Editing La Mesa, California (section)

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* [[Aaron Boone]], retired baseball player and manager
* [[Reggie Bush]], retired football player
* [[Brian Patrick Butler]], actor and filmmaker<ref>{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Karla|title=San Diego filmmaker brings the apocalypse to the Oceanside International Film Festival|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-08-14/san-diego-filmmaker-brings-the-apocalypse-to-the-oceanside-international-film-festival|work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=August 14, 2020|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Ammar Campa-Najjar]] (born 1989), Democratic politician
* [[Brooks Conrad]], baseball player
* [[Ralph Drollinger]], basketball player and religious minister
* [[Josquin Des Pres (20th century musician)|Josquin Des Pres]], producer and bassist
* [[Dennis Hopper]], actor/producer/photographer<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alice|first=Matthew|date=July 5, 2001|title=Is Dennis Hopper from La Mesa? {{!}} San Diego Reader|url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2001/jul/05/dennis-hopper-la-mesa/|access-date=October 13, 2021|website=www.sandiegoreader.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dave Mustaine]], founding guitarist/vocalist of [[Megadeth]]
* Diana Napolis, social worker and celebrity stalker 
* [[Ellen Ochoa]], engineer and astronaut
* [[Willie O'Ree]], hockey player
* [[Jason Phillips (catcher)]], former baseball catcher for [[New York Mets]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Phillips Stats, Fantasy & News|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jason-phillips-282993|access-date=September 11, 2021|website=MLB.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Goldie Rapp]], third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies
* [[Steve Roach (musician)|Steve Roach]], ambient musician
* [[MasterChef (U.S. season 6)#Top 22|Claudia Sandoval]], [[MasterChef]] winner
* [[Cathy Scott]], true-crime author
* [[Whitney Shay]], blues, soul, and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://travelingboy.com/archive-travel-tim-whitney_shay.html|title=Whitney Shay Interview|website=Travelingboy.com|access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Alex Smith]], retired football player who was raised in La Mesa.
* [[Benjamin Stockham]], actor
* [[Eddie Vedder]], vocalist/guitarist of [[Pearl Jam]]
* [[Bill Walton]], basketball player and sportscaster