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BERKELEY
Most Famous People Born in Berkeley, United States
- Notable people
- 441
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1952
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 5.0×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Berkeley during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Berkeley Is Known For
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Actor is Berkeley's biggest profession — 7% of all notables (33).
Berkeley over-indexes on baseball — 5.0× the global rate.
Berkeley under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Berkeley's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Writing
- Music
- Film & TV
- Science
- Art & Design
- Other
Mike Davis (defensive back)
Born 1956
Gail Williams
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Brett Deubner
Born 1968
Clifton Mayne
1933 - 2014
Priscilla Duffield
1918 - 2009
Stephanie Sarley
Born 1988
Rick "Grizzly" Brown
1960 - 2002
Rebecca Alexander
Born 1979
Helen H. Bacon
1919 - 2007
Robert Hunt (illustrator)
Born 1952
Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Born 1942
Rashidi Barnes
Born 1978
Ken Cooley
Born 1955
Steffani Jemison
Born 1981
Josh Mankiewicz
Born 1955
Lia Pernell
Born 1981
Dan Colchico
1935 - 2014
Tommy Angell
Born 1934
Chris Randle
Born 1988
Diane Rosenbaum
Born 1949
Amber Pierce
Born 1981
Artemis Dafni
Born 1983
Walter Murray (gridiron football)
Born 1962
Aina Kemanis
Born 1952
Jan Brueckner
Born 1950
Steve Shannon
Born 1971
Hilja Keading
Born 1960
Janet Kay Jensen
Born 1951
Lily Elise
Born 1991
Alexandra Berzon
Born 1980
Gordon C. Strachan
Born 1943
Bud Morse
1904 - 1987
Alex St. John
-
Keith Carson
-
Robert H. Gardner
Born 1947
Campbell Grant
1909 - 1992
Michael Sell
Born 1972
Alan Chin (artist)
Born 1987
Kenneth Street Jr.
1920 - 2006
Burl Toler III
Born 1983
Barbara Stark
Born 1937
Terrell Roberts
1981 - 2019
Jermaine Clark
Born 1976
Paul Hartloff
Born 1958
Dennis Schmitt
-
Thor Putnam
1911 - 2001
Marian Gilman
1914 - 1996
Kirk R. Smith
Died 2020
Sam Johnson (Oregon politician)
1911 - 1984
William Underhill
Born 1933
James R. Wilson
1922 - 2007
Dave Mann (gridiron football)
1932 - 2012
Harvey Salem
Born 1961
Delano Thomas
Born 1983
Dick Egan (pitcher)
Born 1937
Gregor Main
Born 1989
Michael Stokes (photographer)
Born 1963
Rich Barry
Born 1940
Adam Rittenberg
Born 1981
Heidi Barrett
-
Oliver C. Brown
Born 1946
Lawrence J. Baack
Born 1943
Etienne Rolin
Born 1952
Blake Andrews
Born 1968
Karen Bjorndal
-
Damien Masterson
Born 1970
Aurore Barry
-
Shawn Harris
Born 1982
Ella Mae Lentz
Born 1954
Emil Mailho
1908 - 2007
Fred Hagist
Born 1932
Ray Sherman
Born 1951
Steve Elson
Born 1953
Laura Künzler
Born 1996
Jesse Gabriel
Born 1981
Marianne Markowitz
Born 1966
Eric J. Essene
1939 - 2010
Robert Beachboard
1909 - 1998
Tom Bruggere
Born 1946
Walter Herbert (manager)
Born 1948
Norm Winningstad
1925 - 2010
William J. Hall
1926 - 2020
Maggie Gee (pilot)
1923 - 2013
Bob Loane
1914 - 2002
Erwin Charles Stumm
1908 - 1969
Krista Marie Yu
Born 1988
Dominic Calegari
Born 1987
Max Ornstil
Born 1994
Dan Marvin
-
Vanessa Silberman
-
Kathy Sanborn
-
Linus Liang
Born 1981
Carol Comeau
Born 1941
Nick Collier
Born 1975
Tom Ginsburg
Born 1968
Devante Dubose
Born 1992
Pete Jorgensen
Born 1935
Glenn Henry (IT entrepreneur)
Born 1942
Ralph Gilman
1916 - 1955
Karin Kei Nagano
Born 1997
Robert C. F. Gordon
1920 - 2001
Mateo Romero (artist)
Born 1966
Mike Gonsalves
Born 1959
Dave Carpender
1950 - 2007
Valerie McClain-Ward
Born 1956
Bud Hafey
1912 - 1986
Eric Amend
Born 1965
Julie Segre
-
John A. Calhoun
1918 - 2000
Tamara Holmes
Born 1974
Tom Hafey (baseball)
1913 - 1996
Merv Connors
1914 - 2006
Teo Bielefeld
Born 1965
David E. Lewis
-
Willard Keith
1920 - 1942
Midori Kono Thiel
Born 1933
Lois North
Born 1921
Tessa Seymour
Born 1993
Toby L'Estrange
Born 1988
Jen Bilik
Born 1969
Rocky Royer
Born 1958
Kyra Holt
Born 1995
Daniel Navarro Zermeño
Born 1991
Carlos Bee (California politician)
1917 - 1974
Ernie Johnson (American football)
1926 - 2010
Robert Turturice
1949 - 2009
Flora Hewlett
1914 - 1977
Ben C. Gerwick
1919 - 2006
Jon Adams (musician)
Born 1939
Lawrence Coates
Born 1970
Nick Osborn
Born 1984
Davida Coady
1938 - 2018
Rachel Mayeri
Born 1969
Carl Selin
1927 - 2014
Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer
1892 - 1986
Terri Timely
Born 1981
Julia Kern
Born 1997
Kathy Callaghan
Born 1962
Dick Faszholz
1925 - 2001
Alan B. Scott
-
Walter Moore (Pianist)
Born 1940