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State flag of California Location of California on the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
The Pacific Islanders migrated by diverse reasons: Many Guamanians fled the Korean War and Typhoon Karen, [19] and the Fijian population living in the US skyrocketed from a few dozen people in the 1950s to more than 400 people. The Pacific Islander migration increased especially since 1965, [10] [9] [20] when the United States government ...
Dean Torrence, from the 1960s pop group Jan and Dean, who co-wrote "Surf City" (#1 in 1963), said that Huntington Beach embodies the song's spirit of freedom and California fun. [36] Christian Jacobs, MC Bat Commander of The Aquabats [37] Matt Costa, folk pop singer, was born in Huntington Beach. [38]
Island Image Coordinates Counties Description Bird Rock: 5]: Marin : Small Pacific island west of Tomales Point, primarily a seabird colony. It covers 2 acres (0.81 ha). : Hog Island (Tomales Bay): Marin : A 2-acre (0.81 ha) island in Tomales Bay. : Año Nuevo Island: 6]: San Mateo : Small Pacific island, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) long, near Año Nuevo (New Year's) Point, south of the Golden ...
List of people from San Jose, California; List of people from San Pedro, Los Angeles; User:Julian in LA; List of San Pedro artists; List of people from Santa Ana, California; List of people from Santa Barbara, California; List of people from Santa Cruz, California; List of people from Santa Monica, California; List of people from Santa Rosa ...
The Tongva (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ v ə / TONG-və) are an Indigenous people of California from the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, an area covering approximately 4,000 square miles (10,000 km 2). [1] [2] In the precolonial era, the people lived in as many as 100 villages and primarily identified by their village rather than by a pan ...
George Argyros, real estate investor, former owner of Seattle Mariners; Donald Bren, owner of Irvine Company [12]; William H. Gross, co-founder of Pimco; John H. Meier, former business adviser to Howard Hughes [13]
This is a list of people from Santa Monica, California. Tom Anderson Ryan Braun Larry David Max Fried Justin Gimelstob Brian Grazer Anjelica Huston June Lockhart. Jay Adams, skateboarder [citation needed] Amy Alcott, professional golfer [1] Britt Allcroft, creator and former producer of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends television series