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SACRAMENTO

Most Famous People Born in Sacramento, United States

Notable people
682
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1967
Most distinctive
Baseball 11.9×

A Central Valley capital whose page reads less like a statehouse town than a farm club for the West Coast entertainment industry — an Actor bench at better than twice the global baseline, a surprisingly thick Screenwriter presence, and a Baseball cohort running at nearly twelve times baseline, the long tail of those dry, warm valley afternoons where scouts still come looking.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Sacramento during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 134 notable births.

What Sacramento Is Known For

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Football is Sacramento's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (108).

Sacramento over-indexes on baseball11.9× the global rate.

Sacramento under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football108
  2. Baseball92
  3. Actor85
  4. Basket36
  5. Politician31
  6. Music25
  7. Singer18
  8. Player18
  1. Baseball9211.9×
  2. Golf1311.2×
  3. Guitar88.1×
  4. Songwriter97.1×
  5. Basket364.2×
  6. Screenwriter124.0×
  7. Music252.6×
  8. Actor852.4×
  1. Writer80.4×
  2. Politician310.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Sacramento's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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682 notable people

0001 ACTOR

Jessica Chastain

Born 1977

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0002 ACTOR

Brie Larson

Born 1989

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0003 ACTOR

Greta Gerwig

Born 1983

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0004 ACTOR

Sam Elliott

Born 1944

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0005 SCREENWRITER

Joan Didion

Born 1934

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0006 ACTOR

Colin Hanks

Born 1977

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0007 ACTOR

Adrienne Barbeau

Born 1945

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0008 SCREENWRITER

Dustin Lance Black

Born 1974

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0009 FILM

Henry Hathaway

1898 - 1985

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0010 POLÍCIA

Rodney King

1965 - 2012

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0011 LAWYER

Anthony Kennedy

Born 1936

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0012 GUITAR

Daniel Johnston

1961 - 2019

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0013 PAINTER

Thomas Kinkade

1958 - 2012

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0014 ACTOR

Kayden Kross

Born 1985

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0015 SINGER

Gregory Porter

Born 1971

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0016 ACTOR

Ray Collins (actor)

1889 - 1965

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0017 FILM

Joe Carnahan

Born 1969

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0018 CHURCH

Warren Jeffs

Born 1955

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0019 POLITICIAN

Xavier Becerra

Born 1958

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0020 SCREENWRITER

Megan Dodds

Born 1970

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0021 POLITICIAN

Hiram Johnson

1866 - 1945

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0022 GUITAR

Chino Moreno

Born 1973

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0023 SCREENWRITER

Brian Posehn

Born 1966

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0024 GUITAR

Michael Hedges

1953 - 1997

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0025 ACTOR

James Mitchell (actor)

1920 - 2010

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0026 ACTOR

Frank Silva

1949 - 1995

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0027 PAINTER

Mel Ramos

1935 - 2018

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0028 BASKET

Kevin Johnson

Born 1966

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0029 MUSIC

Brotha Lynch Hung

Born 1968

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0030 ACTOR

Amanda Fuller

Born 1984

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0031 ACTOR

Robert Warwick

1878 - 1964

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0032 ACTOR

Virginia Gardner

Born 1995

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0033 ACTOR

Merrin Dungey

Born 1971

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0034 SINGER

John Lloyd Young

Born 1975

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0035 ACTOR

Kate Levering

Born 1979

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0036 FOOTBALL

Miguel Ángel Ponce

Born 1989

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0037 CLIMB

Alex Honnold

Born 1985

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0038 ACTOR

Waleed Zuaiter

Born 1971

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0039 ACTOR

Randolph Mantooth

Born 1945

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0040 ACTOR

Sab Shimono

Born 1943

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0041 ACTOR

Matt Jones (actor)

Born 1981

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0042 ACTOR

Samantha Smith (actress)

Born 1969

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0043 ACTOR

Chelcie Ross

Born 1942

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0044 ACTOR

Mary Anderson (actress, born 1859)

1859 - 1940

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0045 WRESTLER

Apollo Crews

Born 1987

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0046 WEIGHTLIFTER

Tommy Kono

1930 - 2016

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0047 RAPPER

C-Bo

Born 1974

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0048 BASKET

Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1988)

Born 1988

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0049 MUSIC

Eric Marienthal

Born 1957

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0050 DESIGNER

Ray Eames

1912 - 1988

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0051 COMIC

Adrian Tomine

Born 1974

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0052 JOURNALIST

Herb Caen

1916 - 1997

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0053 WRITER

Ryan Holiday

Born 1987

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0054 ANIMATOR

David Feiss

Born 1959

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0055 ACTOR

Alexis Love

Born 1988

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0056 ACTOR

Bunny Luv

Born 1979

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0057 BASKET

Marquese Chriss

Born 1997

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0058 BASEBALL

Derrek Lee

Born 1975

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0059 POLITICIAN

Bob Matsui

1941 - 2005

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0060 BASEBALL

Scott Boras

Born 1952

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0061 BASEBALL

Brad Lidge

Born 1976

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0062 ACTOR

Benson Fong

1916 - 1987

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0063 ACTOR

Darryl Hanah

Born 1972

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0064 ACTOR

Stephen Sean Ford

Born 1989

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0065 FILM

Richard Wallace (director)

1894 - 1951

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0066 GUITAR

Stephen Carpenter

Born 1970

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0067 ACTOR

Karen Moncrieff

Born 1963

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0068 ACTOR

Sam Doumit

Born 1975

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0069 ACTOR

Scott Schwartz

Born 1968

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0070 AUTHOR

Julie Kagawa

Born 1982

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0071 ACTOR

Bailey De Young

Born 1989

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0072 ACTOR

Dalton James

Born 1971

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0073 BASEBALL

Larry Bowa

Born 1945

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0074 BOXER

Diego Corrales

1977 - 2007

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0075 MUSIC

Craig Chaquico

Born 1954

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0076 MUSIC

Zach Hill

Born 1979

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0077 FILM

Brad Lewis

Born 1958

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0078 COMPOSER

Frank Hannon

Born 1966

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0079 BASEBALL

Rhys Hoskins

Born 1993

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0080 KILLER

Theresa Knorr

Born 1946

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0081 SINGER

Kevin Gilbert (musician)

1966 - 1996

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0082 WRITER

Sarah Zettel

Born 1966

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0083 ACTOR

Earle Williams

1880 - 1927

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0084 PRODUCER

Johnny Colla

Born 1952

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0085 ARTIST

Kelley Jones

Born 1962

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0086 ACTOR

Josie Totah

Born 2001

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0087 SCREENWRITER

Keith Allan (actor)

Born 1969

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0088 ACTOR

Cali Carter

Born 1990

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0089 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Roger Fouts

Born 1943

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0090 SKIER

Spider Sabich

1945 - 1976

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0091 MUSIC

Jeff Watson (guitarist)

Born 1956

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0092 CREATIVE

Cory Barlog

Born 1975

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0093 BASEBALL

Vance Worley

Born 1987

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0094 BASEBALL

John Bowker (baseball)

Born 1983

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0095 JOURNALIST

Lisa Ling

Born 1973

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0096 GOLF

Natalie Gulbis

Born 1983

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0097 MUSIC

Mike Clark (jazz musician)

Born 1946

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0098 BASEBALL

Brandon League

Born 1983

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0099 ACTOR

Lorena Sanchez

Born 1986

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0100 BASEBALL

David Hernandez (baseball)

Born 1985

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0101 SINGER

Ryan Roxie

Born 1965

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0102 SONGWRITER

Gift of Gab (rapper)

Born 1971

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0103 COXSWAIN

Mary Whipple

Born 1980

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0104 ATHLETIC

Kate Grace

Born 1988

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0105 CARTOONIST

Richard Cragun

1944 - 2012

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0106 ILLUSTRATOR

E. W. Kemble

1861 - 1933

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0107 MARTIAL ART

Jimi Manuwa

Born 1980

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0108 BASEBALL

Nick Johnson (baseball)

Born 1978

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0109 ACTOR

Kendall Karson

Born 1988

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0110 FOOTBALL

Ryan Hollingshead

Born 1991

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0111 BASKET

Mel Hutchins

1928 - 2018

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0112 POLITICIAN

Doug Ose

Born 1955

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0113 ACTOR

Channing Pollock (magician)

1926 - 2006

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0114 BUSINESS

Charles R. Schwab

Born 1937

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0115 BASSIST

Tim McCord

Born 1979

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0116 PRESENTER

Jack Lescoulie

1912 - 1987

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0117 PRODUCER

Mark Goodson

1915 - 1992

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0118 MUSIC

Nataly Dawn

Born 1986

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0119 SERGEANT

Spencer Stone

Born 1992

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0120 GUITAR

El Hefe

Born 1965

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0121 PLAYER

Patty Fendick

Born 1965

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0122 ACTOR

Daniel Truhitte

Born 1943

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0123 SINGER

Janis Martin (soprano)

1939 - 2014

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0124 BASEBALL

Greg Vaughn

Born 1965

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0125 POLE VAULTER

Derek Miles

Born 1972

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0126 ACTOR

Deborah Falconer

Born 1965

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0127 FOOTBALL

Donté Stallworth

Born 1980

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0128 MUSIC

Suzi Gardner

Born 1960

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0129 ACTOR

Lela Loren

Born 1980

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0130 ACTOR

Zachary Browne

Born 1985

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0131 ACTOR

Veronica Ricci

Born 1988

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0132 ACTOR

Sibyl Sanderson

1864 - 1903

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0133 MUSIC

Ruth Slenczynska

Born 1925

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0134 ACTOR

Yuki Shimoda

1921 - 1981

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0135 ACTOR

Paul Soter

Born 1969

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0136 POLITICIAN

Phil Angelides

Born 1953

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0137 ASTRONAUT

Michael Coats

Born 1946

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0138 FOOTBALL

Steve Cronin

Born 1983

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0139 PRODUCER

Daniel Bell (musician)

Born 1967

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0140 BASEBALL

Zach Phillips

Born 1986

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0141 FOOTBALL

Rae Carruth

Born 1974

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0142 BASEBALL

Shaq Thompson

Born 1994

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0143 ACTOR

Eric Sheffer Stevens

Born 1972

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0144 LAWYER

Michael Avenatti

Born 1971

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0145 ACTOR

Jennie Lee (American actress)

1848 - 1925

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0146 BASKET

George Stanich

Born 1928

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0147 BASEBALL

Jason Sehorn

Born 1971

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0148 DIPLOMAT

Eleni Kounalakis

Born 1966

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0149 RAPPER

Hot Rod (rapper)

Born 1981

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0150 BASKET

Darnell Hillman

Born 1949

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0151 ACTOR

Darcie Dolce

Born 1992

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0152 WRESTLER

Christina Von Eerie

Born 1989

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0153 ASTRONAUT

Stephen Robinson

Born 1955

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0154 ACTOR

Sabrina Maree

Born 1987

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0155 SINGER

Butterscotch (performer)

Born 1985

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0156 GOLF

Nick Watney

Born 1981

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0157 BASEBALL

Doug Davis (pitcher)

Born 1975

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0158 PLAYER

Blaine Scully

Born 1988

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0159 OFFICER

Michael J. Adams

1930 - 1967

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0160 MUSIC

Mary Youngblood

Born 1958

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0161 ACTOR

Chad Knight

Born 1970

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0162 PIANIST

Bill Mays

Born 1944

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0163 DIPLOMAT

Earl Anthony Wayne

Born 1950

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0164 SPRINT

Brian Lewis (sprinter)

Born 1974

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0165 BASEBALL

Bob Forsch

1950 - 2011

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0166 ACTOR

Sandee Westgate

Born 1979

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0167 PLAYER

Christina Fusano

Born 1980

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0168 ARTIST

Wes Wilson

1937 - 2020

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0169 FOOTBALL

Seneca Wallace

Born 1980

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0170 MARTIAL ART

Tyson Griffin

Born 1984

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0171 POLITICIAN

Henry George Jr.

1862 - 1916

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0172 FILM

Mark Ordesky

Born 1963

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0173 SWIMMER

Susan Pedersen (swimmer)

Born 1953

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0174 BASKET

Xavier Thames

Born 1991

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0175 COMPOSER

Bill Smith (jazz musician)

1926 - 2020

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0176 BASKET

Charles Jackson (basketball)

Born 1993

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0177 SINGER

John McCrea (musician)

Born 1964

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0178 SPORT

Keita Bates-Diop

Born 1996

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0179 SINGER

Brianna Lea Pruett

1983 - 2015

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0180 COMPOSER

Carl Brandt (composer)

1914 - 1991

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0181 DRIVER

Joey Hand

Born 1979

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0182 SPRINT

Bob Kiesel

1911 - 1993

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0183 POLITICIAN

Eugene A. Chappie

1920 - 1992

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0184 PLAYER

Collin Altamirano

Born 1995

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0185 SPRINT

Kathy Hammond

Born 1951

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0186 POLE VAULTER

Becky Holliday

Born 1980

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0187 ACTOR

Katherine Justice

Born 1942

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0188 BASKET

Jim Eakins

Born 1946

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0189 JOURNALIST

Steve Benson (cartoonist)

Born 1954

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0190 MISSING

Leland Stanford Jr.

1868 - 1884

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0191 BASEBALL

Joe Inglett

Born 1978

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0192 BANDLEADER

Dick Jurgens

1910 - 1995

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0193 PLAYER

Alycia Moulton

Born 1961

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0194 MUSIC

Christoforos Schuff

Born 1979

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0195 BASKET

Isaac Fontaine

Born 1975

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0196 ACTOR

Greg Berg

Born 1960

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0197 COLLECTOR

Aimée Crocker

1864 - 1941

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0198 PAINTER

Richard Jackson (artist)

Born 1939

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0199 FOOTBALL

Kevin Goldthwaite

Born 1982

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0200 MUSIC

Cynthia Robinson

1946 - 2015

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0201 ADVOCATE

Jeff Adachi

1959 - 2019

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0202 ACTOR

Anthony Sadler

Born 1992

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0203 BIOCHEMIST

Harvey Itano

1920 - 2010

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0204 BASEBALL

Ken Forsch

Born 1946

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0205 SCREENWRITER

Misha Green

Born 1984

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0206 SCREENWRITER

Justin Wright

1981 - 2008

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0207 ACTOR

Charles Stevenson (actor)

1887 - 1943

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0208 FOOTBALL

Devontae Booker

Born 1992

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0209 MODEL

Lindsay Frimodt

Born 1981

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0210 DRIVER

Kyle Larson

Born 1992

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0211 BASEBALL

Jerry Royster

Born 1952

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0212 BASEBALL

Rowdy Tellez

Born 1995

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0213 FOOTBALL

Asa Jackson

Born 1989

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0214 FOOTBALL

Charles Mann (American football)

Born 1961

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0215 NOVELIST

Eric Miles Williamson

Born 1961

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0216 PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Jeffrey Beecroft

Born 1956

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0217 IMAGINEER

Joe Rohde

Born 1955

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0218 FENCER

James Leighman Williams

Born 1985

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0219 BASEBALL

Justin Haley (baseball)

Born 1991

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0220 BOXER

Michael Simms (boxer)

Born 1974

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0221 JOURNALIST

Patrick Macias

Born 1972

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0222 BOXER

Tony Lopez (boxer)

Born 1963

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0223 MUSIC

Michael Urbano

Born 1961

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0224 FOOTBALL

Arik Armstead

Born 1993

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0225 BASEBALL

Steve Holm

Born 1979

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0226 ACTOR

Blu Hunt

Born 1995

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0227 BASEBALL

Fernando Viña

Born 1969

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0228 PLAYER

Randy Lew

Born 1985

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0229 GOLF

Kevin Sutherland

Born 1964

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0230 FILM

Lance Bangs

Born 1972

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0231 FOOTBALL

Kyle DeVan

Born 1985

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0232 ATHLETIC

Jangy Addy

Born 1985

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0233 GUITAR

Cynthia Dall

1971 - 2012

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0234 ACTOR

Eric Michael Cole

Born 1976

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0235 ACTOR

Keith Powers

Born 1992

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0236 BASKET

David Cooke (basketball)

Born 1963

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0237 SINGER

Scott Miller (pop musician)

1960 - 2013

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0238 BASKET

Philip Ricci

Born 1980

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0239 SCREENWRITER

Joe Ansolabehere

Born 1959

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0240 SWIMMER

Lauren McFall

Born 1980

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0241 WRITER

Angus Oblong

Born 1976

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0242 ACTOR

Alex Heartman

Born 1990

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0243 LAWYER

Bartley Crum

1900 - 1959

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0244 SPORT

Chris Barton (cyclist)

Born 1988

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0245 BASEBALL

Jon Huber

Born 1981

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0246 FOOTBALL

Scott Galbraith

Born 1967

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0247 MODEL

Alexandra Crandell

Born 1988

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0248 ACTOR

Holly Fields

Born 1976

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0249 ATHLETIC

James Owens (American football)

Born 1955

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0250 FILM

Channing Dungey

Born 1969

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0251 SCREENWRITER

Ethel Hill

1898 - 1954

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0252 FOOTBALL

Lance Briggs

Born 1980

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0253 FOOTBALL

Daniel Cuevas

Born 1993

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0254 BASEBALL

Eric Farris

Born 1986

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0255 ACTOR

William Murphy (actor)

1921 - 1989

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0256 FOOTBALL

Eric Pinkins

Born 1991

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0257 RIDER

Kasey Perry-Glass

Born 1987

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0258 FOOTBALL

D. J. Williams (linebacker)

Born 1982

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0259 BASEBALL

Andy Fox

Born 1971

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0260 ACTOR

Kevin McClatchy

Born 1963

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0261 BOXER

Willie Jorrín

Born 1969

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0262 ESPIONAGE

Velvalee Dickinson

1893 - 1980

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0263 ACTOR

Harry L. Rattenberry

1857 - 1925

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0264 SPORT

Norman Alvis

Born 1963

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0265 MUSIC

Jacob Golden

Born 1970

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0266 BASKET

John Greig (basketball)

Born 1961

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0267 MISSING

Michael K. Young

Born 1949

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0268 ACTOR

Anna Laughlin

1885 - 1937

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0269 POET

William Everson

1912 - 1994

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0270 ATHLETIC

Henry Andrade

Born 1962

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0271 BASKET

John Stanich

Born 1925

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0272 ACTOR

Robert Petkoff

Born 1963

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0273 BASKET

Michael Bryson (basketball)

Born 1994

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0274 FOOTBALL

Jim Breech

Born 1956

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0275 VIROLOGIST

Charles M. Rice

Born 1952

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0276 ACTOR

David Alan Bailey

Born 1952

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0277 PLAYER

Sam Warburg

Born 1983

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0278 FOOTBALL

Marc Heider

Born 1986

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0279 BASEBALL

John McNamara (baseball)

1932 - 2020

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0280 ARTIST

Thom Merrick

Born 1963

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0281 ENTREPRENEUR

Marc Tarpenning

Born 1964

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0282 FOOTBALL

Aaron Garcia (American football)

Born 1970

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0283 MUSIC

Hobo Johnson

-

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0284 BASEBALL

Rod Scurry

1956 - 1992

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0285 MUSIC

Jherek Bischoff

Born 1979

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0286 BASEBALL

Geno Petralli

Born 1959

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0287 FILM

Tomm Coker

Born 1972

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0288 MARTIAL ART

David Terrell (fighter)

Born 1978

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0289 SONGWRITER

Scott Mathews

Born 1955

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0290 PLAYER

Shelly Stokes

Born 1967

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0291 SINGER

V. Rose

Born 1989

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0292 ARTIST

Joshua Hale Fialkov

Born 1979

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0293 ACTOR

Matt Greenfield

Born 1961

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0294 SINGER

Teal Wicks

Born 1982

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0295 PRODUCER

Shaun Lopez

-

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0296 FOOTBALL

Bill Munson

1941 - 2000

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0297 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Nia Sanchez

Born 1990

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0298 SNOWBOARD

Tina Basich

Born 1969

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0299 FOOTBALL

Syd'Quan Thompson

Born 1987

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0300 ACTOR

Linda O'Neil

Born 1974

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