
• Tina Root, ex-vocalist of the now defunct darkwave band Switchblade Symphony
• Kevin Rose, founder, digg.com
• Michael Savage, conservative radio personality
• Tabe Slioor, socialite, reporter, photographer
• Charlotte Smith Mailliard Swig Shultz (born ca. 1934), heiress, socialite
• Danielle Steel, author
• Robert Louis Stevenson, (from 1879–1880)
• Sharon Stone, actress
• Amy Tan, author
• Mark Twain, author
• Wayne Wang, film director
• Robert Wartenberg, neurologist
• Oscar Wilde, spent 1882 there
• Cecil Williams, pastor
• Robin Williams, actor
• Martin Yan, television chef
• Arthur Wolcott Yates, U.S. Army general

Alphabetical index

• Abrams, Albert (1863?-1924), inventor
• Allen, Gracie (1895–1964), comedian
• Argüello, Luis Antonio (1784–1830)
• Attell, Abe (1884–1970), boxer
• Bixby, Bill (1934–1993), actor
• Blanc, Mel (1908–1989), voiceover actor
• Bonds, Barry (b. 1964), baseball player
• Bonds, Bobby (1946–2003), baseball player
• Bonet, Lisa (b. 1967), actress
• Bodie, Ping
• Bratt, Benjamin (b. 1963), actor
• Breyer, Stephen (b. 1938), jurist
• Brown, Jerry (b. 1938), politician
• Brown, Pat (1905–1996), politician
• Camilli, Dolph
• Carlson, Tucker (b. 1969), political commentator
• Chaquico, Craig (b. 1954)
• Cho, Margaret (b. 1968)
• Cimoli, Gino (b. 1929)
• Corbett, Joe
• Cronin, Joe
• Crosetti, Frankie (1910–2002)
• Cullen, Tim (b. 1942)
• Dahlgren (1912–1996)
• DeMaestri, Joe
• DiMaggio, Dom
• Downs, Greg (b. 1971), writer
• Duncan, Isadora (1877–1927), dancer
• Elliott, Bob
• Ben Fee, activist
• Folger, Abigail, (1943–1969), heiress
• Fregosi, Jim
• Garcia, Jerry (1942–1995), musician
• Getty, Gordon (b. 1934), philanthropist and composer
• Guaraldi, Vince (1928–1976)
• Heilmann, Harry
• Hernandez, Keith
• Herron, Cindy (b. 1961)
• Holt, Gary
• Jensen, Jackie
• Joost, Eddie
• Kamm, Willie
• Kantner, Paul (b. 1941)
• Kelly, George
• Lee, Gus (b. 1946)
• Levitin, Daniel (b. 1957)
• Lewis, Huey (b. 1950)
• Mann, Leslie (b. 1972)
• Prior, Mark (b. 1975)
• Mathis, Johnny (b. 1935)
• Ng, Melissa (b. 1972)
• Perry, Linda (b. 1965)
• Santana, Carlos (b. 1947)
• Shakur Tupac (b. 1971)
• Sparks, Theresa
• Sweeney, Charlie
• Tan, Amy (b. 1952)
• Williams, Robin (1951–1952)
• Darren Criss (b. 1987)