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

Dancers

Designers

Educators

Musicians and bands

Politicians, civil servants and activists

Scientists

Writers

Journalists

Other

See also

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

References

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  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.
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  36. ^ "Isai Alvarado". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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