writer, born in San Jose Dave Tatsuno, Japanese-American internment camp resident who made amateur film Topaz, about camp life Kathy Uyen, actress and producer for Vietnamese cinema, born in San Jose Kate Walsh, actress, born in San Jose Luis Valdez, playwright and director Kung Fu Vampire, musician, also on the Discovery Channel's "Oddities", born in San Jose Akhil Akkineni, Indian-American actor who predominantly works in Telugu film Industry of India. Artists Comics and zines Brent Anderson, comic artist with DC Comics, born in San Jose Jan Eliot, comic artist of Stone Soup, born in San Jose Julia Kaye, comic artist of Up and Out, illustrator, raised in San Jose Jhonen Vasquez, creator of alternative comics for Slave Labor Graphics and Invader ZIM, born in San Jose Mixed media Susan O'Malley (artist), public art, museum curation, and author, raised in San Jose. Painters Lucy Bacon, Impressionist painter lived in San Jose from 1898 until 1909, taught at the Washburn Preparatory School. James Caprell, fine artist, born in San Jose Ernest de Saisset, portrait artist. Chris Johanson, fine artist part of the Mission School art movement, born in San Jose Bill Koeb, illustrator and painter, also comics, known for his illustrative work for Clive Barker's Hellraiser series Suzanne Scheuer, painter known for her New Deal-era murals, born in San Jose Herman Volz, fine artist that worked with the Federal Art Project, lived in San Jose from 1960 to 1990, died in San Jose Photographers Bill Owens, photographer and photojournalist documenting suburbia, born in San Jose Alfred T. Palmer, photographer of Americana during World War II, born in San Jose Sculptors Ruthadell Anderson, sculptor, fiber artist, textile artist; born in San Jose and attended San Jose State University. Therese May, fine art quilting, lived in San Jose Athletes Aly Wagner, retired soccer player Yorgo Alexandrou, Olympic bobsledder for Armenia (two-man bobsleigh, 2002 Salt Lake City), born and raised in San Jose Chidobe Awuzie NFL player, born in San Jose Scott Baker, Major League Baseball player, born in San Jose Isaac Brizuela, footballer, born in San Jose Brent Burns, pro hockey player San Jose Sharks, lives in San Jose Steve Caballero, professional skateboarder, born in San Jose Mark Canha, baseball player, born in San Jose Ken Caminiti, pro baseball player (San Jose State), 1996 NL MVP Rich Campbell, NFL player, played high school football in San Jose John Carlos, Olympic silver medalist, 200m (1968