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

 * Marcus Allen, football player, College and Pro Hall of Famer, TV analyst

B

 * David Bailey, professional motocross racer
 * Dr. Charlotte Johnson Baker, San Diego's first practicing woman physician
 * Dr. Fred Baker, physician, founder of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
 * Khalif Barnes, professional football player
 * Arlene Baxter, model and actress
 * Billy Beane, general manager of Oakland Athletics, portrayed by Brad Pitt in Moneyball
 * Brie Bella, semi-retired professional wrestler for WWE, former WWE Divas Champion
 * Nikki Bella, professional wrestler for WWE, former two-time WWE Divas Champion
 * Belle Benchley, director of the San Diego Zoo
 * Charles Benefiel, outsider artist
 * Annette Bening, film actress (Love Affair, The American President, American Beauty)
 * Kurt Benirschke, pathologist and geneticist
 * Rolf Benirschke, professional football player
 * Doug Benson, professional comedian
 * Peter Berkos, Academy Award winner for sound editing
 * Noah "Wuv" Bernardo, drummer for P.O.D.
 * Rhett Bernstein, soccer player
 * Camren Bicondova, dancer
 * Mayim Bialik, TV actress (Blossom, The Big Bang Theory)
 * Tony Bill, actor, director, and Academy Award-winning producer
 * Stephen Bishop, musician
 * Ron Blair, musician, original bassist of band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
 * Hank Blalock, professional baseball player
 * Jolene Blalock, actress, Star Trek: Enterprise
 * blink-182, rock band
 * Kim Bokamper, professional football player
 * Bob Boone, MLB catcher
 * Tim Bradstreet, artist and illustrator
 * Debbie Bramwell-Washington, IFBB professional bodybuilder
 * Charles Brandes, investment manager, billionaire
 * Madge Bradley, attorney and judge; first woman appointed to San Diego County bench
 * Allison Bradshaw, professional tennis player
 * Lucille Bremer, actress
 * Drew Brees, professional football player, San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints
 * Adam Brody, actor, The O.C.
 * Bill Brown, music composer
 * Victor Buono, actor
 * Charles F. Buddy, first bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, University of San Diego founder
 * Chase Budinger, professional basketball player
 * Bob Burnquist, professional skateboarder
 * Nakia Burrise, actress best known for portraying the third Yellow Power Ranger, Tanya Sloan
 * Eileen Rose Busby, author, antiques expert
 * Reggie Bush, professional football player
 * Chad Butler, drummer for band Switchfoot
 * Darryl Byrd, professional football player
 * Chris Byrd, professional boxer, Olympic Silver Medalist, two-time Heavyweight Champion

C

 * Matt Cameron, drummer of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam
 * John Castellanos, stage, film and television actor, film producer
 * Donna Campbell, physician and member of the Texas Senate, born in San Diego in 1954
 * Charlie Cannon, singer, theater performer and co-founder of Starlight Opera
 * Nick Cannon, actor, rapper, occasional TV host
 * Francesca Capaldi, actress (Dog with a Blog)
 * Billy Casper, golfer, Masters and U.S. Open champion
 * Mark Cerney, founder of Next of Kin Registry (NOKR)
 * Eric Chavez, professional baseball player
 * Steve Cherundolo, professional soccer player
 * Bob Clampett, animator (Looney Tunes)
 * Judy Clarke, criminal defense attorney
 * Jamie Clayton, Actress and model
 * Eric Close, actor
 * D. C. Collier, real estate developer, director of the 1915–16 Panama California Exposition
 * 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 Picket Fences, Charmed)
 * Dennis Conner, America's Cup yachtsman
 * Maureen Connolly, professional tennis player, 1953 tennis Grand Slam champion
 * Derrike Cope, NASCAR driver
 * Salvatore J. Cordileone, Roman Catholic archbishop
 * Jorge Cordova, professional football player
 * Alana Cordy-Collins, anthropologist
 * William P. Cronan, naval officer and 19th Naval Governor of Guam
 * Robbin Crosby, musician
 * Rob Crow, musician
 * Cameron Crowe, screenwriter, director, and producer
 * Dominick Cruz, mixed martial artist, former UFC bantamweight champion
 * Andrew Cunanan, spree killer who murdered Gianni Versace
 * Marcos Curiel, Musician

D

 * David Justice, professional baseball player
 * Austin da Luz, professional soccer player
 * John D'Acquisto, professional baseball player
 * Ted Danson, Emmy Award-winning actor (Cheers, Becker, CSI)
 * Mike Davis, professional baseball player
 * 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 (My Best Friend's Wedding, Charlie's Angels)
 * John P. Dolan, Catholic bishop
 * Patrice Donnelly, athlete and actress
 * Johnny Downs, vaudevillian, dancer, actor, TV personality
 * Gerry Driscol, yacht racer and businessperson
 * Dinesh D'Souza, author
 * Jared Dudley, professional basketball player
 * Momčilo Đujić, WW2 Chetnik guerilla commander
 * Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor

E

 * Nathan East, bass player
 * Jason Earles, actor
 * Donnie Edwards, professional football player
 * Lindsay Ellingson, model
 * Joan Embery, animal and environmental advocate
 * Iris Engstrand, professor emiritus of history at University of San Diego, author of
 * Hayden Epstein (born 1980), NFL football player
 * Gary Erwin, TV personality

F

 * Daeg Faerch, actor
 * Marshall Faulk, professional football player, Hall of Famer
 * Raymond E. Feist, author
 * Amy Finley, cook, author
 * John William Finn, Medal of Honor recipient
 * Reuben H. Fleet, aviation pioneer, industrialist, Army officer
 * Jon Foreman, lead vocalist and guitarist for band Switchfoot
 * Tim Foreman, bassist and backing vocalist for band Switchfoot
 * Arian Foster, professional football player
 * Julie Foudy, professional soccer player
 * Dan Fouts, professional football player, TV commentator
 * Frankie J, singer
 * Ace Frehley, lead guitarist for band KISS
 * Mike Fuentes, musician, drummer for band Pierce the Veil
 * Vic Fuentes, musician, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for band Pierce the Veil

G

 * Diamanda Galás, composer, vocalist, and keyboard artist
 * Major Garrett, reporter
 * Steve Garvey, professional baseball player, businessman
 * Jeff Gianola, television journalist
 * Brian Giles, professional baseball player
 * Marcus Giles, professional baseball player
 * Jared S. Gilmore, child actor
 * Francoise Gilot, painter, author
 * Broc Glover, motocross national champion
 * La'Roi Glover, professional football player
 * Susan Golding, businesswoman, politician
 * Stephen Gonsalves, Professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins
 * Adrian Gonzalez, professional baseball player
 * Andrew Good, Major League baseball player
 * Edgar Gott, aviation industry executive
 * Robert Klark Graham, businessman and eugenicist
 * Cecil H. Green, geophysicist, philanthropist
 * Harold Greene, television journalist
 * Lukas Gage, Actor
 * Tony Gwynn, professional baseball player, Hall of Famer, coach
 * Tony Gwynn Jr., professional baseball player, 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
 * Mike Harkey, Major League Baseball pitcher and coach
 * Margo Harshman, actress
 * Charles Mallory Hatfield, rainmaker
 * Riley Hawk, professional skateboarder, son of Tony Hawk
 * Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder
 * Le Ly Hayslip, memoirist and humanitarian
 * Roger Hedgecock, mayor and radio personality
 * Len Heard, darts player
 * Arthur Hobbs, defensive back for CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * James Holmes, convicted gunman of the 2012 Aurora shooting
 * Dennis Hopper, actor and director (Easy Rider, Speed)
 * 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 & J

 * Gabriel Iglesias, stand-up comedian
 * Christofer Drew Ingle, musician
 * Doug Ingle, founder of band Iron Butterfly, primary creator of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, first platinum record
 * JabbaWockeeZ, dance crew
 * Prince Michael ″Blanket″ Jackson, youngest son of Michael Jackson
 * Father Luís Jayme, California's first Christian martyr
 * Jayo Felony, rapper
 * Kris Jenner, television personality
 * Johnny Jeter, professional wrestler
 * Deron Johnson, professional baseball player
 * Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR driver, seven-time champion
 * Katrina Johnson, actress
 * Adam Jones, professional baseball player
 * Dhani Jones, professional football player
 * Jacque Jones, professional baseball player
 * Lonnie Jordan, musician, War

K

 * Lori Kay, artist
 * Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, architect
 * Dan Kemp, actor
 * Kerri Kendall, model
 * David Kennedy, musician
 * Jewel Kilcher, singer
 * Tawny Kitaen, model and actress
 * Laurence Monroe Klauber, herpetologist
 * Charles Klusmann, escaped from Vietnamese POW camp 1964
 * Ken Kocher, professional football player
 * Raph Koster, author and game designer
 * Joel Kramer (b. 1955), basketball player
 * Joan Kroc, philanthropist
 * Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald's corporation, owned San Diego Padres
 * Alice K. Kurashige, first Japanese-American woman to be commissioned in US Marine Corps

L

 * Frankie Laine, singer and actor
 * Adam Lambert, runner-up on American Idol
 * Tim Lambesis, vocalist for the band As I Lay Dying
 * Fabio Lanzoni, model
 * Bob Larsen, track and field coach, Olympic coach
 * Don Larsen, professional baseball player
 * Bucky Lasek, professional skateboarder
 * Tammy Lauren, actress
 * Robbie Lawler, mixed martial artist
 * Bessie Learn, silent film actress
 * Bobby Lee, MadTV actor and comedian
 * David Leisure, "Joe Isuzu," character actor and comedian (Empty Nest)
 * Jeanne Lenhart, senior Olympian, senior pageant winner, performing arts teacher
 * William S. Lerach, securities class action attorney, investor advocate
 * Cliff Levingston, professional basketball player
 * Lil Rob, Chicano rapper
 * Art Linkletter, television personality
 * Cleavon Little, actor, Blazing Saddles
 * Gene Littler, professional golfer in World Golf Hall of Fame
 * Harold Lloyd, silent film actor
 * John Logan, screenwriter
 * Mario López, actor and television personality (Saved by the Bell, Extra!)
 * Greg Louganis, Olympic gold-medalist diver
 * Moses A. Luce, lawyer
 * Andrew Lane (Drew Lane) Multi Platinum Producer (High school musical soundtrack,Hannah Montana (soundtrack)Keith Sweat )

M

 * John Macaulay, NFL player
 * Rob Machado, professional surfer
 * Doug Manchester, real estate developer, owner of the San Diego Union Tribune
 * Gloria Marks, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Ross Martin, actor, The Wild Wild West
 * Michael Martinez, drummer of Allstar Weekend
 * Clay Marzo, professional surfer
 * James Maslow, actor, singer from boy band Big Time Rush
 * Victor Mature, actor, Kiss of Death
 * Bill McColl, NFL player and surgeon
 * William C. McCool, astronaut
 * Kyle McDonald, singer and musician
 * Tug McGraw, professional baseball player, father of country singer Tim McGraw
 * Danica McKellar, author and actress (The Wonder Years)
 * Michael Medved, radio host, polital commentator, film critic
 * Dan Melville, football player
 * Bob Mendoza, professional baseball player, coach, San Diego Hall of Champions inductee
 * Cordelia Mendoza, antiques expert, businesswoman, author
 * Shep Meyers, musician
 * Phil Mickelson, professional golfer, Masters and British Open champion
 * Martin Milner, actor, Adam-12
 * Kevin Mitchell, professional baseball player
 * Silas Weir Mitchell, actor
 * Matthew Modine, actor, Full Metal Jacket, The Dark Knight Rises
 * John J. Montgomery, pioneer aviator
 * Kyle Mooney, Saturday Night Live cast member, 2013–present
 * Archie Moore, professional boxer
 * Alex Morgan, professional soccer player, US Women's National Team
 * Adam Montoya, YouTube personality, gamer
 * Jason Mraz, singer
 * Chad Muska, professional skateboarder
 * Rey Mysterio, Jr., former wrestler for WWE and Lucha underground, real name Oscar Gutierrez

N

 * Kathy Najimy, actress (Sister Act, Hocus Pocus)
 * Stephen Neal, professional football player
 * Andrew Newmark, activist, musician
 * Walter R. Nickel, M.D., dermatologist and dermatopathologist
 * Kent Ninomiya, journalist
 * Craig Noel, theatre producer
 * Matt Nokes, professional baseball player

O

 * Ellen Ochoa, NASA astronaut
 * Raymond Ochoa, actor
 * Ryan Ochoa, actor
 * Ronan O'Gara, professional rugby player
 * Heather O'Rourke, actress, Poltergeist

P

 * Carson Palmer, professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner
 * Chuck Palumbo, professional wrestler
 * Adam Pearce, professional wrestler
 * Stephen Pearcy, musician
 * Justin Pearson, musician
 * Everett Peck, cartoonist, illustrator, animator and creator of Duckman and Squirrel Boy
 * Gregory Peck, Oscar-winning actor
 * Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr., chairman of United States Commission on Civil Rights 1981-88
 * Bob Penuelas, cartoonist
 * Tony Perry, lead guitarist for band Pierce the Veil
 * Scott Peterson, convicted murderer
 * Craig Peyer, convicted murderer
 * Dat Phan, comedian
 * Regis Philbin, television personality
 * Steve Poltz, singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * Zach Porter, singer of Allstar Weekend
 * Jaime Preciado, bass player and vocalist for band Pierce the Veil
 * Conrad Prebys, philanthropist
 * Jenna Presley, actress
 * Ben Press, tennis professional and coach
 * Gary Puckett, musician and singer
 * Sarah Purcell, television personality

R

 * Sara Ramirez, actress and singer
 * Emily Ratajkowski, actress and model
 * Scott Raynor, musician
 * Autumn Reeser, actress
 * Steve Reeves, actor, body builder, author
 * Richard Requa, architect
 * Roger Revelle, oceanographer, founder of UCSD
 * Sally Ride, astronaut
 * Dave Roberts, professional baseball player, baseball manager
 * Cliff Robertson, Oscar-winning actor
 * Alfred D. Robinson and Marion James Robinson, builders of Rosecroft
 * Aaron Rodgers, professional football player
 * Mitt Romney, politician
 * Tony Romo, professional football player
 * Louis Rose, developer
 * Seraphim Rose, hieromonk
 * Marion Ross, actress, Happy Days
 * Neil Ross, voice actor
 * Patrick Rowe, NFL player
 * Ilan Rubin, musician
 * Ralph Rubio, businessman and restaurant chain owner
 * RuPaul, performer, television personality
 * Betsy Russell, actress, Saw
 * Jason Russell, film director

S

 * Rashaan Salaam, professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner
 * Jonas Salk, physician and researcher
 * Daniel Samohin (born 1998), Israeli Olympic village
 * Jessica Sanchez, American Idol contestant
 * Shauna Sand, Playboy model, "Playmate of the Month" for May 1996
 * Sonny Sandoval, musician
 * Slater Brown, social media influencer
 * 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"
 * Dr. Seuss, children's author, real name Theodor Geisel
 * Stephanie Seymour, model
 * Alana Shipp, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
 * Kerry Simmonds, rower, Olympic gold medalist
 * Mary Sinclair, actress
 * Andy Skib, musician
 * Mitchy Slick, musician
 * Slightly Stoopid, band
 * Alex Smith, professional football player for the Washington Redskins
 * Marty Smith, motocross national champion
 * Carly Smithson, singer
 * Suzy Spafford, artist
 * Brenda Spencer, convicted murderer
 * John D. Spreckels, businessman and industrialist
 * Michael Stamm, Olympic swimmer, national champion
 * Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist
 * Riley Steele, pornographic actress
 * Jeremy Stenberg, professional motorcross rider
 * J. J. Stokes, professional football player
 * Milburn Stone, actor, Gunsmoke
 * Frederick W. Sturckow, astronaut
 * Savannah Sturges, top 10 finalist on MasterChef Season 4
 * Karen Hantze Susman, tennis player
 * Leslie Sykes, television news anchor

T

 * Roberto Tapia, musician
 * Brian Teacher (born 1954), tennis player, Australian Open singles champion
 * Jonathan Temple (1796–1866), landowner, rancher and politician
 * Jamie Thomas, professional skateboarder
 * Joanna Thomas, IFBB professional bodybuilder
 * Pete Thomas, American football player
 * Susanna Thompson, actress
 * Soren Thompson (born 1981), Olympic and world champion épée fencer
 * Katherine Tingley, creator of Theosophical Society compound at Lomaland
 * Robert Titzer, writer known for Your Baby Can Read! infant learning book
 * Levine Toilolo, professional football player
 * Ted Tollner, professional football coach
 * Jerry Trainor, actor
 * Alan Trammell, professional baseball player and manager
 * Marty Tripes, winner of first Super Bowl of motocross
 * Bitsie Tulloch, actress
 * Jeremy Tyler, professional basketball player

V

 * W.S. Van Dyke, film director
 * Tiffany van Soest, kickboxer
 * Eddie Vedder, singer in rock band Pearl Jam
 * Juli Veee, soccer player
 * Craig Venter, biologist, entrepreneur
 * Victor Villaseñor, author
 * Erik von Detten, American actor (Toy Story, The Princess Diaries)

W

 * Tom Waits, singer-songwriter, composer and actor
 * Bill Walton, professional basketball player, TV commentator
 * Luke Walton, professional basketball player
 * Kelly Ward, actor
 * Danny Way, professional skateboarder
 * Harry M. Wegeforth, physician, founder of the San Diego Zoo
 * Raquel Welch, Golden Globe Award-winning actress
 * David Wells, professional baseball player
 * Julie White, Tony Award-winning actress
 * Shaun White, professional skateboader and snowboarder, Olympic gold medalist
 * Cole Whitt, NASCAR driver
 * Kendra Wilkinson, model and television personality
 * Carol Williams, concert organist, composer
 * Michelle Williams, actress
 * Nathan Williams, musician
 * Ricky Williams, professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner
 * Ted Williams, professional baseball player, Hall of Famer
 * Ann Wilson, musician
 * Jim Wilson, professional baseball pitcher and general manager
 * Pete Wilson, mayor of San Diego, governor of California and U.S. Senator
 * Scott Wilson, professional bodybuilder
 * Kellen Winslow, professional football player
 * Kellen Winslow II, professional football player
 * Cassidy Wolf, Miss Teen USA
 * Mickey Wright, LPGA golfer, World Golf Hall of Famer
 * Robin Wright, Golden Globe Award-winning actress
 * Marvell Wynne II, professional soccer player

Z

 * Frank Zappa, musician
 * Joanna Zeiger (born 1970), Olympic and world champion triathlete, and author
 * Valerie Ziegenfuss, professional tennis player
 * Sal Zizzo, professional soccer player