Sunnyvale has been home to, or a formative place for, numerous individuals who have shaped global technology, sports, and culture.
- **Steve Jobs:** Co-founder of Apple; spent part of his youth in Sunnyvale and attended Homestead High School (located on the Sunnyvale/Cupertino border). - **Steve Wozniak:** Co-founder of Apple; also attended Homestead High School and engineered some of his earliest electronic creations in the area. - **Teri Hatcher:** Actress (Desperate Housewives, Lois & Clark); grew up in Sunnyvale and graduated from Fremont High School. - **Brian Boitano:** Olympic gold-medalist figure skater; raised in Sunnyvale and graduated from Marian A. Peterson High School. - **Andrew Fire:** Nobel Prize-winning biologist and geneticist; grew up in Sunnyvale and attended local public schools. - **Troy Tulowitzki:** Former Major League Baseball All-Star shortstop; attended Fremont High School.