Berkeley has produced a number of well-known fashion designers, actors, guitarists, poets and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Berkeley includes Nicole Richie, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Tom Fogerty, Tim Armstrong, and many others.

Famous People Born In Berkeley

Nicole RichieNicole Richie
21 September 1981, American
Fashion Designer
Nina HartleyNina Hartley
11 March 1959, American
Actress

Jorma TacconeJorma Taccone
19 March 1977, American
Film actor, Screenwriter, Actor, Television actor

Tom FogertyTom Fogerty
09 November 1941, American
Singer, Guitarist

Akiva SchafferAkiva Schaffer
01 December 1977, American
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer,

Tim ArmstrongTim Armstrong
25 November 1965, American
Singer, Songwriter, Artist, Film director, Poet,
Rockmond DunbarRockmond Dunbar
11 January 1973, American
Actor

Mike MignolaMike Mignola
16 September 1960, American
Comics artist, Novelist, Artist, Screenwriter

Roger Guenveur SmithRoger Guenveur Smith
27 July 1955, American
Actor, Screenwriter, Television actor

Alex SkolnickAlex Skolnick
29 September 1968, American
Guitarist, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist
Ralph MerkleRalph Merkle
02 February 1952, American
Cryptographer, Mathematician, Computer scientist

Walter AlvarezWalter Alvarez
03 October 1940, American
Geologist, Scientist, Archaeologist, University
Michael HeizerMichael Heizer
04 November 1944, American
Artist, Painter

Dana ScottDana Scott
11 October 1932, American
Mathematician, Computer scientist, Engineer,

David BrowerDavid Brower
01 July 1912, American
Cinematographer, Ski mountaineer