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List of people from Santa Cruz, California

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This is a list of notable people from Santa Cruz County, California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in Santa Cruz, or for whom Santa Cruz is a significant part of their identity, as well as music groups founded in Santa Cruz. This list is in alphabetical order.

Notable people from Santa Cruz, California

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Academia

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Activists

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Actors and film production

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Artists and designers

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Crime

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Entrepreneurs

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Musicians

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Music bands

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Writers and poets

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Scientists

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Sports

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Other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brownworth, Victoria A. (2015-10-01). "Honey Lee Cottrell Dies". Curve magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  2. ^ Boerner, Heather. "Activist nurse serving Nicaragua's poor returns to area to raise money for clinic." Santa Cruz, California: Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 23, 2001, p. A3 (subscription required).
  3. ^ Malikoff, Marina. "Work in Nicaragua lauded: Ex-Santa Cruz resident wins Pfeffer Prize." Santa Cruz, California: Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 12, 1998, front page (subscription required).
  4. ^ "Santa Cruz Organics". SCO website. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  5. ^ Emily Glazer (8 January 2022). "The Crowd That Lifted Up Eventbrite's CEO". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ Trevor Cralle (2001). The Surfin'ary: A Dictionary of Surfing Terms and Surfspeak. Ten Speed Press. pp. 320. ISBN 978-1-58008-193-1.
  7. ^ "Bio/Photos".
  8. ^ "Robert Anton Wilson, author of 'Illuminatus' trilogy, dies at 74". Tributes.com.
  9. ^ "UCSC alumnus wins 2009 Sundance directing award for first feature film".