Visalia, California

1. Avi Kaplan (1989)

Pop Singer

Former vocalist of the a capella group Pentatonix. The group won the third season of The Sing-Off on NBC in 2011, singing an arrangement of "Eye of the Tiger." He announced his departure...

2. Tyler Zeller (1990)

American Basketball Player

7-Foot NBA center who entered the league with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2012.

3. Ken Khachigian (1944)

American Speechwriter

Perhaps most famous as American President Ronald Reagan's primary speechwriter, Khachigian also penned speeches for President Nixon and went on to advise Republican candidates Fred Thompson, John McCain, and Bob...

4. Brooke Crain (1993)

American Racing Cyclist

BMX rider who represented the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games. In 2009, she qualified for a Supercross main event, becoming the youngest rider to do so.

5. Tom Johnston (1948)

Actor

American guitarist, vocalist, and original member of the rock duo The Doobie Brothers.

6. Doug Marshall (1977)

American Martial Artist

Known as The Rhino, he has held the WEC Light Heavyweight Champion title.

7. DJ LeMahieu (1988)

American Baseball Player

Second baseman who debuted for the Chicago Cubs in 2011, then was traded to the Colorado Rockies in 2012. He won a Gold Glove Award with the Rockies in 2014...

8. Betsy Wolfe (1982)

Stage Actress

Actress and singer who has won widespread acclaim on Broadway for her musical theater performances as Ellen in Bullets Over Broadway and Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. She...

9. Lyndsay Wall (1985)

American Ice Hockey Player

Lyndsay Wall is an American ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She graduated from...

10. Shane Costa (1981)

American Baseball Player

Shane Jeremy Costa is a former professional baseball player. At 6'0 and 220 lbs. from California State University Fullerton Costa made his Major League debut on June 2 2005 against...

11. Jerry Heard (1947)

Professional Golfer

Jerry M. Heard is an American professional golfer who won several PGA Tour events in the 1970s. Heard was born in Visalia California. He became a professional golfer in 1968...

12. Tex Clevenger (1932)

American Baseball Player

Truman Eugene Tex Clevenger is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher/spot starter who played for the Boston Red Sox Washington Senators Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees from...

13. Albert E. Carter (1881)

American Politician

Albert Edward Carter was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Lemoncove near Visalia Tulare County California. He attended the public schools was graduated from San Jose...

14. Nedi Rivera (1946)

American Bishop

Nedi Rivera is a suffragan bishop and Episcopal priest. She is the first Hispanic woman bishop and the 12th woman bishop in the Episcopal Church. Her father Bishop Victor Manuel...

15. Robert B. Laughlin (1950)

American Physicist

Robert Betts Laughlin is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University. Along with Horst L. Störmer of Columbia University and Daniel...

16. Cal Dooley (1954)

American Politician

Calvin M. Cal Dooley American politician was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2005 representing the 17th and 20th districts of California. Born...

17. Jim Wohlford (1951)

American Baseball Player

James Eugene Wohlford is a retired former professional baseball player. outfielder. In his 15-year Major League Baseball career he played for the Kansas City Royals the Milwaukee Brewers San Francisco...

18. Monte Melkonian (1957)

unknow

Monte Melkonian ; Armenian: Մոնթե Մելքոնյան ; November 25 1957 – June 12 1993) was an American-born Armenian commander during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Melkonian had no prior service record in...

19. Brian Sites (1983)

American Actor

Brian Sites is an American actor. He has guest-starred in television series like 7th Heaven Boston Public Crossing Jordan The Ellen Show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and had brief recurring...

20. Tonya Cooley (1980)

American Actor

Tonya Cooley was a cast member on MTV's reality television series The Real World: Chicago the 11th season of The Real World which aired in 2002. She has since been...

21. Jade Wilcoxson (1978)

Cyclist

Jade Wilcoxson is an American racing cyclist. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence.

22. Stephen Vogt (1984)

American Baseball Player

Stephen Guy Vogt is a Major League Baseball catcher with the Oakland Athletics.

23. Chris Schwinden (1986)

Baseball Player

Christopher Schwinden is an American professional pitcher in the New York Mets organization.

24. Craig Caskey (1949)

American Baseball Player

Craig Douglas Caskey is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Caskey played for the Montreal Expos in 1973. Caskey attended Lake Washington High School and the University of Puget Sound. He...

25. Marty Perez (1946)

American Baseball Player

Martin Roman Perez Jr. was a shortstop and second baseman for the California Angels Atlanta Braves San Francisco Giants New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics. The 5 ft 11...

26. Rich Amaral (1962)

American Baseball Player

Richard Louis Amaral is a former utility player in Major League Baseball who played with the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles. He batted and threw right-handed. Drafted by the Chicago...

27. Matt Curtis (1974)

Crew

28. Bob Talbot (1927)

American Baseball Player

Robert Dale Talbot is a retired American professional baseball player an outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1953 to 1954 for the Chicago Cubs. Talbot joined the Cubs from their...

29. Beau Mills (1986)

American Baseball Player

Beau Bradley Mills is a former American professional baseball first baseman.

30. Larry French (1907)

American Baseball Player

Lawrence Herbert French was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers. A knuckleball specialist French batted right-handed and threw...

31. Kevin Downes (1972)

American Actor

Kevin Downes is an American actor writer producer and director. Downes grew up in Visalia three hours north of Los Angeles. Most of the Christian films he participated in were...

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