Editing Merced, California (section)

==Notable people==
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*[[Lloyd Allen]], MLB pitcher
*[[Ray Allen]], NBA player
*[[Jeff Ball (baseball)|Jeff Ball]], MLB player
*[[Summer Bartholomew]], Miss California USA 1975, Miss USA 1975
*[[Michael Basinger]], NFL player for the [[Green Bay Packers]]
*[[Bruce Bowen]], NBA player for the [[San Antonio Spurs]]
*[[Jim Brewer (baseball)|Jim Brewer]], MLB pitcher
*[[Tom Cable]], NFL player and coach, former head coach of [[Oakland Raiders]]
*[[Diana Serra Cary]], child actress known as "Baby Peggy", writer, silent film historian and advocate for child actors
*[[Alfonso Ocampo Chavez]], MLS player for [[Seattle Sounders FC]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundersfc.com/players/167/alfonso-ocampo-chavez|title=Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez &#124; Seattle Sounders}}</ref> 
*[[Margaret Dingeldein]], member of women's US Olympic water polo team at [[2004 Athens Olympics]]
*[[Tommy Duncan]], singer with Bob Wills and Texas Playboys, buried in Merced
*[[Marvin Eastman]], [[mixed martial arts]] fighter
*[[Doug Fister]], MLB player for the [[Washington Nationals]]
*[[John Flinn]], MLB player for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and [[Milwaukee Brewers]]
*[[Dylan Floro]], MLB player for the [[Washington Nationals]]
*[[Brian Fuentes]], MLB player for six teams
*[[Katie Gallagher (Survivor)|Katie Gallagher]], finalist on reality television show ''[[Survivor: Palau]]''
*[[Jerry Garvin]], MLB pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
*[[Jalen Green]], NBA player for the Houston Rockets, selected 2nd overall in the 2021 Draft
*[[Dave Henderson]], MLB player for five teams
*[[Salar Kamangar]], Former CEO of [[YouTube]], founding member of [[Google]]'s product team
*[[Philip H. Lathrop]], Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated cinematographer
*[[Janet Leigh]], actress, star of ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock
*[[Gerald Madkins]], NBA player and executive
*[[Don Manoukian]], was an American football guard and professional wrestler of Armenian descent from Reno, Nevada.
*[[Blas Minor]], MLB pitcher
*[[Bill Mooneyham]], MLB player for the [[Oakland Athletics]]
*[[Demi Moore]], actress, lived briefly in Merced<ref>{{Citation|page=9|last=Moore|first=Demi|year=2019|title=Inside Out|publisher=Harper|isbn=978-0062049537}}</ref>
*[[Dwayne Murphy]], MLB player for the [[Oakland Athletics]]
*[[Charles Ogletree]], [[Harvard Law School]] professor, and public intellectual
*[[Curtis Partch]], MLB player for the [[Cincinnati Reds]]
*[[Mari-Lynn Poskin]], member of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]]
*[[Chris Pritchett]], MLB player
*[[Peter Rojas]], Founder of [[Engadget]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2006/05/25/engadget-reader-meetup-in-merced-ca-on-for-june-10th/|title=Engadget reader meetup in Merced, CA on for June 10th|website=Engadget|access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Dusty Ryan]], MLB player for the [[New York Mets]]
*[[Daniel Silva (novelist)|Daniel Silva]], best-selling novelist<ref>[http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/20338/edition_id/415/format/html/displaystory.html Novelist takes on Vatican secrecy with new spy thriller] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217143821/http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/20338/edition_id/415/format/html/displaystory.html |date=February 17, 2009 }}</ref>
*[[Tony Slaton]], NFL player for the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and [[Dallas Cowboys]]
*[[Cary Stayner]], serial killer
*[[Steven Stayner]], kidnap victim<ref name="Kidnap victim reunites with 'mystery woman'">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19800321&id=YgMMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JFoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4706,5549981 | title=Kidnap victim reunites with 'mystery woman'|first=David|last=Peterson|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |agency=[[United Press International]] |date= March 21, 1980 | access-date =September 15, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Rowena Granice Steele]] (1824–1901), American performer, editor, publisher
*[[Joyce Sumbi]] (1935-2010), African-American librarian
*[[Thad Tillotson]], MLB player for the [[New York Yankees]]
*[[Rick Williams (baseball b. 1952)|Rick Williams]], MLB pitcher for the [[Houston Astros]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/rick-williams-124334|title=Rick Williams Stats, Fantasy & News|website=MLB.com|access-date=February 14, 2019}} 
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*[[Steve Sanchez]], Syndicated Radio Host Of [[The Steve Sanchez Show Las Vegas]]{{div col end}}