People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

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A

• Paula Abdul singer, choreographer
• Ansel Adams photographer
• Ben Affleck actor
• Troy Aikman football player
• Jessica Alba actress
• Marcus Allen football player
• Luis Walter Alvarez inventor
• Jennifer Aniston actress
• Christina Applegate actress
• Billie Joe Armstrong singer
• Gertrude Atherton author

B

• David Belasco playwright, producer
• Tyra Banks model
• Adrienne Barbeau actress
• Drew Barrymore actress
• Beck musician
• Nathan "Nate" Berkus interior designer
• Bill Bixby actor
• Jack Black actor, musician
• Shirley Temple Black actress
• Jolene Blalock actress
• Barry Bonds baseball player
• D. Boon musician, guitarist
• Caprice Bourret model, actress
• Robert Bower inventor
• Tom Brady football player
• Benjamin Bratt actor
• Lloyd Bridges actor
• Christie Brinkley model (born in MI)
• David Brubek musician
• Carol Burnett actress, comedian
• Tim Burton filmmaker
• Reggie Bush football player
• Octavia Butler author
• Amanda Bynes actress

C

• John Cage composer
• Nicolas Cage actor
• Linda Cardellini actress
• David Carradine actor
• Keith Carradine actor
• Richard Chamberlain actor
• Cesar Chavez civil rights activist (born in AZ)
• Cher actress, singer
• Jack T. Chick cartoonist
• Julia Child chef, television personality
• Melinda Clarke actress
• Miss Cleo psychic
• Sasha Cohen figure skater
• Kevin Costner actor
• Nikki Cox actress
• James Cromwell actor
• David Crosby musician
• Mary Crosby actress

D

• John Daly golfer
• Oscar De La Hoya boxer
• Bo Derek actress
• Zooey Deschanel actress
• Cameron Diaz actress
• Leonardo DiCaprio actor
• Joe DiMaggio baseball player
• Landon Donovan soccer player
• James Harold Doolittle military leader, aviator
• Stephanie Ann Downing inventor of chocolate chip cookies, award-winning web designer, professional whistler
• Dr. Dre rapper
• Isadora Duncan dancer, choreographer
• Robert Duvall actor, filmmaker

E

• Clint Eastwood actor, filmmaker
• Zac Efron actor
• Jenna Elfman actress
• Don Ellis musician, trumpeter

F

• Mia Farrow actress
• Kevin Federline singer
• Will Ferrell actor, comedian
• Sally Field actress
• Carrie Fisher actress
• John Fogerty singer, songwriter
• Jodie Foster actress
• Robert Frost poet
• Soleil Moon Frye actress

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