Elbert Botts
Inventor of Botts dots, was a professor of chemistry at San José State University before he moved to Caltrans and developed what led to the reflective paint markers that bear his name

Neal Cassaday
Beat writer, lived in San José 1952-1954.

Brandi Chastain
Women's soccer player/coach. Born July 21, 1968, San José.

Cesar Chavez
Latino labor movement leader; moved to San José in 1939; founder of United Farm Workers of America

Doobie Brothers
Musical group; founded in San José, California in 1970

Peggy Fleming
U.S. Figure Skater; 1068 Olympic Gold Medalist; born in San José

Ernesto Galarza
First U.S. Latino to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature: An intellectual, civil rights and labor activist and scholar, he was a pioneer during the decades when Mexican Americans had few public advocates.

Rudy Galindo
U.S. Figure skater. Born Sept. 7, 1969, San José.

Jim McMahon
Former Chicago Bears quarterback. Born in New Jersey but raised in San José. Attended Andrew Hill High School and was starting Quarterback for the school's football team.

Norman Mineta
U.S. Secretary of Transportation. First entered politics in San José, serving as a member of City Council from 1967 to 1971 and then Mayor from 1971 to 1974, becoming the first Asian Pacific American Mayor of a major U.S. city.

Stevie Nicks
Fleetwood Mac. Attended San José State University

Peter Ueberroth
former US Olympics President and former Baseball Commissioner; former candidate for California Governor; Alumni of San José State University.

Stephen Wozniak
Co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc. Born in San José.