List of people from San Jose, California

This is a list of notable people from San Jose, California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in San Jose, or for whom San Jose is a significant part of their identity, as well as music groups founded in San Jose. This list is in alphabetical order by surname.

Actors and entertainment industry

  • Elisa Marina Alvarado, Chicana director, actress, educator, born in San Jose
  • Frank Bacon, actor, playwright and father of Lloyd Bacon, raised in San Jose and lived there for 17 years[1]
  • Lloyd Bacon, Hollywood director, son of actor Frank Bacon, born in San Jose[2]
  • Adrienne Barbeau, actress, attended Del Mar High School class of 1963[3]
  • Calum Best, British television personality, son of footballer George Best, born in San Jose
  • Brett Dalton, actor, born in San Jose[4]
  • Vernon Dent, comedy actor in numerous Three Stooges shorts, born in San Jose
  • Rosanna DeSoto, actress, born in San Jose
  • Dustin Diamond, child actor, known as Screech from Saved By The Bell, born in San Jose[5]
  • Ricco Fajardo, voice actor in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School and various anime, TV actor, born in San Jose
  • Renée Elise Goldsberry, actress, known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway musical Hamilton, born in San Jose
  • Michael Gough, voice actor, born in San Jose
  • Farley Granger, actor, best known for Strangers on a Train, born in San Jose
  • Nick Groff, paranormal investigator and television personality, born in San Jose
  • Krazy George Henderson, cheerleader, inventor of "The Wave", sports entertainment
  • Josh Holloway, actor, Lost, born in San Jose
  • Gabriela Sepúlveda, singer and actress, Jenni Rivera: Mariposa De Barrio, born in San Jose
  • Fran Jeffries, singer and actress, born in Palo Alto
  • Anjelah Johnson, comedian, born in San Jose
  • Neil Kaplan, voice actor, attended elementary through high school in San Jose
  • Jeannie Mai, TV personality, talk show host, fashion expert, makeup artist, born in San Jose
  • Peverell Marley, Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning cinematographer, born in San Jose
  • Charles Martinet, actor and voice actor, best known for providing the voice of Nintendo's Mario, born in San Jose
  • Candi Milo, voice actress, born in San Jose
  • Linda Park, actress, originally from Seoul, South Korea and raised in San Jose
  • Miguel Perez, actor, born in San Jose
  • Kurtwood Smith, actor, That '70s Show
  • Smothers Brothers, musical comedy duo and actors
  • Ernie Reyes Jr., actor and martial artist, born in San Jose
  • Diane Rodriguez, theatre director, actor, writer, born in San Jose
  • Dave Tatsuno, Japanese-American internment camp resident who made amateur film Topaz, about camp life
  • Kathy Uyen, actress and producer for Vietnamese cinema, born in San Jose
  • Kate Walsh, actress, born in San Jose
  • Luis Valdez, playwright and director
  • Kung Fu Vampire, musician, also on the Discovery Channel's "Oddities", born in San Jose[6]
  • Akhil Akkineni, Indian-American actor who predominantly works in Telugu film Industry of India.[7]

Artists

Comics and zines

Mixed media

  • Susan O'Malley (artist), public art, museum curation, and author, raised in San Jose.[11]

Painters

Photographers

  • Bill Owens, photographer and photojournalist documenting suburbia, born in San Jose[17]
  • Alfred T. Palmer, photographer of Americana during World War II, born in San Jose

Sculptors

  • Ruthadell Anderson, sculptor, fiber artist, textile artist; born in San Jose and attended San Jose State University.[18]
  • Therese May, fine art quilting, lived in San Jose

Athletes

Peggy Fleming
Shawn Green
Patrick Tillman

Business leaders and entrepreneurs

Chefs

  • Angela Dimayuga, internationally known chef born and raised in San Jose[22]

Dancers

Designers

Educators

Musicians and bands

Politicians, civil servants and activists

Scientists

Writers

Journalists

  • Francis B. Murdoch, founder and publisher of the San Jose Weekly Telegraph (1853–1860) and the San Jose Weekly Patriot (1863–1875)[35]
  • Vicky Nguyen, NBC News anchor

Other

See also

  • San Francisco Bay Area portal
  • Biography portal
  • Cities portal
  • flagCalifornia portal

References

  1. ^ "Frank Bacon". SamuelFrench.com. Samuel French, Inc. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  2. ^ Lloyd Bacon Dies; Film Director, 65. The New York Times, November 16, 1955, P. 35
  3. ^ Singh, Gary (2008-03-20). "San Jose's Favorite Daughter". San Jose Inside. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  4. ^ "Brett Dalton". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  5. ^ "Dustin Diamond back in jail". The Mercury News. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  6. ^ Wheeler, Garrett (2008-10-29). "Creature of The Night, San Jose's Kung Fu Vampire steps into the light with 'Dead Sexy'". MetroActive. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  7. ^ "Akhil Akkineni". Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. ^ "It's a life with superheroes for comic book artist Brent Anderson - News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  9. ^ "Transgender artist creates amazing online comic strip about her transition". Gay Star News. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  10. ^ "Jhonen Vasquez". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  11. ^ "Susan Bruce O'Malley, 1976 to 2015 | Potrero View". Potrero View. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  12. ^ San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara County ... F.M. Husted. 1902.
  13. ^ "James Caprell Biography". artnet.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  14. ^ "de Saisset Family History". The de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  15. ^ "Chris Johanson". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  16. ^ "Herman Volz". FAMSF Explore the Art. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  17. ^ "Bill Owens Biography". artnet. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  18. ^ Haar, Francis (1977). "Ruthadell Anderson". Artists of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 3–7. doi:10.1515/9780824887346-005. ISBN 978-0-8248-8734-6.
  19. ^ "Armenian bobsledders are from ... California?". ESPN.com. 2002-01-16. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  20. ^ "Scott Baker Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  21. ^ "Naomi Girma rises from Stanford to NWSL stardom to World Cup hopeful".
  22. ^ "Angela Dimayuga, Young Guns 2015". Eater.com. 2015. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  23. ^ "San Jose South Indian Dancer and Teacher Honored for Lifetime Service". KQED Arts. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  24. ^ "Mai K. Arbegast." Contra Costa Times. 15 Apr. 2012: n. pag. Legacy.com. Accessed 27 Feb 2015.[1]
  25. ^ Lapp, Rudolph M. (1977-01-01). Blacks in Gold Rush California. Yale University Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-300-06545-9.
  26. ^ Rivera, Alicia (January 30, 2007). "Peter William Casey". BlackPast.
  27. ^ "Antwon: In Dark Denim Album Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  28. ^ "Getter". Dub On Arrival. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  29. ^ "SXSW Music Picks: Chain Gang of 1974 buzzes into Texas". The Mercury News. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  30. ^ Terrazas, Alexis; Morris, Atticus (2016-12-15). "Alternate Reality: Growing acceptance of white nationalism in Trump's America". El Tecolote News. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  31. ^ "Iola Williams, first African-American councilwoman in San Jose, dies". San Jose Spotlight. 2019-04-07. Archived from the original on 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  32. ^ Prodis Sulek, Julia (2019-04-07). "Iola Williams, San Jose's first black City Council member, remembered as trailblazer". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  33. ^ a b "Muse Carolyn Cassady beckoned the Beats to S.F." SFGate. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  34. ^ Arreola, Cristina. "Who Is Viet Thanh Nguyen? The Pulitzer Prize Winner Is An Author & Professor". Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  35. ^ History of Santa Clara County, California. Alley, Bowen & Company. 1881. p. 721.
  36. ^ "Isai Alvarado". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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