List of people from Bakersfield, California
Notable people from Bakersfield, California;
Notable people
Government, law and politics
The Bush House: In 1949, George H. W. Bush (41st President of the U.S.) moved here to sell oil field equipment with son, George W. Bush (43rd President of the U.S.), who was three years old at the time.
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- Leonard L. Alvarado - Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Specialist 4th Class, United States Army - Republic of Vietnam 1969
- General Edward Fitzgerald Beale - Superintendent of Indian Affairs for California and Nevada (1850s), Surveyor General of California and Nevada (1860s) U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary (1870s), founder of Tejon Ranch
- Harvey Hall - past Mayor of Bakersfield (2001-2016)
- Kevin McCarthy - California Congressman, House Republican Leader
- Erik Paulsen - Minnesota Congressman
- Ken Mettler - past president (2008-2010) of the California Republican Assembly
- Earl Warren - Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, former governor of California
- Walter W. Stiern - California Democratic State Senator
- Robert Beadles - California Businessman and 2010 Republican Candidate in California's 11th congressional district.
Science and medicine
- Hans Einstein - world's foremost authority on Valley Fever
- Carver Mead - pioneer in the field of VLSI design, inventor of the concept of neuromorphic computing
Arts and entertainment
- Adema - rock band (Tim Fluckey, Dave DeRoo, Kris Kohls, Mark Chavez, Mike Ransom)
- Ana Lily Amirpour - filmmaker, director, writer
- Noah Beery - actor
- Robert Beltran - actor
- David Benoit - jazz pianist
- Justin Berry - public speaker and former teenage webcam pornographer
- Frank Bidart - poet
- Burning Image - deathrock band (Moe Adame, Tony Bonanno, Paul Burch, Anthony Leyva)
- Jo Ann Castle - pianist, The Lawrence Welk Show'
- James Chapman - novelist and publisher
- Greg Colson - artist
- Brandon Cruz - punk musician and former child actor
- The Def Dames - female rap duo, hip hop musicians
- Marc Davis - animator and one of Disney's Nine Old Men
- Ric Drasin - actor, author, designer of Gold's Gym and World Gym logos, retired professional wrestler
- Sheléa - singer, songwriter
- Kelli Garner - actress
- Frank Gifford - college and professional football player, television sportscaster
- Justin Gordon - actor, producer, artist
- Merle Haggard - singer, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee
- Gerald Haslam - author
- Fay Helm - actress
- Brian Hooks - actor, Soul Plane, Three Strike
- Nathan Jung - actor, martial artist, stunt coordinator
- Lawrence Kimble - Hollywood screenwriter
- Korn - Grammy Award-winning metal band (Jonathan Davis, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, James "Munky" Shaffer, David Silveria, Brian "Head" Welch)
- Dalene Kurtis - model, former Playboy Playmate of the Year
- Joanne Linville - actress
- Michael Lockwood - guitarist and music producer
- Kareem Lopez - musician
- Guy Madison - actor
- Roger Mathey - theatrical director, actor, playwright, producer
- Derek Mears - actor and stuntman
- Mary Osborne - jazz guitarist
- Buck Owens - singer, musician Country Music Hall of Fame inductee
- Gregory Porter - singer
- Prussian Blue - White Nationalist duo; lived in Bakersfield
- Michelle St. John - actress, singer, director, producer; born in Bakersfield.
- Lawrence Tibbett - baritone of the New York Metropolitan Opera
- Sigrid Valdis - actress
- Grant Whitson - drummer for Arlington (band)[3]
- Tyrus Wong - artist, married in 1937 in Bakersfield, CA[4]
Sports
Rabobank Arena
Olympics
- Jake Varner - Olympic Gold Medalist, 2012 London Games (2x NCAA Div. 1 Champion)
Baseball
- Larry Barnes - California Angels first baseman (2001 and 2003)
- Corbin Burnes - Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher
- Johnny Callison - Philadelphia Phillies right fielder (1960s)
- Phil Dumatrait - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, first-round draft pick
- Jack Hiatt - MLB catcher (1960s-'70s)
- Leon Lee - Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager
- Colby Lewis - Texas Rangers pitcher, first-round draft pick
- Jarret Martin - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher
- William "Buckshot" May - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher (1924)
- Brent Morel - Chicago White Sox third baseman
- Kurt Miller - pitcher for Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs
- Steve Ontiveros - infielder for San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs (1970s)
- Dave Rader - catcher (1970s)
- Todd Walker - second baseman (1996–2007)
- Bruce Walton - pitcher for Montreal Expos, pitching coach for Toronto Blue Jays
- Jake Woods - Seattle Mariners pitcher
Basketball
- Nikki Blue - New York Liberty guard (WNBA)
- Fred Boyd - NBA player
- Chris Childs - NBA guard
- J. R. Sakuragi (formerly J.R. Henderson) - player for Memphis Grizzlies
- Lonnie Shelton - Seattle SuperSonics all-star
- Robert Swift - Tokyo Apache (Japan) center
- Tyrone Wallace - Los Angeles Clippers guard
Football
- Mike Ariey - former offensive tackle for Green Bay Packers
- Jon Baker - NFL and CFL player
- Theo Bell - former wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers, earned Super Bowl rings in 1979 and 1980
- Jeff Buckey - former starting offensive lineman for Miami Dolphins
- Vern Burke - former tight end for San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons
- David Carr - quarterback, first overall selection in 2002 NFL Draft (Houston Texans), won Super Bowl with New York Giants
- Derek Carr - quarterback for Oakland Raiders, Mountain West Conference Player of the Year for Fresno State University
- Frank Gifford - Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, broadcaster
- Cory Hall - former Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Redskins safety
- Joe Hawley - center for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- A.J. Jefferson - free safety for Arizona Cardinals
- Cody Kessler - quarterback for Cleveland Browns, former quarterback for USC Trojans
- Rodney Leisle - defensive tackle for New Orleans Saints, member of 2009 Super Bowl-winning team
- Bob McCaffrey - center for USC, drafted by Green Bay Packers in 1975
- Brent McClanahan - former Minnesota Vikings running back
- Ray Mansfield - center who played 14 seasons for Pittsburgh Steelers in 1960s and 1970s
- Brock Marion - former Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion and Pro Bowl player
- Jerry Marion - former wide receiver drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers, father of Brock Marion
- Ryan Mathews - Philadelphia Eagles running back and former Fresno State University All-American
- Aaron Merz - former offensive lineman for University of California and Buffalo Bills
- Stephen Neal - New England Patriots lineman, Super Bowl champion, NCAA wrestling champion, world gold medalist, Olympian
- Mark Nichols - wide receiver for Detroit Lions in 1981
- Jared Norris - NFL player
- Larry Parker - former receiver for USC Trojans and Kansas City Chiefs
- Joey Porter - All-Pro and Pro Bowl outside linebacker, member of Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion team in 2006
- Rocky Rasley - guard drafted by Detroit Lions in 1969
- Randy Rich - defensive back for Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns
- Greg Robinson - defensive coordinator for Denver Broncos, University of Michigan
- Ken Ruettgers - former offensive tackle for Green Bay Packers
- Colton Schmidt - punter for Buffalo Bills
- Rashaan Shehee - former running back for Kansas City Chiefs
- L.J. Shelton - former NFL offensive tackle for Arizona Cardinals
- Jeff Siemon - Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl linebacker (1972–1983), inducted to College Football Hall of Fame in 2006
- Kevin Smith - former tight end for UCLA, Oakland Raiders, and Green Bay Packers
- Jeremy Staat - former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman, United States Marine
- Jason Stewart - defensive tackle, played for Indianapolis Colts in 1994
- Michael Stewart - former safety for Miami Dolphins
- John Tarver - running back for New England Patriots in 1970s
- Leonard Williams - defensive lineman for USC
- Dick Witcher - former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
- Louis Wright - All-Pro defensive back for Denver Broncos, member of 1970s NFL all-decade team
- Rodney Wright - former Fresno State and Buffalo Bills wide receiver
- D.J. Reed - current free safety for San Francisco 49ers
Motorsports
- Kevin Harvick - NASCAR driver, 2007 Daytona 500 winner and 2014 Sprint Cup Series champion
- Casey Mears - NASCAR driver
- Rick Mears - 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner
- Roger Mears - Baja 1000 winner
- Ryan Reed - NASCAR driver
- Bruce Sarver - NHRA champion
- George Snider - 22-time competitor Indianapolis 500
Boxing
- Ruben Castillo - WBO and NABO lightweight champion, WBC featherweight and super featherweight contender
- Michael Dallas, Jr. - Golden Gloves silver medalist, light welterweight contender
- Jack Johnson - first African-American heavyweight champion, member of World Boxing Hall of Fame
- Jerry Quarry - national Golden Gloves champion, heavyweight professional boxer, won 53 pro bouts, fought Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
- Mike Quarry - light-heavyweight professional boxer
Track & Field
- Lonnie Spurrier - middle-distance runner who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics; set the world's record in the half-mile run in 1955.
Crime
- Vincent Brothers - convicted murderer; shot and stabbed five members of his family to death
- Rodolfo Cadena - Rudy "Cheyenne" Cadena, one of the founders of the Mexican Mafia, basis of character played by Edward James Olmos in the film American Me
References
- President Bush's one-time Bakersfield home to be museum, KGET, January 19, 2009, Accessed August 8, 2009.
- The Bush House Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, thebushhouse.net, Accessed August 8, 2009.
- "Alt-rock trio Arlington ready to debut"Jackson County"". bakersfield.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "Tyrus Timeline". pbs.org. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
External links
- City of Bakersfield official website
- Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Bakersfield Downtown Business and Property Owner's Association
- List of people from Bakersfield, California at Curlie
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