List of people from Orange County, California
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The following is a list of notable Orange County residents, past and present:
- Scott Aukerman, comedian, writer
- Gene Autry, singer-actor, longtime owner of Angels baseball team (born in Texas)
- Avenged Sevenfold, rock band
- Amanda Beard, Olympic swimmer
- Gregory Benford, science fiction author and astrophysicist
- Jimmy Bennett, actor
- Nate Berkus, designer and TV personality
- Joey Bishop, comedian and actor (born in Pennsylvania)
- Aloe Blacc, singer
- James P. Blaylock, fantasy author
- Farzad Bonyadi, professional poker player
- Marlon Brando, film and stage actor (born in Nebraska)
- Donald Bren, chairman of the Irvine Company
- Jackson Browne, musician
- Kobe Bryant, NBA player (born in Pennsylvania)
- Jeff Buckley, singer, songwriter, musician
- James Cameron, film director (born in Canada)
- Michael Carona, sheriff
- Gary Carter, MLB player, member of Hall of Fame
- Michael Chang, professional tennis player (born in New Jersey)
- Marc Cherry, creator and executive producer of Desperate Housewives
- Dongfan Chung, stole space technology for the People's Republic of China,[1][2][3]
- Sasha Cohen, figure skater
- Lauren Conrad, TV personality (The Hills)
- Pamela Courson, wife of Doors frontman Jim Morrison
- Kevin Costner, actor, director
- Christopher Cox, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman
- Allen Craig, baseball player
- Valorie Curry, actress
- Dick Dale, musician
- Lindsay Davenport, professional tennis player
- Phil Dent, professional tennis player
- Kiev (band), indie rock band
- Taylor Dent, professional tennis player
- Philip K. Dick, author and futurist (born in Illinois)
- Walt Disney, creator of Disneyland theme park (born in Illinois)
- Susan Egan, actress, singer
- Sean Faircloth, executive director of Secular Coalition for America, former Majority Whip of Maine House
- Jim Fassel, pro football coach
- Leo Fender, inventor of the solid-body electric guitar
- Will Ferrell, comedian and actor
- Julie Foudy, soccer player
- Paul Frank, clothes designer
- Jeremy Gable, playwright
- Adam Yahiye Gadahn, spokesman for Al Qaeda, first American charged with treason since 1952
- Jim Gilchrist, politician
- Cuba Gooding Jr, actor
- Bobby Hatfield, singer, The Righteous Brothers (born in Wisconsin)
- Maharaja Sir Yeshwant Rao Holkar II, ruler of Indore from 1926 to 1961 (lived in Santa Ana from 1938–9). [1]
- Usha Devi Maharani Sahiba Holkar XV Bahadur, current ruler of Indore since 1961 (grew up in Santa Ana)
- Dexter Holland, musician and singer (The Offspring)
- Phil Hughes, baseball player
- Kevin Jepsen, baseball player
- Stanley Johnson, NBA Player
- Diane Keaton, actress and author (born in Los Angeles)
- Jürgen Klinsmann, player and coach for Germany's national football (soccer) team
- Dean Koontz, horror author (born in Pennsylvania)
- Mark Kotsay, baseball player
- Iris Kyle, 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
- Devinn Lane, porn star
- Tommy Lasorda, Hall of Fame manager of Los Angeles Dodgers (born in Pennsylvania)
- Adam LaRoche, Washington Nationals first baseman
- Jason Lee, professional skateboarder and actor
- Crystal Lewis, Christian singer
- Penny Marshall, actress and director (born in New York)
- Steve Martin, comedian, actor, author, musician (born in Texas)
- Jennette McCurdy, actress and singer
- Scott McGehee, filmmaker
- Glenn L. Martin, aviation pioneer
- Mark McGwire, baseball player and coach
- Mike Ness, a pioneer in O.C. punk music (Social Distortion)
- Richard Nixon, Vice President and 37th President of the United States
- Dan O'Mahony, singer, author, activist, journalist
- Alex Odeh, murdered Arab-American activist
- Tito Ortiz, mixed martial arts fighter
- Donny Osmond, singer and actor (born in Utah)
- Lee Harvey Oswald, presumed assassin of John F. Kennedy (stationed at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in 1957 and 1958-9)
- Michelle Pfeiffer, actress
- Jessica Rey, actress[4]
- Dennis Rodman, basketball player (born in New Jersey)
- Jim Rome, sports radio personality
- Gabe Rosales, guitarist, bassist, and rapper
- Mirela Rupic, costume designer
- Keri Russell, actress
- Elizabeth Ryan, tennis player
- Samoa Joe, multi-time world heavyweight professional wrestling champion
- Mark Sanchez, USC and NFL quarterback
- Monte Scheinblum, 1992 U.S. National Long Driving Champion.[5]
- Robert Schuller, clergyman, ministry based in Garden Grove (born in Iowa)
- Larry Sherry, baseball pitcher, 1959 World Series MVP
- Gwen Stefani, lead singer of No Doubt
- Jeffree Star, internet celebrity
- Super Dragon, professional wrestler
- Kristy Swanson, actress
- Ed Templeton, professional skateboarder and manufacturer
- Cornelia ten Boom, Holocaust survivor, author, lecturer
- Jeff Timmons, founder, singer and producer of 98 Degrees
- Matt Treanor, baseball player
- Lisa Tucker, singer
- Toni Turner, author
- Milo Ventimiglia, actor
- Peter Vidmar, gymnast
- John Wayne, iconic film actor; Orange County airport named for him (born in Iowa)
- Scott Weiland, lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver
- C. J. Wilson, baseball player
- Tiger Woods, professional golfer
- Lee Soon-kyu, singer and member of Girls' Generation.[6]
References
- ^ Serrano, Richard A.; Reza, H.G. (February 12, 2008). "Orange County man is accused of being a spy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ Taxin, Amy (July 16, 2009). "Chinese-Born Engineer Guilty of Economic Espionage". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 4, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Associated Press, "U.S. court sentences Chinese spy", February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Meta Con Announces Power Rangers Stars Jason Faunt and Jessica Rey". Anime News Network. April 23, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ "Monte Scheinblum Shines When He's Hitting Off the Tee", Bucky Albers, Dayton Daily News, May 19, 1993, Retrieved December 23, 2010
- ^ "THE BIRTH OF SUSAN LEE". California Birth Index. Retrieved 1 August 2014.