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List of people from San Jose, California

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This is a list of people from San José, California, both people born or raised in the city and people who have spent time as residents there. Music groups founded in San José are also included.

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People born in San José

  • Mai Kitazawa Arbegast, landscape architect
  • Elric Atchison. voice actor in Chef Fred and Corruption *cartoon*
  • Lloyd Bacon, Hollywood director, son of actor Frank Bacon
  • Scott Baker, Major League Baseball player
  • Isaac Brizuela, footballer
  • Steve Caballero, professional skateboarder
  • Henry Cejudo, 2012 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, MMA fighter
  • Brandi Chastain, soccer player, World Cup champion
  • Amy Chow, Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics (1996)
  • Kay Cockerill, professional golfer
  • Jerry Coleman, decorated combat pilot, MLB player and manager, Ford Frick Award-winning sportscaster
  • Jason Dahl, captain of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001
  • Irene Dalis, opera singer, founder of Opera San Jose
  • Brett Dalton, actor
  • Vernon Dent, comedy actor in numerous Three Stooges shorts
  • Rosanna DeSoto, actress
  • Dustin Diamond, child actor, known as Screech from Saved By The Bell
  • Andy Dinh, entrepreneur and professional gamer
  • DJ Shadow, born Joshua Davis, instrumental hip-hop DJ
  • Don Edwards, United States Representative from California 1963–1995
  • Ricco Fajardo, voice actor in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School and various anime, TV actor
  • Peggy Fleming, 1968 Winter Olympics figure skating gold medalist
  • Rudy Galindo, national champion figure skater
  • Jeremy Giambi, baseball player
  • Amadeo Peter Giannini, founder of Bank of America
  • Dan Gladden, baseball player, two-time World Series champion (1987, 1991 with Minnesota Twins)
  • Renée Elise Goldsberry, actress, known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler Church in the Broadway musical Hamilton
  • Aaron Gordon, player for the Orlando Magic and brother of Drew Gordon
  • Drew Gordon, player for the Philadelphia 76ers and brother of Aaron Gordon
  • Michael Gough, voice actor
  • Farley Granger, actor, best known for Strangers on a Train
  • Nick Groff, paranormal investigator
  • Dudley R. Herschbach, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  • Josh Holloway, actor, Lost
  • Fran Jeffries, singer and actress
  • Anjelah Johnson, comedian
  • Brent Jones, football player, Santa Clara University, San Francisco 49ers, three-time Super Bowl champion
  • James Jones, pro football player (San Jose State), Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders
  • Eric Kretz, drummer for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and Spiralarms
  • Carney Lansford, pro baseball player, Oakland A's, 1989 World Series champion, 1981 A.L. batting champion
  • Jeannie Mai, TV personality, talk show host, fashion expert, makeup artist
  • Peverell Marley, Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning cinematographer
  • Bryan Mantia, drummer for Primus and Guns N' Roses
  • Charles Martinet, voice actor best known for providing the voice of Nintendo's Mario
  • Tommy Medica, baseball player
  • Martin V. Melosi, environmental and urban historian
  • Candi Milo, voice actress
  • Norman Mineta, Mayor of San Jose, United States Secretary of Transportation, United States Secretary of Commerce
  • Joe Murray, animator
  • James Nunnally, professional basketball player
  • Bill Owens, photojournalist documenting suburbia
  • Jesús Padilla, soccer player for Chivas de Guadalajara
  • Jim Plunkett, quarterback, Stanford University, 1970 Heisman Trophy winner, Oakland Raiders, two-time Super Bowl champion (SB XV MVP)
  • Ernie Reyes Jr., actor and martial artist
  • Michael A. Rice, biologist and Rhode Island politician
  • Matt Riddle, bassist of the band No Use for a Name
  • Dave Righetti, baseball player; 1981 A.L. Rookie of the Year (N.Y. Yankees); pitched no-hitter on July 4, 1983; San Francisco Giants pitching coach
  • Diane Rodriguez, theatre director, actor, writer
  • Ricco Rodriguez, mixed martial artist, UFC and ADCC champion
  • Kay Ryan, poet, former Poet Laureate of the United States
  • Nikki Sixx, bassist for Mötley Crüe
  • Tony Sly, lead singer and guitarist of band No Use for a Name
  • Snow Tha Product, rapper
  • Donald Snyder, investment banker
  • Randy Stonehill, singer/songwriter
  • Matt Stonie, competitive eater
  • Carl Sullivan, football player
  • Josh Thomson, mixed martial artist and model
  • Pat Tillman, football player and decorated Army Ranger
  • Yosh Uchida, businessman, educator, contributor to San Jose State judo team
  • Kathy Uyen, actress and producer for Vietnamese cinema
  • Jhonen Vasquez, creator of alternative comics for Slave Labor Graphics and Invader ZIM
  • Jim Vitti, award-winning author
  • Kate Walsh, actress
  • Scott Weiland, vocalist for Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, Camp Freddy, The Wondergirls, Art of Anarchy, and The Magnificent Bastards
  • Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer

    • People who moved to San Jose

  • Isai Alvarado, professional Super Smash Bros. player
  • Susan Atkins, convicted murderer, Manson Family member
  • Frank Bacon, actor, father of Lloyd Bacon
  • Adrienne Barbeau, actress
  • Louie Bellson, professional drummer
  • Lindsey Buckingham, musician with rock band Fleetwood Mac
  • Ken Caminiti, pro baseball player (San Jose State), 1996 NL MVP
  • Austin Carlile, singer, Attack Attack! and Of Mice & Men
  • John Carlos, Olympic silver medalist, 200m (1968 Mexico City); track and field athlete; pro football player
  • Andre Carter, pro football player
  • Neal Cassady, author, Merry Prankster member, inspiration for character Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac novel On The Road
  • Gurbaksh Chahal, award-winning entrepreneur
  • César Chávez, farm labor leader
  • Joey Chestnut, competitive eater
  • Edgar F. Codd, computer scientist
  • Jimmy DeGrasso, drummer
  • Michelle Do, Olympic table tennis player
  • Howard Dully, author, My Lobotomy
  • Polina Edmunds, Olympic figure skater
  • Herman Edwards, NFL player, coach, TV commentator
  • Kate Elliott, novelist
  • Thomas Fallon, soldier, Mayor of San Jose
  • Jon Fitch, UFC fighter
  • Jeff Foskett, guitarist and singer, best known for work with The Beach Boys
  • Jeff Garcia, pro football quarterback (San Jose State)
  • Ron Gonzales, Mayor of Sunnyvale, Mayor of San Jose
  • Dany Heatley, pro hockey player, San Jose Sharks
  • Antony Hegarty, frontman of Antony and the Johnsons
  • Krazy George Henderson, cheerleader, inventor of "The Wave"
  • Mike Holmgren, NFL coach and executive
  • Mike Honda, U.S. Representative
  • Khaled Hosseini, best-selling novelist, author of The Kite Runner
  • Sherman Otis Houghton, Mayor of San Jose, U.S. Representative
  • Bruce Jenner (now known as Caitlyn Jenner), former athlete, decathlon gold medalist 1976 Summer Olympics, TV personality
  • Steve Jobs, co-founder and principal CEO of Apple Inc.
  • Greg Kihn, rock musician and radio DJ
  • Cung Le, Vietnamese mixed martial arts fighter, three-time Sanshou bronze medalist
  • Roger Maltbie, professional PGA golfer and NBC Sports On Air golf analyst
  • Patrick Marleau, pro hockey player, San Jose Sharks
  • Kyle McLaren, pro hockey player San Jose Sharks
  • Marty Mornhinweg, NFL player and coach
  • Henry Morris Naglee, U.S. Civil War general
  • Evgeni Nabokov, pro hockey player, San Jose Sharks
  • Stevie Nicks, singer and musician with rock band Fleetwood Mac
  • Brian Oldfield, athlete, world and American record holder in shotput
  • Linda Park, actress
  • Joe Pavelski, pro hockey player, San Jose Sharks
  • John Powell, two-time Olympic bronze medalist (1976 Munich, 1984 L.A.), discus throw
  • James Wesley, Rawles, novelist
  • James F. Reed, organizer of the Donner Party, businessman, soldier
  • Al Ruffo, Mayor of San Jose
  • Frank Shamrock, MMA fighter
  • Kurtwood Smith, actor, That '70s Show
  • Steven Smith, astronaut
  • Tommie Smith, Olympic gold medalist - 200m, (1968 Mexico City), track and field athlete (San Jose State), pro football player
  • Smothers Brothers, musical comedy duo and actors
  • Dave Stieb, pro baseball pitcher
  • Mike Swain, Olympic gold medalist, four-time Olympian, San Jose State judo coach
  • Mike Swick, UFC fighter
  • Amy Tan, best-selling novelist, author of The Joy Luck Club
  • Ivan Taslimson, architect
  • Dave Tatsuno, Japanese American internment camp resident who made amateur film Topaz, about camp life
  • Joe Thornton, pro hockey player, San Jose Sharks
  • Loren Toews, pro football player
  • Traxamillion, rapper
  • Cain Velasquez, MMA fighter
  • Dick Vermeil, college and pro football head coach, Super Bowl champion (St. Louis Rams, 1999)
  • Bill Walsh, college and pro football head coach, three-time Super Bowl champion (San Francisco 49ers)
  • Ken Williams, MLB executive, general manager for 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox
  • Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester Rifle Co.; eccentric
  • Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!
  • Kim Yubin, member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls

    • Music groups from San Jose

  • Antwon
  • Bassnectar
  • The Count 5
  • The Doobie Brothers
  • Dredg
  • Getter
  • HeavyHeavyLowLow
  • The Holdup
  • Insolence
  • Kung Fu Vampire
  • The Limousines
  • No Use for a Name
  • Peanut Butter Wolf
  • Sleep
  • Smash Mouth
  • Syndicate of Sound
  • Los Tigres del Norte
  • Xiu Xiu

    • References

    List of people from San Jose, California Wikipedia
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