List of people from Sacramento, California

This is a list of notable people from the U.S. city of Sacramento, California.

Artists

Acting, television and filmmaking

• Odessa A'zion – actress
• Max Baer, Jr. – actor, director, The Beverly Hillbillies
• Adrienne Barbeau <small>(born and raised)</small> – actress
• Barbi Benton <small>(raised)</small> – model, Playboy Playmate
• Amanda Blake <small>(resident)</small> – actress, Gunsmoke
• Matt Braly <small>(born and raised)</small> – creator of Amphibia
• Scott Brazil <small>(born and raised)</small> – producer, Hill Street Blues, The Shield
• LeVar Burton <small>(raised)</small> – actor, '
• Timothy Busfield <small>(resident)</small> – actor, producer, director
• Jessica Chastain <small>(raised)</small> – 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 <small>(born and raised)</small> – producer, president of ABC Entertainment Group
• Merrin Dungey <small>(born and raised)</small> – actress
• Sam Elliott <small>(born)</small> – Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor
• Holly Fields – voice actress in Shrek franchise
• Jack Gallagher <small>(resident)</small> – comedian
• Greta Gerwig – Academy Award-nominated actress and filmmaker
• Mark Goodson <small>(born)</small> – television producer
• Ryan Guzman <small>(raised)</small> – actor
• Colin Hanks <small>(born and raised)</small> – actor
• Henry Hathaway <small>(born)</small> – Oscar-nominated director
• Gabrielle Haugh <small>(born and raised)</small> – actress
• Daniel Humbarger <small>(resident)</small> – stand-up comedian
• Jabbawockeez – dance crew (members Phil Tayag, Joe Larot and Kevin Brewer)
• Sam J. Jones – actor, Flash Gordon, Ted
• Chris Kelly <small>(born and raised)</small> – writer, director, producer
• Marlene Kos, video artist
• Brie Larson – Oscar-winning actress
• Larry Linville <small>(raised)</small> – actor of M*A*S*H
• Mr. Lobo – television personality, horror host
• Eric Lynch <small>(resident)</small> – member of the Wack Pack
• Randolph Mantooth <small>(born)</small> – actor
• Pat Morita <small>(former resident)</small> – Oscar-nominated actor
• Eddie Murphy – Oscar-nominated actor and comedian
• Anthony Padilla – comedian of Smosh
• Ian Hecox – comedian of Smosh
• Brian Posehn <small>(born and raised)</small> – comedian
• Keith Powers <small>(born and raised)</small> – actor
• Kelly Pryce – stand-up comedian
• Molly Ringwald <small>(born and raised in greater area)</small> – actress, jazz singer
• Scott Schwartz – actor
• Betsy Sodaro – actress, comedian
• Eric Sheffer Stevens – actor
• Sab Shimono <small>(born and raised)</small> – actor
• Samantha Smith – actress, Supernatural
• Brenda Song <small>(raised)</small> – actress
• Johnny Taylor, Jr. – stand-up comedian
• Timothy Thatcher – professional wrestler
• Danielle Moné Truitt – actress
• Mia Tyler – actress
• Mills Watson – actor
• Kimberly Weinberger <small>(born and raised)</small> – actress, Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
• Bob Wilkins – television personality
• Victor Wong <small>(resident)</small> – actor
• John Lloyd Young <small>(born)</small> – Tony-winning actor
• Waleed Zuaiter <small>(born)</small> – actor and producer
• Virginia Gardner <small>(born)</small> – actress

Broadcasting and journalism

• Mark S. Allen <small>(resident)</small> – television personality
• Stan Atkinson <small>(resident)</small> – 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 <small>(career originated)</small> – radio personality
• Mitchell Landsberg <small>(born)</small> – journalist
• Rush Limbaugh <small>(career originated, former resident)</small> – radio personality
• Lisa Ling – television personality
• Joan Lunden <small>(attended CSUS, career originated)</small> – television personality
• Rene Syler <small>(raised, CSUS graduate)</small> – host of The Early Show

Music

• !!! – band
• Lynn Anderson – country singer
• Anton Barbeau – singer-songwriter
• Creed Bratton – actor, most famous as himself on The Office, original lead guitarist of The Grassroots
• Brotha Lynch Hung – rapper
• Blackalicious <small>(originated)</small> – hip-hop duo
• Brent Bourgeois – singer-songwriter
• Robert Brookins – member of Earth, Wind & Fire
• 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
• 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
• Mark Curry Singer, Songwriter –
• 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
• Rose Melberg – musician
• Middle Class Rut – punk band
• Victoria Monet – singer
• Mozzy – rapper
• Gabe Nelson – bassist for Cake
• Oleander – alternative rock band
• OMB Peezy - rapper
• Charlie Peacock – singer, songwriter, record producer
• Gregory Porter – jazz singer
• Rufus Reid – jazz bassist, educator, and composer
• Cynthia Robinson – trumpeter and vocalist for Sly and the Family Stone
• Michael Roe – singer
• Saweetie – rapper
• Sage The Gemini – rapper
• Timothy B. Schmit – bassist and vocalist for the country/rock bands Poco and the Eagles
• Kevin Seconds – musician
• Kevin Sharp – country music singer
• Dawn Silva – singer
• Jimmy Smith – jazz legend dubbed "King of the Hammond B–3 Organ"
• Spiral Starecase
• Will Swan – guitarist
• Ruth Slenczynska – pianist and last living student of Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Steel Breeze – rock band
• T-Nutty – rapper
• Tesla – rock band
• Tycho – electronic musician
• Michael Urbano – drummer
• Jeff Watson – musician
• Chelsea Wolfe – singer-songwriter
• X-Raided Loc – 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 <small>(resident)</small> – novelist, journalist
• Joan Didion <small>(born and raised)</small> – 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 <small>(former resident)</small> – novelist
• Lincoln Steffens – investigative journalist, muckraker
• Spencer Stone – Air Force veteran, co-author '
• 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 <small>(resident)</small> – 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

Baseball

Active

• Daniel Descalso – infielder for Chicago Cubs
• Andy Fox – third baseman and hitting coach for Jackson Generals
• Nathan Lukes – outfielder for Toronto Blue Jays
• Preston Guilmet – pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays
• David Hernandez – pitcher for Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
• Rhys Hoskins – first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers
• J.P. Howell – pitcher for San Rafael Pacifics
• Aaron Judge - outfielder for New York Yankees
• Manny Parra – pitcher for Leones de Yucatán
• Max Stassi – catcher for Chicago White Sox
• Rowdy Tellez – first baseman/DH, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Logan Webb – pitcher for San Francisco Giants

Inactive

• Dusty Baker – outfielder, three-time manager of the year
• Jim Barr – pitcher for San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels
• Cuno Barragan – catcher for Chicago Cubs
• Jeff Blauser – shortstop, 1995 World Series champion
• Dan Boitano – pitcher with four MLB teams
• Chris Bosio – pitcher with Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners
• Larry Bowa – shortstop, five-time All-Star, manager, Philadelphia Phillies coach
• John Bowker – outfielder and first baseman
• Dallas Braden – pitcher, Oakland Athletics perfect game on May 9, 2010
• Bobby Clark – outfielder, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers
• Royce Clayton – infielder for 11 MLB teams
• Doug Davis – pitcher
• Jermaine Dye – right fielder, MVP of 2005 World Series
• Bob Elliott – infielder and outfielder, seven-time All-Star and manager
• Bob Forsch – pitcher, 1982 World Series champion
• Ken Forsch – pitcher, two-time All-Star
• Stan Hack – infielder, five-time All-Star
• Doug Henry – pitcher for five teams
• Steve Holm – catcher
• Jay Hughes – pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers
• Joe Inglett – infielder
• Dion James – outfielder
• Geoff Jenkins – outfielder with Milwaukee Brewers
• Nick Johnson – MLB infielder
• Nippy Jones – Milwaukee Braves pinch hitter involved in “the shoe polish incident” in the 1957 World Series
• Spider Jorgensen – Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants scout
• Brandon League – pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers
• Derrek Lee – infielder, 2003 World Series champion
• Randy Lerch – pitcher for four teams
• Brad Lidge – pitcher, 2008 World Series champion
• Mike Lincoln – pitcher
• Mike Marjama – catcher
• Jerry Manuel – infielder, manager of New York Mets and Chicago White Sox, TV analyst
• Buck Martinez – catcher, manager and sportscaster
• Ryan Mattheus – pitcher
• Mark McLemore – pitcher for Houston Astros
• John McNamara – manager
• Marc Newfield – outfielder for Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers
• Rowland Office – outfielder
• Darren Oliver – pitcher
• Dustin Pedroia – second baseman for Boston Red Sox
• Geno Petralli – catcher
• Jeremy Powell – pitcher
• Jerry Royster – third baseman, manager of Las Vegas 51s
• Dick Ruthven – pitcher, 1980 World Series champion
• F.P. Santangelo – player, sportscaster
• Steve Sax – All–Star second baseman, two-time World Series champion
• Bud Stewart – outfielder
• Mike Thomas – pitcher
• Greg Vaughn – All–Star outfielder
• Randy Veres – pitcher for five teams
• Fernando Viña – infielder for five teams
• John Vukovich – infielder for three teams; manager of Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies
• Matt Walbeck – catcher
• Wally Westlake – utility player, National League All-Star
• Vance Worley – pitcher
• Charlie Zink – pitcher for Boston Red Sox

Basketball

• David Ancrum (born 1958) – basketball player, top scorer in the 1994 Israel Basketball Premier League
• Ryan Anderson – Miami Heat forward
• Matt Barnes – former NBA forward
• Keita Bates-Diop – NBA small forward with Brooklyn Nets
• Ruthie Bolton – former WNBA player
• Bill Cartwright – NBA center who played for three teams and won three championships
• Marquese Chriss – NBA Power Forward
• David Cooke – one–year NBA forward with the Sacramento Kings
• James Donaldson – former NBA center
• Jim Eakins – former NBA/ABA center
• Darnell Hillman – former NBA and ABA forward
• Mel Hutchins – former NBA forward
• Ike Iroegbu (born 1995) – American-born Nigerian basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Kevin Johnson – NBA guard for Phoenix Suns, Mayor of Sacramento
• Joel Jones – Puerto Rican national basketball team
• Jim Loscutoff – former NBA forward
• Rich Manning – former NBA forward
• DeMarcus Nelson – former NBA and Duke guard, attended Sheldon High School
• Michael Stewart – former NBA center who played for five teams
• Bobby Jackson – former NBA guard, coach of Stockton Kings
• René Rougeau (born 1986) – basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Don Verlin – men's basketball coach at the University of Idaho
• D. J. Wilson – Milwaukee Bucks forward
• Jared McCain - Philadelphia 76ers Guard
• Jaylen Wells – Memphis Grizzlies small forward and shooting guard

Boxing

• Max Baer – former world heavyweight boxing champion
• Diego Corrales – former world lightweight and junior lightweight boxing champion
• Loreto Garza – super lightweight world champion
• Willie Jorrin – former Super Bantamweight champion
• Juan Lazcano – light welterweight boxer
• Tony Lopez – former world super featherweight and lightweight boxing champion
• Pete Ranzany – welterweight boxer

Football

Active (NFL)

• Arik Armstead – defensive end for Jacksonville Jaguars
• Clancy Barone – tight ends coach for San Diego Chargers
• Ian Book - quarterback for Philadelphia Eagles
• Ross Dwelley - tight end for San Francisco 49ers
• Jordan Kunaszyk – linebacker for Cleveland Brownsch for Green Bay Packers
• Terrance Mitchell – backup cornerback for Chicago Bears
• Shaq Thompson – linebacker for Carolina Panthers
• Leonard Williams - defensive lineman for Seattle Seahawks

Arena Football League and Canadian Football League

• Dek Bake – defensive tackle for Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Marko Cavka – offensive lineman for Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Bobby Dawson – defensive back in Canadian Football League
• Eddie Elder – defensive back for Ottawa Redblacks
• Aaron Garcia – quarterback for New York Dragons
• Etu Molden – wide receiver/defensive back for Chicago Rush
• Ricky Ray – quarterback for Toronto Argonauts
• Charles Roberts – running back for BC Lions
• Isaiah Ross – offensive lineman for Nashville Kats
• Damen Wheeler – defensive back for Los Angeles Avengers

Inactive

• Robert Awalt – tight end
• Justin Bannan – defensive tackle for Baltimore Ravens
• Matt Bouza – wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts
• Jim Breech – placekicker for Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals
• Lance Briggs – linebacker for Chicago Bears, seven-time Pro Bowl selection
• Tedy Bruschi – linebacker, won three Super Bowls with New England Patriots
• Dan Bunz – linebacker won two Super Bowls with San Francisco 49ers
• Donald Butler – linebacker for San Diego Chargers
• Giovanni Carmazzi – quarterback, third–round draft pick by San Francisco 49ers
• Rae Carruth – NFL wide receiver found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder of girlfriend
• Kevin Clark – Denver Broncos cornerback, appeared in two Super Bowls
• Erik Coleman – safety for Atlanta Falcons
• Rick Cunningham – lineman
• Ralph DeLoach – football player
• Don Doll – Pro Bowl defensive back
• Alex Van Dyke – wide receiver for New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles, two-time All-American in college
• Daniel Fells – tight end for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Mike Flanagan – center for Houston Texans
• Malcom Floyd – backup wide receiver for San Diego Chargers
• Malcolm Floyd – wide receiver for Houston/Tennessee Oilers and St. Louis Rams
• Scott Galbraith – tight end
• Leland Glass – wide receiver
• Harold Green – running back
• Rodney Hannah – tight end for Dallas Cowboys
• Spencer Havner – linebacker for Green Bay Packers
• Gary Hoffman – defensive back
• Adam Jennings – wide receiver for Detroit Lions
• Charles Mann – defensive tackle for Washington Redskins
• Trevor Matich – lineman
• Marcus McCauley – defensive back for Minnesota Vikings
• Bill Munson – quarterback
• Darrin Nelson – running back
• Ken O'Brien – quarterback for New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles
• Chris Oldham – defensive back
• J. T. O'Sullivan – quarterback for Cincinnati Bengals
• Mike Patterson – defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Lonie Paxton – long snapper for New England Patriots
• James Phelan – player, coach in College Football Hall of Fame
• Eason Ramson – tight end
• Tom Rehder – lineman for Super Bowl champion New York Giants
• Ricky Reynolds – defensive tackle
• Don Rogers – safety for Cleveland Browns
• Reggie Rogers – defensive end for Detroit Lions
• Ken Rose – linebacker
• Adrian Ross – linebacker for Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers
• Ephraim Salaam – offensive tackle for Houston Texans
• Jason Sehorn – cornerback for New York Giants and St. Louis Rams
• Onterrio Smith – running back for Minnesota Vikings and CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Donté Stallworth – wide receiver for Cleveland Browns
• Shane Steichen – head coach of Indianapolis Colts
• Sammie Stroughter – wide receiver for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Syd'Quan Thompson – cornerback
• C. J. Wallace – safety for Seattle Seahawks
• Seneca Wallace – quarterback for Cleveland Browns
• Paris Warren – wide receiver for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Austin Wentworth – guard for Minnesota Vikings
• Gerald Willhite – running back for Denver Broncos
• D. J. Williams – linebacker for Denver Broncos

Golf

• Brad Bell – PGA Tour and European Tour golfer
• Cameron Champ – PGA Tour golfer
• Natalie Gulbis – LPGA golfer
• Brian Henninger – PGA Tour golfer
• Tom Johnson – PGA Tour golfer
• Spencer Levin – PGA Tour golfer
• Bob Lunn – PGA Tour golfer
• Scott McCarron – PGA Tour golfer
• Kevin Sutherland – PGA Tour golfer
• Nick Watney – PGA Tour golfer

Martial arts

• Urijah Faber – professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC and former WEC featherweight champion
• Tyson Griffin – professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
• James Irvin – professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
• Chad Mendes – professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
• Scott Smith – professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
• David Terrell – professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
• Christian Wellisch – professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC

Olympians

• Evelyn Ashford – five–time track medalist in 100–meter and 4 × 100 m relay at five Olympic Games
• Ruthie Bolton – women's basketball 1996 and 2000 Olympic gold medalist
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell – captain of the judo team at 1964 Summer Olympics
• Kim Conley – distance runner at 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics
• Malachi Davis – ran in 400–meter and 4x100-meter relay at 2000 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom
• Gabriel Gardner – opposite hitter for U.S. volleyball team at 2008 Summer Olympics
• Kate Grace – mid-distance runner at 2016 Summer Olympics
• Eric Heiden – five-time gold medalist speed skater
• Sheila Hudson – finished 10th in triple jump at 1996 Summer Olympics
• Tommy Kono – three–time medalist in weightlifting, 1952, 1956, 1960
• Brian Lewis – gold medalist in 4x100–meter relay at 2000 Summer Olympics
• Lauren McFall – bronze medalist as part of the synchronized swimming team at 2004 Summer Olympics
• Debbie Meyer – three–time Olympic gold medalist swimmer at 1968 Summer Olympics
• Derek Miles – finished seventh in pole vault at 2004 Summer Olympics
• Billy Mills – gold medalist, track, in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics
• Jamie Nieto – finished fourth in high jump at 2004 Summer Olympics
• Leonard "Harvey" Nitz – 1984 cycling silver and bronze medalist, four-time Olympian
• Roger "Jack" Parker – bronze medalist in decathlon at 1936 Berlin Olympics
• Susan Pedersen – swimming gold medalist in 1968 Summer Olympics
• Miguel Ángel Ponce – gold medal winner, soccer, 2012 Summer Olympics
• Vladimir Sabich – finished fifth in the slalom at 1968 Winter Olympics
• Summer Sanders – gold medalist swimmer at 1992 Summer Olympics and broadcaster
• George Schroth – swimmer, bronze medalist in 1924 Olympics
• Mark Spitz – seven-time gold medalist swimmer
• George Stanich – bronze medalist in high jump at 1948 Summer Olympics
• Michael Stember – middle-distance runner at 2000 Summer Olympics
• Chloe Sutton – member of 2008 Summer Olympics United States women's swim team
• Casey Weathers – member of 2008 Summer Olympics United States baseball team
• Mary Whipple – silver medalist in women's eight rowing at 2004 Summer Olympics

Soccer

• Miguel Aguilar – defender
• Sebastian Anderson – defender
• Fidel Barajas – forward
• Chad Bartlomé – forward
• Shaft Brewer Jr. – defender/forward
• Quincy Butler – forward
• Sean Michael Callahan – midfielder
• Drake Callender – goalkeeper
• Julian Chavez – midfielder
• D. J. Countess – goalkeeper
• Steve Cronin – goalkeeper
• Kevin Goldthwaite – defender
• Taylor Graham – defender
• Ryan Hollingshead – midfielder/defender
• Patrick Ianni – defender and Olympian
• Adam Jahn – forward/midfielder
• Amobi Okugo – midfielder
• Miguel Ángel Ponce – defender
• Tommy Thompson – forward
• Mark White – goalkeeper

Other

• Marcus Arroyo – head coach for UNLV Rebels football
• Randall Bal – member of the United States men's swim team
• Cameron Beaubier – motorcycle racer
• Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott – marathoner
• Jeremy Buendia – four-time Olympia men's physique champion
• Scott Burnett – darts player
• Sally Edwards – triathlete
• Vic Grimes – professional wrestler
• Joey Hand – racer, American Le Mans Series and Grand–Am
• Alex Honnold – big wall free solo climber
• Kyle Larson – professional racer, NASCAR driver
• Scott Pruett – racer (NASCAR, Champ Car, IMSA GT, Trans Am and Grand–Am)
• Kort Schubert – former national team member and blindside flanker for USA Rugby
• Louis Stanfill – national team member and blindside flanker for USA Rugby
• Delano Thomas – member of the United States men's volleyball team
• Sam Warburg – tennis player
• Blaine Scully – former fullback and national team captain of USA Rugby
• Solo Sikoa - professional wrestler
• Patty Fendick - WTA Tour tennis Stanford Cardinal player
• Alycia Moulton - WTA Tour tennis Stanford Cardinal player

• Jacob Fatu - professional wrestler

Business

• Scott Boras – sports agent, former minor league baseball player
• Charles Frederick Crocker – vice president of Southern Pacific Transportation Company
• George Crocker – vice president of Southern Pacific Transportation Company
• William Henry Crocker – president of Crocker National Bank
• David Emerson Root – Director, Sacramento Occupational Medical Group
• Mark Hopkins Jr. – co-founder of Central Pacific Railroad
• Charles R. Schwab <small>(born)</small> – founder of Charles Schwab Corporation
• Russ Solomon – founder of Tower Records
• Leland Stanford – co-founder of Central Pacific Railroad, founder of Stanford University, Governor
• Angelo Tsakopoulos – real estate developer
• Sherwood Johnson - founder of Shakey's pizza restaurant

Government and civics

• Xavier Becerra – Attorney General of California and former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
• John Bigler – Governor of California, Ambassador to Chile
• Betsy Butler - member of the California State Assembly
• Nathaniel Colley – first African American male lawyer in Sacramento
• Ward Connerly – founder of American Civil Rights Institute
• Edwin B. Crocker – California Supreme Court Justice, founder of Crocker Art Museum
• Roger Dickinson – California State Assemblyman
• Tani Cantil-Sakauye – Chief Justice of California
• Grove L. Johnson – United States Representative
• Hiram Johnson – Governor of California, United States Senator
• J. Neely Johnson – Governor of California
• Dave Jones – California Insurance Commissioner
• Charles West Kendall – United States Representative
• Anthony Kennedy – U.S. Supreme Court Justice
• Bill Kennemer – Oregon State Senator
• Eleni Kounalakis – Lieutenant Governor of California
• Herman "Ace" Lawson, Sacramento city councilman, pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen
• Goodwin Liu – California Supreme Court Justice
• Doris Matsui – Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Robert Matsui – Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Kevin McCarty – former member of California State Assembly, Mayor of Sacramento
• Jim McClarin – Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
• Austin Quinn-Davidson – Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
• Joe Serna Jr. – professor, former Mayor of Sacramento
• Darrell Steinberg – Former Mayor of Sacramento, former state senator

Military

• William B. Rochester, Paymaster-General of the United States Army
• John F. Madden, U.S. Army brigadier general
• Jerry Shriver, U.S. Army special forces and MACV-SOG soldier

Academics and science

• Richard O. Buckius – professor, COO of the National Science Foundation
• Frederick W. Hatch – physician, educator, medical pioneer in Sacramento
• Christina Hulbe – Antarctic researcher, glaciologist
• Harvey Itano – biochemist, medical researcher at Caltech, UC San Diego
• Bennet Omalu – forensic pathologist, professor at UC Davis School of Medicine
• Michelle Rhee – teacher, education administrator
• Mary Tsukamoto – educator, cultural historian, and civil rights activist
• Cornel West – philosopher, professor, author
• David J. Wineland – physicist, 2012 Nobel laureate

Crime

• Michael Avenatti – convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft
• Paul Bilzerian – financier convicted of securities fraud
• Hunter Moore – created revenge porn website Is Anyone Up?
• Richard Chase – serial killer, cannibal, necrophile, and mass murderer
• Joseph James DeAngelo - Serial killer and serial rapist known as the Golden State Killer
• Gerald and Charlene Gallego – serial killers
• Warren Jeffs – former church president and convicted sex offender
• Roger Kibbe – serial killer
• Rodney King – victim of police brutality whose attacked helped spark the 1992 Los Angeles riots
• Theresa Knorr – child murderer and torturer
• Dorothea Puente – serial killer known for burying boarders in backyard
• Morris Solomon Jr. – serial killer
• Nikolay Soltys – spree killer of six family members

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