Editing Pleasanton, California (section)

==Notable people==
People from Pleasanton include:
* [[Scott Adams]], cartoonist, creator of ''[[Dilbert]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2014/09/23/pleasanton-dilbert-creator-shares-advice-with-middle-schoolers/|title=Pleasanton: 'Dilbert' creator shares advice with middle-schoolers|date=September 23, 2014|work=Tri-Valley Times|access-date=July 12, 2021|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930152134/http://www.insidebayarea.com:80/my-town/ci_26590110/pleasanton-dilbert-creator-shares-advice-middle-schoolers|archive-date=September 30, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jacob Akanyirige]], soccer player
* [[Jason Annicchero]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Annicchero |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/5bff3f34/Jason-Annicchero |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=[[Sports Reference|FBref]]}}</ref>
*[[Brandon Crawford]], [[professional baseball]] player for the [[San Francisco Giants]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/28/giants-shortstop-brandon-crawford-five-things-you-dont-know/|title=Even Brandon Crawford's mom isn't sure about the hair|date=March 28, 2017|work=The Mercury News|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Paula Creamer]], [[professional golfer]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/espnw/athletes-life/story/_/id/9424944/how-paula-creamer-fell-love-golf-espnw|title = For Paula Creamer, love came out of blue| date=June 26, 2013 | publisher= espnw.com |access-date= May 30, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Mason Filippi]], NASCAR driver
* [[TJ Friedl]], [[professional baseball]] player<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17255032/tj-friedl-strange-journey-signing-undrafted-free-agent|title=T.J. Friedl's journey to signing as an undrafted free agent|work=ESPN.com|access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>
* [[David Garibaldi (musician)|David Garibaldi]], professional drummer with Tower of Power,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.towerofpower.com/david_bio/|title= Tower of Power - David Garibaldi's Bio|publisher= Tower of Power|access-date= April 10, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110807225943/http://www.towerofpower.com/david_bio/|archive-date= August 7, 2011}}</ref> 2012 Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame Inductee,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pas.org/About/the-society/halloffame/DavidGaribaldi.aspx|title= Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame, David Garibaldi|access-date= April 10, 2015}}</ref> author of numerous drum instructional books, CDs and DVDs<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_1?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ADavid+Garibaldi&sort=relevancerank&ie=UTF8&qid=1428734767|title= Instructional works by David Garibaldi|website= Amazon|access-date= April 10, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Peter Gassner]], billionaire and co-founder of [[Veeva Systems]]
* [[Edwin Hawkins]], gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer and arranger
* [[Phoebe Hearst]], philanthropist, feminist and suffragist, mother of [[William Randolph Hearst]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hearstcastle.org/history-behind-hearst-castle/historic-people/profiles/phoebe-apperson-hearst/|title=Biography and Information for Phoebe Apperson Hearst|website=hearstcastle.org|date=November 15, 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Walter S. Johnson]], businessman and philanthropist{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}
* [[Randal J. Kirk]], businessman<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/1008/200.html#65daf2c74c90|title=Flying Solo|last=Greenberg|first=Duncan|work=Forbes|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Joel Kribel]], [[professional golfer]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kribel's career has become a cold case|work=SFGate|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Kribel-s-career-has-become-a-cold-case-3210932.php|access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>
*[[John Madden]], [[Head coach|football coach]] and [[sportscaster]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/print/story/2009/04/24/john-madden-retires-coming-home-to-pleasanton|title=John Madden retires, coming home to Pleasanton|first=Jeb|last=Bing|newspaper=Pleasanton Weekly|location=Pleasanton, CA|date=April 24, 2009|access-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Sean Mannion (American football)|Sean Mannion]], former quarterback for the [[Los Angeles Rams]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/preps/article/QB-Mannion-rises-from-Foothill-High-to-top-of-NCAA-4921372.php|title=QB Mannion rises from Foothill High to top of NCAA|work=SFGate|access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Abby Martin]], journalist and host of ''[[Breaking the Set]]''<ref>{{Citation|last=AbbyMediaRoots|title=Abby Martin of Media Roots on Citizen Journalism at SFSU Media Literacy Event|date=March 15, 2012|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kl4L1M8TY4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/7kl4L1M8TY4| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=February 25, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/morgue/2002/2002_09_06.leaving6.html|title=Leaving for college|date=September 6, 2002|website=Pleasanton Weekly|access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Keith Millard]], former NFL [[defensive tackle]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MILLAKEI01|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060903234210/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MILLAKEI01|url-status= usurped|archive-date= September 3, 2006|title = Keith Millard| publisher= databaseFootball.com |access-date= December 3, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jerry McNerney]], [[United States Congress|US Congressman]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.sfgate.com/politics/2012/08/03/does-rep-jerry-mcnerney-take-out-his-trash-in-stockton-or-pleasanton/|title=Does Rep. Jerry McNerney take out his trash in Stockton or Pleasanton?|date=August 4, 2012|work=Politics Blog|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[William E. Moerner]], 2014 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/october/moerner-nobel-prize-100814.html|title=Nobel Prize for Stanford chemist W.E. Moerner, who brings very small things into focus|work=Stanford University|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jim Perry (television personality)|Jim Perry]], game show host, specifically for game shows ''[[Card Sharks]]'' and ''[[Sale of the Century]]''<ref>{{cite book|last=Baber|first=David|title=Television Game Show Hosts: Biographies of 32 Stars|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hr9kAAAAMAAJ|access-date=August 2, 2014|year=2008|page=218|publisher=McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub|isbn=9780786429264}}</ref>
* [[Scott Perry (American football)|Scott Perry]], professional [[American football|football]] player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PerrSc20.htm|title = Scott Endecott Perry| website= Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date= December 3, 2012}}</ref>
*  [[Stephen Piscotty]], [[professional baseball]] player for the [[Oakland Athletics]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205270520|title=Nick Piscotty Bio|work=goduke.com|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dennis Richmond]], former news anchor for [[KTVU]]
* [[Ryan Roxie]], Singer/songwriter and guitarist for [[Alice Cooper]], [[Casablanca (band)|Casablanca]] and [[Slash's Snakepit]].
* [[Tamriko Siprashvili]], prize-winning international concert pianist, recording artist, instructor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://steinway.com/artists/solo-profile/s/TamrikoSiprashvili|title = Steinway Artists, Tamriko Siprashvili|publisher= Steinway.com|access-date= April 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inspiremusicacademy.com/faculty_siprashvili|title= Tamriko Siprashvili|publisher= Inspire Music Academy|access-date= April 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/Tamriko-Siprashvili/Performer/108349-2|title= Mussorgsky, Stravinsky: Music For 2 Pianos|publisher= Arkiv Music|access-date= April 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oocities.org/markandtamriko/|title=Mark Anderson, pianist (married to Tamriko Siprashvili) |publisher= 2009 archive from geocities|access-date= April 11, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Ellen Tauscher]], former Congresswoman for [[California's 10th congressional district]]
* [[Donna Theodore]], singer and actress<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/date/1945/july/25|title=What Happened on July 25, 1945|website=OnThisDay.com|language=en|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Gabrielle Union]], film and television actress<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Dwyane-Wade-Asks-Pleasantons-Gabrielle-Union-to-Keep-It-Down-148310425.html|title=Dwyane Wade to Gabrielle Union: Keep It Down|work=NBC Bay Area|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[David Yost]], ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brummer-Clark |first1=Courtney |title=Faces of Arts & Culture: Council Bluffs native David Yost also known as the original Blue Power Ranger |url=https://nonpareilonline.com/entertainment/faces-of-arts-culture-council-bluffs-native-david-yost-also-known-as-the-original-blue/article_6be96f21-162b-5232-a41b-b39a3ebf0780.html |access-date=January 22, 2021 |work=[[The Daily Nonpareil]] |date=June 25, 2020 }}</ref>