List of people from San Francisco
The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with San Francisco, California .
People by field
Artists
Ansel Adams (1902–1984), photographerArthur Adams (b. 1963), comic book artist known for his work on Longshot Monkeyman and O'Brien [ 1] [ 2] Ruth Asawa (1926-2013), sculptorWarren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), painterBeniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1890–1970), sculptorLenore Chinn (b. 1949), painter[ 3] Larry Gonick (b. 1946), cartoonistJo Hanson (1918-2007), environmental artist and activistEster Hernandez (b. 1944), Chicana artistCharles Dorman Robinson (1847–1933), painterRichard Serra (b. 1939), minimalist sculptor and video artist William Ware Theiss (1930–1992), costume designerBeatrice Wood (1893–1998), ceramicist
Entertainers
Dance
David Butler (1894–1979), film director, actor, writer and producerFrancis Ford Coppola (b. 1939), movie director, writer, producer, winery owner, San Francisco restaurateurSofia Coppola (b. 1971), directorDelmer Daves (1904-1977), directorClint Eastwood (b. 1930), director, actor, producerDavid Fincher (b. 1962), directorMervyn LeRoy (1900–1987), director, producer, actorGeorge Lucas (b. 1944), director and producerAndy Luckey (b. 1965), TV writer, producer, directorWalter Shenson (1919-2000), film producerJay Ward (1920–1989), creator and producer of animated TV series
Actors
Danny Glover Isis Taylor
Dianna Agron (b. 1986), actressGracie Allen (1895–1964), comedianBill Bixby (1934–1993), actorJoan Blackman (b. 1938), actressMel Blanc (1908–1989), voiceover actorLisa Bonet (b. 1967), actressBenjamin Bratt (b. 1963), actorTodd Bridges (b. 1965), actorKari Byron (b. 1974), television personalityCarol Channing (1921-2019), actressKevin Cheng (b. 1969), actorMandy Cho (b. 1982), actressMargaret Cho (b. 1968), comedianJamie Chung (b. 1983), actressDarren Criss (b. 1987), actorEric Dane (b. 1972), actorDimitri Diatchenko (b. 1968), actor and musicianMinnie Dupree (1875–1947), actressBarbara Eden (b. 1934), actressKathy Gori (b. 1951), actressDanny Glover (b. 1946), actorTom Hanks (b. 1956), actorChina Kantner (b. 1971), actressBruce Lee (1940–1973)Marjorie Lord (1918-2015), actressLeslie Mann (b. 1972), actressEdna McClure (1888-1973), Broadway actressBridgit Mendler , (b. 1992), actress and singerVera Michelena (1885-1961), actress, dancer and singerMelissa Ng (b. 1972), actressLarisa Oleynik (b. 1981), actressRob Schneider (b. 1963), actorLiev Schreiber (b. 1967), actorHarry Shum, Jr. (b. 1982), actorAlicia Silverstone (b. 1976), actressDavid Strathairn (b. 1949), actorIsis Taylor (b. 1989), pornographic actressPhillip Terry (1909–1993), actorAisha Tyler (b. 1970), actress and TV personalityStuart Whitman (1928-2020), actorB.D. Wong (b. 1960), actorNatalie Wood (1938–1981), actress
Musicians
Tony Bennett (1926–2023), singer, signature song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco "Mike Bordin (b. 1962), drummer for Faith No More and Ozzy Osbourne Paul Bostaph (b. 1964), heavy metal drummerCliff Burton (1962-1986), bass guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica Craig Chaquico (b. 1954), rock, jazz and new age guitaristTodd Tamanend Clark (b. 1952), poet and composerGreg Errico (b. 1946), drummer for many bands, most notably Sly & the Family Stone Maude Fay (1878–1964), operatic dramatic sopranoLars Frederiksen , member of band RancidJerry Garcia (1942–1995), psychedelic and folk-rock guitarist and singerVince Guaraldi (1928–1976), jazz musician and pianistKirk Hammett (b. 1962), lead guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica Cindy Herron (b. 1961), R&B singerGary Holt (b. 1964), thrash metal guitarist for ExodusTiffany Hwang (b. 1989), member of pop group Girls' Generation Chris Isaak (b. 1956), singer and musicianJessica Jung (b. 1989), former member of pop group Girls' Generation Krystal Jung (b. 1994), member of pop group f(x) Paul Kantner (1941–2016), rock musician and co-founder of the band Jefferson Airplane Huey Lewis (b. 1950), rock singer, raised in Marin County .Courtney Love (b. 1964), singer and actressDmitri Matheny (b. 1965), jazz flugelhornistJohnny Mathis (b. 1935), pop singerChante Moore (b. 1967), R&B and jazz singerKristina Olsen (b. 1957), folk singer-songwriterTim Pagnotta (b. 1977), guitaristRappin' 4-Tay (Anthony Forte) (b. 1968), rapperCarlos Santana (b. 1947), rock, blues, and salsa guitarist and singerTupac Shakur (1971-1996), rapping legend, lived in Bay AreaDeke Sharon (b. 1967), a cappella singer The House Jacks Ross Valory (b. 1949), bass player for many bands, most notably Journey Martha Wash (b. 1953), R&B, Soul, and pop singerKevin Woo (b. 1991), member of Korean boygroup U-Kiss
Writers
David Belasco (1853–1931), playwrightGreg Downs (b. 1971), short-story writerLawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021), poet, co-founder of City Lights Bookstore Robert Frost (1874–1963), iconic poetAdam Gidwitz (born 1982), children's book authorClay Meredith Greene (1850-1933), playwright , theatre director, actorDashiell Hammett (1894–1961), author of hard-boiled detective novelsDaniel Handler (b. 1970), better known as Lemony Snicket Shirley Jackson (1916–1965)Alan Kaufman (b. 1952), author, poet, editorGus Lee (b. 1946), Asian-American authorFritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (1910–1992), author of science fiction novelsDaniel Levitin (b. 1957), writer, scientist, musicianJack London (1876–1916), writerArmistead Maupin (b. 1944), writerCarol Anne O'Marie (1933–2009), Roman Catholic nun, mystery writerPeter Plate , authorGary Snyder (b. 1930), poetJoseph Staten , writer (Halo: Contact Harvest Michelle Tea , author, poet, editorWalter Tevis (1928–1994), author, The Hustler Robert Alfred Theobald (1884–1957), US Navy Rear Admiral, author of The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor Naomi Wolf (b. 1962), writerLaurence Yep (b. 1948), Asian-American writerHelen Zia (b. 1952), writer, journalist, and activist
Athletes
Baseball
The following Major League Baseball players were born in San Francisco:
Jim Baxes (1928-1996), third basemanPing Bodie (1887–1961), outfielderFred Breining (b. 1955), pitcher for San Francisco Giants (1980–1984)Dolph Camilli (1907–1997), first basemanIke Caveney (1894–1949), shortstopGino Cimoli (1929–2011), outfielder[ 4] Joe Corbett (1875–1945), pitcherJoe Cronin (1906–1984), infielder, Baseball Hall of Fame [ 4] Frankie Crosetti (1910–2002), shortstop and coach[ 4] Tim Cullen (b. 1942), infielder[ 4] Babe Dahlgren (1912–1996), first baseman[ 4] Joe DeMaestri (1928–2016), shortstopDom DiMaggio (1917-2009), outfielderBob Elliott (1916–1966), player and manager[ 4] Jim Fregosi (1942–2014), player and manager[ 4] Jonny Gomes (b. 1980), outfielder for Boston Red SoxHerb Gorman (1924–1953), player in one MLB gameHarry Heilmann (1894–1951), outfielder, Baseball Hall of Fame [ 4] Keith Hernandez (b. 1953), first baseman[ 4] Jackie Jensen (1927–1982), also in the College Football Hall of Fame [ 4] Eddie Joost (1916-2011), player and managerWillie Kamm (1900–1988), third basemanGeorge Kelly (1895–1984), first baseman, Baseball Hall of Fame [ 4] Mark Koenig (1904-1993), infielder for 1927 New York YankeesTony Lazzeri (1903–1946), infielder, Baseball Hall of Fame Nyjer Morgan (b. 1980), outfielder for Milwaukee BrewersCharlie Sweeney (1863–1902), pitcherMike Vail (b. 1951), outfielderTyler Walker (b. 1976), relief pitcher for Washington Nationals See San Francisco Giants#Baseball Hall of Famers for San Francisco Giants players in the Baseball Hall of Fame .
Basketball
Boxing
Abe Attell (1884-1970), world featherweight championJames J. Corbett (1866-1933), World Heavyweight ChampionAndre Ward (b. 1984), 2004 Olympics light heavyweight gold medal winner
Ed Berry (b. 1963), NFL defensive back for Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers[ 5] Tom Brady (b. 1977), NFL quarterback for New England Patriots and two-time NFL most valuable player[ 6] Tedy Bruschi (b. 1973), NFL linebacker for New England Patriots[ 7] Al Cowlings (b. 1947), USC and NFL defensive linemanChris Darkins (b. 1974), NFL running back for Green Bay Packers[ 8] Eddie Forrest (1921–2001), NFL offensive lineman for San Francisco 49ers[ 9] Jason Hill (b. 1985), NFL wide receiver for Jacksonville Jaguars[ 10] Mike Holmgren (b. 1948), NFL head coach for Green Bay Packers and president of Cleveland Browns [ 11] James Hundon (b. 1971), NFL player[ 12] Joe Montana (b. 1956), NFL quarterback for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of FameJohn Nisby (1936–2011), NFL guard with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins; one of the first African American players to play for the Washington Redskins[ 13] Igor Olshansky (b. 1982), NFL defensive end for Dallas Cowboys[ 14] Jerry Rice (b. 1962), NFL wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of FameO. J. Simpson (b. 1947), NFL running back with Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers (1985); inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame; previously, City College of San Francisco and USC running back[ 15] Donald Strickland (b. 1980), current NFL cornerback for the New York Jets[ 16] Eric Wright (b. 1985), NFL cornerback for Detroit Lions[ 17] Steve Young (b. 1961), NFL quarterback for San Francisco 49ers, inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Golf
Johnny Miller (b. 1947), professional golfer, TV commentatorKen Venturi (1931–2013), professional golfer, TV commentator
Other sports
Business people
Albert Abrams (1863–1924), inventor of medical equipment in the field of Electricity therapy Melvin Belli (1907-1996), lawyer known as "The King of Torts", died in San FranciscoDonald Fisher (1928-2009), co-founder of the Gap clothing companyGordon Getty (b. 1934), oil philanthropist and composerJess Jackson (1930–2011), wine entrepreneur and founder of Kendall-Jackson wine companyPete McDonough (1872—1947), Bail Bonds Broker, called "the Fountainhead of Corruption" in 1937 police graft investigationMorris Meyerfeld Jr. (1855–1935), German-born entrepreneur and theater owner (Orpheum Vaudeville Circuit)Gordon E. Moore (b. 1929), co-founder of Intel Corporation , author of Moore's law Michael Moritz (b. 1954), venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital Craig Newmark (b. 1951), founder of Craigslist Charles R. Schwab (b. 1937), businessman, founder of Schwab investment firmTheresa Sparks (b. 1949), CEO of multimillion-dollar sex toy company Good Vibrations Richard M. Tobin , (1866-1952), president of Hibernia Bank and Minister to the Netherlands
See also List of mayors of San Francisco, California
Jewett W. Adams (1835–1920), fourth Governor of Nevada ; resident of San Francisco.[ 19] Luis Antonio Argüello (1784–1830), first governor of Alta California [ 20] Earle D. Baker (1888–1987), Los Angeles City Council member, 1951–59George W.C. Baker , Los Angeles City Council member, 1931–35Stephen Breyer (b. 1938), United States Supreme Court Associate JusticeJerry Brown (b. 1938), former Governor of California , former Mayor of Oakland , former California Attorney General Pat Brown (1905–1996), former Governor of CaliforniaWillie Brown (b. 1934), Mayor of San Francisco, 1996–2004, Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1980–1995Christopher Augustine Buckley ("Blind Boss" Buckley, 1845–1922), Democratic Party bossDianne Feinstein (1933–2023), San Francisco's first female mayor (1978–1988) and U.S. Senator (1992–2023)Joseph Flores (1900–1981), Governor of Guam C.J. Goodell , Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal (1945–1953)Peter D. Hannaford (1932–2015), aide to Ronald W. Reagan ; author, public relations consultantRobert McNamara (1916–2009), former Secretary of Defense Gavin Newsom (b. 1967), current Governor of California José de Jesús Noé (1805–1862), was the last alcalde of Yerba Buena , which became San Francisco after the Mexican-American War .Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940), Congresswoman, former Speaker of the U.S. House of RepresentativesCaspar Weinberger (1917–2006), former Secretary of Defense
Other
James Millikin Bevans (1899–1977), US Air Force Major GeneralMelrose Bickerstaff , runner-up of America's Next Top Model Robert L. Fair (1923–1983), US Army Lieutenant General, Silver Star winnerAbigail Folger (1943–1969), Folgers coffee heiressRichard Gage , architect, 9/11 activistClifford Geertz (1926–2006), anthropologistStephen Herrero , biologist, bear expertWilliam Harrington Leahy (1904–1986), US Navy Rear AdmiralJim Jones (1931–1978), cult leaderJulia Morgan (1872–1957), architectG. S. Patrick , U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Navy Cross winnerTye Leung Schulze (1887–1972), interpreter and first Chinese-American woman to vote in a US primary electionWilliam T. Shorey (1859–1919), first black San Francisco sea captainJacob Weisman (b. 1965), publisher of Tachyon Publications John W. Young (1930-2018), astronautJohn C. Young (1912-1987), US Army Colonel, Chinatown leaderThe Zodiac Killer , unidentified serial killer active in the 1960sElmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. (1920–2000), US Navy Admiral
Non-native residents
Maya Angelou , poetWilliam Bayer , crime fiction writerAmbrose Bierce , journalist and authorClark Blaise , Canadian authorMarian and Vivian Brown (1927-2013/2014), socialitesWillie Brown , former San Francisco mayorVictor Burgin , artistHerb Caen , newspaper columnistVanessa Carlton , singerCarol Channing , actress and comedianCheerleader Melissa , pro wrestlerChris Columbus , film directorFrancis Ford Coppola , film directorEleanor Dumont (Madame Moustache ), professional card dealer and gamblerAndrew Smith Hallidie , promoter of the first cable car line George Hearst , politicianPhoebe Hearst , first woman Regent of the University of CaliforniaJames Hetfield (b. 1963), singer and rhythm guitarist for thrash metal band Metallica Sargent Johnson , African-American sculptorPhilip Kaufman , film directorJason Kidd , NBA playerDorothea Lange , photographerCoCo Lee , CantoPop singer and actressJames Lick , real estate investorCharlotte Mailliard Shultz, CVO (b. 1933), philanthropist, socialiteCheech Marin , film actorDel Martin and Phyllis Lyon , activists, first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in San FranciscoKirke Mechem , composerMidori , author and (kinky) sex educatorHarvey Milk , former city supervisor of San FranciscoThe Mitchell brothers , Jim and Artie, adult industry pioneers
Matt Nathanson , singer/musicianEmperor Norton , Gold Rush entrepreneur, eccentric, egalitarian and original visionary of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Gary Payton , NBA player (native of Oakland)Linda Perry , lead singer of 4 Non Blondes William Chapman Ralston , founder of the Bank of CaliforniaThe Residents , Avant-Garde music and visual arts groupAnne Rice , authorTina Root , ex-vocalist of the now defunct darkwave band Switchblade Symphony Kevin Rose , founder of digg.comMichael Savage , conservative radio personalityTabe Slioor , socialite, reporter, photographerDanielle Steel , authorDale J. Stephens , authorRobert Louis Stevenson (from 1879–1880)Sharon Stone , actressAmy Tan (b. 1952), authorMark Twain , authorLars Ulrich , (b. 1963), drummer for thrash metal band Metallica Wayne Wang , film directorRobert Wartenberg , neurologistOscar Wilde , author and playwright, spent 1882 thereCecil Williams , pastorRobin Williams , actorDavid Woodard , conductorMartin Yan , television chefArthur Wolcott Yates , U.S. Army general
Alphabetical index
Abrams, Albert (1863–1924), inventorAllen, Gracie (1895–1964), comedianArgüello, Luis Antonio (1784–1830)Attell, Abe (1884–1970), boxerBelasco, David (1853–1931), playwrightBixby, Bill (1934–1993), actorBlanc, Mel (1908–1989), voiceover actorBodie, Ping (1887-1961), baseball center fielderBonds, Barry (b. 1964), baseball playerBonds, Bobby (1946–2003), baseball playerBonet, Lisa (b. 1967), actressBratt, Benjamin (b. 1963), actorBreyer, Stephen (b. 1938), juristBrown, Jerry (b. 1938), politicianBrown, Pat (1905–1996), politicianCamilli, Dolph (1907-1997), baseball first basemanCarlson, Tucker (b. 1969), political commentatorChaquico, Craig (b. 1954), guitaristCho, Margaret (b. 1968), comedian, actressCimoli, Gino (1929-2011), baseball athleteCorbett, Joe (1875-1945), baseball playerCriss, Darren (b. 1987), singerCronin, Joe (1906-1984), baseball playerCrosetti, Frankie (1910–2002), baseball playerCullen, Tim (b. 1942), politicianDahlgren, Babe (1912–1996), baseball playerDeMaestri, Joe (1928-2016), baseball playerDiMaggio, Dom (1917-2009), baseball player and the brother of Joe DiMaggioDowns, Greg (b. 1971), writerDumont, Eleanor (1834–1879), also known as Madame Moustache , professional card dealer and gamblerDuncan, Isadora (1877–1927), dancerElliott, Bob (1916-1966), baseball third basemanFee, Ben , (????-????), activistFolger, Abigail (1943–1969), heiressForté, Anthony (b. 1988), rapperFregosi, Jim (1942-2014), baseball managerGarcia, Jerry (1942–1995), musicianGetty, Gordon (b. 1934), philanthropist and composerGuaraldi, Vince (1928–1976), American football manager & the namesake of the Lombardi TrophyHeilmann, Harry (1894-1951), baseball playerHernandez, Keith (b. 1953), baseball first basemanHerron, Cindy (b. 1961), singerHolt, Gary (b. 1964), musicianJensen, Jackie (1927-1992), baseball playerJoost, Eddie (1916-2011), professional basketball playerKamm, Willie (b. 1950), religiious leaderKantner, Paul (b. 1941), musicianKelly, George (1905-1967), psychologistLaVey, Anton Szandor (1930-1997), founder of the Church of Satan Lee, Gus (b. 1946), authorLevitin, Daniel (b. 1957), psychologistLewis, Huey (b. 1950), American musician and the lead singer of Huey Lewis & The NewsMann, Leslie (b. 1972), actressPrior, Mark (b. 1975), baseball coachMathis, Johnny (b. 1935), singerNg, Melissa (b. 1972), television actressPerry, Linda (b. 1965), singer-songwriterSantana, Carlos (b. 1947), guitaristShakur, Tupac (1971-1996), rapperSparks, Theresa (b. 1949), engineerSweeney, Charlie (1919-2004), baseball playerTan, Amy (b. 1952), authorToklas, Alice B. (1877-1967) writerWilliams, Robin (1951–2014) comedian, actor
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