List of people from Long Beach, California
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The following notable people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Long Beach, California.
- Luis Aguilar: soccer player[1][2]
- Greta Andersen: 1948 Olympic swimming gold medalist, and long-distance swimmer, originally from Denmark[3][4]
- Alan Ashby: former professional baseball catcher[5][6]
- Quinton Bell: National Football League player[7][8]
- Ken Block: professional rally driver, co-founder of DC Shoes[9][10]
- Milton Bradley: baseball player[11][12]
- Tiny Broadwick: pioneering female parachutist[13][14][15]
- Antoine Cason: football player[16][17]
- Lynne Cox: long-distance open-water swimmer and writer
- J. P. Crawford: Major League Baseball player
- Travis d'Arnaud: Major League Baseball player[18][19]
- Lisa Fernandez: three-time Olympic softball gold medalist[20][21]
- Landry Fields: former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and currently the general manager of the Atlanta Hawks[22][23]
- Bobby Grich: baseball player[24]
- Chris Gwynn: baseball player[25][26]
- Tony Gwynn: Hall of Fame baseball player[27]
- Sara Hughes: beach volleyball player[28][29]
- Jason Kapono: basketball player[30][31]
- Terry Kennedy: skateboarder[32][33]
- Billie Jean King: tennis Grand Slam winner[34][35][36]
- Doug Krikorian: sportswriter[37][38]
- Jason Leffler: NASCAR driver[39][40]
- Tammy Leibl: beach volleyball player
- Bob Lemon: baseball player and manager, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
- Ed Lytle: baseball player
- Joe Maddon: Major League Baseball manager
- McKayla Maroney: artistic gymnast
- Misty May-Treanor: professional beach volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist[41][42]
- James McDonald: baseball player[43][44]
- Willie McGinest: football player, three-time Super Bowl champion[45][46]
- Tommy Nance: Major League Baseball pitcher
- Matt Nieto: ice hockey player[47][48]
- Marquez Pope: National Football League figure[49][50]
- Beans Reardon:[51] baseball umpire
- Charles Roberts: CFL running back[52][53]
- Brian Scalabrine: basketball player[54][55]
- Matt Treanor: baseball player[56][57]
- Justin Turner: baseball third baseman[58][59]
- Chase Utley: baseball player[60][61]
- Carl Weathers: football player and actor[62][63]
- Russell Westbrook: basketball player[64][65]
- Christian Wood: basketball player[66][67]
Entertainment
- Millicent Borges Accardi: writer, National Endowment for the Arts award for poetry[68][69]
- Russell Allen: member of progressive metal band Symphony X
- Richard Bach: author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull[70]
- Bad Azz: hip hop artist[71][72]
- J Boog: American Samoan reggae singer[73][74]
- Jan Burke: mystery author, 2000 Edgar Award for Best Novel (for Bones)[75][76]
- Nicolas Cage: actor[77]
- George Chakiris: Academy Award-winning actor[78][79]
- Dick Christie: actor[80][81]
- Nat King Cole: singer and jazz piano player
- Miranda Cosgrove: actress
- Helios Creed: guitarist and singer[82][83]
- Shane Dawson: YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician[84][85]
- Tray Deee: rapper from Tha Eastsidaz[86][87]
- Bo Derek: actress[88][89]
- Scott Devours: drummer and songwriter[90][91]
- Cameron Diaz: actress[92]
- Nate Dogg: rapper, songwriter, and singer[93]
- Snoop Dogg: songwriter, actor, and rapper[94]
- Domino: rapper[95][96]
- The Dove Shack (consisting of rappers C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops): G-funk/hip hop group[97][98]
- Melissa Etheridge: rock singer
- Kayla Ewell: actress[99]
- Paloma Ford: R&B singer[100]
- Warren G: songwriter and rapper[101]
- Giveon: singer and songwriter[102]
- Allie Goertz: musician and writer[103]
- Goldie Loc: rapper from Tha Eastsidaz[104][105]
- Isidora Goreshter: actress[106][107]
- half•alive (consisting of musicians Josh Taylor, Brett Kramer, and J. Tyler Johnson): indie pop band[108]
- Jeff Hanneman: Slayer guitarist[109][110]
- Ricky Harris: actor and producer[111][112]
- Donna Hilbert: poet[113][114]
- James Hilton: author, wrote 1937 novel Lost Horizon[115][116]
- John Lee Hooker: blues singer[117]
- Marilyn Horne: opera singer[118]
- Thelma Houston: R&B singer[119]
- Gabriel Iglesias: stand-up comedian[120]
- Robert Irwin: artist[121]
- Kap G: Mexican-American rapper[122]
- Sally Kellerman: actress[123]
- DeForest Kelley: Star Trek actor[124]
- Greg Laswell: musician[125][126]
- Vicki Lawrence: comedian and actress
- LBC Crew (consisting of rappers Bad Azz, Lil' C-Style, and Techniec)[127][128]
- Laurie Lewis: singer and musician
- Camryn Manheim: actress[129][130]
- Andy Martin: jazz trombonist
- Jennette McCurdy: former actress;[131] author
- Wendi McLendon-Covey: actress[132][133]
- Robert Mitchum: actor[134][135]
- Ericson Alexander Molano: gospel singer
- Manny Montana: actor[136][137]
- Bradley Nowell: lead singer and guitarist for the band Sublime[138][139]
- Frank Ocean: singer, songwriter, and rapper[140][141][142]
- Frances O'Connor: sideshow performer, without arms
- Ikey Owens: keyboardist of The Mars Volta[143][144]
- Paulina Peavy: artist, inventor, painter, designer, sculptor, poet, writer, and lecturer
- Yolanda Pérez: singer-songwriter
- Rival Sons: rock band[145][146]
- Jenni Rivera: singer, television personality[147][148]
- Lupillo Rivera: Mexican-American singer and songwriter[149][150]
- Peggy Ryan: dancer and actress
- Upton Sinclair: author[151][152]
- Dylan and Cole Sprouse: actors, The Suite Life on Deck[153][154]
- Vince Staples: rapper[155][156]
- Michael Stuhlbarg: actor[157][158]
- Norma Tanega: folksinger-songwriter[159][160]
- Tay-K: rapper and convicted murderer
- Scout Taylor-Compton: actress
- Tiffani Thiessen: actress[161][162]
- Twinz: rappers
- Mike Vallely: skateboarder, musician with Black Flag[163]
- Brooks Wackerman: musician, songwriter and drummer[164]
- Maitland Ward: actress[165]
- Sandy West: singer and drummer[166]
- Adrian Young: musician, songwriter and drummer[167]
