Editing Concord, California (section)

==Notable people==
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*[[Carlos Alazraqui]], comedian, television actor, voice-over artist, voice of Taco Bell chihuahua<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Young |first1=Susan |date=November 7, 2007 |title='Reno' big fish just a guppie at home |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/11/07/reno-big-fish-just-a-guppie-at-home/ |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Blake Anderson]], comedian, writer, producer, and actor was born in Concord<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Concord Native Blake Anderson Shares His Favorite CA Spots |url=https://www.visitconcordca.com/blog/concord-native-blake-andersons-california-hangouts/ |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=Visit Concord |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]], death metal band<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autopsy on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/autopsy/427889075 |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=Apple Music - Web Player |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[George Barnes (musician)|George Barnes]], jazz musician, long-time resident<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=John S. |title=George Barnes, 56; Jazz Guitarist Won Acclaim for Style |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/06/archives/george-barnes-56-jazz-guitarist-won-acclaim-for-style.html |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>
*[[Dave Brubeck]], festival promoter, jazz musician, orchestra leader; born in Concord<ref name="City of Concord news release" />
*[[Gil Castillo]], mixed martial artist has been a resident<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gil Castillo {{!}} MMA Fighter Page |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/gil-castillo |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=Tapology |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Natalie Coughlin]], Olympic gold-medalist, has been a resident<ref>{{Cite web |last = White |first = Lisa P. |date = October 4, 2017 |title = Carondelet High School names new aquatics center for Olympian Natalie Coughlin |url = https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/10/04/carondelet-high-school-names-new-aquatics-center-for-olympian-natalie-coughlin/ |url-status = live |access-date = October 19, 2021 |website = East Bay Times |language = en-US |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171007144915/http://www.eastbaytimes.com:80/2017/10/04/carondelet-high-school-names-new-aquatics-center-for-olympian-natalie-coughlin/? |archive-date = October 7, 2017 }}</ref>
*[[Death Angel]], thrash-metal band<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/thrash-metal-veterans-death-angel-earn-first-ever-grammy-nomination/ "Thrash-Metal Veterans Death Angel Earn First-Ever Grammy Nomination"], [[CBS News]], San Francisco, January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2024.</ref>
*[[Tom Hanks]], Oscar-winning actor, producer, and director was born in Concord<ref name="cityofconcord.org">{{Cite web |title=Concord Fun Facts {{!}} Concord, CA |url=https://www.cityofconcord.org/426/Concord-Fun-Facts |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=www.cityofconcord.org}}</ref>
*[[Charley Koontz]], television and film actor, was born and raised in Concord<ref name="cityofconcord.org"/>
*[[Eva Marie]], female professional wrestler formerly signed to the WWE<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barney |first=Chuck |date=January 14, 2019 |title='Celebrity Big Brother' contestant grew up in Concord |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/14/celebrity-big-brother-contestant-grew-up-in-concord/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Cass McCombs]], singer and songwriter was born in Concord<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cass McCombs – The Vogue |url=https://thevogue.com/artists/cass-mccombs/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Brent Mydland]], keyboardist for the [[Grateful Dead]] from 1979 to 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brent Mydland |url=https://catalog.pascolibraries.org/Author/Home?author=%22Mydland,%20Brent%22 |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Pasco County Library System |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Negativland]], experimental music group<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=October 20, 2016 |title=San Francisco band Negativland offer bandmember's ashes with sales of their new album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/san-francisco-band-offer-bandmembers-ashes-sales-new-album-1684701 |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Reed M. Nesbit|Reed Nesbit]], urologist, pioneer of transurethral resection of the prostate<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Reed M. Nesbit Society |url=https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/urology/about-us/alumni-friends/reed-m-nesbit-urologic-society/history-reed-m-nesbit-society |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=University of Michigan Michigan-Medicine Urology}}</ref>
*[[Kyle Newacheck]], TV writer, was born in Concord<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2021 |title=Comedy Central Stars Take on the Taco Trail |url=https://www.visitconcordca.com/blog/comedy-central-stars-take-on-the-taco-trail/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Visit Concord |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Natalie Nunn]], reality tv star, entrepreneur, producer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyanchama |first=Venic |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Who are Natalie Nunn's parents? Meet Earl and Karen Nunn |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/530963-who-natalie-nunns-parents-meet-earl-karen-nunn/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Salvio Pacheco]], historically important [[Californio]] ranchero and founder of Concord<ref>{{Cite web |title=Don Salvio Pacheco {{!}} ConcordHistory.Com |url=https://concordhistory.com/don-salvio-pacheco/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Tom Candiotti]] MLB Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#CardCorner: 1990 Topps Tom Candiotti {{!}} Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner/1990-Topps-Tom-Candiotti |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=baseballhall.org}}</ref>
*[[Julie Strain]], actress and model.