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* [[Kevin Harvick]] - [[NASCAR]] driver. 2007 [[Daytona 500]] winner.
* [[Kevin Harvick]] — [[NASCAR]] driver — 2007 [[Daytona 500]] winner.
* [[Casey Mears]] - [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Casey Mears]] — [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Rick Mears]] - 4-time [[Indianapolis 500]] winner
* [[Rick Mears]] — 4-time [[Indianapolis 500]] winner
* [[Roger Mears]] - [[Baja 1000]] winner
* [[Roger Mears]] — [[Baja 1000]] winner
* [[Bruce Sarver]] - [[NHRA]] champion
* [[Bruce Sarver]] — [[NHRA]] champion
* [[Opal Rivas]] - [[USHRA]] Mud Racing Champion
* [[Opal Rivas]] — [[USHRA]] Mud Racing Champion
* [[Pat Gerber]]{{List fact|date=November 2009}} - [[Shocker]] Monster Truck
* [[Pat Gerber]]{{List fact|date=November 2009}} — [[Shocker]] Monster Truck
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Revision as of 20:59, 28 June 2010

Main article: Bakersfield, California

This is a list of notable natives and residents in Bakersfield, California

Notable natives and residents

A panoramic view of Bakersfield, taken from Stockdale Tower, the tallest building in the city, facing east/northeast

Law and politics

The Bush House: In 1949, George H. W. Bush (41st President of the U.S.) moved here to sell oil field equipment with son, George W. Bush (43rd President of the U.S.), who was three years old at the time. [1][2]

Science and medicine

Arts and entertainment

The "Bakersfield Sign".

Sports

Rabobank Arena

Baseball

Basketball

American football

Motorsports

Other sports

References

  1. ^ President Bush's one-time Bakersfield home to be museum, KGET, January 19, 2009, Accessed August 8, 2009.
  2. ^ The Bush House, thebushhouse.net, Accessed August 8, 2009.

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