Modesto, California

==Notable people==
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* [[Evin Agassi]], prominent [[Assyrian American]] singer who settled in the city in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-12 |title=هلمون نت - الأخبار - لقاء مع الفنان الآشوري الكبير إيوان أغاسي |url=http://halmon.net/news/newsitem-913.html |access-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012155218/http://halmon.net/news/newsitem-913.html |archive-date=October 12, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[James Algar]], film director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Algar |url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/james-algar/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=D23 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Chidi Ahanotu]], former NFL player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chidi Ahanotu Biography |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/426/chidi-ahanotu |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jack Angel]], voice actor: Teddy in ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'', AstroTrain in ''Transformers'' films, Nikki in ''[[Balto (film)|Balto]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Angel - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0029460/bio/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dan Archer]], NFL player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=You are being redirected... |url=https://www.magersandquinn.com/product/DAN-ARCHER/21937341 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.magersandquinn.com}}</ref>
* [[Marcella Arguello]], stand-up comedian.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rowland|first=Marijke |url=https://www.modbee.com/entertainment/article272229093.html |title=Modesto-raised comic Marcella Arguello grows up with first TV comedy special for HBO Max|date=February 9, 2023|work=Modesto Bee |access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Sonny Barger]], Oakland chapter founder of the [[Hells Angels|Hells Angels Motorcycle Club]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leathley |first=Aaron |title=7,000 attend funeral for Hells Angels leader Ralph 'Sonny' Barger at California speedway |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/26/funeral-hells-angel-sonny-barger-stockton-speedway/8118297001/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Derrick Barry]], drag queen, Britney Spears impersonator, Rupaul's Drag Race season 8 contestant.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rowland|first=Marijke |date=September 25, 2008 |url=https://www.modbee.com/entertainment/article3114394.html |title=Not a girl, not a woman, but a darn good Britney |work=Modesto Bee|access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Nick Bassett (musician)|Nick Bassett]], multi-instrumentalist (bassist of [[Nothing (band)|Nothing]], guitarist of [[Whirr (band)|Whirr]]), film and television composer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick Bassett {{!}} Composer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8630524/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Eric Bell (baseball)|Eric Bell]], former MLB pitcher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eric Bell Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/eric-bell-110819 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[DaRon Bland]], NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=James |date=January 23, 2017 |title=Cousins Montell and DaRon Bland commit to Causeway Classic |url=https://www.modbee.com/sports/high-school/article128267909.html |access-date=December 5, 2023 |website=The Modesto Bee}}</ref>
* [[Tony Boselli]], football player, [[University of Southern California]], second pick in [[1995 NFL Draft]] by the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]], five-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro, [[College Football Hall of Fame]]r and [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]r; born in Modesto.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Boselli {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/tony-boselli |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=pfhof |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Shawn Boskie]], former MLB player; played his junior college ball at Modesto Junior College.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-22 |title=Shawn Boskie Stats & Scouting Report |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/665235-shawn-boskie/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shawn Boskie Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boskish01.shtml |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[David V. Brewer]], lawyer and judge.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-02 |title=David Brewer - Multnomah Bar Association |url=http://www.mbabar.org/Resources/DavidBrewer.html |access-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302130922/http://www.mbabar.org/Resources/DavidBrewer.html |archive-date=March 2, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Lincoln Brewster]], Christian musician and worship pastor, attended [[Grace M. Davis High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-12 |title=Lincoln Brewster Bio |url=https://thefishoc.com/content/all/lincoln-brewster-bio |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=The Fish Base Station |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Esto Bates Broughton]], one of the first women to serve in the [[California State Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=JoinCalifornia - Esto B. Broughton |url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/12774 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.joincalifornia.com}}</ref>
* [[James Broughton]] (1913–1999), poet and poetic filmmaker.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-25 |title=James Broughton |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/james-broughton |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Poetry Foundation |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Isaiah Burse]], NFL player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Askeland |first=Kevin |date=2010-01-17 |title=Modesto Christian's Isaiah Burse is Small Schools State MVP |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/gxi0wQPeEd-UswAcxJTdpg/modesto-christians-isaiah-burse-is-small-schools-state-mvp.htm |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=MaxPreps.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Erin Cafaro]], 2008 Olympic gold medalist for women's eight crew; graduate of [[Modesto High School]], Class of 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News and Events about The Wright Institute Graduate School of Psychology |url=https://www.wi.edu/news-student-spotlight-erin-cafaro |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=The Wright Institute |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Meghan Camarena]], YouTube personality, ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'' contestant, and television host<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modbee.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/marijke-rowland/article3160974.html|title=Davis High grad returns for another crack at $1&nbsp;million on 'The Amazing Race'|website=Modesto Bee|access-date=July 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Pat |date=June 27, 2017 |title=Modesto YouTube star Meghan Camarena gets gig hosting gamer-geared Disney show |url=https://www.modbee.com/news/article158471279.html}}</ref>
* [[Carol Channing]], three-time [[Tony Award]]-winning actress and singer.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Modesto Bee Editorial Board |date=January 15, 2019 |title=Channing's Star Shined Brightly in Modesto |url=https://www.modbee.com/opinion/editorials/article224599915.html |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=Modesto Bee}}</ref>
* [[Bryson DeChambeau]], golfer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bryson DeChambeau Bio : PGA TOUR Media Guide |url=https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/player/bio/47959 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.pgatourmediaguide.com}}</ref>
* [[Joe Dillon]], [[MLB]] player for the [[Florida Marlins]], [[Milwaukee Brewers]], and [[Tampa Bay Rays]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Dillon Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/joe-dillon-434338 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Cam de Leon]], artist.<ref>{{Cite web |author=SF Weekly Staff |date=2008-04-08 |title=The Lowbrow Art Sale: Cam De Leon, Basil Gogos & Ken Keirns |url=https://www.sfweekly.com/music/the-lowbrow-art-sale-cam-de-leon-basil-gogos-ken-keirns/article_f178a41d-b391-5ccc-aeed-99a16184c464.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=SFWeekly |language=en}}</ref>
* [[John Duarte (politician)|John Duarte]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from [[California's 13th congressional district]]<ref>{{Cite web |author=((stevennasc7)) |date=2022-12-21 |title=Four Portuguese-Americans from California in Congress |url=https://www.caportuguesecoalition.org/single-post/four-portuguese-americans-from-california-in-congress |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=cpac |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography {{!}} Congressman John Duarte |url=https://duarte.house.gov/about/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=duarte.house.gov |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Stephen Dunn (sound engineer)|Stephen Dunn]], sound engineer.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
* [[Jack Elam]] (1919–2003), actor, epitome of the "bad guy" in western films; attended [[Modesto Junior College]] and had a brother who taught there.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Elam |url=http://www.historicmodesto.com/People/jackelam.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.historicmodesto.com}}</ref>
* [[Christopher Evans (outlaw)|Chris Evans]] and his young partner [[John Sontag]], notorious train robbers, operated a [[Livery yard|livery stable]] in Modesto in early 1890s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train Robbers Chris Evans and George & John Contant-Sontag, - HistoricalCrimeDetective.com |url=https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/train-robbers-chris-evans-and-george-john-contant-sontag/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Herbert McLean Evans]] (1882–1971), anatomist, was born in Modesto.
* [[Jim Fairchild]], musician, guitarist, songwriter of [[Grandaddy]], [[All Smiles]] and [[Modest Mouse]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=E. |date=2004-02-15 |title=Grandaddy: Digital Nature (Interview with Jim Fairchild) |url=https://glidemagazine.com/4079/grandaddy-digital-nature/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Glide Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Steve Forrest (musician)|Steve Forrest]], musician.
* [[Ernest Gallo]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sbranti |first=J.N. |date=November 20, 2007 |title=Ernest Gallo: In his own words |url=https://www.modbee.com/latest-news/article3097030.html |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=The Modesto Bee}}</ref> and [[Julio Gallo]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pace |first=Eric |date=May 3, 1993 |title=Julio Gallo, 82, Wine Industrialist, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/03/obituaries/julio-gallo-82-wine-industrialist-dies.html |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> winemakers.
* [[Don Gile]], former MLB player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Don Gile – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/don-gile/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Ginger Gonzaga]], actress and comedian<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bentley |first=Rick |date=February 25, 2014 |title=ABC comedy series good mix for Ginger Gonzaga |url=https://www.modbee.com/entertainment/tv-movies/article3160776.html |website=The Herald. The Fresno Bee. pp. a23.}}</ref>
* [[Tony Graziani]], [[Philadelphia Soul]] quarterback, graduate of [[Thomas Downey High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Graziani Stats, Position, College, Transactions |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerg/graz00200.html |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=www.profootballarchives.com}}</ref>
* [[Visco Grgich]], former NFL player.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Vallejo Times-Herald Staff |agency=Bay Area News Group|date=2005-12-27 |title=Grgich, an original 49er, dies |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2005/12/27/grgich-an-original-49er-dies/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Ralph Griswold]], computer scientist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ralph Griswold 1934-2006 |url=https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/news/articles/200610-griswold.html |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=www2.cs.arizona.edu}}</ref>
* [[Bradin Hagens]], MLB player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Bradin Hagens – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bradin-hagens/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Chuck Hayes]], basketball player, [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]], [[Houston Rockets]], [[Sacramento Kings]] and [[Toronto Raptors]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Quinton |date=August 1, 2023 |title=Modesto Christian great Chuck Hayes to work for Warriors |url=https://www.modbee.com/sports/article277860058.html |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=The Modesto Bee.}}</ref>
* [[Lester Hayes]], football player, [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroichick |first=Ron |date=2000-12-31 |title=Hayes Now Leads the Quiet Life / Former scourge of the... |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/kroichick/article/Hayes-Now-Leads-the-Quiet-Life-Former-scourge-3236046.php |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kirby Hensley]], founder of the [[Universal Life Church]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ashmore |first=Lewis |url=http://archive.org/details/modestomessiahfa00ashmrich |title=The Modesto messiah : the famous mail-order minister |date=1977 |publisher=Bakersfield, Calif. : Universal Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-918950-01-7}}</ref>
* [[J.P. Howell]], pitcher for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=J.P. Howell Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/j-p-howell-434442 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bill Koski]], former MLB player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Bill Koski – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bill-koski/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Brad Kilby]], former MLB pitcher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Brad Kilby – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/brad-kilby/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Kamara James]], Olympic fencer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-17 |title=Coroner's Office seeking family of Modesto woman {{!}} Local News {{!}} Modesto Bee |url=http://www.modbee.com/2014/09/23/3553893_coroners-office-seeking-family.html?rh=1 |access-date=2023-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017104552/http://www.modbee.com/2014/09/23/3553893_coroners-office-seeking-family.html?rh=1 |archive-date=October 17, 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Morgan James]], singer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-04 |title=First Listen: With Reckless Abandon, Morgan James Bares Her Soul Power |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/first-listen-with-reckless-abandon-morgan-james-bares_b_58e30fc8e4b09deecf0e19a2 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jason Jiménez]], former MLB pitcher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Jason Jimenez – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jason-jimenez/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Ray Lankford]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]] outfielder, graduate of [[Grace M. Davis High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-21 |title=Athletes: Sac-Joaquin Section 2012 Hall of Fame |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/athletes-sac-joaquin-section-2012-hall-of-fame/6397364 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=KCRA |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chandra Levy]], intern at [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] in Washington D.C., whose 2001 disappearance was a major news story.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stapley |first=Garth |date=May 2, 2021 |title=Chandra Levy's Parents Speak 20 Years After Disappearance |url=https://www.modbee.com/opinion/garth-stapley/article250961284.html |access-date=November 28, 2023 |website=The Modesto Bee}}</ref>
* [[Marcia Lucas]], film editor.
* [[George Lucas]], film director, producer, screenwriter, studio mogul, graduate of [[Thomas Downey High School]], and former student at [[Modesto Junior College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=http://www.historicmodesto.com/People/George%20Lucas/index.html |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=www.historicmodesto.com}}</ref>
* [[Richard Edmund Lyng]], former Secretary of Agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macdonell |first=Margee |date=2003-02-03 |title=Former Agriculture Secretary and ?40 alum Richard Lyng dies |url=https://news.nd.edu/news/former-agriculture-secretary-and-40-alum-richard-lyng-dies/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Notre Dame News |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jason Lytle]], musician, songwriter of indie-rock bands Grandaddy and Admiral Radley.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Valania |first=Jonathan |date=April 2006 |title=All That You Can't Leave Behind |journal=Magnet |pages=64–70, 123–124}}</ref>
* [[Roger Maltbie]], golfer and television sportscaster, born in Modesto.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Photos: Roger Maltbie's career in golf, from 5-time PGA Tour winner to NBC on-course reporter |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/gallery/photos-roger-maltbie-career-pga-tour-nbc-golf-channel/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Golfweek |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[James Marsters]], actor, graduate of [[Grace M. Davis High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 22, 2017 |title=Modesto's James Marsters opens up about joining the 'Marvel's Runaways' |url=https://www.modbee.com/entertainment/article186123193.html |access-date=November 28, 2023 |website=The Modesto Bee}}</ref>
* [[Michael Medina]], boxer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BoxRec: Michael Medina |url=https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/327282 |access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Meyer (songwriter)|Joseph Meyer]], songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joseph Meyer {{!}} Songwriters Hall of Fame |url=https://www.songhall.org/profile/Joseph_Meyer |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=www.songhall.org}}</ref>
* [[Kerry McCoy (musician)|Kerry McCoy]], musician, guitarist and member of [[Deafheaven]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2015 |title=Deafheaven's Kerry McCoy: Grasping at Hooks |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/deafheavens-kerry-mccoy-grasping-at-hooks |access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Jason McDonald]], former MLB player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Jason McDonald – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jason-mcdonald/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Michael McDonald (fighter)|Michael McDonald]], top-ranked bantamweight professional MMA fighter, competing for [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]. Graduate of [[Grace M. Davis High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael McDonald ("Mayday") {{!}} MMA Fighter Page |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/michael-mcdonald-mayday |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Tapology |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Caralee McElroy]], musician.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-06 |title=Bio |url=http://caraleemcelroy.com/Bio.htm |access-date=2023-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006005401/http://caraleemcelroy.com/Bio.htm |archive-date=October 6, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Joan L. Mitchell|Joan Mitchell]], co-inventor of the JPEG digital image format.<ref>{{citation|url=https://engineering.illinois.edu/engage/distinguished-alumni-and-friends/hall-of-fame/2011/joan-mitchell|title=Joan L. Mitchell: Leading developer of image compression methods; coinventor of jpeg|work=Distinguished Alumni and Friends: Hall of Fame|publisher=[[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] College of Engineering|access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joan Mitchell Obituary (1947 - 2015) - Modesto, CA - Modesto Bee |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/modestobee/name/joan-mitchell-obituary?id=16483494 |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>
* [[Shane Minor]], country music artist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-03 |title=CountryView – Shane Minor |url=https://www.modestoview.com/countryview-shane-minor/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Modestoview |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Donovan Morgan]], wrestler.
* [[Johnny Mundt]], NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings.
* [[Boaz Myhill]], [[West Bromwich Albion F.C|West Bromwich Albion]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]] goalkeeper (birthplace).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boaz Myhill Cards {{!}} Trading Card Database |url=https://www.tcdb.com/Person.cfm/pid/40994/Boaz-Myhill |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=www.tcdb.com}}</ref>
* [[Carol Neblett]], operatic soprano.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=Carol Neblett, Soprano at the Met and City Opera, Dies at 71 - The New York Times |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/obituaries/carol-neblett-dead-soprano-at-the-met-and-city-opera.html |access-date=2023-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107212427/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/obituaries/carol-neblett-dead-soprano-at-the-met-and-city-opera.html |archive-date=January 7, 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Reeves Nelson]], professional basketball player.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-09 |title=UCLA Dismisses Modesto-Native Reeves Nelson From Basketball Team - CBS Sacramento |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/ucla-dismisses-modesto-native-reeves-nelson-from-basketball-team/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Madison Nguyen]], politician.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molina |first=Joshua |date=2008-01-14 |title=The rise, troubles of San Jose Councilwoman Madison Nguyen |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/01/14/the-rise-troubles-of-san-jose-councilwoman-madison-nguyen/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Travis Oates]], actor, director, voice actor (voice of Piglet in [[Winnie the Pooh]] animated film and television show), script writer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=22 Things You Need To Know About Modesto Before You Move There |url=https://www.modestogov.com/DocumentCenter/View/5343/22-Things-You-Need-To-Know-About-Modesto-Before-You-Move-There---Movoto-PDF |access-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Adrian Oliver]], basketball player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SJSU Star Adrian Oliver |url=https://www.sanjose.com/2010/11/10/sjsu_star_adrian_oliver/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=SanJose.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Kristin Olsen]], politician.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-06 |title=Kristin Olsen {{!}} Biography |url=http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/25/?p=bio |access-date=2023-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006093631/http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/25/?p=bio |archive-date=October 6, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Timothy Olyphant]], actor, ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]'' and ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]'', 1986 graduate of [[Fred C. Beyer High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Millegan |first=Lisa |title=Olyphant back with a badge |newspaper=[[Modesto Bee]] |date=March 17, 2010 |url=http://www.modbee.com/2010/03/14/1087067/olyphant-back-with-a-badge.html |access-date=June 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501233615/http://www.modbee.com/2010/03/14/1087067/olyphant-back-with-a-badge.html |archive-date=May 1, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ashley Paris|Ashley]] and [[Courtney Paris]], WNBA basketballers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modesto Christian High School's Courtney Paris drives to the basket during their Girls Division V Championship game against La Jolla Country Day at Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday, March 23, 2002. La Jolla won 53-49. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater) |url=https://www.alamy.com/modesto-christian-high-schools-courtney-paris-drives-to-the-basket-during-their-girls-division-v-championship-game-against-la-jolla-country-day-at-arco-arena-in-sacramento-calif-on-saturday-march-23-2002-la-jolla-won-53-49ap-photosteve-yeater-image526517466.html |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=www.alamy.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2014 |title=Modesto Christian to Face Enterprise of Redding |url=https://www.modbee.com/sports/high-school/article3162248.html |access-date=November 30, 2023 |website=The Modesto Bee |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Heath Pearce]], professional soccer player for [[New York Red Bulls]] in [[Major League Soccer]], graduate of [[Peter Johansen High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-19 |title=Heath Pearce - Eleven New York Athletic Wear & Apparel |url=https://elevennewyork.com/journal/heath-pearce/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Lindsay Pearce]], contender on ''[[The Glee Project]],'' Elphaba in [[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]] on Broadway<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lindsay Pearce |publisher=California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office |url=https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/Notable-Alumni/Lindsay-Pearce |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=www.cccco.edu}}</ref>
* Scott Peterson and Laci Peterson - A married couple at the center of a 2002 criminal case, in which Scott was convicted of [[murder of Laci Peterson|murdering his pregnant wife Laci Peterson]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sahagun |first1=Louis |last2=Arax |first2=Mark|date=November 12, 2004 |url=https://latimes.com/la-111204peterson_lat-story.html|title=Scott Peterson Convicted in Murder of Wife Laci|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914125013/http://www.latimes.com/la-111204peterson_lat-story.html |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Brandon Pettit]], convicted of murdering his parents.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/article248923509.html |title=Modesto man sentenced to life in prison for killing parents |work=[[Modesto Bee]]|date=2 February 2021}}</ref>
* [[Suzy Powell-Roos]], three-time track and field Olympian and American record holder in women's discus, graduate of [[Thomas Downey High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=From athlete to mom: Powell-Roos brings Olympic passion to family life - Front Row Sports |url=https://www.frontrowpreps.com/posts/from-world-class-athlete-to-mom-powell-roos-brings-olympic-passion-to-family-life |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=www.frontrowpreps.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Harve Presnell]], Golden Globe Award-winning actor and singer, ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical)|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'', ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'', ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'', born in Modesto in 1933, graduate of [[Modesto High School]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title=California Birth Index, 1905–1995 |journal=Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California |via=State of California}}</ref>
* [[Jennie Phelps Purvis]] (d. 1924), writer, suffragist, social reformer<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fresno Bee 18 Nov 1924, page 9 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/700822401/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Arthur Riggs (geneticist)|Arthur Righs]], geneticist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005 |title=ARTHUR D. RIGGS CITY OF HOPE'S CONTRIBUTION TO EARLY GENENTECH RESEARCH |url=https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/roho/ucb/text/riggs_arthur.pdf |access-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Jeremy Renner]], Academy Award-nominated actor, ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'', ''[[American Hustle]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modbee.com/2010/03/06/1076504/in-jeremy-renner-profile-london.html|title=In Jeremy Renner profile, London paper calls Modesto a cowtown|work=Modesto Bee|access-date=March 6, 2010|archive-date=March 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309010557/http://www.modbee.com/2010/03/06/1076504/in-jeremy-renner-profile-london.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Graduate of [[Fred C. Beyer High School]].
* [[Kenny Roberts]], three-time FIM 500 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing champion, two-time AMA Dirt Track Grand National Champion.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wHSDST9VvU8C&pg=RA2-PA60 |title=Mr. Roberts; Before KRJR, before King Kenny, there was Buster |date=January 2003 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Royal Robbins]], iconic rock climber. Founder of Royal Robins clothing line which spun off to the 5.11 clothing line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Brian |date=March 14, 2017 |title=Rock climbing pioneer, Modesto's Royal Robbins, dies at 82 |url=https://www.modbee.com/news/article138573098.html |access-date=November 30, 2023 |website=The Modesto Bee}}</ref>
* [[Joe Rudi]], professional baseball player, three-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder with 1970s champion [[Oakland Athletics|Oakland A's]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Rudi Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rudijo01.shtml |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Larry Scott (radio personality)|Larry Scott]], DJ.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry Scott |url=https://www.countryradioseminar.com/larry-scott |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=CRS |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Frank Solivan]], mandolinist, recording artist, composer, and leader of the progressive bluegrass band Dirty Kitchen<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-06 |title=Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen {{!}} Freight & Salvage |url=http://thefreight.org/frank-solivan-dirty-kitchen |access-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806183648/http://thefreight.org/frank-solivan-dirty-kitchen |archive-date=August 6, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Mark Spitz]], nine-time Olympic swimming gold medalist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/MarkSpitz.htm |title=Mark Spitz |access-date=August 31, 2008 |publisher=jewishsports.net }}</ref>
* [[Byron Storer]], former NFL fullback.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Byron Storer - Football |url=https://calbears.com/sports/football/roster/byron-storer/3406 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=California Golden Bears Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Nate Sudfeld]], NFL quarterback.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Estrada |first=Richard T. |date=August 10, 2010 |title=New era at Modesto Christian |url=https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/state/article3254488.html |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=Merced Sun-Star}}</ref>
* [[Zach Sudfeld|Zack Sudfeld]], NFL player with the [[New England Patriots]], graduated from Modesto Christian High School<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zach Sudfeld - Football |url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/roster/zach-sudfeld/909 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=University of Nevada Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Alistair Sylvester]], ice skater.
* [[Florence Owens Thompson]] (1903–1983), subject of iconic Great Depression photograph ''Migrant Mother'' by [[Dorothea Lange]], settled in Modesto in 1945.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2017 |title=She was the face of the Great Depression, and now is the subject of a new Modesto play |url=https://www.modbee.com/entertainment/article125747374.html#storylink=cpy}}</ref>
* [[Ann Veneman]], 27th U.S. [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ann Veneman |url=http://www.historicmodesto.com/People/Ann%20Veneman/index.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=www.historicmodesto.com}}</ref>
* [[Tisha Venturini]], member of gold medal U.S. women's national soccer team at 1996 Olympic Games; from [[Grace M. Davis High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-11 |title=Tisha Venturini |url=http://www.historicmodesto.com/tishaventurini.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711171125/http://www.historicmodesto.com/tishaventurini.html |archive-date=July 11, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Gabe Vincent]], NBA player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabe Vincent - 2017-18 - Men's Basketball |url=https://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/gabe-vincent/548 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=University of California, Santa Barbara |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Darlene Vogel]], actress.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Darlene Vogel |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Darlene-Vogel |access-date=2023-12-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* [[Louis Waldon]], film actor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slotnik |first=Daniel E. |date=December 10, 2013 |title=Louis Waldon, Actor in Warhol Films Seized for Obscenity, Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/movies/louis-waldon-actor-in-warhol-films-dies-at-78.html |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>
* [[Ashley Walker (basketball)|Ashley Walker]], basketball player, attended [[Grace M. Davis High School]], star player on [[UC Berkeley]] women's team 2005–2009, plays professionally overseas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashley Walker - Women's Basketball |url=https://calbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ashley-walker/5516 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=California Golden Bears Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Butch Walts]], tennis player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1975 Press Photo BUTCH WALTS TENNIS PLAYER GOLD MEDAL DEFEAT GONZALEZ |url=https://historicimages.com/products/rse18779 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Historic Images |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ron Whitney]], Olympian.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-09 |title=Clutch Performers |url=https://www.oxy.edu/magazine/issues/fall-2019/clutch-performers |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.oxy.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DyeStat: The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country |url=http://archive.dyestat.com/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=archive.dyestat.com}}</ref>
* [[Paul Wiggin]], former NFL player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modesto Junior College |url=https://athletics.mjc.edu/information/hall-of-fame/w/Paul_Wiggin |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Modesto Junior College |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Gene Winfield]], legendary hot rod builder, automotive designer, movie car designer, also known as "The King Of Kustoms."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Geisert |first=Eric |title=Profile: Gene Winfield |publisher=Street Rodder |date=July 2003 |pages=230}}</ref>
* [[Kenneth L. Worley]], medal of honor recipient.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LCPL Kenneth Lee Worley, Modesto, CA on www.VirtualWall.org The Virtual Wall® Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall |url=http://www.virtualwall.org/dw/WorleyKL01a.htm |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.virtualwall.org}}</ref>
* [[Floyd Zaiger]], fruit breeder.