Editing Richmond, California (section)

===Music===
* [[Jason Becker]] (born 1969), musician, songwriter and composer<ref>[http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_20242222/richmond-world-renowned-guitarist-two-decades-als?source=rss Rock on: Richmond world-renowned guitarist has lived more than two decades with ALS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191933/http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_20242222/richmond-world-renowned-guitarist-two-decades-als?source=rss |date=March 3, 2016 }}, Matthias Gafni, ''[[Contra Costa Times]]'', March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012</ref>
* [[Stephen Bradley (musician)|Stephen Bradley]], musician, producer, and touring member of band No Doubt
*[[Tom Brock (singer)|Tom Brock]] (1942 – 2002), singer and songwriter
* [[Billie Joe Armstrong]] (born 1972), lead singer and musician from the band Green Day was born in Richmond.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bravo |first=Jorge |date=March 7, 2022 |title=Billie Joe Armstrong: Welcome To My Panic (Audible exclusive) |url=https://www.audible.com/pd/Welcome-to-My-Panic-Audiobook/B0929HF74W |access-date=April 22, 2021 |via=Audible}}</ref>
* [[Peter Buck]] (born 1956), guitarist for rock band [[R.E.M.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wyman|first=Bill|date=1989|title=How R.E.M. Woke Up Rock 'N' Roll in the '80s|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-12-05-8903150461-story.html|access-date=September 6, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Norton Buffalo]] (born Phillip Jackson; 1951–2009), twice Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter, country and blues harmonica, toured 32 years with Steve Miller.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Selvin|first=Joel|date=November 2, 2009|title=Harmonica maestro Norton Buffalo dies at 58|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Harmonica-maestro-Norton-Buffalo-dies-at-58-3282046.php|access-date=September 6, 2021|website=SFGate |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Canary Lee Burton]] (born 1942), composer and keyboardist
* [[Les Claypool]] (born 1963), bassist, songwriter and vocalist of Primus<ref>{{Cite book|last=Coryat|first=Karl|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m0Bwm9QCU3gC|title=The Bass Player Book|date=1999|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-87930-573-4|pages=200|language=en|chapter=Les Claypool: The Cheese Stands Alone}}</ref>
* [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]] (born 1964), guitarist and founding member of [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]; also a member of [[Slayer]] since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 4, 2017|title=CBS SF Talks To Exodus And Slayer Guitarist Gary Holt|url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/07/04/exodus/|access-date=September 6, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Iamsu!]] (born 1989), rapper and fellow organizer of [[The HBK Gang]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Braddy|first=Liam|date=October 5, 2017|title=Iamsu! to headline homecoming concert|url=https://statehornet.com/2017/10/iamsu-to-headline-homecoming-concert/|access-date=September 6, 2021|website=The State Hornet}}</ref>
* [[Larry LaLonde]] (born 1968), guitarist in [[Primus (band)|Primus]]
* [[Locksmith (rapper)|Locksmith]] (born 1984), rapper.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 9, 2009|title=Feature Locksmith Interview|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/interview/locksmith09.html|access-date=September 6, 2021|website=RapReview}}</ref>
* [[Master P]] (born Percy Robert Miller), rapper, founder and owner of [[P. Miller]] clothing, former local businessman<ref>[http://www.kochentertainment.com/master_p.htm KochEntertainment.com profile of Master P] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518200709/http://www.kochentertainment.com/master_p.htm |date=May 18, 2007 }}, KochEntertainment.com . Retrieved May 17, 2007.</ref>
::* Also connected to Master P: [[Silkk Tha Shocker]], [[Lil Romeo]], both relatives/associates of Master P, and [[Big Ed (rapper)|Big Ed]] (formerly under Master P's No Limit Records) were residents of Richmond
* [[Dorothy Combs Morrison|Dorothy Morrison]] (born 1944), lead singer for [[Edwin Hawkins Singers]] on their hit "Oh Happy Day"<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HLo7AQAAIAAJ|title=The Virgin encyclopedia of sixties music|publisher=Virgin in association with Muze Inc.|year=1997|isbn=9780753501498|page=227}}</ref>