Alameda, California, is an island city in the San Francisco Bay, located east of Oakland and south of Berkeley. The city enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Alameda's rich history dates back to the Spanish colonial era, when it was part of the Rancho San Antonio land grant. The city's heritage is reflected in its Victorian architecture, charming downtown, and vibrant arts scene.
Famous Persons from Alameda, California, United States
- Cooper Teare - Born on August 18, 1999 - Athletics competitor
- Sergio Guerrero Romero - Born on January 13, 1999 - Association football player
- Joseph Vuna - Born on July 31, 1998 - Rugby league player
- Aaron Banks - Born on September 3, 1997 - American football player
- Iván Rodríguez del Pozo - Born on April 30, 1996 - Association football player
- Hailai Arghandiwal - Born on April 22, 1996 - Association football player
- Keelan Doss - Born on March 21, 1996 - American football player
- Paloma Zermeño - Born on June 18, 1995 - Association football player
- Jasmin Savoy Brown - Born on March 21, 1994 - Film actor, Television actor, and Actor - Out100
- Taylor Takahashi - Born on September 7, 1992 - Actor, Personal assistant, Chef, and Basketball player
- Brian Camozzi - Born on June 24, 1991 - Mixed martial arts fighter
- Ben Bookbinder - Born on January 31, 1991 - Actor
- Alexi Pappas - Born on March 28, 1990 - Athletics competitor, Film actor, and Film director
- Demitrius Omphroy - Born on May 30, 1989 - Association football player
- Jordan Mabin - Born on October 31, 1988 - American football player
- Chris Camozzi - Born on November 20, 1986 - Mixed martial arts fighter, Kickboxer, and Thai boxer
- Frank E. Abney III - Born on November 7, 1986 - Animator, Film director, and Screenwriter
- John Wainwright - Born on June 20, 1986 - Rower
- Emily Heller - Born on October 5, 1985 - Stand-up comedian, Podcaster, Television actor, Television producer, and Screenwriter
- Lamar Herron - Born on October 27, 1984 - Canadian football player, and American football player
- Camille Vasquez - Born on July 6, 1984 - Associate attorney, and Lawyer
- Morgan Cathey - Born on June 24, 1984 - Association football player
- Jen Wang - Born on March 22, 1984 - Cartoonist, and Comics artist - Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist
- Mara Davi - Born on January 22, 1984 - Singer, and Actor
- Thomas Pridgen - Born on November 23, 1983 - Drummer
- Justin Rosenstein - Born on May 13, 1983 - Entrepreneur
- Alicia Vela-Bailey - Born on July 8, 1982 - Actor
- Ben Popik - Born on November 22, 1981 - Film director
- John Baker - Born on January 20, 1981 - Baseball player
- Erin Fetherston - Born on August 22, 1980 - Fashion designer
- Claire Dames - Born on August 13, 1980 - Pornographic actor
- Nanrisa Lee - Born on May 26, 1980 - Film producer, and Actor
- Nicole Zaloumis - Born on January 17, 1980 - Sports journalist
- Noura Erakat - Born on January 15, 1980 - Human rights activist, and University teacher
- Layla McCarter - Born on April 19, 1979 - Boxer, and Kickboxer
- Kate Mulleavy - Born on February 11, 1979 - Film director
- Michaela Garecht - Born on January 24, 1979 - Film director
- Tara Haelle - Born on January 20, 1978 - Medical writer, Children's writer, Photojournalist, Journalist, and Writer
- Germán Rodríguez Sánchez - Born on January 17, 1977 - Politician
- Matt Bettencourt - Born on April 12, 1975 - Golfer
- Joe Nelson - Born on October 25, 1974 - Baseball player
- Jeff Harris - Born on July 4, 1974 - Baseball player
- Alli Abrew - Born on July 3, 1974 - Canadian football player, and American football player
- Lyndsay Kahler - Born on June 4, 1974 - Beauty pageant contestant
- Gene Luen Yang - Born on August 9, 1973 - Graphic novelist, Comics writer, Novelist, Children's writer, University teacher, and Comics artist - Asian American Literary Awards | Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature | Eisner Award for Best Writer | Xeric Award | MacArthur Fellows Program
- Ted Johnson - Born on December 4, 1972 - American football player
- Scot McCloughan - Born on March 1, 1971 - General manager
- Meri Brown - Born on January 16, 1971 - Reality television participant
- Will Forte - Born on June 17, 1970 - Film actor, Television actor, Voice actor, Showrunner, Actor, and Screenwriter
- David Roberts - Born on May 28, 1970 - Ice hockey player
- Jonathan Hall Kovacs - Born on October 20, 1969 - Television actor, and Actor
- Mark Willis - Born on June 11, 1969 - Television actor, and Actor
- Craig Federighi - Born on May 27, 1969 - Computer scientist, and Engineer
- Bridgid Coulter - Born on August 2, 1968 - Actor
- Vin Diesel - Born on July 18, 1967 - Film actor, Film producer, Film director, Voice actor, Stage actor, Stunt performer, Actor, and Screenwriter - star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
- Nichelle Tramble Spellman - Born on February 11, 1967 - Television producer, and Screenwriter
- Daniel W. Dwyer - Born on October 29, 1966 - Military officer
- Bentley Kyle Evans - Born on August 10, 1966 - Television producer, and Screenwriter
- Kandis Westmore - Born on January 5, 1966 - Lawyer
- Tim Calvert - Born on November 7, 1965 - Musician (died: April 30, 2018)
- Cordell Crockett - Born on January 21, 1965 - Musician (died: April 30, 2018)
- Kevin Maas - Born on January 20, 1965 - Baseball player (died: April 30, 2018)
- Eric Peterson - Born on May 14, 1964 - Guitarist, Musician, and Composer (died: April 30, 2018)
- Lea Hernandez - Born on March 11, 1964 - Comics writer, Comics artist, and Illustrator (died: April 30, 2018)
- Karl Dorrell - Born on December 18, 1963 - American football player (died: April 30, 2018)
- Jay Owenhouse - Born on August 10, 1963 - Magician (died: April 30, 2018)
- Ethan Van der Ryn - Born on October 21, 1962 - Audio engineer - Academy Award for Best Sound Editing (died: April 30, 2018)
- Keith Millard - Born on March 18, 1962 - American football player (died: April 30, 2018)
- Begoña García Martín - Born on February 1, 1962 - Politician (died: April 30, 2018)
- David Immerglück - Born on May 3, 1961 - Mandolinist, Guitarist, and Musician (died: April 30, 2018)
- Randy Ready - Born on January 8, 1960 - Baseball player (died: April 30, 2018)
- Christopher DeFaria - Born on May 20, 1959 - Film producer, Singer, and Actor (died: April 30, 2018)
- Guillermo De La Pena - Born on February 24, 1959 - Sport cyclist (died: April 30, 2018)
- Jonathan Dayton - Born on July 7, 1957 - Film producer, Film director, Cinematographer, and Screenwriter (died: April 30, 2018)
- Níkos Papandréou - Born on September 29, 1956 - Politician, and Writer (died: April 30, 2018)
- Larry Eustachy - Born on December 1, 1955 - Basketball coach, and Basketball player (died: April 30, 2018)
- Tom Reynolds - Born on September 6, 1955 - Association football player (died: April 30, 2018)
- Michael D. Duvall - Born on June 14, 1955 - Politician (died: April 30, 2018)
- K. Eric Drexler - Born on April 25, 1955 - Physicist, Engineer, and Writer (died: April 30, 2018)
- Matt Fong - Born on November 20, 1953 - Politician (died: June 1, 2011)
- Larry Hanks - Born on January 26, 1953 - Entomologist, and University teacher (died: June 1, 2011)
- Alan Ebnother - Born on December 26, 1952 - Painter (died: June 1, 2011)
- Jennifer Savidge - Born on July 6, 1952 - Television actor, and Actor (died: June 1, 2011)
- Riley P. Bechtel - Born on March 25, 1952 - Businessperson - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (died: June 1, 2011)
- Louis A. McCall, Sr. - Born on December 28, 1951 - Songwriter, and Musician (died: June 25, 1997)
- Meredith Hunter - Born on October 24, 1951 - Songwriter, and Musician (died: December 6, 1969)
- Lindsey Ginter - Born on December 13, 1950 - Television actor, and Actor (died: December 6, 1969)
- John Vickery - Born on November 3, 1950 - Film actor, Television actor, and Voice actor (died: December 6, 1969)
- Cindy Cassell - Born on August 1, 1950 - Actor (died: December 6, 1969)
- Chris Speier - Born on June 28, 1950 - Baseball player, and Baseball coach (died: December 6, 1969)
- Stephen H. Wright - Born on June 21, 1950 - Physiologist, and Biologist (died: December 6, 1969)
- Mike Friedrich - Born on March 27, 1949 - Comics artist, and Writer - Bill Finger Award | Inkpot Award (died: December 6, 1969)
- Steve Brye - Born on February 4, 1949 - Baseball player (died: December 6, 1969)
- Bernie Williams - Born on October 8, 1948 - Baseball player (died: December 6, 1969)
- Jesse Mims - Born on August 27, 1948 - Canadian football player, and American football player (died: December 6, 1969)
- John B. Simpson - Born on June 8, 1947 - Canadian football player, and American football player (died: December 6, 1969)
- M. Lucie Chin - Born on May 5, 1947 - Canadian football player, and American football player (died: December 6, 1969)
- Mike Hibler - Born on January 29, 1946 - American football player (died: December 6, 1969)
- Bob Burton - Born on September 30, 1945 - Basketball coach (died: December 6, 1969)
- Don Perata - Born on April 30, 1945 - Politician (died: December 6, 1969)
- Jim LeMoine - Born on April 29, 1945 - American football player (died: December 6, 1969)
- Judith Schwartzbaum - Born on April 10, 1945 - Epidemiologist (died: November 2, 2023)
- Ben Fong-Torres - Born on January 7, 1945 - Music journalist, Radio personality, Journalist, Disc jockey, and Writer (died: November 2, 2023)
- Anne Randall - Born on September 23, 1944 - Model, Playboy Playmate, and Actor - Playboy Playmate of the Month (died: November 2, 2023)
- Rich Zecher - Born on October 14, 1943 - American football player (died: November 2, 2023)
- Robert C. L. Fergusson - Born on April 14, 1943 - Military officer (died: November 8, 1967)
- Zev Siegl - Born on December 28, 1942 - Entrepreneur (died: November 8, 1967)
- Joseph Fessio - Born on January 10, 1941 - Publisher, Theologian, and Presbyter (died: November 8, 1967)
- Walter Dusenbery - Born on September 21, 1939 - Sculptor (died: November 8, 1967)
- Katherine Ralls - Born on March 21, 1939 - Environmentalist, and Zoologist - Fellow of the Zoological Society of London (died: November 8, 1967)
- Terrance D. Fortier - Born on February 11, 1939 - Aristocrat (died: January 12, 2003)
- Ken Kragen - Born on November 24, 1936 - Television producer - United Nations Peace Medal (died: December 14, 2021)
- Sharyn Moffett - Born on February 1, 1936 - Film actor, and Actor (died: December 23, 2021)
- Garry Knox Bennett - Born on October 8, 1934 - Sculptor, and Artist - Fellow of the American Craft Council (died: January 1, 2022)
- Arthur Nicholas Tafoya - Born on March 2, 1933 - Theologian, Catholic bishop, and Catholic priest (died: March 24, 2018)
- Albert Kihn - Born on May 25, 1932 - Cinematographer (died: March 13, 1974)
- George Ramsay Cook - Born on November 28, 1931 - Author, and Historian - Officer of the Order of Canada | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal | Molson Prize | Guggenheim Fellowship (died: July 14, 2016)
- Pablo Lozano Martín - Born on August 29, 1931 - Fighting bull rancher, and Bullfighter (died: October 29, 2020)
- John Brillhart - Born on November 13, 1930 - University teacher, and Mathematician (died: May 21, 2022)
- John Kouns - Born on September 21, 1929 - Photographer (died: January 5, 2019)
- Bill Macdonald - Born on March 28, 1929 - Baseball player (died: May 4, 1991)
- Norman Allinger - Born on April 6, 1928 - University teacher, and Chemist - James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry | ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research | Schrödinger Medal | Chemical Pioneer Award | Benjamin Franklin Medal (died: July 8, 2020)
- Barry Reed - Born on January 28, 1927 - Jurist, Lawyer, and Writer (died: July 19, 2002)
- Stu Inman - Born on August 2, 1926 - Sports executive, Basketball coach, and Basketball player (died: January 30, 2007)
- Bob Wuesthoff - Born on May 25, 1926 - Athlete (died: July 12, 2013)
- John Sarkisian - Born on March 23, 1926 - Athlete (died: January 28, 1985)
- Harold Gonsalves - Born on January 28, 1926 - Military personnel - Medal of Honor | Purple Heart (died: January 28, 1945)
- John Anderson - Born on August 8, 1925 - Engineer, and Physician (died: November 6, 2000)
- William Brinner - Born on October 6, 1924 - Scholar of Arabic literature, Broadcaster, Islamicist, and University teacher - Guggenheim Fellowship (died: March 3, 2011)
- Bill Serena - Born on October 2, 1924 - Baseball player (died: April 17, 1996)
- Robert Stinnett - Born on March 31, 1924 - Writer, and Photographer (died: November 6, 2018)
- Chuck Hanger - Born on February 23, 1924 - Basketball player, and Lawyer (died: July 23, 1995)
- John Seely - Born on August 23, 1923 - Composer (died: April 23, 2004)
- Dorothy Stolze - Born on May 1, 1923 - Baseball player (died: July 19, 2003)
- Robert R. Brown - Born on April 4, 1923 - Keyboard instrument maker, University teacher, Physicist, and Writer - Guggenheim Fellowship (died: May 23, 2010)
- Kenneth Franklin - Born on March 25, 1923 - Astronomer (died: June 18, 2007)
- David Burton Slemmons - Born on December 31, 1922 - University teacher, and Geologist (died: May 4, 2017)
- James Waring - Born on November 1, 1922 - Dancer, Theatrical director, and Choreographer (died: December 2, 1975)
- Nancy Cooke de Herrera - Born on April 12, 1922 - Socialite, and Author (died: January 1, 2013)
- Scott Walker - Born on April 6, 1922 - Actor (died: April 28, 1988)
- Ken Casanega - Born on February 18, 1921 - American football player (died: October 10, 2021)
- Carl Jefferson - Born on December 10, 1919 - Record producer, and Composer (died: March 29, 1995)
- Albert Aronson - Born on November 3, 1919 - Architect (died: March 29, 1995)
- James Day - Born on December 22, 1918 - Journalist, and Director (died: April 24, 2008)
- Byron August Wilson - Born on July 6, 1918 - Artist (died: June 15, 1992)
- Elizabeth Harrower - Born on May 28, 1918 - Film actor, Television actor, Actor, and Screenwriter (died: December 10, 2003)
- Kathleen d'Azevedo - Born on February 28, 1918 - Film actor, Television actor, Actor, and Screenwriter (died: June 1, 2018)
- Bill Rigney - Born on January 29, 1918 - Baseball player (died: February 20, 2001)
- Madeline Tourtelot - Born on November 21, 1915 - Film critic (died: May 26, 2002)
- Greig McRitchie - Born on September 28, 1914 - Composer (died: December 23, 1997)
- Dudley Manlove - Born on June 11, 1914 - Television actor, Radio personality, and Actor (died: April 17, 1996)
- Hiram Warren Johnson III - Born on January 16, 1914 - Television actor, Radio personality, and Actor (died: August 11, 1992)
- Darwin Charles Brown - Born on July 13, 1912 - Lawyer (died: August 27, 1974)
- Marian Clark - Born on June 25, 1912 - Journalist, and Screenwriter (died: February 26, 1963)
- Morton Scott - Born on January 17, 1912 - Conductor (died: April 15, 1992)
- Bill Layne - Born on March 25, 1911 - Background artist, and Illustrator (died: April 7, 2005)
- Dutch Lieber - Born on February 1, 1910 - Baseball player (died: December 31, 1961)
- Robert L. Lippert - Born on March 31, 1909 - Film producer, Film director, and Businessperson (died: November 10, 1976)
- Eric Alden - Born on October 6, 1908 - Film actor (died: February 28, 1962)
- William Knowland - Born on June 26, 1908 - Publisher, and Politician - Army of Occupation Medal | American Campaign Medal | World War II Victory Medal | European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (died: February 23, 1974)
- Charles Donald O'Malley - Born on April 1, 1907 - Historian of science, Medical historian, Linguist, Translator, and Historian - Pfizer Award | Guggenheim Fellowship (died: April 6, 1970)
- Francis Frederick - Born on February 28, 1907 - Rower (died: May 2, 1968)
- Frederick Braue - Born on March 9, 1906 - Magician, and Journalist (died: July 3, 1962)
- Paul Mantz - Born on August 2, 1903 - Film director, Aircraft pilot, and Stunt performer - Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (died: July 8, 1965)
- Lester Kruger Born - Born on January 23, 1903 - Archivist, and Historian (died: October 7, 1969)
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