List of people from San Francisco
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The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with San Francisco, California.
Contents
People by field
Artists
- Ansel Adams (1902–1984), photographer
- Arthur Adams (b. 1963), comic book artist known for his work on Longshot and Monkeyman and O'Brien[1][2]
- Ruth Asawa (1926-2013), sculptor
- Warren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), painter
- Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1890–1970), sculptor
- Lenore Chinn (b. 1949), painter[3]
- Larry Gonick (b. 1946), cartoonist
- Jo Hanson (1918-2007), environmental artist and activist
- Ester Hernandez (b. 1944), Chicana artist
- Charles Dorman Robinson (1847–1933), painter
- Richard Serra (b. 1939), minimalist sculptor and video artist
- William Ware Theiss (1930–1992), costume designer
- Beatrice Wood (1893–1998), ceramicist
Entertainers
Dance
- Isadora Duncan (1877–1927), "mother" of modern dance
Directors/filmmakers
- David Butler (1894–1979), film director, actor, writer and producer
- Francis Coppola, film director, writer, producer, winery owner, San Francisco restaurateur
- Sofia Coppola (b. 1971), director
- Delmer Daves (1904-1977), director
- Clint Eastwood (b. 1930), director, actor, producer
- David Fincher (b. 1962), director
- Mervyn LeRoy (1900–1987), director, producer, actor
- George Lucas (b. 1944), director and producer
- Andy Luckey (b. 1965), TV writer, producer, director
- Walter Shenson (1919-2000), film producer
- Jay Ward (1920–1989), creator and producer of animated TV series
Actors
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- Dianna Agron (b. 1986), actress
- Gracie Allen (1895–1964), comedian
- Bill Bixby (1934–1993), actor
- Joan Blackman (b. 1938), actress
- Mel Blanc (1908–1989), voiceover actor
- Lisa Bonet (b. 1967), actress
- Benjamin Bratt (b. 1963), actor
- Todd Bridges (b. 1965), actor
- Kari Byron (b. 1974), television personality
- Carol Channing (b. 1921), actress
- Kevin Cheng (b. 1969), actor
- Mandy Cho (b. 1982), actress
- Margaret Cho (b. 1968), comedian
- Jamie Chung (b. 1983), actress
- Darren Criss (b. 1987), actor
- Eric Dane (b. 1972), actor
- Dimitri Diatchenko (b. 1968), actor and musician
- Minnie Dupree (1875–1947), actress
- Barbara Eden (b. 1934), actress
- Kathy Gori (b. 1951), actress
- Danny Glover (b. 1946), actor
- Tom Hanks (b. 1956), actor
- China Kantner (b. 1971), actress
- Bruce Lee (1940–1973)
- Marjorie Lord (b. 1918), actress
- Leslie Mann (b. 1972), actress
- Edna McClure (b. c. 1888), Broadway actress
- Bridgit Mendler, actress and singer
- Vera Michelena (1885-1961), actress, dancer and singer
- Melissa Ng (b. 1972), actress
- Larisa Oleynik (b. 1981), actress
- Rob Schneider (b. 1963), actor
- Liev Schreiber (b. 1967), actor
- Harry Shum, Jr. (b. 1982), actor
- Alicia Silverstone (b. 1976), actress
- David Strathairn (b. 1949), actor
- Isis Taylor (b. 1989), pornographic actress
- Phillip Terry (1909–1993), actor
- Aisha Tyler (b. 1970), actress and TV personality
- Stuart Whitman (b. 1928), actor
- B.D. Wong (b. 1960), actor
- Natalie Wood (1938–1981), actress
Musicians
- Tony Bennett (b. 1926), singer, signature song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
- Mike Bordin (b. 1962), drummer for Faith No More and Ozzy Osbourne
- Paul Bostaph (b. 1964), heavy metal drummer
- Cliff Burton (1962-1986), bass guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica
- Craig Chaquico (b. 1954), rock, jazz and new age guitarist
- Todd Tamanend Clark (b. 1952), poet and composer
- Greg Errico (b. 1946), drummer for many bands, most notably Sly & the Family Stone
- Maude Fay (1878–1964), operatic dramatic soprano
- Lars Frederiksen, member of band Rancid
- Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), psychedelic and folk-rock guitarist and singer
- Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976), jazz musician and pianist
- Kirk Hammett (b. 1962), lead guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica
- Cindy Herron (b. 1961), R&B singer
- Gary Holt (b. 1964), thrash metal guitarist for Exodus
- Tiffany Hwang (b. 1989), member of pop group Girls' Generation
- Chris Isaak (b. 1956), singer and musician
- Jessica Jung (b. 1989), former member of pop group Girls' Generation
- Krystal Jung (b. 1994), member of pop group f(x)
- Paul Kantner (b. 1941), rock musician and co-founder of the band Jefferson Airplane
- Huey Lewis (b. 1950), rock singer, raised in Marin County
- Courtney Love (b. 1964), singer and actress
- Dmitri Matheny (b. 1965), jazz flugelhornist
- Johnny Mathis (b. 1935), pop singer
- Chante Moore (b. 1967), R&B and jazz singer
- Kristina Olsen (b. 1957), folk singer-songwriter
- Tim Pagnotta (b. 1977), guitarist
- Rappin' 4-Tay (Anthony Forte) (b. 1968), rapper
- Carlos Santana (b. 1947), rock, blues, and salsa guitarist and singer
- Tupac Shakur (1971-1996), rapping legend, lived in Bay Area
- Deke Sharon (b. 1967), a cappella singer The House Jacks
- Ross Valory (b. 1949), bass player for many bands, most notably Journey
- Martha Wash (b. 1953), R&B, Soul, and pop singer
- Kevin Woo (b. 1991), member of Korean boygroup U-Kiss
Writers
- David Belasco (1853–1931), playwright
- Greg Downs (b. 1971), short-story writer
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti (b, 1919), poet, co-founder of City Lights Bookstore
- Robert Frost (1874–1963), iconic poet
- Adam Gidwitz (born 1982), children's book author
- Clay Meredith Greene (1850-1933), playwright, director, actor
- Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), author of hard-boiled detective novels
- Daniel Handler (b. 1970), better known as Lemony Snicket
- Shirley Jackson (1916–1965)
- Alan Kaufman (b. 1952), author, poet, editor
- Gus Lee (b. 1946), Asian-American author
- Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (1910–1992), author of science fiction novels
- Daniel Levitin (b. 1957), writer, scientist, musician
- Jack London (1876–1916), writer
- Armistead Maupin (b. 1944), writer
- Carol Anne O'Marie (1933–2009), Roman Catholic nun, mystery writer
- Peter Plate, author
- Gary Snyder (b. 1930), poet
- Joseph Staten, writer (Halo: Contact Harvest)
- Michelle Tea, author, poet, editor
- Walter Tevis (1928–1994), author, The Hustler
- Robert Alfred Theobald (1884–1957), US Navy Rear Admiral, author of The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor
- Naomi Wolf (b. 1962), writer
- Laurence Yep (b. 1948), Asian-American writer
- Helen Zia (b. 1952), writer, journalist, and activist
Athletes
Baseball
The following Major League Baseball players were born in San Francisco:
- Jim Baxes (1928-1996), third baseman
- Ping Bodie (1887–1961), outfielder
- Fred Breining (b. 1955), pitcher for San Francisco Giants (1980–1984)
- Dolph Camilli (1907–1997), first baseman
- Ike Caveney (1894–1949), shortstop
- Gino Cimoli (b. 1929), outfielder[4]
- Joe Corbett (1875–1945), pitcher
- Joe Cronin (1906–1984), infielder, Baseball Hall of Fame[4]
- Frankie Crosetti (1910–2002), shortstop and coach[4]
- Tim Cullen (b. 1942), infielder[4]
- Babe Dahlgren (1912–1996), first baseman[4]
- Joe DeMaestri (b. 1928), shortstop
- Dom DiMaggio (b. 1917), outfielder
- Bob Elliott (1916–1966), player and manager[4]
- Jim Fregosi (1942–2014), player and manager[4]
- Jonny Gomes (b. 1980), outfielder for Boston Red Sox
- Herb Gorman (1924–1953), player in one MLB game
- Harry Heilmann (1894–1951), outfielder, Baseball Hall of Fame[4]
- Keith Hernandez (b. 1953), first baseman[4]
- Jackie Jensen (1927–1982), also in the College Football Hall of Fame[4]
- Eddie Joost (b. 1916), player and manager
- Willie Kamm (1900–1988), third baseman
- George Kelly (1895–1984), first baseman, Baseball Hall of Fame[4]
- Mark Koenig (1904-1993), infielder for 1927 New York Yankees
- Tony Lazzeri (1903–1946), infielder, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Nyjer Morgan (b. 1980), outfielder for Milwaukee Brewers
- Charlie Sweeney (1863–1902), pitcher
- Mike Vail (b. 1951), outfielder
- Tyler Walker (b. 1976), relief pitcher for Washington Nationals
- See San Francisco Giants#Baseball Hall of Famers for San Francisco Giants players in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Basketball
- Jason Kidd (b. 1973)
- Tom Meschery (b. 1938)
- Pete Newell (1915-2008), Olympic and USF coach
- Bill Russell (b. 1934), led USF to two NCAA championships
- Phil Smith (1952–2002)
- Phil Woolpert (1915-1987), San Francisco high school and college coach
Boxing
- Abe Attell (b. 1884), world featherweight champion
- James J. Corbett
- Andre Ward (b. 1984), 2004 Olympics light heavyweight gold medal winner
Football
- Ed Berry (b. 1963), NFL defensive back for Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers[5]
- Tom Brady (b. 1977), NFL quarterback for New England Patriots and two-time NFL most valuable player[6]
- Tedy Bruschi (b. 1973), NFL linebacker for New England Patriots[7]
- Al Cowlings (b. 1947), USC and NFL defensive lineman
- Chris Darkins (b. 1974), NFL running back for Green Bay Packers[8]
- Bob deLauer (1920–2002), NFL center[9]
- Eddie Forrest (1921–2001), NFL offensive lineman for San Francisco 49ers[10]
- Jason Hill (b. 1985), NFL wide receiver for Jacksonville Jaguars[11]
- Mike Holmgren (b. 1948), NFL head coach for Green Bay Packers and president of Cleveland Browns[12]
- James Hundon (b. 1971), NFL player[13]
- Zeph Lee (b. 1963), NFL player[14]
- Joe Montana (b. 1956), NFL quarterback for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame
- John Nisby (b. 1936), NFL guard with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins; one of the first African American players to play for the Washington Redskins[15]
- Paul Oglesby (1939–1994), Oakland Raiders tackle[16]
- Igor Olshansky (b. 1982), NFL defensive end for Dallas Cowboys[17]
- Jerry Rice (b. 1962), NFL wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame
- O. J. Simpson (b. 1947), NFL running back with Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers (1985); inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame; previously, City College of San Francisco and USC running back[18]
- Donald Strickland (b. 1980), current NFL cornerback for the New York Jets[19]
- Eric Wright (b. 1985), NFL cornerback for Detroit Lions[20]
- Steve Young (b. 1961), NFL quarterback for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Golf
- Johnny Miller (b. 1947), professional golfer, TV commentator
- Ken Venturi (1931–2013), professional golfer, TV commentator
Other sports
- Vicki Draves (1924-2010), two-time Olympic gold medalist
- Laird Hamilton (b. 1964), surfer
- Jeremy McGrath (b. 1971), MX rider
- Jonny Moseley (b. 1975), freestyle skiing
- Brooks Orpik (b. 1980), NHL player for the Washington Capitals
- Bill Schaadt (1924-1995), fly fisherman
- Emerson Spencer (1906-1985), Olympic track and field gold medalist
- Shannon Rowbury (b. 1984), 2 time Track & Field Olympian, American Record Holder at 1500m, World Record Holder in Distance Medly Relay
- Al Young (b. 1946), drag racing world champion
Business people
- Albert Abrams (1863?–1924), inventor of medical equipment in the field of electricity therapy
- Steve Jobs (1955-2011) co-founder of Apple Inc. technology company
- Melvin Belli (1907-1996), lawyer known as "The King of Torts", died in San Francisco
- Donald Fisher (b. 1928), co-founder of the Gap clothing company
- Gordon Getty (b. 1934), oil philanthropist and composer
- Jess Jackson (1930–2011), wine entrepreneur and founder of Kendall-Jackson wine company
- Pete McDonough (1872—1947), Bail Bonds Broker, called "the Fountainhead of Corruption" in 1937 police graft investigation
- Morris Meyerfeld Jr. (1855–1935), German-born entrepreneur and theater owner (Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit)
- Gordon E. Moore (b. 1929), co-founder of Intel Corporation, author of Moore's law
- Michael Moritz (b. 1954), venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital
- Craig Newmark (b. 1951), founder of Craigslist
- Charles R. Schwab (b. 1937), businessman, founder of Schwab investment firm
- Theresa Sparks (b. 1949), CEO of multimillion-dollar sex toy company Good Vibrations
- Richard M. Tobin, (1866-1952), president of Hibernia Bank and Minister to the Netherlands
- Walter Varney, (1888-1967), aviation pioneer, founded the predecessors to both United Airlines and Continental Airlines
News/commentary
- Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913), journalist
- Ben Blank (c.1921–2009), television graphics innovator[21]
- Herb Caen (1916-1997), newspaper columnist
- Tucker Carlson (b. 1969), television political commentator
- C.H. Garrigues, jazz reviewer
- William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), newspaper magnate and publisher
- Lewis Lapham, editor of Harper's
- Kent Ninomiya, journalist
- Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936), journalist
Political figures
See also List of mayors of San Francisco, California
- Jewett W. Adams, fourth Governor of Nevada; resident of San Francisco[22]
- Luis Antonio Argüello (1784–1830), first governor of Alta California[23]
- Earle D. Baker (1888–1987), Los Angeles City Council member, 1951–59
- George W.C. Baker, Los Angeles City Council member, 1931–35
- Stephen Breyer (b. 1938), United States Supreme Court Associate Justice
- Jerry Brown (b. 1938), current Governor of California, former Governor of California, former Mayor of Oakland, former California Attorney General
- Pat Brown (1905–1996), former Governor of California
- Willie Brown (b. 1934), Mayor of San Francisco, 1996–2004, Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1980–1995
- Christopher Augustine Buckley ("Blind Boss" Buckley, 1845–1922), Democratic Party boss
- Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933), San Francisco's first female mayor (1978–1988) and U.S. Senator since 1992
- Joseph Flores, Governor of Guam
- C.J. Goodell, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal (1945–1953)
- Peter D. Hannaford (born 1932), former aide to Ronald W. Reagan; author, public relations consultant
- Robert McNamara (1916–2009), former Secretary of Defense
- Gavin Newsom (b. 1967), Lieutenant Governor of California
- José de Jesús Noé (1805–1862), was the last alcalde of Yerba Buena, which became San Francisco after the Mexican-American War
- Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940), Congresswoman, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Caspar Weinberger (1917–2006), former Secretary of Defense
Other
- James Millikin Bevans (1899–1977), US Air Force Major General
- Melrose Bickerstaff, runner-up of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7
- Robert L. Fair (1923–1983), US Army Lieutenant General, Silver Star winner
- Abigail Folger (1943–1969), Folgers coffee heiress
- Richard Gage, architect, 9/11 activist
- Clifford Geertz (1926–2006), anthropologist
- Stephen Herrero, biologist, bear expert
- William Harrington Leahy (1904–1986), US Navy Rear Admiral
- Jim Jones (1931–1978), cult leader
- Julia Morgan (1872–1957), architect
- G. S. Patrick, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Navy Cross winner
- Tye Leung Schulze, interpreter and first Chinese-American woman to vote in a US primary election
- William T. Shorey (1859–1919), first black San Francisco sea captain
- Jacob Weisman (b. 1965), publisher of Tachyon Publications
- John W. Young (b. 1930), astronaut
- John C. Young (1912-1987), US Army Colonel, Chinatown leader
- The Zodiac Killer, unidentified serial killer active in the 1960s
- Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. (1920–2000), US Navy Admiral
Non-native residents
- Maya Angelou, poet
- William Bayer, crime fiction writer
- Ambrose Bierce, journalist and author
- Clark Blaise, Canadian author
- Marian and Vivian Brown (b. 1927), socialites
- Willie Brown, former San Francisco mayor
- Victor Burgin, artist
- Herb Caen, newspaper columnist
- Vanessa Carlton, singer
- Carol Channing, actress and comedian
- Cheerleader Melissa, pro wrestler
- Chris Columbus, film director
- Francis Ford Coppola, film director
- Eleanor Dumont (Madame Moustache), professional card dealer and gambler
- Andrew Smith Hallidie, promoter of the first cable car line
- George Hearst, politician
- Phoebe Hearst, first woman Regent of the University of California
- James Hetfield (b. 1963), singer and rhythm guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica
- Sargent Johnson, sculptor, one of the first African-American artists working in California to achieve a national reputation
- Philip Kaufman, film director
- Jason Kidd, NBA player
- Dorothea Lange, photographer
- CoCo Lee, CantoPop singer and actress
- James Lick, real estate investor
- Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, CVO (b. 1933), philanthropist, socialite
- Cheech Marin, actor
- Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, activists, first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in San Francisco
- Kirke Mechem, composer
- Midori, author and (kinky) sex educator
- Harvey Milk, former city supervisor of San Francisco
- The Mitchell brothers, Jim and Artie, adult industry pioneers
- Matt Nathanson, singer/musician
- Emperor Norton, Gold Rush entrepreneur, eccentric, egalitarian and original visionary of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
- Gary Payton, NBA player
- Linda Perry, lead singer of 4 Non Blondes
- William Chapman Ralston, founder of the Bank of California
- The Residents, avant-garde music and visual arts group
- Anne Rice, author
- Tina Root, ex-vocalist of the now defunct darkwave band Switchblade Symphony
- Kevin Rose, founder of digg.com
- Michael Savage, conservative radio personality
- Tabe Slioor, socialite, reporter, photographer
- Danielle Steel, author
- Dale J. Stephens, author
- Robert Louis Stevenson (from 1879–1880)
- Sharon Stone, actress
- Amy Tan (b. 1952), author
- Mark Twain, author
- Lars Ulrich, (b. 1963), drummer for thrash metal band Metallica
- Wayne Wang, film director
- Robert Wartenberg, neurologist
- Oscar Wilde, author and playwright, spent 1882 there
- Cecil Williams, pastor
- Robin Williams, actor
- David Woodard, businessman
- Martin Yan, television chef
- Arthur Wolcott Yates, U.S. Army general
Alphabetical index
- Abrams, Albert (1863?–1924), inventor
- Allen, Gracie (1895–1964), comedian
- Argüello, Luis Antonio (1784–1830)
- Attell, Abe (1884–1970), boxer
- Belasco, David (1853–1931), playwright
- Bixby, Bill (1934–1993), actor
- Blanc, Mel (1908–1989), voiceover actor
- Bodie, Ping
- Bonds, Barry (b. 1964), baseball player
- Bonds, Bobby (1946–2003), baseball player
- Bonet, Lisa (b. 1967), actress
- Bratt, Benjamin (b. 1963), actor
- Breyer, Stephen (b. 1938), jurist
- Brown, Jerry (b. 1938), politician
- Brown, Pat (1905–1996), politician
- Camilli, Dolph
- Carlson, Tucker (b. 1969), political commentator
- Chaquico, Craig (b. 1954)
- Cho, Margaret (b. 1968)
- Cimoli, Gino (b. 1929)
- Corbett, Joe
- Criss, Darren (b. 1987)
- Cronin, Joe
- Crosetti, Frankie (1910–2002)
- Cullen, Tim (b. 1942)
- Dahlgren, Babe (1912–1996)
- DeMaestri, Joe
- DiMaggio, Dom
- Downs, Greg (b. 1971), writer
- Dumont, Eleanor (1834–1879), also known as Madame Moustache, professional card dealer and gambler
- Duncan, Isadora (1877–1927), dancer
- Elliott, Bob
- Fee, Ben, activist
- Folger, Abigail (1943–1969), heiress
- Forté, Anthony (b. 1988)
- Fregosi, Jim
- Garcia, Jerry (1942–1995), musician
- Getty, Gordon (b. 1934), philanthropist and composer
- Guaraldi, Vince (1928–1976)
- Heilmann, Harry
- Hernandez, Keith
- Herron, Cindy (b. 1961)
- Holt, Gary
- Jensen, Jackie
- Joost, Eddie
- Kamm, Willie
- Kantner, Paul (b. 1941)
- Kelly, George
- LaVey, Anton Szandor (b. 1930), founder of the Church of Satan
- Lee, Gus (b. 1946)
- Levitin, Daniel (b. 1957)
- Lewis, Huey (b. 1950)
- Mann, Leslie (b. 1972)
- Prior, Mark (b. 1975)
- Mathis, Johnny (b. 1935)
- Ng, Melissa (b. 1972)
- Perry, Linda (b. 1965)
- Santana, Carlos (b. 1947)
- Shakur, Tupac (b. 1971)
- Sparks, Theresa
- Sweeney, Charlie
- Tan, Amy (b. 1952)
- Toklas, Alice B. (1877-1967)
- Williams, Robin (1951–2014)
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References
- ↑ Cooke, Jon B. "The Art of Arthur Adams"; reprinted from Comic Book Artist #17, November 15, 2001
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