List of people from Bakersfield, California
Introduction A list of notable people from '''Bakersfield, California''', in order to be included they need to have an article and clear connection to the city;
Notable people === Arts ======= Designers ====* Marc Davis – animator and one of Disney's Nine Old Men, born in Bakersfield. * Poy Gum Lee – architect, died in Bakersfield==== Visual artists ====* Greg Colson – visual artist* Tyrus Wong – calligrapher, artist, animator, married in 1937 in Bakersfield=== Business, entrepreneur ===* Ric Drasin – designer of Gold's Gym and World Gym logos, retired professional wrestler, actor, author=== Crime ===*Vincent Brothers – convicted murderer; shot and stabbed five members of his family to death*Rodolfo Cadena – Rudy "Cheyenne" Cadena, one of the founders of the Mexican Mafia, basis of character played by Edward James Olmos in the film ''American Me''=== Entertainment ======= Film, television, actors, models ====* Ana Lily Amirpour – filmmaker, director, writer* Noah Beery – actor*Robert Beltran – actor* Justin Berry – former teenage webcam pornographer and public speaker* Kelli Garner – actress* Frank Gifford – television sportscaster, college and professional football player* Justin Gordon – actor, producer, artist* Fay Helm – actress* Brian Hooks – actor, ''Soul Plane'', ''Three Strike''*Nathan Jung – actor, martial artist, stunt coordinator* Dalene Kurtis – model, former ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Year* Joanne Linville – actress* Guy Madison – actor* Roger Mathey – theatrical director, actor, playwright, producer* Derek Mears – actor and stuntman* Michelle St. John – actress, singer, director, producer* Sigrid Valdis – actress* Anjelika Washington - actress, "DC: Stargirl", "Netflix's Tall Girl 1 & 2"==== Musicians ====* David Benoit - jazz pianist* Jo Ann Castle - pianist, ''The Lawrence Welk Show'''* Brandon Cruz - punk musician and former child actor* Merle Haggard - singer, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee* Michael Lockwood - guitarist and music producer* Kareem Lopez - musician* Mary Osborne - jazz guitarist* Buck Owens - singer, musician Country Music Hall of Fame inductee* Gregory Porter - singer* Sheléa - singer-songwriter* Lawrence Tibbett - baritone of the New York Metropolitan Opera* Grant Whitson - drummer for Arlington===== Bands =====* Adema - rock band (Tim Fluckey, Dave DeRoo, Kris Kohls, Mark Chavez, Mike Ransom)* Burning Image - deathrock band (Moe Adame, Tony Bonanno, Paul Burch, Anthony Leyva)* The Def Dames - female rap duo, hip hop musicians* Korn - Grammy Award-winning metal band** Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu** Jonathan Davis** James "Munky" Shaffer** David Silveria** Brian "Head" Welch=== Government, law, politics ===The Bush House in Bakersfield: In 1949, George H. W. Bush (41st President) moved here to sell oil field equipment with son, George W. Bush (43rd President), who was three years old at the time.|alt=*Leonard L. Alvarado - Medal of Honor Recipient, Specialist 4th Class, United States Army - Republic of Vietnam 1969*General Edward Fitzgerald Beale - Superintendent of Indian Affairs for California and Nevada (1850s), Surveyor General of California and Nevada (1860s), U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary (1870s), founder of Tejon Ranch* Vince Fong - Politician in California State Assembly*Harvey Hall - past Mayor of Bakersfield (2001-2016) *Kevin McCarthy - California Congressman, House Republican Leader, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives*Erik Paulsen - Minnesota Congressman*Walter W. Stiern - California Democratic State Senator*Earl Warren - Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, former governor of California=== Science, medicine, academia ===*Hans Einstein - world's foremost authority on Valley Fever*Carver Mead - pioneer in the field of VLSI design, inventor of the concept of neuromorphic computing===Sports=======Olympics====*Jake Varner - Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler at 2012 London Games====Baseball====* Larry Barnes - California Angels first baseman* Corbin Burnes - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher* Johnny Callison - Philadelphia Phillies right fielder* Phil Dumatrait - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, first-round draft pick* Jack Hiatt - catcher* Leon Lee - Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager* Colby Lewis - Texas Rangers pitcher, first-round draft pick* William "Buckshot" May - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher* Brent Morel - Chicago White Sox third baseman* Kurt Miller - pitcher for Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs* Steve Ontiveros - infielder for San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs* Dave Rader - catcher* Rick Sawyer - pitcher for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres* Todd Walker - second baseman* Bruce Walton - pitcher for Montreal Expos, pitching coach for Toronto Blue Jays* Allan Winans - pitcher* Jake Woods - Seattle Mariners pitcher====Basketball====*Nikki Blue - New York Liberty guard (WNBA)*Fred Boyd - NBA player*Chris Childs - ABA/NBA guard (1989–2003) New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors*J. R. Sakuragi (formerly J.R. Henderson) - player for Memphis Grizzlies*Lonnie Shelton - Seattle SuperSonics all-star*Robert Swift - Tokyo Apache (Japan) center*Tyrone Wallace - Los Angeles Clippers guard====Football====*Mike Ariey - offensive tackle for Green Bay Packers*Jon Baker - NFL and CFL player*Theo Bell - wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers, earned Super Bowl rings in 1979 and 1980*Steve Boadway - NFL player*Jeff Buckey - starting offensive lineman for Miami Dolphins*Vern Burke - tight end for San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons*David Carr - quarterback, first overall selection in 2002 NFL Draft (Houston Texans), won Super Bowl with New York Giants*Derek Carr - quarterback for Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, Mountain West Conference Player of the Year for Fresno State*Frank Gifford - Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, broadcaster*Cory Hall - safety for Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Redskins*Joe Hawley - center for Tampa Bay Buccaneers*A.J. Jefferson - free safety for Arizona Cardinals*Cody Kessler - quarterback for Cleveland Browns and USC Trojans*Rodney Leisle - defensive tackle for New Orleans Saints, member of 2009 Super Bowl-winning team*Jordan Love - quarterback for the Green Bay Packers*Bob McCaffrey - center for USC Trojans and Green Bay Packers*Brent McClanahan - running back for Minnesota Vikings*Ray Mansfield - center for Pittsburgh Steelers*Brock Marion - Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion and Pro Bowl player*Jerry Marion - wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers, father of Brock*Ryan Mathews - running back for Philadelphia Eagles and former Fresno State All-American*Aaron Merz - offensive lineman for University of California and Buffalo Bills*Stephen Neal - lineman for New England Patriots, Super Bowl champion, NCAA wrestling champion, world gold medalist, Olympian*Mark Nichols - wide receiver for Detroit Lions*Jared Norris - NFL player*Larry Parker - wide receiver for USC Trojans and Kansas City Chiefs*Joey Porter - All-Pro and Pro Bowl outside linebacker, member of Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion team in 2006*Rocky Rasley - guard for Detroit Lions*D. J. Reed - free safety for New York Jets*Randy Rich - defensive back for Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns*Greg Robinson - defensive coordinator for Denver Broncos, University of Michigan*Ken Ruettgers - offensive tackle for Green Bay Packers*Colton Schmidt - punter for Buffalo Bills*Rashaan Shehee - running back for Kansas City Chiefs*L. J. Shelton - offensive tackle for Arizona Cardinals*Jeff Siemon - Pro Bowl linebacker for Minnesota Vikings, inducted to College Football Hall of Fame in 2006*Kevin Smith - tight end for UCLA, Oakland Raiders, and Green Bay Packers*Jeremy Staat - defensive lineman for Pittsburgh Steelers, United States Marine*Jason Stewart - defensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts in 1994*Michael Stewart - safety for Miami Dolphins*John Tarver - running back for New England Patriots in 1970s*Leonard Williams - defensive lineman for New York Jets*Dick Witcher - wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers*Louis Wright - All-Pro defensive back for Denver Broncos, member of 1970s NFL all-decade team*Rodney Wright - wide receiver for Fresno State and Buffalo Bills====Motorsports====*Kevin Harvick - NASCAR driver, 2007 Daytona 500 winner and 2014 Sprint Cup Series champion*Casey Mears - NASCAR driver*Rick Mears - 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner*Roger Mears - Baja 1000 winner*Blaine Perkins - NASCAR driver*Ryan Reed - NASCAR driver*Bruce Sarver - NHRA champion*George Snider - 22-time competitor Indianapolis 500====Boxing====*Ruben Castillo - WBO and NABO lightweight champion, WBC featherweight and super featherweight contender*Michael Dallas, Jr. - Golden Gloves silver medalist, light welterweight contender*Jack Johnson - first African-American heavyweight champion, member of World Boxing Hall of Fame*Jerry Quarry - national Golden Gloves champion, heavyweight professional boxer, fought Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier*Mike Quarry - light-heavyweight professional boxer====Track & Field====*Lonnie Spurrier - middle-distance runner, Olympian (1956), set world's record in the half-mile run in 1955====Soccer====*Cami Privett - Former NWSL Soccer Player for the Houston Dash=== Writers, poets, journalists ===* Frank Bidart - poet* James Chapman - novelist and publisher* Robert Duncan - poet (lived in Bakersfield 1927-32)* Georgie Starbuck Galbraith - writer of light verse* Gerald Haslam - author* Amber Hollibaugh - writer, filmmaker, activist and organizer* Lawrence Kimble - Hollywood screenwriter
References
External links *  City of Bakersfield official website*  Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau*  Bakersfield Downtown Business and Property Owner's Association*