All though not a major high tech city, like its neighbors, Campbell is the original home of eBay. Affectionately known to locals as the prune pit of Silicon Valley, even with all the prune orchards being gone. Campbell was officially incorporated as a city in 1952.
Noteworthy people that have lived or call Campbell home:
- Donald C. Chambeberlin: PHD- Computer scientist, of the principal designer of the SQL database query language
- Craig Morton: NFL quarterback
- Ed Oats: Co-founder of Oracle Corporation