List of people from Laguna Beach, California
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Mark Bloch, conceptual artist, writer [23]
- Mark Chamberlain, photographer [24]
- Frank Cuprien, painter and "Dean of Laguna Artists" [25]
- Paul Blaine Henrie, painter [26]
- Abby Williams Hill, painter [27][28]
- Anna Althea Hills, painter and founder of Laguna Art Museum [29]
- Thomas Lorraine Hunt, painter [30]
- George Hurrell, photographer [31]
- Frank Interlandi, editorial cartoonist [32]
- Bil Keane, cartoonist [33]
- Marie Boening Kendall, painter [34]
- Joseph Kleitsch, painter [35]
- Roger Kuntz, painter [36]
- William Mortensen, photographer [37]
- Edgar Alwin Payne, muralist and founder of Laguna Beach Art Association [38]
- William Grant Sherry, painter [10]
- George Gardner Symons, painter [38]
- William Wendt, "Dean of Southern California artists" [39]
- Robert William Wood, painter [40]
- Robert Wyland, muralist [41]
- Karl Yens, painter [42]
Athletes
[edit]- Hobie Alter, surfboard and sailboat designer [43]
- Damon Berryhill, baseball player [44]
- Dain Blanton, volleyball player [45]
- Colt Brennan, football player [46]
- Gavvy Cravath, baseball player [47]
- Lindsay Davenport, tennis player [48]
- Paul Deem, Olympic cyclist [49]
- Annika Dries, water polo player [50]
- Dusty Dvorak, volleyball player [51]
- Seth Etherton, baseball pitcher [52]
- Janet Evans, swimmer [53]
- Scott Fortune, volleyball player [54]
- Warren Gill, baseball player [55]
- Tom Harmon, football player and sportscaster [56]
- Jon Leach, tennis player [57]
- Rick Leach, tennis player [58]
- Tom Morey, inventor of the "Boogie Board" [59]
- John H. Outland, namesake of college football Outland Trophy [60]
- Mike Parsons, surfer [61]
- John Pitts, football player [62]
- Rachel Wacholder, beach volleyball player and model [63]
- Dani Weatherholt, soccer player[64]
- Lefty Williams, baseball player [65]
Musicians and singers
[edit]- Frieda Belinfante, conductor and founder of the Orange County Philharmonic Orchestra[66]
- Taylor Hawkins, rock drummer, Foo Fighters [67]
- Marion Hutton, big band singer [68]
- Paula Kelly, big band singer [69]
- Ricky Nelson, pop singer [10]
- Jack Norworth, songwriter (wrote "Take Me Out to the Ballgame") [70]
- Lee Rocker, bassist, The Stray Cats [71]
- Vic Schoen, big band leader [72]
- Richie Sambora, rock guitarist, Bon Jovi [73]
- Ty Segall, singer-songwriter [74]
Writers
[edit]- Gregory Benford, author and astrophysicist [75]
- Forrest E. "Skip" Fickling, author [76]
- M. F. K. Fisher, culinary writer [77]
- Arnold Hano, sportswriter [78]
- Lisi Harrison, author[79]
- Hedda Hopper, gossip columnist [80]
- Lawrence Clark Powell, author and librarian [81]
- John Steinbeck, author [82]
- Theodore Taylor, author [83]
- John Weld, journalist [84]
- Charles Wright, poet [10]
Other
[edit]- George Adamski, ufologist [85]
- Buzz Aldrin, astronaut [86]
- Steve Arterburn, radio talk show host [87]
- Heidi Baker, missionary [88]
- Steve Bannon, political advisor [89]
- Florence "Pancho" Barnes, pioneer aviator [17]
- Warren Buffett, business magnate [10]
- Ron Burkle, business magnate [11]
- David P. Bushnell, businessman[90]
- David O. Carter, federal judge [91]
- Jonathan R. Cohen, American diplomat [92]
- Lauren Conrad, reality television personality, Fashion Designer [93]
- William S. Darling, art director [94]
- Bhagavan Das (formerly Michael Riggs), yogi [95]
- Charles Douglass, inventor of the laugh track[96]
- Frank Fertitta III, casino owner [97]
- Joe Francis, founder of Girls Gone Wild [98]
- Christine Fugate, film director [99]
- Pelham D. Glassford, United States Army Brigadier General[100]
- David B. Goldstein, human geneticist [citation needed]
- Bill H. Gross, investor and fund manager [101]
- Sue Gross, investor [102]
- Richard Halliburton, adventurer [103]
- Douglas Hodge (born 1957), CEO of PIMCO[104]
- John Mills Houston, United States Congressman [105]
- Christine Jorgensen, transsexual pioneer [106]
- Thelma Keane, businessperson [33]
- Eiler Larsen, town greeter [107]
- Timothy Leary, psychologist and LSD advocate [108]
- Greg MacGillivray, filmmaker [109]
- Alan MacPherson, patent lawyer [110]
- Peter Navarro, economist and filmmaker [111]
- Ward Ritchie, publisher and bibliophile [112]
- Malcolm St. Clair, film director [13]
- Robert A. Schuller, televangelist [113]
- Walter Terence Stace, philosopher [114]
- Samuel Totten, history professor [115]
- Peter Ueberroth, sports commissioner [116]
- Lila Zali, ballerina [117]
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