List of people from Bakersfield, California

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A list of notable people from Bakersfield, California, in order to be included they need to have an article and clear connection to the city;

Notable people[edit]

Arts[edit]

Designers[edit]

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Business, entrepreneur[edit]

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Film, television, actors, models[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Bands[edit]

Government, law, politics[edit]

The Bush House in Bakersfield: In 1949, George H. W. Bush (41st President) moved here to sell oil field equipment with son, George W. Bush (43rd President), who was three years old at the time.[4][5]

Science, medicine, academia[edit]

Sports[edit]

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Basketball[edit]

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Track & Field[edit]

  • Lonnie Spurrier - middle-distance runner, Olympian (1956), set world's record in the half-mile run in 1955

Soccer[edit]

Writers, poets, journalists[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Funeral Scheduled for China Architect Poy Lee". Bakersfield Californian News. 1968-03-26.
  2. ^ "Tyrus Timeline". pbs.org. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Alt-rock trio Arlington ready to debut"Jackson County"". bakersfield.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ President Bush's one-time Bakersfield home to be museum, KGET, January 19, 2009, Accessed August 8, 2009.
  5. ^ The Bush House Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, thebushhouse.net, Accessed August 8, 2009.
  6. ^ Harvey, Kyle (January 8, 2016). "Longtime McCarthy aide Vince Fong enters Assembly race". bakersfieldnow.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

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