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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.
Mayor of Santa Barbara and California State Senator [23] Pablo de la Guerra: 1819–1874 Santa Barbara, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) politician Lieutenant Governor of California, a California State Senator, and signer of the Californian Constitution: José de la Guerra y Noriega: 1779–1858 Novales ...
After their arduous journeys, most people aboard the ships were ill, chiefly from scurvy, and many had died. Out of a total of about 219 who had left Baja California, little more than 100 survived. The survivors established the Presidio of San Diego on May 14, 1769. Mission San Diego de Alcala was established on July 16, 1769. As the first of ...
Many have been influential nationwide in areas far-flung from state politics. Leland Stanford founded Stanford University in 1891. Earl Warren, later chief justice of the United States, won an election with the nominations of the three major parties – the only person to run essentially unopposed for governor of California.
Business Insider identified the most famous author born in every state. To determine the list, we considered ubiquity, literal acclaim, and financial success.
Historians specializing in the study of the history of California. Pages in category "Historians of California" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 ...
Mayor of Sacramento, secretary of the State of California Moses Rodgers: c. 1835–1900 Missouri, U.S. African American mining engineer, metallurgist: John Howell Sears: 1823–1907 Sullivan County, New York, U.S. prospector early pioneer of Searsville and La Honda [13] William Tecumseh Sherman: 1820–1891 Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
19th-century California politicians (4 C, 54 P) Pages in category "19th-century people from California" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.