List of people from San Jose, California

List of people from San Jose, California

List of notable residents of San José, California

People born in San José

*Roger Argenis, lead singer of the alternative rock band Aerial
*Chuck Berry, guitarist and singer ( [http://www.answers.com/topic/chuck-berry birthplace is disputed] )
*Steve Caballero, professional skateboarder
*Brandi Chastain, soccer player
*Amy Chow, a 1996 Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics
*Jerry Coleman, Ford Frick Award winning sportscaster
*Dustin Diamond, child actor, known as Screech from Saved By The Bell
*Don Edwards, United States Representative from California from 1963–1995
*Peggy Fleming, 1968 Winter Olympics figure skating gold medalist
*Rudy Galindo, national-champion figure skater
*Amadeo Peter Giannini , co-founder of Bank of America
*Dan Gladden, baseball player
*Farley Granger, actor
*Dudley R. Herschbach, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
*Josh Holloway, actor Lost
*Brent Jones, American football player
*Eric Kretz, drummer for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and Spiralarms
*Carney Lansford, baseball player
*Luis A. López, poet
*Bryan Mantia, drummer for Primus and Guns N' Roses
*Charles Martinet, voice actor best known for providing the voice of Nintendo's Mario
*Norman Mineta, Mayor of San Jose, United States Secretary of Transportation
*Joe Murray, animator
*Jim Plunkett, American football quarterback
*Jesus Padilla, Soccer player for Chivas de Guadalajara
*William Price, entertainer and gay rights activist
*Ernie Reyes Jr., actor and martial artist
*Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher
*Diane Rodriguez, theatre director, actor, writer
*Nikki Sixx, bassist for Mötley Crüe
*Randy Stonehill, singer/songwriter
*Josh Thomson, Mixed Martial Artist and Model
*Pat Tillman, American football player, Army Ranger
*Jhonen Vasquez, creator of a number of notable alternative comics for Slave Labor Graphics and Invader ZIM
* Kate Walsh, actress
*Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple Computer

People who moved to San Jose

*Louie Bellson, professional drummer
*Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, musicians, played with the rock band Fleetwood Mac
*Steven Paul Jobs, Cofounder and current CEO of Apple, Inc
*Ken Caminiti, baseball player
*Andre Carter, American football player
*César Chávez, farm labor leader
*Joey Chestnut, competitive eater
*Edgar F. Codd, computer scientist
*Jimmy DeGrasso, professional drummer
*Kate Elliott, novelist
*Thomas Fallon, soldier, Mayor of San Jose
*Jeff Foskett, guitarist and singer best known for his work with The Beach Boys
*Jeff Garcia, American football player
*Ron Gonzales, Mayor of Sunnyvale, Mayor of San Jose
* Antony Hegarty, frontman of award winning Antony and the Johnsons
*Krazy George Henderson, cheerleader, inventor of "The Wave"
*Mike Holmgren, American football coach
*Mike Honda, member of the United States House of Representatives
*Khaled Hosseini, best-selling novelist, author of The Kite Runner
*Sherman Otis Houghton, Mayor of San Jose, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
*Patrick Marleau, a San Jose Sharks player
*Kyle McLaren, a San Jose Sharks player
*Henry Morris Naglee, U.S. Civil War general
*Evgeni Nabokov, a San Jose Sharks player
*Brian Oldfield, former World and American Shot Put Record Holder
*Linda Park, actress
*John Powell, two-time Olympic Bronze Medalist, Discus Throw
*Smothers Brothers musical comedy duo
*Kurtwood Smith, actor
*Steven Smith, astronaut
*Amy Tan, best-selling novelist, author of The Joy Luck Club
*Al Ruffo, Mayor of San Jose
*Dave Stieb, baseball pitcher
*Loren Toews, American football player
*Ken Williams, general manager for the 2005 World Series Champions Chicago White Sox.
*Sarah Winchester, heiress and eccentric
*Jerry Yang, cofounder of Yahoo!
*Frank Shamrock, American Mixed Martial Arts fighter
*Cung Le, Vietnamese Mixed Martial Arts fighter, three time Sanshou bronze medalist

Major Bands from San Jose and the South Bay Area

* The Doobie Brothers
* Dredg
* HeavyHeavyLowLow
* Ill Harmonics
* Insolence
* Karate High School
* Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
* Los Tigres del Norte
* Manmade God
* No Use for a Name
* Skinlab
* Smash Mouth
* Strata
* Syndicate of Sound
* Systematic
* The Count 5
* The Faction
* Trapt
* Traxamillion
* Undergone
* Whipping Boy
* Xiu Xiu
* Y&T

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