This is a list of people from Fresno, California.
A Ron Adams – former basketball coach at Fresno State, NBA assistant coach of Golden State Warriors, 4-time NBA Champion Armen Alchian – economist Jenifer Alcorn – professional boxer Courtney Alexander – former NBA player, Dallas Mavericks Rafer Alston – former NBA player, Orlando Magic Charles Amirkhanian – composer Ron Anderson – former NBA player, Cleveland Cavs Maximilian Arfsten – soccer player Jeff Atmajian – Hollywood orchestrator Phil Austin – writer, actor, The Firesign Theatre Alan Autry – actor, former mayor of Fresno Brad Avakian – politician and senator
B Baeza – rapper Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. – actor, singer, musician Stephen Baker – former NFL player, New York Giants Robert Beltran – actor, Star Trek: Voyager Bob Bennett – former head baseball coach at Fresno State Don Bennett – Alaska state politician Laura Berg – Olympic gold medalist softball player Robert Alan Beuth – actor, playwright, and sculptor Villyan Bijev – soccer player Ewell Blackwell – six-time MLB All-Star pitcher Milton Blanco – soccer player Heidi Blickenstaff – actor Deborah Blum – writer for the Fresno Bee, Pulitzer Prize winner DeWitt Bodeen – screenwriter Tommy Bond – child actor in Our Gang (Little Rascals) series Bobby Bonds – former Fresno Giants player, 3-time MLB All-Star John W. Bones – architect Frenchy Bordagaray – MLB baseball player Bruce Bowen – former NBA player, San Antonio Spurs Johnny Boyd – AAA and USAC Champ Car driver Gregory "Pappy" Boyington – World War II ace, retired in Fresno Ernest K. Bramblett – politician Lee Brand – mayor of Fresno John Brascia – actor and dancer Tyler Bray – NFL quarterback Robert B. Brewer – U.S. Army officer
C Brian Cage – professional wrestler, TNA Impact, AEW Ernie C – musician, guitarist for the rock group Body Count David Carr – former NFL player, Houston Texans Derek Carr – NFL player, formerly with Las Vegas Raiders Mike Chabala – soccer player Frank Chance – Baseball Hall of Famer Christian Chaney – soccer player Luke Chueh – artist Andrew Christian – underwear designer Chris Colfer – actor, Kurt Hummel on TV series Glee Lorraine Collett – Sun-Maid Raisin Girl Harold Comstock – World War II fighter ace Mike Connors (aka Krekor Ohanian) – actor, Mannix Victor Conte – BALCO founder Dick Contino – musician, accordionist Ryan Cook – MLB pitcher, Oakland A's Terry Cooney – former MLB umpire Joe Cooper – NFL player William John Cooper – served as U.S. Commissioner of Education, 1929–33 Young Corbett III – professional boxer Pat Corrales – former MLB player and manager Jim Costa – U.S. House of Representatives Bobby Cox – former MLB player, retired Hall of Fame manager, Atlanta Braves Ron Cox – NFL player Phil Cristian – musician, Cheap Trick Dwayne Crump – former NFL player, St. Louis Cardinals Tyrone Culver – Miami Dolphins NFL player
D Lucius Davis (born 1970) – basketball player El Daña – drag king Bison Dele (born Brian Williams) – former NBA player, Los Angeles Clippers Trent Dilfer – former NFL quarterback of Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, Monday Night Football commentator Harry Dixon (1890–1967), metalsmith, jewelry designer, sculptor, and educator Harry St. John Dixon (1848–1898), lawyer, military officer, and cattle rancher Maynard Dixon (1875–1946), painter whose body of work focused on the American West Cynthia Doerner (born 1951), Australian tennis player and coach
E Jerry P. Eaton – geologist, born near Fresno Henry Ellard – former Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, former NFL coach Dick Ellsworth – former MLB pitcher Melvin Ely – former NBA player, Los Angeles Clippers John Erickson – former professional golfer Johnny Estrada – MLB player William Everson – poet Dana Ewell – convicted triple murderer
F Fashawn – rapper Kevin Federline – ex-husband of Britney Spears Freddy Fender – singer, songwriter Andy Finch – member of Olympic snowboarding team Tom Flores – former NFL quarterback, former Oakland Raiders head coach, NFL Hall of Fame member Mac Foster – professional boxer Farrah Franklin – singer, model, former member of Destiny's Child Jethro Franklin – former NFL player, Seattle Seahawks; assistant coach, Oakland Raiders Zoila Frausto Gurgel – MMA fighter, Bellator women's flyweight world champion Mike Freeman – former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons
G Patrick K. Gamble – educator and United States Army officer Mark Gardner – former MLB pitcher, coach for San Francisco Giants Matt Garza – Milwaukee Brewers MLB pitcher Blackie Gejeian – race car driver and designer Paul George – NBA All-Star player, Philadelphia 76ers Matt Giordano – former Indianapolis Colts NFL safety Bill Glasson – former PGA Tour golfer Bob Glazebrook – former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons Tom Goodwin – former MLB player Christopher Gorham – actor Keith Gooch – former CFL football player Jalen Green – NBA player, Phoenix Suns Ed Gregory – former head basketball coach at Fresno State, Golden State Warriors Kenny Guinn – governor of Nevada
H Sid Haig – actor Alex Hakobian – teacher, filmmaker Millard Hampton – former Olympian Brandon Hancock – former USC fullback, fitness expert Victor Davis Hanson – scholar, historian, author David Harris – Vietnam War draft resistance leader Derek Henderson – pro rollerblader, Razors Skate Co Chris Herren – former NBA player Lee Herrick – California Poet Laureate Pat Hill – former head football coach at Fresno State Jaime Hipp – former Olympian John Hoover – former MLB pitcher Steve Hosey – MLB player Pat Howell – former NFL player, Atlanta Falcons Rex Hudler – former MLB player, broadcaster
I Debora Iyall – singer of the 80s group Romeo Void
J Vestee Jackson – former NFL player, Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears Chris Jefferies – former pro basketball player Adam Jennings – NFL player Keshon Johnson – NFL player Rafer Johnson – 1960 Olympic gold medalist, decathlon Bill Jones – California secretary of state Bobby Jones – former MLB pitcher, NY Mets Gary Jules – singer-songwriter
K Robert Kendrick – former professional tennis player, at one time was ranked #69 in the world Mychal Kendricks – NFL linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles Eric Kendricks – NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys Kirk Kerkorian – billionaire businessman; owned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Joanna Kerns – actress, Growing Pains Richard Kiel – actor, James Bond films Angelina J. Knox – inventor, abolitionist, writer, and philanthropist; died in Fresno Josh Koscheck – UFC mixed martial artist Emily Kuroda – actress, Gilmore Girls
L Daryle Lamonica – former NFL All-Pro quarterback, Oakland Raiders Jim Landis – former outfielder, Chicago White Sox Claude "Pop" Laval – photographer, historian Steven Anthony Lawrence – actor Sharon Leal – actor, Dreamgirls Philip Levine – poet Larry Levis – poet David Little – former NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles Héctor Lizárraga – professional boxer Brook Lopez – NBA player Robin Lopez – NBA player
M Jim Maloney – former MLB pitcher, Cincinnati Reds Ricky Manning, Jr. – former NFL defensive back, Carolina Panthers J. P. Manoux – actor, writer Richard Marshall – former NFL player, San Diego Chargers Ryan Mathews – NFL running back, Philadelphia Eagles Bob Mathias – Olympic gold medal decathlete, former congressman; retired in Fresno Miranda Rae Mayo – actress Chad McCarty – former Olympian Marcus McCauley – NFL player Kevin F. McCready – contributor to anti-psychiatry movement Aari McDonald – WNBA player for the Los Angeles Sparks Audra McDonald – Tony Award-winning Broadway actress, singer Blake McDonald – racing driver Tim McDonald – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers, coach T.J. McDonald – former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams Barry McGuire – rock and folk singer-songwriter Chris McNealy – former NBA player, New York Knicks Jim Merlo – former NFL player, New Orleans Saints Rick Merlo – former Olympian Dale Messer – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers Barbara Morgan – astronaut, educator Larry Mucker – former NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Barlow Der Mugrdechian – historian and lecturer on Armenian studies
N Michael Najarian – relationship and communication expert Armen Nalbandian – musician, composer Lorenzo Neal – former NFL fullback, San Diego Chargers
P Bob Padilla – former football head coach at Fresno State, and NFL Detroit Lions Stephone Paige – former NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs Carson Palmer – NFL quarterback, Arizona Cardinals Vang Pao – Laotian general Lou Pardini – Grammy-nominated keyboardist, songwriter and vocalist; member of the rock band Chicago Rex Parker – Michael David Sharp, crossword blogger and English professor Maxie Parks – Olympic gold medalist Chip Pashayan – lawyer and Republican congressman David Peckinpah – television writer, producer and director Sam Peckinpah – film director and screenwriter, best known for The Wild Bunch Justin Peelle – former tight end who is currently the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons Rod Perry – former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams; assistant coach, Oregon State David Phillips – entrepreneur; aka "The Pudding Guy" Slim Pickens – actor (born in Kingsburg, Fresno County) Planet Asia – rapper Cliff Pondexter – former NBA player, Chicago Bulls Quincy Pondexter – former NBA player, New Orleans Pelicans, assistant head coach of the Washington Huskies Chuck Poochigian – California state senator Keith Poole – former NFL player, New Orleans Saints Marquez Pope – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers James Porteous – inventor of the Fresno Scraper Hal Haig Prieste – Armenian-American athlete and world's oldest former Olympic medalist
R Radagun – musical group, began in Fresno Stewart Rhodes – founding member of the Oath Keepers Les Richter – former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee; former senior vice president of NASCAR; former president of the Riverside International Raceway Darryl Rogers – former head coach of Fresno State, San Jose State, Detroit Lions Phil Roman – animator, founder of Film Roman Nicole Row – bassist, vocals, Panic! At The Disco Chester Harvey Rowell – journalist, Lincoln-Roosevelt League co-founder Aaron Ruell – actor, Napoleon Dynamite Johnny Russell – country western singer-songwriter
S Todd Santos – former NFL player, San Francisco 49ers William Saroyan – Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning playwright, novelist John Scalzi – Hugo Award-winning science fiction author Gary Scelzi – NHRA champion Kate Scott – sportscaster Tom Seaver – MLB Hall of Fame pitcher, 3-time Cy Young Award winner; NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds Dick Selma – former MLB pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies Juan Serrano – flamenco guitarist David Seville, aka Ross Bagdasarian – songwriter, recording artist Michael Sharp – Crossword puzzle blogger (under the name Rex Parker) Frank Hamilton Short – lawyer, Conservation movement Kelly Skipper – NFL assistant coach for Buffalo Bills John Sontag – train robber, died in Fresno jail in 1893 and interred at Calvary Cemetery there Gary Soto – author, poet Dennis Springer – former MLB knuckleball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers Sloane Stephens – tennis player, US Open champion Richard Martin Stern – author DeShawn Stevenson – NBA player, Atlanta Hawks Mike Stewart – former NFL safety, Los Angeles Rams Randy Stumpfhauser – BMX pro and four-time world champion William A. Sutherland – lawyer, author, politician Ashley Swearengin – former Mayor of Fresno Jim Sweeney – former head football coach at Fresno State Kevin Sweeney – former NFL player, Dallas Cowboys
T Timmy T – singer of the multi-platinum hit song "One More Try" Tim Thackrey – former taekwondo athlete, US National Team, Pan Am Games Champion, Olympic coach Jerry Tarkanian – former head basketball coach at Fresno State, UNLV, San Antonio Spurs NBA Jacques Terzian – sculptor and businessperson in San Francisco Bernard Thompson – former NBA player, Portland Blazers Brian Turner – poet
V Lolly Vegas – founder of rock band Redbone Pat Vegas – founder of rock band Redbone