List of people from Fresno, California

This is a list of people from Fresno, California.

A

 * Ron Adams – former basketball coach at Fresno State, NBA assistant coach of Golden State Warriors
 * Armen Alchian – economist
 * Jenifer Alcorn – professional boxer
 * Courtney Alexander – former NBA player, Dallas Mavericks
 * Rafer Alston – former NBA player, Orlando Magic
 * Charles Amirkhanian – composer
 * Ron Anderson – former NBA player, Cleveland Cavs
 * Jeff Atmajian – Hollywood orchestrator
 * Phil Austin – writer, actor, The Firesign Theatre
 * Alan Autry – actor, former mayor of Fresno
 * Brad Avakian – politician and senator

B

 * Baeza – rapper
 * Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. – actor, singer, musician
 * Stephen Baker – former NFL player, New York Giants
 * Robert Beltran – actor, Star Trek: Voyager
 * Bob Bennett – former head baseball coach at Fresno State
 * Don Bennett – Alaska state politician
 * Laura Berg – Olympic gold medalist softball player
 * Ewell Blackwell – six-time MLB All-Star pitcher
 * Heidi Blickenstaff – actor
 * Deborah Blum – writer for the Fresno Bee, Pulitzer Prize winner
 * DeWitt Bodeen – screenwriter
 * Tommy Bond – child actor in Our Gang (Little Rascals) series
 * Bobby Bonds – former Fresno Giants player, 3-time MLB All-Star
 * Frenchy Bordagaray – MLB baseball player
 * Bruce Bowen – former NBA player, San Antonio Spurs
 * Johnny Boyd – AAA and USAC Champ Car driver
 * Gregory "Pappy" Boyington – World War II ace, retired in Fresno
 * Ernest K. Bramblett – politician
 * Lee Brand – mayor of Fresno
 * John Brascia – actor and dancer
 * Tyler Bray – NFL quarterback
 * Robert B. Brewer – U.S. Army officer

C

 * Brian Cage – professional wrestler, TNA Impact, AEW
 * Ernie C – musician, guitarist for the rock group Body Count
 * David Carr – former NFL player, Houston Texans
 * Derek Carr – NFL player,former Las Vegas Raiders
 * Frank Chance – Baseball Hall of Famer
 * Luke Chueh – artist
 * Andrew Christian – underwear designer
 * Chris Colfer – actor, Kurt Hummel on TV series Glee
 * Lorraine Collett – Sun-Maid Raisin Girl
 * Mike Connors (aka Krekor Ohanian) – actor, Mannix
 * Victor Conte – BALCO founder
 * Dick Contino – musician, accordionist
 * Ryan Cook – MLB pitcher, Oakland A's
 * Terry Cooney – former MLB umpire
 * Joe Cooper – NFL player
 * William John Cooper – served as U.S. Commissioner of Education, 1929–33
 * Young Corbett III – professional boxer
 * Pat Corrales – former MLB player and manager
 * Jim Costa – U.S. House of Representatives
 * Bobby Cox – former MLB player, retired Hall of Fame manager, Atlanta Braves
 * Ron Cox – NFL player
 * Phil Cristian – musician, Cheap Trick
 * Dwayne Crump – former NFL player, St. Louis Cardinals
 * Tyrone Culver – Miami Dolphins NFL player

D

 * Lucius Davis (born 1970) – basketball player
 * Bison Dele (born Brian Williams) – former NBA player, Los Angeles Clippers
 * Trent Dilfer – former NFL quarterback of Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, Monday Night Football commentator
 * Maynard Dixon – 20th-century artist whose body of work focused on the American West

E

 * Jerry P. Eaton – geologist, born near Fresno
 * Henry Ellard – former Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, former NFL coach
 * Dick Ellsworth – former MLB pitcher
 * Melvin Ely – former NBA player, LA Clippers
 * John Erickson – former professional golfer
 * Johnny Estrada – MLB player
 * William Everson – poet
 * Dana Ewell – convicted triple murderer

F

 * Fashawn – rapper
 * Kevin Federline – ex-husband of Britney Spears
 * Freddy Fender – singer, songwriter
 * Andy Finch – member of Olympic snowboarding team
 * Tom Flores – former NFL quarterback, former Oakland Raiders head coach, NFL Hall of Fame member
 * Mac Foster – professional boxer
 * Farrah Franklin – singer, model, former member of Destiny's Child
 * Jethro Franklin – former NFL player, Seattle Seahawks; assistant coach, Oakland Raiders
 * Zoila Frausto Gurgel – MMA fighter, Bellator women's flyweight world champion
 * Mike Freeman – former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons

G

 * Patrick K. Gamble – educator and United States Army officer
 * Mark Gardner – former MLB pitcher, coach for San Francisco Giants
 * Matt Garza – Milwaukee Brewers MLB pitcher
 * Blackie Gejeian – race car driver and designer
 * Paul George – NBA All-Star player, Los Angeles Clippers
 * Matt Giordano – Indianapolis Colts NFL safety
 * Bill Glasson – former PGA Tour golfer
 * Bob Glazebrook – former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons
 * Tom Goodwin – former MLB player
 * Christopher Gorham – actor
 * Keith Gooch – former CFL football player
 * Jalen Green – NBA player, Houston Rockets
 * Ed Gregory – former head basketball coach at Fresno State, Golden State Warriors
 * Kenny Guinn – Governor of Nevada

H

 * Sid Haig – actor
 * Millard Hampton – former Olympian
 * Brandon Hancock – former USC fullback, fitness expert
 * Victor Davis Hanson – scholar, historian, author
 * David Harris – Vietnam War draft resistance leader
 * Derek Henderson – pro rollerblader, Razors Skate Co
 * Chris Herren – former NBA player
 * Pat Hill – former head football coach at Fresno State
 * Jaime Hipp – former Olympian
 * John Hoover – former MLB pitcher
 * Steve Hosey – MLB player
 * Pat Howell – former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons
 * Rex Hudler – former MLB player, broadcaster

I

 * Debora Iyall – singer of the 80s group Romeo Void

J

 * Vestee Jackson – former NFL player, Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears
 * Chris Jefferies – former pro basketball player
 * Adam Jennings – NFL player
 * Keshon Johnson – NFL player
 * Rafer Johnson – 1960 Olympic gold medalist, decathlon
 * Bill Jones – California Secretary of State
 * Bobby Jones – former MLB pitcher, NY Mets
 * Gary Jules – singer-songwriter

K

 * Robert Kendrick – former professional tennis player, at one time was ranked #69 in the world
 * Mychal Kendricks – NFL linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
 * Eric Kendricks – NFL linebacker, Minnesota Vikings
 * Kirk Kerkorian – billionaire businessman; owned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
 * Joanna Kerns – actress, Growing Pains
 * Richard Kiel – actor, James Bond films
 * Josh Koscheck – UFC mixed martial artist
 * Emily Kuroda – actress, Gilmore Girls

L

 * Daryle Lamonica – former NFL All-Pro quarterback, Oakland Raiders
 * Jim Landis – former outfielder, Chicago White Sox
 * Claude "Pop" Laval – photographer, historian
 * Steven Anthony Lawrence – actor
 * Sharon Leal – actor, Dreamgirls
 * Philip Levine – poet
 * Larry Levis – poet
 * David Little – former NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles
 * Héctor Lizárraga – professional boxer
 * Brook Lopez – NBA player
 * Robin Lopez – NBA player

M

 * Jim Maloney – former MLB pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
 * Ricky Manning, Jr. – former NFL defensive back, Carolina Panthers
 * J. P. Manoux – actor
 * Richard Marshall – former NFL player, San Diego Chargers
 * Ryan Mathews – NFL running back, Philadelphia Eagles
 * Bob Mathias – Olympic gold medal decathlete, former congressman; retired in Fresno
 * Miranda Rae Mayo – actress
 * Chad McCarty – former Olympian
 * Marcus McCauley – NFL player
 * Kevin F. McCready – contributor to anti-psychiatry movement
 * Aari McDonald – WNBA player for the Los Angeles Sparks
 * Audra McDonald – Tony Award-winning Broadway actress, singer
 * Tim McDonald – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers, coach
 * T.J. McDonald – former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams
 * Barry McGuire – rock and folk singer-songwriter
 * Chris McNealy – former NBA player, New York Knicks
 * Jim Merlo – former NFL player, New Orleans Saints
 * Rick Merlo – former Olympian
 * Dale Messer – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers
 * Barbara Morgan – astronaut, educator
 * Larry Mucker – former NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 * Barlow Der Mugrdechian – historian and lecturer on Armenian studies

N

 * Michael Najarian – relationship and communication expert
 * Armen Nalbandian – musician, composer
 * Lorenzo Neal – former NFL fullback, San Diego Chargers

P

 * Bob Padilla – former football head coach at Fresno State, and NFL Detroit Lions
 * Stephone Paige – former NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs
 * Carson Palmer – NFL quarterback, Arizona Cardinals
 * Vang Pao – Laotian general
 * Lou Pardini – Grammy-nominated keyboardist, songwriter and vocalist; member of the rock band Chicago
 * Maxie Parks – Olympic gold medalist
 * Chip Pashayan – lawyer and Republican Congressman
 * Sam Peckinpah – film director and screenwriter, best known for The Wild Bunch
 * Justin Peelle – former tight end who is currently the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons
 * Rod Perry – former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams; assistant coach, Oregon State
 * David Phillips – entrepreneur; aka "The Pudding Guy"
 * Slim Pickens – actor (born in Kingsburg, Fresno County)
 * Planet Asia – rapper
 * Cliff Pondexter – former NBA player, Chicago Bulls
 * Quincy Pondexter – NBA player, New Orleans Pelicans
 * Chuck Poochigian – California State Senator
 * Keith Poole – former NFL player, New Orleans Saints
 * Marquez Pope – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers
 * James Porteous – inventor of the Fresno Scraper
 * Hal Haig Prieste – Armenian-American athlete and world's oldest former Olympic medalist

R

 * Radagun – musical group, began in Fresno
 * Stewart Rhodes – founding member of the Oath Keepers
 * Les Richter – former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee; former senior vice president of NASCAR; former president of the Riverside International Raceway
 * Darryl Rogers – former head coach of Fresno State, San Jose State, Detroit Lions
 * Phil Roman – animator, founder of Film Roman
 * Nicole Row – bassist, vocals, Panic! At The Disco
 * Chester Harvey Rowell – journalist, Lincoln-Roosevelt League co-founder
 * Aaron Ruell – actor, Napoleon Dynamite
 * Johnny Russell – country western singer-songwriter

S

 * Todd Santos – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers
 * William Saroyan – Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning playwright, novelist
 * John Scalzi – Hugo Award-winning science fiction author
 * Gary Scelzi – NHRA champion
 * Kate Scott – sportscaster
 * Tom Seaver – MLB Hall of Fame pitcher, 3-time Cy Young Award winner; NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds
 * Dick Selma – former MLB pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies
 * Juan Serrano – flamenco guitarist
 * David Seville, aka Ross Bagdasarian – songwriter, recording artist
 * Frank Hamilton Short – lawyer, Conservation movement
 * Kelly Skipper – NFL assistant coach for Buffalo Bills
 * John Sontag – train robber, died in Fresno jail in 1893 and interred at Calvary Cemetery there
 * Gary Soto – author, poet
 * Dennis Springer – former MLB knuckleball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Sloane Stephens – tennis player, US Open champion
 * Richard Martin Stern – author
 * DeShawn Stevenson – NBA player, Atlanta Hawks
 * Mike Stewart – former NFL safety, Los Angeles Rams
 * Randy Stumpfhauser – BMX pro and four-time world champion
 * William A. Sutherland – lawyer, author, politician
 * Ashley Swearengin – former Mayor of Fresno
 * Jim Sweeney – former head football coach at Fresno State
 * Kevin Sweeney – former NFL player, Dallas Cowboys

T

 * Timmy T – singer of the multi-platinum hit song "One More Try"
 * Tim Thackrey – former taekwondo athlete, US National Team, Pan Am Games Champion, Olympic Coach
 * Jerry Tarkanian – former head basketball coach at Fresno State, UNLV, San Antonio Spurs NBA
 * Bernard Thompson – former NBA player, Portland Blazers
 * Brian Turner – poet

V

 * Billy Volek – former NFL quarterback, Tennessee Titans
 * Jason Von Flue – Ultimate Fighter season 2 reality show, UFC veteran
 * Bill Vukovich – two-time Indianapolis 500 Winner

W

 * Marcus Walden – pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
 * Mykal Walker – linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons
 * Anthony Washington – NFL defensive back, Washington Redskins
 * Tim Washington – NFL defensive back, San Francisco 49ers
 * Heidi Watney – Boston Red Sox reporter for NESN
 * Nick Watney – PGA Tour golfer
 * Gary Weaver – NFL player, Oakland Raiders
 * Del Webb – real estate developer, former owner of New York Yankees
 * Marcus Wesson – convicted murderer
 * Frederick C. Weyand – former U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1974-1976) and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 * Flex Wheeler – bodybuilder
 * Michael Willett – singer, Shane on MTV's Faking It
 * J.D. Williams – NFL player, Buffalo Bills, assistant coach at Georgia State
 * Lynn Williams – soccer player for NJ/NY Gotham FC and the United States national team
 * Marquice Williams – special teams coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons
 * Randy Williams – Olympic gold medalist in the long jump
 * Susan Montgomery Williams – world record holder for the largest bubble gum bubble
 * Tony Woodruff – NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles
 * Ickey Woods – NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals running back
 * Rick Worman - CFL quarterback and coach, Grey Cup champion, coach of the Fresno Frenzy af2 football team
 * Cameron Worrell – NFL player, Chicago Bears

Y

 * Conrad Yama – actor
 * Steve Yarbrough – writer
 * Charles Young – former NFL All-Pro tight end, San Francisco 49ers

Z

 * Steve Zaillian – Oscar-winning screenwriter
 * Gus Zernial – former MLB player, Philadelphia Athletics
 * Warren Zevon – singer-songwriter, "Werewolves of London"