This is a list of notable people from Bakersfield, California. In order to be included, subjects need to have an article and clear connection to the city.
Notable people
Arts
Designers
Visual artists
Business, entrepreneurs
Crime
Entertainment
Film, television, actors, models
- Ana Lily Amirpour - filmmaker, director, writer
- Noah Beery - actor
- Robert Beltran - actor
- Justin Berry - former teenage webcam pornographer and public speaker
- Kelli Garner - actress
- Frank Gifford - television sportscaster, college and professional football player
- Justin Gordon - actor, producer, artist
- Fay Helm - actress
- Brian Hooks - actor, Soul Plane, Three Strike
- Nathan Jung - actor, martial artist, stunt coordinator
- Dalene Kurtis - model, former Playboy Playmate of the Year
- Joanne Linville - actress
- Guy Madison - actor
- Wayne Mallory - actor
- Roger Mathey - theatrical director, actor, playwright, producer
- Derek Mears - actor and stuntman
- Michelle St. John - actress, singer, director, producer
- Sigrid Valdis - actress
- Anjelika Washington - actress, Stargirl, Tall Girl
Musicians
Bands
Government, law, politics
Science, medicine, academia
Sports
Olympics
Baseball
Basketball
Football
- Mike Ariey - offensive tackle for Green Bay Packers
- Jon Baker - NFL and CFL player
- Krys Barnes - linebacker for Arizona Cardinals
- Theo Bell - wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers, earned Super Bowl rings in 1979 and 1980
- Steve Boadway - NFL player
- Jeff Buckey - starting offensive lineman for Miami Dolphins
- Vern Burke - 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 New Orleans Saints, Mountain West Conference Player of the Year for Fresno State
- Frank Gifford - Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, broadcaster
- Cory Hall - safety for Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Redskins
- Joe Hawley - center for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- A.J. Jefferson - free safety for Arizona Cardinals
- Cody Kessler - quarterback for Cleveland Browns and USC Trojans
- Rodney Leisle - defensive tackle for New Orleans Saints, member of 2009 Super Bowl-winning team
- Jordan Love - quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
- Bob McCaffrey - center for USC Trojans and Green Bay Packers
- Brent McClanahan - running back for Minnesota Vikings
- Ray Mansfield - center for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Brock Marion - Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion and Pro Bowl player
- Jerry Marion - wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers, father of Brock
- Ryan Mathews - running back for Philadelphia Eagles and former Fresno State All-American
- Aaron Merz - offensive lineman for University of California and Buffalo Bills
- Stephen Neal - lineman for New England Patriots, Super Bowl champion, NCAA wrestling champion, world gold medalist, Olympian
- Mark Nichols - wide receiver for Detroit Lions
- Jared Norris - NFL player
- Larry Parker - wide 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 for Detroit Lions
- D. J. Reed - free safety for New York Jets
- Randy Rich - defensive back for Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns
- Greg Robinson - defensive coordinator for Denver Broncos, University of Michigan
- Ken Ruettgers - offensive tackle for Green Bay Packers
- Colton Schmidt - punter for Buffalo Bills
- Rashaan Shehee - running back for Kansas City Chiefs
- L. J. Shelton - offensive tackle for Arizona Cardinals
- Jeff Siemon - Pro Bowl linebacker for Minnesota Vikings, inducted to College Football Hall of Fame in 2006
- Kevin Smith - tight end for UCLA, Oakland Raiders, and Green Bay Packers
- Jeremy Staat - defensive lineman for Pittsburgh Steelers, United States Marine
- Jason Stewart - defensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts in 1994
- Michael Stewart - safety for Miami Dolphins
- John Tarver - running back for New England Patriots in 1970s
- Leonard Williams - defensive lineman for Seattle Seahawks
- Dick Witcher - wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
- Louis Wright - All-Pro defensive back for Denver Broncos, member of 1970s NFL all-decade team
- Rodney Wright - wide receiver for Fresno State and Buffalo Bills
Motorsports
Boxing
Track & field
- Lonnie Spurrier - middle-distance runner, Olympian (1956), set world's record in the half-mile run in 1955
Soccer
Writers, poets, journalists
References
External links