Editing Alameda, California (section)

== Notable people ==
* [[Norman Allinger]], an American organic and computational chemist and Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus was born in Alameda.
* [[Albert Arents]], a mining engineer who helped develop mineral resources of the Rocky Mountains.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/miningscien108unse |title=Mining and Scientific Press (Jan.-June 1914) |others=California State Library|date=December 31, 2023 }}</ref>
* [[John Baker (baseball)|John Baker]], MLB catcher for [[San Diego Padres]] and [[Chicago Cubs]], was born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Baker Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/john-baker-434633 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Clinton Ballou]] (1923–2021), biochemist, died in Alameda.<ref>[https://mcb.berkeley.edu/news-and-events/department-news/memoriam-clinton-edward-ballou-1923–2021 In Memoriam: Clinton Edward Ballou (1923–2021)]</ref>
* [[Hester A. Benedict]] (1838–1921), president, [[Pacific Coast Women's Press Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alameda Daily Argus 20 May 1897, page 4 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/607012185/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mike Brisiel]], an offensive guard for [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raiders release G Mike Brisiel |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/04/01/raiders-release-g-mike-brisiel/7176767/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Virginia Lee Burton]], Caldecott-winning children's author and illustrator.<ref name="houghtonmifflinbooks.com">{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2011 |title=Biography of Virginia Lee Burton - Early Years |url=http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/mike_mulligan/earlyyears.shtml |access-date=December 25, 2023 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605063737/http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/mike_mulligan/earlyyears.shtml |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
* [[Harold Camping]], television and radio personality, president and general manager of [[Family Stations, Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2013 |title=East Bay 'Doomsday Minister' Harold Camping Dies |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/120983/east-bay-doomsday-minister-harold-camping-dies |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=KQED |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Phyllis Diller]], television comedian, attended Sunday school at First Presbyterian, married and lived in Alameda at the start of her comedy career in San Francisco in the 1950s.<ref name="houghtonmifflinbooks.com"/>
* [[Jimmy Doolittle|General James Doolittle]], who received the Medal of Honor for his bombing of Japan during World War II; Doolittle was born in Alameda in 1896.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2014 |title=Alameda: City recognizes World War II aviator Jimmy Doolittle |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/12/18/alameda-city-recognizes-world-war-ii-aviator-jimmy-doolittle-2/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Garrett Eckbo]], landscape architect who lived in Alameda as a child, later forming the Bay Area firm of Eckbo, Royston, Williams with [[Robert Royston]] and Edward Williams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garrett Eckbo {{!}} TCLF |url=https://www.tclf.org/pioneer/garrett-eckbo |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=www.tclf.org}}</ref>
* [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]], actor, born in Alameda in 1911.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Upi |date=January 31, 1986 |title=Leif Erickson Is Dead; A Movie and TV Actor |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/31/obituaries/leif-erickson-is-dead-a-movie-and-tv-actor.html |access-date=December 25, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Larry Eustachy]], college basketball coach, born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry Eustachy - Men's Basketball Coach |url=https://csurams.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/larry-eustachy/1 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Colorado State Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Debbi Fields]], founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies, attended Alameda High School, where she was a cheerleader.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2021 |title=Debbi Fields |url=https://paulcollege.unh.edu/rosenberg/franchise-pioneers-world/debbi-fields |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Albert Ghiorso]], nuclear scientist, co-discoverer of 12 chemical elements on the periodic table; in [[Guinness Book of World Records]] for Most Elements Discovered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=paulpreuss |date=January 3, 2011 |title=In Memorian, Albert Ghiorso, 1915-2010 - Berkeley Lab |url=https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2011/01/03/ghiorso-obit/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Berkeley Lab News Center |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Brad Gillis]], guitarist with Night Ranger, a San Francisco rock band formed in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Derrough |first=Leslie Michele |date=October 29, 2012 |title=Brad Gillis |url=https://glidemagazine.com/21984/brad-gillis/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Glide Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Katharine Graham]], the late publisher of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', lived in Alameda as a child, according to ''Personal History'', her autobiography.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Town Alameda |url=https://www.theharrisonteam.com/neighborhood/1949 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=www.theharrisonteam.com}}</ref>
* [[Tim Hardaway Jr.]], a professional basketball player, was born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Hardaway Jr. {{!}} Dallas Mavericks |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203501/tim-hardaway-jr/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Horace Heidt]], bandleader and radio personality, born in Alameda on May 21, 1901.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Folkart |first=Burt a |date=December 3, 1986 |title=Horace Heidt, 85, Dies; Led Big Band of Musical Knights |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-03-mn-482-story.html |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Emily Heller]], comedian<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2021 |title=Annie & Emily Heller {{!}} Rhythmix Cultural Works ® |url=https://www.rhythmix.org/mother-tree/annie-and-emily-heller/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Marielle Heller]], actress and director<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2018 |title=Alameda's Marielle Heller Is One Hot Hollywood Director |url=https://www.oaklandmagazine.com/October-2018/Alamedas-Marielle-Heller-Is-One-Hot-Hollywood-Director/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-date=November 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101013144/https://www.oaklandmagazine.com/October-2018/Alamedas-Marielle-Heller-Is-One-Hot-Hollywood-Director/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
* [[Bruce Henderson (author)|Bruce Henderson]], author, grew up in Alameda, according to his book ''Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hero Found {{!}} Bruce Henderson |url=https://brucehendersonbooks.com/books/hero-found/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=Bruce Henderson Books |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Benjamin Jealous]], former President of the NAACP, lived in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodall|first=Angela   |date=May 19, 2008 |title=After tense vote, Alameda man named to lead NAACP |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/05/19/after-tense-vote-alameda-man-named-to-lead-naacp-2/ |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=[[East Bay Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Joseph R. Knowland]], congressman and Alameda native, was editor and publisher of the ''Oakland Tribune''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Baker |first=Joseph Eugene |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sxgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA13 |title=Past and Present of Alameda County, California |date=1914 |publisher=S.J. Clarke |language=en}}</ref>
* [[William Fife Knowland]], U.S. Senator, was student body president at Alameda High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Senate Leaders |url=https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/parties-leadership/knowland-william.htm |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>
* [[Robert L. Lippert]], theater chain owner and film producer, was an Alameda native.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituary of Robert L Lippert {{!}} Mission Mortuary |url=https://missionmortuary.com/tribute/details/100653/Robert-Lippert/obituary.html |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=missionmortuary.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Paul Mantz]], air racer and Hollywood stunt pilot, was born in Alameda in 1903.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mantz, Paul, 1903-1965 {{!}} Archives and Special Collections |url=https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/agents/people/1213 |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=archives.lib.purdue.edu}}</ref>
* [[Louis A. McCall Sr.]], drummer and musician known as the co-founder of [[Con Funk Shun]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=WBSS Media-Michael Cooper |url=https://wbssmedia.com/artists/detail/2856 |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=wbssmedia.com}}</ref>
* [[Margaret McNamara]], founder of [[Reading is Fundamental]], and wife of [[Robert McNamara]], grew up in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hailey |first=Jean R. |date=February 4, 1981 |title=Margaret McNamara Dies |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1981/02/04/margaret-mcnamara-dies/1f68a9fb-c6ef-421e-9451-25da6a35fb06/ |access-date=December 27, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
* [[George P. Miller]], a congressman from 1945 to 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |title=For Immediate Release |url=https://archives.calstate.edu/downloads/02870x218 |access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Jack Mingo]], author<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/writer/jack_mingo|title=Jack Mingo's Articles at Salon.com|website=Salon.com|access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl]], designer of the [[Seal of California]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hugo Nahl - Biography |url=https://www.askart.com/artist/Hugo_Wilhelm_Arthur_Nahl/83735/Hugo_Wilhelm_Arthur_Nahl.aspx#:~:text=from%201855-60.-,After%20his%20marriage%20in%201865%20to%20Annie%20Sweeney,%20Arthur%20moved,home%20on%20April%201,%201889. |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=www.askart.com}}</ref>
* [[Don Perata]], former President Pro Tempore of California State Senate, lives in Alameda; once taught at Saint Joseph Notre Dame High, Encinal High, and Alameda High, among other Alameda schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JoinCalifornia - Don Perata |url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5388 |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=www.joincalifornia.com}}</ref>
* [[Emily Browne Powell]] (1847–1938), writer; president, [[Pacific Coast Women's Press Association]]<ref name="AlamedaTimes1938">{{cite news |title=Obituary for Emily Browne Powell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/alameda-times-star-obituary-for-emily-br/164791744/ |access-date=6 February 2025 |work=Alameda Times Star |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=26 September 1938 |page=2}}</ref>
* [[Carl Ravazza]], bandleader, born in Alameda, 1910.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Ravazza Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/carl-ravazza-mn0001553338 |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bill Rigney]], Major League Baseball player and manager, was born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Bill Rigney – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bill-rigney/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dutch Ruether]], pitcher for 1927 [[New York Yankees]], was born in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Dutch Ruether – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dutch-ruether/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Jane Sibbett]], actress and comedian, grew up in Alameda.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Jane Sibbett parents: Meet Gaines Sibbett, William Ryan Sibbett IV |url=https://ghanafuo.com/jane-sibbett-parents-meet-gaines-sibbett-william-ryan-sibbett-iv/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Opera]]tic [[mezzo-soprano]] [[Frederica Von Stade]] has lived in Alameda since 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating Flicka, Bright Star, on Her 75th Revolution Around the Sun |url=https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/celebrating-flicka-bright-star-her-75th-revolution-around-sun |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=www.sfcv.org |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sharon Tate]], actress, resident in early to late-1960s.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001790/ | title=Sharon Tate| website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
* [[Charles Lee Tilden]], for whom [[Tilden Regional Park]] is named, was a longtime resident of Alameda; Tilden Way at the southeast end of the city is named for him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Columnist |first=Steven Finacom {{!}} |date=July 14, 2011 |title=Parkit: Tilden Park got its name in 1936 |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2011/07/14/parkit-tilden-park-got-its-name-in-1936/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Famer]] [[Willie Stargell]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGreehan |first=Mike |date=July 29, 2015 |title=Monument dedicated to Alameda legend Willie Stargell |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/07/29/monument-dedicated-to-alameda-legend-willie-stargell/ |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player [[Tommy Harper]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Tommy Harper – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tommy-harper/ |access-date=December 29, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> MLB player [[Curtell Howard Motton]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2010 |title=Headed For Home: Curt Motton 1940-2010 |url=https://playball94501.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/safe-at-home-curt-motton/ |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=Playball! - Alameda's Sandlot Blog |language=en}}</ref> 2003 [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] [[Dontrelle Willis]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dontrelle Willis |url=https://www.baberuthleague.org/media/223113/Dontrelle%20Willis.pdf |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref> 2007 [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Most Valuable Player]] [[Jimmy Rollins]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hartlaub |first=Peter |date=August 3, 2001 |title=PROFILE / JIMMY ROLLINS / Mom taught NL all-star from Alameda |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/PROFILE-JIMMY-ROLLINS-Mom-taught-NL-all-star-2893819.php |access-date=December 29, 2023 |work=[[SFGATE]] |language=en}}</ref> [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player [[J.R. Rider]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wallack |first=Todd |date=January 27, 2006 |title=MARIN COUNTY / Ex-NBA player Rider accused of kidnapping |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/MARIN-COUNTY-Ex-NBA-player-Rider-accused-of-2542823.php |access-date=December 29, 2023 |work=[[SFGATE]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[National Football League|NFL]] players [[Melvin Carver]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CarvMe00.htm|title=Mel Carver Stats {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref> and [[Junior Tautalatasi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Famers|url=http://www.alamedasportsproject.com/halloffamers.htm|website=Alameda Sports Project|access-date=August 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McGreehan|first=Mike|title=Spotlight on Encinal's Hall of Fame athletes|url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/timesstar/localnews/ci_13772775|access-date=August 9, 2016|publisher=East Buy Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=McGreehan |first1=Mike |last2=Love|first2=William|date=November 12, 2009 |title=Spotlight on Encinal's Hall of Fame athletes |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2009/11/12/spotlight-on-encinals-hall-of-fame-athletes/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |work=[[East Bay Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> all attended [[Encinal High School]].
* [[Jason Kidd]] (NBA player and coach)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kroner |first=Steve |date=May 21, 2011 |title=Past teammates recall Jason Kidd's greatness |url=https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/past-teammates-recall-jason-kidd-s-greatness-2370901.php |access-date=December 31, 2023 |work=[[SFGATE]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[Joe Nelson]] (MLB pitcher)<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Joe Nelson – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/joe-nelson/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> attended [[St. Joseph Notre Dame High School]] in Alameda.
* [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] players [[Ray French (baseball)|Ray French]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ray-French - Pinstripes Nation |url=https://pinstripesnation.com/player/ray-french/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |language=es-ES}}</ref> [[Johnny Vergez]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 14, 2008 |title=Johnny Vergez, former Alameda High star, went on to long pro career |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/07/14/johnny-vergez-former-alameda-high-star-went-on-to-long-pro-career/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Andy Carey]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Andy Carey, Third Baseman for 1950s Yankees, Dies at 80 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/sports/baseball/andy-carey-third-baseman-for-1950s-yankees-dies-at-80.html |access-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215114848/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/sports/baseball/andy-carey-third-baseman-for-1950s-yankees-dies-at-80.html |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce }}</ref> [[Bill Serena]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Serena Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=serena001wil |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Erik Schullstrom]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steward |first=Carl Steward |date=January 27, 2012 |title='In Our Backyard': Scouting a 'dream gig' for former pitcher Erik Schullstrom |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/01/27/in-our-backyard-scouting-a-dream-gig-for-former-pitcher-erik-schullstrom/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |work=[[The Mercury News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Dick Bartell]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Dick Bartell – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dick-bartell/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dick Bartell – AHS Athletic Boosters |url=https://ahsathleticboosters.com/team-member/dick-bartell/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Duffy Lewis]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 27, 1915 |title=Duffy Lewis Got His First Real Baseball Job At Age Of Seven |pages=5 |work=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-duffy-lewis-got-his-fir/80699222/ |access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref> [[Chris Speier]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shea |first=John |date=October 11, 2012 |title=Reds' Speier bonds with Giants' Crawford |url=https://www.sfgate.com/giants/shea/article/Reds-Speier-bonds-with-Giants-Crawford-3937721.php |access-date=December 31, 2023 |work=[[SFGATE]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bryan Woo]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroner |first=Steve |date=September 20, 2023 |title=Mariners' Bryan Woo, an Alameda alum, shows promise with 'unique fastball' |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athletics/article/mariners-bryan-woo-alameda-alum-shows-18369797.php |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> all attended [[Alameda High School]].
* Many people from naval families, including celebrities such as [[Ann Curry]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ann Curry |url=https://prezi.com/m4thgokp7ogk/ann-curry/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=prezi.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Brigette Lundy-Paine]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brigette Lundy-Paine |url=https://www.flaunt.com/blog/brigette-lundy-paine |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=www.flaunt.com}}</ref> [[Tom Hanks]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Hanks explains how his love of movies began as a boy in Alameda |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/tom-hanks-alameda-bay-area-movies-tcm-18111193 |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=Datebook {{!}} San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Jim Morrison]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Things You Don't Understand About Alameda - Thrillist |url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/san-francisco/things-you-don-t-understand-about-alameda |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=www.thrillist.com}}</ref> of [[The Doors]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gawker.com/the-lizard-king-next-door-1328787329|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923001155/http://gawker.com/the-lizard-king-next-door-1328787329|url-status=dead|title=The Lizard King Next Door|first=Ken|last=Layne|archive-date=September 23, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref> have lived in Alameda.