Bankers
Amadeo Pietro Giannini (1870-1949) - gave loans to vitcimes of SF Quake of 1906
Business People
George Chaffey (1848 -1932) built canal to bring water to Imperial Valley
Edward L. Doheny (1856-1935) discovered oil in Southern CA
Henry J. Kaiser (1907-1967) built cargo ships used in WWII
- Oakland Museum
Exhibit of Kaiser from Jan 24-Aug of 2004. - Henry Kaiser
A timeline to his activities - Labor Hall of Fame
William Mulholland (1855-1935) built LA Aquaduct
- PBS - New Perspectives on the West
- Stanford University: History
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
John Augustus Sutter (1803-1880)
Publishers
William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951)
Robert Maynard (1937-1993) Oakland Tribune
Technology
Steve Jobs (born 1955) co-founder of Apple Computer
William Hewlett (1913-2001) co-founder of HP