List of people from Pasadena, California

This is a list of notable people from Pasadena, California.

Academia

 * Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize physicist, Caltech professor, raconteur
 * J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), Caltech professor and later overseer of the Manhattan Project
 * Murray Gell-Mann (1929-2019), Nobel Prize physicist, Caltech
 * George Ellery Hale (1868-1938), astrophysicist, Caltech professor, founder Mount Wilson Observatory
 * Edwin Hubble, astronomer, namesake for the Hubble Space Telescope, Caltech professor
 * Todd M. Hutton, American medical academic and psychiatrist.
 * F.O. Matthiessen (1902-1950), Rhodes Scholar, Harvard professor
 * Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953), Nobel Prize physicist
 * Brian Stoltz (b. 1970), Professor of organic chemistry at Caltech
 * George Olah, Nobel Prize chemist, professor University of Southern California
 * Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize-winning chemist, peace activist, Caltech
 * Roger Revelle (1909-1991), founder of University of California, San Diego, father of concept of global warming
 * William Shockley (1910-1989), Nobel Prize physicist, Caltech professor, inventor of the transistor
 * Kip Thorne, Nobel Prize physicist for his contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves, professor, Feynman theoretical physicist, Caltech

Artists and designers

 * Benjamin Chambers Brown, artist
 * Howell Chambers Brown, artist
 * Sigrid Burton, artist and painter
 * Edward Cucuel, impressionistic painter
 * Rafa Esparza, performance artist
 * Eva Scott Fényes, watercolor artist
 * A.B. Frost (1851-1928), American illustrator and painter
 * Elmer Grey, architect
 * Tom Jancar, contemporary art dealer Jancar Kuhlenschmidt Gallery
 * Hugo Markl, artist, curator and creative director based in New York
 * Jane Mulfinger, conceptual artist and educator
 * R. Kenton Nelson, painter.
 * Stan Sakai, cartoonist best known as creator of Usagi Yojimbo series

Film and television
This is a partial list of actors, actresses, comedians, film producers, filmmakers, and television personalities.


 * Kelly Asbury, film director, writer, illustrator, voice actor
 * Meredith Baxter, actress
 * Walt Becker, film director
 * Summer Bishil, actress
 * Whitney Blake, actress, director and producer
 * Betty Brosmer, bodybuilder, model
 * Sophia Bush, actress, TV series One Tree Hill and Chicago P.D., 82nd Rose Queen for 111th Tournament of Roses Parade (2000)
 * Stephen Cannell, author, television and film producer
 * Lily Collins, hollywood film actress
 * Christy Canyon, pornographic actress
 * Cari Champion, former moderator, ESPN First Take
 * Jimmy Dore, comedian
 * Michael Dorn, actor
 * Cullen Douglas, actor, director, playwright
 * Arthur Duncan, tap dancer
 * Mary Beth Evans, actress
 * Sally Field, two-time Academy Award-winning actress.
 * W.C. Fields, comedian, actor, juggler and writer; died in Pasadena.
 * Stan Freberg, comedian, satirist, recording artist.
 * Harry Hamlin, actor
 * Michelle Horn, actress
 * Bret Iwan, fourth voice of Mickey Mouse
 * Tamala Jones, actress
 * Matthew Lillard, actor
 * Kate Linder, actress
 * Joel McCrea, actor
 * Richard Moll, actor
 * George Nader, actor
 * Drew Pinsky, doctor and radio/TV personality
 * Chris Pontius, actor/TV personality
 * Karen Price, actress
 * Kathleen Quinlan, actress
 * Robert Reed, actor, best known as Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch television series
 * George Reeves, actor, best known as star of television series Adventures of Superman; attended Pasadena Junior College.
 * Christian Serratos, actress
 * Jamey Sheridan, actor
 * John Singleton, film director
 * Kathleen Sullivan, television personality
 * Charles Walters, film director
 * Wil Wheaton, actor, writer
 * Jaleel White, actor, producer, writer

Music
This is a partial list of musicians, song writers singers, and band members.


 * Jon B., Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter.
 * Hodgy Beats, rapper
 * Phoebe Bridgers, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
 * Dâm-Funk, musician
 * Pete Jolly, jazz pianist
 * David Lee Roth, lead singer for Van Halen
 * Ruwanga Samath, record producer, attended John Muir High School
 * Alina Smith, musician
 * Phil Spector, music producer
 * Teena Marie, singer-songwriter, music producer
 * Troop, R&B group
 * Alex Van Halen, drummer for Van Halen
 * Eddie Van Halen, lead guitarist for Van Halen
 * Marc Yu, child music prodigy on piano and viola

Politicians
This is a partial list of politicians and judges.


 * Lance Ito, judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
 * Henry Markham (1840-1934), lawyer, politician, 18th governor of California. Resident of Pasadena.
 * Bill Paparian, attorney, veterans' advocate and Mayor of Pasadena.
 * Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico
 * James Roosevelt, U.S. Congressman, son of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
 * Mimi Walters, businesswoman and U.S. Congresswoman

Sports

 * Stacey Augmon, basketball player
 * Myles Bryant, professional football player
 * Susie Maxwell Berning, pro golfer
 * May Sutton Bundy (1886–1975), first American to win Wimbledon tennis singles title
 * Jeff Cirillo, MLB player for six teams
 * Michael Cooper, NBA player for Los Angeles Lakers, coach
 * Lillian Copeland (1904–1964), Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
 * Tyler Dorsey (born 1996), Greek–American basketball player in the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi playing for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)
 * Darrell Evans, MLB player
 * Missy Franklin, swimmer, 5-time Olympic gold medalist
 * Kristy Hawkins, IFBB professional bodybuilder
 * Mary Ann Hawkins, surfer, swimmer and stunt double
 * Charles Frederick Holder, inventor of big-game fishing and a founder of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses
 * Chris McAlister, professional football player
 * James McAlister, professional football player
 * Mo Martin, LPGA golfer, 2014 British Open champion
 * Inger Miller, track and field sprint athlete
 * George Murdoch, WWE wrestler
 * Tracy Murray, NBA Player
 * Chris Pettit, MLB outfielder
 * Durell Price, UCLA fullback
 * Jackie Robinson, civil rights icon and Hall of Fame baseball player
 * Mack Robinson, Olympic athlete, brother of Jackie Robinson
 * Don Ross, Major League Baseball player
 * Ashley Sanchez, soccer player for the United States
 * Mark Smith, MLB player for five teams
 * Stan Smith, professional tennis player, namesake of Stan Smith Tennis Shoe
 * Brett Sterling, professional ice hockey player
 * Brian Teacher, Australian Open tennis champion
 * Lester Towns, professional football player
 * Chase Utley, baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Peter Vagenas, soccer player
 * Jacque Vaughn, professional basketball player.
 * Avery Williams, running back for the Atlanta Falcons
 * Matt Young, MLB player for Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians.
 * Jeff Yurak, MLB player for Milwaukee Brewers

Writers and journalists

 * Carlton Beals (1893–1979), journalist
 * Julie Berry, children's author
 * Octavia Butler, award-winning science-fiction writer
 * Otis Chandler, publisher, Los Angeles Times
 * Justin Chapman, journalist, author, actor
 * Julia Child, celebrated author and television chef
 * Andre Coleman, Award-winning journalist and screenwriter
 * Nahshon Dion, Award-winning writer
 * Winifred Starr Dobyns, author of California Gardens (1931)
 * Harriet Doerr, author, winner of the National Book Award
 * David Ebershoff, writer
 * Paul Fussell, critic and historian
 * Mary Catherine Judd, educator, author, peace activist
 * TJ Kirk, commentator and author
 * Kathryn Le Veque, author
 * Ottessa Moshfegh, author

Others

 * G. Vernon Bennett, Los Angeles City Council member, 1935–49
 * Owen Brown (abolitionist) (1824–1889), son of John Brown, along with his brother Jason, his sister Ruth Brown Thompson, a teacher, and her husband
 * Frederick Russell Burnham (1861–1947), celebrated scout and inspiration for the Boy Scouts
 * Howard Burnham (1870–1917), mining engineer and spy
 * Jeanne C. Smith Carr, educator, author
 * Sheryl Cooper, dancer, dance instructor, and wife of the singer Alice Cooper
 * Steve Crocker, internet engineer, member of the Internet Hall of Fame
 * Gregory C. Horn, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
 * Myron Hunt, architect of Rose Bowl
 * Howard W. Hunter, 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Joseph J. Jacobs, engineer and founder of Jacobs Engineering Group
 * Lucy Jones, seismologist
 * Florence E. Kollock (1848–1925), Universalist minister and lecturer
 * Jack Parsons, rocket scientist and occultist
 * George S. Patton (attorney) (1856–1927), city attorney (1877) for City of Pasadena
 * George S. Patton, four-star general, led Allies during World War II
 * George F. Regas, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church 1967–1995, noted critic of U.S. involvement in Vietnam war as well as many other policy issues
 * Ellen Browning Scripps, heiress, publisher, philanthropist
 * Alvin Simon, restaurateur who revitalized Old Pasadena
 * Sirhan Sirhan, resident of Pasadena at the time of assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
 * John Patten Story, U.S. Army major general
 * Bertha L. Turner caterer, cookbook author, and community leader in Pasadena; active within the National Federation of Colored Women
 * John Van De Kamp, attorney general of California
 * Duong Van Minh, exiled president of South Vietnam
 * William Wrigley, Jr., founder of Wrigley Chewing Gum, former owner of Chicago Cubs