List of people from Laguna Beach, California
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The following is a partial list of notable people who have been full-time or significant part-time residents of Laguna Beach, California, United States.
Actors
- George Beranger[1]
- William Boyd[2]
- Barbara Britton[3]
- America Chedister[4]
- Bette Davis[5]
- Robert Englund[6]
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.[7]
- Mike Farrell and Judy Farrell[8]
- Judy Garland[7]
- Sterling Holloway[9]
- Rock Hudson[7]
- Tab Hunter[10]
- Elmo Lincoln[10]
- Fredric March[10]
- Victor Mature[10]
- Kent McCord[10]
- Bette Midler[11]
- Mary Miles Minter[12]
- Polly Moran[13]
- Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Nelson[14][15]
- Franklin Pangborn[16]
- Gigi Parrish[17]
- Mary Pickford[7]
- Adele Ritchie[18]
- Mickey Rooney[7]
- Ruth Roman[19]
- Rita Rudner[20]
- Charlotte Shelby[21]
- Margaret Shelby[21]
- Grant Sullivan[citation needed]
- Slim Summerville[10]
- Claire Trevor[10]
- Bobs Watson[22]
- Rudolph Valentino[7]
Artists
- Mark Bloch, conceptual artist, writer [23]
- Mark Chamberlain, photographer [24]
- Elanor Colburn, painter, and muralist; early artist in Laguna Beach[25]
- Frank Cuprien, painter and "Dean of Laguna Artists" [26]
- Paul Blaine Henrie, painter [27]
- Abby Williams Hill, painter [28][29]
- Anna Althea Hills, painter and founder of Laguna Art Museum [30]
- Thomas Lorraine Hunt, painter [31]
- George Hurrell, photographer [32]
- Frank Interlandi, editorial cartoonist [33]
- Bil Keane, cartoonist [34]
- Marie Boening Kendall, painter [35]
- Joseph Kleitsch, painter [36]
- Roger Kuntz, painter [37]
- William Mortensen, photographer [38]
- Edgar Alwin Payne, muralist and founder of Laguna Beach Art Association [39]
- Ruth Eaton Peabody, modernist painter, and sculptor; early artist in Laguna Beach[40][41]
- William Grant Sherry, painter [10]
- George Gardner Symons, painter [39]
- William Wendt, "Dean of Southern California artists" [42]
- Robert William Wood, painter [43]
- Robert Wyland, muralist [44]
- Karl Yens, painter [45]
Athletes
- Hobie Alter, surfboard and sailboat designer[46]
- Damon Berryhill, baseball player[47]
- Dain Blanton, volleyball player[48]
- Colt Brennan, football player[49]
- Ryan Campbell, soccer player[50]
- Gavvy Cravath, baseball player[51]
- Lindsay Davenport, tennis player[52]
- Paul Deem, Olympic cyclist[53]
- Annika Dries, water polo player[54]
- Dusty Dvorak, volleyball player[55]
- Seth Etherton, baseball pitcher [56]
- Janet Evans, swimmer[57]
- Scott Fortune, volleyball player[58]
- Warren Gill, baseball player[59]
- Tom Harmon, football player and sportscaster[60]
- Nyjah Huston, skateboarder[61]
- Jon Leach, tennis player[62]
- Rick Leach, tennis player[63]
- Tom Morey, inventor of the "Boogie Board"[64]
- John H. Outland, namesake of college football Outland Trophy[65]
- Mike Parsons, surfer[66]
- John Pitts, football player[67]
- Rachel Wacholder, beach volleyball player and model[68]
- Dani Weatherholt, soccer player[69]
- Lefty Williams, baseball player[70]
Musicians and singers
- Frieda Belinfante, conductor and founder of the Orange County Philharmonic Orchestra[71]
- Taylor Hawkins, rock drummer, Foo Fighters [72]
- Marion Hutton, big band singer [73]
- Paula Kelly, big band singer [74]
- Ricky Nelson, pop singer [10]
- Jack Norworth, songwriter (wrote "Take Me Out to the Ballgame") [75]
- Lee Rocker, bassist, The Stray Cats [76]
- Richie Sambora, rock guitarist, Bon Jovi [77]
- Vic Schoen, big band leader [78]
- Ty Segall, singer-songwriter [79]
Writers
- Gregory Benford, author and astrophysicist [80]
- Forrest E. "Skip" Fickling, author [81]
- M. F. K. Fisher, culinary writer [82]
- Arnold Hano, sportswriter [83]
- Lisi Harrison, author[84]
- Hedda Hopper, gossip columnist [85]
- Lawrence Clark Powell, author and librarian [86]
- John Steinbeck, author [87]
- Theodore Taylor, author [88]
- John Weld, journalist [89]
- Tennessee Williams, playwright[90]
- Charles Wright, poet [10]
Other
- George Adamski, ufologist [91]
- Buzz Aldrin, astronaut [92]
- Steve Arterburn, radio talk show host [93]
- Heidi Baker, missionary [94]
- Steve Bannon, political advisor [95]
- Florence "Pancho" Barnes, pioneer aviator [17]
- Warren Buffett, business magnate [10]
- Ron Burkle, business magnate [11]
- David P. Bushnell, businessman[96]
- David O. Carter, federal judge [97]
- Blair Conklin, professional skimboarder[98]
- Jonathan R. Cohen, American diplomat [99]
- Lauren Conrad, reality television personality, Fashion Designer [100]
- William S. Darling, art director [101]
- Bhagavan Das (formerly Michael Riggs), yogi [102]
- Charles Douglass, inventor of the laugh track[103]
- Frank Fertitta III, casino owner [104]
- Joe Francis, founder of Girls Gone Wild [105]
- Christine Fugate, film director [106]
- Pelham D. Glassford, United States Army Brigadier General[107]
- David B. Goldstein, human geneticist [citation needed]
- Bill H. Gross, investor and fund manager [108]
- Sue Gross, investor [109]
- Richard Halliburton, adventurer [110]
- Douglas Hodge (born 1957), CEO of PIMCO[111]
- John Mills Houston, United States Congressman [112]
- Christine Jorgensen, transsexual pioneer [113]
- Thelma Keane, businessperson [34]
- Eiler Larsen, town greeter [114]
- Timothy Leary, psychologist and LSD advocate [115]
- Greg MacGillivray, filmmaker [116]
- Alan MacPherson, patent lawyer [117]
- Peter Navarro, economist and filmmaker [118]
- Ward Ritchie, publisher and bibliophile [119]
- Malcolm St. Clair, film director [13]
- Robert A. Schuller, televangelist [120]
- Walter Terence Stace, philosopher [121]
- Samuel Totten, history professor [122]
- Peter Ueberroth, sports commissioner [123]
- Lila Zali, ballerina [124]