List of people associated with San Francisco
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The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with San Francisco, California:
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[edit] People by field
[edit] Artists
- Ansel Adams (1902—1984), photographer, born in San Francisco
- Ester Hernandez (1944—), Chicana artist
[edit] Athletes
[edit] Baseball players
The following Major League Baseball players were born in San Francisco:
- Ping Bodie
- Dolph Camilli
- Gino Cimoli (1929—), outfielder[1]
- Joe Corbett
- Joe Cronin, (Baseball Hall of Fame)[1]
- Frankie Crosetti, (1910—2002), shortstop and coach[1]
- Tim Cullen, (1942—), infielder[1]
- Babe Dahlgren, (1912—1996), 1st baseman[1]
- Joe DeMaestri
- Dom DiMaggio
- Bob Elliott[1]
- Jim Fregosi, player and manager[1]
- Harry Heilmann, (Baseball Hall of Fame)[1]
- Keith Hernandez[1]
- Jackie Jensen, (also in the College Football Hall of Fame)[1]
- Eddie Joost
- Willie Kamm
- George Kelly, (Baseball Hall of Fame)[1]
- Charlie Sweeney
- See San Francisco Giants#Baseball Hall of Famers for San Francisco Giants players in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
[edit] Basketball Players
[edit] Entertainers
[edit] Actors
- Margaret Cho (1968—), comedian, born in San Francisco
- Melissa Ng (1972—), actress, born in China, graduate of San Francisco State University.
- Linda Wong (1951-1987), pornstar, born in San Francisco
[edit] Musicians
- Craig Chaquico (1954—) rock, jazz and new age guitarist
- Jerry Garcia (1942—1995) psychedelic and folk-rock guitarist and singer
- Cindy Herron (1961—), R&B singer
- Gary Holt, thrash metal guitarist
- Huey Lewis (1950—), rock singer, raised in Marin County.
- Johnny Mathis (1935—), pop singer, raised in San Francisco.
[edit] Politicians
See also List of mayors of San Francisco, California
- Luis Antonio Argüello (1784 - 1830), born in San Francisco, first governor of Alta California[2]
- Christopher Augustine Buckley ("Blind Boss" Buckley, 1845-1922), Democratic Party boss
- Dianne Feinstein (born 1933), San Francisco's first female mayor (1978-1988) and U.S. Senator since 1992
[edit] Alphabetical index
- Argüello, Luis Antonio (1784 - 1830)
- Bodie, Ping
- Camilli, Dolph
- Chaquico, Craig (1954 — )
- Cho, Margaret (1968 — )
- Cimoli, Gino (1929 — )
- Corbett, Joe
- Cronin, Joe
- Crosetti, Frankie (1910 — 2002)
- Cullen, Tim (1942 — )
- Dahlgren (1912 — 1996)
- DeMaestri, Joe
- DiMaggio, Dom
- Elliott, Bob
- Fregosi, Jim
- Garcia, Jerry (1942 — 1995)
- Heilmann, Harry
- Hernandez, Keith
- Herron, Cindy (1961 — )
- Holt, Gary
- Jensen, Jackie
- Joost, Eddie
- Kamm, Willie
- Kelly, George
- Lewis, Huey (1950 — )
- Mathis, Johnny (1935 — )
- Ng, Melissa (1972 — )
- Sweeney, Charlie
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who.
