List of people from Visalia, California

The following is a list of notable people who were born in, or are residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Visalia, California. Those born in Visalia have their names printed in bold. Note that Visalia natives are also referred to as Visalians.

C

• Tonya Cooley - Reality television performer
• Kevin Costner - Actor
• Shane Costa - Professional Baseball Player

E

Brandon Enzlin (musician) - co-founder of headchange, founder of wormajor. current bassist for future imperfect

F

• Larry French - Historical Baseball Player

H

• Jerry Heard - Pro Golfer
• Aaron Hill - Professional Baseball Player

J

• Tom Johnston - Rock Musician, Singer, Founding Member of the Doobie Brothers

K

• William Kettner - Famous San Diego Politician, for whom Kettner Boulevard is named

L

• Mike LaCoss - Professional Baseball Player
• Robert B. Laughlin - Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist

M

• Monte Melkonian - Armenian General during the Nagorno-Karabakh War
• Beau Mills - Professional Baseball Player
• Don Mosebar - Professional Football Player

O

• Bob Ojeda - Professional Baseball Player

P

• Marty Perez Professional Baseball Player
• Steve Perry - Former lead singer for the rock group Journey

S

• Sabrina Sabbagh - Fox News Radio Entertainment Reporter
• J. Curtis Struble - U.S. Diplomat, Ambassador to Peru

T

• Andrew Toti - Inventor

V

• Stephen Vogt - MLB player for the Tampa Bay Rays

W

• Jim Wohlford - MLB player for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, and the Montreal Expos
• Edmond Edward Wysinger - Visalia pioneer (1862)

Y

• Michael Young - Professional Football Player