Editing Santa Maria, California (section)

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
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===Entertainment===
*[[Kathy Bates]], actress
*[[Gary Coleman]], actor
*[[Nino Del Pesco]], musician
*[[Myriam Gurba]], writer
*[[Francisco Jiménez (writer)|Francisco Jiménez]], writer and professor at Santa Clara University 
*[[Chris Lambert (musician)|Chris Lambert]], musician, podcaster 
*[[Beverlee McKinsey]], actress
*[[Kim Miyori]], actress
*[[Joe Nanini]], musician
*[[Chuck Negron]], founding member of [[Three Dog Night]]
*[[Jane Russell]], actress
*[[Aurora Snow]], writer, former pornographic actress and director
*[[Chet Helms]], music promoter

===Sports===
*[[Mark Brunell]], former NFL football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRUNEMAR01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526223219/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRUNEMAR01|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 26, 2006|title=Mark Allen Brunell|publisher= databaseFootball.com |access-date=December 27, 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Elijah Cooks]], NFL football player
*[[Paco Craig (American football)|Paco Craig]], football player
*[[Gunther Cunningham]], former head football coach of NFL's [[Kansas City Chiefs]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/05/13/longtime-nfl-coach-gunther-cunningham-dies-at-72/39475461/|title=Longtime NFL coach Gunther Cunningham dies at 72|website=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref><!--MISSING CONNECTION TO SANTA MARIA-->
*[[Carlos Diaz (pitcher)|Carlos Dias]], former [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url=https://santamariatimes.com/carlos-diaz/image_fd695779-60dd-5224-90b7-464c9098de08.html|title=Carlos Diaz|last=Almanac|first=Contributed Photo, Baseball|website=Santa Maria Times|date=January 16, 2017 |language=en|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref><!--MISSING CONNECTION TO SANTA MARIA-->
*[[Blaine Johnson]], former NHRA Top Fuel driver
*[[Jim Lonborg]], former Major League Baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lonboji01|title = Jim Lonborg Stats| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 27, 2012}}</ref>
*[[John Madden]], Hall of Fame NFL football coach and commentator<ref name="timeline"/>
*[[Josh Prenot]], Rio Olympics 2016 Olympic swimmer medalist from SMSC <ref>{{cite web | url=https://santamariatimes.com/sports/local/from-the-vault-josh-prenots-rise-from-santa-maria-swim-club-member-to-olympic-medalist/article_2ffb7fc4-b4e0-5f18-aa8c-c02bcd7f33f6.html | title=From the Vault: Josh Prenot's rise from Santa Maria Swim Club member to Olympic medalist | date=September 24, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[John Rudometkin]], USC and NBA basketball player, first-round pick of [[1962 NBA draft]]
*[[Marla Runyan]], marathon runner<ref>{{cite web |last1=Michals |first1=Debra |title=Marla Runyan |url=https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marla-runyan |website=National Women's History Museum |access-date=March 5, 2024 |date=2015}}</ref>
*[[Bryn Smith]], retired [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher who played for both [[Santa Maria High School]] and [[Allan Hancock College]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=smithbr01|title = Bryn Smith Stats
| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 27, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Jim Steels]], MLB player
*[[Robin Ventura]], former Major League Baseball player and manager best remember for his time with the [[Chicago White Sox]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=venturo01|title = Robin Ventura Stats| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 27, 2012}}</ref> and [[New York Mets]]
*[[Jimy Williams]], Major League Baseball manager<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=williji03|title = Jimy Williams Stats| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 27, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Tounde Yessoufou]], top NCAA basketball recruit
*[[Ernie Zampese]], NFL football coach{{Citation needed|date= December 2012}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO SANTA MARIA-->
*[[Ken Zampese]], NFL football coach{{Citation needed|date= December 2012}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO SANTA MARIA-->

===Politics===
*[[Abel Maldonado]], former [[Lieutenant Governor of California]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/16814/abel-maldonado#.UN8nQW9Tz3Q|title =Abel Maldonado's Voting Records|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref>

===Other===
*[[William Kraemer Coblentz]], attorney and politician
*[[George Allan Hancock]], philanthropist, oil, railroad and aviation engineer. 
*[[James Lamar McElhany]], President of the [[General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists]] from 1936 to 1950
*[[Inga Muscio]], author and activist
*[[Owen W. Siler]], 15th [[Commandant]] of the [[United States Coast Guard]] (1974–1978)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://coastguardnews.com/obituary-admiral-owen-w-siler/2007/07/19/|title=Obituary: Admiral Owen W. Siler|work=coastguardnews.com|date=July 19, 2007|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Carol Sklenicka]], [[Biography in literature|literary biographer]]