List of people from Bakersfield, California

This is a list of notable people from Bakersfield, California. In order to be included, subjects need to have an article and clear connection to the city.

Notable people

Arts

Designers

  • Marc Davis - animator and one of Disney's Nine Old Men, born in Bakersfield
  • Poy Gum Lee - architect, died in Bakersfield[1]

Visual artists

  • Greg Colson - visual artist
  • Tyrus Wong - calligrapher, artist, animator, married in 1937 in Bakersfield[2]

Business, entrepreneur

  • Ric Drasin - designer of Gold's Gym and World Gym logos, retired professional wrestler, actor, author

Crime

  • Vincent Brothers –-convicted murderer; shot and stabbed five members of his family to death
  • 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

Entertainment

Film, television, actors, models

  • Ana Lily Amirpour - filmmaker, director, writer
  • Noah Beery - actor
  • Robert Beltran - actor
  • Justin Berry - former teenage webcam pornographer and public speaker
  • Kelli Garner - actress
  • Frank Gifford - television sportscaster, college and professional football player
  • Justin Gordon - actor, producer, artist
  • Fay Helm - actress
  • Brian Hooks - actor, Soul Plane, Three Strike
  • Nathan Jung - actor, martial artist, stunt coordinator
  • Dalene Kurtis - model, former Playboy Playmate of the Year
  • Joanne Linville - actress
  • Guy Madison - actor
  • Roger Mathey - theatrical director, actor, playwright, producer
  • Derek Mears - actor and stuntman
  • Michelle St. John - actress, singer, director, producer
  • Sigrid Valdis - actress
  • Anjelika Washington - actress, Stargirl, Tall Girl

Musicians

Bands

Government, law, politics

The Bush House in Bakersfield: In 1949, George H. W. Bush (41st President) moved here to sell oil field equipment with son, George W. Bush (43rd President), who was three years old at the time.[4][5]

Science, medicine, academia

Sports

Olympics

Baseball

Basketball

Football

Motorsports

Boxing

Track & field

  • Lonnie Spurrier - middle-distance runner, Olympian (1956), set world's record in the half-mile run in 1955

Soccer

Writers, poets, journalists

References

  1. ^ "Funeral Scheduled for China Architect Poy Lee". Bakersfield Californian News. 1968-03-26.
  2. ^ "Tyrus Timeline". pbs.org. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Alt-rock trio Arlington ready to debut"Jackson County"". bakersfield.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ President Bush's one-time Bakersfield home to be museum, KGET, January 19, 2009, Accessed August 8, 2009.
  5. ^ The Bush House Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, thebushhouse.net, Accessed August 8, 2009.
  6. ^ Harvey, Kyle (January 8, 2016). "Longtime McCarthy aide Vince Fong enters Assembly race". bakersfieldnow.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  • City of Bakersfield official website
  • Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Bakersfield Downtown Business and Property Owner's Association
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