Walnut Creek, CA

Walnut Creek is located in central California, south of Concord, CA and 7 miles east of Berkeley, CA.

Persons who were born here

• Tom Candiotti, pitcher
• Sam Carter, minor league outfielder
• Curt Casali, catcher
• Jason Denham, minor league outfielder
• Christian Encarnacion-Strand, infielder
• Jon Hamilton, minor league outfielder
• Jason Hart, outfielder
• Kyle Jensen, outfielder
• Randy Johnson, pitcher; Hall of Fame
• Trevor Larnach, outfielder
• Eric Massingham, minor league pitcher
• Chris Mazza, pitcher
• Mike McCarthy, coach
• Joe Millette, infielder
• Lew Olsen, minor league pitcher
• Aaron Poreda, pitcher
• Russ Rohlicek, minor league pitcher
• Benji Simonton, minor league outfielder
• Cy Leon Simonton, minor league outfielder
• Justin Speier, pitcher
• Joey Wagman, minor league pitcher
• Kip Yaughn, minor league pitcher

Persons who died here

• Eddie Bressoud, infielder
• Al Glossop, infielder
• John Knight, infielder
• Lyle Palmer, minor league outfielder
• Bill Rigney, infielder; manager
• Lester Rodney, writer
• Gale Staley, infielder
• Ron Theobald, infielder
• Johnny Weekly, outfielder
• Dave Wehrmeister, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Northgate High School