This is a list of notable people from Pasadena , California .
W. C. Fields Tamala Jones Eddie Van Halen Julia Child Tyler Dorsey Jackie Robinson George S. Patton Sirhan Sirhan Academia Richard Feynman , Nobel Prize physicist, Caltech professor, raconteurJ. Robert Oppenheimer , Caltech professor and later overseer of the Manhattan Project [1] Murray Gell-Mann , Nobel Prize physicist, Caltech George Ellery Hale , astrophysicist, Caltech professor, founder Mount Wilson Observatory Edwin Hubble , astronomer, namesake for the Hubble Space Telescope , Caltech professorTodd M. Hutton , American medical academic and psychiatrist.F.O. Matthiessen , Rhodes Scholar, Harvard professorRobert A. Millikan , Nobel Prize physicistBrian Stoltz , Professor of organic chemistry at CaltechGeorge Olah , Nobel Prize chemist, professor University of Southern CaliforniaLinus Pauling , Nobel Prize-winning chemist, peace activist, CaltechRoger Revelle , founder of University of California, San Diego , father of concept of global warmingWilliam Shockley , Nobel Prize physicist, Caltech professor, inventor of the transistorKip Thorne , professor, Feynman theoretical physicist, Caltech Artists and designers Benjamin Chambers Brown , artist[2] Howell Chambers Brown , artist[3] Sigrid Burton , artist and painter[4] Edward Cucuel , impressionistic painterRafa Esparza , performance artistEva Scott Fényes , watercolor artistA.B. Frost (1851-1928), American illustrator and painterElmer Grey , architectTom Jancar , contemporary art dealer Jancar Kuhlenschmidt Gallery Hugo Markl , artist, curator and creative director based in New YorkJane Mulfinger , conceptual artist and educator[5] R. Kenton Nelson , painter.Stan Sakai , cartoonist best known as creator of Usagi Yojimbo seriesFilm and television This is a partial list of actors, actresses, comedians, film producers, filmmakers, and television personalities.
Kelly Asbury , film director, writer, illustrator, voice actor[6] Meredith Baxter , actressWalt Becker , film directorSummer Bishil , actressWhitney Blake , actress, director and producerBetty Brosmer , bodybuilder, modelSophia Bush , actress, TV series One Tree Hill and Chicago P.D. , 82nd Rose Queen for 111th Tournament of Roses Parade (2000)Stephen Cannell , author, television and film producerLily Collins , hollywood film actressChristy Canyon , pornographic actressCari Champion , former moderator, ESPN First Take Jimmy Dore , comedian[7] Michael Dorn , actorCullen Douglas , actor, director, playwrightArthur Duncan , tap dancerMary Beth Evans , actressSally Field , two-time Academy Award-winning actress.W.C. Fields , comedian, actor, juggler and writer; died in Pasadena.Stan Freberg , comedian, satirist, recording artist.Harry Hamlin , actorMichelle Horn , actressBret Iwan , fourth voice of Mickey Mouse Tamala Jones , actress[8] Matthew Lillard , actorKate Linder , actressJoel McCrea , actorRichard Moll , actorGeorge Nader , actorDrew Pinsky , doctor and radio/TV personalityChris Pontius , actor/TV personalityKaren Price , actressKathleen Quinlan , actressRobert Reed , actor, best known as Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch television seriesGeorge Reeves , actor, best known as star of television series Adventures of Superman ; attended Pasadena Junior College.Christian Serratos , actressJamey Sheridan , actorJohn Singleton , film directorKathleen Sullivan , television personalityCharles Walters , film directorWil Wheaton , actor, writerJaleel White , actor, producer, writerMusic This is a partial list of musicians, song writers singers, and band members.
Jon B. , Grammy -nominated R&B singer-songwriter.Hodgy Beats , rapperPhoebe Bridgers , singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producerDâm-Funk , musicianPete Jolly , jazz pianistDavid Lee Roth , lead singer for Van Halen Ruwanga Samath , record producer, attended John Muir High School Alina Smith , musicianPhil Spector , music producerTeena Marie , singer-songwriter, music producerTroop , R&B groupAlex Van Halen , drummer for Van Halen Eddie Van Halen , lead guitarist for Van Halen Marc Yu , child music prodigy on piano and violaPoliticians This is a partial list of politicians and judges.
Lance Ito , judge, Los Angeles Superior CourtHenry Markham (1840-1934), lawyer, politician, 18th governor of California . Resident of Pasadena .[9] [10] Bill Paparian , attorney, veterans' advocate and Mayor of Pasadena.[11] Bill Richardson , governor of New Mexico [12] James Roosevelt , U.S. Congressman, son of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mimi Walters , businesswoman and U.S. CongresswomanSports Stacey Augmon , basketball playerMyles Bryant , professional football playerSusie Maxwell Berning , pro golferMay Sutton Bundy (1886–1975), first American to win Wimbledon tennis singles titleJeff Cirillo , MLB player for six teamsMichael Cooper , NBA player for Los Angeles Lakers, coachLillian Copeland (1904–1964), Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot putTyler Dorsey (born 1996), Greek–American basketball player in the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi playing for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball) Darrell Evans , MLB playerMissy Franklin , swimmer, 5-time Olympic gold medalistKristy Hawkins , IFBB professional bodybuilderMary Ann Hawkins , surfer, swimmer and stunt doubleCharles Frederick Holder , inventor of big-game fishing and a founder of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses [13] [14] Chris McAlister , professional football playerJames McAlister , professional football playerMo Martin , LPGA golfer, 2014 British Open championInger Miller , track and field sprint athleteGeorge Murdoch , WWE wrestlerTracy Murray , NBA PlayerChris Pettit , MLB outfielder[15] Durell Price , UCLA fullback [16] Jackie Robinson , civil rights icon and Hall of Fame baseball playerMack Robinson , Olympic athlete, brother of Jackie RobinsonDon Ross , Major League Baseball playerAshley Sanchez , soccer player for the United States Mark Smith , MLB player for five teamsStan Smith , professional tennis player, namesake of Stan Smith Tennis ShoeBrett Sterling , professional ice hockey playerBrian Teacher , Australian Open tennis championLester Towns , professional football playerChase Utley , baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers Peter Vagenas , soccer playerJacque Vaughn , professional basketball player.Avery Williams , running back for the Atlanta Falcons Matt Young , MLB player for Boston Red Sox , Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians .Jeff Yurak , MLB player for Milwaukee Brewers Writers and journalists Carlton Beals (1893–1979), journalistJulie Berry , children's authorOctavia Butler , award-winning science-fiction writerOtis Chandler , publisher, Los Angeles Times Justin Chapman , journalist, author, actorJulia Child , celebrated author and television chefAndre Coleman , Award-winning journalist and screenwriterNahshon Dion , Award-winning writerWinifred Starr Dobyns , author of California Gardens (1931)Harriet Doerr , author, winner of the National Book Award David Ebershoff , writerPaul Fussell , critic and historianMary Catherine Judd , educator, author, peace activistTJ Kirk , commentator and authorKathryn Le Veque , authorOttessa Moshfegh , authorOthers G. Vernon Bennett , Los Angeles City Council member, 1935–49Owen Brown (abolitionist) (1824–1889), son of John Brown , along with his brother Jason, his sister Ruth Brown Thompson, a teacher, and her husband[17] Frederick Russell Burnham (1861–1947), celebrated scout and inspiration for the Boy Scouts [18] Howard Burnham (1870–1917), mining engineer and spy[19] Jeanne C. Smith Carr , educator, authorSheryl Cooper , dancer, dance instructor, and wife of the singer Alice Cooper Steve Crocker , internet engineer, member of the Internet Hall of Fame Gregory C. Horn , U.S. Navy Rear AdmiralMyron Hunt , architect of Rose Bowl Howard W. Hunter , 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Joseph J. Jacobs , engineer and founder of Jacobs Engineering GroupLucy Jones , seismologistFlorence E. Kollock (1848–1925), Universalist minister and lecturerJack Parsons , rocket scientist and occultistGeorge S. Patton (attorney) (1856–1927), city attorney (1877) for City of Pasadena[20] George S. Patton , four-star general, led Allies during World War IIGeorge F. Regas , rector of All Saints Episcopal Church 1967–1995, noted critic of U.S. involvement in Vietnam war as well as many other policy issuesEllen Browning Scripps , heiress, publisher, philanthropistAlvin Simon , restaurateur who revitalized Old PasadenaSirhan Sirhan , resident of Pasadena at the time of assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy John Patten Story , U.S. Army major general[21] Bertha L. Turner caterer, cookbook author, and community leader in Pasadena; active within the National Federation of Colored Women John Van De Kamp , attorney general of CaliforniaDuong Van Minh , exiled president of South VietnamWilliam Wrigley, Jr. , founder of Wrigley Chewing Gum, former owner of Chicago Cubs[22] See also References ^ https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-life-of-j-robert-oppenheimer-life-before-the-manhattan-project.htm ^ "Benjamin Chambers Brown". California Art Club . Retrieved 2021-02-26 . ^ "Howell Chambers Brown". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) . 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2021-02-26 . ^ Pasadena Outlook . "PCC Foundation Welcomes Local Artist," Pasadena Outlook , April 11, 2019.^ University of California, Santa Barbara. Jane Mulfinger, Faculty. Retrieved February 15, 2019. ^ "Kelly Asbury". Museum of the Gulf Coast. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013 . ^ "Pasadena-Based Political Comedian Jimmy Dore Buys Rambling L.A. 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