- Sonny Barger of Hells Angels
- Edward Bunker
- Duane "Dog" Chapman
- Eldridge Cleaver
- Robert Downey Jr., actor
- Joseph Gamsky, aka Joe Hunt, of the Billionaire Boys Club
- Glen Stewart Godwin, whose escape from Folsom earned him a spot on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
- Cameron Hooker
- Rick James, musician
- Suge Knight, owner of Death Row Records
- Timothy Leary
- Charles Manson
- Erik Menendez
- James Mitose
- Bobby Purify (Original singer of: "I'm Your Puppet")
- Glen Sherley, musician
- Danny Trejo, actor
