Oakland People

Ronald Vernie "Ron" Dellums (born November 24, 1935) served as Oakland's forty-fifth (and third African-American) mayor. From 1971 to 1998, he was elected to thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Northern California's 9th Congressional...

Baron Walter Louis Davis (born April 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who has most recently played for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time NBA All-Star, he was drafted as the third...

George Arthur Akerlof (born June 17, 1940) is an American economist and Koshland Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics (shared with Michael Spence and Joseph E. Stiglitz).

Nicholas Matthew Reed (born September 1, 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League

Josh Johnson (born May 15, 1986) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football quarterback for the University of San Diego Toreros. He was selected by the Buccaneers in...

Quinton Ganther (born July 15, 1984) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Utah....

Kirk David Morrison (born February 19, 1982 in Oakland, California) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft....

Langston Branden Walker (born September 3, 1979 in Oakland, California) is an American football offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft....

Jarrad Matthew Page (born October 19, 1984) is a professional athlete. He played American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft and also...

Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, producer, and actor who started his career at the age of fourteen in Oakland, California.