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Rupert García (born 1941), silkscreen, one of the co-founders of Galería de la Raza, and part of the San Francisco Bay Area Chicano Art Movement [121] Frank LaPena (1937–2019), Nomtipom- Wintu American Indian artist working in many mediums including printmaking, professor, curator, ceremonial dancer; born and raised in San Francisco [ 122 ]
It turns out that the vast majority of brands named after real people are — of course — named after the company's founder. But each of these founders has a unique and oftentimes fascinating story.
This list contains both extant companies which have moved their headquarters out of the Bay Area (often during a corporate buyout), and defunct companies. Bank of America (9) – relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina; Bare Escentuals – purchased by Shiseido, now headquarters in Rutherford, New Jersey; Bechtel – relocated to Reston, Virginia
People from Sonoma County, California (18 C, 41 P) People from the San Francisco Bay Area by occupation (20 C) Fictional characters from San Francisco Bay Area (1 C, 10 P)
In 1946, Earl Tupper introduced plastic storage ware with legendary airtight seals patterned after the inverted rim on a can of paint which prevented food from drying out, wilting or losing its ...
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It was named after a real guy named Count Stroganov. Heck, even the Kentucky Hot Brown, an open-faced sandwich, was named after J. Graham Brown, the owner of the hotel where it was invented.
Daniel Handler – author, pen name Lemony Snicket; Chet Hanks – actor and musician; Colin Hanks – actor (Fargo, King Kong) Tom Hanks – actor, director, and producer; Gabbie Hanna – Internet personality, singer-songwriter; Peter D. Hannaford – author and political advisor to Ronald Reagan [12] Jeff Hanneman – guitarist