Alameda, California
1. Paul Mantz (1903)
Aviator Air Racing Pilot Movie
Renowned Hollywood stunt pilot who performed feats of aerial acrobatics that other pilots refused to attempt.
2. Leif Erickson (1911)
Actor
Leading man who starred in the 1930s Zane Grey-inspired Westerns. He appeared on television in The High Chaparral and played roles in Istanbul and Eagle Squadron.
3. Bill Rigney (1918)
American Baseball Player
First coach of the San Francisco Giants after they left New York.
4. Alexi Pappas (1990)
Runner
American runner who has been a three-time NCAA All-American. She has competed for the University of Oregon Ducks in events like the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters.
5. Joe Nelson (1974)
American Baseball Player
Pitcher known for his change-up, he played for five MLB teams from 2001 to 2010.
6. Ted Johnson (1972)
American Football Player
Linebacker who played for the New England Patriots from 1995 to 2004, winning three Super Bowl Championships with the team.
7. Jasmin Savoy Brown (1994)
TV Actress
TV actress who appeared in HBO's The Leftovers from season two to season three as Evangeline "Evie" Murphy. In 2021, she began acting in the hit TV show Yellowjackets. She has amassed over 30 acting...
8. Meri Brown (1971)
Reality Star
The first wife of polygamist patriarch Kody Brown. She and his three other wives Janelle, Christine, and Robyn all star on their popular TLC reality series Sister Wives.
9. B. H. DeLay (1891)
American Actor
Beverly Homer DeLay was an American aviator engineer and actor.
10. Matt Bettencourt (1975)
Professional Golfer
Matt Bettencourt is an American professional golfer. Born in Alameda California Bettencourt turned professional in 2001 after attending Modesto Junior College. In 2008 Bettencourt won twice on the Nationwide Tour...
11. Hans Syz (1891)
Film Producer
Hans Syz is a Swiss film producer and cinematographer. He founded the independent film production company Turnus Film AG in 1959.
12. Garry Knox Bennett (1934)
American Artist
Garry Knox Bennett is an American woodworker furniture maker metalworker and artist known for his whimsical inventive and unconventional uses of materials and designs in his work. His long-established workshop...
13. Sharyn Moffett (1936)
Actress
Sharyn Moffett was an American child actress of the 1940s. Moffett born Patricia Sharyn Moffett on September 12 1936 to a show business family appeared in a dozen films including...
14. Brian Camozzi (Unknow)
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15. Anne Randall (1944)
American Playboy Playmate
Anne Randall is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1967 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. In 1959 Barbara became...
16. Matt Fong (1953)
30th California State Treasurer
Matthew Kipling Fong was a Republican who served as the 30th California State Treasurer and was also the adopted son of Democrat March Fong Eu the 25th California Secretary of...
17. Lindsey Ginter (1950)
American Actor
Lindsey Ginter born Lindsey Lee Ginter is an American actor. He is known as Crew Cut Man Deep Throat's assassin in the TV series The X-Files and as Sam Austen...
18. Chris Speier (1950)
American Baseball Player And Coa
Christopher Edward Speier is a former Major League Baseball player. He was drafted second overall in the January secondary 1970 Major League Baseball Draft. He currently serves as Special Assistant...
19. Ethan Van der Ryn (1962)
Sound Editor
Ethan Van der Ryn is a sound editor. He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and King Kong. He...
20. Alan Ebnother (1952)
American Artist
Alan Ebnother is a contemporary American artist. His practise as an artist is usually associated with monochrome concrete modernist post color-based radical minimalist and abstract painting.
21. Lea Hernandez (1964)
Cartoonist
Lea Hernandez is an American comic book and webcomic creator known primarily for working in a manga-influenced style and for doing lettering and touch-ups on manga imports. She is the...
22. Larry Eustachy (1955)
American Basketball Player-coach
Larry Robert Eustachy is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of Colorado State University's men's basketball team. He was reported as Colorado State's new head coach...
23. Johan Klehs (Unknow)
American Politician
Johan M. Klehs is a California state politician from San Leandro. He was born in Alameda California in 1952. He is a Democrat. Member of the San Leandro California City...
24. Joseph R. Knowland (1873)
American Politician
Joseph Russell Knowland was an American politician and newspaper publisher. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California and was owner editor and publisher...
25. William Knowland (Unknow)
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26. Scot McCloughan (1971)
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27. Lamar Herron (1984)
American Football Player
Lamar Herron is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Eskimos as a street free agent in...
28. Chris Camozzi (1986)
American Martial Artist
Christopher Allen Camozzi is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2006 Camozzi mostly fought in...
29. Bill Serena (1924)
American Baseball Player
Robert Serena was a professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from 1949 to 1954 for the Chicago Cubs. He was born in Alameda California and died...
30. Bill Macdonald (baseball) (1929)
American Baseball Player
Paul Macdonald Jr. was an American professional baseball player a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 36 Major League games for the 1950 and 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in Alameda...
31. Steve Brye (1949)
American Baseball Player
Stephen Robert Brye is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
32. Dorothy Stolze (1923)
American Baseball Player
Dorothy Stolze was a second basewoman who played from 1946 through 1952 for four different teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 4 in...
33. Oscar Westerberg (1882)
American Baseball Player
Oscar William Westerberg was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Boston Doves in 1907. Prior to playing professionally he attended Saint Mary's College of California. He made...
34. Ray French (baseball) (1895)
American Baseball Player
Raymond Edward French is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1920 to 1924. He was later a manager in Minor League Baseball from 1939 to 1941 and...
35. Dutch Lieber (1910)
American Baseball Player
Charles Edwin Dutch Lieber was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career he compiled a 1-2...
36. Dutch Ruether (1893)
American Baseball Player
Henry Ruether was an American baseball player who pitched for five different Major League teams. In his 11-year career Ruether played for the Chicago Cubs the Cincinnati Reds the Brooklyn...
37. Bernie Williams (1970s outfielder) (1948)
American Baseball Player
Bernard Williams is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres. Williams played in a total of 102 major...
38. Stu Inman (1926)
American Basketball Player Coach
Stu Inman was an American basketball player coach and executive. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1950 NBA Draft from San Jose State University by the Chicago...
39. Karl Dorrell (1963)
American Football Player And Coa
Karl Dorrell is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Vanderbilt University a position he assumed in January 2014. Dorrell served as the...