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State flag of California Location of California on the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
John Rollin Ridge (Yellow Bird) (c. 1840s): [3] First Native American lawyer in California; R.C.O. Benjamin (1884): [4] [5] First African American male lawyer in California; Hong Yen Chang (1888): [6] First Chinese American male lawyer in the U.S., but was denied the right to practice law in California [7]
Name Image Birth, death Birthplace Occupation Notes Leo Carrillo: 1880–1961 Los Angeles, California, U.S. actor Hollywood move actor and nature conservationist, [1] [2] namesake of Leo Carrillo State Park: Angustias de la Guerra: 1815–1890 San Diego, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) women's rights activist ...
List of people from Laguna Beach, California; List of first minority male lawyers and judges in California; List of first women lawyers and judges in California; List of LGBTQ people from San Francisco; List of people from Long Beach, California; List of people from Los Angeles; List of people from Los Feliz, Los Angeles
This is a list of notable people who have held the role of district attorney in California. Frank M. Angellotti [1]
American criminal defense lawyers (153 P) C. Criminal defense organizations (2 C, 37 P) P. Public defenders (1 C, 431 P) Pages in category "Criminal defense lawyers"
George Moscone (1929–1978), attorney and Democratic politician, 37th mayor of San Francisco (1976–1978), "the people's mayor," California State Senator and majority leader (1967–1976) [631] Gavin Newsom (born 1967), current governor of California, former mayor of San Francisco and lieutenant governor of California [632]
Disbarred California lawyers (11 P) F. Lawyers from Fresno, California (17 P) J. California judges appointed by Ronald Reagan (6 P) California state court judges (4 C ...