Chicoans

Chicoans are people who were born and raised or raised from a very early age in Chico (in which case they are Native Chicoans) or have lived in Chico for a long time (in which case they are Transplanted Chicoans).

Many Native Chicoans who leave the area continue to identify themselves as Chicoans, and there is a strong tendency for these people to return, as a visit or to relocate. Whatever the case may be, he or she will always be a Chicoan. You'll often run into Chicoans vacationing in places like Fort Bragg.

This term is generally not be used for those that, for example, come to live in Chico to go to Chico State, and then leave; nor is it used for people who have moved here later in life.

Please note that in Chico we are "Chicoans", whereas people in Fresno are "Fresnans", not "Fresnoans"; people in Sacramento are "Sacramentans", not "Sacramentoans"; and even people in Reno are called "Renoites," not "Renoans." This is obviously due to the fact that Chicoans are very special.

• Emily Azevedo - Bobsledder in the 2010 Winter Olympics who was raised in Chico
  

• Amanda Detmer - Hollywood actress who got her start in "Stolen Innocence" (which was filmed in Chico) and has since starred in several major films
  

• Thomas Fleming - An African American that help found San Francisco's weekly newspaper The Reporter in 1944. Raised in Chico, he lived in San Francisco for 60 years.
  

• Roxanne Ford - Also known as Roxy Ford. Roxanne is a contestant on TVLand's 2008 modeling competition, She's Got the Look.
  

• Barbara Manning - Indie rock pioneer, often called the Grande Dame of indie. Currently plays with several local bands, including Sleaze Tax and Champion
  

• Aaron Rodgers - Was tapped to be starting Quarterback for the National Football League's Packers on March 4, 2008

Comments:

2009-01-13 17:43:47   o i heard of them! to bad i dont care... —98.244.25.127

2009-01-25 10:47:37   Thomas Fleming appears to be quite a remarkable person! —RyanMikulovsky

2009-04-15 22:18:29   Roxanne Ford and Barbara Manning, but no Bidwells? What? —24.23.19.164

2009-04-16 06:51:49   I think the Bidwells go without saying — they have quite a bit of text on the History page and a tons of other figures important to Chico history at the Historic Directory. But feel free to add them :-) —RyanMikulovsky