Born in Oakland/California

Oakland is the third largest city in the Bay Area and the eighth most populated city in California. The Port of Oakland is the fifth busiest in the U.S. and the busiest in Northern California. Many citizens moved to Oakland following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and like other Bay Area cities Oakland has today a strong intensity of gentrification. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Oakland.

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Director, "The Diary of Anne Frank" "The More the Merrier" "Giant"	1904	George Stevens
Founder and leader of the Children of God/The Family, he has been accused of child sexual abuse	1919	David Berg
Civil rights activist who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II	1919	Fred Korematsu
Actor, known for his role as Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars"	1951	Mark Hamill
Author, "The Joy Luck Club"	1952	Amy Tan
Hall of Fame pitcher who played for the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians, he was awarded the AL MVP award in 1992	1954	Dennis Eckersley
Rapper, "U Can't Touch This" "2 Legit 2 Quit"	1962	MC Hammer
Vice President since 2021 and first female vice president in U.S. history	1964	Kamala Harris
Actor, martial artist and son of a film star, he was fatally wounded by a prop gun on set in 1993	1965	Brandon Lee
Hall of Fame point guard who played most of his career for the Seattle SuperSonics	1968	Gary Payton
Supermodel during the late 1980s and early 1990s	1969	Christy Turlington
Actor, known for his role as Derek Morgan in "Criminal Minds"	1970	Shemar Moore
Lead vocalist of Green Day	1972	Billie Joe Armstrong
Actor, "Prison Break" "9-1-1" "The Mentalist" "Sons of Anarchy"	1973	Rockmond Dunbar

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Actor, "Moonlight" "Green Book" "Alita: Battle Angel" "House of Cards"	1974	Mahershala Ali
Director, "No Time to Die" "Beasts of No Nation" "Maniac"	1977	Cary Joji Fukunaga
Hall of Fame small forward who played most of his career for the Boston Celtics	1977	Paul Pierce
Former shortstop who played most of his career for the Philadelphia Phillies and was awarded the NL MVP Award in 2007	1978	Jimmy Rollins
Actress and comedian, known for her role as Gina Linetti in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"	1978	Chelsea Peretti
Actor, rapper and singer, "Hamilton" "Wonder" "Snowpiercer" (TV series)	1982	Daveed Diggs
Director, "Black Panther" "Fruitvale Station" "Creed"	1986	Ryan Coogler
Former running back who played for the Seahawks, Raiders and Bills, nicknamed "Beast Mode"	1986	Marshawn Lynch
Actress, known for her roles as Penny Mosby in "How I Met Your Mother" and Dylan Mayfair in "Desperate Housewives"	1987	Lyndsy Fonseca
Rapper, "Me, Myself & I" "Him & I" "Good Life"	1988	G-Eazy
Point guard who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers	1990	Damian Lillard
Cornerback who plays for the Baltimore Ravens	1993	Marcus Peters
Actress and singer, "Euphoria" "Spider-Man" "Dune" "The Greatest Showman"	1996	Zendaya

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