Editing Hayward, California (section)

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Hayward, California}}

People from Hayward who are strongly associated with the city include founder [[William Dutton Hayward]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=William Hayward |url=https://www.haywardareahistory.org/william-hayward |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=Hayward Area Historical Society |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] patriot and [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] priest [[Agapius Honcharenko]], who created a farm whose location is now an historic landmark.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agapius Honcharenko |url=https://www.haywardareahistory.org/agapius-honcharenko |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=Hayward Area Historical Society |language=en-US}}</ref> High-profile people from Hayward include [[Los Angeles Sparks]] point guard [[Chelsea Gray]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ingemi |first=Marisa |date=July 18, 2023 |title=Year after snub, Bay Area's Chelsea Gray one of WNBA's biggest stars |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/year-snub-vegas-aces-chelsea-gray-one-18186606.php |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> football coach [[Bill Walsh (American football coach)|Bill Walsh]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 12, 2007 |title=Former 49er head coach Bill Walsh dies |newspaper=Sfgate |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/30/BAG57LR8OK21.DTL |access-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112203709/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/30/BAG57LR8OK21.DTL |archive-date=November 12, 2007 |last1=Fitzgerald |first1=Tom }}</ref> former Oakland Raiders coach [[Jack Del Rio]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tafur |first=Vic |date=January 24, 2015 |title=Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio still hero in Hayward |url=https://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Raiders-head-coach-Jack-Del-Rio-still-hero-in-6031253.php |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=SFGATE |language=en}}</ref> figure skater [[Kristi Yamaguchi]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2019 |title=Kristi Yamaguchi-Kristi Yamaguchi is a U.S. figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. She is also an author, philanthropist and founder of the Always Dream Foundation. |url=https://www.biography.com/athlete/kristi-yamaguchi |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=Biography |language=en-US}}</ref> two-time Oscar winner [[Mahershala Ali]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2019 |title=Mahershala Ali ('96) |url=https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/mahershala-ali-96 |access-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302104605/https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/mahershala-ali-96 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 }}</ref> professional wrestler and actor [[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barney |first=Chuck |date=January 27, 2021 |title=Sorry, Hayward, Johnson's TV show skips his time in the Bay Area |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/26/sorry-hayward-dwayne-johnsons-show-skips-over-his-time-in-the-bay-area/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> rapper [[Spice 1]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Jason |date=December 8, 2007 |title=Rapper Spice 1 describes shooting from hospital bed |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/12/08/rapper-spice-1-describes-shooting-from-hospital-bed/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref> former [[Treasurer of the United States]] [[Rosa Gumataotao Rios]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key to city to Rosie Rios |url=https://www.hayward-ca.gov/discover/news/oct17/key-city-rosie-rios |access-date=January 1, 2024 |website=www.hayward-ca.gov}}</ref> and rapper [[Saweetie]].  [[Charles Plummer (sheriff)|Charles Plummer]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=George |date=March 6, 2018 |title=Charles Plummer, former Alameda County sheriff, dies at 87 |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/03/05/charles-plummer-former-alameda-county-sheriff-dies-at-87/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref> prior to becoming [[Alameda County Sheriff's Office|Alameda County Sheriff]], was the Police Chief of Hayward.