Mark Hopkins

Mark Hopkins

male, deceased (1878)
from California, HistoricCalifornia, American railroad executive, Central Pacific Railroad, Collis Huntington
Mark Hopkins (September 1 1813 - March 29 1878) was one of four principal investors who formed the Central Pacific Railroad along with Leland...
Leland Stanford

Leland Stanford

male, deceased (1893)
Stanford University founder, Stanford, politician, TYCOON, robber baron, Stanford University…governor of California, from California, california gold rush, HistoricCalifornia
Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 - June 21, 1893) was an American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. He was born in...
John Sutter

John Sutter

male, deceased (1880)
Swiss, from California, Mormon, Augustus Sutter, Johann Augustus Sutter, Sutter's Fort…HistoricCalifornia, From Sacramento, California, california gold rush
Johann Augustus Sutter (February 23 1803 - June 18 1880) was a Californian of Swiss descent famous for his association with the California Gold...
Charles Crocker

Charles Crocker

male, deceased (1888)
from California, iron, pacific coast, california gold rush, American railroad executive, Sacramento…HistoricCalifornia
Charles Crocker (September 16 1822 - June 14 1888) was born in Troy, New York to a modest family. When he was fourteen he moved to a farm in Iowa,...
Juan Bautista de Anza

Juan Bautista de Anza

male, deceased (1788)
spanish conquistador, from California, californio, Spanish conquistadore, governor of new mexico, californios…HistoricCalifornia
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 1736 - December 19, 1788) was a Novo-Spanish explorer for the Spanish Empire.
George S. Patton

George S. Patton

male, deceased (1945)
American military personnel of World War II, from California, American modern pentathletes, Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics, Olympic modern pentathletes of the United States, World War I…HistoricCalifornia
George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 - December 21, 1945) was a leading U.S. Army general in World War II in campaigns in North Africa,...

John C. Frémont

male, deceased (1890)
The Pathfinder, penny press, French American, explorer, republican party, Episcopalian…from California, HistoricCalifornia
John Charles Frémont, was an American military officer, explorer, the first candidate of the Republican Party for the office of President of the U...
James Lick

James Lick

male, deceased (1876)
Business person in real estate, from California, Musical instrument maker, piano, Real estate magnate, philanthropist…HistoricCalifornia
James Lick (August 25, 1796 - October 1, 1876) was an American carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences. At the time of his...
William Mulholland

William Mulholland

male, deceased (1935)
from California, violence, belfast, Miner, san fernando valley, chinatown…southern california, California Water Wars, HistoricCalifornia
William Mulholland (September 11 1855 - July 22 1935) was a water-services engineer in Southern California, United States. He was born in Belfast,...