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.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in San Francisco during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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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 baseball — 6.1× the global rate.
San Francisco under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
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.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Other
Keith Comstock
Born 1955
Christopher Scarabosio
Born 1966
Vera Franceschi
1926 - 1966
Ivan Mortimer Linforth
1879 - 1976
Billie Rhodes
1894 - 1988
Charlie Sweeney
1863 - 1902
Vincent DeDomenico
1915 - 2007
Jeannette Sorrell
Born 1965
William Yeager
Born 1940
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Born 1978
Robert Belgrade
Born 1965
Michael Yamashita
Born 1949
Charlie Silvera
1924 - 2019
Avram Fefer
Born 1965
Robert T. Orr
1908 - 1994
Ethan Berkowitz
Born 1962
Jade Snow Wong
1922 - 2006
Karim Mayfield
Born 1980
Ron Conway
Born 1951
William Baylis
Born 1962
Bernie Ward
Born 1951
Terron Ward
Born 1992
Marlon Redmond
Born 1955
Yvette Flunder
Born 1955
Jefferson De Angelis
1859 - 1933
Jon Gibson (Christian musician)
Born 1964
Bob Drake (racing driver)
1919 - 1990
Robert D. San Souci
1946 - 2014
Armin Hansen
1886 - 1957
Jana Herzen
Born 1950
Chester Bennett
1892 - 1943
Jack Mullin
1913 - 1999
Doyle McManus
Born 1955
Malcolm Beasley
Born 1940
Kristina Olsen
Born 1957
Adam Harrington (voice actor)
Born 1970
Louis Leithold
1924 - 2005
Frank MacQuarrie
1875 - 1950
Vincent Hallinan
1896 - 1992
Karl Gajdusek
Born 1968
Mark Tribe
Born 1966
Ron Feinberg
1932 - 2005
Ralph Manza
1921 - 2000
Gertrude Hoffmann (dancer)
1885 - 1966
Edwin Stevens
1860 - 1923
Cherrelle Garrett
Born 1989
Norman Slater
1894 - 1979
Ted Tollner
Born 1940
John Ordway (ambassador)
Born 1950
George Edgar Slusser
1939 - 2014
Him Mark Lai
1925 - 2009
Steve Hatcher
Born 1967
Philip Hyde (photographer)
1921 - 2006
Cliff Carpenter
1915 - 2014
Simon Mršić
Born 1991
Frankie Klick
1907 - 1982
Franc Joubin
1911 - 1997
Tony West (attorney)
Born 1965
Ernie Fosselius
Born 1945
Charlie Cutler
Born 1986
Ruby Neri
Born 1970
Natty
Born 1983
Lynn Vidali
Born 1952
Natacha Merritt
Born 1977
Robert Francis Christian
1948 - 2019
John H. Michaelis
1912 - 1985
Matt Hamon
Born 1968
DeVon Franklin
Born 1978
Theodore Wores
1859 - 1939
Gordon Grant (artist)
1875 - 1962
Jim Fogarty
1864 - 1891
Sharon Weinberger
Born 1972
Harvey Pulliam
Born 1967
Brian Bianchini
1978 - 2004
C. Daniel Mote Jr.
Born 1937
Bonnie-Jill Laflin
Born 1976
Marco Evoniuk
Born 1957
Eric Bostrom
Born 1976
Katherine Griffith
1876 - 1921
Blossom Seeley
1891 - 1974
Charles Hoffman (screenwriter)
1911 - 1972
Ari Gold (filmmaker)
-
Williamson Evers
Born 1948
Doug Hall (artist)
Born 1944
Howie Hawkins
Born 1952
Lawrence Calcagno
1913 - 1993
Anthony Brown (musician)
Born 1953
Liz Holzman
1953 - 2014
Danny Chauncey
Born 1956
Claire Atherton
Born 1963
J. Valentine
Born 1979
Fae Myenne Ng
Born 1956
Leon Patillo
Born 1947
Theodora Skipitares
-
Joyce Cooling
Born 1949
Milburn Morante
1887 - 1964
Catherine Wagner (artist)
Born 1953
Marty Passaglia
1919 - 2004
Caroline Kraabel
Born 1961
Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
1940 - 2006
Will C. Barnes
1858 - 1936
Indira Stefanianna
Born 1946
Hive (producteur)
Born 1974
Walter A. Haas Jr.
1916 - 1995
Ossie Vitt
1890 - 1963
Mike Vail
Born 1951
Willie Kamm
1900 - 1988
Julian Rivero
1890 - 1976
Robert Adair (actor)
1900 - 1954
Reagan Louie
Born 1951
Dante Ross
Born 1967
Mike Brown (outfielder)
Born 1959
Bill Porter (salesman)
1932 - 2013
Steve Ritchie
Born 1950
Steve Shirley (baseball)
Born 1956
Joel Larson
Born 1947
Dior Lowhorn
Born 1987
William H. Clifford
1874 - 1938
Lele Forood
Born 1956
Sarah Lane
Born 1983
Aurelia Henry Reinhardt
1877 - 1948
Crystal Lee
-
Brian Scudamore
Born 1970
Matt Seeberger
Born 1984
Dorothy Van Doren
1896 - 1993
June Blair
Born 1933
Sterling Noel
1903 - 1984
Kara Young
Born 1969
Kai Braden
Born 1988
David Eyges
Born 1950
Slater Bradley
Born 1975
Ken Flax
Born 1963
Mary Tsukamoto
1915 - 1998
Jerry Robinson (linebacker)
Born 1956
Catherine Schwartz
Born 1977
Judy Yung
Born 1946
Mónica Ridruejo
Born 1963
Russell Chatham
1939 - 2019
Gerald M. Loeb
1899 - 1974
Richard Purvis
1913 - 1994
Charles F. Curry Jr.
1893 - 1972
John Q. Cannon
1857 - 1931
Dana Leong
Born 1980
Gilman Louie
Born 1960
Sammee Tong
1901 - 1964
Karl Kasten
1916 - 2010
Jeremy Fogel
Born 1949
Michael Lavine
Born 1963
Stephen Herrero
Born 1939
Cellski
Born 1974
Dorr Bothwell
1902 - 2000
Eric Pape
1870 - 1938
Albert R. Jonsen
1931 - 2020
Anthony Guidera
Born 1964
Edward Gallagher (actor)
1873 - 1929
Mark Degli Antoni
Born 1962
Cathy Sulinski
Born 1958
Henry Alexander (painter)
1860 - 1894
Herbert Farjeon
1887 - 1945
Richard Belluzzo
Born 1953
Herbert Maier
1893 - 1969
Sarah Stein
1870 - 1953
Frank Altschul
1887 - 1981
Babe Dahlgren
1912 - 1996
Richard C. Blum
Born 1935
Edgar Magnin
1890 - 1984
Anthony Fabian
-
Thomas C. Lynch
1904 - 1986
Jimmy Bridges (actor)
Born 1960
Alexa Aimes
Born 1989
Mildred Howard
Born 1945
William John Sinclair
1877 - 1935
Joe Ferguson (baseball)
Born 1946
Alexander Spit
Born 1987
Adolph B. Spreckels
1857 - 1924
Mary Stallings
Born 1939
Gus Lee
Born 1946
Frankie Neil
1883 - 1970
Major Bowes
1874 - 1946
Walter Varney
1888 - 1967
José de Jesús Madera Uribe
1927 - 2017
Rick Cheek
Born 1977
Campbell Cavasso
Born 1950
Christopher Michel
Born 1967
William M. Callaghan
1897 - 1991
Jeff Brouws
Born 1955
James Nolan (acteur)
1915 - 1985
Whit Johnson
Born 1973
Kathleen M. Adams
Born 1957
Leah Meyerhoff
-
Rudy Behlmer
1926 - 2019
Dave Smith (engineer)
-
Josephine Whittell
1883 - 1967
Clarice Blackburn
1921 - 1995
Thomas O'Shea (Archbishop of Wellington)
1870 - 1954
Ralph Alvarado
Born 1970
Levi Richard Ellert
1857 - 1901
Dorothy Bryant
1930 - 2017
James D. Hart
1911 - 1990
Edward Imwinkelried
Born 1945
Eugene F. Lynch
Born 1931
Tiger Fafara
Born 1945
George Fernandez
Born 1961
Andrea Way
Born 1949
Jack McCarthy (baseball)
1869 - 1948
Stanya Kahn
Born 1968
Zevi Wolmark
Born 1962
Bill Reid (American football)
1878 - 1976
Celeste Boureille
Born 1994
Jeff Chimenti
Born 1968
Kate Marshall
Born 1959
Rodger Jacobs
1959 - 2016
Doris Taylor
Born 1956
Mario J. Ciampi
1907 - 2006
Rupak Ginn
Born 1983
Lloyd Leith
1902 - 1979
Bill Kenney
Born 1955
Elmer T. Cunningham
1889 - 1965
Carole Gallagher
1923 - 1966
Adam Gidwitz
Born 1982
Jennifer Martínez
Born 1971
Elizabeth Duncan
1871 - 1948
Alessandro Prete
Born 1975
H.P. Mendoza
Born 1977
Chester Conn
1894 - 1973
Tyler Walker (baseball)
Born 1976
Malcolm Floyd
Born 1972
Carla Borelli
Born 1942
Henry Clausen
1905 - 1992
Pat Ahearne
Born 1969
Marcel Vogel
1917 - 1991
Kay Sekimachi
Born 1926
Michael Davis (trombonist)
Born 1961
Gill Byrd
Born 1961
Harry Allen Overstreet
1875 - 1970
Carlos Ferro (American actor)
-
Richard W. Dorgan
1892 - 1953
Louise Nalbandian
1926 - 1974
Beatrice Sandström
1910 - 1995
Frances Baldwin
1907 - 1999
Arthur Gietzelt
1920 - 2014
James Hayward (artist)
Born 1943
Zion Myers
1898 - 1948
Alie Ward
-
Bill Lee (author)
Born 1954
George Mitchell (water polo)
1901 - 1988
John Jay O'Connor
1930 - 2009
Crystal Moselle
Born 1980
Hsu Chi-chieh
Born 1988
Rubén Oseguera González
Born 1990
Norman Yee
Born 1949
Georges Gobo
1876 - 1958
Karen L. Gould
1948 - 2012
Jimmy Stewart (musician)
Born 1937
Ashley Clements
-
Norman Livermore
1911 - 2006
Jon Andersen
Born 1972
Elizabeth Falkner
Born 1966
Marcie Louie
Born 1953
Mabelle Gilman Corey
Born 1874
Cynthia Ann Bashant
Born 1960
José María Amador
1781 - 1883
Dan Fitzgerald
1942 - 2010
Emma Coronel Aispuro
Born 1989
Leather Leone
-
Rachel Lachowicz
Born 1964
Laura Sullivan
Born 1974
Serge Levin
Born 1979
Emil M. Mrak
1901 - 1987
Peter Stackpole
1913 - 1997
Chester Gan
1908 - 1959
Nacho Picasso
Born 1983
Christopher North (Ambrosia)
Born 1951
Jack Stauffacher
1920 - 2017
William A. Glassford
1886 - 1958
Anne de Graaf
Born 1959
Zac Lee
Born 1987
Leslie Maxie
Born 1967
Frank Haynes (musician)
1928 - 1965
Elizabeth Gilmore Holt
1905 - 1987
Edward Graff
1897 - 1954
Tucker Zimmerman
Born 1941
Paul Taylor (keyboardist)
Born 1960
Marcio Lassiter
Born 1987
Jeffrey Cariaso
Born 1972
Bamboo Mañalac
Born 1976
Jerry Wunderlich
1925 - 1999
Jane A. Restani
Born 1948
Chester Stock
1892 - 1950
Malcolm Moore (American football)
Born 1961
Dan Itse
Born 1958
Bonnie MacBird
-
Bradley Shavit Artson
Born 1959
Bruce Porter
1865 - 1953
Annie Harmon
1855 - 1930
John D. Hawk
1924 - 2013
Merla Zellerbach
1930 - 2014
Steve Lavin
Born 1964
James Dietz
Born 1946
Cutter Hodierne
Born 1986