List of people from Pasadena, California

See also: :Category:People from Pasadena, California

Stacey Augmon, basketball player Edward Marques, Top Sales Producer at Ebix CRM Jon B., Grammy nominated R&B Singer-Songwriter G. Vernon Bennett, Los Angeles City Council member, 1935–49 Summer Bishil, actress J. P. Blecksmith, United States Marine officer, killed in Iraq Alison Brie, actress Owen Brown (abolitionist), abolitionist Frederick Russell Burnham (1861–1947), celebrated scout and inspiration for the Boy Scouts[1] Howard Burnham (1870–1917), mining engineer and spy.[2] Sophia Bush, actress, 82nd Rose Queen for the 111th Tournament of Roses Parade (2000) Octavia Butler, award winning science-fiction writer Stephen Cannell, author, television and motion picture producer Otis Chandler, former publisher, heir, Los Angeles Times Julia Child, celebrated author and television chef Megan Chinen, 86th Rose Queen of the 115th Tournament of Roses Parade (2004) Jeff Cirillo, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins, and Arizona Diamondbacks Jimmy Dore, comedian Michael Dorn, actor David Ebershoff, writer Albert Einstein, Nobel prize physicist, Caltech (visiting) Professor Stan Freberg, comedian, satirist, recording artist Richard Feynman, Nobel prize physicist, Caltech professor, raconteur Sally Field, American actress Paul Fussell, critic and historian Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel prize physicist, Caltech George Ellery Hale, astrophysicist, Caltech professor, founder Mt. Wilson Observatory Harry Hamlin, actor Charles Frederick Holder, inventor of big-game fishing and a founder of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses[3][4] Gregory C. Horn, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Edwin Hubble, Nobel prize astronomer, namesake for the Hubble Telescope, Caltech professor Howard W. Hunter, 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Lance Ito, judge, Los Angeles Superior Court Bret Iwan, fourth and current voice of Mickey Mouse Pete Jolly, jazz pianist Tamala Jones, actress[5] Dana MacDuff, film producer Tyler MacDuff, actor Henry Markham, 18th governor of California Chris McAlister, professional football player (NFL) Inger Miller, track and field sprint athlete Robert A. Millikan, Nobel prize physicist George Murdoch, WWE wrestler George Olah, Nobel prize chemist, professor University of Southern California Aimee Ortiz, singer of the rock band Radagun Bill Paparian, Attorney, Veterans advocate and former Mayor of Pasadena[6] Jack Parsons, rocket scientist and occultist

George S. Patton, WWII General (lived in neighboring San Marino) Linus Pauling, Nobel prize winning chemist, peace activist, Caltech Drew Pinsky, medical doctor and radio talk show host Durell Price, former UCLA starting fullback[7] Kathleen Quinlan, actress Robert Reed, actor, best known as Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch television series George Reeves, actor, best known as the original Superman in the television series, Adventures of Superman John C. Reilly, actor Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico Roger Revelle, founder the University of California San Diego, father of concept of global warming Jackie Robinson, baseball player Mack Robinson, Olympic athlete. James Roosevelt, United States Congressman, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, United States President David Lee Roth, lead singer for Van Halen Jethro Rothe-Kushel, film director and producer Stan Sakai, cartoonist best known as the creator of the Usagi Yojimbo series. Ruwanga Samath, record producer, attended John Muir High School Ellen Browning Scripps heiress, publishing, philanthropist Christian Serratos, actress John Severson, founder of Surfer (magazine), publisher, photographer William Shockley, Nobel prize physicist, Caltech professor, inventor of the transistor Alvin Simon, restaurateur who revitalized Old Pasadena John Singleton, director Sirhan Sirhan, resident of Pasadena at the time of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy Alina Smith, musician Mark Smith, MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, and the Milwaukee Brewers Stan Smith, professional tennis player, namesake of the Stan Smith Tennis Shoe Phil Spector, music producer Ron Stoner, original photographer, Surfer (magazine) Brian Teacher, Australian Open Tennis Champion Teena Marie, singer/songwriter, music producer Kip Thorne, professor, Feynman theoretical physicist, Caltech Tannis Ann Turrentine, 74th Rose Queen for the 103rd Tournament of Roses Parade (1992) Chase Utley, professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies Peter Vagenas, soccer player Alex Van Halen, drummer for Van Halen Eddie Van Halen, lead guitarist for Van Halen Duong Van Minh, exiled president of South Vietnam Jacque Vaughn, professional basketball player Wil Wheaton, actor, writer Jaleel White, actor, producer, and writer William Wrigley Jr., founder Wrigley Chewing Gum, owner Wrigley field, Chicago Cubs[8] Jamie Yager, Mixed Martial Artist Jeff Yurak, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers Marc Yu, child music prodigy on the piano and viola

References

1. ^ Burnham, Frederick Russell (1926). Scouting on Two Continents. Doubleday, Page & company. OCLC 407686. 
2. ^ Burnham, Frederick Russell (1944). Taking Chances. Haynes Corp. 217–232. ISBN 1-879356-32-5. 
3. ^ The History of The Tuna Club of Avalon
4. ^ International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame
5. ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tamala-jones/bio/176141
6. ^ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/02/prweb5068414.htm
7. ^ http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/price_durell00.html
8. ^ Tournament House