Editing Paradise, California (section)

==Notable people==
People who were born, grew up, or lived in Paradise for a portion of their lives or careers.

*[[Norton Buffalo]] (1951–2009), musician, singer–songwriter, artist, actor, record producer, died in Paradise on October 30, 2009.<ref name="pressdemocrat">{{cite news |first=Randi |last=Rossmann |url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091101/ENTERTAINMENT/911019986/1320?Title=Local-harmonica-legend-Norton-Buffalo-dies |title=Local harmonica legend Norton Buffalo dies |newspaper=[[The Press Democrat]] |access-date=November 1, 2009 |date=November 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930090154/http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091101/ENTERTAINMENT/911019986/1320?Title=Local-harmonica-legend-Norton-Buffalo-dies |archive-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Richard Campbell (American musician)|Richard Campbell]], [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Pop music|pop]] singer-songwriter and bass guitarist, grew up in Paradise, graduated from Paradise High School in 1977, and went on to perform with [[Natalie Cole]], [[Three Dog Night]], [[Dave Mason]], [[Edgar Winter]] and [[America (band)|America]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Heather |last=Gamberg |url=http://www2.chicoer.com/articles/2003/07/31/buzz/music-campbell.txt |title=Former Butte County resident tours with rock band America |newspaper=[[Chico Enterprise-Record]] |date=July 31, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031218062500/http://www2.chicoer.com/articles/2003/07/31/buzz/music-campbell.txt |archive-date=December 18, 2003}}</ref>
* [[Carla Gugino]], actress, moved to Paradise with her mother at the age of 5.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/theater/12heal.html |title=Giving In to 'Desire' Works for Her |last=Healy |first=Patrick |date=April 8, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 15, 2020 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Luther Kelly]] (1849–1928), soldier, hunter, scout, adventurer, and administrator<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Keenan |first=Jerry |date=1990 |title=Yellowstone Kelly: From New York to Paradise |journal=Montana: The Magazine of Western History |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=14–27 |issn=0026-9891 |jstor=4519312}}</ref>
* [[Lazy Lester]], blues musician, moved to Paradise to live with his longtime girlfriend. He died at his home in Paradise on August 22, 2018, of cancer.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lazy-lester-harmonica-player-and-master-of-louisiana-swamp-blues-dies-at-85/2018/08/25/3b827680-a6f1-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html |title=Lazy Lester, harmonica player and master of Louisiana swamp blues, dies at 85 |last1=McArdle |first1=Terence |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 25, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Jeff Maehl]], former [[National Football League|NFL wide receiver]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/sports/ncaafootball/01colleges.html |title=To Other Teams, Oregon Remains a Blur |last=Thamel |first=Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel |date=October 31, 2010 |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 15, 2020 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Nate Smith (singer)|Nate Smith]], [[country music]] singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myrow |first=Rachael |date=December 13, 2018 |title=A Song Of Tribute To The Lost Town Of Paradise |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/12/13/676226073/a-song-of-tribute-to-the-lost-town-of-paradise |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=NPR}}</ref>