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San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...
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* Anderson Lee Aldrich, convicted gunman of the 2022 Colorado Springs nightclub shooting *
Marcus Allen Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the greatest goal line and short- ...
, professional player and analyst, college and Pro Football Hall of Famer *
Eric Allen Eric Andre Allen (born November 22, 1965) is an American football coach and former cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, and Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001. A six-time ...
, professional football player, coach, and analyst *
Paul Arriola Paul Joseph Arriola (born February 5, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas and the United States national team. Early life Arriola was born in Chula Vista, California, a ...
, professional soccer player * Brian Awadis, professional YouTuber


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Greg Bear Gregory Dale Bear (August 20, 1951 – November 19, 2022) was an American writer and illustrator best known for science fiction. His work covered themes of galactic conflict ('' Forge of God'' books), parallel universes ('' The Way'' series), ...
, sci-fi novelist; won two Hugo awards; co-founder, San Diego Comic-Con * 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 The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO, Scripps Oceanography, or Scripps) in San Diego, California, US founded in 1903, is one of the oldest and largest centers for oceanography, ocean and Earth science research ...
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Khalif Barnes Khalif Ehmad Barnes (born April 21, 1982) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington. Barnes also played for th ...
, professional football player * Arlene Baxter, model and actress *
Billy Beane William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is the executive vice president of baseball operations and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Majo ...
, general manager of Oakland Athletics, portrayed by
Brad Pitt William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ...
in '' Moneyball'' *
Brie Bella Brianna Monique Danielson (née Garcia-Colace; born November 21, 1983), known professionally as Brie Bella, is an American professional wrestler and TV personality. She is currently signed to WWE working as an ambassador. She and her twin N ...
, professional wrestler, one-time
WWE Divas Champion The WWE Divas Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship in WWE. The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced as part of the WWE brand extension via a storyline by then SmackDown General Manager Vickie Gu ...
*
Nikki Bella Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace (born November 21, 1983), known professionally as Nikki Bella, is an American professional wrestler and television personality. She is currently signed to WWE as an ambassador. In 2007, Bella signed with WWE a ...
, professional wrestler, two-time WWE Divas Champion * Belle Benchley, "The Zoo Lady," President,
San Diego Zoo The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, housing 4000 animals of more than 650 species and subspecies on of Balboa Park leased from the City of San Diego. Its parent organization, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, is a p ...
1927–53, first woman in world to direct major zoo * Charles Benefiel, outsider artist *
Annette Bening Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominat ...
, TV, stage and screen actress, four-time Oscar nominee * Kurt Benirschke, pathologist and geneticist *
Rolf Benirschke Rolf Joachim Benirschke (born February 7, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Diego Chargers from 1977 until 1986. He is probably most known ...
, professional football player *
Doug Benson Douglas Steven Benson (born July 2, 1962) is an American comedian, marijuana rights advocate, television host and actor, best known for hosting the podcasts and TV series ''Doug Loves Movies'' (2006-present), ''The Benson Interruption'' (2010-20 ...
, professional comedian *
Peter Berkos Peter Berkos (born August 15, 1922) is an American former sound editor. He received the Special Achievement Academy Award during the 1975 Academy Awards for the film '' The Hindenburg''. This was for the Sound Editing of the film. In 1996 he ...
, Academy Award winner for sound editing *
Wynton Bernard Wynton Allen Bernard (born September 24, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies. Amateur career Bernard attende ...
, professional baseball player *
Noah Bernardo Noah "Wuv" Bernardo Jr. (born February 24, 1974) is an American musician, most notably the guitarist and drummer for Christian nu metal band P.O.D.. According to a FAQ, Bernardo is Filipino, Italian, German, and Chamorro. He is the first cous ...
, drummer for band
P.O.D. P.O.D., an initialism for Payable on Death, is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, California. The band's line-up consists of drummer and rhythm guitarist Wuv Bernardo, vocalist Sonny Sandoval, bassist Traa ...
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Rhett Bernstein Rhett Anthony Bernstein (born September 10, 1987) is an American former soccer player. In 2009, he won the Hermann Trophy. He played for Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, Mjøndalen, and Miami FC. Early and personal life Bernstein was born in San Diego, ...
, professional soccer player *
Camren Bicondova Camren Renee Bicondova (born May 22, 1999) is an American actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Selina Kyle / Catwoman on the Fox television crime-drama '' Gotham'' (2014–2019). Life and career Bicondova was born in San D ...
, dancer *
Mayim Bialik Mayim Chaya Bialik ( ; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, game show host, and author. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom ''Blossom (TV series), Blossom''. From 2010 to 2019, she played neuroscientist ...
, TV actress ('' Blossom'', ''
The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on CBS ...
'') * Tony Bill, actor, director, and Academy Award-winning producer * Stephen Bishop, musician *
Ron Blair Ronald Edward Blair (born September 16, 1948 in San Diego, California) is an American musician notable for being the bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He was originally the band's bassist from 1976 to 1981. In 2002, he returned to the ...
, musician, original bassist of band
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. Formed in 1976, the band originally comprised lead singer and rhythm guitarist Tom Petty, lead guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, drummer S ...
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Hank Blalock Hank Joe Blalock (born November 21, 1980) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays. High school Blalock attended Rancho Bernardo High School in ...
, professional baseball player *
Jolene Blalock Jolene Blalock (born March 5, 1975) is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Vulcan first officer and science officer T'Pol on the UPN science-fiction series '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. Her other work includes guest-star ...
, actress, ''
Star Trek: Enterprise ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...
'' * Kim Bokamper, professional football player *
Bob Boone Robert Raymond Boone (born November 19, 1947) is an American former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who was a four-time All-Star. Born in San Diego, California, he is the son of MLB player Ray Boone, and he is the father o ...
, professional baseball player * Eddie Borysewciz, US Olympic Cycling Coach, United States Bicycling Hall of Fame * Madge Bradley, attorney and judge; first woman appointed to San Diego County bench * Allison Bradshaw, professional tennis player *
Tim Bradstreet Tim Bradstreet (born on February 16, 1967)is an American artist and illustrator, best known for his work on comic books, book covers, movie posters, roleplaying games and trading cards. Early life Tim Bradstreet was born February 16, 1967, in Ch ...
, artist and illustrator * Debbie Bramwell-Washington, IFBB professional bodybuilder *
Charles Brandes Charles H. Brandes is an American investor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is a disciple of the Benjamin Graham school of value investing. Brandes Investment Partners, which was started in 1974, currently has over $28.9 billion under managem ...
, investment manager, billionaire * Steven Brault, professional baseball player * Quentin Breese, professional boxer *
Lucille Bremer Lucille Bremer (February 21, 1917 – April 16, 1996) was an American film actress and dancer. Biography Bremer was born in Amsterdam (city), New York, Amsterdam, New York, but soon moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she studied ba ...
, actress *
Adam Brody Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, writer, musician, and producer. He is known for his breakthrough role as Seth Cohen on the Fox television series ''The O.C.'', which premiered in 2003. Subsequently, Brody appeared ...
, actor, ''
The O.C. ''The O.C. '' is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. "O.C." is an initiali ...
'' * Bill Brown, music composer *
Victor Buono Victor Charles Buono (February 3, 1938January 1, 1982) was an American actor, comic, and briefly a recording artist. He was known for playing the villain King Tut in the television series ''Batman (TV series), Batman'' (1966–1968) and musician ...
, actor *
Charles F. Buddy Charles Francis Buddy (October 4, 1887 – March 6, 1966) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Diocese of San Diego in California from 1936 until his de ...
, first bishop of
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego The Diocese of San Diego is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Southern California, United States. Its ecclesiastical territory includes all of San Diego and Imperial Counties in Southern California, wi ...
,
University of San Diego The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Roman Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Chartered in July 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and Schoo ...
founder *
Chase Budinger Chase Andrew Budinger (born May 22, 1988) is an American professional volleyball player and former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 44th overall pick in 2009 NBA draft after playing three years of c ...
, professional basketball player *
Jud Buechler Jud may refer to: People People with the surname * Leo Jud (1482–1542), Swiss reformer * Jakob Jud (1882–1952), Swiss linguist People with the nickname or given name * Jud Birchall (1855–1887), American baseball player *Jud Birza (born 1989 ...
, former professional basketball player,
NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
coach *
Bob Burnquist Robert Dean Silva Burnquist (; born 10 October 1976) is a Brazilian-American professional skateboarder who competed for Brazil throughout his career. In 2010, he became the first skateboarder to land a "fakie 900" (900-degree reverse-natural r ...
, professional skateboarder *
Nakia Burrise Nakia Burrise (born October 21, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Tanya Sloan, the Yellow Zeo Ranger and later, the first Yellow Turbo Ranger on the television series ''Power Rangers Zeo'' and ''Power Rangers Turbo'' ...
, actress, best known for portraying the third Yellow Power Ranger, Tanya Sloan *
Eileen Rose Busby Eileen Rose Busby (August 15, 1922 – April 6, 2005) was an American author and antiques expert who was featured on HGTV's ''Appraise It!'' show. Early life Busby was born Eileen May Rose in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Her parents, Frank and E ...
, author, antiques expert *
Reggie Bush Reginald Alfred Bush Jr. (born March 2, 1985) is an American former football running back who now serves as an on-air college football analyst for Fox Sports. He played college football at USC, where he earned consensus All-American honors twi ...
, professional football player *
Brian Patrick Butler Brian Patrick Butler is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is known for creating ''Friend of the World'' and his performances in '' We All Die Alone'' and ''South of 8''. Life and career While pursuing a degr ...
, actor and filmmaker *
Darryl Byrd Darryl Terrence Byrd (born September 3, 1960) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Cham ...
, professional football player *
Chris Byrd Christopher Cornelius Byrd (born August 15, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2009. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having first won the WBO title in 2000 after an upset corner stoppage over th ...
, professional boxer, Olympic Silver Medalist, two-time Heavyweight Champion


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* John Castellanos, stage, film and television actor, film producer *
Donna Campbell Donna Sue Burrows Campbell (born September 9, 1954) is an American politician and physician who is the 25th District member of the Texas Senate. On July 31, 2012, she became the first person in Texas history to defeat an incumbent Republican sen ...
, physician and member of the
Texas Senate The Texas Senate ( es, Senado de Texas) is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per cons ...
, born in San Diego in 1954 * Charlie Cannon, singer, theater performer and co-founder of Starlight Opera *
Nick Cannon Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American television host, actor, rapper, and comedian. In television, Cannon began as a teenager on ''All That'' before going on to host ''The Nick Cannon Show'', ''Wild 'n Out'', ''America's G ...
, actor, rapper, occasional TV host *
Francesca Capaldi Francesca Angelucci Capaldi (born June 8, 2004) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Chloe James on the Disney Channel original sitcom ''Dog With A Blog'' (2012–2015) and as Nellie Chambers in the Brat TV web seri ...
, actress (''
Dog with a Blog ''Dog with a Blog'' is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel from October 12, 2012 to September 25, 2015. The series stars G Hannelius, Blake Michael, Francesca Capaldi, Regan Burns, and Beth Littleford, and also feat ...
'') *
Billy Casper William Earl Casper Jr. (June 24, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. In his youth, Casper started as a caddie a ...
, golfer, Masters and U.S. Open champion *
Emma Caulfield Emma Caulfield Ford (born April 8, 1973) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as former demon Anya Jenkins on the supernatural drama television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1998–2003), which earned her a no ...
, actress * Mark Cerney, founder of Next of Kin Registry (NOKR) * David Chadwick, clinical research pediatrician, author, founder of Chadwick Center for Children and Autism Discovery Institute-San Diego * Kate Morgan Chadwick, actress, singer *
Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive durin ...
, detective novelist and film noir writer; "The Big Sleep," "Farewell, My Lovely," "The Long Goodbye" *
Eric Chavez Eric Cesar Chavez (born December 7, 1977) is an American professional baseball coach and former third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2010), New York Yankees (2011–2012), and Arizona Diamondb ...
, professional baseball player * Steve Cherundolo, professional soccer player *
Bob Clampett Robert Emerson Clampett Sr. (May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984) was an American animator, director, producer and puppeteer. He was best known for his work on the '' Looney Tunes'' animated series from Warner Bros. as well as the television shows '' ...
, animator (''
Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.
'') *
Judy Clarke Judy Clare Clarke (born 1952) is an American criminal defense attorney who has represented several high-profile defendants such as Ted Kaczynski, Eric Rudolph, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Joseph Edward Duncan, Zacarias Moussaoui, Jared Lee Loughner, Rob ...
, criminal defense attorney *
Jamie Clayton Jamie Clayton (born on January 15, 1978) is an American actress and model. Clayton is best known for starring as Nomi Marks in the Netflix original series ''Sense8'', Sasha Booker in the third season of '' Designated Survivor'' and Tess Van De B ...
, actress and model *
Eric Close Eric Randolph Close (born May 24, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his roles in television series, particularly as FBI agent Martin Fitzgerald in the CBS mystery drama ''Without a Trace'' (2002–2009) and Teddy Conrad in the ABC ...
, actor * D. C. Collier, real estate developer, director of the 1915–16
Panama California Exposition Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
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Aukai Collins Aukai Collins, also known as Aqil Collins (February 13, 1974 – July 19, 2016) was an Irish-American convert to Islam and Chechen Mujahid of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. He then, among other things, went on to work as a deep cover inte ...
, Chechen
mujahideen ''Mujahideen'', or ''Mujahidin'' ( ar, مُجَاهِدِين, mujāhidīn), is the plural form of ''mujahid'' ( ar, مجاهد, mujāhid, strugglers or strivers or justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc. doers of jihād), an Arabic term th ...
, spent his childhood in Ocean Beach, and part of his early adulthood in City Heights *
Marshall Colt Marshall Colt (born October 26, 1948) is an American management consultant and combat-decorated, former captain in the United States Navy in San Diego, who was an actor in film and television from 1976 to 1995. He co-starred in the films '' Nor ...
, psychologist and former actor *
Holly Marie Combs Holly Marie Combs Ryan (born December 3, 1973) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles as Kimberly Brock in the CBS series '' Picket Fences'' (1992–1996), Piper Halliwell in The WB series ''Charmed'' (1998–2006) and ...
, actress ''
Picket Fences ''Picket Fences'' is an American family drama television series about the residents of the town of Rome, Wisconsin, created and produced by David E. Kelley. The show initially ran from September 18, 1992, to June 26, 1996, on the CBS televis ...
'', ''
Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...
'' *
Dennis Conner Dennis Walter Conner (born September 16, 1942) is an American yachtsman. He is noted for winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, two Star World Championships, and three wins in the America's Cup. Sailing career Conner was born September ...
, America's Cup yachtsman *
Maureen Connolly Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker (née Connolly; September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969), known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win ...
, professional tennis player, 1953 tennis
Grand Slam Grand Slam most often refers to: * Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to: Games and sports * Grand slam, winning category te ...
champion *
Derrike Cope Derrike Wayne Cope (born November 3, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He is known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He last competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 15 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 f ...
,
NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...
driver *
Salvatore J. Cordileone Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (born June 5, 1956) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and the archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, Archdiocese of San Francisco in California since 2012. He previously served as bis ...
, Roman Catholic archbishop * Jorge Cordova, professional football player *
Alana Cordy-Collins Alana Kathleen Cordy-Collins (5 June 1944 – 16 August 2015) was Professor of Anthropology at the University of San Diego. She was an archaeologist whose primary specialization was Peruvian prehistory. Biography She was born in Los Angeles, Ca ...
, anthropologist *
William P. Cronan William Pigott Cronan (March 6, 1879 – March 18, 1929) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 19th Naval Governor of Guam. During his tenure in the Navy, he became decorated, commanded a number of ships, and came to be known as ...
, naval officer and 19th
Naval Governor of Guam The governor of Guam ( ch, I Maga'låhen / ) is the head of government of Guam and the commander-in-chief of the Guam National Guard, whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Island (formerly the State of the Territo ...
* Robbin Crosby, musician *
Rob Crow Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr. (born February 21, 1971) is an American singer and musician from San Diego, California, known for his involvement with the bands Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Optiganally Yours and Thingy. He has also led the band ...
, musician *
Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American journalist, author, writer, producer, director, actor, lyricist, and playwright. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, for wh ...
, screenwriter, director, and producer *
Dominick Cruz Dominick Cruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Cruz ha ...
, mixed martial artist, former
UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
bantamweight champion * Andrew Cunanan, spree killer who murdered
Gianni Versace Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace (; 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer, socialite and businessman. He was the founder of Versace, an international luxury-fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-u ...
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Marcos Curiel Marcos Curiel (born September 9, 1974) is the lead guitarist of rock bands P.O.D., The Accident Experiment and Daylight Division. Curiel was born in San Diego, California, in 1974 and is of Mexican descent. He grew up in the neighboring city of ...
, musician


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Austin da Luz Austin da Luz (born October 9, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player. Career Youth and college Da Luz attended St. Stephen's Episcopal School Soccer Academy in Austin, Texas, where he was exposed to high levels of intensive tr ...
, professional soccer player *
John D'Acquisto John Francis D'Acquisto (born December 24, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for six teams in his ten-year career that spanned from to . He is the cousin of former major league pitcher Lou Marone. Career San Francisc ...
, professional baseball player *
Ted Danson Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'', for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He ...
, Emmy Award-winning actor (''
Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...
'', ''
Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...
'', '' CSI'') * Mike Davis, professional baseball player *
Terrell Davis Terrell Lamar Davis (born October 28, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2001. He is the Broncos all-time leading rusher and ...
, professional football player *
William Heath Davis William Heath "Kanaka" Davis, Jr. (1822 – 1909) was a merchant and trader in Alta California who helped to establish "New Town" (now Downtown San Diego) in San Diego, California. Life Davis was born in 1822 in Honolulu in the Kingdom of Hawaii ...
, early San Diego developer *
Jean Dawson Jean Dawson (born December 22, 1995) is a Mexican-American experimental pop musician. Since 2018, he has released three albums and over a dozen singles via his own record label P+, and toured across the US and Europe with artists such as Brockha ...
, musician *
Luca de la Torre Lucas Daniel de la Torre (born May 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Celta and the United States national team. Having begun his professional career with Fulham in the EFL Champions ...
, professional soccer player * Liza del Mundo, actress * Tom Delonge, singer and musician *
Warren DeMartini Warren Justin DeMartini (born April 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt, which achieved international stardom in the 1980s. Early life DeMartini was born on April 10, 1963, in Chicago, ...
, musician *
Thatcher Demko Thatcher Douglas Demko (born December 8, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Demko was selected by the Canucks in the second round (36th overall) of the 2014 NHL E ...
, goaltender for the
Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...
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Doug DeMuro Douglas DeMuro (born May 22, 1988) is an American YouTuber, author, columnist, writer, and Internet entrepreneur who currently lives in San Diego, California. DeMuro's focus is on the automotive industry; his car review-focused YouTube channel h ...
, automotive columnist, reviewer, and author *
Amir Derakh Amir Davidson, professionally known as Amir Derakh, is an American musician and record producer. He is currently the guitarist and the synthesizer player for the band Julien-K, and was the guitarist for the band Dead by Sunrise. He was once the g ...
, musician *
Cameron Diaz Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress. With a variety of works in film, she is widely recognised for her work in romantic comedies and animation. Diaz has received various accolades, including nominations for ...
, actress (''
My Best Friend's Wedding ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by P.J. Hogan from a screenplay by Ronald Bass. The film stars Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, and Rupert Everett. The film received generally positiv ...
'', ''
Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 115 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Aa ...
'') *
John P. Dolan John Patrick Dolan (born June 8, 1962) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop in the Diocese of Phoenix since August 2022. Early life and career Dolan was born June 8, 1962, in San Diego to Catherine and Gerald Do ...
, Catholic bishop *
Patrice Donnelly Patrice Michelle "Pat" Donnelly (born April 30, 1950) is an American retired track and field athlete and actress, known primarily for hurdling. Background Donnelly was born in San Diego, California. She attended Grossmont College. She was a high ...
, athlete and actress *
Johnny Downs John Morey Downs (October 10, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was an American child actor, singer, and dancer. He began his career as a child actor, most notably playing Johnny in the ''Our Gang'' short series from 1923 to 1926. He remained active ...
, vaudevillian, dancer, actor, TV personality * Gerry Driscol, yacht racer and businessperson *
Adam Driver Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award; making him one of few performers nominated ...
, actor *
Jared Dudley Jared Anthony Dudley (born July 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he played college basketball for ...
, professional basketball player * Ryan Drummond, actor, voice actor, comedian, singer (Voice of
Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers mo ...
from 1998 to 2004) *
Momčilo Đujić Momčilo Đujić ( sh-Cyrl, Момчилo Ђујић, ; 27 February 1907 – 11 September 1999) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and Chetnik . He led a significant proportion of the Chetniks within the northern Dalmatia and western Bosnia r ...
, WW2 Chetnik guerilla commander *
Robert Duvall Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Gold ...
, Oscar-winning actor


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Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degr ...
, bass player *
Jason Earles Jason Daniel Earles (born April 26, 1977) is an American actor. Known for his role as Jackson Stewart in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Hannah Montana'' and his role as Rudy Gillespie in the Disney XD series '' Kickin' It''. Early life Earles was ...
, actor *
Donnie Edwards Donnie Edwards (born April 6, 1973) is a former American football linebacker from San Diego, California. He played for thirteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers. He began his ca ...
, professional football player * Bob Elliott, professional baseball player * Lindsay Ellingson, model *
Boogie Ellis Rejean Tramain "Boogie" Ellis Jr. (born December 12, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers. High school career Ellis attended Mission Bay High Scho ...
, basketball player * Joan Embery, animal and environmental advocate *
Iris Engstrand Iris Higbie Wilson Engstrand (born January 9, 1935) is a retired American academic. She was professor of history at University of San Diego from 1968 until 2017; she joined the faculty of the San Diego College for Men before it and other colleges j ...
, professor emeritus of history at
University of San Diego The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Roman Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Chartered in July 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and Schoo ...
, author of *
Hayden Epstein Hayden Scott Epstein (born November 16, 1980) is a former American football placekicker and punter who played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1998 to 2001 and played professional football in the National Football League (NF ...
, professional football player * Gary Erwin, TV personality


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Daeg Faerch Daeg Neergaard Faerch (; born September 27, 1995), also known as GreatDaeg, is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of young Michael Myers (Halloween), Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's horro ...
, actor *
Marshall Faulk Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams. He is widely regarded as one of the grea ...
, professional football player, Hall of Famer *
Raymond E. Feist Raymond Elias Feist (; born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote ''The Riftwar Cycle'', a series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and ha ...
, author * Amy Finley, cook, author *
John William Finn John William Finn (24 July 1909 – 27 May 2010) was a sailor in the United States Navy who, as a chief petty officer, received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbo ...
, Medal of Honor recipient *
Reuben H. Fleet Reuben Hollis Fleet (March 6, 1887 – October 29, 1975) was an American aviation pioneer, industrialist and army officer. Fleet founded and led several corporations, including Consolidated Aircraft. Birth and early career Fleet was born on Mar ...
, aviation pioneer, industrialist, Army officer *
Jon Foreman Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, 1976) is an American musician, the lead singer, guitarist, main songwriter and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. He started Switchfoot in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler and his brother Ti ...
, lead vocalist and guitarist for band
Switchfoot Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, back ...
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Tim Foreman Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, b ...
, bassist and backing vocalist for band Switchfoot *
Arian Foster Arian Isa Foster (born August 24, 1986) is a former American football running back and current musical artist under the name Bobby Feeno. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, and was signed by the Houston Texans of the Nati ...
, professional football player *
Julie Foudy Julie Maurine Foudy ( ; born January 23, 1971) is an American retired soccer midfielder, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. She played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1988 to 2004 ...
, professional soccer player *
Dan Fouts Daniel Francis Fouts (born June 10, 1951) is an American former football quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) throughout his 15-season career (1973-87). After a relatively undistinguished fi ...
, professional football player, media analyst, Hall of Famer *
Frankie J Francisco Javier Bautista Jr. (born December 7, 1975), better known by his stage name Frankie J, is a Mexican-American singer and former member of the musical group Kumbia Kings. Born in Mexico, he grew up in San Diego and became a freestyle ar ...
, singer *
Ace Frehley Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician, best known as the original lead guitarist and co-founding member of the hard rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played wit ...
, lead guitarist for band
KISS A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
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Mike Fuentes Michael Jay Fuentes (born July 11, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He attended Florida State University, where he was the 1981 recipient of the Golden Spikes Award. Career Fuentes was selected by the Montreal Expos with ...
, musician, drummer for band Pierce the Veil *
Vic Fuentes Victor Vincent "Vic" Fuentes (born February 10, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the American post-hardcore rock band Pierce the Veil. Biography Fuentes was born on February 10, 1983, in San Die ...
, musician, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for band Pierce the Veil


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Lukas Gage Lukas Gage is an American actor. He has appeared in '' American Vandal'', ''The White Lotus'', '' Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse'', and ''Euphoria''. Biography Gage was born in San Diego, California and raised in Encinitas, California. He ...
, actor *
Diamanda Galás Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, visual artist, and soprano. She has campaigned for AIDS education and the rights of the infected. Galás's commitment to addressing social issues and her involve ...
, composer, vocalist, and keyboard artist *
Ray Gallardo Ray Gallardo is an American film director and cinematographer known for his direction of ''Cafe Con Leche'', ''Callejero'', ''Above the Tin'', ''Entrenched: Prologue'' and his cinematography in ''Friend of the World'' and '' The Fifth of Novembe ...
, film director and cinematographer * Greg Garcia, professional baseball player * Maruta Gardner, educator, community activist *
Major Garrett Major Elliott Garrett (born August 24, 1962) is an American journalist who is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News. Garrett is the host of ''The Takeout'' podcast and was a correspondent for ''National Journal''. Prior to joining ''Nation ...
, reporter *
Steve Garvey Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1987. Garvey was the National ...
, professional baseball player, businessman * Jeff Gianola, television news anchor *
Brian Giles Brian Stephen Giles (; born January 20, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. During his career he played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres. The left-handed Giles was a two-time All-Star and had a ...
, professional baseball player *
Marcus Giles Marcus William Giles (born May 18, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball player. He was a second baseman and batted right-handed. His older brother, Brian Giles, was an outfielder who also played in the Major Leagues. Career Giles was selected ...
, professional baseball player * Jared S. Gilmore, child actor * Francoise Gilot, painter, author *
Broc Glover Broc Glover (born May 16, 1960) is an American former professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1976 to 1988. Glover earned six AMA national championships, a record which stood for nearly 20 years until 200 ...
, motocross national champion * La'Roi Glover, professional football player *
Mark Goffeney Mark Goffeney (May 22, 1969 – March 2, 2021) was an American musician from San Diego, California, known as "Big Toe" because, being born without arms, he played guitar with his feet. He was bassist and vocalist for the 'Big Toe' band and play ...
, guitarist born without arms, disability advocate * Susan Golding, businesswoman, politician *
Stephen Gonsalves Stephen William Gonsalves (born July 8, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. Listed at and , the throws and ...
, professional baseball player * Adrián González, professional baseball player *
Sandra Good Sandra Collins Good (born February 20, 1944) is a long-time member of the Manson Family and a close friend of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme. Good's Manson Family nickname is "Blue", which was given to her by Charles Manson to represent clean air and ...
, former Manson Family member *
Andrew Good Andrew Richard Good (born September 19, 1979) is a former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He is a 1998 graduate of Rochester High School where he was taken ...
, professional baseball player *
Edgar Gott Edgar Nathaniel Gott (May 2, 1887 – July 17, 1947) was an early American aviation industry executive. A co-founder and first president of The Boeing Company, Gott was a senior executive of several aircraft companies, including Fokker and Conso ...
, aviation industry executive *
Mark Grace Mark Eugene Grace (born June 28, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who spent 12 seasons with the Chicago Cubs and three seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League (NL). He was a member of the 2001 Worl ...
, professional baseball player *
Robert Klark Graham Robert Klark Graham (June 9, 1906 – February 13, 1997) was an American eugenicist and businessman who made millions by developing shatterproof plastic eyeglass lenses and who later founded the Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank for ...
, businessman and eugenicist * Cecil H. Green, geophysicist, philanthropist * Harold Greene, television journalist *
Robbie Grossman Robert Edward Grossman (born September 16, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tig ...
, professional baseball player * Alejandro Guido, professional soccer player * Manuel Gutierrez (aka Manny MUA), YouTuber *
Tony Gwynn Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr. (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014), nicknamed "Mr. Padre", was an American professional baseball right fielder, who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. The left-handed hit ...
, professional baseball player and coach, Hall of Famer, won 8 batting titles * Tony Gwynn Jr., professional baseball player, son of Tony Gwynn


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Leon Hall Leon Lastarza Hall (born December 9, 1984) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football for the University of Michigan, and earned consensus All-American honors. Hall was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first rou ...
, professional football player *
Cole Hamels Colbert Michael Hamels (born December 27, 1983), nicknamed "Hollywood", is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (2006–2015), Texas Rangers ( ...
, professional baseball player *
Rosie Hamlin Rosalie "Rosie" Hamlin (July 21, 1945 – March 30, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the frontwoman of the group Rosie and the Originals, best known for the 1960 song " Angel Baby", which became a Top 40 hit in 1961 when Hamli ...
, singer * Jonathan Hammond, film director and screenwriter *
Jaylen Hands Jaylen Joseph Hands (born February 12, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. As a high school senior in 2017, he was selected to pla ...
, professional basketball player *
Aaron Harang Aaron Michael Harang (born May 9, 1978) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariner ...
, professional baseball player, attended San Diego State * Mike Harkey, Major League Baseball pitcher and coach *
Margo Harshman Margo Cathleen Harshman (born March 4, 1986) is an American actress known for the roles of series regular Tawny Dean on ''Even Stevens'', Sheldon Cooper's assistant Alex Jensen on ''The Big Bang Theory'', and Timothy McGee's wife Delilah Field ...
, actress * Charles Mallory Hatfield, rainmaker *
Riley Hawk Hudson Riley Hawk (born December 6, 1992) is an American professional skateboarder and musician. He is the son of Tony Hawk. Unlike his father, who is known for his vert style, Riley is better known as a street skater. He turned pro on his 21s ...
, professional skateboarder, son of Tony Hawk *
Tony Hawk Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documen ...
, professional skateboarder *
Le Ly Hayslip Le Ly Hayslip (; born Phùng Thị Lệ Lý; December 19, 1949) is a Vietnamese-American writer, memoirist and humanitarian. Through her foundations, she has worked to rebuild cultural bridges between Vietnam and America following the Vietnam War ...
, memoirist and humanitarian *
Roger Hedgecock Roger Allan Hedgecock (born May 2, 1946) is an American politician and conservative talk radio host, who served as 30th mayor of San Diego between May 1983 and December 1985. His show is syndicated by Radio America. Early life Hedgecock was bor ...
, mayor and radio personality *
Len Heard Leonard "Len" Heard (born January 18, 1942) is a former English-American professional darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He was nicknamed Lenny. Career Heard reached the final ...
, darts player * Arthur Hobbs, professional football player * James Holmes, convicted gunman of the 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting *
Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...
, actor and director (''
Easy Rider ''Easy Rider'' is a 1969 American independent drug culture road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper play two bikers who travel through the American So ...
'', ''
Speed In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a scalar quanti ...
'') *
Mark Hoppus Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the rock band Blink-182, being the only constant member and the only one to appear on every album. ...
, singer and musician * Alonzo Horton, early San Diego developer, created "New Town San Diego", later
Downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...
* James Oliver Huberty, perpetrator of San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre * Kimberly Hunt, news anchor *
Joe Hutshing Joe Hutshing is an American film editor who grew up in San Diego, California and is best known for working multiple times with film director, Oliver Stone and well as with film director Cameron Crowe (who is also from San Diego, California). Huts ...
, Oscar-winning film editor *
Faithe Herman Faithe Herman (born December 27, 2007) is an American actress, best known for her work in ''This Is Us'' (2016) and '' Shazam!'' (2019). Career After appearing as Annie Pearson in the 2016 television show ''This Is Us'', Herman landed her firs ...
, actress


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Gabriel Iglesias Gabriel Jesús Iglesias (born July 15, 1976), also known as Fluffy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has produced a number of stand-up specials for television outlets such as Comedy Central and Netflix, including ''I'm Not Fat… ...
,
stand-up Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...
comedian * Christofer Drew Ingle, musician *
Doug Ingle Douglas Lloyd Ingle (born September 9, 1945) is an American musician, best known as the founder and former organist, primary composer, and lead vocalist for the band Iron Butterfly. Ingle wrote the band's iconic song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", which ...
, founder of band Iron Butterfly, primary creator of ''In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida'', first platinum record *
JabbaWockeeZ The Jabbawockeez is an American hip-hop dance crew that rose to prominence as the winner of the first season of America's Best Dance Crew in 2008. Established in 2003 in San Diego, California when dancers Kevin "KB" Brewer and Joe Larot pu ...
, dance crew * Father Luís Jayme, California's first Christian martyr *
Jayo Felony James Savage (born December 18, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from southeast San Diego, California. Career In 1994 Jayo Felony was signed to the label owned by Jam Master Jay from RUN DMC called Jam M ...
, rapper *
Tony Jefferson Tony Lemar Jefferson Jr. (born January 27, 1992) is an American football strong safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma and signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undraft ...
, professional football player *
Kris Jenner Kristen Mary Jenner ( Houghton , formerly Kardashian; born November 5, 1955) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She rose to fame starring in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (2007 ...
, television personality *
Johnny Jeter John Jeter (born December 14, 1981) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2006 as Johnny, a member of The Spirit Squad. Jeter was trained by Nick Dinsmore (also k ...
, professional wrestler *
Deron Johnson Deron Roger Johnson (July 17, 1938 – April 23, 1992) was an American professional baseball infielder, outfielder, designated hitter, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, ...
, professional baseball player *
Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series driving for Petty GMS Motorsports. Johnson's seven Cup championships, ...
, NASCAR driver, seven-time champion *
Katrina Johnson Katrina Ann Johnson (born April 27, 1982) is an American actress. Born in San Diego, California, she starred on Nickelodeon's ''All That'' sketch comedy show from 1994 to 1997. As part of the show's original cast, she played characters such as ...
, actress * Michael Johnson (aka Twisted Insane), rapper * Adam Jones, professional baseball player *
Dhani Jones Dhani Makalani Jones (born February 22, 1978) is a former American football linebacker who played for eleven seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, earning All-Big Ten honors for three str ...
, professional football player * Jacque Jones, professional baseball player *
Lonnie Jordan Leroy Jordan (born November 21, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter. He is a founding member of the American funk band War. Jordan had a number of roles over the years, acting as vocalist and playing guitar, piano, synthesizer, and percussion ...
, musician,
War War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
*
Ian Joy Ian Paul Joy (born July 14, 1981) is an American born Scottish sports broadcaster and former professional footballer. Early and personal life Born in San Diego, California, Joy is the son of English former professional player Brian Joy. His moth ...
, professional soccer player, sports broadcaster *
Jazzmun Jazzmun (born February 10, 1969) is the stage name of Jazzmun Nichala Crayton who is an American actress and nightclub performer, often working in the Los Angeles Area. Background Originally from San Diego, California, Jazzmun made her first n ...
, actress * David Justice, professional baseball player


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* Lori Kay, artist * Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, architect * Kerri Kendall, model *
Jewel Kilcher Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She has received four Grammy Award nominations and, as of 2021, has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Jewel was raised near Homer, Alaska, where she g ...
, Grammy-nominated singer *
Tawny Kitaen Julie Ellen "Tawny" Kitaen (August 5, 1961 – May 7, 2021) was an American actress, model, and media personality. She began her career as a television actress, appearing in the television films ''Malibu (film), Malibu'' (1983) and ''California ...
, model and actress * Laurence Monroe Klauber, herpetologist *
Charles Klusmann Charles Frederick Klusmann (born 7 September 1933) is a retired United States Navy combat pilot who was shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War and later escaped captivity. Military career Shootdown, capture and escape He was a navy Lieuten ...
, escaped from Vietnamese POW camp 1964 * Ken Kocher, professional football player *
Raph Koster Raphael "Raph" Koster (born September 7, 1971) is an American entrepreneur, game designer, and author of '' A Theory of Fun for Game Design''. Koster is widely recognized for his work as the lead designer of ''Ultima Online'' and the creative di ...
, author and game designer *
Joel Kramer Joel Bruce Kramer (born October 30, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at and , he played the power forward and center positions. After playing college basketball at San Diego State University, he had a five-seas ...
, basketball player *
Joan Kroc Joan Beverly Kroc ( Mansfield, previously Smith; August 27, 1928 – October 12, 2003), also known as Joni, was an American philanthropist and third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc. Early life Joan Beverly Mansfield was born on August 27, 19 ...
, philanthropist *
Ray Kroc Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman. He purchased the fast food company McDonald's in 1961 and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973. Kroc is credited with the global expansion of McDonald's, turnin ...
, founder of the
McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechri ...
corporation, owned
San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...
* Alice K. Kurashige, first
Japanese-American are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in number to constitute the sixth largest Asia ...
woman to be commissioned in US Marine Corps


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Frankie Laine Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American Singing, singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to hi ...
, singer and actor *
Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...
, singer, runner-up on ''
American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
'' *
Tim Lambesis Timothy Peter Lambesis (born November 21, 1980) is an American musician and producer, best known as the founding member and lead vocalist of American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. He also had a solo/side thrash metal project in tribute to act ...
, vocalist for band
As I Lay Dying ''As I Lay Dying'' is a 1930 Southern Gothic novel by American author William Faulkner. Faulkner's fifth novel, it is consistently ranked among the best novels of 20th-century literature.The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classical Guide to Wor ...
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Fabio Lanzoni Fabio Lanzoni (; born March 15, 1959), known mononymously as Fabio, is an Italian-American actor, fashion model, and spokesman. Lanzoni is known for his wide-ranging career including appearing as a romance novel cover model throughout the 1990s ...
, model *
Bob Larsen Bob Larsen (born January 23, 1939) is a Hall of Fame Track and field athletics coach, known largely for coaching distance runners, though he has had success coaching across a full range of events. His most notable athlete is Meb Keflezighi, Mebra ...
, track and field coach, Olympic coach *
Don Larsen Don James Larsen (August 7, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore O ...
, professional baseball player, pitched perfect game in 1956 World Series *
Joe Lara William Joseph Lara (October 2, 1962 – May 29, 2021) was an American actor, martial artist, and musician, known for the role of Tarzan in the American TV series '' Tarzan: The Epic Adventures''. Career Lara played Tarzan in the 1989 TV movie ' ...
, actor * Bucky Lasek, professional skateboarder *
Tammy Lauren Tammy Lauren Vásquez (born November 16, 1968), known professionally as Tammy Lauren, is an American film and television actress. She starred in the 1997 horror film '' Wishmaster'', portraying Alexandra Amberson, a young woman who accidentally ...
, actress *
Robbie Lawler Robert Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist who has been competing since 2001. He is the former UFC Welterweight Champion, former EliteXC Middleweight Champion, and has formerly competed in Strikeforc ...
, mixed martial artist * Brad Leaf,
American-Israeli , native_name_lang = , image = , caption = , population = 110,000–150,000 , popplace = New York metropolitan area, Los Angeles metropolitan area, Miami metropolitan area, and other large metropolitan are ...
basketball player * Bessie Learn, silent film actress *
Bobby Lee Robert Lee Jr. (born September 17, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. From 2001 to 2009, Lee was a cast member on ''MADtv'', and he co-starred in the ABC single-camera sitcom series '' Splitting Up Together'' alongs ...
, ''
MadTV ''Mad TV'' (stylized as ''MADtv'') is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine. In its initial run, it aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from 1995 to 2009. After a one-off reuni ...
'' actor and comedian *
David Leisure David Russell Leisure (born November 16, 1950) is an American actor. He played Charley Dietz in the sitcom ''Empty Nest'' from 1988 to 1995 and fictional automotive "pitch man" Joe Isuzu in a series of North American television commercials for ...
, "Joe Isuzu," character actor and comedian (''
Empty Nest ''Empty Nest'' is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from October 8, 1988, to April 29, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of ''The Golden Girls'' by creator and producer Susan Harris, starred Ri ...
'') * Jeanne Lenhart, senior Olympian, senior pageant winner, performing arts teacher *
Joe Leonard Joe Leonard (August 4, 1932 in San Diego, California – April 27, 2017 in San Jose, California) was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Biography Motorcycle career Leonard won the first A.M.A. Grand National Champion ...
Automobile and Motorcycle champion * William S. Lerach, securities class action attorney, investor advocate * lê thi diem thúy, novelist and performance artist, "The Gangster We Are All Looking For" (2004) *
Cliff Levingston Clifford Eugene Levingston (born January 4, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. Professional playing career A former power forward, Levingston played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Levingston st ...
, professional basketball player *
Lil Rob Roberto L. Flores (born September 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Lil Rob, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. Biography Flores was born in San Diego and raised in La Colonia de Eden Gardens, a Mexican American neighborhood i ...
, Chicano rapper *
Cassidy Lichtman Cassidy Lichtman (born May 25, 1989) is an American female volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team from 2011 to 2016 . Professional career She participated in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Pr ...
, professional volleyball player *
Art Linkletter Arthur Gordon Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly or Arthur Gordon Kelly; sources differ; July 17, 1912 – May 26, 2010) was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of ''House Party'', which ran on CBS radio a ...
, television personality *
Cleavon Little Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of '' Purlie'', for which he earned both ...
, actor, '' Blazing Saddles'' *
Gene Littler Gene Alec Littler (July 21, 1930 – February 15, 2019) was an American professional golfer and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth, rhythmical swing, he once said ...
, professional golfer, World Golf Hall of Famer *
Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film co ...
, silent film actor * John Logan, screenwriter *
Mario López Mario Lopez (born October 10, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on ''Saved by the Bell'', '' Saved by the Bell: ...
, actor and television personality (''
Saved by the Bell ''Saved by the Bell'' is an American television sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC. The series premiered, in primetime, on August 20, 1989, a Sunday night. Targeted at kids and teens, ''Saved by the Bell'' was broadcast in the United States ...
'', ''
Extra! ''Extra!'' is a monthly magazine of media criticism published by the media watch group FAIR. First published in 1987, its first full-time editor was Martin A. Lee. Since 1990, it has been edited by Jim Naureckas. The magazine covers a wide vari ...
'') *
Greg Louganis Gregory Efthimios Louganis (; born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver, LGBT activist, and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Ol ...
, Olympic gold-medalist diver * Moses A. Luce, lawyer


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* John Macaulay, professional football player *
Rob Machado Robert Edward Machado (born October 16, 1973) is an Australian-born American professional surfer. Early life Machado attended San Dieguito High School. He describes himself in interviews, vlogs and social media as a "soul surfer," or fre ...
, professional surfer *
Doug Manchester Douglas Frederick Manchester (born June 3, 1942) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the former chairman of Manchester Financial Group, past chairman and publisher of ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'', and an unsuccessful nominee t ...
, real estate developer, owner of ''
The San Diego Union-Tribune ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868. Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, ''The San Diego Union'' and ...
'' *
Gloria Marks Gloria W. Marks (born 1923) is a former pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. Listed at , 130 lb, she batted and threw right-handed. Gloria Marks was one of the sixty original players r ...
, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *
Ross Martin Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...
, actor, ''
The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels w ...
'' *
Tate Martell Tathan "Tate" Martell (born January 26, 1998) is a former American football player. He played mainly as a quarterback for the UNLV Rebels and Ohio State, as well as quarterback & wide receiver at the University of Miami. Early life Tathan Ma ...
, college football player, Netflix Original '' QB1: Beyond the Lights'' *
Clay Marzo Clay Marzo (born July 17, 1989) is an American professional surfer known for his unique "double-jointed" style of turns and spins. He was raised in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii where he currently resides. Marzo has been acclaimed for his creativity and ...
, professional surfer *
James Maslow James David Maslow (born July 16, 1990) is an American actor, singer and dancer. He played the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's ''Big Time Rush'', had roles in '' Getaway'' and ''The Frozen Ground'', and is a member of the boyband Big Time ...
, actor, singer from boy band
Big Time Rush ''Big Time Rush'' is an American musical sitcom television series created by Scott Fellows that originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 2009, to July 25, 2013 and is currently available in Paramount+. It focuses on the Hollywood misa ...
*
Victor Mature Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actor who was a leading man in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. His best known film roles include ''One Million B.C.'' (1940), '' My Darlin ...
, actor, '' Kiss of Death'' *
Maria Goeppert Mayer Maria Goeppert Mayer (; June 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972) was a German-born American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus. She was the second woman to win a Nobel Pr ...
, scientist, worked at Los Alamos; Nobel Prize in physics, 1963 *
Mercedes McCambridge Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress of radio, stage, film, and television. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress." She won an Academy Award for Best Support ...
, Oscar-winning actress, star of radio, TV, stage and screen * Bill McColl, professional football player and surgeon * William C. McCool, astronaut * Slightly Stoopid, 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, political commentator, film critic * Dan Melville, football player * Bob Mendoza, professional baseball player and 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'' * Lani Minella, voice actress * Kevin Mitchell (baseball), Kevin Mitchell, professional baseball player * Silas Weir Mitchell (actor), Silas Weir Mitchell, actor * Ron Mix, "the intellectual assassin," professional football player, Hall of Famer * 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 *Trevi Moran, singer, YouTuber * Alex Morgan, professional soccer player, United States women's national soccer team, US Women's National Team * Adam Montoya, YouTube personality, gamer * Tawny Moyer, actress (''Halloween II (1981 film), Halloween II'') * David Miller (tenor) , David Miller, operatic singer/gospel * Jason Mraz, Grammy-winning singer * Joe Musgrove, professional baseball player * Chad Muska, professional skateboarder * Dominik Mysterio, professional wrestler, son of Rey Mysterio father son tag team champions * El Hijo de Rey Misterio, professional wrestler * Rey Mysterio, professional wrestler, WWE Grand Slam (professional wrestling), Grand Slam Champion first ever father son tag team champions * Dave McCary, comedian and director


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* Kathy Najimy, actress (''Sister Act'', ''Hocus Pocus (1993 film), Hocus Pocus'') * Stephen Neal, professional football player * Andy Newmark, Andrew Newmark, activist, musician * Walter R. Nickel, M.D., dermatologist and dermatopathologist * Kent Ninomiya, journalist * Craig Noel, theatre producer * Matt Nokes, professional baseball player * Ellen Ochoa, NASA astronaut * Raymond Ochoa, actor * Ryan Ochoa, actor * Ronan O'Gara, professional rugby player *John Ottman, movie film composer * Heather O'Rourke, actress, ''Poltergeist (1982 film), Poltergeist'' * Alexandrea Owens-Sarno, actress * Brandon Nakashima, tennis player


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* Ronan O'Gara, Irish rugby union player (Ireland's second most-capped player and highest ever points scorer) and current coach. *Chris Olave, football player *John Ottman, soundtrack composer


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* Patti Page, legendary country and pop singer, film actress; real name Clara Ann Fowler * Carson Palmer, professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner * Chuck Palumbo, professional wrestler * Adam Pearce, professional wrestler * Stephen Pearcy, musician * Carlton Pearson, televangelist * 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 * 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 * Norman Powell, professional basketball player * Conrad Prebys, philanthropist * Jaime Preciado, bass player and vocalist for band Pierce the Veil * Jenna Presley, actress * Ben Press, tennis professional and coach * Barry Pressing, contemporary artist and sculptor * Gary Puckett, musician and singer * Sarah Purcell, television personality *Geoffrey Pyatt, diplomat


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* Sara Ramirez, Tony-winning actress and singer * Emily Ratajkowski, actress and model * Scott Raynor, musician * Autumn Reeser, actress * Steve Reeves, actor, bodybuilder, author * John Reis, musician, swami * Richard Requa, architect * Roger Revelle, oceanographer, founder of UCSD * Sally Ride, astronaut * Johnny Ritchey, professional baseball player * Thomas Ridgway (colonel), Thomas Ridgway, U.S. Army officer and father of General Matthew Ridgway *
Lil Rob Roberto L. Flores (born September 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Lil Rob, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. Biography Flores was born in San Diego and raised in La Colonia de Eden Gardens, a Mexican American neighborhood i ...
, rapper * Dave Roberts (outfielder), Dave Roberts, professional baseball player and manager * Cliff Robertson, Oscar-winning actor * Alfred D. Robinson and Marion James Robinson, builders of Rosecroft (San Diego), 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 (TV series), Happy Days'' * Neil Ross, voice actor * Kerry Rossall, actor, ''Apocalypse Now'', stuntman and film producer * Patrick Rowe (American footballer), Patrick Rowe, professional football player * Pete Rozelle, famed publicist, NFL Commissioner * Ilan Rubin, musician * Sam Rubin, entertainment reporter * FaZe Rug, YouTube personality, co-owner of FaZe Clan * RuPaul, performer, television personality * Betsy Russell, actress, ''Saw (franchise), Saw'' * Jason Russell, film director


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* Rashaan Salaam, professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner *Shay Rudolph, actress, social media influencer * Jonas Salk, physician, developed polio vaccine; founder, Salk Institute; Presidential medal of freedom (1977) * Daniel Samohin (born 1998), Israeli Olympic figure skater * Jessica Sanchez, ''American Idol'' contestant * Shauna Sand, ''Playboy'' model, "Playmate of the Month" for May 1996 * Sonny Sandoval, musician * David Schipper, professional soccer player * Cathy Scott, journalist and true-crime author * J. Michael Scott, senior scientist, environmentalist and author * Junior Seau, professional football player, Hall of Famer * Kate Sessions, horticulturalist, "the mother of Balboa Park" * Dr. Seuss, Pulitzer-prize winning children's author; real name Theodor Geisel * Stephanie Seymour, model * Norm Sherry (1931–2021), catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball * Al Silvera (1935–2002), major league baseball player * Kerry Simmonds, rower, Olympic gold medalist * Mary Sinclair, actress * Andy Skib, musician * Mitchy Slick, musician * Sebastian Soto, professional soccer player * Slightly Stoopid, band * Alex Smith, professional football player * 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 * Anne State, television news anchor * Harry L. Steele, US Army major general * Riley Steele, pornographic actress * Stephen Strasburg, professional baseball player, 2019 World Series MVP * Jeremy Stenberg, professional motorcross rider * Kenny Stills, professional football player * J. J. Stokes, professional football player * Milburn Stone, actor, ''Gunsmoke'' * Rob Stone (rapper), rapper * Frederick S. Strong, US Army major general * Frederick W. Sturckow, astronaut * MasterChef (US season 4), Savannah Sturges, top 10 finalist on ''MasterChef'' Season 4 * Karen Hantze Susman, tennis player * Zachary Svajda, tennis player * Leslie Sykes, television news anchor


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* Dalani Tanahy, American artist specializing in the Hawaiian art of creating kapa * Roberto Tapia, musician * Lauren Taylor (actress), Lauren Taylor, American actress and singer * Brian Teacher (born 1954), tennis player, Australian Open singles champion * Jonathan Temple (1796–1866), landowner, rancher and politician * Jamie Thomas, professional skateboarder * Pete Thomas (American football), 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 * Kelly Marie Tran, actress * Marty Tripes, winner of first Super Bowl of motocross * Bitsie Tulloch, actress * Jeremy Tyler, professional basketball player *
Luca de la Torre Lucas Daniel de la Torre (born May 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Celta and the United States national team. Having begun his professional career with Fulham in the EFL Champions ...
, soccer player


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* Edred Utomi, American stage actor


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* 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 (franchise), Toy Story'', ''The Princess Diaries (film), The Princess Diaries'')


W

* Tom Waits, singer-songwriter, composer and actor * Bill Walton, professional basketball player and media analyst, Hall of Famer * Luke Walton, professional basketball player * Hubert Webb, convicted * Kelly Ward, actor * Danny Way, professional skateboarder * Harry M. Wegeforth, physician, founder of the San Diego Zoo * Raquel Welch, Golden Globe Award-winning actress * Tahnee Welch, model and actress * David Wells, professional baseball player * Julie White, Tony Award-winning actress * Shaun White, professional skateboarder and snowboarder, Olympic gold medalist * Cole Whitt, NASCAR driver * Larry Wilcox, actor * Kendra Wilkinson, model and television personality * Carol Williams (organist), Carol Williams, concert organist, composer * Damien Williams, professional football player * Michelle Williams (actress), Michelle Williams, Oscar-nominated actress * Mikey Williams (basketball, born 2004), Mikey Williams, basketball player * Wavves, Nathan Williams, musician * Ricky Williams, professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner * Ted Williams, professional baseball player, Hall of Famer, won 7 batting titles * Trevor Williams (baseball), Trevor Williams, professional baseball player * Ann Wilson, musician * Jim Wilson (pitcher), Jim Wilson, professional baseball pitcher and general manager * Pete Wilson, mayor of San Diego, governor of California and U.S. Senator * Scott Wilson (bodybuilder), Scott Wilson, professional bodybuilder * Kellen Winslow, professional football player, Hall of Famer * Kellen Winslow II, professional football player * Cassidy Wolf, Miss Teen USA * Harold Bell Wright, author, "Shepherd of the Hills" (1941) * Mickey Wright, LPGA golfer, World Golf Hall of Famer * Robin Wright, Golden Globe Award-winning actress * Marvell Wynne II, professional soccer player


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


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