List of people from Vallejo, California

Last updated August 19, 2025

This is a list of notable people from Vallejo, California .

Actors

Monique Alexander, porn star
April Bowlby, actress
Raymond Burr, actor^[1]
Raphael Cruz, acrobat and actor
Rockmond Dunbar, actor
Buddy Joe Hooker, actor
Bud Jamison, actor^[1]
Wesley Mann, actor
Keely Shaye Smith, actress

Artists

Howard Fried, conceptual artist
Helen Gilbert, painter, kinetic sculptor
Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau, art director/cartoonist
Harrison McIntosh, ceramic artist
Helen Sewell, illustrator

Athletes

C. J. Anderson, National Football League player
Brandon Armstrong, National Basketball Association player
Dick Bass, National Football League player^[1]
Jahvid Best, National Football League player
Jabari Bird, pro basketball player
Ping Bodie, Major League Baseball player
Bobby Brooks, Major League Baseball player
Bill Buckner, Major League Baseball player^[1]
Willie Calhoun, professional baseball player
Joey Chestnut, competitive eater ^[1]
Natalie Coughlin, swimmer with 12 Olympic medals
Tyler Cravy, Major League Baseball Player
Ward Cuff, National Football League player
Thomas DeCoud, National Football League player
Mike Felder, Major League Baseball player
Augie Garrido, University of Texas baseball coach
Jeff Gordon, NASCAR 4-time champion, 5-time Brickyard 400 winner, 3-time Daytona 500 winner^[1]
Damon Hollins, Major League Baseball player
Fulton Kuykendall, National Football League player
Tony Longmire, Major League Baseball player
Tug McGraw, Major League Baseball player^[1]
Mike Merriweather, National Football League player
Mark Muñoz, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter
DeMarcus Nelson, National Basketball Association player
Rashad Ross, National Football League player
CC Sabathia, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
Sammie Stroughter, National Football League player
Joe Taufete'e, player for USA Rugby
Barton Williams, Olympian, track and field

Other notable figures

Ed Rollins, political advisor^[1]
Zodiac Killer, serial killer
- Arthur Leigh Allen, primary suspect in Zodiac Killer case

Writers

Genea Brice, first poet laureate of Vallejo^[4]
Ernest J. Gaines ^[1]
Gregory Allen Howard
Charles Jordan
Mark Joseph
D.L. Lang, second poet laureate of Vallejo^[4]
Dwayne Parish, first poet laureate of Richmond, California, grew up in Vallejo^[5]
Norman Partridge
Nina Serrano, poet, filmmaker, KPFA radio host
Helen Sewell
Keely Shaye Smith
Jeremy Snyder, third poet laureate of Vallejo
James Tracy

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Our People". Visit Vallejo. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Artists & Bands from Vallejo, California". All Music. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
↑ https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/mark-izu-obit-20034770.php
1 2 Watson, Jonathan. "Poet Laureate Day". Solano Law Library. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
↑ Seville, Michelle. "DWAYNE PARISH TO BE NAMED INAUGURAL POET LAUREATE FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND". City of Richmond. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

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[visitvallejo-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Our People". Visit Vallejo. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[allmusic-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Artists & Bands from Vallejo, California". All Music. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[3] ttps://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/mark-izu-obit-20034770.php

[poetlaureate-4] 1 2 Watson, Jonathan. "Poet Laureate Day". Solano Law Library. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[Richmond-5] Seville, Michelle. "DWAYNE PARISH TO BE NAMED INAUGURAL POET LAUREATE FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND". City of Richmond. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

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