This is a list of notable people from

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for "Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

. It includes people who were born or raised in, lived in, or spent significant portions of their lives in San Francisco, or for whom San Francisco is a significant part of their identity, as well as music groups founded in San Francisco. This list is in order by primary field of notability and then in alphabetical order by last name.

Academics

* Andrew Smith Hallidie (1836–1900) promoter of the first cable car line, regent of the University of California from 1868 to 1900 *

Phoebe Hearst Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson Hearst (December 3, 1842 – April 13, 1919) was an American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist. Hearst was the founder of the University of California Museum of Anthropology, now called the Phoebe A. Hearst M ...

(1842–1919) first woman Regent of the University of California, socialite, philanthropist, feminist and suffragist *

Terry Karl Terry Lynn Karl (born November 21, 1947) is the Gildred Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Political Science specializing in comparative politics in the Political Science Department at Stanford University.

(born 1947), professor of Latin American Studies at Stanford University

Artists and designers

Architects

Edward Charles Bassett Edward Charles "Chuck" Bassett (1921–1999) was an American architect based in San Francisco. History Edward Charles Bassett was born on September 12, 1921 in Port Huron, Michigan. Between high school and college Bassett worked for his father ...

(1922–1999) San Francisco based architect, designed many of the buildings in San Francisco with

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer John Merrill. The firm ...

. * Vernon DeMars (1908–2005), architect and professor; born in San Francisco. * Joseph Esherick (1914–1998), residential architect. *

Richard Gage Richard J. Gage (1842 – April 28, 1903) was a soldier in the 104th Illinois Infantry during the American Civil War. On July 2, 1863, he volunteered for an attack on a blockhouse by the Elk River in Tennessee. On October 30, 1897, he receive ...

, San Francisco based architect and 9/11 activist, founder of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth *

George W. Homsey George W. Homsey, FAIA (March 14, 1926 - April 29, 2019) was an American architect based in the San Francisco, California Bay Area. A recipient of a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of California School of Architecture in 1951, Homsey ...

(1926–2019), known for design of

BART Bart is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Bartholomew, sometimes of Barton, Bartolomeo, etc. Bart is a Dutch and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, and derives from the name ''Bartholomäus'', a German form of the biblical name ''Barth ...

stations, among other things. * Edgar Mathews (1866–1946), architect that designed many houses in Pacific Heights, often in a

Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architectur ...

influenced style with half-timbered, half-stucco, he resided in San Francisco at 2980 Vallejo Street. *

George Matsumoto George Matsumoto (July 16, 1922 – June 28, 2016) was a Japanese-American architect and educator who is known for his Modernist designs. Early life and education George Matsumoto was born in 1922 in San Francisco, California. He grew up in San ...

(1922–2016), Japanese-American Modernist architect, born in San Francisco. *

Bernard Maybeck Bernard Ralph Maybeck (February 7, 1862 – October 3, 1957) was an American architect in the Arts and Crafts Movement of the early 20th century. He was an instructor at University of California, Berkeley. Most of his major buildings were in ...

(1892–1957), architect in the Arts and Crafts Movement. *

Julia Morgan Julia Morgan (January 20, 1872 – February 2, 1957) was an American architect and engineer. She designed more than 700 buildings in California during a long and prolific career.Erica Reder"Julia Morgan was a local in ''The New Fillmore'', 1 Febr ...

(1872–1957), architect; born in San Francisco. * Timothy Ludwig Pflueger (1892–1946), architect, interior designer and architectural lighting designer; born in San Francisco * Willis Polk (1867–1924), architect of many well-known buildings in San Francisco * William Wurster (1895–1973) architect, professor of architecture at University of California, Berkeley, and at MIT.

Designers

* Gilbert Baker (1951–2017), artist, gay rights activist, and designer of the rainbow flag, lived in San Francisco from the 1970s until 1994. *

Josh Begley Josh Begley may refer to: * Josh Begley (artist) * Josh Begley (footballer) {{hndis, Begley, Josh ...

(born 1984), digital artist and designer that works with

data visualization Data and information visualization (data viz or info viz) is an interdisciplinary field that deals with the graphic representation of data and information. It is a particularly efficient way of communicating when the data or information is nume ...

, born in San Francisco *

Yves Béhar Yves Béhar (born 1967) is a Swiss-born American designer, entrepreneur, and educator. He is the founder and principal designer of Fuseproject, an industrial design and brand development firm. Béhar is also co-founder and Chief Creative Off ...

(born 1967), industrial designer, resides in San Francisco in Cow Hollow. * Stanlee Gatti (born 1955), celebrated event designer, art fair founder, and local arts administrator; moved to San Francisco in 1978. * Gary Grimshaw (1946–2014), music poster artist * Frank Kozik (born 1946), music poster artist, toy designer, resides in San Francisco

Fashion, apparel

Melrose Bickerstaff Melrose may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Melrose, Scottish Borders, a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland ** Melrose Abbey, ruined monastery ** Melrose RFC, rugby club Australia * Melrose, Queensland, a locality in the South Burnett Re ...

(born 1983), model and fashion designer, runner-up of ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to ...

'', Cycle 7 * Donald Fisher (1928–2009) and

Doris F. Fisher Doris Lee Feigenbaum Fisher (born August 23, 1931) is an American billionaire businesswoman, who co-founded The Gap clothing stores with her late husband, Donald Fisher in 1969. Early life Born Doris Lee Feigenbaum in San Francisco, California t ...

(born 1931), apparel entrepreneurs, co-founders of The Gap, Inc; both were born, raised and lived in San Francisco. * Jessica McClintock (1930–2021), fashion designer. *

Levi Strauss Levi Strauss (; born Löb Strauß ; February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) was a German-born American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm of Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi's) began in 1853 in San Francisc ...

(1829–1902), German-born American

Gold Rush A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New Z ...

-era businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans, Levi Strauss & Co., headquartered in San Francisco * William Ware Theiss (1930–1992), costume designer. * Douglas Tompkins (1943–2015), apparel entrepreneur, co-founder of

Esprit Holdings Esprit Holdings Limited () is a publicly owned manufacturer of clothing, footwear, accessories, jewellery and housewares under the Esprit label. The company is headquartered in North Point, Hong Kong, and Ratingen (near Düsseldorf), Germany. In ...

, and later The North Face. * Susie Tompkins Buell (born 1943), apparel entrepreneur, co-founder of

Fiber art, textile design

Dominic Di Mare Dominic L. Di Mare (born 1932) is an American artist and craftsperson, known for his weaving, abstract mixed-media sculpture, watercolor paintings, cast paper art, and fiber art. His work touches on themes of personal spirituality. He is based ...

(born 1932), fiber arts, mixed media sculptor, watercolorist; born in San Francisco and lived there for many years. * Trude Guermonprez (1910–1976),

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

-born American textile artist, designer and educator, known for her

tapestry Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven by hand on a loom. Tapestry is weft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work, unlike most woven textiles, where both the warp and the weft threads may ...

landscapes; lived in San Francisco from 1951 until 1976. * Kay Sekimachi (born 1926),

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 As ...

fiber artist best known for her three-dimensional woven monofilament hangings; born in San Francisco and taught at City College of San Francisco.

Illustrators, comic book artists

* Arthur Adams (born 1963), comic book artist known for his work on '' Longshot'' and '' Monkeyman and O'Brien,'' as of 2001 he lives in San FranciscoCooke, Jon B
"The Art of Arthur Adams"
reprinted from ''Comic Book Artist'' #17, November 15, 2001George Khoury and Eric Nolen-Weathington. ''Modern Masters Volume Six: Arthur Adams'', 2006, TwoMorrows Publishing. *

Scott Adams Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is an American author and cartoonist. He is the creator of the syndicated ''Dilbert'' comic strip, and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business. ''Dilbert'' gained natio ...

(born 1957),

Dilbert ''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office with engineer Dilbert as the title cha ...

creator *

Robert Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American cartoonist and musician who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contem ...

(born 1943), cartoonist, started his career in San Francisco *

Rube Goldberg Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970), known best as Rube Goldberg, was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. Goldberg is best known for his popular cartoons depicting complicated gadge ...

(1883–1970), American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. * Larry Gonick (born 1946), cartoonist and comic artist, born in San Francisco * Aline Kominsky-Crumb (born 1948), cartoonist, lived in San Francisco for many years * Paul Terry (1887–1971), cartoonist and film producer who created Mighty Mouse *

Mark Ulriksen Mark Ulriksen (born 1957), is an American painter and magazine illustrator. Education and early professional life After studying at California State University, Chico and University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ulriksen's first major position was ...

(born 1957), ''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issue ...

'' illustrator, lives in Cole Valley, San Francisco

Jewelry

Vera Allison Vera A. Allison (1902–1993) also known as Vera Gaethke, was an American Modernist jeweler, and abstract painter. She was a co-founder of the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco, a non-profit, arts educational organization. Allison had lived in S ...

(1902–1993), American Modernist jeweler, and abstract painter; born in San Francisco. *

Irena Brynner Irena F. Brynner, also known as Irene Bryner (1917–2003), was a Russian-born American sculptor, jewelry designer, mezzo-soprano singer, and author. Early life Irena Brynner was born in 1917 in the city of Vladivostok in Primorsky Krai, Russia ...

(1917–2003), sculptor and jewelry designer, part of the mid-century jewelry movement * Margaret De Patta (1903–1964), jewelry, part of the mid-century jewelry movement; lived and died in San Francisco. *

Peter Macchiarini Peter Macchiarini (August 27, 1909 – July 3, 2001) was an American Modernist jeweler and sculptor, who was a pioneer in the field of avant-garde jewelry. He maintained an art studio and shop on Grant Avenue in San Francisco, California, for m ...

(1909–2001), and his spouse Virginia Macchiarini, jewelry designers and have a workshop in North Beach *

Merry Renk Merry Renk (born Mary Ruth Gibbs; July 8, 1921 – June 17, 2012), also known as Merry Renk-Curtis, was an American jewelry designer, metalsmith, sculptor and painter. In 1951, she helped to found the Metal Arts Guild (MAG), and served as its ...

(1921–2012), jewelry design, goldsmith; lived and died in San Francisco. *

Byron August Wilson Byron August Wilson (1918–1992) was an American mid-20th century artist and educator, known for his jewelry design. Life Wilson was born in Alameda, California. Although self-taught, he gained recognition for his jewelry design and art during ...

(1918–1992), jewelry design and sculptor * Bob Winston (1915–2003), jeweler, sculptor, and educator; active and founding member of the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco

Mixed media, installation

Mark Adams Mark Adams may refer to: * Mark Adams (artist) (1925–2006), American artist * Mark Adams (photographer) (born 1949), New Zealand photographer * Mark Adams (designer) (born 1961), English car designer * Mark Adams (musician), funk band Slave bassi ...

(1925–2006), public art, watercolors of

still life A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly wikt:inanimate, inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or artificiality, m ...

subjects, tapestry designers, and stained glass artist *

Craig Baldwin Craig Baldwin (born 1952) is an American experimental filmmaker. He uses found footage from the fringes of popular consciousness as well as images from the mass media to undermine and transform the traditional documentary, infusing it with the ...

(born 1952), experimental filmmaker * Jim Campbell (born 1956), artist known for his LED light works * Bruce Conner (1933–2008), multimedia artist, lived in San Francisco in the mid-1960s *

Pam DeLuco Pam DeLuco (born 1968) is an American contemporary textile and fiber artist, book artist and papermaker, and co-founder of Shotwell Paper Mill based in San Francisco. She is noted for her military paper doll project. History DeLuco studied in L ...

(born 1968), textile and fiber artist, papermaker and book arts, based in San Francisco * Jo Hanson (1918–2007), environmental artist and activist * David Ireland (1930–2009), American sculptor, conceptual artist and Minimalist architect * Aaron Kraten (born 1974), mixed media artist *

Gay Outlaw Gay Outlaw (born 1959) is an American artist working in sculpture, photography and printmaking. She is known for her "rigorous and unexpected explorations of material". She is based in San Francisco, California. Early life and education Gay Outl ...

(born 1959), sculptor, photographer & printmaker based in San Francisco. *

Rex Ray Rex Ray (September 11, 1956 – February 9, 2015) was an American graphic designer and collage artist, based in San Francisco. Biography Born as Michael Patterson on September 11, 1956, on a United States Army base in Germany, and he was raised ...

(1956–2015), graphic designer and collage artist, lived and worked in the Mission District. * Reminisce (born 1970), also known as ''Ruby Rose Neri;'' street artist, sculptor, painter, part of the

Mission School The Mission School (sometimes called "New Folk" or "Urban Rustic") is an art movement of the 1990s and 2000s, centered in the Mission District, San Francisco, California. History and characteristics This movement is generally considered to hav ...

art movement *

Antonio Sotomayor Antonio "Tony" Sotomayor (1902–1985) was a Bolivian-born American artist and educator, known as a painter and muralist. He also worked as an illustrator, caricaturist, designer, and ceramicist. He was nicknamed San Francisco's 'Artist Laureate' ...

(1902–1985), Bolivian born muralist,

ceramicist Ceramic art is art made from ceramic materials, including clay. It may take forms including artistic pottery, including tableware, tiles, figurines and other sculpture. As one of the plastic arts, ceramic art is one of the visual arts. Whil ...

, illustrator. *

Carlos Villa Carlos Villa (December 11, 1936 – March 23, 2013) was a Filipino-American visual artist, curator and faculty member in the Painting Department at the San Francisco Art Institute. His work often explored the meaning of cultural diversity and ...

(1936–2013),

Filipino-American Filipino Americans ( fil, Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos and other Asian ethnicities in North America were first documented in the 16th century as slaves and prisoners on ships sailing to and from New ...

mixed media visual artist, painter, curator and educator; born and raise in the Tenderloin neighborhood. * Al Wong (born 1939), experimental filmmaker and mixed media installation artist

Painters

* Tauba Auerbach (born 1981), visual artist, painter, born and raised in San Francisco *

Ruth Armer Ruth Armer (May 26, 1896 – August 29, 1977) was an American abstractionist painter, teacher, art collector, and lithographer, from the San Francisco Bay area in California. Her art is held in the collections of San Francisco Museum of Mode ...

(1896–1977), abstract painter, lithographer, fine art teacher and collector *

Robert Bechtle Robert Alan Bechtle (May 14, 1932 – September 24, 2020) was an American painter, printmaker, and educator. He lived nearly all his life in the San Francisco Bay Area and whose art was centered on scenes from everyday local life. His paintings ar ...

(born 1932), American photorealist painter. * Bernice Bing (1936–1998), painter * Warren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), painter, born in San Francisco *

Joan Brown Joan Brown (born Joan Vivien Beatty; February 13, 1938 – October 26, 1990) was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement.G ...

(1938–1990), painter *

Lenore Chinn Lenore Chinn (born June 20, 1949) is an American artist best known for her American realist paintings and her queer activism. Chinn was a founding member of Lesbians in the Visual Arts and Queer Cultural Center (QCC) and served on the San Fran ...

(born 1949), painter * Jess Collins (1923–2004), painter *

Jay DeFeo Jay DeFeo (March 31, 1929 – November 11, 1989) was a visual artist who first became celebrated in the 1950s as part of the spirited community of Beat artists, musicians, and poets in San Francisco. Best known for her monumental work ''The Rose' ...

(1929–1989), visual artist, a co-founder of ''

Six Gallery 6 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 6 or six may also refer to: * AD 6, the sixth year of the AD era * 6 BC, the sixth year before the AD era * The month of June Science * Carbon, the element with atomic number 6 * 6 Hebe, an asteroid People ...

'' *

Pele de Lappe Phyllis "Pele" Murdock de Lappe (1916–2007) was an American artist, known for her social realist paintings, prints, and drawings. She also worked as a journalist, newspaper editor, illustrator, and political cartoonist. de Lappe had been a resid ...

(1916–2007), social realist painter and printmaker, and political cartoonist. She was born in San Francisco and lived there many years. *

Richard Diebenkorn Richard Diebenkorn (April 22, 1922 – March 30, 1993) was an American painter and printmaker. His early work is associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In the late 1960s he beg ...

(1922–1993), painter *

Guy Diehl Guy Louis Diehl (born 1949, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American artist best known for still life paintings and prints, many of which incorporate direct references to historically significant artists and artworks. Background and education ...

(born 1949), still life painter * Maynard Dixon (1875–1946), painter of the

American West The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the Wes ...

. *

Kevin Geary Kevin Geary (born 1952 Lincoln, England.) is an English portrait and abstract artist and poet. Some of his works are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Abbey Theatre, Dublin ...

(born 1952), English portrait and abstract artist, lived in San Francisco in 1998 and 1999. *

Howard Hack Howard Edwin Hack (July 6, 1932 – June 11, 2015) was an American representational painter and graphic artist, with works in numerous museum collections. Known for an innovative approach to a variety of media, as well as use of traditional oil p ...

(1923–2015), representational painter *

Saburo Hasegawa was a Japanese calligrapher, painter, art writer, curator, and teacher. He was an early advocate of abstract art in Japan and an equally vocal supporter of the Japanese traditional arts (Japanese calligraphy, ikebana, tea ceremony, ink painting) ...

(1906–1957), painter, calligrapher * Wally Hedrick (1928–2003), painter * Ester Hernandez (born 1944), Chicana artist and painter *

Peregrine Honig Peregrine Honig (born 1976 in San Francisco, CA) is an American artist whose work is concerned with the relationship between pop culture, sexual vulnerability, social anxieties, the ethics of luxury and trends in consumerism. Honig appeared on ...

(born 1976), painter * Chris Johanson (born 1968), painter, part of the

art movement *

Kali Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this trad ...

(1918–1998), Polish painter and

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

veteran, moved to San Francisco in 1953 and died in San Francisco in 1998. * Margaret Kilgallen (1967–2001), painter, part of the

art movement * Jane Kim (born 1981), painter, science illustrator and the founder of Ink Dwell studio, based in San Francisco *

Anna Elizabeth Klumpke Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (October 28, 1856 – February 9, 1942) was an American portrait and genre painter born in San Francisco, California, United States. She is perhaps best known for her portraits of famous women including Elizabeth Cady Sta ...

(1856–1942), portrait and genre painter born in San Francisco, life partner of French painter

Rosa Bonheur Rosa Bonheur (born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur; 16 March 1822 – 25 May 1899) was a French artist known best as a painter of animals (animalière). She also made sculpture in a realist style. Her paintings include ''Ploughing in the Nivernais'', firs ...

(1822–1899). *

Barry McGee Barry McGee (born 1966) is an American contemporary artist. He is a well known graffiti artist, and a pioneer of the Mission School art movement. McGee is known by his monikers: Twist, Ray Fong, Bernon Vernon, and P.Kin. Life and education Barry ...

(born 1966), painter, part of the

art movement * Nathan Oliveira (1928–2010), painter, lived in San Francisco for many years, part of the Bay Area Figurative Movement *

Frederick E. Olmsted Frederick Erskine Olmsted, also known as Fritz Olmsted, (November 8, 1872 – February 19, 1925) was an American forester and one of "the founders of American forestry". He is credited with helping to establish the National Forest system in th ...

(1911–1990), painter, born and raised in San Francisco, former student of

Ralph Stackpole Ralph Ward Stackpole (May 1, 1885 – December 10, 1973) was an American sculpture, sculptor, painter, muralist, etcher and art educator, San Francisco's leading artist during the 1920s and 1930s. Stackpole was involved in the art and causes of so ...

and he has a mural is at CCSF. *

Jules Eugene Pages Jules Eugene Pages (1867-1946), sometimes Jules Eugène Pagès, was an American painter. He is known for landscape, marine and genre paintings in the impressionist manner. Biography Born in San Francisco, California on May 16, 1867, to parent ...

(1867–1946), painter * Deborah Remington (1930–2010), abstract painter * Lala Eve Rivol (1913–1996), worked with the

Works Project Administration The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, i ...

to illustrate rock art sites in the western United States *

Charles Dorman Robinson Charles Dorman Robinson (alternate: Charles Dormon Robinson; nickname: C.D.) (July 17, 1847 - May 8, 1933) was an American panorama, cyclorama, landscape, and marine painter. He is known for his seascapes and landscapes of Northern California, i ...

(1847–1933), painter * Clare Rojas (born 1976), artist, painter, part of the

art movement *

Peter Saul Peter Saul (born August 16, 1934) is an American painter. His work has connections with Pop Art, Surrealism, and Expressionism. His early use of pop culture cartoon references in the late 1950s and very early 1960s situates him as one of the fa ...

(born 1934), American painter associated with Pop Art, Surrealism, and Expressionism. * David Simpson (born 1928), abstract painter and co-founder of

Nell Sinton Eleanor "Nell" Walter Sinton (née Eleanor Walter; 1910–1997) was an American artist, an art community leader, and educator. She was a distinguished San Francisco Bay Area abstract painter and collagist. Sinton served on the San Francisco Arts ...

(1910–1997), abstract painter *

(1885–1973) sculpture, social realist painter and muralist, active in San Francisco in 1920 and 1930s, contributed to the Coit Tower mural project. *

Wayne Thiebaud Morton Wayne Thiebaud ( ; November 15, 1920 – December 25, 2021) was an American painter known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects—pies, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs—as well as for his la ...

(1920-2021), pop artist * Leo Valledor (1936–1989),

painter who pioneered the hard-edge painting style; born and raised in the Fillmore district. * Ted Vasin (born 1966), painter and sound artist * Martin Wong (1946–1999) painter from New York's East Village art scene of the 1980s, grew up in San Francisco's Chinatown. * Bernard Zakheim (1898–1985), muralist

Photographers

Ansel Adams Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his Monochrome photography, black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association ...

(1902–1984), photographer and environmentalist, born and raised in San Francisco. * Victor Burgin (born 1941), photographer *

John Gutmann John Gutmann (1905 – June 12, 1998) was a German-born American photographer and painter. Early life and education Gutmann was born in 1905 in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) to an upper-middle-class Jewish family. He earned a deg ...

(1905–1998), German-born American photographer and painter * Treu Ergeben Hecht (1875–1937), Tahiti-born American photographer *

Michael Jang Michael Jang (born 1951) is an American documentary photographer. Jang is best known for his 1970s photographs of life in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with subjects ranging from his family to punk bands and street scenes. Early life Jang was bor ...

(born 1951), photographer *

Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Great Depression, Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administratio ...

(1895–1965), photographer * Fred Lyon (1924–2022), photographer

Printmakers

Kathan Brown Kathan Brown (born 1935) is an American master printmaker, writer, lecturer, and entrepreneur. In 1962, Brown founded Crown Point Press, a fine art print shop specializing in etching, and has owned and directed the shop since then. Crown Point Pre ...

(born 1935), intaglio, founder of Crown Point Press. * Ernest de Soto (1923–2014), lithographer, founder of de Soto Workshop. * Rupert García (b. 1941), silkscreen, one of the co-founders of

Galería de la Raza Galería de la Raza (GDLR) is a non-profit art gallery and artist collective founded in 1970, that serves the largely Chicano and Latino population of San Francisco's Mission District. GDLR mounts exhibitions, hosts poetry readings, worksh ...

, and part of the San Francisco Bay Area Chicano Art Movement. * Frank LaPena (1937–2019), Nomtipom-

Wintu The Wintu (also Northern Wintun) are Native Americans who live in what is now Northern California. They are part of a loose association of peoples known collectively as the Wintun (or Wintuan). Others are the Nomlaki and the Patwin. The Wi ...

American Indian artist working in many mediums including printmaking, professor, curator, ceremonial dancer; born and raised in San Francisco. * Ralph Maradiaga (1934–1985), silkscreen, one of the co-founders of Galería de la Raza, and part of the San Francisco Bay Area Chicano Art Movement. * Jack Stauffacher (1920–2017), letterpress, typographer *

Beth Van Hoesen Beth Van Hoesen (1926 – November 26, 2010), sometimes known as Beth Van Hoesen Adams, was an American artist who was best known for her prints and drawings of animals and botanical subjects. Biography Elizabeth "Beth" Marie Van Hoesen wa ...

(1926–2010), printmaker, painter, and drawer; she was known for her animal artwork and Castro District portraits.

Sculptors

* Ruth Asawa (1926–2013), sculptor, lived and died in San Francisco *

Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano Beniamino "Bene" Bufano (October 15, 1890August 18, 1970) was an Italian American sculptor, best known for his large-scale monuments representing peace and his modernist work often featured smoothly rounded animals and relatively simple shapes ...

(1890–1970), sculptor, lived and died in San Francisco *

Alexander Calder Alexander Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his ...

(1898–1976), sculptor *

Vincent Fecteau Vincent Fecteau (born 1969) is a sculptor based in San Francisco. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1992. He is known for working with ordinary materials such as foamcore, seashells, string, rubber bands, paper clips, walnut shells, and pop ...

(born 1969), sculptor * Sargent Johnson (1888–1967) sculptor, one of the first African-American artists working in California to achieve a national reputation *

Freda Koblick Freda Koblick (1920 – 2011) was an American artist, sculptor, and educator, she was known for plastics engineering, acrylic arts, and designing decorative art. Koblick introduced cast acrylic as a medium for sculpture. Early life and educatio ...

(1920–2011), American acrylic artist and sculptor * Ron Nagle (born 1939), sculptor, musician and songwriter * Manuel Neri (born 1930), sculptor, part of the Bay Area Figurative Movement * Gottardo Piazzoni (1872–1945), painter, muralist, sculptor *

Raymond Puccinelli Raymond Puccinelli, also known as Raimondo Puccinelli (1904–1986), he was an American sculptor and educator. He was active in his work in San Francisco, Baltimore, and Florence, Italy. Early life Raymond Puccinelli was born on May 5, 1904, i ...

(1904–1986), sculptor and educator; born and raised in San Francisco, lived in Italy in later life. *

Richard Serra Richard Serra (born November 2, 1938) is an American artist known for his large-scale sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings. Serra's sculptures are notable for their material quality and exploration of ...

(born 1962), artist * Adrien Voisin (1890–1979), bronze sculptor and architectural sculptor; restored the

Albion Castle The Albion Brewery, also known as Albion Ale And Porter Brewing Company and the Albion Castle, is a defunct brewery in San Francisco, California in operation from 1875 until approximately 1919. The site of the former brewery is also the location ...

from 1930s to 1950s. * Beatrice Wood (1893–1998),

Business

Albert Abrams Albert Abrams (December 8, 1863 – January 13, 1924) was a fraudulent American physician, well known during his life for inventing machines, such as the "Oscilloclast" and the "Radioclast", which he falsely claimed could diagnose and cure almost ...

(1863–1924), inventor of medical equipment in the field of

electricity therapy Electrotherapy is the use of electrical energy as a medical treatment. In medicine, the term ''electrotherapy'' can apply to a variety of treatments, including the use of electrical devices such as deep brain stimulators for neurological disea ...

Sam Altman Samuel H. Altman ( ; born April 22, 1985) is an American entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and blogger. He is the CEO of OpenAI and the former president of Y Combinator. Early life and education Altman grew up in St. Louis, Missouri; his mo ...

(born 1985), chairman of Y Combinator and co-chairman of

OpenAI OpenAI is an artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company conducts research in the field of AI with the stated goal of promo ...

. * Melvin Belli (1907–1996), lawyer known as "The King of Torts", died in San Francisco * Friedrich Bendixen (1864–1920), American-born German banker * Marc Benioff (born 1964), founder & co-CEO of

Salesforce Salesforce, Inc. is an American Cloud computing, cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It provides customer relationship management (CRM) software and applications focused on sales, customer service, marketi ...

Nathan Blecharczyk Nathan Blecharczyk (born 1983) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and chief strategy officer of Airbnb, and chairman of Airbnb China. Blecharczyk was also the company's first chief technology officer. He had an estimate ...

(born 1983), chief strategy officer & co-founder of

Airbnb Airbnb, Inc. ( ), based in San Francisco, California, operates an online marketplace focused on short-term homestays and experiences. The company acts as a broker and charges a commission from each booking. The company was founded in 2008 by ...

* Thomas Henry Blythe (born Thomas Williams, 1822–1883), emigrated to the San Francisco from

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

and became a wealthy capitalist. *

Bill Bowes William Eric Bowes (25 July 1908 – 4 September 1987) was an English professional cricketer active from 1929 to 1947 who played in 372 first-class matches as a right arm fast bowler and a right-handed tail end batsman. He took 1,639 wicke ...

(1926–2016), venture capitalist, philanthropist, and co-founder of U.S. Venture Partners *

Luke Brugnara Luke Dominic Brugnara (born ) is an American commercial real estate investor and developer. Brugnara became known for purchasing real estate in downtown San Francisco during the 1990s. In 2015, he was convicted of defrauding an art dealer and ...

(born 1963), real estate investor * Brian Chesky (born 1981), CEO & co-founder of

* Ron Conway (born 1951), angel investor and philanthropist * Jack Dorsey (born 1976), co-founder & CEO of

Twitter Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ...

, founder & CEO of

Square In Euclidean geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral, which means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles (90-degree angles, π/2 radian angles, or right angles). It can also be defined as a rectangle with two equal-length a ...

* Mickey Drexler (born 1944), CEO of J. Crew and

Gap Inc. The Gap, Inc., commonly known as Gap Inc. or Gap (stylized as GAP), is an American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer. Gap was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The c ...

* Donald Fisher (1928–2009), co-founder of the Gap clothing company *

(born 1931), co-founder of the Gap clothing company * Philip Arthur Fisher (1907–2004), investor, author, entrepreneur * Aaron Fleishhacker (1820–1898), paper box manufacturer, Gold rush-era entrepreneur, local philanthropist * Joe Gebbia (born 1981), co-founder & Chief Product Officer of

* Gordon Getty (born 1934), oil philanthropist and composer * Warren Hellman (1934–2011), private equity investor and founder of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival *

Elizabeth Holmes Elizabeth Anne Holmes (born February 3, 1984) is an American convicted fraudster and former biotechnology entrepreneur. In 2003, Holmes founded and was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Theranos, a now-defunct health technology company tha ...

(born 1984), founder and former CEO of Theranos * Jonathan Ive (born 1967), chief design officer of

Apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ances ...

, industrial designer * Jess Jackson (1930–2011), wine entrepreneur and founder of Kendall-Jackson wine company *

Steve Jobs Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, industrial designer, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple; the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; ...

(1955–2011), co-founder of Apple Inc., born in and adopted in San Francisco * Max Levchin (born 1975),

PayPal PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers, and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper ...

co-founder *

Lew Hing Lew Hing (formal married name was Lew Yu-ling; Chinese: 劉興; May 1858–March 7, 1934) was a Chinese-born American industrialist and banker. He was the founding father of Chinatown in San Francisco, as well as Chinatown in Oakland, California ...

(1858–1934) Chinese-born American industrialist and banker; founder of Chinatown in San Francisco, as well as Chinatown in Oakland, California. *

James Lick James Lick (August 25, 1796 – October 1, 1876) was an American real estate investor, carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences. The wealthiest man in California at the time of his death, Lick left the majority of his e ...

(1796–1876), real estate investor, carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences. * Larry Livermore (born 1947), founder of Lookout Records *

Marissa Mayer Marissa Ann Mayer (; born May 30, 1975) is an American businesswoman and investor. She is an information technology executive, and co-founder of Sunshine Contacts. Mayer formerly served as the president and chief executive officer of Yahoo!, a ...

(born 1975),

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system ...

executive, and co-founder of Lumi Labs. Mayer formerly served as the president and

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especial ...

Yahoo! Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present), Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds ma ...

Jesse B. McCargar Jesse B. McCargar (1879-1954) was an American banker and industrialist. Early life Jesse B. McCargar was born in Nord, Butte County, California on Aug. 11, 1879.Obituary: "Funeral Held for M'Cargar," San Francisco Examiner, Thursday April 8, 1954, ...

(1879–1954), banker and industrialist *

Pete McDonough Peter P. McDonough (18728 July 1947) was a crime boss, bail bondsman, and saloon owner in San Francisco, in partnership with his brother Tom. The McDonough brothers were a wealthy and influential force in San Francisco, dominating much of the unde ...

(1872–1947), Bail Bonds Broker, called "the Fountainhead of Corruption" in 1937 police graft investigation *

Morris Meyerfeld Jr. Morris Meyerfeld Jr. (November 17, 1855 – June 20, 1935) was a German-born American entrepreneur who through the Orpheum Circuit dominated the vaudeville market west of the Mississippi River, Mississippi for nearly two decades. Early life Mos ...

(1855–1935), German-born entrepreneur and theater owner (Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit) * Gordon E. Moore (born 1929), co-founder of

Intel Corporation Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 series ...

, author of

Moore's law Moore's law is the observation that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years. Moore's law is an observation and projection of a historical trend. Rather than a law of physics, it is an empi ...

Michael Moritz Sir Michael Jonathan Moritz (born 12 September 1954) is a Welsh billionaire venture capitalist, philanthropist, author, and former journalist. Moritz works for Sequoia Capital, wrote the first history of Apple Inc., '' The Little Kingdom' ...

(born 1954), venture capitalist at

Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and specializes in seed stage, early stage, and growth stage investments in private companies across technology sectors. , Sequoia's total a ...

Craig Newmark Craig Alexander Newmark (born December 6, 1952) is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of the classifieds website Craigslist. Prior to founding Craigslist, he worked as a computer programmer for companie ...

(born 1951), founder of

Craigslist Craigslist (stylized as craigslist) is an American classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, services, community service, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums. Craig Newmark began the ...

Alexis Ohanian Alexis Kerry Ohanian ( hy, Ալեքսիս Քերի Օհանյան; born April 24, 1983) is an American internet entrepreneur and investor. He is best known as the co-founder and executive chairman of the social media site Reddit along with St ...

(born 1983), co-founder of

Reddit Reddit (; stylized in all lowercase as reddit) is an American social news news aggregator, aggregation, Review site#Rating site, content rating, and Internet forum, discussion website. Registered users (commonly referred to as "Redditors") subm ...

* Jack O'Neill (1923–2017), founder of O'Neill surf equipment * Jay Paul, real estate developer * Mark Pincus (born 1966), founder of

Zynga Zynga Inc. () is an American developer running social video game services. It was founded in April 2007, with headquarters in San Mateo, California. The company primarily focuses on mobile and social networking platforms. Zynga states its missio ...

* Bob Pritikin (1929–2022),

advertising executive An advertising agency, often referred to as a creative agency or an ad agency, is a business dedicated to creating, planning, and handling advertising and sometimes other forms of promotion and marketing for its clients. An ad agency is genera ...

, creative director, author,

art collector A private collection is a privately owned collection of works (usually artworks) or valuable items. In a museum or art gallery context, the term signifies that a certain work is not owned by that institution, but is on loan from an individua ...

, and ''bon vivant'' *

William Chapman Ralston William "Billy" Chapman Ralston (January 12, 1826 – August 27, 1875) was a San Francisco businessman and financier, and the founder of the Bank of California. Biography William Chapman Ralston was born at Wellsville, Ohio, son of Robert Rals ...

(1826–1875), founder of the

Bank of California The Bank of California was opened in San Francisco, California, on July 4, 1864, by William Chapman Ralston and Darius Ogden Mills. It was the first commercial bank in the Western United States, the second-richest bank in the nation, and consid ...

Kevin Rose Kevin Rose is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk. He also served as production assistant and co-host at TechTV's '' The Screen Savers''. From 2012 to 2015, he was a venture partner at GV. ...

(born 1977), internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3,

Digg Digg, stylized in lowercase as digg, is an American news aggregator with a curated front page, aiming to select stories specifically for the Internet audience such as science, trending political issues, and viral Internet issues. It was launche ...

, Pownce, and Milk *

Charles R. Schwab Charles Robert Schwab Sr. (born July 29, 1937) is an American investor and financial executive. He is the founder and chairman of the Charles Schwab Corporation. He pioneered discount sales of equity securities starting in 1975. His company be ...

(born 1937), businessman, founder of Schwab investment firm *

Theresa Sparks Theresa Sparks is an American transgender woman, and is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission and was a candidate for San Francisco Supervisor for District 6 in the November 2010 election. She is a former president of ...

(born 1949), CEO of sex toy company

Good Vibrations "Good Vibrations" is a song by the American rock music, rock band the Beach Boys that was composed by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Mike Love. It was released as a single on October 10, 1966 and was an immediate critical and commercial hit, toppi ...

Tom Steyer Thomas Fahr Steyer (born June 27, 1957) is an American climate investor, businessman, hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, and liberal activist. Steyer is the co-founder and co-chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, founder an ...

(born 1957), hedge fund manager and political activist *

(1829–1902), German-American

-era businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans, Levi Strauss & Co., headquartered in San Francisco * Rikki Streicher (1922–1994) LGBT leader, bar owner and co-founder of the

Gay Games The Gay Games is a worldwide sport and cultural event that promotes acceptance of sexual diversity, featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes, artists and other individuals. Founded as the Gay Olympics, it was starte ...

Adolph Sutro Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (April 29, 1830 – August 8, 1898) was a German-American engineer, politician and philanthropist who served as the 24th mayor of San Francisco from 1895 until 1897. Born a German Jew, he moved to Virginia Ci ...

(1830–1898) German-American engineer, business man, politician and philanthropist who served as the 24th

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

from 1895 until 1897 *

Aaron Swartz Aaron Hillel Swartz (November 8, 1986 – January 11, 2013) was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer, and Internet hacktivist. A prolific programmer, Swartz helped develop the web feed format RSS, the tech ...

(1986–2011), co-founder of

Eric Swenson Eric Leon Swenson (August 4, 1946 – June 20, 2011) was an American skateboard designer and magazine publisher. Born in San Francisco, Swenson was the chief skateboard designer for the Independent Truck Company, which he co-founded with skateboar ...

(1946–2011), co-founder of

Thrasher Magazine ''Thrasher'' is a skateboarding magazine founded in January 1981 by Eric Swenson and Fausto Vitello. The publication consists primarily of skateboard- and music-related articles, photography, interviews and skatepark reviews. The magazine al ...

Independent Truck Company Independent Truck Company is a skateboard truck manufacturer based in Santa Cruz, California. Established in 1978, the company is owned by NHS, Inc. and sponsors an extensive list of team riders. History The company was co-founded by Richard N ...

* Peter Thiel (born 1967), co-founder of

, founder of Clarium Capital *

Richard M. Tobin Richard Montgomery Tobin (April 9, 1866 – January 23, 1952) was an American banker and diplomat. He was a civic leader and philanthropist in San Francisco, California and served as United States Minister to the Netherlands. Early life Rich ...

, (1866–1952), president of Hibernia Bank and Minister to the Netherlands *

George Treat George Treat (1819–1907) was an early Gold Rush-era pioneer in the Mission District, of San Francisco, a businessman, abolitionist, a member of the first Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco, and a horse racing enthusiast. He was influential ...

(1819–1907) early

-era pioneer in the

Mission District The Mission District ( Spanish: ''Distrito de la Misión''), commonly known as The Mission ( Spanish: ''La Misión''), is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Mission District's name i ...

, of San Francisco, a businessman,

abolitionist Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery. In Western Europe and the Americas, abolitionism was a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic slave trade and liberate the enslaved people. The British ...

, a member of the first Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco, and horse racing enthusiast. *

Walter Varney Walter Thomas Varney (December 26, 1888 – January 25, 1967) and Continental Airlines,Continental Airlines WebsiteCompany History 1934 to 1958/ref> which combined under United Continental Holdings long after his death. Varney was also one of the ...

, (1888–1967), aviation pioneer, founded the predecessors to both United Airlines and Continental Airlines *

Fausto Vitello Fausto Vitello (August 7, 1946 – April 22, 2006) was an Argentine-American businessman, magazine publisher, and skateboarder. Vitello was the creator of ''Thrasher'' magazine and co-creator of Independent trucks. Early life Vitello was born i ...

(1946–2006), creator of ''

'' and co-creator of Independent Trucks *

Evan Williams Evan Williams may refer to: __NOTOC__ People In sport * Evan O. Williams (c. 1889–1946), American football and basketball coach * Evan Williams (footballer) (born 1943), Scottish football goalkeeper * Evan Williams (jockey) (1912–2001), horse ...

(born 1972), co-founder and CEO of

, founder of Medium and blogger * Ilya Zhitomirskiy (1989–2011), co-founder of

Diaspora A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin. Historically, the word was used first in reference to the dispersion of Greeks in the Hellenic world, and later Jews afte ...

Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (; born ) is an American business magnate, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding the social media website Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.), of ...

(born 1984), co-founder and CEO of

Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin ...

Barry Diller Barry Charles Diller (born February 2, 1942) is an American businessman. He is Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and Expedia Group and founded the Fox Broadcasting Company and USA Broadcasting. Diller was inducted into the Television Hall ...

(born 1942), co-founder of

Fox Broadcasting Company The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an Television in the United States, American Commercial broadcasting, commercial terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by Fox C ...

Chefs

Mario Batali Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and N ...

(born 1960), chef *

Danny Bowien James Daniel Bowien (born 1982) is a chef and restaurateur. He is the founder and owner of Mission Chinese Food in New York City and Brooklyn and co-founder of Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco, California. Bowien is a James Beard Award win ...

(born 1982), chef and restaurateur; founder of Mission Chinese Food * Cecilia Chiang (1920–2020), chef,

restaurateur A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspec ...

, and cookbook writer * Chris Cosentino, celebrity chef, restaurateur and reality television personality * Dominique Crenn (born 1965), chef and owner of the two Michelin stars rated, Atelier Crenn and Petit Crenn in San Francisco *

Gary Danko Gary Danko is an American chef. He combines French, Mediterranean, and American styles into his cooking. He is best known for his eponymous restaurant in San Francisco, California. Early life Danko was born in Massena, New York, his father was ...

, chef and

Traci Des Jardins Traci Des Jardins is an American chef and restaurateur who previously owned Jardinière, a French influenced California fine-dining restaurant in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, California. She is also chef and partner of ''Publi ...

(born 1967), chef and

, previously ''Jardinière'' * Melissa King (born 1983), winner of ''

Top Chef ''Top Chef'' is an American reality competition television series which premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006. The show features chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges. The contestants are judged by a panel of professional che ...

'' * Corey Lee (born 1977) chef and restaurateur; founder of Benu. * George Mardikian (1903–1977), chef and restaurateur; founder of ''Omar Khayyam's'' restaurant *

Thomas McNaughton Thomas McNaughton (born October 9, 1983) is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer. He is the chef and owner of Flour + Water, Penny Roma, Flour + Water Pasta Shop, and Flour + Water Pizzeria in San Francisco, California. Thomas inv ...

(born 1983), chef,

, and cookbook writer, ''Flour and Water'' * Michael Mina (born 1969), chef,

* Daniel Patterson, chef, food writer, and owner of Coi from 2006 until 2022. * Judy Rodgers (1956–2013), chef, cookbook writer,

; founder of Zuni Cafe * Ron Siegel, chef in San Francisco, from 2002 to 2016. * Jeremiah Tower (born 1942), chef at Chez Panisse and Stars * René Verdon (1924–2011), chef and owner of Le Trianon from 1972 until 1985. * Martin Yan (born 1948), television chef

Crime

* Richard Allen Davis (born 1954), career criminal convicted of killing Polly Klaas; born and raised in San Francisco. * David Carpenter (born 1930), also known as the Trailside Killer, a serial killer on hiking trails around the Bay Area; born and raised in San Francisco. * The Doodler, also known as the Black Doodler, an unidentified

serial killer A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A * * * * with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...

believed responsible for up to 16 murders and three assaults of men in San Francisco, between January 1974 and September 1975. He had a habit of sketching his victims prior to their sexual encounters and slayings by stabbing. * Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow (born 1959), Hong Kong-born felon with ties to a

Chinatown street gang and an organized crime syndicate. * Alice Maud Hartley (c. 1864 – 1907), she murdered Nevada State Senator

Murray D. Foley Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust * D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian wh ...

by gunshot in 1894."Alice Maud Hartley," ''Online Nevada,'' undated
/ref>"Slayer of M.D. Foley Becomes a Bride," ''San Francisco Chronicle,'' January 5, 1899, page 15
/ref> *

Jim Jones James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American preacher, political activist and mass murderer. He led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement, between 1955 and 1978. In what he called "revolutionary suicide", ...

(1931–1978), cult leader of the Peoples Temple. *

(1872–1947), crime boss working alongside his brother Thomas, nicknamed the "King of the Tenderloin". * Earle Nelson (1897–1928), serial killer and necrophile. * The Zodiac Killer, unidentified serial killer active in the 1960s. *

Leonard Lake Leonard Thomas Lake (October 29, 1945June 6, 1985), also known as Leonard Hill and a variety of other aliases, was an American serial killer. During the mid-1980s, he and his accomplice, British Hong Kong-born Charles Ng, raped, tortured and ...

(1945-1985), serial killer alongside his accompliance Charles Ng.

Entertainment industry

Actors

* Gracie Allen (1895–1964) actress, comedian, born in San Francisco *

Dianna Agron Dianna Elise Agron ( ; born April 30, 1986) is an American actress and singer. After primarily dancing and starring in small musical theater productions in her youth, Agron made her screen debut in 2006, and in 2007, she played recurring charac ...

(born 1986), actress * W. Kamau Bell (born 1973), comic, television host *

Bill Bixby Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III (January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993) professionally known as Bill Bixby, was an American actor, director, producer, and frequent game-show panellist. Bixby's career spanned more than three decades, includi ...

(1934–1993), actor *

Joan Blackman Joan May Blackman (born May 17, 1938, in San Francisco, California) is an American actress. Film Blackman appeared in her first motion picture, ''Good Day for a Hanging'', in 1959. She had a significant role in two Elvis Presley films. She play ...

(born 1938), actress *

Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...

(1908–1989), voiceover actor *

Lisa Bonet Lilakoi Moon (born Lisa Michelle Bonet; November 16, 1967), known professionally as Lisa Bonet (), is an American actress. She is known for playing Denise Huxtable on the sitcom '' The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992), for which she earned widespread ...

(born 1967), actress * Michael Bowen (born 1953), actor, son of Beat generation artist Michael Bowen (Sr.) * Benjamin Bratt (born 1963), actor * Todd Bridges (born 1965), actor * Kari Byron (born 1974), television personality * Scott Capurro (born 1962), comedian, actor * Colleen Camp (born 1953), actress * Carol Channing (1921–2019), actress *

Kevin Cheng Kevin Cheng Ka-wing (born 15 August 1969) is a Hong Kong American actor and singer who is currently under the management of the Hong Kong television network TVB. Cheng rose to fame in late 2004 after playing his first lead role in the TVB drama ...

(born 1969), actor * Mandy Cho (born 1982), actress *

Margaret Cho Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, actress, LGBT social activist, and musician. She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and se ...

(born 1968), comedian, actress * Jamie Chung (born 1983), actress *

William Collier Jr. William Collier Jr. (born Charles F. Gall Jr.; February 12, 1902 – February 5, 1987) was an American stage performer, producer, and a film actor who in the silent and sound eras was cast in no fewer than 89 motion pictures. Biography William ...

(1902–1987), silent film and stage actor * Darren Criss (born 1987), actor in Glee * Eric Dane (born 1972), actor *

Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( ; born January 26, 1958) is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom '' Ellen'' from 1994 to 1998, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for " The Puppy Episode". S ...

(born 1958), comedian, television personality * Dimitri Diatchenko (1968–2020), actor and musician * Minnie Dupree (1875–1947), actress *

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the " Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "'' D ...

(born 1930), actor and film director *

Barbara Eden Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead; August 23, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and producer best known for her starring role as Jeannie in the sitcom ''I Dream of Jeannie'' (1965-1970). Other notable roles include Roslyn Pierce oppo ...

(born 1931), actress * Richard Egan (1921-1987), actor *

Jimmie Fails Jimmie Fails (born November 10, 1994) is an American actor. His feature film debut was the titular role in the semi-autobiographical movie ''The Last Black Man in San Francisco'' (2019). Life and career Fails was born and raised in San Francisc ...

(born 1994), actor, screenwriter * Kurt Fuller (born 1953), actor *

Kathy Gori Kathy Gori (born March 19, 1951) is an American voice actress, radio personality and screenwriter. Biography She was born in San Francisco, California. Gori co-wrote two original feature comedies, ''And Spaulding Gets Nothing'' for Walt Disne ...

(born 1951), actress *

Danny Glover Danny Lebern Glover (; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the '' Lethal Weapon'' film series. He also had leading roles in his films inclu ...

(born 1946), actor *

Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...

(born 1956), actor * China Kantner (born 1971), actress *

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines th ...

(1940–1973), actor and martial artist * Sondra Locke (1944–2018), actress and film director * Marjorie Lord (1918–2015), actress * Leslie Mann (born 1972), actress, born in San Francisco *

Cheech Marin :''The surname'' Marin ''is of Spanish language origin. In Spanish, it is spelled'' Marín'', with an acute accent on the'' í. Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American actor, musician, comedian, and activist who gain ...

(born 1946), actor *

Marc Maron Marcus David Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and musician. In the 1990s and 2000s, Maron was a frequent guest on the '' Late Show with David Letterman'' and has appeared more than fort ...

(born 1963), comedian & podcaster *

Edna McClure Edna McClure (born c. 1888) was an American actress whose brief career on Broadway was overshadowed by a sensational murder case and later a tragic family dispute. Life and career McClure was born in California around 1888, the only child of He ...

(born c. 1888), Broadway actress * Bridgit Mendler (born 1992), actress and singer * Vera Michelena (1885–1961), actress, dancer and singer * Melissa Ng (born 1972), Hong Kong television actress, raised in San Francisco *

Larisa Oleynik Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (; born June 7, 1981) is an American actress who became a teen idol in the 1990s. Born in Santa Clara and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, Oleynik began her career as a child actor, first appearin ...

(born 1981), actress * Patton Oswalt (born 1969), comedian *

Brian Posehn Brian Edmund Posehn (; born July 6, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, musician, and writer. After numerous appearances as a television guest star, Posehn acquired his first major recurring role in HBO's '' Mr. Show wit ...

(born 1966), comedian * Paula Poundstone (born 1959), comedian and panelist on NPR's Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me * Rob Schneider (born 1963), actor * Liev Schreiber (born 1967), actor * Harry Shum Jr. (born 1982), actor *

Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone ( ; born October 4, 1976) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller '' The Crush'' (1993), earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further prominence at age 16 as a ...

(born 1976), actress * Genevieve Stebbins (1857–1934), actress, author, teacher * David Strathairn (born 1949), actor * Sharon Stone (born 1958), actress *

Lyle Talbot Lyle Florenz Talbot (born Lisle Henderson, also credited Lysle Talbot; February 8, 1902 – March 2, 1996) was an American stage, screen and television actor. His career in films spanned three decades, from 1931 to 1960, and he performed on ...

(1902–1996), actor * Jeffrey Tambor (born 1944), actor * Phillip Terry (1909–1993), actor * Gregg Turkington (born 1967), a.k.a. Neil Hamburger *

Aisha Tyler Aisha Nilaja Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of ''Ghost Whisperer'', Dr. Tara Lewis in ''Criminal Minds'', Mother Nature ...

(born 1970), actress and TV personality * Terri J. Vaughn (born 1969), actress * Mai Wells (1862–1941), actress * Stuart Whitman (1928–2020), actor *

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comed ...

(1951–2014), comedian, actor * Ali Wong (born 1982), actress, comic, writer *

BD Wong Bradley Darryl Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor. Wong won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in '' M. Butterfly'', becoming the only actor in Broadway history to receive the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Criti ...

(born 1960), actor *

Natalie Wood Natalie Wood ( Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring r ...

(1938–1981), actress * Jacob Hopkins (born 2002), actor

Dancers

* Carol Doda (1937–2015), first public topless dancer *

Isadora Duncan Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877 or May 27, 1878 – September 14, 1927) was an American dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance, who performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the US. Born and raised in ...

(1877–1927), "mother" of

modern dance Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which included dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th ...

* Margaret Jenkins (born 1942), choreographer * Sarah Lane (born 1984), ballet dancer

Filmmakers

* David Butler (1894–1979), film director, actor, writer and producer *

Chris Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer born in Genoa, Italy. Christopher Columbus or Chris Columbus may also refer to: People * Chris Columbus (musician) (1902–2002), American jazz drummer * Chris Columbus (filmmaker) (born 1958), American dire ...

(born 1958), director * Francis Coppola (born 1939), film director, writer, producer, winery owner, San Francisco restaurateur *

Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola (; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and actress. The youngest child and only daughter of filmmakers Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, she made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed crime drama film ...

(born 1971), director * Delmer Daves (1904–1977), director *

David Fincher David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly psychological thrillers and biographical dramas, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Fi ...

(born 1962), director *

Sarah Jacobson Sarah Jacobson (August 25, 1971 – February 13, 2004) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Early life Jacobson was born in Connecticut, moved to New Jersey in 1975, then to Edina, Minnesota in 1982. She graduated with ho ...

(1971–2004), film director, screenwriter, and producer *

Philip Kaufman Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning more than six decades. He has been described as a "maverick" and an "iconoclast," notable for his versati ...

(born 1936), film director * George Kuchar (1942–2011), underground film director and video artist, known for his "low-fi" aesthetic *

Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies. During the 1930s, LeRoy was one of the two great practitioners o ...

(1900–1987), director, producer, actor *

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and '' Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chai ...

(born 1944), director and producer * Andy Luckey (born 1965), TV writer, producer, director * Mary Eunice McCarthy (1899–1969), screenwriter, playwright, and author * The

Mitchell brothers Brothers James Lloyd "Jim" Mitchell (November 30, 1943 in Stockton, California – July 12, 2007 in Petaluma, California) and Artie Jay Mitchell (December 17, 1945 in Lodi, California – February 27, 1991 in Marin County, California) were Ameri ...

, Jim and Artie, adult industry pioneers including adult cinema and adult film production * Jon Moritsugu (born 1965), cult-underground filmmaker *

Jenni Olson Jenni Olson (born October 6, 1962) is a writer, archivist, historian, consultant, and non-fiction filmmaker based in Berkeley, California. She co-founded the pioneering LGBT website PlanetOut.com. Her two feature-length essay films — '' The Jo ...

(born 1962), film curator, filmmaker, author, and LGBT film historian * Lourdes Portillo (born 1944), screenwriter and filmmaker *

Walter Shenson Walter Shenson (June 22, 1919 – October 17, 2000) was a film producer, director and writer, best known for producing the Beatles' films '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) and ''Help!'' (1965), as well as the 1959 comedy ''The Mouse That Roared'', s ...

(1919–2000), film producer * Cauleen Smith (born 1967), filmmaker and multimedia artist * Joe Talbot (born 1991), director * Jay Ward (1920–1989), creator and producer of animated TV series *

Wayne Wang Wayne Wang (; born January 12, 1949) is a Hong Kong–American director, producer, and screenwriter. Considered a pioneer of Asian-American cinema, he was one of the first Chinese-American filmmakers to gain a major foothold in Hollywood. ...

(born 1949), director * Tommy Wiseau, director of the cult film '' The Room''

Promoters and managers

* Bill Graham (1931–1991), rock promoter, known for Winterland Ballroom,

The Fillmore The Fillmore is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California. Built in 1912 and originally named the Majestic Hall, it became the Fillmore Auditorium in 1954. It is in Western Addition, on the edge of the Fillmore District and Upper F ...

Fillmore West The Fillmore West was a historic rock and roll music venue in San Francisco, California, US which became famous under the direction of concert promoter Bill Graham from 1968 to 1971. Named after The Fillmore at the intersection of Fillmore Str ...

and Bill Graham Presents * Chet Helms (1942–2005), 1960s rock promoter * Rock Scully (1941–2014), manager of the

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...

Theatre

David Belasco David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story '' Madame Butterfly'' for the stage. He launched the theatrical career of ...

(1853–1931)

theatrical producer A theatrical producer is a person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The producer is responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backing, and hire ...

impresario An impresario (from the Italian ''impresa'', "an enterprise or undertaking") is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas, performing a role in stage arts that is similar to that of a film or television producer. H ...

, director and

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

, born in San Francisco * Darren Criss (born 1987) Broadway actor, singer and songwriter, born in San Francisco * Alice Oates (1849–1887) actress and pioneer of American musical theatre, lived and worked in San Francisco * Carole Shorenstein Hays (born 1948), theatrical producer and owner of Curran Theatre.

Military

James Millikin Bevans James Millikin Bevans (October 12, 1899 – May 1, 1977) was a major general in the United States Air Force. Biography Bevans was born in San Francisco, California, in 1899. His parents were United States Army Colonel James Lung Bevans of Platte ...

(1899–1977), U.S. Air Force general * Daniel Callaghan, (1890–1942) U.S. navy admiral and Medal of Honor recipient * Robert L. Fair (1923–1983), U.S. Army general and Silver Star recipient *

Kenneth J. Houghton Kenneth John Houghton (October 17, 1920 – March 27, 2006) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. Early Marine Corps career Kenneth J. Houghton was born in San Francisco, California, on ...

(1920–2006), U.S. Marine Corps general and Navy Cross recipient *

William Payne Jackson William Payne Jackson (January 9, 1868 – January 13, 1945) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Moro Rebellion, Pancho Villa Expedition, and W ...

(1868–1945), U.S. Army major general *

William Harrington Leahy William Harrington Leahy (October 27, 1904 – May 12, 1986) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and the son of William D. Leahy, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's military chief of staff during World War II. Biography Leahy was born ...

(1904–1986), U.S. Navy admiral *

Robert Houston Noble Robert Houston Noble (November 3, 1861 – October 26, 1939) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Apache Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Pancho Villa Expedition, and World War I, he attaine ...

, U.S. Army general *

G. S. Patrick Goldsborough Serpell Patrick (26 April 1907 – 21 March 1999) was a Rear admiral (United States), rear admiral in the United States Navy. Biography Patrick was born Goldsborough Serpell Patrick on Yerba Buena Island, Goat Island in San Franci ...

(1907–1999), U.S. Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient *

William T. Shorey William T. Shorey (July 13, 1859 – April 15, 1919) was a late 19th-century American whaling ship captain known to his crew as the Black Ahab. He was born in Barbados July 13, 1859. He was of African descent through Barbados. Spent his life at se ...

(1859–1919), first black San Francisco sea captain * Thomas Selfridge (1882–1908), U.S. Army

first lieutenant First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces; in some forces, it is an appointment. The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations, but in most forces it is sub-divided into a ...

, Aviator, known for being the first person ever to die on a plane crash * William Renwick Smedberg Jr., U.S. Army general *

Arthur Wolcott Yates Arthur Wolcott Yates (February 14, 1865 – September 27, 1930) was a brigadier general in the United States Army. Biography Born in Wisconsin, Yates died in San Francisco, California. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.John C. Young (1912–1987), U.S. Army officer, Chinatown leader * Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. (1920–2000), U.S. Navy admiral

Musicians and bands

* 4 Non Blondes, rock band *

8 Legged Monster The 8 Legged Monster was an American jazz band, active from 2007 until 2015, and based in San Francisco, California. They wrote, played, and arranges music in various jazz, bebop, free jazz and big band genres. The band's founder, leader and gu ...

, Jazz band based in San Francisco *

A.B. Skhy A.B. Skhy (originally New Blues) was an American electric blues band from Milwaukee formed in 1968. They recorded two albums before splitting up in the early 1970s. History Formed in Milwaukee in the late 1960s as New Blues, the band comprised De ...

, 1960s blues-rock band *

The Ace of Cups Ace of Cups is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1967 during the Summer of Love era. It has been described as one of the first all-female rock bands. The members of Ace of Cups were Mary Gannon (bass), Marla Hunt (organ, piano), ...

, 1960s rock band * The Aislers Set, indie rock band *

Allegiance An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed, or freely committed, by the people, subjects or citizens to their state or sovereign. Etymology From Middle English ''ligeaunce'' (see medieval Latin ''ligeantia'', "a liegance"). The ''al ...

, hardcore band * American Music Club, indie rock band *

A Minor Forest A Minor Forest was a San Francisco-based math rock band active from 1992 to 1998. History The band formed after Andee Connors left his home in San Diego to start a career in music in the San Francisco Bay Area. After a brief stint in Cradlesto ...

, math rock band * Lorin Ashton a.k.a. Bassnectar (born 1978), DJ & record producer *

Avengers Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes **Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...

, punk band **

Penelope Houston Penelope Houston (born December 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter best known as the singer for the San Francisco-based punk rock band the Avengers. She was raised in Seattle. In the mid-1970s she attended Fairhaven College in Bellin ...

(born 1958), singer * Marty Balin (1949–2018), singer

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to ach ...

* Beau Brummels, 1960s relectro soul-punk), singer, signature song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" * Jello Biafra (born 1958), singer for Dead Kennedys * Black Pearl, 1960s/1970s rock band * Kat Bjelland (born 1963), bassist for Babes in Toyland (band), Babes in Toyland * Blue Cheer, early hard rock band * Mike Bordin (born 1962), drummer for Faith No More and Ozzy Osbourne * Mike Burkett a.k.a. "Fat Mike" (born 1967), bassist/songwriter for NOFX * Jack Casady (born 1944), bassist for

& Hot Tuna * Billy Gould (born 1963), bass guitarist for Faith No More * Paul Bostaph (born 1964), heavy metal drummer * Jim Campilongo (born 1958), guitarist * Kevin Cadogan (born 1970), guitarist, known for his work with the band Third Eye Blind on the albums ''Third Eye Blind'' and ''Blue'' * Michael Carabello (born 1947), percussionist with Santana (band), Santana * Caroliner, experimental band * Vanessa Carlton (born 1980), singer * Adam Carson (born 1974), drummer for AFI (band), AFI * The Fucking Champs, progressive punk band * Tracy Chapman (born 1964), singer-songwriter * Craig Chaquico (born 1954), rock, jazz and new age guitarist * The Charlatans (American band), The Charlatans, folk rock & psychedelic rock band * Chrome (band), Chrome, foundational industrial rock band * Clown Alley, punk band * Counting Crows, alternative rock band * Patrick Cowley (1950–1982), disco composer * Todd Tamanend Clark (born 1952), poet and composer * Consolidated (band), Consolidated, alternative dance/industrial music band * Jack Conte, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, half of the musical duo Pomplamoose, and CEO of Patreon * Helios Creed (born 1953), singer/songwriter * Creeper Lagoon, rock band * Crime (band), Crime, early punk band * Cypher in the Snow, queercore band * Dead Kennedys, punk band * Dead to Me (band), Dead to Me, punk band * Paul Desmond (1924–1977), jazz saxophonist * The Dicks, early punk band * Dave Dictor (born 1951), founder & singer of MDC (band), MDC * Dieselhed, country punk band * The Dils, early punk band * Dominant Legs, indie pop group * David Dondero (born 1969), singer/songwriter * DUH (band), DUH, alt/noise rock band * The Dwarves, punk band * John Dwyer (musician), John Dwyer (born 1974), multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter * Mark Eitzel (born 1959), musician * Hanni El Khatib (born 1981), a blues rock artist born in San Francisco, currently based in Los Angeles * Engine 88, rock band * Andy Ernst, punk rock music producer, engineer, musician, and songwriter * Erase Errata, post-punk band * Greg Errico (born 1948), drummer for many bands, most notably Sly & the Family Stone * Faith No More, rock band * Maude Fay (1878–1964), operatic dramatic soprano * Jennifer Finch (born 1966), bassist for L7 (band), L7 * Flamin' Groovies, rock band * Flipper (band), Flipper, early punk band * Michael Franti (born 1967), singer/songwriter * Lars Frederiksen, guitarist/singer/songwriter with Rancid (band), Rancid * Bobby Freeman (1940–2017), rock, soul, and R&B singer and producer * Frightwig, punk band * Girls (band), Girls, rock band * Grass Widow, indie punk band *

, rock band ** Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), psychedelic and folk-rock guitarist and singer for

** Bob Weir (born 1947), songwriter/guitarist for

** Phil Lesh (born 1949), bassist for

** Mickey Hart (born 1943), drummer for

** Bill Kreutzmann (born 1946), drummer for

** Tom Constanten (born 1944), keyboardist for

** Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (1949–1973), keyboardist and founding member of

* Ryan Greene, record producer & sound engineer * Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976), jazz musician and pianist, born in San Francisco * Sammy Hagar (born 1947), singer for Montrose (band), Montrose & Van Halen * Henry's Dress, indie pop band * Cindy Herron (born 1961), R&B singer in En Vogue, EnVogue, born in San Francisco * Gary Holt (musician), Gary Holt (born 1964), thrash metal guitarist for Exodus (American band), Exodus * Grotus, industrial rock band * Hickey (band), Hickey, punk band * Tiffany Hwang (born 1989), member of pop group Girls' Generation * I Am Spoonbender, band * Imperial Teen, rock band * Chris Isaak (born 1956), singer and musician * Etta James (1938–2012), blues/R&B/soul icon * Stephan Jenkins, Stephen Jenkins (born 1964), singer/songwriter for Third Eye Blind * Janis Joplin (1943–1970), rock singer * Jawbreaker (band), Jawbreaker, punk/emo band ** Blake Schwarzenbach (born 1967), singer, songwriter & guitarist for Jawbreaker (band), Jawbreaker & Jets to Brazil * J Church, punk band *

, rock band * Jefferson Starship, rock band * Jessica Jung (born 1989), former member of pop group Girls' Generation * Journey (band), Journey, rock band * Krystal Jung (born 1994), member of pop group f(x) (band), f(x) * John Kahn (1947–1996), bassist for Jerry Garcia Band * Paul Kantner (1941–2016) rock musician and co-founder of the band

* Jorma Kaukonen (born 1940), guitarist for

& Hot Tuna * Mark Kozelek (born 1967), singer/songwriter, Red House Painters & solo * Kreayshawn (born 1989), rapper * Kronos Quartet, classical ensemble * Jay Lane (born 1964), drummer, RatDog, Further (band), Furthur, Primus (band), Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Sausage, The Uptones * CoCo Lee, Cantopop, CantoPop singer and actress * Maxime Le Forestier (born 1949), French singer/songwriter * Huey Lewis (born 1950), Lead singer for Huey Lewis and the News * The Little Deaths, rock band * Courtney Love (born 1964), singer and actress * Bamboo Mañalac (born 1978) rock singer, former lead vocals for Rivermaya and Bamboo (band), coach of The Voice Philippines * Tony Martin (American singer), Tony Martin (1913–2012), American actor and popular singer * Mates of State, indie-pop duo * Dmitri Matheny (born 1965), jazz flugelhornist * Johnny Mathis (born 1935), pop singer * Bobby McFerrin (born 1950), singer/songwriter * Kirke Mechem (born 1925), composer * Melvins, band * The Mermen, surf-rock band * Metal Church, heavy metal band * Metallica, heavy metal band ** Cliff Burton (1962–1986), bass guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica ** Kirk Hammett (born 1962), lead guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica ** James Hetfield (born 1963), singer and rhythm guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica ** Lars Ulrich, (born 1963), drummer for thrash metal band Metallica * Milk Cult, electronic band * Moby, electronic music artist * Moby Grape, rock band * The Mojo Men, 1960s rock band * Chante Moore (born 1967), R&B and jazz singer * Sonny John Moore a.k.a. Skrillex (born 1988), electronic producer, DJ, musician * Bob Mould (born 1960), singer/guitarist, Hüsker Dü, Sugar (American band), Sugar * The Mummies, garage rock band * Stuart Murdoch (musician), Stuart Murdoch (born 1968), singer/songwriter, Belle & Sebastian * The Mutants, early punk band * The Mystery Trend, 1960s garage rock band * Graham Nash (born 1942), singer, songwriter & guitarist for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and The Hollies * Dan Nakamura a.k.a. Dan the Automator (born 1966), hip hop producer * Matt Nathanson (born 1973), singer/musician * Negative Trend, punk band * New Riders of the Purple Sage, rock band * Andre Nickatina (born 1970), rapper * The Nuns, punk band * The Oh Sees, garage rock band * The Offs, punk band * Christopher Owens (born 1979), singer, songwriter * Christopher Olsen (born 1957), folk singer-songwriter * The Ophelias (California band), The Ophelias, psychedelic rock band * Bill Orcutt (born 1962), guitarist and composer * Buzz Osborne (born 1964), singer/songwriter/guitarist with The Melvins * Pablo Cruise, pop/rock band * Pagan Babies, rock band * Tim Pagnotta (born 1977), guitarist * Pansy Division, punk band * Mike Patton (born 1968), singer for Faith No More * Linda Perry, lead singer of 4 Non Blondes * Faith Petric (1915–2013), American folk singer * Liz Phair (born 1967), singer/songwriter * Phantom 309, noise rock band * Polkacide, punk-polka band * Rappin' 4-Tay (Anthony Forte) (born 1968), rapper * Red House Painters, rock band * The Residents, avant-garde music and visual arts group * Tina Root, ex-vocalist of the now defunct darkwave band Switchblade Symphony * Quicksilver Messenger Service, rock band * Linda Ronstadt (born 1946), singer * Arthur Russell (musician), Arthur Russell (1951–1992), cellist, composer, producer, singer * Doug Sahm (1941–1999), singer-songwriter * Esa-Pekka Salonen (born 1958), Finnish orchestral conductor, composer, music director-designate of the San Francisco Symphony. * Carlos Santana (born 1947), rock, blues, salsa guitarist and singer * Santana (band), Santana, rock band * Michael Shrieve (born 1949), drummer for Santana (band), Santana * Sister Double Happiness, punk band * San Quinn (born 1977) rapper, raised in the Western Addition, San Francisco, Western Addition, a neighborhood of San Francisco * Ty Segall (born 1987), musician * Boz Scaggs (born 1944), singer, songwriter, guitarist * Deke Sharon (born 1967), a cappella singer The House Jacks * Virgil Shaw, singer-songwriter, member of Brent's TV & Dieselhed * Sic Alps, garage rock band * Sir Douglas Quintet, rock band * Grace Slick (born 1939), singer for

* Sopwith Camel, 1960s psychedelic rock band * Martin Sorrondeguy (born 1967), singer for Los Crudos & Limp Wrist, & founder of Lengua Armada Discos * Skip Spence (1946–1999), singer-songwriter, and member of

, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Moby Grape * Sly Stone (born 1943), funk icon * Steel Pole Bath Tub, noise-punk band * Steve Miller Band, rock band * The Stinky Puffs, alternative rock band * Stone Fox, rock band * Sun Kil Moon, folk rock band * Swingin' Utters, street punk band * Sylvester (singer), Sylvester (1947–1988), disco singer & performer * Janice Tanaka (born 1963), bassist * Third Eye Blind, alt-rock band * Michael Tilson Thomas (born 1944), conductor * Those Darn Accordions, accordion band * Peter Tork (1942–2019), keyboardist and bassist for The Monkees * Trainwreck Riders, alt-country punk band * Tribe 8, queercore punk band * The Tubes, new wave/punk band * Two Gallants (band), Two Gallants, guitar/drum duo * Ross Valory (born 1949), bass player for many bands, most notably Journey (band), Journey * John Vanderslice (born 1967), musician, songwriter, & recording engineer * Sid Vicious (1957–1979), bassist for Sex Pistols * Von Iva, electro soul-punk band * Rob Wasserman (1952–2016), composer and bass player * Martha Wash (born 1953), R&B, Soul, and pop singer * George Watsky (born 1986), hip hop artist * Linda Watson (soprano) (born 1960), dramatic soprano and academic voice teacher * We Five, 1960s folk rock group * White Trash Debutantes, punk band *Betty Ann Wong, composer * Kevin Woo (born 1991), member of Korean boygroup U-Kiss * 11/5, rap group * Eric Melvin (born 1966), guitarist for NOFX * RBL Posse, rap group * Jane Dornacker (1947–1986), songwriter for The Tubes, lead vocalist of Leila and the Snakes (originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico)

News and commentary

* Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913), journalist * Ben Blank (1921–2009), television graphics innovator * Phil Bronstein (born 1950), editor of San Francisco Chronicle & San Francisco Examiner * Herb Caen (1916–1997), newspaper columnist * Tucker Carlson (born 1969), Conservatism, conservative political commentator for Fox News * Ben Fong-Torres (born 1945), journalist, best known for work with Rolling Stone * C.H. Garrigues (1902–1974), jazz reviewer * Lester Holt (born 1959), journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of ''NBC Nightly News'' and ''Dateline NBC'' * Gregg Jarrett (born 1955), news commentator with Fox News * Whit Johnson (born 1982), journalist * William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), newspaper magnate and publisher * Lewis H. Lapham, Lewis Lapham (born 1935), editor of ''Harper's'' * Rachel Maddow (born 1973), MSNBC host * Kent Ninomiya (born 1966), journalist * Jake Phelps (1962–2019), editor-in-chief of

* Michael Savage (commentator), Michael Savage (born 1942), radio personality and conservative political commentator * Randy Shilts (1951–1994), pioneering gay journalist at ''San Francisco Chronicle'' and author of ''And the Band Played On'', ''The Mayor of Castro Street'' and ''Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military, Conduct Unbecoming'' * Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936), journalist * Kara Swisher (born 1962), technology journalist, New York Times writer, and co-founder of Recode and All Things Digital * David Talbot (born 1951), creator of Salon.com, journalist * Stephen Talbot (born 1949), reporter, producer, KQED and PBS Frontline * Jann Wenner (born 1946), Rolling Stone founder * Marla Tellez (born 1976), journalist * Tim Yohannan (1945–1998), founder of MaximumRockNRoll and 924 Gilman Street

Political figures, activists and civil servants

* Jeff Adachi (1959–2019), San Francisco Public Defender * Jewett W. Adams (1835–1920), List of Governors of Nevada, fourth Governor of Nevada; resident of San Francisco * Art Agnos (born 1938), 38th Mayor of San Francisco * Tom Ammiano (born 1941), California State Assemblyman, San Francisco Supervisor, Mayoral candidate and LGBT rights activist * Luis Antonio Argüello (1784–1830), first governor of Alta California * Earle D. Baker (1888–1987), Los Angeles City Council member, 1951–59 * George W.C. Baker (1872–1953), Los Angeles City Council member, 1931–35 * John Perry Barlow (1948–2018), poet and essayist, cyberlibertarian political activist,

lyricist, and founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Freedom of the Press Foundation * London Breed, (born 1974), Mayor of San Francisco, (2017-) * Stephen Breyer (born 1938), United States Supreme Court Associate Justice * Jerry Brown (born 1938), former Governor of California, former Governor of California, former Mayor of Oakland, California, Oakland, former California Attorney General * Pat Brown (1905–1996), Governor of California * Willie Brown (politician), Willie Brown (born 1934), Mayor of San Francisco, 1996–2004, Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1980–1995 * Christopher Augustine Buckley ("Blind Boss" Buckley, 1845–1922), Democratic Party boss * Wayne M. Collins (1899–1974), civil rights attorney * Belle Cora (Arabella Ryan), (1827–1862) Madam of the Barbary Coast, Vigilance Committee * Ben Fee (1908) Chinese activist in San Francisco's Chinatown * Dianne Feinstein (born 1933), San Francisco's first female mayor (1978–1988) and U.S. Senator since 1992 * Sandra Lee Fewer (b. 1956/57), San Francisco Supervisor * Joseph Flores (Guamanian politician), Joseph Flores (1900–1981), Governor of Guam * John Gilmore (activist), John Gilmore (born 1955), co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cypherpunks mailing list, and Cygnus Solutions, creator of the alt.* hierarchy in Usenet and is a major contributor to the GNU Project. * C.J. Goodell (1885–1967), Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal (1945–1953) * Terence Hallinan (1936–2020), San Francisco Supervisor and District Attorney * Matt Haney (born 1982), San Francisco Supervisor * Peter D. Hannaford (1932–2015), aide to Ronald W. Reagan, Ronald Reagan; author, public relations consultant * Kamala Harris, Kamala D. Harris (born 1964), San Francisco District Attorney's Office, San Francisco District Attorney (2004–2011), Attorney General of California (2011–2017), United States Senate, U.S. Senator from California (2017–2021), United States Vice President, Vice President of the United States (2021-) * George Hearst (1820–1891), politician * Thomas Hixson, U.S. Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California * Frank Jordan (born 1935), police chief and former Mayor of San Francisco * Ed Lee (politician), Ed Lee (1952–2017), Mayor of San Francisco * Mark Leno (born 1951), California State Senator, former San Francisco Supervisor, and mayoral candidate * Monica Lewinsky (born 1973), activist and former White House intern, born in San Francisco * Rafael Mandelman, San Francisco Supervisor * Gordon Mar, San Francisco Supervisor * Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, activists, first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in San Francisco * Robert McNamara (1916–2009), United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense and CEO of Ford Motor Company * Harvey Milk (1930–1978), city supervisor of San Francisco, gay icon * George Moscone (1929–1978), attorney and Democratic politician, 37th mayor of San Francisco (1976–1978), "the people's mayor," California State Senator & majority leader (1967–1976). * Gavin Newsom (born 1967), current Governor of California, former Mayor of San Francisco & Lieutenant Governor of California * José de Jesús Noé (1805–1862), was the last alcalde of Yerba Buena, California, Yerba Buena, which became

after the Mexican–American War * Michael O'Shaughnessy (1864–1934), civil engineer who became city engineer for the city of San Francisco during the first part of the twentieth century and developed the Hetch Hetchy, Hetch-Hetchy water system. * Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), Congresswoman, current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives * Aaron Peskin (born 1964), San Francisco Supervisor * James Duval Phelan (1861–1930), civic leader and banker. Mayor of San Francisco from 1897 to 1902 U.S. Senator from 1915 to 1921. Central to effort to bring Hetch Hetchy & municipal water to San Francisco. * Dean Preston (b. 1969/70), San Francisco Supervisor * Anthony Ribera (born 1945), Chief of San Francisco police department. * James Rolph Jr. (1869–1934), 27th governor of California & 30th (and longest-serving) mayor of San Francisco. * Hillary Ronen, San Francisco Supervisor * John Roos (born 1955), former United States Ambassador to Japan under Barack Obama, technology lawyer, and CEO of Silicon Valley-based law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. * Angelo Joseph Rossi, Angelo Rossi (1878–1948), 31st mayor of San Francisco * Ahsha Safaí (born 1973), San Francisco Supervisor * Charlotte Mailliard Shultz (born 1933), Chief of Protocol, Trustee San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, widow of George Shultz * George Shultz, George P. Shultz (1920-1933), Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan and Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor & Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Richard Nixon *

(born 1949) activist, former president of the San Francisco Police Commission, business woman * Catherine Stefani (born 1969), San Francisco Supervisor * Shamann Walton, San Francisco Supervisor * Edgar Wayburn (1906–2010), environmentalist, five-time president of the Sierra Club * Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006), Secretary of Defense * Cecil Williams (pastor), Cecil Williams (born 1929), pastor and community leader * Norman Yee (born 1949), San Francisco Supervisor

Scientists

* Augustus Jesse Bowie Jr. (1872–1955), technology engineer, inventor and entrepreneur * Mary E. Clark (1927–2019), biologist, professor, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science * Peter Eckersley (computer scientist), Peter Eckersley (1979–2022), computer scientist, computer security researcher, and activist * Paul Ekman (born 1934), pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions * Laura J. Esserman, surgeon and breast cancer oncology specialist who practices at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. * Dian Fossey (1932–1985), primatologist, researcher and animal advocate * Clifford Geertz (1926–2006), anthropologist * Eugene Gu (born 1986), doctor and CEO of Ganogen Research Institute Also a news media writer, born in San Francisco. *Mary Halton (1879–1948), Women's suffrage, suffragist, doctor and early Intrauterine device, IUD researcher, she was the first women appointed to the Harvard Medical School faculty. Born and raised in San Francisco. * Stephen Herrero, biologist, bear expert, professor at University of Calgary * Duncan Irschick (born 1969), evolutionary ecologist in animal performance * Daniel Levitin (born 1957) cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, writer, musician, and record producer * Gabriel L. Plaa (1930–2009), toxicologist * Mervyn Silverman, physician and public health supervisor of San Francisco during the city's initial response to the AIDS crisis * Kazue Togasaki (1897–1992) Japanese woman who served as a medical doctor in Japanese internment camps * Paul Volberding, American physician known for his pioneering work in treating persons with HIV * Robert Wartenberg (1887–1956) neurologist and clinical professor of neurology at the University of California * John Young (astronaut), John W. Young (1930–2018), astronaut, ninth person to walk on the Moon

Socialites

* Marian and Vivian Brown (1927–2013, 2014), identical twin socialites and locally known San Francisco personalities * Abigail Folger (1943–1969), Folgers coffee heiress and victim of the Tate murders * Gordon Getty (born 1933), heir to oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, Philanthropy, philanthropists, classical music composer, business man, born and raised in San Francisco *Noël Sullivan (1890–1956), concert singer, philanthropist and patron of the arts, born and raised in San Francisco. * Charlotte Mailliard Shultz (born 1933), philanthropist, socialite * Tabe Slioor (1926–2006), socialite, news reporter, photojournalist

Writers

* Maya Angelou (1928–2014), poet * Julian Bagley (1892–1981), author, veteran and hotel concierge * William Bayer (born 1939), crime fiction writer *

(1853–1931), playwright * Ambrose Bierce (1842 – c. 1914), journalist and author * Clark Blaise (born 1940), Canadian author * Richard Brautigan (1935–1984), poet, writer * Neal Cassady (1926–1968), beatnik poet, husband of Carolyn Cassady * Carolyn Cassady (1923–2013), writer, wife of Neal Cassady * Eli Coppola (1961–2000), poet and spoken word performer * Diane di Prima (1934–2020), poet * Greg Downs (writer), Greg Downs (born 1971), short-story writer * Robert Duncan (poet), Robert Duncan (1919–1988), poet * Dave Eggers (born 1970), author * Jeffrey Eugenides (born 1960), author * Marcus Ewert (born 1972), writer, actor, and director * Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919–2021), poet, co-founder of City Lights Bookstore * Robert Frost (1874–1963), iconic poet * Adam Gidwitz (born 1982), children's book author * Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), iconic poet of the beat generation * Clay M. Greene, Clay Meredith Greene (1850–1933),

, director, actor * Thom Gunn (1929–2004), poet * Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), author of hard-boiled detective novels * Daniel Handler (born 1970), better known as Lemony Snicket * George Hitchcock (poet), George Hitchcock (1914–2010) Poet, playwright, actor, professor, editor of the San Francisco-based ''Kayak'' poetry journal, lived in San Francisco from 1958 until 1970. * Jack Hirschman (born 1933), poet * Robert Hunter (lyricist), Robert Hunter (1941–2019),

lyricist * Shirley Jackson (1916–1965), author * Alan Kaufman (writer), Alan Kaufman (born 1952), author, poet, editor * Bob Kaufman, (1925–1986), poet * Joanne Kyger, 1934–2017, poet, writer * Gus Lee (born 1946), Asian-American author * Philip Lamantia (1927–2005), poet * Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (1910–1992), author of science fiction novels * Daniel Levitin (born 1957), writer, scientist, musician * Ron Loewinsohn (1937–2014), poet, novelist * Jack London (1876–1916), writer * Ki Longfellow (born 1944), writer * Devorah Major (active since 1990s), poet, novelist * Armistead Maupin (born 1944), writer * Midori (author), Midori, author and sex educator * Carol Anne O'Marie (1933–2009), Roman Catholic nun, mystery writer * Emelie Tracy Y. Swett Parkhurst (1863–1892), poet and author * Peter Plate, author * Charles Plymell (born 1935), poet, novelist, and small press publisher * Kenneth Rexroth (1905–1982), poet * Anne Rice (1941–2021), author * Gary Snyder (born 1930), poet of the beat generation * Rebecca Solnit (born 1961), writer * Lorenzo Sosso (1867–1965), Italian-American poet * Jack Spicer (1925–1965), poet of the Beat Generation, beat generation, lived in the 1950s and 1960s in San Francisco and died in San Francisco * Joseph Staten, writer (''Halo: Contact Harvest'') * Danielle Steel (born 1947), author * Dale J. Stephens, author * Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), author, lived in San Francisco from 1879 to 1880 * Amy Tan (born 1952), author * Michelle Tea (born 1971), author, poet, editor * Walter Tevis (1928–1994), author, ''The Hustler'' * Robert Alfred Theobald (1884–1957), US Navy Rear Admiral, author of ''The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor'' * Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967), cookbook author, partner to Gertrude Stein, born and lived in San Francisco * Mark Twain (1835–1910), author * Vendela Vida (born 1971), writer * Lew Welch, (1926 – disappeared 1971), poet * Philip Whalen (1923–2002), poet * Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), author and playwright, spent 1882 in San Francisco * Naomi Wolf (born 1962), writer * Curtis Yarvin (born 1973), American political theorist and computer scientist * Laurence Yep (born 1948), Asian-American writer * Helen Zia (born 1952), writer, journalist, and activist

Athletes

Baseball

''See San Francisco Giants#Baseball Hall of Famers for San Francisco Giants players in the Baseball Hall of Fame.'' * Jim Baxes (1928–1996), third baseman * Ping Bodie (1887–1961), outfielder, played for the Chicago White Sox (1911–1914), Philadelphia Athletics (1917) and New York Yankees (1919–1921), born and raised in San Francisco * Sam Bohne (originally "Sam Cohen"; 1896–1977), Major League Baseball player * Barry Bonds (born 1964), outfielder * Bobby Bonds (1946–2003), outfielder * Fred Breining (born 1955), pitcher for San Francisco Giants (1980–1984) * Madison Bumgarner (born 1988), pitcher for San Francisco Giants * Matt Cain (born 1984), pitcher * Dolph Camilli (1907–1997), first baseman, played for the Philadelphia Phillies and History of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Dodgers, born and raised in San Francisco * Ike Caveney (1894–1949), shortstop * Orlando Cepeda (born 1937), 1st baseman & inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame * Gino Cimoli (1929–2011), outfielder, born and raised in San Francisco * Joe Corbett (1875–1945), pitcher, born in San Francisco * Joe Cronin (1906–1984), infielder, Baseball Hall of Fame, born and raised in San Francisco * Frankie Crosetti (1910–2002), shortstop and coach * Tim Cullen (born 1942), infielder * Babe Dahlgren (1912–1996), first baseman * Joe DeMaestri (1928–2016), shortstop * Dom DiMaggio (1917–2009), outfielder * Bob Elliott (baseball), Bob Elliott (1916–1966), player and manager * Jim Fregosi (1942–2014), player and manager * Al Gallagher (1945–2018), third baseman for the San Francisco Giants and California Angels (1970–1973) * Jonny Gomes (born 1980), outfielder for Boston Red Sox * Herb Gorman (1924–1953), player in one MLB game * Harry Heilmann (1894–1951), outfielder, Baseball Hall of Fame * Keith Hernandez (born 1953), first baseman * Jackie Jensen (1927–1982), also in the College Football Hall of Fame * Eddie Joost (1916–2011), player and manager * Willie Kamm (1900–1988), third baseman * George Kelly (baseball player), George Kelly (1895–1984), first baseman, Baseball Hall of Fame * Steve Kerr (born 1965) head coach of the Golden State Warriors and eight-time NBA champion * Mark Koenig (1904–1993), infielder for 1927 New York Yankees * Tony Lazzeri (1903–1946), infielder, Baseball Hall of Fame * Tim Lincecum (born 1984), pitcher * Willie McCovey (1938–2018), 1st baseman & inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame * Nyjer Morgan (born 1980), outfielder for Milwaukee Brewers * Hunter Pence (born 1983), outfielder * Mark Prior (born 1980), baseball pitcher for Chicago Cubs (2002–2004), born in San Francisco * Charlie Sweeney (1863–1902), pitcher * Mike Vail (born 1951), outfielder * Tyler Walker (baseball), Tyler Walker (born 1976), relief pitcher for Washington Nationals

Basketball

* Jason Kidd (born 1973), basketball player * Tom Meschery (born 1938) * Pete Newell (1915–2008), Olympic and San Francisco Dons men's basketball, USF coach * Gary Payton (basketball), Gary Payton (born 1968), NBA player * Phil Smith (basketball), Phil Smith (1952–2002) * Phil Woolpert (1915–1987), San Francisco high school and college coach

Boxing

* Abe Attell (1883–1970), world featherweight champion * James J. Corbett (1866–1933), World Heavyweight Champion * Andre Ward (born 1984), 2004 Olympics light heavyweight gold medal winner

Football

* Andre Alexander (born 1967), CFL wide receiver * Gary Beban (born 1946), NFL quarterback and 1967 Heisman Trophy winner * Ed Berry (born 1963), NFL defensive back for Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers * Tom Brady (born 1977), NFL quarterback for New England Patriots and two-time NFL most valuable player * Tedy Bruschi (born 1973), NFL linebacker for New England Patriots * Al Cowlings (born 1947), Southern California Trojans football, USC and NFL defensive lineman * Chris Darkins (born 1974), NFL running back for Green Bay Packers * Bob deLauer (1920–2002), NFL center * Matt Dickerson (born 1995), NFL defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons * Eddie Forrest (American football), Eddie Forrest (1921–2001), NFL offensive lineman for San Francisco 49ers * Jason Hill (American football), Jason Hill (born 1985), NFL wide receiver for Jacksonville Jaguars * Mike Holmgren (born 1948), NFL head coach for Green Bay Packers and president of Cleveland Browns * James Hundon (born 1971), NFL player * Zeph Lee (born 1963), NFL player * Joe Montana (born 1956), NFL quarterback for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame * John Nisby (1936–2011), NFL guard with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins; one of the first African American players to play for the Washington Redskins * Paul Oglesby (1939–1994), Oakland Raiders tackle * Igor Olshansky (born 1982), NFL defensive end for Dallas Cowboys * Jerry Rice (born 1962), NFL wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame * George Seifert (born 1940), Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers (1989–1996), Carolina Panthers (1999–2001) * O. J. Simpson (born 1947), NFL running back with Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers (1985); inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame; previously, City College of San Francisco and USC running back * Donald Strickland (born 1980), current NFL cornerback for the New York Jets * Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1985), Eric Wright (born 1985), NFL cornerback for Detroit Lions * Steve Young (born 1961), NFL quarterback for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame

Golf

* Danielle Kang (born 1992), professional golfer * Johnny Miller (born 1947), professional golfer, TV commentator * Ken Venturi (1931–2013), professional golfer, TV commentator * Michelle Wie (born 1989), professional golfer

Other sports

* Townsend Bell (born 1975), race car driver * Otey Cannon (born 1968), first black American player in the North American Soccer League (1968), North American Soccer League * Cheerleader Melissa (born 1982), pro wrestler * Mark Crear (born 1969), two-time Olympic medallist in 110m hurdles * Ann Curtis (1926–2012), two-time Olympic gold medalist and one-time silver medalist in swimming * Vicki Draves (1924–2010), two-time Olympic gold medalist, diver, first Asian American gold medalist * Ken Flax (born 1963), Olympic hammer thrower * Al Gordon (racing driver), Al Gordon (1902–1936), race car driver * Laird Hamilton (born 1964), surfer * Hans Halberstadt (1885–1966), German-born American Olympic fencer * Helen Jacobs (1908–1997), tennis player * Jeremy McGrath (born 1971), motocross rider * Jonny Moseley (born 1975), freestyle skiing Olympic gold medalist * Jimmy Murphy (racing driver), Jimmy Murphy (1894–1924), race car driver * Katelyn Ohashi (born 1997), artistic gymnast * Brooks Orpik (born 1980), NHL player for the Washington Capitals * Bill Schaadt (1924–1995), fly fisherman * Emerson Spencer (1906–1985), Olympic track and field gold medalist * Shawn Spikes (born 1996), thoroughbred jockey * Shannon Rowbury (born 1984), 2-time track & field Olympian, American Record Holder at 1500m, World Record Holder in Distance Medley Relay * Ben Wildman-Tobriner (born 1984), Olympic swimming gold medalist * Al Young (born 1946), drag racing world champion

Other

* Brace Belden (born 1989), columnist, militiaman, union organizer, Twitter personality * Maciej Cegłowski (born 1975), web developer, entrepreneur, speaker, and social critic * Thomas E. Horn (born 1946), lawyer, philanthropist, Publisher Bay Area Reporter, Trustee San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center * Madame Moustache, Eleanor Dumont (Madame Moustache) (1829–1879), Gold rush, Gold Rush era professional card dealer and gambler * Laurene Powell Jobs (born 1963), widow of

, founder of Emerson Collective * Anton LaVey (1930–1997), founder of the Church of Satan, author, musician and occultist, lived and died in San Francisco * Emperor Norton (1818–1880), Gold Rush entrepreneur, eccentric, egalitarian and original visionary of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge * Maria Seise, first Chinese woman to immigrate to CaliforniaYung, Judy. ''Unbound feet: A social history of Chinese women in San Francisco''. Univ of California Press, 1995., p. 48. * Owsley Stanley (1935–2011), American audio engineer and clandestine chemist * Tye Leung Schulze (1887–1972), interpreter and first Chinese-American woman to vote in a US primary election * Neville G. Pemchekov Warwick (1932–1993), modern interpreter of Buddhism and a central figure of the spiritual movement of California during the late 1960s and the 1970s. * Jacob Weisman (born 1965), publisher of Tachyon Publications, editor

References

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