List of people from Oakland, California

This list includes people born in Oakland, California, or who lived in Oakland for a significant time. == Academics == George H. Hildebrand – industrial relations scholar at Cornell University Gail Mahood – geology (born in Oakland) Helen Sharsmith – botanist (born in Oakland) == Artists and designers == == Athletes == == Businesspeople, entrepreneurs and industrialists == == Chefs == Nelson German – chef Tanya Holland – chef, restaurateur, podcast host, and cookbook author Nite Yun – chef and restaurateur == Entertainment == == Leaders, activists, and politicians == Richard Aoki – activist William P. Baker – politician Sonny Barger – founder of the Hells Angels motorcycle club Henry G. Blasdel – first governor of Nevada; resident of Oakland Annie Florence Brown – president, Oakland Board of Education Jerry Brown – politician, former governor of California and mayor of Oakland Albert E. Carter – politician Frank Chu – eccentric street protester Eloise B. Cushing – lawyer; librarian of the Alameda County Law Library (47 years) C. L. Dellums – organizer and leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Ron Dellums – politician, former U.S. congressman and representative, mayor of Oakland Frank M. Dixon – politician, former governor of Alabama Warren B. English – Confederate war veteran, politician, realtor Lydia Flood Jackson – businesswoman, club woman, suffragist, an oldest living native of Oakland when she died in 1963 Marcus Foster – educator, first African-American Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District Alicia Garza – co-founder of Black Lives Matter Elihu Harris – politician, former mayor of Oakland JuJu Harris – food-affordability activist Kamala Harris – politician, former U.S. senator (2017–2021), former attorney general of California (2011–2017) and former vice president of the United States (2021–2025); born at Kaiser hospital in Oakland but lived and attended school in Berkeley Van Jones – founder, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and special advisor for Green Jobs under U.S. President Barack Obama Joseph R. Knowland – former U.S. representative and former owner of the Oakland Tribune, cremated in Oakland William F. Knowland – former U.S. senator Fred Korematsu – Japanese-American who fought forced internment, testing the law in Korematsu v.

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List of people from Oakland, California

This list includes people born in Oakland, California, or who lived in Oakland for a significant time. == Academics == George H. Hildebrand – industrial relations scholar at Cornell University Gail Mahood – geology (born in Oakland) Helen Sharsmith – botanist (born in Oakland) == Artists and designers == == Athletes == == Businesspeople, entrepreneurs and industrialists == == Chefs == Nelson German – chef Tanya Holland – chef, restaurateur, podcast host, and cookbook author Nite Yun – chef and restaurateur == Entertainment == == Leaders, activists, and politicians == Richard Aoki – activist William P. Baker – politician Sonny Barger – founder of the Hells Angels motorcycle club Henry G. Blasdel – first governor of Nevada; resident of Oakland Annie Florence Brown – president, Oakland Board of Education Jerry Brown – politician, former governor of California and mayor of Oakland Albert E. Carter – politician Frank Chu – eccentric street protester Eloise B. Cushing – lawyer; librarian of the Alameda County Law Library (47 years) C. L. Dellums – organizer and leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Ron Dellums – politician, former U.S. congressman and representative, mayor of Oakland Frank M. Dixon – politician, former governor of Alabama Warren B. English – Confederate war veteran, politician, realtor Lydia Flood Jackson – businesswoman, club woman, suffragist, an oldest living native of Oakland when she died in 1963 Marcus Foster – educator, first African-American Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District Alicia Garza – co-founder of Black Lives Matter Elihu Harris – politician, former mayor of Oakland JuJu Harris – food-affordability activist Kamala Harris – politician, former U.S. senator (2017–2021), former attorney general of California (2011–2017) and former vice president of the United States (2021–2025); born at Kaiser hospital in Oakland but lived and attended school in Berkeley Van Jones – founder, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and special advisor for Green Jobs under U.S. President Barack Obama Joseph R. Knowland – former U.S. representative and former owner of the Oakland Tribune, cremated in Oakland William F. Knowland – former U.S. senator Fred Korematsu – Japanese-American who fought forced internment, testing the law in Korematsu v.

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