List of Famous People born in California

List of Famous People born in California

California is one of the fifty states that, together with Washington, D.C., make up the United States of America. Its capital is Sacramento, and its most populous city, Los Angeles. 

It is located in the western region of the country, Pacific division, bordering to the north with Oregon, to the east with Nevada, to the southeast with the Colorado River that separates it from Arizona, to the south with Baja California (Mexico) and to the west with the Pacific Ocean.

 With 37,253,956 inhabitants in 2010, it is the most populous state and with 423,970 km², the third largest, behind Alaska and Texas. It was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850 as the 31st state.

1. Dwayne Johnson

American actor, comedian, and professional wrestler

First Name: Dwayne

Last name: Johnson

Born May 2, 1972 (age 49)

Born in United States of America, California

Height: 196cm | 6'5"

WWE Wrestler, Actor

Zodiac: Taurus

Dwayne Douglas Johnson is an American professional wrestler and actor, popularly known as The Rock or The Rock. He served as a professional wrestler for WWE until his official retirement in 2019, in order to focus on his artistic career.

2. Adams Ansel

First Name: Ansel

Last name: Adams

Born February 20, 1902

Died April 22, 1984 (aged 82)

Born in United States of America, California

Zodiac: Pisces

Ansel Easton Adams was an American photographer, known for developing the so-called zone system along with Fred Archer.

3. Zendaya

American actress and dancer

Born September 1, 1996 (age 25)

Born in United States of America, California

Height: 174cm | 5'9"

Model, Actor

Monomymous

Zodiac: Virgo

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, better known as Zendaya, is an American actress, singer, and model. She played Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up (2010-2013). In 2013, Zendaya participated in the sixteenth season of the Dancing with the Stars competition. 

From 2015 to 2018, she produced and played the role of KC Cooper on the Disney Channel sitcom K.C. Under cover. She made her big cinematic breakthrough in 2017 and 2019, playing Michelle "MJ" Jones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home.

4. Angelina Jolie

American actress

First Name: Angelina

Last name: Jolie

Born June 4, 1975 (age 46)

Born in United States of America, California

Height: 169cm | 5'7"

Model, Filmmaker, Actor

Zodiac: Gemini

Angelina Jolie Voight is an American actress, model, philanthropist, voice actress, director, screenwriter, producer, and women's rights activist. Throughout her career, Jolie has received several accolades for her acting achievements, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

 Since 2012 she is Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In 2016 the London School of Economics announced that Jolie would teach a new type of master's degree on "Women, Peace and Security" with the aim of promoting gender equality and helping women affected by conflict around the world. world.

5 Kim Kardashian

american socialite

First Name: Kim

Surname: Kardashian

Born on October 21, 1980 (age 41)

Born in United States of America, California

Height: 157cm | 5'2"

Actor

Zodiac: Libra

Kimberly Noel Kardashian West, known as Kim Kardashian, is an American socialite, model, businesswoman and public figure.