List of people from Santa Rosa, California

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Santa Rosa, California.

Jacob Appelbaum, American independent journalist, computer security researcher and hacker
Francis Boggs, actor, writer, and early movie director^[1]
Warren Boyd, television producer, drug counselor
Luther Burbank, horticulturalist
Shirlee Busbee, writer
Efren Carrillo, member of Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Maria Ygnacia Lopez de Carrillo, original grantee of Rancho Cabeza de Santa Rosa
Chad Channing, drummer for Nirvana
Robert X. Cringely, technology journalist
Eftekhar Dadehbala, Iranian singer, known by her stage name "Mahasti", deceased
Rebecca De Mornay, film and television actress
William Mark Felt, FBI agent and associate director, Watergate informant known as "Deep Throat"
Guy Fieri, celebrity chef
Mendy Fry, drag racer
Paul Gilger, author of the musical Showtune
Thomas Lake Harris, mystic and prophet
Chris Hayes, musician, member of Huey Lewis and the News
Richard Heinberg, ecological journalist
Frank Herbert, science fiction writer and author of Dune
Dan Hicks, singer and songwriter
Joseph and William Hunt, founders of Hunt's foods
Jenna Johnson, Olympic swimmer
Levi Leipheimer, cyclist and three-time winner of the Tour of California

Julie London, singer and actress
Kevin Kwan Loucks, international concert pianist, founder and artistic director of Chamber Music OC, member of classical music ensemble Trio Céleste
Ray Luv, Bay Area rapper, native of the West 9th district
Koa Misi, football linebacker
Alfonso Motagalvan, soccer player
Brandon Morrow, Major League Baseball pitcher
Ernie Nevers, football star
Vicky Nguyen, television reporter
Stephan Pastis, cartoonist of Pearls Before Swine
Jon Provost, film and television actor
Jade Puget, guitarist for the band AFI

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