Editing Mountain View, California (section)

==Notable people==
<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->{{See also|Category:People from Mountain View, California}}

=== Business ===
* [[Steve Jobs]], technology entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Apple, lived in Mountain View during his childhood<ref>{{cite web |title=Mountain View Online : Steve Jobs called Mountain View home as a child |url=http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=4823 |website=Mv-voice.com}}</ref>
* [[Salman Khan (educator)|Salman Khan]], Khan Academy online educator, resides in Mountain View<ref>{{cite news |last1=Begos |first1=Kevin |title=Salman Khan among three Bay Area residents getting $250,000 Heinz awards |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25223089?source=rss |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News}}</ref>
* [[Jan Koum]], CEO and co-founder of WhatsApp, grew up in Mountain View

=== Entertainment ===
* [[Alex Brightman]], actor and singer
* [[Carroll Clark]], seven-time [[Academy Award for Best Art Direction]] nominee<ref>{{cite web|title=CARROLL CLARK AND EMILE KURI|url=http://fan.tcm.com/_Carroll-Clark-and-Emile-Kuri/blog/6176929/66470.html?createPassive=true|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=July 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714154215/http://fan.tcm.com/_Carroll-Clark-and-Emile-Kuri/blog/6176929/66470.html?createPassive=true|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Laura Chavez]], blues, soul, and rhythm and blues guitarist, songwriter and record producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/laura-chavez-mn0000320109/biography|title=Laura Chavez &#124; Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Assaf Cohen]], supporting actor, ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]'' and ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Assaf Cohen|url=http://www.tv.com/people/assaf-cohen/|website=TV.com|access-date=July 9, 2014|archive-date=July 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713174240/http://www.tv.com/people/assaf-cohen/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Kurt Kuenne]], filmmaker and composer best known for the documentary ''[[Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Kurt Kuenne |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/person/kurt-kuenne/ |website=Soundtrack.net}}</ref>

=== Media ===
* [[Dave Finocchio]], co-founder of [[Bleacher Report]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/03/10/Forty-Under-40/Dave-Finocchio.aspx|title=Forty Under 40: Dave Finocchio|website=Sportsbusinessdaily.com|date=March 10, 2014 |access-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Doris Gates]], author and librarian<ref>{{cite book |title=Something About the Author, Autobiography Series, Vol. 1 |publisher=Gale Research |year=1986 |isbn=978-0-8103-4450-1 |editor-last=Sarkissian |editor-first=Adele}}</ref>
* [[Edward Michael Keating]] (1925–2003), American publisher, journalist, lawyer; founder of ''[[Ramparts (magazine)|Ramparts]]'', member of the [[New Left]] movement.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=April 12, 2003 |title=Edward Keating, 77; Founder of Ramparts |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-12-me-keating12-story.html |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035}}</ref>
* [[Jose Antonio Vargas]], journalist, filmmaker, immigration rights activist, and namesake of new Mountain View elementary school<ref>{{cite web |title=Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary |url=https://www.mvwsd.org/district_business/facilities/school_construction/jose_antonio_vargas_elementary_construction |access-date=September 7, 2019 |publisher=Mountain View Whisman School District}}</ref>
* [[Andy Weir]], wrote ''The Martian'' book and eventual film, while living in Mountain View

=== Politicians ===
* [[Hugh Fate]], dentist and Alaska state representative<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alaska State Legislature |url=http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/23?code=FHT |access-date=February 27, 2021 |website=Akleg.gov}}</ref>

=== Sports ===
* [[Jabri Abdur-Rahim]], [[college basketball]] player for the [[Georgia Bulldogs basketball|Georgia Bulldogs]]
* [[Mark Baena]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASL-Mark Baena |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/ASL/Players/B/Baena.Mark.htm |access-date=January 2, 2025 |website=(NASL) jerseys}}</ref>
* [[Tully Banta-Cain]], two-time [[Super Bowl]] champion<ref>{{cite web |title=Tully Banta-Cain |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BANTATUL01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211133616/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BANTATUL01 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 11, 2007 |access-date=December 3, 2012 |website=Databasefootball.com}}</ref>
* [[Josh Cohen (soccer)|Josh Cohen]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Josh Cohen |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/players/c/josh-cohen |access-date=April 14, 2025 |website=[[United States Soccer Federation]]}}</ref>
* [[Brandon Crawford]], professional baseball player in MLB, played for the [[San Francisco Giants]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Crawford Stats |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=crawfbr01 |access-date=December 3, 2012 |publisher=Baseball Almanac}}</ref>
* [[Paula Creamer]], professional golfer and formerly [[Women's World Golf Rankings]] number two player<ref>{{cite web |title=Hottest players on the LPGA Tour |url=http://www.golf.com/photos/hottest-players-lpga-tour/paula-creamer-0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115634/http://www.golf.com/photos/hottest-players-lpga-tour/paula-creamer-0 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |access-date=July 9, 2014 |website=Golf.com}}</ref>
* [[Dan Green (powerlifter)|Dan Green]], powerlifter, world record holder in 220 and 242 lbs weight classes<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Raw World Records |url=http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/records/raw/world |access-date=May 27, 2015 |website=Powerliftingwatch.com}}</ref>
* [[Mark Keil]], five-time ATP tennis doubles champion
* [[Mark Leonard (baseball)|Mark Leonard]], former left fielder for the [[San Francisco Giants]] and [[Baltimore Orioles]]
* [[Adam Peters]], football scout and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Bio: Adam Peters |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208195218 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=uclabruins.com |publisher=[[UCLA Bruins]]}}</ref>
* [[Kenny Roberts Jr.]], 2000 [[List of 500cc/MotoGP Motorcycle World Champions|500cc Road Racing World Champion]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenny Roberts Jr |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profile/Kenny+Roberts%20Jr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204084531/https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profile/Kenny+ROBERTS%2520JR |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |access-date=May 27, 2015 |website=Motogp.com}}</ref>
* [[Bianca Sierra]], player for [[Mexico women's national football team]]