List of people from San Diego

This is a list of famous people who were born, spent a majority of their life, or currently live in San Diego, California, USA.

A

• Damon Allen, professional football player
• Eric Allen, professional football player
• Marcus Allen, professional football player
• Francisco María Alvarado, an early settler of San Diego
• Lance Alworth, professional football player
• Brad Ausmus, professional baseball player
• Hunter MacKenzie Austin, voice actor
• James L. Avery, Sr., actor
• Lew Ayres, actor
• Eugene Philip Amano,professional football player

B

• David Bailey, professional motocross racer
• Khalif Barnes, professional football player
• Arlene Baxter, model and actress
• Billy Beane, general manager of Oakland Athletics
• Belle Benchley, former director of the San Diego Zoo
• Annette Bening, actress
• Kurt Benirschke, pathologist and geneticist
• Rolf Benirschke, professional football player
• Noah "Wuv" Bernardo, drummer for P.O.D.
• Mayim Bialik, actress
• Stephen Bishop, musician
• Ron Blair, musician, original bassist of the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Hank Blalock, professional baseball player
• Jolene Blalock, actress on Star Trek
• Julia Bond, pornographic actress
• Kim Bokamper, professional football player
• Tim Bradstreet, artist and illustrator
• Charles Brandes, #133 on Forbes 400
• Lucille Bremer, actress
• Adam Brody, actor, best known for his role on The O.C.
• Bill Brown, music composer
• Victor Buono, actor and comic
• Charles F. Buddy, first Bishop and University of San Diego founder
• Bob Burnquist, professional skateboarder
• Nakia Burrise, actress
• Eileen Rose Busby, author, antiques expert
• Reggie Bush, professional football player

C

• Matt Cameron, drummer of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam
• Charlie Cannon, singer, theater performer and co-founder of Starlight Opera
• Nick Cannon, actor, rapper
• Billy Casper, golfer
• Mark Cerney, founder Next of kin Registry (NOKR)
• Eric Chavez, baseball player for Oakland A's
• Steve Cherundolo, professional soccer player
• Judy Clarke, criminal defense attorney
• Eric Close, actor
• 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
• Dennis Conner, America's Cup yachtsman
• Maureen Connolly, professional tennis player, 1953 tennis Grand Slam champion
• Derrike Cope, NASCAR driver
• Alana Cordy-Collins, anthropologist
• William P. Cronan, naval officer and 19th Naval Governor of Guam
• Robbin Crosby, musician
• Cameron Crowe, screenwriter, director, and producer
• Andrew Cunanan, spree killer who murdered Gianni Versace

D

• Austin da Luz, professional soccer player
• Ted Danson, actor
• Terrell Davis, professional football player
• William Heath Davis, early San Diego developer
• Tom Delonge, singer and musician
• Warren DeMartini, musician
• Amir Derakh, musician
• Cameron Diaz, actress
• Momčilo Đujić WW2 Chetnik guerilla commander
• Johnny Downs, vaudevillian, dancer, actor and TV personality
• Gerry Driscol, yacht racer and businessperson
• Dinesh D'Souza, author
• Robert Duvall, actor
• Jared Dudley, professional basketball player

E

• Jason Earles, actor
• Josephine Marcus Earp, actor, dancer, and prostitute
• Wyatt Earp, farmer, hunter, gambler, saloon-keeper, miner, and officer of the law
• Donnie Edwards, professional football player
• Joan Embery, animal and environmental advocate
• Hayden Epstein, professional football player
• Lindsay Ellingson, model
• Gary Erwin, TV personality

F

• Marshall Faulk, professional football player
• Amy Finley, cook, author
• John William Finn, Medal of Honor recipient
• Reuben H. Fleet, aviation pioneer, industrialist, army officer
• Jon Foreman, musician
• Tim Foreman, musician
• Jayo Felony, rapper
• Frankie J, singer
• Julie Foudy, professional soccer player
• Dan Fouts, professional football player
• Vic Fuentes, musician
• Arian Foster, professional football player

G

• Diamanda Galás, composer, vocalist, and keyboard artist
• Major Garrett, reporter
• Steve Garvey, professional baseball player, businessman
• Megan Goode, actress
• Theodor Geisel, children's author (Dr. Seuss)
• Brian Giles, professional baseball player
• Francoise Gilot, artist
• Broc Glover, former motocross national champion
• La'Roi Glover, professional football player
• Susan Golding, businesswoman, politician
• Adrian Gonzalez, baseball player
• Robert Klark Graham, businessman and eugenicist
• Cecil H. Green, geophysicist, philanthropist
• Harold Greene, anchorman
• Oscar Gutierrez, better known as Rey Mysterio, Jr.. WWE wrestler.
• Tony Gwynn, professional baseball player
• Tony Gwynn Jr., professional baseball player, and son of Tony Gwynn

H

• Leon Hall, professional football player
• Cole Hamels, professional baseball player
• Rosie Hamlin, singer
• Aaron Harang, professional baseball player. Attended San Diego State University
• Charles Mallory Hatfield, rainmaker
• Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder
• Le Ly Hayslip, memoirist and humanitarian
• Roger Hedgecock, former mayor and radio personality
• Dennis Hopper, actor and director
• 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, film editor

I

• Doug Ingle, Founder of Iron Butterfly and primary creator of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, first platinum record ever.
• Christofer Drew Ingle, musician
• Gabriel Iglesias, stand-up comedian

J

• JabbaWockeeZ, dance crew
• Father Luís Jayme, California's first Christian martyr
• Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR driver
• Katrina Johnson, American actress
• Johnny Jeter, professional wrestler
• Deron Johnson, professional baseball player

K

• Kendrick Bangs Kellogg (born 1934), architect
• Dan Kemp, actor
• Kerri Kendall, model
• Jewel Kilcher, singer
• Tawny Kitaen, model and actress
• Laurence Monroe Klauber, herpetologist
• Ken Kocher, professional football player
• Raph Koster, author and game designer
• Joan Kroc, philanthropist
• Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald's corporation
• David Kennedy, musician

L

• Adam Lambert, runner-up on American Idol
• Tim Lambesis, vocalist for the band As I Lay Dying
• Frankie Laine, singer
• Fabio Lanzoni, model
• Don Larsen, professional baseball player
• Tammy Lauren, actress
• Bessie Learn silent film actress
• Bobby Lee, MadTV actor and comedian
• David Leisure, "Joe Isuzu," character actor and comedian
• Art Linkletter, television host
• Cleavon Little, Blazing Saddles, actor
• Gene Littler, Pro golfer
• Lil Rob, Chicano rapper
• Mario López, actor
• Harold Lloyd, silent film actor
• Greg Louganis, Olympic diver
• Faizon Love, actor
• Moses A. Luce, lawyer & businessman, Medal of Honor recipient

M

• Rob Machado, professional surfer
• Ross Martin, actor
• Clay Marzo, professional surfer
• James Maslow, actor, singer from boy band Big Time Rush
• Victor Mature, actor
• William C. McCool, astronaut
• Tug McGraw, Professional baseball Player, father of country singer Tim McGraw
• Danica McKellar, "Winnie Cooper" actress
• Gloria Marks, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Michael Medved, radio host, polital commentator, film critic
• Cordelia Mendoza, antiques expert, businesswoman, co-author
• Phil Mickelson, professional golfer
• Martin Milner, actor
• Kevin Mitchell, professional baseball player (retired)
• Silas Weir Mitchell, actor
• Mockingbird
• John J. Montgomery, pioneer aviator
• Archie Moore, professional boxer
• Jason Mraz, singer
• Dick Murphy, politician and judge

N

• Kathy Najimy, actress
• Andrew Newmark, activist, musician
• Walter R. Nickel, M.D., dermatologist and dermatopathologist
• Kent Ninomiya, journalist
• Craig Noel, theatre producer

O

• Ellen Ochoa, NASA astronaut
• Heather O'Rourke, actress
• Stephen Neal, professional football player
• Ronan O'Gara, professional rugby player

P

• Chuck Palumbo, professional wrestler
• Adam Pearce, professional wrestler
• Stephen Pearcy, musician
• Justin Pearson, musician
• Gregory Peck, actor
• Scott Peterson, notable convicted murderer
• Craig Peyer, notable convicted murderer
• Dat Phan, comedian
• Regis Philbin, talk-show host
• Steve Poltz, singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Jenna Presley, actress
• Gary Puckett, musician and singer
• Sarah Purcell, television host

R

• Sara Ramirez, actress and singer
• Scott Raynor, musician
• Steve Reeves, actor, body builder, and author
• Autumn Reeser, actress
• Richard Requa, architect
• Roger Revelle, oceanographer, founder of UCSD
• Dave Roberts, professional baseball player
• Cliff Robertson, actor
• Aaron Rodgers, professional footballer
• Mitt Romney, businessman and politician
• Tony Romo, professional footballer
• Kristina Rose, pornographic actress
• Louis Rose, developer
• Seraphim Rose, hieromonk
• Marion Ross, actress
• Neil Ross, voice actor
• Ilan Rubin, musician
• Ralph Rubio, businessman and restaurant chain owner
• Betsy Russell, actress
• Jason Russell, film director
• RuPaul, performer, singer, and actor

S

• Rashaan Salaam, former NFL football player, Heisman Trophy winner
• Jonas Salk, physician and researcher
• Jessica Sanchez, American Idol contestant
• Shauna Sand, Playboy model who was "Playmate of the Month" for May 1996
• Sonny Sandoval, musician
• Cathy Scott, journalist and true crime author
• J. Michael Scott, senior scientist, environmentalist and author
• Junior Seau, professional football player
• Kate Sessions, horticulturalist, "the mother of Balboa Park"
• Stephanie Seymour, model
• Mary Sinclair, actress
• Andy Skib, musician
• Mitchy Slick, musician
• Alex Smith, professional football player
• Marty Smith, former motocross national champion
• Carly Smithson, singer
• Suzy Spafford, artist
• Brenda Spencer, notable convicted murderer
• John D. Spreckels, businessman and industrialist
• Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist
• Jeremy Stenberg, professional motorcross rider
• J. J. Stokes, professional football player
• Milburn Stone, actor
• Frederick W. Sturckow, astronaut

T

• Brian Teacher, former tennis player, Australian Open singles champion
• Susanna Thompson, actress
• Katherine Tingley, creator of the Theosophical Society compound at Lomaland
• Ted Tollner, professional football coach
• Jerry Trainor, actor
• Alan Trammell, professional baseball player
• Marty Tripes, winner of the first Super Bowl of motocross
• Robert Titzer, writer known for the Your baby can read! infant learning book
• Jeremy Tyler, professional basketball player overseas
• Jonathan Temple (1796–1866), Los Angeles, California, landowner, cattle rancher and politician

V

• Peter Valdes, technopreneur & Tivoli software co-founder
• Eddie Vedder, Singer in rock band Pearl Jam
• Juli Veee, soccer player
• Craig Venter, biologist, entrepreneur
• Victor Villaseñor, author
• Erik von Detten, actor

W

• Tom Waits, singer-songwriter, composer and actor
• Bill Walton, professional basketball player, TV Personality
• Luke Walton, professional basketball player
• Kelly Ward, actor
• Danny Way, professional skateboarder
• Harry M. Wegeforth, physician, founder of the San Diego Zoo
• Raquel Welch, actress
• David Wells, professional baseball player
• Shaun White, professional skateboader and snowboarder
• Kendra Wilkinson, model and television personality
• Nathan Williams, musician
• Carol Williams, concert organist, composer
• Michelle Williams, actress
• Ricky Williams, profesional football player
• Ted Williams, professional baseball player
• Ann Wilson, musician
• Pete Wilson, politician, former governor of California
• Scott Wilson, professional bodybuilder
• Kellen Winslow, professional football player
• Kellen Winslow II, professional football player
• Marvell Wynne II, professional soccer player

Z

• Frank Zappa, musician