| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Arlene Ackerman |
Educator |
10-Jan-1947 |
2-Feb-2013 |
School superintendent of San Francisco |
| Arthur L. Alarcon |
Judge |
14-Aug-1925 |
28-Jan-2015 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-92 |
| Joseph Alioto |
Politician |
12-Feb-1916 |
29-Jan-1998 |
Mayor of San Francisco, 1968-76 |
| Glenn M. Anderson |
Politician |
21-Feb-1913 |
13-Dec-1994 |
Congressman from California, 1969-93 |
| Michael Antonovich |
Politician |
12-Aug-1939 |
|
LA County Board of Supervisors |
| Jim Bates |
Politician |
21-Jul-1941 |
|
Congressman from California, 1983-91 |
| Marvin R. Baxter |
Judge |
9-Jan-1940 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Carlos T. Bea |
Judge |
18-Apr-1934 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Brian Bilbray |
Politician |
28-Jan-1951 |
|
Congressman, California 50th |
| Rose Bird |
Judge |
2-Nov-1936 |
4-Dec-1999 |
California Chief Justice, 1977-87 |
| Daniel Boggan, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
NCAA Senior VP, 1996-2003 |
| Douglas H. Bosco |
Politician |
28-Jul-1946 |
|
Congressman from California, 1983-91 |
| Fletcher Bowron |
Politician |
13-Aug-1887 |
11-Sep-1968 |
Mayor of Los Angeles, 1938-53 |
| Tom Braden |
Columnist |
22-Feb-1917 |
3-Apr-2009 |
Crossfire, Eight Is Enough |
| Lester Breslow |
Doctor |
17-Mar-1915 |
9-Apr-2012 |
Dean, UCLA School of Public Health, 1972-80 |
| Janice Rogers Brown |
Judge |
11-May-1949 |
|
US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit |
| Kathleen Brown |
Politician |
15-Oct-1945 |
|
California State Treasurer, 1991-95 |
| Pat Brown |
Politician |
21-Apr-1905 |
16-Feb-1996 |
Governor of California, 1959-67 |
| H. Monroe Browne |
Diplomat |
9-May-1917 |
13-Jun-2006 |
US Ambassador to New Zealand, 1981-85 |
| John E. Bryson |
Business |
24-Jul-1943 |
|
US Secretary of Commerce, 2011-12 |
| Warren Buffett |
Business |
30-Aug-1930 |
|
Billionaire in Omaha |
| Vincent Bugliosi |
Government |
18-Aug-1934 |
6-Jun-2015 |
Prosecuted Manson, wrote Helter Skelter |
| Louis Caldera |
Government |
1-Apr-1956 |
|
US Secretary of the Army, 1998-2001 |
| Consuelo M. Callahan |
Judge |
9-Jun-1950 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Tom Campbell |
Politician |
14-Aug-1952 |
|
Congressman from California, 1995-2001 |
| Ming W. Chin |
Judge |
31-Aug-1942 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Judy Chu |
Politician |
7-Jul-1953 |
|
Congresswoman, California 32nd |
| William P. Clark |
Government |
23-Oct-1931 |
10-Aug-2013 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1983-85 |
| William K. Coblentz |
Attorney |
28-Jul-1922 |
13-Sep-2010 |
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass |
| Jeffery Cohelan |
Politician |
24-Jun-1914 |
15-Feb-1999 |
Congressman from California, 1959-71 |
| Gary Condit |
Politician |
21-Apr-1948 |
|
Congressman from California, 1989-2003 |
| Ron Conway |
Business |
9-Mar-1951 |
|
Angel Investors LP |
| Carol A. Corrigan |
Judge |
16-Aug-1948 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Ramon C. Cortines |
Educator |
22-Jul-1932 |
|
Prominent schools superintendent |
| Jim Costa |
Politician |
13-Apr-1952 |
|
Congressman, California 20th |
| Molly J. Coye |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
Founder, Health Technology Center |
| Alan Cranston |
Politician |
19-Jun-1914 |
31-Dec-2000 |
US Senator from California, 1969-93 |
| William E. Dannemeyer |
Politician |
22-Sep-1929 |
|
Congressman from California, 1979-93 |
| Gray Davis |
Politician |
26-Dec-1942 |
|
Governor of California, 1999-2003 |
| Susan Davis |
Politician |
13-Apr-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, California 53rd |
| Martin Dibner |
Novelist |
5-Oct-1911 |
11-Jan-1992 |
The Deep Six |
| Julian C. Dixon |
Politician |
8-Aug-1934 |
8-Dec-2000 |
Congressman from California, 1979-2000 |
| Clair Engle |
Politician |
21-Sep-1911 |
30-Jul-1964 |
US Senator from California, 1959-64 |
| Vic Fazio |
Politician |
11-Oct-1942 |
|
Congressman from California, 1979-99 |
| Ferdinand F. Fernandez |
Judge |
29-May-1937 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-2002 |
| Donald Fisher |
Business |
3-Sep-1928 |
27-Sep-2009 |
Co-Founder of The Gap |
| Raymond C. Fisher |
Judge |
12-Jul-1939 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| John Garamendi |
Politician |
24-Jan-1945 |
|
Congressman, California 10th |
| Ronald M. George |
Judge |
11-Mar-1940 |
|
California Chief Justice |
| Susan Golding |
Politician |
18-Aug-1945 |
|
Mayor of San Diego, 1992-2000 |
| Ron Gonzales |
Politician |
1951 |
|
Mayor of San Jose, 1998-2006 |
| Matt Gonzalez |
Politician |
4-Jun-1965 |
|
Progressive politician, activist |
| Kenneth P. Green |
Government |
c. 1961 |
|
Environmental analyst, AEI |
| Linda M. Griego |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Griego Enterprises, Inc. |
| Kimberly Guilfoyle |
Attorney |
8-Mar-1969 |
|
Gavin Newsom's ex-wife, Fox News pundit |
| Anne Gust |
Attorney |
15-Mar-1958 |
|
Wife of Jerry Brown |
| Daniel Hamburg |
Politician |
6-Oct-1948 |
|
Congressman from California, 1993-95 |
| Susan Hammer |
Politician |
21-Dec-1938 |
|
Mayor of San Jose, 1991-98 |
| Kamala Harris |
Attorney |
20-Oct-1964 |
|
Attorney General of California |
| Steven Hayward |
Scholar |
c. 1958 |
|
Conservative environmentalism pundit |
| Roger Hedgecock |
Politician |
2-May-1946 |
|
Mayor of San Diego, 1983-85 |
| Enrique Hernandez, Jr. |
Business |
2-Nov-1955 |
|
Inter-Con Security Systems |
| John S. Herrington |
Government |
31-May-1939 |
|
US Secretary of Energy, 1985-89 |
| Shirley Hufstedler |
Judge |
24-Aug-1925 |
|
US Secretary of Education, 1979-81 |
| Sandra S. Ikuta |
Judge |
24-Jun-1954 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| D. Lowell Jensen |
Attorney |
3-Jun-1928 |
|
Associate US Attorney General, 1983-85 |
| Jim Jones |
Religion |
13-May-1931 |
18-Nov-1978 |
Led mass People's Temple suicide |
| John Percival Jones |
Politician |
27-Jan-1829 |
12-Nov-1912 |
US Senator from Nevada, 1873-1903 |
| Frank Jordan |
Politician |
20-Feb-1935 |
|
Mayor of San Francisco, 1993-97 |
| Joyce L. Kennard |
Judge |
6-May-1941 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Lydia H. Kennard |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
Los Angeles World Airports |
| Goodwin Knight |
Politician |
9-Dec-1896 |
22-May-1970 |
Governor of California, 1953-59 |
| Quentin Kopp |
Politician |
11-Aug-1928 |
|
California politician and judge |
| Joanne C. Kozberg |
Administrator |
? |
|
California Strategies |
| Orin Kramer |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Chair, New Jersey State Investment Council |
| Thomas H. Kuchel |
Politician |
15-Aug-1910 |
21-Nov-1994 |
US Senator from California, 1953-69 |
| Andrea Mead Lawrence |
Skier |
19-Apr-1932 |
30-Mar-2009 |
Slalom skier, 2 Olympic Gold Medals in 1952 |
| Edwin M. Lee |
Government |
5-May-1952 |
|
Mayor of San Francisco |
| Ben B. Lindsey |
Judge |
25-Nov-1869 |
26-Mar-1943 |
Created the first juvenile court |
| Malcolm M. Lucas |
Judge |
19-Apr-1927 |
|
California Chief Justice, 1987-96 |
| Richard E. Lyng |
Business |
29-Jun-1918 |
1-Feb-2003 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1986-89 |
| Matthew G. Martinez |
Politician |
14-Feb-1929 |
15-Oct-2011 |
Congressman from California, 1982-2001 |
| Al McCandless |
Politician |
23-Jul-1927 |
|
Congressman from California, 1983-95 |
| Tom McClintock |
Politician |
10-Jul-1956 |
|
Congressman, California 4th |
| Joseph McKenna |
Judge |
10-Aug-1843 |
21-Nov-1926 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1898-1925 |
| Paul W. Merrill |
Astronomer |
15-Aug-1887 |
19-Jul-1961 |
S-process of nucleosynthesis |
| Harvey Milk |
Politician |
22-May-1930 |
27-Nov-1978 |
Openly gay SF city supervisor |
| Norm Mineta |
Politician |
12-Nov-1931 |
|
Congressman from California, 1975-95 |
| Theodore R. Mitchell |
Administrator |
c. 1956 |
|
President of Occidental College, 1999-2005 |
| Carlos R. Moreno |
Judge |
4-Nov-1948 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| George Moscone |
Politician |
24-Nov-1929 |
27-Nov-1978 |
Mayor of San Francisco, 1976-78 |
| Angelo R. Mozilo |
Business |
1938 |
|
Former CEO of Countrywide |
| William Mulholland |
Engineer |
11-Sep-1855 |
22-Jul-1935 |
Los Angeles Aqueduct |
| Dick Murphy |
Politician |
16-Dec-1942 |
|
Mayor of San Diego, 2000-05 |
| Ron Nehring |
Politician |
20-May-1970 |
|
Chairman, California Republican Party |
| Luis G. Nogales |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of UPI, 1984-86 |
| Thomas T. Noguchi |
Doctor |
4-Jan-1927 |
|
Coroner to the Stars |
| Maureen O'Connor |
Politician |
14-Jul-1946 |
|
Mayor of San Diego, 1985-92 |
| William G. Ouchi |
Educator |
1943 |
|
Theory Z |
| Richard A. Paez |
Judge |
5-May-1947 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Jerry M. Patterson |
Politician |
25-Oct-1934 |
|
Congressman from California, 1975-85 |
| Steve Peace |
Film/TV Producer |
30-Mar-1953 |
|
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes |
| Jane G. Pisano |
Administrator |
c. 1945 |
|
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles |
| Steve Poizner |
Government |
4-Jan-1957 |
|
California Insurance Commissioner |
| Harry Pregerson |
Judge |
13-Oct-1923 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Bill Press |
Pundit |
1940 |
|
Liberal commentator |
| Jean Quan |
Politician |
21-Oct-1949 |
|
Mayor of Oakland |
| George Radanovich |
Politician |
20-Jun-1955 |
|
Congressman from California, 1995-2011 |
| Chuck Reed |
Politician |
15-Aug-1948 |
|
Mayor of San Jose |
| Friend Richardson |
Politician |
1-Dec-1865 |
6-Sep-1943 |
Governor of California, 1923-27 |
| Laura Richardson |
Politician |
14-Apr-1962 |
|
Congresswoman, California 37th |
| Elmer E. Robinson |
Politician |
3-Oct-1894 |
9-Jun-1982 |
Mayor of San Francisco, 1948-56 |
| Will Rogers, Jr. |
Actor |
20-Oct-1911 |
10-Jul-1993 |
Son of Will Rogers |
| Kevin V. Ryan |
Attorney |
c. 1958 |
|
US Attorney, Northern Calif., 2002-07 |
| Pamela Ann Rymer |
Judge |
6-Jan-1941 |
21-Sep-2011 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-2011 |
| Jerry Sanders |
Politician |
14-Jul-1950 |
|
Mayor of San Diego |
| Lynn Schenk |
Politician |
5-Jan-1945 |
|
US Congresswoman from California, 1993-95 |
| Brad Sherman |
Politician |
24-Oct-1954 |
|
Congressman, California 27th |
| Bobby Shriver |
Politician |
28-Apr-1954 |
|
Mayor of Santa Monica |
| Norman D. Shumway |
Politician |
28-Jul-1934 |
|
Congressman from California, 1979-91 |
| Milan D. Smith, Jr. |
Judge |
19-May-1942 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Erroll Southers |
Government |
c. 1957 |
|
2009 TSA Director nominee |
| William D. Stephens |
Politician |
26-Dec-1859 |
25-Apr-1944 |
Governor of California, 1917-23 |
| George Stoneman |
Military |
8-Aug-1822 |
5-Sep-1894 |
Civil War general, California governor |
| Eric Swalwell |
Politician |
16-Nov-1980 |
|
Congressman, California 15th |
| A. Wallace Tashima |
Judge |
24-Jun-1934 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996-2004 |
| Peter J. Taylor |
Business |
? |
|
Managing Partner, Lehman Brothers |
| Frederick O. Terrell |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
Provender Capital Group |
| James E. Tilton |
Government |
c. 1949 |
|
Secretary, California Department of Corrections |
| Esteban Torres |
Politician |
27-Jan-1930 |
|
Congressman from California, 1983-99 |
| Stephen S. Trott |
Judge |
12-Dec-1939 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-2004 |
| Walter R. Tucker III |
Politician |
28-May-1957 |
|
Congressman from California, 1993-95 |
| John Van de Kamp |
Government |
1936 |
|
Attorney General of California, 1982-91 |
| Anthony G. Wagner |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Former healthcare executive |
| Jerome R. Waldie |
Politician |
15-Feb-1925 |
3-Apr-2009 |
Congressman from California, 1966-75 |
| Earl Warren |
Judge |
19-Mar-1891 |
9-Jul-1974 |
US Chief Justice, 1953-69 |
| Caspar Weinberger |
Government |
18-Aug-1917 |
28-Mar-2006 |
Iran-Contra figure pardoned by Bush |
| Kathryn M. Werdegar |
Judge |
1936 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Patricia J. Williams |
Scholar |
28-Aug-1951 |
|
The Alchemy of Race and Rights |
| Donald R. Wright |
Judge |
2-Feb-1907 |
21-Mar-1985 |
California Chief Justice, 1970-77 |
| Zev Yaroslavsky |
Politician |
21-Dec-1948 |
|
Los Angeles Board of Supervisors |
| Leland Yee |
Politician |
20-Nov-1948 |
|
California State Senator, indicted |