List of people from Sacramento, California

Acting, television and filmmaking • Odessa A'zion – actress • Max Baer, Jr. – actor, director, The Beverly Hillbillies • Adrienne Barbeau (born and raised) – actress • Barbi Benton (raised) – model, Playboy Playmate • Amanda Blake (resident) – actress, Gunsmoke • Matt Braly (born and raised) – creator of Amphibia • Scott Brazil (born and raised) – producer, Hill Street Blues, The Shield • LeVar Burton (raised) – actor, Star Trek: The Next Generation • Timothy Busfield (resident) – actor, producer, director • Jessica Chastain (raised) – Oscar-winning actress • Ray Collins – actor, Citizen Kane, Perry Mason • Richard G. Ditlevsen Jr. – stunt performer, television producer • Ann Doran – actress in Rebel Without A Cause • Channing Dungey (born and raised) – producer, president of ABC Entertainment Group • Merrin Dungey (born and raised) – actress • Sam Elliott (born) – Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor • Holly Fields – voice actress in Shrek franchise • Jack Gallagher (resident) – comedian • Virginia Gardner (born) – actress • Greta Gerwig – Academy Award-nominated actress and filmmaker • Mark Goodson (born) – television producer • Ryan Guzman (raised) – actor • Colin Hanks (born and raised) – actor • Henry Hathaway (born) – Oscar-nominated director • Gabrielle Haugh (born and raised) – actress • Ian Hecox – comedian of Smosh • Daniel Humbarger (resident) – stand-up comedian • Jabbawockeez – dance crew (members Phil Tayag, Joe Larot and Kevin Brewer) • Sam J. Jones – actor, Flash Gordon, Ted • Chris Kelly (born and raised) – writer, director, producer • Marlene Kos – video artist • Brie Larson – Oscar-winning actress • Larry Linville (raised) – actor on M*A*S*H • Mr. Lobo – television personality, horror host • Eric Lynch (resident) – member of the Wack Pack • Randolph Mantooth (born) – actor • Pat Morita (former resident) – Oscar-nominated actor • Eddie Murphy – Oscar-nominated actor and comedian • Anthony Padilla – comedian of Smosh • Brian Posehn (born and raised) – comedian • Keith Powers (born and raised) – actor • Kelly Pryce – stand-up comedian • Molly Ringwald (born and raised in greater area) – actress, jazz singer • Scott Schwartz – actor • Sab Shimono (born and raised) – actor • Samantha Smith – actress, Supernatural • Betsy Sodaro – actress, comedian • Brenda Song (raised) – actress • Eric Sheffer Stevens – actor • Johnny Taylor, Jr. – stand-up comedian • Timothy Thatcher – professional wrestler • Danielle Moné Truitt – actress • Mia Tyler – actress • Mills Watson – actor • Kimberly Weinberger (born and raised) – actress, ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' • Bob Wilkins – television personality • Victor Wong (resident) – actor • John Lloyd Young (born) – Tony-winning actor • Waleed Zuaiter (born) – actor and producer Broadcasting and journalism • Mark S. Allen (resident) – television personality • Stan Atkinson (resident) – television journalist • Herb Caen – newspaper columnist • Morton Downey Jr. – radio-television personality • Bob Fouts – sportscaster • John Gibson – media host • Johnny Hyde – disc jockey, host of The Gear Show during the British Invasion • Don Imus (career originated) – radio personality • Mitchell Landsberg (born) – journalist • Rush Limbaugh (career originated, former resident) – radio personality • Lisa Ling – television personality • Joan Lunden (attended CSUS, career originated) – television personality • Rene Syler (raised, CSUS graduate) – host of The Early Show Music • !!! – band • Lynn Anderson – country singer • Anton Barbeau – singer-songwriter • Blackalicious (originated) – hip-hop duo • Brent Bourgeois – singer-songwriter • Creed Bratton – actor, most famous as himself on The Office, original lead guitarist of The Grassroots • Robert Brookins – member of Earth, Wind & Fire • Brotha Lynch Hung – rapper • C-Bo – rapper • Cake – alternative rock band • Geoffrey Carter – composer, musician, producer, and engineer • Cause & Effect – electronica/synthpop band • Craig Chaquico – Jefferson Starship guitarist • Cimorelli – sibling pop group • Club Nouveau – R&B group • Doris Coley – singer with The Shirelles • Johnny Colla – musician • The Cramps – band • Mark Curry – singer, songwriter • Dance Gavin Dance – rock band • Nataly Dawn – singer-songerwriter and half of the musical duo Pomplamoose • David de Berry – composer • Death Grips – experimental hip–hop group • Dedekind Cut – experimental music artist • Deftones – alternative metal band • Vince DiFiore – trumpet, keyboard player for Cake • DRS – hip hop/R&B • El Hefe – guitarist for NOFX • Endeverafter – band • Far – band • Frank French – drummer • Suzi Gardner – founder of the band L7 • Kevin Gilbert – singer-songwriter • Margaret Glaspy – singer-songwriter • Jackie Greene – singer-songwriter, blues guitarist • Lee Greenwood – country music artist • Groovie Ghoulies – punk rock band • Michael Hedges – guitarist • Hella – band • Hippie Sabotage – electronic duo • David Hodo – singer in Village People • Hoods – hardcore band • James House – country music artist, songwriter • Hobo Johnson – singer, rapper • Daniel Johnston – singer-songwriter • Dick Jurgens – swing music bandleader from the 30s & 40s • King Never – progressive rock band • Mary Love – R&B singer • Richard Maloof – musician • Mandisa – singer • Marvaless – rapper • Scott Mathews – record producer, percussionist • Tim McCord – musician • John McCrea – singer, guitar player for Cake • Kevin Seconds – musician • Kevin Sharp – country music singer • Dawn Silva – singer • Ruth Slenczynska – pianist and last living student of Sergei Rachmaninoff • Jimmy Smith – jazz legend dubbed "King of the Hammond B–3 Organ" • Spiral Starecase • Steel Breeze – rock band • Will Swan – guitarist • T-Nutty – rapper • Tesla – rock band • Tycho – electronic musician • Michael Urbano – drummer • Jeff Watson – musician • Chelsea Wolfe – singer-songwriter • X-Raided – rapper • Mary Youngblood – flutist Writing • Ann Bannon – pulp fiction author • Deborah Blum – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author • Dale Brown – adventure–suspense novelist • Jim Burke – English teacher and author of books on teaching • Herb Caen – legendary and longtime columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle • Biba Caggiano – cookbook author, restaurateur • Raymond Carver – short–story writer, lived in Sacramento, set several works there • John D. Cox – author of general–audience books about weather, storms, meteorology • Pete Dexter (resident) – novelist, journalist • Joan Didion (born and raised) – author, journalist, screenwriter • William Everson – aka Brother Antoninus, poet • Eric Hansen – travel writer • Richard Hellesen – playwright • Bob Devin Jones – playwright • Karen Kijewski – mystery novelist • Philip Levine – poet • Dale Maharidge – Pulitzer Prize-winning author • Jose Montoya – Chicano poet, Sacramento Poet Laureate • Reneau Z. Peurifoy – author of self–help books • Richard Rodriguez – essayist • Dennis Schmitz – Sacramento Poet Laureate • Nicholas Sparks (former resident) – novelist • Lincoln Steffens – investigative journalist, muckraker • Spencer Stone – Air Force veteran, co-author The 15:17 to Paris • Anthony Swofford – novelist and Marine veteran • William T. Vollmann – National Book Award-winning author and journalist Other • Robert Dawson – photographer • Richard Staples Dodge – illustrator • Ray Kaiser Eames – designer • Harry Fonseca – artist • David Garibaldi (resident) – performance artist • Ralph Goings – artist • Rudolf Hess – German Expressionist painter and art critic • Gregory Kondos – artist • Peter Wayne Lewis – artist • Tim Ocel – opera and theater director • May O'Donnell – modern dancer • Mel Ramos – artist • Nia Sanchez – 2014 Miss USA • Dominic Sandoval – dancer • Fritz Scholder – Native American artist • Wayne Thiebaud – artist, professor • Adrian Tomine – cartoonist, illustrator ==Athletes==