This is a list of notable people from Palo Alto, California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in Palo Alto, or for whom Palo Alto is a significant part of their identity. Actors Visual arts Fine artists Designers Business leaders and entrepreneurs Musicians William Ackerman, acoustic guitarist, founded influential New Age record label Windham Hill Records. Joan Baez, folk singer went to school in Palo Alto and now resides in Woodside, California. Lindsey Buckingham, musician, singer, songwriter, and producer, best known as lead guitarist and one of the vocalists of the musical group Fleetwood Mac, born and raised in Palo Alto Doug Clifford, drummer of Creedence Clearwater Revival and Palo Alto native. The Grateful Dead, rock "jam" band; early incarnations of band were based in Palo Alto. Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, (1945–1973) founding member of the Grateful Dead; moved to Palo Alto as a teenager; buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park. Jerry Garcia, (1942–1995) founding member of the Grateful Dead; moved to Palo Alto in the 1960s. Bill Kreutzmann, (born 1946) founding member and drummer of the Grateful Dead; born and raised in Palo Alto. The Donnas, rock group, met while growing up in Palo Alto, Palo Alto High alumnus class of 1997. Stephan Jenkins, rock musician with Third Eye Blind and Gunn High School alumnus class of 1983. Ugly Kid Joe, rock band; members Whitfield Crane and Klaus Eichstadt grew up in Palo Alto, as did producer Eric Valentine The Kingston Trio, folk group formed in Palo Alto while its members were enrolled at Stanford University and nearby Menlo College Rick Nowels, pop music record producer and songwriter. Virginia Seay, composer and musicologist, born in Palo Alto in 1922. Grace Slick, singer with the rock group Jefferson Airplane, later known as Jefferson Starship Matt Simons, singer-songwriter, born and raised in Palo Alto, graduated from Gunn High School in 2005. Molly Tuttle, singer-songwriter, banjo player and guitarist, recording artist and teacher in the bluegrass tradition, was raised in Palo Alto and attended Palo Alto High School Politicians, political figures and civil servants Robert Bell, Virginia State Delegate, was born in Palo Alto. Ron Christie, former advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney and political pundit Jerry Daniels, CIA officer in Laos during the Vietnam War Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, starting in 1916 he maintained a home in Palo