Editing San Mateo, California (section)

==Notable people==
{{Further|Category:People from San Mateo, California}}
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=== Actors, entertainers ===
* [[Lina Basquette]] (1907–1994), silent film actress<ref name="zompolis">{{Cite book|last=Zompolis|first=Gregory N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Y4A9uWMrAYC|title=Images of America, San Mateo|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0738529567|location=Charleston, SC|pages=60–65}}</ref>
* [[Barry Bostwick]] (born 1945), Golden Globe Award and Tony Award-winning actor and singer, known for ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' (1975), ''[[Spin City]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.barrybostwick.com/our-story |title=Biography |website=Barry Bostwick |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Emma Chamberlain]], internet personality 
* [[James P. Connolly]], comedian, actor, and radio/television host
* [[Merv Griffin]] (1925&ndash;2007), television personality, creator of ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' and ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''<ref name="griffin">{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Bob |title=Merv Griffin, San Mateo native, 'Jeopardy!' creator, dies |url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/merv-griffin-san-mateo-native-jeopardy-creator-dies/article_13d7f499-e8c4-5aca-afc4-ca6f963267d8.html |website=San Mateo Daily Journal |access-date=December 12, 2021 |date=August 13, 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Greg Gutfeld]], television personality, author
* [[Dennis Haysbert]], actor, known for ''[[Major League (film)|Major League]]'', ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'', ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', ''[[The Unit]]'', and as spokesman for [[Allstate Insurance]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Dennis Haysbert|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dennis-haysbert/147081|access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Michael Trucco]], actor

=== Artists, designers ===
* [[Catherine Chalmers]] (born 1957), artist, photographer
* [[Joseph Eichler]], real estate developer, known for affordable mid-century modern homes
* [[Sam Francis]] (1923–1994), abstract expressionist painter{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
* [[Jack Stauffacher]], book designer, graphic designer, printmaker
* [[Paul Terry (cartoonist)|Paul Terry]], cartoonist, screenwriter, film director, producer and co-founder of [[Terrytoons]]

=== Business ===
* [[Charles W. Clark (businessman)|Charles W. Clark]] (1871–1933), copper industrialist, chairman of the [[United Verde mine|United Verde Copper Company]], former owner of the El Paloma estate in San Mateo<ref name="dedman">[[Bill Dedman]], Paul Clark Newell, Jr., ''Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Loss of one of the World's Greatest Fortunes'', London: Atlantic Books, 2013, p. 142</ref>
* [[Amadeo Giannini]], founder of [[Bank of Italy]], moved to San Mateo in 1906<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bank of America founder Amadeo Giannini's San Mateo home|work=SFGate|url=http://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/Bank-of-America-founder-Amadeo-Giannini-s-San-3199226.php|access-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Umang Gupta]] (1949–2022), former CEO of [[Keynote Systems]]; wrote the original business plan for [[Oracle Corporation]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Don |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Umang Gupta, Who Paved Way for Indian Tech Executives, Dies at 73 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/technology/umang-gupta-dead.html |access-date=April 23, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[William Kohl]] (1820–1893), a founding partner of the [[Alaska Commercial Company]]; California pioneer; his former estate is now San Mateo's Central Park

=== Musicians ===
* [[Kris Kristofferson]] (1936-2024), singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/4b482b696ce9425c88b6845d9de80d29 |title=At 82, country legend/actor Kris Kristofferson isn't done yet |author=Podplesky, Azaria |date=February 15, 2019 |work=AP News |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Neal Schon]] (born 1954), musician, attended Aragon High School<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Journey-s-Schon-returns-to-San-Francisco-roots-9191781.php |title=Journey's Schon returns to San Francisco roots |author=Hartlaub, Peter |date=August 30, 2016 |newspaper=SF Gate |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Cal Tjader]], jazz musician
* [[Pegi Young]] (1952–2019) singer, songwriter, [[environmentalist]], [[educator]] and [[philanthropist]], born in San Mateo<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|date=January 5, 2019|title=Pegi Young, 66, Musician Who Started a School for Disabled, Dies (Published 2019)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/obituaries/pegi-young-dead.html|access-date=December 27, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

=== Politics ===
* [[Jane Baker (mayor)|Jane Baker]] (1923–2011), first female mayor of San Mateo, and City Councilwoman from 1973 to 1993<ref name="sfc">{{cite news|last=Orenstein|first=Natalie|date=July 8, 2011|title=Jane Baker, San Mateo's first female mayor, dies|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/07/BAL71K77RF.DTL|access-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Chris Eachus]] (born 1955), serves in the [[New York State Assembly]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Chris-Eachus/bio/|website=New York State Assembly|access-date=January 28, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Zoe Lofgren]] (born 1947), serves in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[California]]; born in San Mateo<ref>{{cite web|date=January 15, 2020|title=San Jose Congresswoman Zoe Lofegren appointed House impeachment manager|url=https://abc7news.com/5852436/|access-date=December 27, 2020|website=KGO ABC7 San Francisco|language=en|quote=Ms. Lofgren is a Bay Area native. She was born in San Mateo}}</ref>

=== Sports ===
*[[Michael Allen (golfer)|Michael Allen]] (born 1959), professional golfer
*[[David Binn]] (born 1972), 18-season [[NFL]] player
*[[Tom Brady]] (born 1977), [[NFL]] quarterback, 7-time [[Super Bowl]] champion and 5-time [[Super Bowl MVP]] who played 20 seasons with the [[New England Patriots]] and three seasons with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]; born in San Mateo<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/super-bowl-2012---what-another-super-bowl-ring-does-to-tom-bradys-legacy-138287859.html |title=What another Super Bowl ring does to Tom Brady's legacy |author=Cian Fahey |publisher=Irish Central |access-date=January 28, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Pat Hennen]] (born 1953), former professional motorcycle racer, first American to win a World Championship Grand Prix road race ([[1976 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|1976 500cc Finnish Grand Prix]])
*[[Ann Kiyomura]], tennis player, Wimbledon doubles champion
*[[Daniel Naroditsky]], [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] and popular [[YouTube]] and [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer
*[[Sean Payton]] (born 1963), former head coach of the [[New Orleans Saints]] and current head coach of the [[Denver Broncos]]
*[[Jake Scheiner]] (born 1995), player for the [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]
*[[Kendal Smith]], former NFL player
*[[Lynn Swann]] (born 1952), [[Junípero Serra High School (San Mateo, California)|Serra]] student, former [[National Football League|NFL]] wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, four-time [[Super Bowl]] champion
*[[Sam Tuivailala]] (born in San Mateo, 1992), former MLB pitcher
*[[John Wetteland]], former MLB pitcher

=== Writers, poets, journalists ===
* [[Kenneth Fisher]], ''Forbes'' columnist, financial author, money manager<ref>{{cite web|author=J. William Carpenter|title=Ken Fisher's Success Story: Net Worth, Education & Top Quotes|url=http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/030516/ken-fishers-success-story-net-worth-education-top-quotes.asp|access-date=March 5, 2016|publisher=Investopedia}}</ref>
*[[J. Kenji López-Alt]], American chef, food writer, author of ''[[The Food Lab]]''
* [[Lee Mallory (poet)|Lee Mallory]], poet, editor, retired professor
* [[John Matteson]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning biographer
* [[Bill Pronzini]], prolific author of detective fiction; lived in San Mateo in the 60s before his writing career began

=== Other ===
*[[James Lanza]], Sicilian-born mobster, boss of the [[San Francisco crime family]]
*[[Mark Macdonald]], health and fitness influencer
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