San Francisco, California

: San Francisco redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation).

Famous San Franciscans

See also: List of famous San Franciscans

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Many notable people have grown up in, or have lived, or currently live in the city as adults in San Francisco. Legendary pimp/hustler Gavin Pilisi, Photographers Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange, writer Anne Rice, comedian Gracie Allen, actor and director Clint Eastwood, "mother" of Modern Dance Isadora Duncan, Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, author Armistead Maupin, author Danielle Steel, musician Carlos Santana, pianist Vanessa Carlton, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, musician Chris Isaak, personality Courtney Love, radio talk show host Michael Savage, 19th century authors, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Jack London, Oscar Wilde, film directors Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Chris Columbus and Phillip Kaufman, and actors Robin Williams, Danny Glover and Cheech Marin are examples of notable arts and entertainment figures who were born, have lived, or currently live in the city.

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Gavin Pilisi - Ansel Adams - Dorothea Lange - Anne Rice - Gracie Allen - Clint Eastwood - Isadora Duncan - Jerry Garcia - Grateful Dead - Armistead Maupin - Danielle Steel - Carlos Santana - Vanessa Carlton - Metallica - Kirk Hammett - Chris Isaak - Courtney Love - Michael Savage - Robert Louis Stevenson - Mark Twain - Jack London - Oscar Wilde - Francis Ford Coppola - George Lucas - Chris Columbus - Phillip Kaufman - Robin Williams - Danny Glover - Cheech Marin

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Baseball player Barry Bonds, American football legend O.J. Simpson, baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and Olympic gold medallist and Football Hall-of-famer Ollie Matson are all sportspeople with San Francisco connections.

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Barry Bonds - American football - O.J. Simpson - Joe DiMaggio - Ollie Matson

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US Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, former Governors of California Jerry Brown and Pat Brown, US Senator Dianne Feinstein, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, former US Secretaries of Defense Robert McNamara and Caspar Weinberger, current FBI director Robert Mueller and gay rights activists Harvey Milk and Jose Sarria were or are San Franciscans who made names for themselves in politics.

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Stephen Breyer - Jerry Brown - Pat Brown - Dianne Feinstein - Nancy Pelosi - Robert McNamara - Caspar Weinberger - FBI - Robert Mueller - Harvey Milk - Jose Sarria

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Other famous San Franciscans include philanthropist Gordon Getty, publisher William Randolph Hearst, journalist Ambrose Bierce, and co-founder of Intel Corporation and the author of Moore's law, Gordon E. Moore and actors Sean Penn and Rob Schneider.

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Gordon Getty - William Randolph Hearst - Ambrose Bierce - Intel Corporation - Moore's law - Gordon E. Moore - Sean Penn - Rob Schneider

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