List of people from Bakersfield, California

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Notable people

Arts

Designers

Visual artists

Business, entrepreneur

Crime

Entertainment

Film, television, actors, models

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. 2009-0726-CA-Bakersfield-BushHouse.jpg
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.

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

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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.
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