Editing Walnut Creek, California (section)

== Notable people ==
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*[[Jessica Aber|Jessica D. Aber]] (1981-2025), U. S. Attorney for Eastern Virginia<ref>{{cite web |title= Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for Virginia, dies at 43 |first=Salvador |last=Rizzo |date=March 22, 2025 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/03/22/jessica-aber-va-us-attorney-death/ |access-date=2025-03-22}}</ref>
*[[Arthur Adams (comics)|Arthur Adams]], comics artist<ref name="EJScott">{{cite web|author=Scott, E.J.|publisher=EJScott.com|url=https://www.ejscott.com/ej-podcast-147-arthur-adams-joyce-chin/|title=Scratch the Surface #147 with Arthur Adams & Joyce Chin|date=July 31, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190906042033/https://www.ejscott.com/ej-podcast-147-arthur-adams-joyce-chin/}}</ref>
*[[Matt Anger]], professional tennis player
*[[Dan Ashley]], journalist
*[[Ruth Bancroft]], gardener, landscape architect and creator of the [[Ruth Bancroft Garden]]
*[[Jessica Bowman]], actress, portrayed Colleen Cooper in ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
*[[Tom Candiotti]], [[MLB]] pitcher
*[[Richard Carlson (author)|Richard Carlson]], psychotherapist, author of ''Don't Sweat the Small Stuff''<ref>{{cite news| url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/16/BAGI9N0MOA1.DTL| title =RICHARD CARLSON: 1961–2006; 'Don't Sweat Small Stuff' author dies at 45| first =Rick| last =DelVecchio| date =December 16, 2006| newspaper = San Francisco Chronicle| at = article appeared on page B – 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle| access-date =January 5, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Curt Casali]] (born 1988), baseball catcher for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
*[[Joyce Chin]], comics artist<ref name="EJScott" />
* [[Dr. Alette Coble-Temple]], Ms. Wheelchair America 2016, disability advocate<ref>[http://www.mswheelchairamerica.org/mwa-winners.php#15 "Dr. Alette Coble-Temple crowned MWA 2016!,"] Ms. Wheelchair America. Retrieved on May 21, 2016.</ref><ref>Fancher, Lou (August 10, 2015) [http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28615384/walnut-creek-woman-crowned-ms-wheelchair-america "Walnut Creek woman crowned Ms. Wheelchair America,"] ''The East Bay Times''. Retrieved on May 21, 2016.</ref>
* [[TJ Cox]], congressman<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianjournal.com/features/people/obama-endorses-fil-am-tj-cox-for-congress/|title=Obama endorses Fil-Am TJ Cox for Congress —|date=August 5, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Corey Duffel]], professional skateboarder
* [[Amit Elor]] (born 2004), 2024 Olympic champion and 8x world champion freestyle wrestler<ref>[https://www.heyalma.com/18-things-to-know-about-jewish-wrestler-amit-elor/ "18 Things to Know About Jewish Wrestler Amit Elor,"] ''Hey Alma''.</ref> 
* [[Kyle Gass]], guitarist for [[Tenacious D]], attended [[Las Lomas High School]]
* [[Lee Goldberg]], writer and television producer, graduated from [[Northgate High School (Walnut Creek, California)|Northgate High School]] (1980)
* [[Mary Griffith (activist)|Mary Griffith]], LGBTQ+ activist
* [[Ella Halikas]], model, body positivity acvitist, and social media influencer
* [[Killing of Miles Hall|Miles Hall]], a 23 year-old African American unarmed man who was fatally shot by police officers from the Walnut Creek California Police Department<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/sons-killing-officers-forges-moms-campaign-divert-police/story?id=92625007|title=Son's killing by officers forges a mom's campaign to divert the police|website=ABC News|accessdate=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Dan Haren]], MLB pitcher<ref name="Haren Tribune">{{cite news |first=Josh |last=Suchon |title=Haren's home is in the East Bay |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060721/ai_n16671517 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007141152/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060721/ai_n16671517 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=July 21, 2006 |access-date=March 8, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Brandon Harkins]], professional golfer
* [[Jack Henderson (artist)|Jack Henderson]], artist
* [[Marya Hornbacher]], author<ref>Ronan, Alex (July 29, 2014) [http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/07/like-seeing-a-ghost-wasted-15-years-later.html "'Like Seeing a Ghost’: Wasted, 15 Years Later,"] ''New York Magazine – The Cut''. Retrieved on May 21, 2016.</ref>
* [[Sabrina Ionescu]], basketball player<ref>Sabrina Ionescu tracker (January 16, 2020). [https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2020-01-16/sabrina-ionescu-tracker-where-we-left-oregon-star-what] NCAA.com. Retrieved on January 19, 2020.</ref>
* [[Kristian Ipsen]], diver, Olympic bronze medalist<ref>Lutz, Rachel (April 4, 2016). [http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/who-kristian-ipsen "Who is... Kristian Ipsen,"] NBCOlympics.com. Retrieved on May 21, 2016.</ref>
*[[Kyle Jensen]], baseball player
* [[Bessilyn Johnson]], daughter of Hiram Penniman, Shadelands Ranch owner, resident of [[Scotty's Castle]] in Death Valley
* [[Randy Johnson (pitcher)|Randy Johnson]], [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] MLB pitcher
* [[Persis Karim]] (b. 1962), poet, editor, educator; born in Walnut Creek<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mojadad |first=Ida |date=March 21, 2019 |title=We Are Here, We Have Always Been Here |url=https://www.sfweekly.com/news/we-are-here-we-have-always-been-here/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=SF Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Karim, Persis M. 1962- |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/karim-persis-m-1962 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=Encyclopedia.com}}</ref>
* [[Matteo Jorgenson]], professional cyclist
* [[Kira Kazantsev]], Miss America 2015
* [[Alexandra Killewald]], professor of sociology at the [[Harvard Kennedy School]]
* [[Richard L. Lieber]], muscle physiologist
* [[Hans Lineweaver]] (1907–2009), physical chemist known for popularizing the double-reciprocal plot, died in Walnut Creek at the age of 101
* [[Tosh Lupoi]], [[defensive line coach]] for [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
* [[Mark Madsen (basketball)|Mark "Mad Dog" Madsen]], NBA player
* [[John A. Nejedly]] (1914–2006), California State Senator
* [[Kyle Newacheck]], co-creator, co-star of [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[Workaholics]]''
* [[Jason Newsted]], [[bassist]] for [[Metallica]]
* [[Aaron Poreda]] (born 1986), MLB pitcher
* [[Markie Post]], television actress
* [[A.J. Puckett]], professional baseball pitcher in the [[Atlanta Braves]] organization
* [[Jeff Richards (comedian)|Jeff Richards]], writer and featured performer on NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'', 2001–2004
* [[Bill Rigney]], MLB infielder, Angels' inaugural manager
* [[Lester Rodney]], journalist, civil rights activist<ref>Goldstein, Richard (December 23, 2009) [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/sports/24rodney.html?_r=0 "Lester Rodney, Early Voice in Fight Against Racism in Sports, Dies at 98,"] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved on May 21, 2016.</ref>
* [[Katharine Ross]], film actress, graduated from Las Lomas High School (1957)
* [[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]], ''[[Sesame Street]]'' puppeteer
* [[Greg Sestero]], actor, star of cult film ''[[The Room]]'', author of ''[[The Disaster Artist]]'', born in Walnut Creek
* [[Justin Speier]], MLB pitcher
* [[Joe Starkey]], California Golden Bears and former San Francisco 49ers announcer
* [[The Story So Far (band)|The Story So Far]], pop punk band
* [[Christy Turlington]], supermodel, health activist
* [[Lars Ulrich]], drummer for [[Metallica]]
* [[Katie Volynets]], professional tennis player
* [[Joseph R. Walker]], 19th-century wilderness explorer and scout
* [[Johnny Weekly]], MLB outfielder
* [[Wayne A. Wiegand]], library historian, author, academic
* [[Sherri Youngward]], Christian singer and songwriter
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