List of people from Fresno, California
Introduction This is a list of people from '''Fresno, California'''.==A==*Ron Adams – former basketball coach at Fresno State, NBA assistant coach of Golden State Warriors*Armen Alchian – economist*Jenifer Alcorn – professional boxer*Courtney Alexander – former NBA player, Dallas Mavericks*Rafer Alston – former NBA player, Orlando Magic*Charles Amirkhanian – composer*Ron Anderson – former NBA player, Cleveland Cavs*Jeff Atmajian – Hollywood orchestrator*Phil Austin – writer, actor, The Firesign Theatre *Alan Autry – actor, former mayor of Fresno*Brad Avakian – politician and senator==B==*Baeza – rapper *Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. – actor, singer, musician*Stephen Baker – former NFL player, New York Giants*Robert Beltran – actor, ''Star Trek: Voyager''*Bob Bennett – former head baseball coach at Fresno State*Don Bennett – Alaska state politician*Laura Berg – Olympic gold medalist softball player*Ewell Blackwell – six-time MLB All-Star pitcher*Heidi Blickenstaff – actor*Deborah Blum – writer for the ''Fresno Bee'', Pulitzer Prize winner*DeWitt Bodeen – screenwriter*Tommy Bond – child actor in ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') series*Bobby Bonds – former Fresno Giants player, 3-time MLB All-Star*Frenchy Bordagaray – MLB baseball player*Bruce Bowen – former NBA player, San Antonio Spurs*Johnny Boyd – AAA and USAC Champ Car driver*Gregory "Pappy" Boyington – World War II ace, retired in Fresno*Ernest K. Bramblett – politician*Lee Brand – mayor of Fresno*John Brascia – actor and dancer*Tyler Bray – NFL quarterback*Robert B. Brewer – U.S. Army officer==C==*Brian Cage – professional wrestler, TNA Impact, AEW*Ernie C – musician, guitarist for the rock group Body Count*David Carr – former NFL player, Houston Texans*Derek Carr – NFL player,former Las Vegas Raiders*Frank Chance – Baseball Hall of Famer*Luke Chueh – artist*Andrew Christian - underwear designer*Chris Colfer – actor, Kurt Hummel on TV series ''Glee''*Lorraine Collett – Sun-Maid Raisin Girl*Mike Connors (aka Krekor Ohanian) – actor, ''Mannix''*Victor Conte – BALCO founder*Dick Contino – musician, accordionist*Ryan Cook – MLB pitcher, Oakland A's*Terry Cooney – former MLB umpire*Joe Cooper – NFL player*William John Cooper – served as U.S. Commissioner of Education, 1929–33*Young Corbett III – professional boxer*Jim Costa – U.S. House of Representatives*Bobby Cox – former MLB player, retired Hall of Fame manager, Atlanta Braves*Ron Cox – NFL player*Phil Cristian – musician, Cheap Trick*Dwayne Crump – former NFL player, St. Louis Cardinals*Tyrone Culver – Miami Dolphins NFL player*Pat Corrales – former MLB player, and manager==D==*Lucius Davis (born 1970) – basketball player *Bison Dele (born Brian Williams) – former NBA player, Los Angeles Clippers*Trent Dilfer – former NFL quarterback of Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, ''Monday Night Football'' commentator*Maynard Dixon – 20th-century American artist whose body of work focused on the American West*Derek Henderson – pro rollerblader Razors Skate Co==E==*Jerry P. Eaton – American geologist, born near Fresno*Henry Ellard – former Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, former NFL coach *Dick Ellsworth – former MLB pitcher*Melvin Ely – former NBA player, LA Clippers*John Erickson – former professional golfer*Johnny Estrada – MLB player*William Everson – poet*Dana Ewell – convicted triple murderer==F==*Fashawn – rapper*Kevin Federline – ex-husband of Britney Spears*Freddy Fender – singer, songwriter*Andy Finch – member of Olympic snowboarding team*Tom Flores – former NFL quarterback, former Oakland Raiders head coach, NFL Hall of Fame member*Mac Foster – professional boxer*Farrah Franklin – singer, model, former member of Destiny's Child*Jethro Franklin – former NFL player, Seattle Seahawks; assistant coach, Oakland Raiders*Zoila Frausto Gurgel – MMA fighter, Bellator women's flyweight world champion*Mike Freeman – former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons==G==*Patrick K. Gamble - educator and United States Army officer*Mark Gardner – former MLB pitcher, coach for San Francisco Giants*Matt Garza – Milwaukee Brewers MLB pitcher*Blackie Gejeian – race car driver and designer*Paul George – NBA All-Star player, Los Angeles Clippers*Matt Giordano – Indianapolis Colts NFL safety*Bill Glasson – former PGA Tour golfer*Bob Glazebrook – former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons*Tom Goodwin – former MLB player*Christopher Gorham – actor*Keith Gooch – former CFL football player*Jalen Green – NBA player, Houston Rockets*Ed Gregory – former head basketball coach at Fresno State, Golden State Warriors*Kenny Guinn – Governor of Nevada==H==*Sid Haig – actor*Millard Hampton – former Olympian*Brandon Hancock – former USC fullback, fitness expert*Victor Davis Hanson – scholar, historian, author*David Harris – Vietnam War draft resistance leader*Chris Herren – former NBA player*Pat Hill – former head football coach at Fresno State*Jaime Hipp – former Olympian*John Hoover – former MLB pitcher*Steve Hosey – MLB player*Pat Howell – former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons*Rex Hudler – former MLB player, broadcaster==I==*Debora Iyall – singer of the 80s group Romeo Void==J==*Vestee Jackson – former NFL player, Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears *Chris Jefferies – former pro basketball player*Adam Jennings – NFL player*Keshon Johnson – NFL player*Rafer Johnson – 1960 Olympic gold medalist, decathlon*Bill Jones – California Secretary of State*Bobby Jones – former MLB pitcher, NY Mets*Gary Jules – singer-songwriter==K==*Robert Kendrick – former professional tennis player, at one time was ranked #69 in the world*Mychal Kendricks – NFL linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles*Eric Kendricks – NFL linebacker, Minnesota Vikings*Kirk Kerkorian – billionaire businessman; owned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer*Joanna Kerns – actress, ''Growing Pains''*Richard Kiel – actor, James Bond films*Josh Koscheck – UFC mixed martial artist*Emily Kuroda – actress, ''Gilmore Girls''==L==*Daryle Lamonica – former NFL All-Pro quarterback, Oakland Raiders*Jim Landis – former outfielder, Chicago White Sox*Claude "Pop" Laval – photographer, historian*Steven Anthony Lawrence – actor*Sharon Leal – actor, ''Dreamgirls''*Philip Levine – poet*Larry Levis – poet*David Little – former NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles*Héctor Lizárraga – professional boxer*Brook Lopez – NBA player*Robin Lopez – NBA player==M==*Jim Maloney – former MLB pitcher, Cincinnati Reds*Ricky Manning, Jr. – former NFL defensive back, Carolina Panthers*J. P. Manoux – actor*Richard Marshall – former NFL player, San Diego Chargers*Ryan Mathews – NFL running back, Philadelphia Eagles*Bob Mathias – Olympic gold medal decathlete, former congressman; retired in Fresno*Miranda Rae Mayo – actress*Chad McCarty – former Olympian*Marcus McCauley – NFL player*Kevin F. McCready – contributor to anti-psychiatry movement*Aari McDonald – WNBA player for the Atlanta Dream*Audra McDonald – Tony Award-winning Broadway actress, singer*Tim McDonald – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers, coach*T.J. McDonald – former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams*Barry McGuire – rock and folk singer-songwriter*Chris McNealy – former NBA player, New York Knicks*Jim Merlo – former NFL player, New Orleans Saints*Rick Merlo – former Olympian*Dale Messer – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers*Barbara Morgan – astronaut, educator*Larry Mucker – former NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers*Barlow Der Mugrdechian – historian and lecturer on Armenian studies==N==*Michael Najarian – relationship and communication expert*Armen Nalbandian – musician, composer*Lorenzo Neal – former NFL fullback, San Diego Chargers==P==*Bob Padilla – former football head coach at Fresno State, and NFL Detroit Lions*Stephone Paige – former NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs*Carson Palmer – NFL quarterback, Arizona Cardinals*Vang Pao – Laotian general*Lou Pardini – Grammy-nominated keyboardist, songwriter and vocalist; member of the rock band Chicago*Maxie Parks – Olympic gold medalist*Chip Pashayan – lawyer and Republican Congressman*Sam Peckinpah – film director and screenwriter, best known for ''The Wild Bunch''*Justin Peelle – former tight end who is currently the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons*Rod Perry – former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams; assistant coach, Oregon State*David Phillips – entrepreneur; aka "The Pudding Guy"*Slim Pickens – actor (born in Kingsburg, Fresno County) *Planet Asia – rapper*Cliff Pondexter – former NBA player, Chicago Bulls*Quincy Pondexter – NBA player, New Orleans Pelicans*Chuck Poochigian – California State Senator*Keith Poole – former NFL player, New Orleans Saints*Marquez Pope – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers*James Porteous – inventor of the Fresno Scraper*Hal Haig Prieste – Armenian-American athlete and world's oldest former Olympic medalist==R==*Radagun – musical group, began in Fresno*Stewart Rhodes – founding member of the Oath Keepers*Les Richter – former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee; former Sr. Vice President of NASCAR; former president of the Riverside International Raceway*Darryl Rogers – former head coach of Fresno State, San Jose State, Detroit Lions*Phil Roman – animator, founder of Film Roman*Nicole Row – bassist, vocals, Panic! At The Disco*Chester Harvey Rowell – journalist, Lincoln-Roosevelt League co-founder*Aaron Ruell – actor, ''Napoleon Dynamite''*Johnny Russell – country western singer-songwriter==S==*Todd Santos – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers*William Saroyan – Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning playwright, novelist*John Scalzi – Hugo Award-winning science fiction author*Gary Scelzi – NHRA champion*Kate Scott – sportscaster*Tom Seaver – MLB Hall of Fame pitcher, 3-time Cy Young Award winner; NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds*Dick Selma – former MLB pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies*Juan Serrano – flamenco guitarist*David Seville, aka Ross Bagdasarian – songwriter, recording artist*Frank Hamilton Short – lawyer, Conservation movement*Kelly Skipper – NFL assistant coach for Buffalo Bills*John Sontag – train robber, died in Fresno jail in 1893 and interred at Calvary Cemetery there*Gary Soto – author, poet*Dennis Springer – former MLB knuckleball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers*Sloane Stephens – tennis player, US Open champion*Richard Martin Stern – author*DeShawn Stevenson – NBA player, Atlanta Hawks*Mike Stewart – former NFL safety, Los Angeles Rams*Randy Stumpfhauser – BMX pro and four-time world champion*William A. Sutherland – lawyer, author, politician*Ashley Swearengin – former Mayor of Fresno*Jim Sweeney – former head football coach at Fresno State*Kevin Sweeney – former NFL player, Dallas Cowboys==T==*Timmy T – singer of the multi-platinum hit song "One More Try"*Tim Thackrey – former taekwondo athlete, US National Team, Pan Am Games Champion, Olympic Coach*Jerry Tarkanian – former head basketball coach at Fresno State, UNLV, San Antonio Spurs NBA*Bernard Thompson – former NBA player, Portland Blazers*Brian Turner – poet==V==*Billy Volek – former NFL quarterback, Tennessee Titans*Jason Von Flue – ''Ultimate Fighter'' season 2 reality show, UFC veteran *Bill Vukovich – two-time Indianapolis 500 Winner==W==*Marcus Walden – pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers*Mykal Walker – linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons*Anthony Washington – NFL defensive back, Washington Redskins*Tim Washington – NFL defensive back, San Francisco 49ers*Heidi Watney – Boston Red Sox reporter for NESN*Nick Watney – PGA Tour golfer*Gary Weaver – NFL player, Oakland Raiders*Del Webb – real estate developer, former owner of New York Yankees*Marcus Wesson – convicted murderer*Frederick C. Weyand – former U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1974-1976) and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff*Flex Wheeler – bodybuilder*Michael Willett – singer, Shane on  MTV's ''Faking It''*J.D. Williams – NFL player, Buffalo Bills, assistant coach at Georgia State*Lynn Williams – soccer player for NJ/NY Gotham FC and the United States national team*Marquice Williams – special teams coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons *Randy Williams – Olympic gold medalist in the long jump*Susan Montgomery Williams – world record holder for the largest bubble gum bubble*Tony Woodruff – NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles*Ickey Woods – NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals running back*Cameron Worrell – NFL player, Chicago Bears==Y==*Conrad Yama – actor*Steve Yarbrough – writer*Charles Young – former NFL All-Pro tight end, San Francisco 49ers==Z==*Steve Zaillian – Oscar-winning screenwriter  *Gus Zernial – former MLB player, Philadelphia Athletics*Warren Zevon – singer-songwriter, "Werewolves of London"
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