37.7775° N, 122.4165° W

SAN FRANCISCO

Most Famous People Born in San Francisco, United States

Notable people
2,619
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1943
Most distinctive
Baseball 6.1×

A city of restless reinventions. San Francisco's notables are heavily literary and athletic in the 19th century, then heavily technological and countercultural in the 20th — the same town gave the world Jack London and Steve Jobs, Ansel Adams and Bruce Lee, the Beats and the venture capitalists. The dataset doesn't show the tech industry as a category, but you can see its silhouette in the unusually high share of entrepreneurs, engineers, and screenwriters with day jobs in software.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 295 notable births.

What San Francisco Is Known For

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Actor is San Francisco's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (385).

San Francisco over-indexes on baseball6.1× the global rate.

San Francisco under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Actor385
  2. Baseball182
  3. Football144
  4. Politician136
  5. Film110
  6. Writer77
  7. Music74
  8. Singer74
  1. Baseball1826.1×
  2. Screenwriter433.8×
  3. Film1103.4×
  4. Actor3852.8×
  5. Photographer322.5×
  6. Basket732.2×
  7. Music742.0×
  8. Artist511.9×
  1. Politician1360.4×
  2. Football1440.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

18001850190019502000
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  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
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0005 GUITAR

Courtney Love

Born 1964

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0013 SCREENWRITER

Liev Schreiber

Born 1967

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0020 ACTOR

Rob Schneider

Born 1963

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0026 GUITAR

Kirk Hammett

Born 1962

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0033 ACTOR

Benjamin Bratt

Born 1963

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0036 ACTOR

BD Wong

Born 1960

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0041 ACTOR

Margaret Cho

Born 1968

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0042 ACTOR

Lisa Bonet

Born 1967

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0051 ARTIST

Matthew Barney

Born 1967

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0059 ACTOR

Daphne Zuniga

Born 1962

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0060 LIBERAL

Naomi Wolf

Born 1962

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0061 POLITICIAN

Gavin Newsom

Born 1967

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0065 FILM

Alan Taylor (director)

Born 1965

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0068 ACTOR

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Born 1967

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0069 ACTOR

Aunjanue Ellis

Born 1969

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0081 WRESTLER

Yokozuna (wrestler)

1966 - 2000

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0084 ACTOR

Leland Orser

Born 1960

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0086 COLUMNIST

Tucker Carlson

Born 1969

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0107 FILM

Todd Bridges

Born 1965

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0113 ACTOR

Carré Otis

Born 1968

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0129 WRESTLER

Rikishi (wrestler)

Born 1965

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0134 ARTIST

Greg Rucka

Born 1969

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0144 DRUMMER

Paul Bostaph

Born 1964

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0163 MATHEMATICIAN

John C. Baez

Born 1961

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0164 DRUMMER

Mike Bordin

Born 1962

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0183 ACTOR

David Warshofsky

Born 1961

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0195 MUSIC

Chanté Moore

Born 1967

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0198 ACTOR

Phillip Rhee

Born 1960

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0203 ACTOR

Gina Ravera

Born 1966

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0215 FILM

Kirk Wise

Born 1963

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0228 MUSIC

Rappin' 4-Tay

Born 1968

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0244 ACTOR

Dimitri Diatchenko

1968 - 2020

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0245 FILM

Audrey Wells

1960 - 2018

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0248 COMEDIAN

Alec Mapa

Born 1965

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0250 MUSIC

Dan the Automator

Born 1967

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0255 SCREENWRITER

Erin Cressida Wilson

Born 1964

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0259 ACTOR

Shanna McCullough

Born 1960

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0283 SINGER

April March

Born 1965

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0287 FILM

James Isaac

1960 - 2012

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0302 ACTOR

Alexis Ayala

Born 1965

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0303 MUSIC

Larry Grenadier

Born 1966

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0304 MUSIC

Paris (rapper)

Born 1967

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0314 SINGER

Cindy Herron

Born 1961

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0323 FILM

Miles Long

Born 1968

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0333 MUSIC

Tommy Guerrero

Born 1966

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0337 BUSINESS

Marc Benioff

Born 1964

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0355 MUSIC

Michael Wilton

Born 1962

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0368 WRITER

Zeena Schreck

Born 1963

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0371 JOURNALIST

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Born 1969

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0377 FILM

Jonathan Morgan (director)

Born 1966

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0379 SINGER

Paul Baloff

1960 - 2002

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0382 BOXER

Mia St. John

Born 1967

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0385 MUSIC

Jay Lane

Born 1964

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0392 FILM

Doug Aarniokoski

Born 1965

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0393 SCREENWRITER

Julie Caitlin Brown

Born 1961

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0394 SINGER

Jay Gordon

Born 1967

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0396 ENTREPRENEUR

John Wood (activist)

Born 1964

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0423 BASKET

Scooter Barry

Born 1966

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0430 SINGER

Kevin Cheng

Born 1969

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0438 GYMNAST

Tracee Talavera

Born 1966

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0441 COMPOSER

Sonia Wieder-Atherton

Born 1961

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0454 ACTOR

Mark Wood (actor)

Born 1968

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0474 ACTOR

Ricky Paull Goldin

Born 1965

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0515 ACTOR

Christian Hoff

Born 1968

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0527 ACTOR

Estella Marie Thompson

Born 1969

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0543 ARTIST

Diana Thater

Born 1962

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0554 ACTOR

Erika Stucky

Born 1962

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0572 ARTIST

Rhode Montijo

Born 1966

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0576 DESIGNER

Derek Lam

Born 1966

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0585 SCREENWRITER

Greg Behrendt

Born 1963

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0610 MUSIC

Harley Flanagan

Born 1968

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0621 SCREENWRITER

Keir Pearson

Born 1966

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0641 ACTOR

Courtenay Taylor

Born 1969

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0642 PLAYER

Peanut Louie Harper

Born 1960

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0651 ATHLETIC

Mark Crear

Born 1968

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0661 SINGER

Janis Tanaka

Born 1963

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0663 ACTOR

Leslie Hendrix

Born 1960

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0671 PLAYER

Yoko Zetterlund

Born 1969

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0680 ACTOR

Matthew Roloff

Born 1961

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0686 ACTOR

Keith A. Glascoe

1962 - 2001

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0688 PRODUCER

Josh Gabriel

Born 1969

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0689 BASKET

Eric White (basketball)

Born 1965

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0700 SPORT

Susan DeMattei

Born 1962

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0715 WRITER

Lidia Yuknavitch

Born 1963

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0720 TRUMPET

Ralph Alessi

Born 1963

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0722 FOOTBALL

Derek Loville

Born 1968

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0734 FILM

Kori Rae

Born 1962

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0736 WRITER

Richard B. Pelzer

Born 1965

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0743 WRESTLER

Samu (wrestler)

Born 1963

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0747 ASSASSINAD

Martha Moxley

1960 - 1975

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0748 FIDDLER

Jane Pratt

Born 1962

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0750 ACTOR

Marcos Ferraez

Born 1966

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0753 WRESTLER

Sam Fatu

Born 1965

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0774 WRITER

Scott Capurro

Born 1962

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0802 EDITOR

Fiona Godlee

Born 1961

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0809 BASEBALL

Alonzo Powell

Born 1964

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0821 FILM

Ori Sivan

Born 1964

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0840 FILM

Matt Chessé

Born 1965

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0847 WRITER

Robert Mailer Anderson

Born 1968

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0865 ACTOR

Terri J. Vaughn

Born 1969

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0869 ARTIST

Noel Van Horn

Born 1968

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0881 PHOTOGRAPHER

Lisa Kristine

Born 1965

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0886 ARTIST

Tim Hawkinson

Born 1960

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0913 BUSINESS

Trevor Traina

Born 1968

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0916 SCREENWRITER

Nicole Burdette

Born 1963

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0922 ACTOR

Patrick Thomas (actor)

Born 1961

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0929 SINGER

Steffanie Borges

Born 1961

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0936 FILM

Matthew Leutwyler

Born 1969

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0942 SKATER

Yvonne Gómez

Born 1966

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0959 COMPOSER

Lisa Bielawa

Born 1968

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0965 ACTOR

Hari Dhillon

Born 1968

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0967 BASKET

Keith Owens

Born 1969

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0982 TRUMPET

Paul Brody

Born 1961

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0991 PRIEST

Thomas Anthony Daly

Born 1960

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1003 BASKET

Orlando Phillips

Born 1960

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1012 BASKET

Paul Fortier

Born 1964

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1041 BASEBALL

Bryan Price

Born 1962

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1046 MUSIC

Rob Ickes

Born 1967

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1049 ACTOR

Chris Pedersen (actor)

Born 1963

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1055 LAWYER

James E. Boasberg

Born 1963

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1057 FOOTBALL

Steve Sewell

Born 1963

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1060 BASEBALL

Mike Diaz

Born 1960

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1063 PAINTER

Barry McGee

Born 1966

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1077 SAILOR

Pamela Healy

Born 1963

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1084 FOOTBALL

John Gesek

Born 1963

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1095 POLITICIAN

Janette Sadik-Khan

Born 1960

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1098 PHILOSOPHES

Andrea Smith (academic)

Born 1966

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1099 NOVELIST

Trebor Healey

Born 1962

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1104 SINGER

Sarah Uriarte Berry

Born 1969

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1111 ARTIST

Amy Balkin

Born 1967

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1131 BASKET

Richard Morton (basketball)

Born 1966

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1142 PHOTOGRAPHER

Charles Lindsay (artist)

Born 1961

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1150 SWIMMER

Nathalie Schneyder

Born 1968

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1171 COMPOSER

Deke Sharon

Born 1967

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1172 WRITER

Erica Johnson Debeljak

Born 1961

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1179 ACTOR

Francis Jue

Born 1963

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1186 SPORT

Maureen Kaila Vergara

Born 1964

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1190 BASKET

Chris Munk

Born 1967

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1200 ACTOR

David Rainey

Born 1968

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1202 EDITOR

Christopher Scarabosio

Born 1966

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1208 CONDUCTOR

Jeannette Sorrell

Born 1965

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1211 ACTOR

Robert Belgrade

Born 1965

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1214 COMPOSER

Avram Fefer

Born 1965

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1216 POLITICIAN

Ethan Berkowitz

Born 1962

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1220 SAILOR

William Baylis

Born 1962

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1226 SINGER

Jon Gibson (Christian musician)

Born 1964

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1240 SCREENWRITER

Karl Gajdusek

Born 1968

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1241 ARTIST

Mark Tribe

Born 1966

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1252 ACTOR

Steve Hatcher

Born 1967

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1258 LAWYER

Tony West (attorney)

Born 1965

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1267 SPORT

Matt Hamon

Born 1968

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1273 BASEBALL

Harvey Pulliam

Born 1967

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1290 FILM

Claire Atherton

Born 1963

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1299 COMPOSER

Caroline Kraabel

Born 1961

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1311 PRODUCER

Dante Ross

Born 1967

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1328 MODEL

Kara Young

Born 1969

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1332 ATHLETIC

Ken Flax

Born 1963

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1337 POLITICIAN

Mónica Ridruejo

Born 1963

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1344 VIDEO GAME

Gilman Louie

Born 1960

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1348 PHOTOGRAPHER

Michael Lavine

Born 1963

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1354 ACTOR

Anthony Guidera

Born 1964

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1356 COMPOSER

Mark Degli Antoni

Born 1962

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1369 ACTOR

Jimmy Bridges (actor)

Born 1960

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1384 PHOTOGRAPHER

Christopher Michel

Born 1967

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1403 FOOTBALL

George Fernandez

Born 1961

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1406 ARTIST

Stanya Kahn

Born 1968

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1407 ACTOR

Zevi Wolmark

Born 1962

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1410 MUSIC

Jeff Chimenti

Born 1968

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1430 BASEBALL

Pat Ahearne

Born 1969

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1433 MUSIC

Michael Davis (trombonist)

Born 1961

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1434 FOOTBALL

Gill Byrd

Born 1961

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1458 CHEF

Elizabeth Falkner

Born 1966

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1461 LAWYER

Cynthia Ann Bashant

Born 1960

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1466 ARTIST

Rachel Lachowicz

Born 1964

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1478 ATHLETIC

Leslie Maxie

Born 1967

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1483 KEYBOARDIST

Paul Taylor (keyboardist)

Born 1960

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1490 FOOTBALL

Malcolm Moore (American football)

Born 1961

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1498 BASKET

Steve Lavin

Born 1964

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1510 JOURNALIST

Benedict Carey

Born 1960

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1518 PHOTOGRAPHER

Will Wilson (photographer)

Born 1969

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1521 BUSINESS

Chris Larsen

Born 1960

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1529 FOOTBALL

Zeph Lee

Born 1963

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1541 SONGWRITER

Darrell Evans (musician)

Born 1968

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1560 JOURNALIST

Amy L. Alexander

Born 1963

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1565 LAWYER

Vince Chhabria

Born 1969

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1569 SINGER

George Cole (musician)

Born 1960

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1575 MUSIC

Steve Pfauter

Born 1963

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1593 SINGER

Jeff Pehrson

Born 1967

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1598 COACH

Chris Creighton

Born 1969

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1599 FILM

Roger Lim

Born 1968

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1609 LAWYER

Troy L. Nunley

Born 1964

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1616 POLITICIAN

Jeff Hayden

Born 1966

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1617 POET

Catherine Barnett

Born 1960

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1620 ACTOR

Lia Chang

Born 1963

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1624 POLITICIAN

Ed Jew

Born 1960

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1628 JUDO

Damon Keeve

Born 1960

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1637 FOOTBALL

Roger Ruzek

Born 1960

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1666 LAWYER

Andrew Patrick Gordon

Born 1962

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1668 POLITICIAN

Eric Mar

Born 1962

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1675 PRODUCER

Andy Luckey

Born 1965

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1685 BASEBALL

Kevin Jordan (baseball)

Born 1969

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1701 PODCASTER

Ngaio Bealum

Born 1968

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1708 ASTROLOGER

Madalyn Aslan

Born 1963

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1719 CHEF

Duskie Estes

Born 1968

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1725 SMUGGLER

Tim Clemente

Born 1960

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1727 POLITICIAN

Michela Alioto-Pier

Born 1968

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1749 PROGRAMMER

Matt Dillon (développeur)

Born 1966

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1755 POLITICIAN

Reuven Carlyle

Born 1965

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1757 JOURNALIST

Christine Chen

Born 1968

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1766 SCULPTOR

Harry Dodge

Born 1966

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1781 ACTOR

Ingrid Einfeldt

Born 1961

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1783 SCREENWRITER

Phillip Christon

Born 1961

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1789 PRESENTER

Rita Sever

Born 1963

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1790 BUSINESS

Ruth Parasol

Born 1967

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1808 FOOTBALL

Mark Walen

Born 1963

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1814 BASEBALL

Jalal Leach

Born 1969

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1818 MARTIAL ART

Eric Pele

Born 1969

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1827 JOURNALIST

Brian Cooley

Born 1965

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1837 POET

Francisco Aragón

Born 1968

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1838 EXECUTIVE

Blake Krikorian

1967 - 2016

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1839 FINANCIER

Chris R. Hansen

Born 1968

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1843 PHOTOGRAPHER

Justice Howard

Born 1960

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1851 POLITICIAN

Sharon Tomiko Santos

Born 1961

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1855 POLITICIAN

Michael Sprinkle

Born 1968

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1856 POLITICIAN

Mike Guingona

Born 1962

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1859 BASEBALL

Terry Lee (baseball)

Born 1962

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1865 MAGIC

Alain Nu

Born 1965

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1883 ACTOR

Joan Baker

Born 1960

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1886 FOOTBALL

Natu Tuatagaloa

Born 1966

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1891 COMPOSER

Christopher Brady

Born 1967

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1894 NEUROSCIENTIST

Michael T. Ullman

Born 1962

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1903 FILM

Robin Budd

Born 1967

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1911 FOOTBALL

Ed Berry

Born 1963

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1921 POLITICIAN

Andrew Halcro

Born 1964

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1922 GOLF

Mike Springer

Born 1965

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1929 DESIGNER

Tony Fucile

Born 1964

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1938 ENTREPRENEUR

Chris Tsakalakis

Born 1967

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1962 WRITER

Laura Lau

Born 1963

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1968 GAME

Jeffrey Steefel

Born 1961

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1971 ACTIVIST

Birgit Cunningham

Born 1963

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1972 LAWYER

Alberto Torrico

Born 1969

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1994 NOVELIST

Richard Melo

Born 1968

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2010 AUTHOR

Dov Seidman

Born 1964

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2020 FOOTBALL

Theo Adams (American football)

Born 1966

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2022 PHOTOGRAPHER

Mark Robert Halper

Born 1965

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2030 THEATRE

Jonathan Moscone

Born 1964

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2042 FOOTBALL

Matt LaBounty

Born 1969

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2043 COACH

Brian Pariani

Born 1965

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2050 FILM

Andrew Getty

1967 - 2015

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2055 FOOTBALL

Patrick Hunter

Born 1964

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2056 BASEBALL

Rob Leary

Born 1963

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2073 TELEVISION

Richard R. Lee

Born 1966

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2083 BUSINESS

Fred Mossler

Born 1966

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2097 FOOTBALL

Robert Jenkins (American football)

Born 1963

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2103 ACTOR

Arrin Skelley

Born 1966

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2112 MUSIC

Aaron A. Brooks

Born 1964

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2145 CONDUCTOR

Patrick Summers

Born 1963

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2163 BASKET

Jim Saia

Born 1964

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2169 ACTOR

Estelle Lau

Born 1964

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2199 ENTREPRENEUR

Peter Najarian

Born 1963

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2200 ACTOR

Alice Inoue

Born 1964

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2204 INVESTMENT

William Derrough

Born 1965

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2212 FOOTBALL

Reggie Camp

Born 1961

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2215 ACTOR

Joe Stefanelli

Born 1960

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2223 JOURNALIST

Kent Ninomiya

Born 1966

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2248 ARTIST

Preston Singletary

Born 1962

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2251 BASEBALL

Tom Barrett (baseball)

Born 1960

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2266 POLITICIAN

James Knox (Montana politician)

Born 1965

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2268 LAWYER

Greg Coleman (jurist)

1963 - 2010

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2271 LAWYER

Patrick de La Lanne

Born 1962

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2297 FOOTBALL

Danny Culloty

Born 1964

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2312 ACTOR

Bebe Sweetbriar

Born 1962

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2321 CHOREOGRAPHER

D'Arcy Drollinger

Born 1969

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2330 JOURNALIST

Jake Phelps

1962 - 2019

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2351 SCULPTOR

Geoffrey C. Smith (sculptor)

Born 1961

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2369 SPECIAL EFFECTS

Harold Weed

Born 1962

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2400 FOOTBALL

Andre Alexander

Born 1967

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2411 ROWER

Aaron Pollock

Born 1967

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2433 PRINTMAKER

Irene Chan

Born 1965

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2450 PLAYER

Ted Scherman

Born 1966

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2459 ARTIST

Gordon Smedt

Born 1961

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2466 PRODUCER

Dave Darling

Born 1961

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2469 JUDGE

Robert Rigsby

Born 1960

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2475 PLAYER

Tara Flanagan

Born 1964

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2493 ACTOR

P. David Miller

Born 1963

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2538 FOOTBALL

Andrew Ziemer

Born 1967

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2542 ARTIST

Kevin Sullivan (artist)

Born 1964

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2549 FOOTBALL

Dwight Garner (American football)

Born 1964

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2550 RUNNER

Elizabeth Zaragoza

Born 1968

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2559 PLAYER

Chip Turner

Born 1960

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2562 ASTRONOMER

Dirk Terrell

Born 1965

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2567 BANK

Robert M. Stein

Born 1961

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2568 TEACHER

Beau Almodobar

Born 1962

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2602 SCREENWRITER

Peter Bratt

Born 1962

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2603 FOOTBALL

Joe Drake (American football)

1963 - 1994

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