List of people from San Diego facts for kids

San Diego, California, is a sunny city known for its beautiful beaches and fun attractions. Many famous people have lived here, were born here, or spent a big part of their lives in San Diego. This list introduces you to some of these notable individuals, from actors and musicians to athletes and scientists, who have made a name for themselves in various fields!

Actors and Entertainers

Film and TV Stars

• Jon Allen, a voice and film actor.
• Mark Atkinson, a film actor and producer.
• Margaret Avery, an actress known for her role in The Color Purple.
• Arlene Baxter, a model and actress.
• Annette Bening, a talented TV, stage, and screen actress who has been nominated for four Oscars.
• Mayim Bialik, a TV actress famous for her roles in Blossom and The Big Bang Theory.
• Camren Bicondova, a dancer and actress.
• Tony Bill, an actor, director, and Academy Award-winning producer.
• Jolene Blalock, an actress known for Star Trek: Enterprise.
• Lucille Bremer, an actress from the golden age of Hollywood.
• Adam Brody, an actor best known for The O.C..
• Victor Buono, a well-known actor.
• Nakia Burrise, an actress famous for playing the Yellow Power Ranger, Tanya Sloan.
• Francesca Capaldi, a young actress from Dog with a Blog.
• Charisma Carpenter, an actress.
• John Castellanos, a stage, film, and television actor and film producer.
• Emma Caulfield, an actress.
• Jamie Clayton, an actress and model.
• Eric Close, an actor.
• Holly Marie Combs, an actress from Picket Fences and Charmed.
• Carly Craig, an actress and writer.
• Vinny Curran, an actor.
• Ted Danson, an Emmy Award-winning actor known for Cheers and CSI.
• Randy Davison, an actor.
• Liza del Mundo, an actress.
• Cameron Diaz, a famous actress from movies like My Best Friend's Wedding and Charlie's Angels.
• Frank DiPalermo, an actor, playwright, and poet.
• Patrice Donnelly, an athlete who also acted.
• Johnny Downs, a vaudevillian, dancer, actor, and TV personality.
• Adam Driver, a popular actor.
• Ryan Drummond, an actor and voice actor, known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog for a time.
• Robert Duvall, an Oscar-winning actor.
• Jason Earles, an actor.
• Lindsay Ellingson, a model.
• Mo Gaffney, an actress.
• Lukas Gage, an actor.
• Jared S. Gilmore, a child actor.
• Margo Harshman, an actress.
• Faithe Herman, a young actress.
• Dennis Hopper, a famous actor and director known for Easy Rider.
• Gabriel Iglesias, a popular stand-up comedian.
• Jazzmun, an actress.
• Katrina Johnson, an actress.
• Kerri Kendall, a model and actress.
• Joe Lara, an actor.
• Tammy Lauren, an actress.
• Bobby Lee, an actor and comedian from MADtv.
• Karenssa LeGear, an actress and filmmaker.
• David Leisure, a character actor and comedian.
• Cleavon Little, an actor known for Blazing Saddles.
• Harold Lloyd, a famous silent film actor.
• Mario López, an actor and TV personality from Saved by the Bell and Extra!.
• James Maslow, an actor and singer from the boy band Big Time Rush.
• Victor Mature, an actor known for Kiss of Death.
• Mercedes McCambridge, an Oscar-winning actress from radio, TV, stage, and screen.
• Merrick McCartha, a television and film actor.
• Danica McKellar, an author and actress, famous for The Wonder Years.
• Don McManus, an actor.
• David Miller, an operatic singer.
• Martin Milner, an actor known for Adam-12.
• Lani Minella, a voice actress.
• Brian Stokes Mitchell, a film and Broadway actor and vocalist who won a Tony Award.
• Silas Weir Mitchell, an actor.
• Matthew Modine, an actor from Full Metal Jacket and The Dark Knight Rises.
• Tawny Moyer, an actress from Halloween II.
• Kathy Najimy, an actress known for Sister Act and Hocus Pocus.
• Gregory Nava, an Oscar-nominated film director and screenwriter.
• Raymond Ochoa, an actor.
• Ryan Ochoa, an actor.
• Heather O'Rourke, a young actress from Poltergeist.
• Alexandrea Owens-Sarno, an actress.
• Larry Poole, an actor and film producer.
• Jenna Presley, an actress.
• Sara Ramirez, a Tony-winning actress and singer.
• Emily Ratajkowski, an actress and model.
• Autumn Reeser, an actress.
• Steve Reeves, an actor, bodybuilder, and author.
• Denise Richards, an actress.
• Cliff Robertson, an Oscar-winning actor.
• Marion Ross, an actress famous for Happy Days.
• Neil Ross, a voice actor.
• Kerry Rossall, an actor and stuntman.
• Betsy Russell, an actress known for the Saw movies.
• Jessica Sanchez, a contestant from American Idol.
• Mary Sinclair, an actress.
• Alexandra Slade, an actress.
• Carly Smithson, a singer.
• Chris Soriano, a filmmaker and actor.
• Milburn Stone, an actor from Gunsmoke.
• Savannah Sturges, a top 10 finalist on MasterChef Season 4.
• Lauren Taylor, an actress and singer.
• Shannon Taylor, a film producer, musician, and actress.
• Susanna Thompson, an actress.
• Jerry Trainor, an actor.
• Kelly Marie Tran, an actress.
• Bitsie Tulloch, an actress.
• Edred Utomi, a stage actor.
• W.S. Van Dyke, a film director.
• Erik von Detten, an actor known for Toy Story and The Princess Diaries.
• Fred Ward, an actor.
• Kelly Ward, an actor.
• Whitney Wegman-Wood, an actress and screenwriter.
• Raquel Welch, a Golden Globe Award-winning actress.
• Tahnee Welch, a model and actress.
• Larry Wilcox, an actor.
• Kendra Wilkinson, a model and television personality.
• Michelle Williams, an Oscar-nominated actress.
• James Wong, a television writer, producer, and film director.
• Robin Wright, a Golden Globe Award-winning actress.
• Nick Young, an actor.

Comedians and TV Personalities

• Brian Awadis, a professional YouTuber.
• Doug Benson, a professional comedian.
• Nick Cannon, an actor, rapper, and occasional TV host.
• Roger Hedgecock, a former mayor and radio personality.
• Kimberly Hunt, a news anchor.
• Kris Jenner, a television personality.
• Tom Kelly, a radio and television personality.
• Regis Philbin, a well-known television personality.
• Sarah Purcell, a television personality.
• Sam Rubin, an entertainment reporter.
• RuPaul, a famous performer and television personality.
• Anne State, a television news anchor.
• Leslie Sykes, a television news anchor.

Musicians and Composers

• Tom Anderson, a co-founder of the social networking site Myspace.
• Lester Bangs, a music journalist and critic.
• Noah Bernardo, the drummer for the band P.O.D..
• Stephen Bishop, a musician.
• Ron Blair, an original bassist for the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
• Bill Brown, a music composer.
• Justin Burquist, a filmmaker and music video director.
• Matt Cameron, a rock drummer for Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
• Charlie Cannon, a singer, theater performer, and co-founder of Starlight Opera.
• Robbin Crosby, a musician.
• Rob Crow, a musician.
• Marcos Curiel, a musician.
• Tom DeLonge, a singer and musician.
• Warren DeMartini, a musician.
• Amir Derakh, a musician.
• Jean Dawson, a musician.
• Nathan East, a bass player.
• Jon Foreman, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the band Switchfoot.
• Tim Foreman, the bassist and backing vocalist for the band Switchfoot.
• Frankie J, a singer.
• Ace Frehley, the lead guitarist for the band KISS.
• Mike Fuentes, the drummer for the band Pierce the Veil.
• Vic Fuentes, the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band Pierce the Veil.
• Diamanda Galás, a composer, vocalist, and keyboard artist.
• Rosie Hamlin, a singer.
• Mark Hoppus, a singer and musician.
• Christofer Drew Ingle, a musician.
• Doug Ingle, the founder of the band Iron Butterfly, known for In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
• Jayo Felony, a rapper.
• Lonnie Jordan, a musician from the band War.
• Jewel Kilcher, a Grammy-nominated singer.
• Adam Lambert, a singer who was a runner-up on American Idol.
• Tim Lambesis, the vocalist for the band As I Lay Dying.
• Lil Rob, a Chicano rapper.
• Shep Meyers, a musician.
• Kyle McDonald, a singer and musician from Slightly Stoopid.
• Naomi McPherson, a guitarist of the band Muna.
• Kevin Mitchell, a professional baseball player.
• Trevi Moran, a singer and YouTuber.
• Jason Mraz, a Grammy-winning singer.
• Chad Muska, a professional skateboarder.
• Andrew Newmark, an activist and musician.
• Tony Olmos, a screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician.
• Patti Page, a legendary country and pop singer and film actress.
• Stephen Pearcy, a musician.
• Justin Pearson, a musician.
• Zach Porter, a singer of Allstar Weekend.
• Jaime Preciado, the bass player and vocalist for the band Pierce the Veil.
• Gary Puckett, a musician and singer.
• Scott Raynor, a musician.
• John Reis, a musician.
• Neil Raymond Ricco, a poet.
• Ilan Rubin, a musician.
• Sonny Sandoval, a musician.
• Andy Skib, a musician.
• Mitchy Slick, a musician.
• Rob Stone, a rapper.
• Amun Starr, a musician and humanitarian.
• Roberto Tapia, a musician.
• Pete Thomas, a football player.
• Eddie Vedder, the singer in the rock band Pearl Jam.
• Tom Waits, a singer-songwriter, composer, and actor.
• Carol Williams, a concert organist and composer.
• Nathan Williams, a musician from Wavves.
• Ann Wilson, a musician.
• Frank Zappa, a famous musician.

Athletes and Sports Figures

Baseball Players

• Greg Allen, a professional baseball player.
• Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, famously portrayed by Brad Pitt in Moneyball.
• Wynton Bernard, a professional baseball player.
• Hank Blalock, a professional baseball player.
• Bob Boone, a professional baseball player.
• Steven Brault, a professional baseball player.
• Eric Chavez, a professional baseball player.
• John D'Acquisto, a professional baseball player.
• Mike Davis, a professional baseball player.
• Bob Elliott, a professional baseball player.
• Greg Garcia, a professional baseball player.
• Steve Garvey, a professional baseball player and businessman.
• Brian Giles, a professional baseball player.
• Marcus Giles, a professional baseball player.
• Stephen Gonsalves, a professional baseball player.
• Adrián González, a professional baseball player.
• Andrew Good, a professional baseball player.
• Mark Grace, a professional baseball player.
• Robbie Grossman, a professional baseball player.
• Cole Hamels, a professional baseball player.
• Aaron Harang, a professional baseball player.
• Mike Harkey, a Major League Baseball pitcher and coach.
• David Hensley, an MLB infielder.
• Deron Johnson, a professional baseball player.
• Adam Jones, a professional baseball player.
• Jacque Jones, a professional baseball player.
• David Justice, a professional baseball player.
• Don Larsen, a professional baseball player who pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
• Bob Mendoza, a professional baseball player and coach.
• Phil Mickelson, a professional golfer who has won the Masters and British Open.
• Kevin Mitchell, a professional baseball player.
• Joe Musgrove, a professional baseball player.
• Matt Nokes, a professional baseball player.
• Johnny Ritchey, a professional baseball player.
• Dave Roberts, a professional baseball player and manager.
• Casey Schmitt, an infielder for the San Francisco Giants.
• Norm Sherry, a catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball.
• Al Silvera, a major league baseball player.
• Alex Smith, a professional football player.
• Stephen Strasburg, a professional baseball player who was the 2019 World Series MVP.
• Brian Teacher, a tennis player and Australian Open singles champion.
• Alan Trammell, a professional baseball player and manager.
• David Wells, a professional baseball player.
• Jim Wilson, a professional baseball pitcher and general manager.
• Trevor Williams, a professional baseball player.
• Ted Williams, a legendary professional baseball player and Hall of Famer who won 7 batting titles.
• Tony Gwynn, a professional baseball player and coach, Hall of Famer, won 8 batting titles.
• Tony Gwynn Jr., a professional baseball player, and son of Tony Gwynn.
• Joel Zumaya, a professional baseball player.

Basketball Players

• Chase Budinger, a professional basketball player.
• Jud Buechler, a former professional basketball player and NBA coach.
• Jared Dudley, a professional basketball player.
• Boogie Ellis, a basketball player.
• Jaylen Hands, a professional basketball player.
• Joel Kramer, a basketball player.
• Brad Leaf, an American-Israeli basketball player.
• Brynton Lemar, an American-born Jamaican basketball player.
• Cliff Levingston, a professional basketball player.
• Norman Powell, a professional basketball player.
• Jeremy Tyler, a professional basketball player.
• Bill Walton, a professional basketball player and media analyst, Hall of Famer.
• Luke Walton, a professional basketball player and coach.
• Mikey Williams, a basketball player.
• Jeff Withey, a professional basketball player.

Football Players

• Eric Allen, a professional football player, coach, and analyst.
• Marcus Allen, a professional player and analyst, college and Pro Football Hall of Famer.
• Khalif Barnes, a professional football player.
• Khalif Barnes, a professional football player.
• Kim Bokamper, a professional football player.
• Reggie Bush, a professional football player.
• Darryl Byrd, a professional football player.
• Jorge Cordova, a professional football player.
• Terrell Davis, a professional football player.
• Donnie Edwards, a professional football player.
• Marshall Faulk, a professional football player and Hall of Famer.
• Arian Foster, a professional football player.
• Dan Fouts, a professional football player, media analyst, and Hall of Famer.
• La'Roi Glover, a professional football player.
• Leon Hall, a professional football player.
• Arthur Hobbs, a professional football player.
• Tony Jefferson, a professional football player.
• Dhani Jones, a professional football player.
• Ken Kocher, a professional football player.
• John Macaulay, a professional football player.
• Tate Martell, a college football player featured in QB1: Beyond the Lights.
• Bill McColl, a professional football player and surgeon.
• Dan Melville, a football player.
• Ron Mix, a professional football player and Hall of Famer.
• Stephen Neal, a professional football player.
• Chris Olave, a football player.
• Carson Palmer, a professional football player and Heisman Trophy winner.
• Patrick Rowe, a professional football player.
• Rashaan Salaam, a professional football player and Heisman Trophy winner.
• Junior Seau, a professional football player and Hall of Famer.
• Alex Smith, a professional football player.
• Kenny Stills, a professional football player.
• J. J. Stokes, a professional football player.
• Levine Toilolo, a professional football player.
• Tommy Vardell, a professional football player.
• Damien Williams, a professional football player.
• Ricky Williams, a professional football player and Heisman Trophy winner.
• Kellen Winslow, a professional football player and Hall of Famer.

Other Sports Figures

• David Bailey, a professional motocross racer.
• Brie Bella, a professional wrestler and one-time WWE Divas Champion.
• Nikki Bella, a professional wrestler and two-time WWE Divas Champion.
• Rhett Bernstein, a professional soccer player.
• Eddie Borysewciz, a US Olympic cycling coach and United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee.
• Allison Bradshaw, a professional tennis player.
• Quentin Breese, a professional boxer.
• Bob Burnquist, a professional skateboarder.
• Chris Byrd, a professional boxer, Olympic silver medalist, and two-time Heavyweight Champion.
• Kyra Carusa, a footballer for the Republic of Ireland national team.
• Billy Casper, a golfer who won the Masters and U.S. Open.
• Steve Cherundolo, a professional soccer player.
• Dennis Conner, an America's Cup yachtsman.
• Maureen Connolly, a professional tennis player and 1953 tennis Grand Slam champion.
• Derrike Cope, a NASCAR driver.
• Dawson Cram, a NASCAR driver.
• Dominick Cruz, a mixed martial artist and former UFC bantamweight champion.
• Austin da Luz, a professional soccer player.
• Luca de la Torre, a professional soccer player.
• Thatcher Demko, a goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks.
• Gail Devers, a track and field sprinter and Olympic gold medalist.
• Gerry Driscol, a yacht racer and businessperson.
• Boogie Ellis, a basketball player.
• Julie Foudy, a professional soccer player.
• Broc Glover, a motocross national champion.
• Alejandro Guido, a professional soccer player.
• Tony Hawk, a professional skateboarder.
• Riley Hawk, a professional skateboarder, and son of Tony Hawk.
• Jimmie Johnson, a NASCAR driver and seven-time champion.
• Johnny Jeter, a professional wrestler.
• Ian Joy, a professional soccer player and sports broadcaster.
• Konstantin Lokhanov, a junior world champion and Olympic saber fencer.
• Greg Louganis, an Olympic gold-medalist diver.
• Rob Machado, a professional surfer.
• Clay Marzo, a professional surfer.
• Tug McGraw, a professional baseball player, and father of country singer Tim McGraw.
• Archie Moore, a professional boxer.
• Alex Morgan, a professional soccer player for the US Women's National Team.
• Dominik Mysterio, a professional wrestler, and son of Rey Mysterio.
• Rey Mysterio, a professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer.
• Brandon Nakashima, a tennis player.
• Ronan O'Gara, an Irish rugby union player and coach.
• Adam Pearce, a professional wrestler.
• Ben Press, a tennis professional and coach.
• Chad Ruhwedel, a professional ice hockey player.
• Daniel Samohin, an Israeli Olympic figure skater.
• Xander Schauffele, a professional golfer.
• David Schipper, a professional soccer player.
• Kerry Simmonds, a rower and Olympic gold medalist.
• Marty Smith, a motocross national champion.
• Sebastian Soto, a professional soccer player.
• Brenda Spencer, a convicted murderer.
• Michael Stamm, an Olympic swimmer and national champion.
• Jeremy Stenberg, a professional motorcross rider.
• Kenny Stills, a professional football player.
• Karen Hantze Susman, a tennis player.
• Zachary Svajda, a tennis player.
• Soren Thompson, an Olympic and world champion épée fencer.
• Levine Toilolo, a professional football player.
• Marty Tripes, the winner of the first Super Bowl of motocross.
• Tiffany van Soest, a kickboxer.
• Juli Veee, a soccer player.
• Danny Way, a professional skateboarder.
• Shaun White, a professional skateboarder and snowboarder, and Olympic gold medalist.
• Cole Whitt, a NASCAR driver.
• Mickey Wright, an LPGA golfer and World Golf Hall of Famer.
• Marvell Wynne II, a professional soccer player.
• Joanna Zeiger, an Olympic and world champion triathlete and author.
• Valerie Ziegenfuss, a professional tennis player.
• Sal Zizzo, a professional soccer player.

Astronauts and Scientists

• William Anders, an astronaut from Apollo 8.
• Maria Goeppert Mayer, a scientist who worked at Los Alamos and won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1963.
• William C. McCool, an astronaut.
• Ellen Ochoa, a NASA astronaut.
• Sally Ride, an astronaut.
• Jonas Salk, a physician who developed the polio vaccine and founded the Salk Institute.
• Frederick W. Sturckow, an astronaut.
• Leo Szilard, a physicist and fellow of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
• Harold Urey, a physical chemist and UCSD professor.
• Craig Venter, a biologist and entrepreneur.

Writers and Artists

• Beth Accomando, a film critic, arts reporter, and podcast host.
• Greg Bear, a sci-fi novelist who won two Hugo awards and co-founded San Diego Comic-Con.
• Charles Benefiel, an outsider artist.
• Lizet Benrey, a painter, actress, and film director.
• Shari Benstock, a feminist literary scholar.
• Tim Bradstreet, an artist and illustrator.
• Eileen Rose Busby, an author and antiques expert.
• Raymond Chandler, a detective novelist and film noir writer known for The Big Sleep.
• Bob Clampett, an animator known for Looney Tunes.
• Cameron Crowe, a screenwriter, director, and producer.
• Doug DeMuro, an automotive columnist, reviewer, and author.
• Jeff Deverett, a film producer and professor.
• Raymond E. Feist, an author.
• Amy Finley, a cook and author.
• Michael Lewis Foster, a filmmaker.
• Ray Gallardo, a film director and cinematographer.
• Francoise Gilot, a painter and author.
• Mark Goffeney, a guitarist born without arms and a disability advocate.
• Jonathan Hammond, a film director and screenwriter.
• Le Ly Hayslip, a memoirist and humanitarian.
• Mirelle Hernández, a make-up artist.
• Joe Hutshing, an Oscar-winning film editor.
• Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, an architect.
• Raph Koster, an author and game designer.
• Cy Kuckenbaker, a filmmaker.
• lê thi diem thúy, a novelist and performance artist.
• John Logan, a screenwriter.
• Doug Manchester, a real estate developer and owner of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
• Barbara Mandrell, a country music singer and musician.
• Cordelia Mendoza, an antiques expert, businesswoman, and author.
• Adam Montoya, a YouTube personality and gamer.
• Kyle Mooney, a Saturday Night Live cast member.
• Thom Michael Mulligan, an actor and playwright.
• Everett Peck, a cartoonist, illustrator, animator, and creator of Duckman.
• Bob Penuelas, a cartoonist.
• Neil Raymond Ricco, a poet.
• Jason Russell, a film director.
• Cathy Scott, a journalist and true-crime author.
• J. Michael Scott, a scientist, environmentalist, and author.
• Dr. Seuss, a Pulitzer-prize winning children's author, whose real name was Theodor Geisel.
• Gina Simmons Schneider, an author, therapist, and writer.
• Suzy Spafford, an artist.
• Scott Stantis, an editorial cartoonist.
• Payson R. Stevens, a science communicator, artist, and environmentalist.
• Dalani Tanahy, an artist specializing in the Hawaiian art of creating kapa.
• Robert Titzer, a writer known for Your Baby Can Read! books.
• Victor Villaseñor, an author.
• William Wall, a filmmaker.
• Harold Bell Wright, an author known for Shepherd of the Hills.

Other Notable People

• William Anders, an astronaut from Apollo 8.
• Dr. Charlotte Johnson Baker, San Diego's first practicing woman physician.
• Dr. Fred Baker, a physician and founder of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
• Belle Benchley, "The Zoo Lady," who was the President of the San Diego Zoo from 1927–53 and the first woman in the world to direct a major zoo.
• Peter Berkos, an Academy Award winner for sound editing.
• Madge Bradley, an attorney and judge, and the first woman appointed to the San Diego County bench.
• Charles F. Buddy, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego and founder of the University of San Diego.
• Michael C. Burgess, an actor, poet, activist, and former editor of The Star-News.
• Donna Campbell, a physician and member of the Texas Senate.
• Kellye Cash, Miss America 1987.
• Mark Cerney, the founder of Next of Kin Registry (NOKR).
• David Chadwick, a clinical research pediatrician, author, and founder of the Chadwick Center for Children.
• Kate Morgan Chadwick, an actress and singer.
• Judy Clarke, a criminal defense attorney.
• D. C. Collier, a real estate developer and director of the 1915–16 Panama California Exposition.
• Marshall Colt, a psychologist and former actor.
• Maureen Connolly, a professional tennis player and 1953 tennis Grand Slam champion.
• Salvatore J. Cordileone, a Roman Catholic archbishop.
• Alana Cordy-Collins, an anthropologist.
• William P. Cronan, a naval officer and 19th Naval Governor of Guam.
• William Heath Davis, an early San Diego developer.
• Gail Devers, a track and field sprinter and Olympic gold medalist.
• John P. Dolan, a Catholic bishop.
• Joan Embery, an animal and environmental advocate.
• Roger Guy English, a businessman, disc jockey, and Guinness World Record holder.
• Iris Engstrand, a professor emeritus of history at University of San Diego and author of San Diego: California's Cornerstone.
• Hayden Epstein, a professional football player.
• Gary Erwin, a TV personality.
• John William Finn, a Medal of Honor recipient.
• Reuben H. Fleet, an aviation pioneer, industrialist, and Army officer.
• Maruta Gardner, an educator and community activist.
• Major Garrett, a reporter.
• Jeff Gianola, a television news anchor.
• Susan Golding, a businesswoman and politician.
• Cecil H. Green, a geophysicist and philanthropist.
• Harold Greene, a television journalist.
• Manuel Gutierrez (aka Manny MUA), a popular YouTuber.
• Charles Mallory Hatfield, a rainmaker.
• Alonzo Horton, an early San Diego developer who created "New Town San Diego," now Downtown.
• JabbaWockeeZ, a famous dance crew.
• Father Luís Jayme, California's first Christian martyr.
• Johnny Jeter, a professional wrestler.
• Joan Kroc, a philanthropist.
• Ray Kroc, the founder of the McDonald's corporation, who also owned the San Diego Padres.
• Alice K. Kurashige, the first Japanese-American woman to be commissioned in the US Marine Corps.
• Fabio Lanzoni, a model.
• Bob Larsen, a track and field coach and Olympic coach.
• Bucky Lasek, a professional skateboarder.
• Jeanne Lenhart, a senior Olympian, pageant winner, and performing arts teacher.
• Joe Leonard, an automobile and motorcycle racing champion.
• Cassidy Lichtman, a professional volleyball player.
• Art Linkletter, a television personality.
• Gene Littler, a professional golfer and World Golf Hall of Famer.
• Moses A. Luce, a lawyer.
• John J. Montgomery, a pioneer aviator.
• Archie Moore, a professional boxer.
• Conrad Prebys, a philanthropist.
• Clarence M. Pendleton Jr., chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
• Geoffrey Pyatt, a diplomat.
• Roger Revelle, an oceanographer and founder of UCSD.
• Richard Requa, an architect.
• Thomas Ridgway, a U.S. Army officer.
• Alfred D. Robinson and Marion James Robinson, the builders of Rosecroft.
• Aaron Rodgers, a professional football player.
• Mitt Romney, a politician.
• Tony Romo, a professional football player.
• Louis Rose, a developer.
• Seraphim Rose, a hieromonk.
• Pete Rozelle, a famed publicist and NFL commissioner.
• Shay Rudolph, an actress and social media influencer.
• FaZe Rug, a YouTube personality and co-owner of FaZe Clan.
• Wally Schlotter, chairman of the San Diego Film Commission.
• Stephanie Seymour, a model.
• John D. Spreckels, a businessman and industrialist.
• Melvin Storer, a shipfitter, U.S. Navy diver, and Attack on Pearl Harbor survivor.
• Frederick S. Strong, a US Army major general.
• Harry L. Steele, a US Army major general.
• Ted Tollner, a professional football coach.
• Jonathan Temple, a landowner, rancher, and politician.
• Katherine Tingley, the creator of the Theosophical Society compound at Lomaland.
• Roqy Tyraid, a rapper and activist.
• Harry M. Wegeforth, a physician and founder of the San Diego Zoo.
• Christine Wormuth, the 25th United States Secretary of the Army.
• Pete Wilson, a mayor of San Diego, governor of California, and U.S. Senator.
• Scott Wilson, a professional bodybuilder.
• Cassidy Wolf, Miss Teen USA.