List of people from Riverside, California

This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Riverside, California, and its surrounding metropolitan area. For people whose only connection with the city is attending the University of California, Riverside, see: List of University of California, Riverside people.

Arts

• Marsia Alexander-Clarke, artist^[1]
• Darci Kistler, ballerina
• Don O'Neill, architect and water color artist

Athletics

• Hakim Akbar, football player
• Chris Arreola, professional heavyweight boxer
• Dusty Baker, baseball player for Los Angeles Dodgers, manager of Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants
• Barry Bonds, baseball player for the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB's all-time home run leader
• Bobby Bonds, baseball player for the San Francisco Giants and California Angels
• Sean Brewer, football player for the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons^[2][3][4][5]
• Orshawante Bryant, arena football player
• Chris Claiborne, football player for New York Giants
• Tyler Clary, Olympic gold medalist for the 2012 London Olympics in the 200-meter backstroke
• Frank Corral, football kicker for Los Angeles Rams
• Allen Cunningham, professional poker player
• Alvin Davis, baseball player for Seattle Mariners
• Coby Dietrick, pro basketball player
• Walker Evans, Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame
• Bubba Franks, National Football League tight end
• David Gilliland, NASCAR driver for Front Row Motorsports
• Dan Gurney, first driver to win in four major categories of motorsports: Grand Prix, Indy Car, NASCAR and Sports Car^[6]
• Ken Hubbs, baseball player
• Reed Johnson, baseball player
• Adam Kennedy, baseball player for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and St. Louis Cardinals^[7]
• Bobby Kielty, baseball player for several MLB teams
• Sammy Knight, football player for New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, and New York Giants
• Lorenz Larkin, mixed martial artist competing at welterweight in the UFC
• Kawhi Leonard, professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs
• Chad Marshall, Major League Soccer player for the Columbus Crew^[8]
• Chief Meyers, baseball player in early 20th century
• Cheryl Miller, pro basketball Hall of Famer, player, coach and television commentator
• Reggie Miller, pro basketball Hall of Famer, played for Indiana Pacers
• Stephen Murray, BMX rider
• Nick Neugebauer, baseball player for Milwaukee Brewers
• Bruce Ogilvie, AMA Hall of Famer, 4-time Baja winner
• Bill Parsons, baseball player for Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics
• Troy Percival, baseball pitcher for Anaheim Angels and Tampa Bay Rays
• Garrett Richards, baseball pitcher for Anaheim Angels
• Ronda Rousey, mixed martial arts, bantamweight champion UFC
• Bob Rule, basketball player, NBA All-Star
• Eric Show, baseball pitcher for San Diego Padres
• Tony Snell, professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls
• Tiffany van Soest, kickboxer
• Tyree Washington, track-and-field athlete
• Josh Wise, NASCAR driver for Premium Motorsports
• Cynthia Woodhead (nicknamed "Sippy"), Olympic medalist swimmer and world record holder

Literature

• Barbara Hambly, novelist
• Laurie McBain, romance novelist
• Susan Straight, novelist, National Book Award nominee

Military

• Jesus S. Duran, Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient
• Salvador J. Lara, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
• John N. Lotz, Air National Guard Brigadier General
• Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr., U.S. Air Force Major General
• Ysmael R. Villegas (1924–1945) – first Medal of Honor recipient from Riverside County, California, now buried at Riverside National Cemetery as the cemetery's first interment.^[9]

Movies/television/media

• Steve Agee, actor, former writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Ahmed Ahmed, Egyptian comedian and actor
• Jaye Davidson, Oscar-nominated actor
• Richard Genelle, actor, best known as Ernie of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Zeo
• Ciara Hanna, actress (Power Rangers Megaforce)
• Don Imus, nationally syndicated radio talk host
• Sharon Jordan, actress (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody)
• J. F. Lawton, screenwriter (Pretty Woman), director and producer
• Kellie Martin, actress (Mystery Woman)
• Natalie Osman, professional wrestler and valet
• David Petruschin (Raven), drag artist and reality TV star
• Scarlett Pomers, actress (Star Trek: Voyager, Reba)
• Lindsay Ridgeway, actress (Boy Meets World)
• Patrick Seitz, voice actor, (Bleach)
• Alia Shawkat, actress, (Arrested Development)
• Brendon Villegas, competitor on Big Brother 12 and Big Brother 13
• Garrett Wang, actor (Star Trek: Voyager)
• Bert Williams, popular vaudeville entertainer, first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage
• Alan Yang, screenwriter, Parks and Recreation, Last Call with Carson Daly, South Park

Music

• Assorted Jelly Beans, ska punk/punk rock band
• Richard Shaw Brown, lead singer with Riverside rock-band The Misunderstood, gemologist, designer and author
• Marc Danzeisen, musician, producer, actor, known for Brady Bunch Movie, and contributions to Def Leppard's music and Gilby Clarke's Pawnshop Guitars
• Etta James, singer, Blues Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Award
• Amy Lee, singer (Evanescence)
• Mitch Lucker, former vocalist of deathcore band Suicide Silence
• Jason Martin, musician (Starflyer 59, Neon Horse, The Brothers Martin, Bon Voyage)
• T. Mills, pop artist, rapper
• Heather Myles, country singer
• Rod Piazza, blues harmonica player
• Gabriel Roth, aka Bosco Mann, composer, bandleader, producer Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings; co-founder of Daptone Records
• Drew Shirley, member of band Switchfoot
• Skee-Lo, rapper known for "I Wish"
• Billy Vera, (born William McCord), singer and actor, best known as frontman of Billy and the Beaters
• Michael Wittig, aka "Kalel" the bass player for hard rock band Pillar
• Voodoo Glow Skulls, ska punk band formed in 1988

Politics

• Stephen W. Cunningham, first UCLA graduate manager, Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–41
• Duncan Hunter, U.S. Representative, 2008 Republican Presidential candidate
• Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, U.S. Secretary of the Interior

Miscellaneous

• Larry Christiansen, chess Grandmaster
• Edmund C. Hinde, gold miner during the California Gold Rush
• Phil Ivey, professional poker player
• Edmund Jaeger, biologist, instructor at Riverside City College for 30 years

References

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2. Sean Brewer  #89  TE (1977-10-05). "Sean Brewer Stats – Atlanta Falcons – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
3. "Sean Brewer NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 1977-10-05. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
4. "Sean Brewer Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseFootball.com. 1977-10-05. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
5. "Sean Brewer, TE, Free Agent". Kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
6. Dan Gurney's All American Racers Online
7. "Adam Thomas Kennedy". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
8. https://web.archive.org/20100314061037/http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com:80/players/bio.jsp?team=t102&player=marshall_c&playerId=mar583523&statType=current. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. Wall, Stephen (March 24, 2014). "Riverside: Medal of Honor recipient honored". The Press-Enterprise.