List of people from Santa Rosa, California
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Santa Rosa, California.
- Jacob Appelbaum, American independent journalist, computer security researcher and hacker
- Francis Boggs, actor, writer, and early movie director[1]
- Warren Boyd, television producer, drug counselor
- Luther Burbank, horticulturalist
- Shirlee Busbee, writer
- Efren Carrillo, member of Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
- Maria Ygnacia Lopez de Carrillo, original grantee of Rancho Cabeza de Santa Rosa
- Chad Channing, drummer for Nirvana
- Robert X. Cringely, technology journalist
- Eftekhar Dadehbala, Iranian singer, known by her stage name "Mahasti", deceased
- Rebecca De Mornay, film and television actress
- William Mark Felt, FBI agent and associate director, Watergate informant known as "Deep Throat"
- Guy Fieri, celebrity chef
- Mendy Fry, drag racer
- Paul Gilger, author of the musical Showtune
- Thomas Lake Harris, mystic and prophet
- Chris Hayes, musician, member of Huey Lewis and the News
- Richard Heinberg, ecological journalist
- Frank Herbert, science fiction writer and author of Dune
- Dan Hicks, singer and songwriter
- Joseph and William Hunt, founders of Hunt's foods
- Jenna Johnson, Olympic swimmer
- Levi Leipheimer, cyclist and three-time winner of the Tour of California
- Julie London, singer and actress
- Kevin Kwan Loucks, international concert pianist, founder and artistic director of Chamber Music OC, member of classical music ensemble Trio Céleste
- Ray Luv, Bay Area rapper, native of the West 9th district
- Koa Misi, football linebacker
- Alfonso Motagalvan, soccer player
- Brandon Morrow, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Ernie Nevers, football star
- Vicky Nguyen, television reporter
- Stephan Pastis, cartoonist of Pearls Before Swine
- Jon Provost, film and television actor
- Jade Puget, guitarist for the band AFI
- Robert Ripley, creator and columnist of Ripley's Believe It or Not
- Pete Rugolo, musician
- Greg Sarris, author, film producer and screenwriter, professor
- Charles M. Schulz, creator and cartoonist of Peanuts
- Stephanie St. James, actress, singer, and disease advocate
- David Terrell, fighter
- Tony Trujillo, skateboarder
- Natalie Wood, film actress
References
- ↑ Drew, William L. "California's First Film Studio". Early Hollywood Films and Movie Stars. William L. Drew. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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