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Revision as of 00:37, 8 September 2014
This is a list of notable natives and residents in Bakersfield, California
Notable natives and residents
Law and politics
- General Edward Fitzgerald Beale — Superintendent of Indian Affairs for California and Nevada (1850s), Surveyor General of California and Nevada (1860s) U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary (1870s) and founder of Tejon Ranch.
- Harvey Hall—current mayor of Bakersfield.
- Joe Shell — Intraparty rival of Richard M. Nixon in the 1962 Republican gubernatorial primary; husband of Mary K. Shell
- Mary K. Shell — first woman mayor of Bakersfield, 1981–1985, member of the Kern County Board of Supervisors (1985–1997); Republican activist
- Earl Warren — Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, former governor of California
Science and medicine
- Hans Einstein — world's foremost authority on Valley Fever
Arts and entertainment
- Vendetta Red - Rockband (Joseph Childres (drummer, singer)
- Amy Adams — Singer, contestant on American Idol
- Adema — Rock band (Tim Fluckey, Dave DeRoo, Kris Kohls)
- Noah Beery — Actor
- Robert Beltran — Actor
- Justin Berry — Public speaker and former teenage webcam pornographer
- Frank Bidart — Award-winning poet
- Big Poppa E — Slam poet
- Burning Image - Deathrock band, (Moe Adame, Tony Bonanno, Paul Burch, Anthony Leyva)
- James Chapman — Novelist and publisher
- Greg Colson — Artist
- Brandon Cruz — Punk musician and former child actor
- Ric Drasin — Actor, author, designer of Gold's Gym and World Gym logos, retired professional wrestler
- Kelli Garner — Actress
- Merle Haggard — Country Music Hall of Fame inductee
- Gerald Haslam — Author
- Brian Hooks — Actor, "Soul Plane, Three Strikes"
- Korn (Jonathan Davis, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, James "Munky" Shaffer, David Silveria, Brian "Head" Welch, Ray Luzier) -- Grammy Award-winning metal band
- Dalene Kurtis — Model, former Playmate of the Year
- Kareem Lopez—Musician
- Michael Lockwood — Guitarist and music producer
- Guy Madison—Actor
- Roger Mathey—Theatrical director, actor, playwright, producer
- Derek Mears—Actor and stuntman
- Mary Osborne—Jazz guitarist
- Buck Owens — Country Music Hall of Fame inductee
- Prussian Blue — White Nationalist duo; lived in Bakersfield
- RIOT! — Rock band
- Randy Stuart - Actress, died in Bakersfield in 1996
- Lawrence Tibbett — Baritone of the New York Metropolitan Opera
Sports
Baseball
- Larry Barnes — California Angels first baseman (2001 and 2003)
- Johnny Callison — Philadelphia Phillies right fielder (1960s)
- Phil Dumatrait — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, first-round draft pick
- Leon Lee — Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager
- Colby Lewis — Texas Rangers pitcher, first-round draft pick
- Brent Morel - Chicago White Sox third baseman
- William "Buckshot" May — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher (1924)
- Kurt Miller — pitcher for Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs
- Dave Rader — catcher (1970s)
- Todd Walker — second baseman (1996–2007)
- Bruce Walton — pitcher for Montreal Expos in early 1990s, pitching coach for Toronto Blue Jays
- Jake Woods — Seattle Mariners pitcher
Basketball
- Nikki Blue — Washington Mystics guard (WNBA)
- Fred Boyd — NBA player
- Chris Childs — NBA guard
- Lonnie Shelton — Seattle SuperSonics all-star
- Robert Swift — Tokyo Apache (Japan) center
- J. R. Sakuragi — formerly J.R. Henderson — Memphis Grizzlies
Football
- Mike Ariey - former offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers
- Jon Baker - NFL and CFL player
- Theo Bell — former wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, earned Super Bowl rings in 1979 and 1980
- Jeff Buckey — former starting offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins
- Vern Burke — former tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons
- David Carr — quarterback, and 1st overall selection in the 2002 NFL Draft (Houston Texans),won a super bowl ring with the New York Giants
- Frank Gifford — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, broadcaster
- Cory Hall — former Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Redskins safety
- A.J. Jefferson - cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals
- Rodney Leisle — American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints, member of 2009 Super Bowl winning team
- Ray Mansfield — center who played 14 seasons for the Pittsburgh steelers in the 1960s and 1970s
- Jerry Marion — former wide receiver drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers, father of Brock Marion
- Brock Marion — former Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion and Pro Bowl player
- Ryan Mathews — San Diego Chargers running back and former Fresno State University All-American
- Bob McCaffrey — center for USC, drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1975
- Brent McClanahan — former Minnesota Vikings running back
- Aaron Merz — former offensive lineman for University of California and the Buffalo Bills
- Stephen Neal — New England Patriots lineman and Super Bowl champion player, former NCAA wrestling champion, world gold medalist, and U.S. Olympic wrestler
- Mark Nichols — wide receiver for the Detroit Lions in 1981
- Larry Parker — former receiver for the USC Trojans and the Kansas City Chiefs
- Joey Porter — All-Pro and Pro Bowl outside linebacker, member of Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion team in 2006
- Rocky Rasley — guard who drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1969
- Randy Rich — former defensive back for the Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns
- Greg Robinson — former head coach and Super Bowl winning Defensive Coordinator of the Denver Broncos, currently at university of Michigan
- Ken Ruettgers — former offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers
- Rashaan Shehee — former running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
- L.J. Shelton — former NFL offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals
- Jeff Siemon — Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl linebacker (1972–1983), inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006
- Kevin Smith — former tight end for UCLA, the Oakland Raiders, and the Green Bay Packers
- Jeremy Staat — former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman, currently serving in the United States Marines
- Jason Stewart — defensive tackle, played for the Indianapolis Colts in 1994
- Michael Stewart — former safety for the Miami Dolphins
- John Tarver — running back for the New England Patriots in the 1970s
- David "Deacon" Turner — Cincinnati Bengals running back in the late 1970s
- Dick Witcher — former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
- James Wofford — former UNLV and Minnesota Vikings running back
- Louis Wright — former All-Pro defensive back for the Denver Broncos, member of the 1970s NFL all-decade team
- Rodney Wright — former Fresno State and Buffalo Bills wide receiver
Motorsports
- Kevin Harvick — NASCAR driver, 2007 Daytona 500 winner
- Casey Mears — NASCAR driver
- Rick Mears — 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner
- Roger Mears — Baja 1000 winner
- Bruce Sarver — NHRA champion
Other sports
- Keith Franke — professional wrestler
- Michael Dallas, Jr. — boxer, Golden Gloves silver medalist, light welterweight contender
- Ruben Castillo, boxer, WBO and NABO lightweight champion, WBC featherweight and super featherweight contender
- Jack Johnson — Boxing's first African-American heavyweight champion, member of the World Boxing Hall-of-Fame, among first celebrity athletes of the modern era
- Hank Pfister — professional tennis player
- Jerry Quarry — heavyweight professional boxer
- Dennis Ralston — professional tennis player
- Jake Varner — wrestler, 2009 and 2010 NCAA champion, 2012 Olympic gold medalist
- Gabe Woodward — swimmer, freestyle bronze medal winner during the 2004 Olympics
Crime
- Rodolfo Cadena - Rudy "Cheyenne" Cadena, one of the founders of the Mexican Mafia, basis of character played by Edward James Olmos in the film American Me.
- Vincent Brothers - convicted murderer, shooting and stabbing five members of his family to death.
- Michael Thompson - former leader in the Aryan Brotherhood (AB) prison gang.
Miscellaneous
- Mildred Patricia "Patty" Baena - Former housekeeper for the Schwarzenegger family who became a mistress of former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger who fathered a child with Baena. Baena's son is near the same age as Schwarzenegger's youngest son, Christopher, whom he had with Maria Shriver. Shriver was married to Schwarzenegger for 25 years before they separated in May 2011 due to the scandal.
- "Tara" The Cat - House cat who saved a 4 year old boy from a dog attack.
References
- ^ President Bush's one-time Bakersfield home to be museum, KGET, January 19, 2009, Accessed August 8, 2009.
- ^ The Bush House, thebushhouse.net, Accessed August 8, 2009.
External links
- City of Bakersfield Official Website
- Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Bakersfield Downtown Business and Property Owner's Association
- List of people from Bakersfield, California at Curlie{dead link}}
