Editing Los Gatos, California (section)

==Notable people==
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=== Actors ===
* [[Olivia de Havilland]] – actress, sister of [[Joan Fontaine]], attended Los Gatos High School
* [[Aaron Eckhart]] – actor, raised in Los Gatos
* [[Joan Fontaine]] – actress, sister of [[Olivia de Havilland]], attended Los Gatos High School
* [[Jason Jurman]] – actor (''[[Cougar Club]]'')<ref name="mercury">{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?pid=172808841|title=Jason Jurman obituary|date=October 15, 2014|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|access-date=November 1, 2014}}</ref>

=== Artists ===
* [[Kari Byron]] – sculptor and television personality on [[MythBusters]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gazettereview.com/2016/06/what-happened-to-kari-byron-news-and-updates/|title=What Happened to Kari Byron - 2018 News and Updates|last=Sennhauser|first=Morgan|date=June 20, 2016|website=Gazette Review|language=en-US|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Marcellite Garner]], Disney animation cel painter, voice actress who was the voice of Minnie Mouse, comic strip artist
* [[Marshall Merritt]] – impressionist painter
* [[Gordon Smedt]] – pop art painter

=== Athletes and coaches ===
* [[Nick Bawden]] – [[NFL]] player with [[New York Jets]], attended Los Gatos High School
* [[Kiko Alonso]] – [[NFL]] player with [[Miami Dolphins]], attended Los Gatos High School
* [[Jared Allen]] – former [[NFL]] defensive end, attended Los Gatos High School
* [[A. J. Allmendinger]] – race car driver, born in Los Gatos
* [[Rob Blake]] – former [[Los Angeles Kings]] player
* [[Jeff Blauser]] – former [[Atlanta Braves]] shortstop, born in Los Gatos
* [[Brent Burns]] – [[San Jose Sharks]] player, resident
* [[Joe Cannon (soccer)|Joe Cannon]] – [[San Jose Earthquakes]] player
* [[Hal Chase]] – early 20th Century baseball star, born in Los Gatos
* [[Megan Cooke]] – silver medalist rower, born in Los Gatos
* [[Vincent Damphousse]] – [[San Jose Sharks]] player, resident
* [[Trent Edwards]] – former NFL quarterback, born in Los Gatos
* [[Peggy Fleming]] – [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist [[figure skater]]
* [[Dany Heatley]] – former [[San Jose Sharks]] player
* [[Jason Hinkin]] – pole vaulter, 5-time All-American
* [[Tim Hunter (ice hockey)|Tim Hunter]] – former [[National Hockey League|NHL]] forward, assistant coach, [[San Jose Sharks]]
* [[Joe Kapp]] – NFL quarterback
* [[Steven Kwan]] - MLB player for the [[Cleveland Guardians]]
* [[Andy Levitre]] – NFL offensive lineman
* [[Roger Maltbie]] – PGA Tour golfer and TV analyst
* [[Patrick Marleau]] – [[San Jose Sharks]] player
* [[Steve Mariucci]] – NFL and NCAA coach, resident
* [[Ryan Nyquist]] – bicycle moto-cross rider
* [[Elliana Pogrebinsky]] – figure skater
* [[Mike Ricci (ice hockey)|Mike Ricci]] – [[San Jose Sharks]] player, resident
* [[Jeremy Roenick]] – former [[San Jose Sharks]] player
* [[Kyle Shanahan]] - NFL Head Coach
* [[Joe Thornton]] – [[San Jose Sharks]] player
* [[Chris von Saltza|Christine Von Saltza]], winner of three gold medals and one silver for [[swimming (sport)|Swimming]] at [[1960 Summer Olympics]] attended Los Gatos High School
* [[Charlie Wedemeyer]] – football coach
* [[Douglas Wilson (hockey player)|Doug Wilson]] – general manager, [[San Jose Sharks]]
* [[Kevin Youkilis]] – Major League Baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/ex-red-sox-star-kevin-youkilis-has-another-hit-with-beer/15333245|title=Ex-Sox star Kevin Youkilis buys, refurbishes, reopens iconic brewery|date=January 17, 2018|website=Wmur.com|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Russell Mark Tanner]] – Volleyball player
* [[John Ellis (golfer)|John Ellis]] – PGA Tour Golfer and Professional Caddie

=== Business ===
* [[Jeff George]] – [[NASA]] program director and engineer
* [[Jim Goetz]] – investor in [[WhatsApp]]
* [[Charles Walton (inventor)|Charles Walton]] – inventor of RFID, founder of Proximity Devices, Inc
* [[Steve Wozniak]] – [[Apple Computer]] co-founder
* [[Chuck Robbins]] – [[Cisco Systems]] CEO

=== Musicians ===
*[[Dredg]] – band formed in Los Gatos
*[[Casey Hensley]] – blues, swing, and rock and roll singer, songwriter and record producer, born in Los Gatos<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/casey-hensley-mn0003130879/biography|title=Casey Hensley &#124; Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Yehudi Menuhin]] – violinist
*[[Trapt]] – band formed in Los Gatos
*[[Bassnectar]] – electronic music producer and DJ from Los Gatos
*[[Marco Pitruzzella]] – drummer

=== Writers and journalists ===
*[[Neal Cassady]] – author and iconic figure in Beat Movement of 1950s and 1960s
*[[Victor Koman]] – [[science fiction]] writer and publisher
*[[Ross Macdonald]] – novelist, born in Los Gatos
*[[Alice MacGowan]] - author, resident for ten years<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-gatos-times-saratoga-observer-obitua/127722406/|title=Alice MacGowan, 87, Is Called By Death|work=Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer|place=Los Gatos, California|date=March 14, 1947|page=1|access-date=July 6, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Rudy Rucker]] – author
*[[Josh Shipp (teen expert)|Josh Shipp]] – TV host, journalist and author
*[[John Steinbeck]] – author, resident for several years<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svcn.com/archives/lgwt/02.13.02/cover-0207.html|title=My Town|access-date=August 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328175954/http://svcn.com/archives/lgwt/02.13.02/cover-0207.html|archive-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Charles Erskine Scott Wood]] – author, civil libertarian, soldier, and attorney
*[[Sandy Hill (mountaineer)|Sandy Hill]] – author, socialite, and second American woman to complete the [[Seven Summits]]

=== Politicians ===

=== Other ===
*[[Rollo Beck]], ornithologist, was born in Los Gatos in 1870
*[[Mark Bingham]] and [[Todd Beamer]] – passengers of [[United Airlines Flight 93]] on [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]], believed to have stormed the cockpit after its hijacking
*[[Eric Drew]] – activist and consumer advocate
*[[Dan Jinks]] – American Film and Television Producer, Oscar Winner for American Beauty
*[[David Kinch]] – chef and restaurateur, owner of three Michelin star-rated [[Manresa (restaurant)|Manresa]] in Los Gatos
*[[Charles A. Lockwood]] – [[Allied submarines in the Pacific War|World War II]] [[COMSUBPAC|Commander Submarine Force Pacific Fleet]]
*[[Richard Thacker Morris]] – chairman of [[sociology]] department of [[UCLA]]
*[[Kenny Ortega]] – director, choreographer
*[[Steve Poizner]] – [[California Insurance Commissioner|State Insurance Commissioner of California]], candidate for Governor
*[[Miguel Pro|Blessed Miguel Pro]] – Mexican Jesuit priest and martyr, studied in Los Gatos after fleeing persecution in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Miguel-Pro-Juarez|title=Miguel Pro Juárez &#124; Mexican priest|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=86|title=Bl. Miguel Pro - Saints & Angels|first=Catholic|last=Online|website=Catholic Online|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Tucker Reed]] – Feminist author and convicted killer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm11115981/bio|title=Wyn Reed|website=IMDb.com|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>