List of Sacramento entertainers

Sacramento, California has been home to or associated with entertainment figures that include (in alphabetical order):

* !!!, band
* Carlos Alazraqui, actor, comedian
* An Angle, band
* Lynn Anderson, country singer
* Max Baer, Jr., actor-director
* Adrienne Barbeau, TV and film actress
* Barbi Benton, actress and model
* Blackalicious, hip-hop duo
* Amanda Blake, actress on television's "Gunsmoke"
* Brent Bourgeois, singer-songwriter
* Michael Breckenridge, actor, musician, humorist, artist
* Tylene Buck, model, wrestler
* Buck Busfield, playwright, stage director-producer
* Timothy Busfield, Emmy Award-winning television actor, stage and film actor, producer and director
* CAKE, alternative rock band
* Mama's Gravy, groove rock band
* Walter Campbell, Comedian, Entertainer
* Joe Carnahan, director
* Catfish and The Crawdaddies, blues, New Orleans, zydeco band
* Craig Chaquico, Jefferson Starship guitarist
* Club Nouveau, R&B group
* Ray "Catfish" Copeland, musician
* Gregg Coffin, composer, playwright, actor
* Doris Coley, singer with the vocal group The Shirelles
* The Cramps, band
* David de Berry, composer
* Deftones, rock band
* Pete Dexter, screenwriter
* Joan Didion, screenwriter
* Sam Doumit, actress
* Morton Downey, Jr., broadcaster
* Merrin Dungey, actress
* Early Times, musician/ radio personality
* Sam Elliott, actor
* Giselle Fernández, TV personality
* Jack Gallagher, comedian
* Suzi Gardner, Founder of the band L7
* John Gibson, TV personality
* Mark Goodson, television producer
* Jackie Greene, singer-songwriter, blues guitarist
* Lee Greenwood, country music performer and recording artist
* Groovie Ghoulies, punk rock band
* Colin Hanks, TV and film actor
* Tom Hanks, Academy Award-winning film actor, TV actor, director, and producer
* Scott Hansen, Musician (Tycho) and Graphic Artist (ISO50)
* Henry Hathaway, director
* Hella, band
* Richard Hellesen, playwright
* Hoods, Hardcore band
* James House, country music artist
* Brotha Lynch Hung, rap artist
* Don Imus, broadcaster
* Bob Devin Jones, actor and playwright
* Brie Larson, pop/rock singer and actress
* Rush Limbaugh, broadcaster
* Lisa Ling, TV personality
* Joan Lunden, TV personality
* Mandisa, singer
* Tim McCord, musician
* Phil Minas, Musician, Songwriter, Music Scores
* Pat Morita, actor and comedian
* Jim Meyers - writer of Her Minor Thing
* William Mylar, Singer/Songwriter/Musician
* Carter Nice, symphony orchestra conductor
* Andre Nickatina, rap artist
* May O'Donnell, modern dancer
* Tim Ocel, opera and theater director
* Oleander, alternative rock band
* Charlie Peacock, singer-songwriter, record producer
* Brian Posehn, comedian
* Ronald Reagan, actor
* Rufus Reid, jazz bassist, educator, and composer
* Molly Ringwald, film and stage actress
* Cynthia Robinson, musician
* Michael Roe, singer
* Raphael Saadiq - singer, songwriter and record producer
* Dominic Sandoval, Dancer
* Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor
* Larry Scott, model and face of iconic Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio advertisement
* Self Against City, indie-rock band
* Sam Setzer, child model and actor
* Kevin Sharp, country music singer
* Sab Shimono film, TV, and stage actor
* James Simmons, Television Producer
* Shalendra Singh, Film, television, and 3D producer
* Jimmy Smith, jazz legend dubbed "King of the Hammond B-3 Organ"
* Smosh, viral-video makers Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox
* Brenda Song, actress
* Rene Syler, host of "The Early Show"
* Tesla, rock band
* Jeff Watson, musician
* Bob Wilkins, television personality
* Victor Wong, film actor