List of people from San Diego, California
This is a list of famous people who were born, spent a majority of their life, or currently live in San Diego, California, USA.
A
- Damon Allen, professional football player
- Eric Allen, professional football player
- Marcus Allen, professional football player
- Francisco María Alvarado, an early settler of San Diego
- Lance Alworth, professional football player
- Brad Ausmus, professional baseball player
- Hunter MacKenzie Austin, voice actor
- James L. Avery, Sr., actor
- Lew Ayres, actor
- Eugene Philip Amano,professional football player
B
- David Bailey, professional motocross racer
- Khalif Barnes, professional football player
- Arlene Baxter, model and actress
- Billy Beane, general manager of Oakland Athletics
- Belle Benchley, former director of the San Diego Zoo
- Annette Bening, actress
- Kurt Benirschke, pathologist and geneticist
- Rolf Benirschke, professional football player
- Noah "Wuv" Bernardo, drummer for P.O.D.
- Mayim Bialik, actress
- Stephen Bishop, musician
- Ron Blair, musician, original bassist of the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Hank Blalock, professional baseball player
- Jolene Blalock, actress on Star Trek
- Julia Bond, pornographic actress
- Kim Bokamper, professional football player
- Tim Bradstreet, artist and illustrator
- Charles Brandes, #133 on Forbes 400
- Lucille Bremer, actress
- Adam Brody, actor, best known for his role on The O.C.
- Bill Brown, music composer
- Victor Buono, actor and comic
- Charles F. Buddy, first Bishop and University of San Diego founder
- Bob Burnquist, professional skateboarder
- Nakia Burrise, actress
- Eileen Rose Busby, author, antiques expert
- Reggie Bush, professional football player
C
- Matt Cameron, drummer of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam
- Charlie Cannon, singer, theater performer and co-founder of Starlight Opera
- Nick Cannon, actor, rapper
- Billy Casper, golfer
- Mark Cerney, founder Next of kin Registry (NOKR)
- Eric Chavez, baseball player for Oakland A's
- Steve Cherundolo, professional soccer player
- Judy Clarke, criminal defense attorney
- Eric Close, actor
- Aukai Collins, Chechen mujahideen, spent his childhood in Ocean Beach, and part of his early adulthood in City Heights
- Marshall Colt, psychologist and former actor
- Holly Marie Combs, actress
- Dennis Conner, America's Cup yachtsman
- Maureen Connolly, professional tennis player, 1953 tennis Grand Slam champion
- Derrike Cope, NASCAR driver
- Alana Cordy-Collins, anthropologist
- William P. Cronan, naval officer and 19th Naval Governor of Guam
- Robbin Crosby, musician
- Cameron Crowe, screenwriter, director, and producer
- Andrew Cunanan, spree killer who murdered Gianni Versace
D
- Austin da Luz, professional soccer player
- Ted Danson, actor
- Terrell Davis, professional football player
- William Heath Davis, early San Diego developer
- Tom Delonge, singer and musician
- Warren DeMartini, musician
- Amir Derakh, musician, member of the band Orgy
- Cameron Diaz, actress
- Momčilo Đujić WW2 Chetnik guerilla commander
- Johnny Downs, vaudevillian, dancer, actor and TV personality, and Our Gang cast member.
- Gerry Driscol, yacht racer and businessperson
- Dinesh D'Souza, author
- Robert Duvall, actor
- Jared Dudley, professional basketball player
E
- Jason Earles, actor
- Josephine Marcus Earp, actor, dancer, and prostitute
- Wyatt Earp, farmer, hunter, gambler, saloon-keeper, miner, and officer of the law
- Donnie Edwards, NFL player
- Joan Embery, San Diego Zoo ambassador
- Hayden Epstein, NFL and CFL player
- Lindsay Ellingson, model
- Gary Erwin, TV personality, best known from the TV series on the Oxygen Channel "Addicted to Beauty".
F
- Marshall Faulk, professional football player
- Amy Finley, winner of third season of The Next Food Network Star and host of The Gourmet Next Door
- John William Finn, Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Reuben H. Fleet, founder of Consolidated Aircraft, later Convair
- Jon Foreman, lead singer/songwriter/guitarist of Switchfoot
- Jayo Felony, rapper
- Frankie J, singer
- Julie Foudy, professional soccer star
- Dan Fouts, professional football player
- Vic Fuentes, frontman of Pierce the Veil
G
- Diamanda Galás, composer, vocalist, and keyboard artist
- Major Garrett, senior White House correspondent for Fox News
- Steve Garvey, professional baseball player, businessman
- Megan Goode, actress
- Theodor Geisel, children's author (Dr. Seuss)
- Brian Giles, professional baseball player
- Francoise Gilot, artist
- Broc Glover, former motocross national champion
- La'Roi Glover, professional football player
- Susan Golding, businesswoman and Republican politician
- Adrian Gonzalez, baseball player
- Robert Klark Graham, businessman and eugenicist
- Cecil H. Green, geophysicist, philanthropist
- Harold Greene, anchorman
- Oscar Gutierrez, better known as Rey Mysterio, Jr.. WWE wrestler.
- Tony Gwynn, professional baseball player
- Tony Gwynn Jr., professional baseball player, and son of Tony Gwynn
H
- Leon Hall, professional football player
- Cole Hamels, professional baseball player
- Rosie Hamlin, singer
- Aaron Harang, professional baseball player. Attended San Diego State University
- Charles Mallory Hatfield, rainmaker
- Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder
- Le Ly Hayslip, memoirist and humanitarian
- Roger Hedgecock, former mayor and radio personality
- Dennis Hopper, actor and director
- Mark Hoppus, singer and musician
- Alonzo Horton, early San Diego developer, created "New Town San Diego", later Downtown
- James Oliver Huberty, perpetrator of San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre
- Kimberly Hunt, news anchor
- Joe Hutshing, film editor
I
J
- JabbaWockeeZ, dance crew[1]
- Father Luís Jayme, California's first Christian martyr
- Jimmie Johnson, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion
- Katrina Johnson, American actress
- Johnny Jeter, professional wrestler
- Deron Johnson, professional baseball player. Born in San Diego, lived in Poway
K
- Kendrick Bangs Kellogg (born 1934), architect
- Dan Kemp, actor
- Kerri Kendall, Playboy model, was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for September 1990.
- Jewel Kilcher, singer
- Tawny Kitaen, model and actress
- Laurence Monroe Klauber, herpetologist
- Ken Kocher, professional football player
- Raph Koster, author and game designer
- Joan Kroc, philanthropist
- Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald's corporation
- David Kennedy, musician
L
- Adam Lambert, runner-up on American Idol
- Tim Lambesis, vocalist for the band As I Lay Dying
- Frankie Laine, singer
- Fabio Lanzoni, model
- Don Larsen, professional baseball player
- Tammy Lauren, actress
- Bessie Learn silent film actress
- Bobby Lee, MadTV actor and comedian
- David Leisure, "Joe Isuzu," character actor and comedian
- Art Linkletter, television host
- Cleavon Little, Blazing Saddles, actor
- Gene Littler, Pro golfer
- Lil Rob, Chicano rapper
- Mario López, actor
- Harold Lloyd, silent film actor
- Greg Louganis, Olympic diver
- Faizon Love, actor
- Moses A. Luce, lawyer & businessman, Medal of Honor winner
M
- Rob Machado, professional surfer
- Ross Martin, actor
- Clay Marzo, professional surfer
- James Maslow, actor, singer from boy band Big Time Rush
- Victor Mature, actor
- William C. McCool, astronaut
- Tug McGraw, Professional baseball Player, father of country singer Tim McGraw
- Danica McKellar, "Winnie Cooper" actress
- Michael Medved, radio host, polital commentator, film critic
- Cordelia Mendoza, antiques expert, businesswoman, co-author
- Phil Mickelson, professional golfer
- Martin Milner, actor
- Kevin Mitchell, professional baseball player (retired)
- Silas Weir Mitchell, actor
- John J. Montgomery, pioneer aviator
- Archie Moore, professional boxer
- Jason Mraz, singer
- Dick Murphy, politician and judge
N
O
P
- Chuck Palumbo, professional wrestler
- "Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce, professional wrestler
- Stephen Pearcy, musician, lead singer of Ratt
- Justin Pearson, musician and vocalist
- Gregory Peck, actor
- Scott Peterson, convicted murderer of his wife, Laci Peterson
- Craig Peyer, rogue California Highway Patrol trooper convicted of killing college student
- Dat Phan, comedian
- Regis Philbin, talk-show host
- Steve Poltz, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Jenna Presley, Pornstar
- Gary Puckett, musician and singer
- Sarah Purcell, "Real People" television host
R
- Sara Ramirez, actress and singer
- Scott Raynor, musician
- Steve Reeves, actor, body builder, and author
- Autumn Reeser, actress, best known for her role on The O.C.
- Roger Revelle, oceanographer, founder of UCSD
- Dave Roberts, professional baseball player
- Cliff Robertson, actor
- Aaron Rodgers, starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
- Mitt Romney, businessman and politician
- Tony Romo, NFL Quarterback
- Kristina Rose, pornographic actress
- Louis Rose, early San Diego developer
- Seraphim Rose, hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
- Marion Ross, actress
- Neil Ross, Voice Actor
- Ilan Rubin, musician
- Ralph Rubio, businessman and restaurant chain owner
- Betsy Russell, actress
- RuPaul, drag performer, singer, and actor
- Robbin Crosby, Guitarist, Co-Founder of Ratt
S
- Rashaan Salaam, former NFL football player, Heisman Trophy winner
- Jonas Salk, physician and researcher
- Shauna Sand, Playboy model who was "Playmate of the Month" for May 1996
- Sonny Sandoval, lead singer of rock band P.O.D.
- Cathy Scott, journalist and true crime author
- J. Michael Scott, senior scientist, environmentalist and author
- Junior Seau, NFL football player
- Kate Sessions, horticulturalist, "the mother of Balboa Park"
- Stephanie Seymour, model
- Mary Sinclair, actress
- Andy Skib, guitar player of The Anthemic
- Mitchy Slick, rapper
- Alex Smith, NFL football player
- Marty Smith, former motocross national champion
- Carly Smithson, singer
- Suzy Spafford, artist
- Brenda Spencer, "I don't like Mondays," convicted murderer
- John D. Spreckels, businessman and industrialist
- Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist for The Chicago Tribune and creator of the comic strips, "The Buckets and Prickly City"
- Jeremy Stenberg, professional motorcross rider
- J. J. Stokes, NFL football player
- Milburn Stone, actor, "Doc" on "Gunsmoke"
- Frederick W. Sturckow, astronaut
T
- Brian Teacher, former tennis player, Australian Open singles champion
- Susanna Thompson, actress
- Katherine Tingley, creator of the Theosophical Society compound at Lomaland
- Ted Tollner, professional football coach
- Jerry Trainor, actor
- Alan Trammell, professional baseball player
- Marty Tripes, winner of the first Super Bowl of motocross
- Robert Titzer, writer known for the Your baby can read! infant learning book
- Jeremy Tyler, professional basketball player overseas
- Antonio Thomas, musician,filmmaker
V
W
- Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter, composer and actor. Worked as a doorman in the city
- Bill Walton, NBA Basketball Hall of Famer, TV Personality
- Luke Walton, NBA Basketball player, Los Angeles Lakers
- Kelly Ward, actor
- Danny Way, professional skateboarder
- Harry M. Wegeforth, physician, founder of the San Diego Zoo
- Raquel Welch, actress
- David Wells, professional baseball player
- Shaun White, professional skateboader and snowboarder
- Kendra Wilkinson, model and television personality
- Nathan Williams, main member of the band Wavves
- Carol Williams, concert organist, composer. San Diego Civic Organist 2001-present
- Ricky Williams, football player
- Ted Williams, professional baseball player
- Ann Wilson, lead singer for the band Heart
- Pete Wilson, republican politician, governor of California from 1991 to 1999
- Scott Wilson (bodybuilder), former Mr. America and Mr. International
- Kellen Winslow, professional football player
- Kellen Winslow II, professional football player
- Marvell Wynne II, professional soccer player
Z