Fred Korematsu

Fred Korematsu

male, deceased (2005)
World War II, United States Supreme Court, Secretary of War, WestCoastoftheUnitedStates, internment camps, Executive Order 9066…supreme court of the united states, west coast, United States Secretary of War, korematsu v. united states, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu was one of the many Japanese-American citizens living on the West Coast during World War II. Shortly after the Imperial...
Eikichi Yazawa

Eikichi Yazawa

male, 60 years old
little feat, Japanese rock, The Beatles, recorded, gold rush, recording…The Rolling Stones, WestCoastoftheUnitedStates
Eikichi Yazawa is a Japanese rock singer. He was a member of the legendary Japanese rock group Carol, and is one of the most successful rock...
Jedediah Smith

Jedediah Smith

male, deceased (1831)
Columbia, southwest, From Wyoming, Basque American, Hinterland, WestCoastoftheUnitedStates…Southwestern United States, west coast
Jedediah Strong Smith (born January 6, 1799 - presumed date of death May 27, 1831) was a hunter, trapper, fur trader and explorer of the Rocky...
Ralph Lawrence Carr

Ralph Lawrence Carr

male, deceased (1950)
Christian, scientist, Anti-Japanese sentiment, democratic party, Christian Science follower, republican party…west coast, Governor of Colorado, WestCoastoftheUnitedStates
Ralph Lawrence Carr (December 11, 1887 - September 22, 1950) was Governor of Colorado from 1939 to 1943. Born in Rosita in Custer County, he grew...
Harry Bridges

Harry Bridges

male, deceased (1990)
industrial worker of the world, Trade unionist, Labor leader, naturalized citizen of the United States, west coast, American…WestCoastoftheUnitedStates
Harry Bridges (July 28 1901 - March 30 1990) was an influential American labor leader in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), a...
Bootie Brown

Bootie Brown

male
African American, Bootie Brown, Romye Robinson, Demon Days, The Pharcyde, WestCoastoftheUnitedStates…west coast
Bootie Brown (born Romye Robinson in 1970) is a West Coast rapper who was one of the founding members of the innovative hip hop group The Pharcyde....
John A. Sobrato

John A. Sobrato

male
Business person in real estate, American billionaire, Sobrato Development Companies, billion, WestCoastoftheUnitedStates, John Albert Sobrato…west coast, from the San Francisco Bay Area
John Albert Sobrato owns Cupertino-based Sobrato Development Companies, a prominent Silicon Valley development firm specializing in commercial and...
Prince Whipper Whip

Prince Whipper Whip

male
Puerto Rican, Grandwizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five, The Beatnuts, WestCoastoftheUnitedStates, the bronx, James Whipper…west coast
Prince Whipper Whip is the stage name of James Whipper, a Puerto Rican rapper from the Bronx. He was an original member of Grandwizard Theodore &...
Cal Worthington

Cal Worthington

male, 88 years old
Sacramento, sacramento bee, car dealer, WestCoastoftheUnitedStates, Companies based in Los Angeles County, Calvin Coolidge Worthington
Calvin Coolidge Worthington (born November 27, 1920 in Shidler, Oklahoma) is a well-known car dealer throughout the West Coast of the United...
Ellis O. Knox

Ellis O. Knox

male, deceased (1975)
University of Southern California alumni, African-American, University of Southern California, Howard University, African American, Educator…west coast, Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, WestCoastoftheUnitedStates
Dr. Ellis O'neal Knox was the first African-American to be awarded a Ph.D. on the West Coast. Knox received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1922...