Editing Madera, California (section)

==Notable people==
Noteworthy persons from Madera include:
* [[Frank Bergon]], author of four novels, including ''Jesse's Ghost'' (2011) which is set in Madera<ref>{{Cite book |last=Glotfelty |first=Cheryll |title=Frank Bergon in Literary Nevada: Writings from the Silver State |publisher=University of Nevada Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-87417-755-8 |pages=649-650}}</ref>
* [[Connor Brogdon]], pitcher for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Connor Brogdon - Baseball |url=https://lcwarriors.com/sports/baseball/roster/connor-brogdon/2557 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=Lewis-Clark State College Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dwayne Crump]], defensive back for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dwayne Crump Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CrumDw20.htm |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lee Evans (athlete)|Lee Evans]] (1947–2021), Olympic gold medalist and former world record holder in track and field<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Remembrance, Lee Evans |url=https://rhstories.com/content/lee-evans-memory |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=Recreational Habits |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Zoila Frausto Gurgel]], women's [[mixed martial arts]] champion<ref>"Madera MMA fighter wins title," The Madera Tribune, October 29, 2010, Page A6</ref>
* [[Lavar Johnson]], American mixed martial artist who competed<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/9081508/lavar-johnson-cut-ufc-suspension-source-says|title=Lavar Johnson cut by UFC after suspension, source says|work=ESPN|date=March 21, 2013|access-date=November 8, 2013|archive-date=May 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517125331/http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/9081508/lavar-johnson-cut-ufc-suspension-source-says|url-status=live}}</ref> as a heavyweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
* [[Jack W. Kelso]] (1934–1952), [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack William Kelso {{!}} Korean War {{!}} U.S. Marine Corps {{!}} Medal of Honor Recipient |url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/jack-w-kelso |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Oswaldo Lopez]], winner of the 2011 [[Badwater Ultramarathon]]<ref name=oswaldo>{{cite web|last=Larkin|first=Duncan|title=Oswaldo Lopez Prevails At The Badwater Ultramarathon|url=http://running.competitor.com/2011/07/news/oswaldo-lopez-prevails-at-the-badwater-ultramarathon_32575|work=Competitor|access-date=January 28, 2014|date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202100624/http://running.competitor.com/2011/07/news/oswaldo-lopez-prevails-at-the-badwater-ultramarathon_32575}}</ref>
* [[Frank McNally (American football)|Frank McNally]], all-pro football player<ref name="mcnally tribune">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19310828.2.69 |title=Frank McNally To Play Professional Football |work=Madera Tribune |date=August 28, 1931 |page=4 |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021654/http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19310828.2.69 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Wally O'Connor]], four-time Olympian in water polo & swimming and 1924 gold medalist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Wally O'Connor |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/54957 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref>
* [[Jeannine Riley]], actress and star of ''[[Petticoat Junction]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nix |first=Tami Jo |date=February 14, 2021 |title=Riley writes to Bolder Woman |url=https://www.maderatribune.com/single-post/riley-writes-to-bolder-woman |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=the-madera-tribune |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Martha Baird Rockefeller]], concert pianist, philanthropist, and wife of [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coate |first=Bill |date=May 6, 2020 |title=John D. Rockefeller and the girl from Madera |url=https://www.maderatribune.com/single-post/2020/05/06/john-d-rockefeller-and-the-girl-from-madera |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=the-madera-tribune |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kathryn Grove Shipp]] (1904–1977), explosives expert; raised in Madera<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 1930 |title=California Digital Newspaper Collection. |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19300410.2.46&srpos=20&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-Kathryn+Grove-------1 |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=Madera Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Avery Stafford]], gospel and R&B vocalist{{cn|date=December 2023}}
* [[Virginia Stroud]], painter and former [[Miss Indian America]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virginia Stroud – U.S. Department of State |url=https://art.state.gov/personnel/virginia_stroud/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[La Schelle Tarver]], outfielder for the [[Boston Red Sox]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=La Schelle Tarver – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/la-schelle-tarver/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Lorin Whitney]], organist and recording artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memoirs of Lorin J. Whitney |url=http://www.sierrachapteratos.org/whitney.html |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=www.sierrachapteratos.org}}</ref>
* [[Roy Zimmerman (American football)|Leroy Zimmerman]], All-Pro professional football player, Hall of Fame softball pitcher, and teacher<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame-Roy Zimmerman |url=https://www.fresnoahof.org/honoree-details.php?id=349#:~:text=His%20career%20punting%20average%20was,pitching%20clinics%20in%20his%20backyard. |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=www.fresnoahof.org}}</ref>