The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Santa Rosa, California.
Jacob Appelbaum, American independent journalist, computer security researcher and hacker
Francis Boggs, actor, writer, and early movie director
Warren Boyd, television producer, drug counselor
Luther Burbank, horticulturalist
Shirlee Busbee, writer
Efren Carrillo, member of Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Maria Ygnacia Lopez de Carrillo, original grantee of Rancho Cabeza de Santa Rosa
Chad Channing, drummer for Nirvana
Gabe Cramer, baseball pitcher
Robert X. Cringely, technology journalist
Eftekhar Dadehbala, Iranian singer, known by her stage name "Mahasti", deceased
Rebecca De Mornay, film and television actress
Maya DiRado, Olympic swimmer
William Mark Felt, FBI agent and associate director, Watergate informant known as "Deep Throat"
Guy Fieri, celebrity chef
Mendy Fry, drag racer
Paul Gilger, author of the musical Showtune
Thomas Lake Harris, mystic and prophet
Chris Hayes, musician, member of Huey Lewis and the News
Richard Heinberg, ecological journalist
Frank Herbert, science fiction writer and author of Dune
Dan Hicks, singer and songwriter
Joseph and William Hunt, founders of Hunt's foods
Jenna Johnson, Olympic swimmer
Julian Lage, guitarist & composer
Levi Leipheimer, cyclist and three-time winner of the Tour of California
Julie London, singer and actress
Kevin Kwan Loucks, international concert pianist, founder and artistic director of Chamber Music OC, member of classical music ensemble Trio Céleste
Ray Luv, Bay Area rapper, native of the West 9th district
Koa Misi, football linebacker
Alfonso Motagalvan, soccer player
Brandon Morrow, Major League Baseball pitcher
Ernie Nevers, football star
Vicky Nguyen, television reporter
Stephan Pastis, cartoonist of Pearls Before Swine
Jon Provost, film and television actor
Jade Puget, guitarist for the band AFI
Robert Ripley, creator and columnist of Ripley's Believe It or Not
Pete Rugolo, musician
Greg Sarris, author, film producer and screenwriter, professor
Charles M. Schulz, creator and cartoonist of Peanuts
Stephanie St. James, actress, singer, and disease advocate
David Terrell, fighter
Stephen Tomasin, plays for the United States national rugby sevens team
Tony Trujillo, skateboarder
Natalie Wood, film actress
