John Van de Kamp wurde am 7 Februar 1936 in Pasadena, California, USA geboren. Er war mit Andrea Fisher verheiratet. Er starb am 14 März 2017 in Pasadena, California, USA.
California State Attorney General from 1983-91. Former prosecutor for Los Angeles County. As Attorney General he successfully passed restrictions on assault weapons after a gunman used one to murder five children in a school in Stockton in 1989.