Re: Famous people from you hometown?
Poul Anderson, science fiction author, lived in Orinda until his death in 2001.
Troy Auzenne, NFL 1991 2nd round draft pick. Starting left tackle for the Chicago Bears & Indianapolis Colts. Former Kodak All-American and Hall of Fame athlete for the California Golden Bears.
Jim Barnett, former Golden State Warriors player, and current Warriors TV color commentator on Fox Sports Net.
Drew Bennett, NFL wide receiver of the St. Louis Rams
Nicole Branagh, Olympic beach volleyball player
Kirsten Costas, a high school student murdered by her classmate, Bernadette Protti, in 1984
Paul Dini, writer, cartoonist. Lived in Orinda from 1963 to 1988
Ken Dorsey, former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers and the Cleveland Browns
Nicolle Wallace, former White House Communications Director and spokesperson for John McCain for President.[9]
Adonal Foyle, former Golden State Warriors center and now a member of the Orlando Magic
John Hampton, co-founder of Toys for Tots[10]
Nora Hampton, Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist[10]
Robert Karplus, physicist and educator
Heather Petri, Olympic Water polo player
Karen Moe, Olympic swimmer
Hans Kelsen, one of the preeminent jurists of the 20th century[citation needed]
Susan Polk, Orinda housewife sentenced to 16 for life for the murder of husband, Felix Polk. Depicted in Carol Pogash's book, "Seduced By Madness: The True Story of The Susan Polk Murder Case".
Gary Radnich, news broadcaster
Dana Sparks, actress/spokesperson Falcon Crest, Passions, L.A. Law, L'Oréal, Mercedes Benz,
Owsley Stanley, audio engineer and legendary psychedelic chemist. A raid on his rented Orinda hillside house in December 1967 reportedly found a lab with 250,000 hits of LSD.
Claudell Washington, former Major League Baseball player
Will Wright, computer game designer of games such as SimCity and The Sims
Daniel Wu, a Hong Kong actor who was raised in Orinda, California
Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants catcher
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