List of people from Vallejo, California

Last updated February 27, 2024

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
Rick Jay Glen, 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, award-winning art director/cartoonist
Harrison McIntosh, ceramic artist
Helen Sewell, illustrator
H.E.R, singer
E-40, rapper

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
Tyler Cravy, Major League Baseball Player
Joey Chestnut, competitive eater ^[1]
Natalie Coughlin, swimmer with 12 Olympic medals
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, 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

Writers

Genea Brice, first poet laureate of Vallejo, California ^[3]
Ernest J. Gaines ^[1]
Gregory Allen Howard
Charles Jordan
Mark Joseph
D.L. Lang, second poet laureate of Vallejo, California ^[3]
Dwayne Parish, first poet laureate of Richmond, California, grew up in Vallejo^[4]
Norman Partridge
Nina Serrano poet, filmmaker, KPFA radio host
Helen Sewell
Keely Shaye Smith
Jeremy Snyder, third poet laureate of Vallejo, California.
James Tracy

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Dwayne Parish is an American poet. He was born in Fairfield, California on Travis Air Force Base and grew up in Vallejo, California. He moved to Richmond in 1992. At age 55, he was named the first poet laureate of Richmond, California in 2012. He prefers to write in the acrostic form. Parish also served on the Richmond Arts & Culture Commission. Parish was succeeded as poet laureate by Donté Clark, Lincoln Bergman, and Brendan Quintanilla, who served concurrently.

References

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

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

[poetlaureate-3] 1 2 Watson, Jonathan. "Poet Laureate Day". Solano Law Library. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[Richmond-4] Seville, Michelle. "DWAYNE PARISH TO BE NAMED INAUGURAL POET LAUREATE FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND". City of Richmond. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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