List of people from California
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This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity. This list is arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
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- 12th Planet – record producer and DJ
- 24kGoldn – rapper
- 24hrs – rapper
- 2Mex – rapper
- Willie Aames – actor
- Stephen Abas – Olympic freestyle wrestler
- Paula Abdul – dancer (American Idol)
- Rosalie Abrams – playwright, actress, and activist
- Ansel Adams – photographer
- Davante Adams – NFL wide receiver
- Jay Adams – skateboarder and surfer
- Erik Affholter (born 1966) – NFL wide receiver
- Ben Affleck – Academy Award-winning actor and director
- Jhene Aiko – singer
- Jessica Alba – actress and model
- Edward Albert – actor
- Josh Allen – NFL quarterback
- Keegan Allen – actor (Pretty Little Liars)
- Marcus Allen – football player
- A. J. Allmendinger – NASCAR driver
- Herb Alpert – trumpeter and music executive
- Tony Alva – skateboarder and surfer
- Caroline Amiguet – actress and model
- Helen Andelin – author (Fascinating Womanhood)
- Anthony Anderson – actor
- Melissa Sue Anderson – actress
- Paul Thomas Anderson – filmmaker
- Tom Anderson – co-founder of the social network MySpace
- Jennifer Aniston – actress (Friends)
- Odette Annable – actress
- apl.de.ap – Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer (Black Eyed Peas)
- Christina Applegate – actress
- Jon Appleton – composer
- Anne Archer – actress
- Eve Arden – actress
- Billie Joe Armstrong – musician, guitarist, and vocalist (Green Day)
- Lucie Arnaz – actress
- Maureen Arthur – actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)
- Maude Apatow – actress (Euphoria)
- Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bassist (Korn)
- Anastasia Ashman – writer
- Shiri Appleby – actress and film director
- Sean Astin – actor (The Lord of the Rings)
- Jeff Atkinson – distance runner and Olympian
- Coco Austin – television personality
- Tracy Austin – tennis player
- Dylan Axelrod – baseball player
- B-Real – rapper
- Max Baer Jr. – actor (Jethro Bodine of The Beverly Hillbillies)
- Lonzo Ball – professional basketball guard (Chicago Bulls)
- LiAngelo Ball – basketball player
- LaMelo Ball – basketball player (Charlotte Hornets)
- Baby Bash – rapper
- Ross Bagdasarian Sr. – actor (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
- Amari Bailey (born 2004) - NBA basketball guard (Charlotte Hornets)
- Chauncey Bailey – journalist assassinated by an agent of Your Black Muslim Bakery
- Diane Baker – actress (The Silence of the Lambs)
- Dusty Baker – Major League Baseball player and manager
- David Bakhtiari – NFL offensive tackle
- Ireland Baldwin – model
- Fairuza Balk – actress
- Maria Bamford – actress and stand-up comedian
- Banks – singer
- Tyra Banks – model and actress (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
- Ronald Barak (born 1943) – Olympic gymnast
- Adrienne Barbeau – actress (Maude)
- Andrea Barber – actress
- Sara Bareilles – singer
- Travis Barker – drummer (Blink-182)
- Matt Barnes – National Basketball Association player
- Orr Barouch – Israeli soccer player
- Drew Barrymore – actress (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Never Been Kissed)
- Judith Barsi – actress and voiceover artist
- Summer Bartholomew – Miss USA 1975
- Dante Basco – actor
- Earl W. Bascom – rodeo pioneer, Hall of Fame inductee, actor, international artist, and sculptor
- Ellen Bass – poet and author
- Bassnectar – musician and record producer
- Max Baucus – politician, former Congressman (1975–78), longtime U.S. Senator from Montana (1978–2014), and U.S. Ambassador to China since 2014
- Emma Pow Bauder – evangelist
- Michelle Bauer – actress
- Michael Bay – film director
- Amanda Beard – Olympic swimmer
- Beck – musician
- Captain Beefheart – musician
- Ed Begley Jr. – actor and activist
- Drake Bell – actor, comedian, and singer
- Stephania Bell – ESPN analyst and physical therapist
- Camilla Belle – actress
- Tory Belleci – filmmaker and model maker (MythBusters)
- Troian Bellisario – actress and singer (Pretty Little Liars)
- Hester A. Benedict (1838-1921), president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
- Marcus Benjamin – early biographer at Smithsonian Institution
- Beau Bennett – hockey player
- Ashley Benson – actress (Pretty Little Liars)
- Doug Benson – comedian
- Justin Berfield – actor (Malcolm in the Middle)
- Candice Bergen – actress (Murphy Brown)
- Berner – rapper and cannabis entrepreneur
- Davion Berry (born 1991) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Carolyn Beug – passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11
- Yusuf Bey – owner of Your Black Muslim Bakery
- Mayim Bialik – Israeli-American actress (The Big Bang Theory, Blossom) and neuroscientist
- Sergey Bida (born 1993) – Olympic silver medalist épée fencer
- Violetta Khrapina Bida (born 1994) – Olympic épée fencer
- Bighead – record producer
- Barbara Billingsley – actress
- Rachel Bilson – actress (The O.C.)
- David Binn – 18-season NFL long snapper
- Matt Biondi – competitive swimmer and eight-time Olympic gold medalist[1]
- Thora Birch – actress
- Jake Bird (born 1995) – baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
- Steve Birnbaum – Major League Soccer player
- Bradford Bishop – indicted murderer and at-large fugitive
- Joel Bitonio – NFL offensive guard
- Bill Bixby – actor (The Incredible Hulk)
- Aloe Blacc – singer and musician
- Jack Black – actor and musician (Kung Fu Panda, Tenacious D)
- Rebecca Black – singer
- Tyler Blackburn – actor and singer (Pretty Little Liars)
- Tara Lynne Barr – actress
- Hank Blalock – baseball player (Texas Rangers)
- Mel Blanc – cartoon voice actor
- Rowan Blanchard – actress (Girl Meets World)
- Erica Blasberg (1984–2010) – LPGA golfer
- Sheila Bleck – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Mel Bleeker (1920–1996) – NFL halfback
- Ken Block – rally driver and gymkhana driver
- Andy Bloom – Olympic shot putter
- Betsy Bloomingdale – socialite
- April Bowlby – actress
- David Blu (born David Bluthenthal) – professional basketball player (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
- Rora Blue – visual artist
- Blueface – rapper
- Jason Blum – film producer
- Jonathon Blum – hockey player
- Judy Blumberg – competitive ice dancer
- Sam Bohne (born Sam Cohen) – baseball player
- Brian Boitano − Olympic gold medalist (figure skating)
- Barry Bonds – baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
- Bobby Bonds – baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
- Chaz Bono – writer
- Aaron Boone – baseball player (Cleveland Indians)
- Scott Borchetta – record executive, entrepreneur, and founder of Big Machine Records
- Jonathan Bornstein – soccer player for USA National Team and Chicago Fire FC
- Cindy Bortz – 1987 World Junior champion figure skater
- Barry Bostwick – actor (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City)
- Kate Bosworth – actress
- Lo Bosworth – TV personality, author, and entrepreneur
- Shmuley Boteach – Orthodox rabbi, radio and television host, and author[2]
- Bruce Bowen – National Basketball Association player (San Antonio Spurs)
- Barbara Boxer – United States Senator from California from 1993 to 2017; United States Representative from 1983 to 1993
- Cameron Boyce – actor (Descendants 2)
- Brandon Boyd – singer and musician (Incubus)
- Brittany Boyd – WNBA player
- Timothy Bradley – boxer
- Tom Brady – football quarterback
- Debbie Bramwell-Washington – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Benjamin Bratt – actor
- Ryan Braun – baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers)
- Nick Bravin – Olympic foil fencer
- Eddie Bravo – Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor
- Nicholas Brendon – actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Jan Brewer – Governor of Arizona
- Stephen Breyer – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Patrick Brennan – actor
- Brigita Brezovac – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Phoebe Bridgers – singer-songwriter
- Beau Bridges – actor (The Fabulous Baker Boys, Stargate SG-1)
- Jeff Bridges – actor (The Big Lebowski, True Grit)
- Lloyd Bridges – actor (Airplane!, Sea Hunt)
- Alison Brie – actress
- Lance Briggs – football player
- Adam Brody – actor (The O.C.)
- James Brolin – actor
- Josh Brolin – actor (Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame)
- Albert Brooks – actor and director (Lost in America)
- Alton Brown – television host
- Anthony Brown (born 1992) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Carlon Brown – basketball player, 2013-14 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Jerry Brown – Governor of California (1975–83; 2011–19) and Mayor of Oakland
- Pat Brown – Governor of California (1959–1967)
- Tedy Bruschi – football player
- Lindsey Buckingham – musician (Fleetwood Mac)
- Jeff Buckley – singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Bill Buckner – baseball player
- Don Budge – tennis player
- Candace Cameron Bure – actress
- Hunter Burgan – bass player for AFI
- Bobby Burgess – Mouseketeer and dancer for The Lawrence Welk Show
- Olivia Burnette – actress
- Cliff Burton – former Metallica bassist
- Tim Burton – film director
- Reggie Bush – football player
- Shoshana Bush – actress
- Sophia Bush – activist, spokesperson, and actress (Chicago P.D., One Tree Hill)
- Jeanie Buss – sports executive
- Justin Baldoni – actor and filmmaker
- Dave Brubeck – jazz pianist and composer
- Michael C. Burgess – actor and poet
- Cruz Bustamante – Lieutenant Governor of California
- Paul Butcher – actor
- Austin Butler – actor and singer
- Brian Patrick Butler – actor and filmmaker
- Win Butler – musician and songwriter (Arcade Fire)
- Amanda Bynes – actress
- Kari Byron – artist and TV personality (MythBusters)
- Calmatic – filmmaker
- Scott Caan – actor
- Johnathan Cabral – Olympic hurdler
- Richard Cabral – actor
- Herb Caen – newspaper columnist (San Francisco Chronicle)
- John Cage – composer
- Nicolas Cage – actor
- Colleen Camp – actress
- Colbie Caillat – singer
- Evan Call – composer
- Angelo Caloiaro (born 1989) – American-Italian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Greg Camarillo – NFL wide receiver
- Dove Cameron – actress (Liv and Maddie)
- Dolph Camilli – baseball player
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell – U.S. Senator from Colorado
- Nick Cannon – actor
- Linda Cardellini – actress (Freaks and Geeks)
- Tucker Carlson – television host
- Adam Carolla – radio and TV personality
- David Carr – football quarterback
- Derek Carr – football quarterback
- David Carradine – actor (Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2)
- Ever Carradine – actress and daughter of Robert Carradine
- Emma Chamberlain – internet personality
- Brooke Candy – rapper
- Lizzy Caplan – actress
- Keith Carradine – actor (Deadwood, Nashville)
- Robert Carradine – actor (Revenge of the Nerds)
- Pete Carroll – college and National Football League football coach
- Adam Carson – drummer for AFI
- Chris Carter – producer, director, and writer (The X-Files)
- Mike Carter (born 1955) – American-Israeli basketball player
- Shaun Cassidy – singer
- Torry Castellano – drummer for The Donnas
- Henry Cejudo – former UFC champion, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
- Richard Chamberlain – actor
- Brandi Chastain – soccer player
- Jessica Chastain – actress (The Tree of Life, Zero Dark Thirty)
- Doja Cat – rapper and singer
- Kwan Cheatham (born 1995) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Cher – actress, entertainer, and singer
- Joey Chestnut – competitive eater
- Julia Child – chef, author, and TV personality
- Margaret Cho – actress and comedian
- Justin Chon – actor
- Amy Chow – gymnast
- Jamie Chung – actress
- Marcia Clark – lawyer
- Melinda Clarke – actress
- Lana Clarkson – actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
- Les Claypool – bass player (Primus)
- Mark Clear – Major League Baseball two-time All-Star relief pitcher
- Angus Cloud (1998–2023) – actor
- Johnnie Cochran – lawyer (1937–2005)
- Claire Coffee – actress
- Audra Cohen (born 1986) – tennis player
- Jordan Cohen (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Sasha Cohen – figure skater
- Lillie Hitchcock Coit – firefighter
- Keyshia Cole – singer
- Natalie Cole – singer
- Austin Coleman – BMX rider and television personality
- Jerry Coleman – soldier and sportscaster
- Chris Colfer – actor (Glee) and author (The Land of Stories)
- Holly Marie Combs – actress
- Maureen Connolly – tennis player
- Mike Connors – actor (Mannix)
- Lauren Conrad – TV personality, fashion designer, and author
- Elisha Cook Jr. – actor (The Maltese Falcon)
- Coolio – rapper, singer, record producer, and actor
- Lillian Copeland (1904–1964) – Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
- Miranda Cosgrove – actress and singer (iCarly)
- Michael Costello – fashion designer
- Kevin Costner – actor and director (Dances with Wolves, Field of Dreams)
- Natalie Coughlin – Olympic swimmer
- Glenn Cowan (1952–2004) – table tennis player[3]
- Nikki Cox – actress (Las Vegas)
- Mary Lynde Craig — president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
- Alan Cranston – U.S. Senator from California
- Bryan Cranston – actor
- Laura Creavalle – Guyanese-born Canadian-American professional bodybuilder
- Richard Crenna – actor
- Darren Criss – actor
- William Henry Crocker – philanthropist and founder of Crocker National Bank
- James Cromwell – actor
- Joe Cronin – Hall of Fame baseball player and manager
- David Crosby – musician
- Denise Crosby – actress
- Cameron Crowe – filmmaker
- Raymond Cruz – actor
- Valorie Curry – actress (The Tick)
- Kaley Cuoco – actress (The Big Bang Theory)
- Jake Curhan (born 1998) – American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL)
- Vinny Curran – actor
- Jamie Lee Curtis – actress (Halloween, Trading Places)
- Cole Custer – NASCAR driver
- Carly Chaikin – actress
- Doug Clifford – drummer (member of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Wendi McLendon-Covey – actress
- Carson Daly – television host
- Zubin Damania (born 1973) – physician, comedian, internet personality, musician, and founder of Turntable Health
- Caroline D'Amore – musician, actress, and model
- Spencer Daniels – actor
- Sean Danielsen – singer and musician (Smile Empty Soul)
- Harry Danning – Major League Baseball All-Star catcher
- Ted Danson – actor (Cheers, The Good Place)
- Christopher Darden – lawyer
- Sam Darnold – NFL quarterback
- Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) – radio broadcaster during World War II
- Lindsay Davenport – tennis player
- Baron Davis – professional basketball player
- Jonathan Davis – singer and musician
- Lucius Davis (born 1970) – basketball player
- Noah Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997) – MLB baseball player (Colorado Rockies)
- Terrell Davis – professional football player
- Randy Davison – actor
- Ken Davitian – Armenian-American character actor
- Devin Dawson – singer and musician
- Shane Dawson – YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician
- Jonathan Dayton – film director (Little Miss Sunshine)
- Erika De La Cruz – television host
- Oscar De La Hoya – boxer
- Giada De Laurentiis – Italian born chef
- Brian de la Puente – National Football League center
- Zack de la Rocha – activist and singer (Rage Against the Machine)
- Lil Debbie – rapper
- Jayme Dee – singer and musician
- Javin DeLaurier (born 1998) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Grey Delisle – voice actress
- Tom DeLonge – singer and musician (Blink-182)
- Brad Delson – musician (Linkin Park)
- Alexa Demie – actress and singer
- Deorro – DJ and musician
- David Denman – actor
- Bo Derek – actress
- Laura Dern – actress
- DeMar DeRozan – professional basketball player
- Emily Deschanel – actress
- Zooey Deschanel – actress and singer
- Zoey Deutch – actress
- Jeff Deverett – film producer
- Cameron Diaz – actress (Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
- Nate Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
- Nick Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
- Matt DiBenedetto – NASCAR driver
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Academy Award-winning actor (The Departed, Titanic)
- Joan Didion – writer
- Vin Diesel – actor
- Grace Van Dien – actress
- Trent Dilfer – National Football League quarterback
- Joe DiMaggio – baseball player
- Maya DiRado – Olympic swimmer[4]
- Roy E. Disney – billionaire and nephew of Walt Disney
- Cong Thanh Do – Vietnamese American activist
- David Dobrik – vlogger
- Nate Dogg – musician
- Snoop Dogg – rapper
- Ami Dolenz – actress and daughter of Micky Dolenz
- Micky Dolenz – actor, musician, and singer (The Monkees)
- Jason Dolley – actor
- Landon Donovan – soccer player
- Jimmy Doolittle – general and aviation pioneer
- Tyler Dorsey (born 1996) – Greek–American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Marcus Dove – basketball player
- Stacy Dragila – pole vaulter
- Dr. Dre – musician, hip-hop producer, and record producer
- K. Eric Drexler – engineer
- Don Drysdale – baseball player
- Hilary Duff – actress and singer
- Dumbfoundead – Argentine-born Asian American rapper
- Tom Dumont – guitarist (No Doubt)
- Isadora Duncan – dancer
- Ann Dunnigan – translator, actor, and teacher
- Robert Duvall – actor
- Jermaine Dye – baseball player (Chicago White Sox)
- (Steve Dains) – (US senator for Montana)
- E-40 – rapper
- Eric Erlandson – musician
- Susan Egan – actress
- Sheila E. – singer
- Carl Earn (1921–2007) – tennis player
- Clint Eastwood – film actor and director (Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven)
- Eazy-E – rapper
- Dennis Eckersley – baseball pitcher
- Aaron Eckhart – actor
- Julian Edelman – National Football League wide receiver
- Anthony Edwards – actor
- Mack Ray Edwards (1918–1971) – child sex abuser/serial killer; committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell
- Zac Efron – film and television actor (High School Musical)
- Billie Eilish – singer
- Thelma "Tiby" Eisen (1922–2014) – baseball player
- Isaiah Eisendorf (born 1996) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Danny Elfman – musician and composer
- Jenna Elfman – actress
- Richard Elfman – film director (Forbidden Zone)
- Sam Elliott – actor
- Amit Elor – world champion in women's freestyle wrestling
- Anabel Englund – singer
- Robert Englund – actor and director (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Hayden Epstein – National Football League kicker
- Mike "SuperJew" Epstein – Major League Baseball first baseman
- Philip Erenberg (1909–1992) – gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
- Zach Ertz – NFL tight end
- Addie Garwood Estes – temperance activist
- Chris Evans – convicted train robber
- Evidence – rapper
- Briana Evigan – actress (Step Up)
- Shelly Fabares – actress and singer
- Bill Fagerbakke – actor and voice actor (Patrick Star)
- Heather Fargo – Mayor of Sacramento, California
- Valerie Faris – film director (Little Miss Sunshine)
- Jordan Farmar – basketball player
- Lorrie Fair – retired soccer player
- Mia Farrow – actress
- David Faustino – actor (Married... with Children)
- Kevin Federline – rapper and former backup dancer
- Wayne Federman – comedian
- Roshon Fegan – actor
- Benny Feilhaber – soccer midfielder
- Dianne Feinstein – U.S. Senator from California and Mayor of San Francisco (1978–88)
- Fergie (Stacy Ferguson) – singer, actress, and composer (Charlie Brown, The Dutchess, Fergalicious)
- Carlee Fernández – sculptor and photographer
- Shiloh Fernandez – actor
- Sky Ferreira – singer, model, and actress
- Will Ferrell – actor
- Miguel Ferrer – actor (RoboCop)
- America Ferrera – Honduran-American actress
- Sally Field − actress (Norma Rae, Places in the Heart)
- Carrie Fisher – actress
- Chloe Fineman – actress
- Jon Fisher – author and entrepreneur
- Peggy Fleming – figure skater
- Shaun Fleming – actor (Kim Possible)
- Rhonda Fleming – actress and singer
- Abigail Folger – coffee heiress, socialite, and murder victim
- John Fogerty – musician (founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Bridget Fonda – actress
- Lyndsy Fonseca – actress
- Beanie Feldstein – actress
- Jon Foreman – singer[5]
- Dian Fossey – zoologist
- DeShaun Foster – football player
- Jodie Foster – actress (The Accused, The Silence of the Lambs)
- Rickie Fowler – professional golfer
- Allen Fox – tennis player (ranked as high as # 4) and coach
- Mackenzie Foy – actress and model
- Dillon Francis – music producer and DJ
- Dave Franco – actor and brother of James
- James Franco – actor and brother of Dave
- Jeff Franklin – director (Full House)
- Paulette Frankl – artist and biographer
- Bonnie Franklin – actress
- Missy Franklin – 2012 Olympic gold medalist (swimming)
- Max Fried – baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
- Kevin Friedland (born 1981) – soccer player
- Taylor Fritz – tennis player
- Frost – rapper
- Robert Frost – poet
- Kurt Fuller – actor
- Edward Furlong – actor (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- Fuslie – live streamer
- Giveon – singer
- Becky G – singer-songwriter and actress
- G-Eazy – rapper, singer and record producer
- Guy Gabaldon – United States Marine Corps
- Lynx and Lamb Gaede – white nationalist twin singers and musicians
- Lady Gaga – singer[6]
- Richard Gage – 9/11 Truth movement activist
- Corey Gaines (born 1965) – basketball player and coach
- Trace Gallagher – journalist
- Ray Gallardo – film director and cinematographer
- The Game – rapper and actor
- Eric Garcetti – Mayor of Los Angeles
- Jeff Garcia – football player
- Jerry Garcia – musician (Grateful Dead)
- Andrew Garfield – actor
- Brad Garrett – actor (A Bug's Life, Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Spencer Garrett – actor
- Wolfgang Gartner – music producer and DJ
- Kyle Gass – musician (Tenacious D)
- Dirk Gates – network entrepreneur (Xirrus)
- John Gavin – actor and ambassador
- Sarah Michelle Gellar – actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- O.T. Genasis – rapper
- Inara George – singer and musician (The Bird and the Bee)
- Paul George − professional basketball player
- Lauren German – actress
- Jason Giambi – professional baseball player (New York Yankees)
- Greg Gibson – Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
- Tyrese Gibson – actor
- Frank Gifford – football player and sportscaster
- Brad Gilbert – tennis player and coach
- Melissa Gilbert – actress (Little House on the Prairie) and producer
- Sara Gilbert – actress (Roseanne)
- Lillian Moller Gilbreth – engineer (Cheaper by the Dozen)
- Justin Gimelstob – tennis player
- Enver Gjokaj – actor
- Danny Glover – actor
- Donald Glover – actor and singer
- Gnash – rapper and singer
- Jared Goff – NFL quarterback
- Bill Goldberg – professional NFL football player and undefeated professional wrestler
- Chelsey Goldberg – hockey player
- Rube Goldberg – cartoonist
- Paul Goldstein (born 1976) – tennis player and coach
- Tony Goldwyn – actor (Ghost, Tarzan)
- Selena Gomez – actress[7]
- Phillip Gonyea – drummer and percussionist (Against the Will)
- Adrián González – baseball player
- Tony Gonzalez – NFL tight end
- Meagan Good – actress
- Drew Gooden – professional basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Aaron Gordon – professional basketball player
- Jeff Gordon – NASCAR driver
- Molly Gordon – actress
- Robby Gordon – NASCAR driver
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt – actor
- Isidora Goreshter – actress
- Marjoe Gortner – evangelical minister
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar – actor
- Ben Gottschalk – National Football League offensive lineman
- Jim Grabb – tennis player ranked World No. 1 in doubles
- John Grabow – Major League Baseball player (Chicago Cubs)
- Kevin Graf – football offensive Tackle
- Alex Greenwald – musician
- Gloria Grahame – actress
- Andy Grammer – singer
- Farley Granger – actor
- Jennifer Granholm – Canadian-born politician and former Governor of Michigan (2003–2011)
- Beatrice Gray – actress
- Billy Gray – actor and motorcyclist
- Paul Gray – musician (Slipknot)
- Devon Graye – actor
- Brian Grazer – Academy Award-winning film and television producer
- Erick Green (born 1991) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Shawn Green – Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder
- Joanie Greggains – radio show host, health, and fitness expert
- Sasha Grey – pornographic actress
- Nash Grier – Viner, YouTuber, and actor
- Merv Griffin – talk show host, singer, and television producer (Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune)
- Florence Griffith Joyner – track athlete
- Camryn Grimes – actress
- RL Grime – music producer
- Josh Groban – singer
- Ashley Grossman (born 1993) – water polo player
- Kim Gruenenfelder – author
- Vince Guaraldi – musician (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
- Kimberly Guilfoyle – TV personality
- Natalie Gulbis – golfer
- Brett Gurewitz – guitarist (Bad Religion)
- Alfred Guth (1908–1996) – Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
- Sharina Gutierrez – model
- Tony Gwynn – Hall of Fame baseball player
- Jake Gyllenhaal – actor