List of people from Anaheim, California

This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Anaheim, California, and its surrounding metropolitan area.

Athletics

• Khalil Ahmad (born 1996) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Kolby Allard  – pro baseball player for the Atlanta Braves, born in Anaheim
• Jerime Anderson  – UCLA and pro basketball player
• Barry Asher  – Hall of Fame bowler, born in Anaheim
• Lonzo Ball  – UCLA and Chicago Bulls basketball player, born in Anaheim
• Keith Beebe  – professional football player, born in Anaheim
• Kevin Blankenship  – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Rod Carew  – Major League Baseball player and Hall of Famer ^[1]
• Milorad Čavić  – Serbian swimmer, 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist ^[2]
• Reuben Droughns  – National Football League player ^[3]
• Jim Fassel  – college and pro football coach, former New York Giants head coach ^[4]
• Jeff Feagles  – National Football League player, born in Anaheim ^[5]
• Daniel Fells  – National Football League player ^[6]
• Jorge Flores  – professional soccer player ^[7]
• Hal Gregg  – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Lori Harrigan  – Olympic softball player ^[8]
• Chris Hatcher  – Major League Baseball outfielder, born in Anaheim
• Joe Hawley – NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• D. J. Houlton – MLB player, Yomiuri Giants in Japan ^[9]
• John Huarte  – Notre Dame and NFL quarterback, born in Anaheim ^[10]
• Mike Iupati – National Football League player
• Kevin Jepsen  – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Tommy John  – Major League Baseball pitcher ^[11]
• Stanley Johnson  – professional basketball player, born in Anaheim
• Joe Kelly  – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Mark Langston  – Major League Baseball pitcher ^[12]
• Michael Lorenzen  – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Chris Manderino  – National Football League player ^[13]
• Wade Meckler (born 2000) – baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
• Donnie Moore  – Major League Baseball pitcher ^[14]
• Bill Murphy  – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim ^[15]
• Naomi Nari Nam  – figure skater ^[16]
• Brian Noble  – National Football League player ^[17]
• Kezie Okpala  – Stanford and Miami Heat basketball player
• Loy Petersen – NBA player for Chicago Bulls
• Elizabeth Ryan  – tennis player, winner of 30 Grand Slam titles, member of International Tennis Hall of Fame, born in Anaheim
• Steve Scarsone  – Major League Baseball player ^[18]
• Dana Schoenfield  – 1972 Olympic Games silver medalist in swimming ^[19]
• Teemu Selänne  – National Hockey League player
• Chris Tillman  – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim ^[20]
• Mark Trumbo  – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim ^[21]
• Josh Vitters  – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim
• Adam Wilk  – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Justin Wilson  – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Tiger Woods  – professional golfer, born in Cypress, attended high school in Anaheim
• Jaret Wright  – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim

Business

• Leo Fender – founder of Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company
• Paul Van Doren – co-founder of Vans
• Carl and Margaret Karcher  – founders of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain ^{[22] [23]}
• Samuel Kraemer  – rancher, oilman, and businessman ^[24]
• Augie Nieto  – entrepreneur and founder of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis charity Augie's Quest ^[25]

Dance

• Lea Ved – dancer and choreographer

Literature

• Rob Liefeld  – comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher ^[26]
• Ren Powell (born 1966, Karen Lee Tudor in Anaheim) – American-born Norwegian poet and translator

Movies, television, and media

• Angela Perez Baraquio  – Miss America 2001 ^[27]
• Moon Bloodgood  – actress ^[28]
• Greg Burson  – voice of Yogi Bear, Bugs Bunny, Mr. DNA in Jurassic Park , Flap and Nemo's Father in Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
• Austin Butler  – actor ^[29]
• Rosalind Chao  – actress, Star Trek: The Next Generation ^[30]
• Emery Emery  – film and television producer, editor of The Aristocrats
• Eden Espinosa  – singer and stage actress ^[31]
• Christina Haack  – real estate investor and TV personality
• Stephen Hillenburg  – creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
• Mitchell Hurwitz  – television writer and producer, creator of Arrested Development
• Mike Lockwood  – professional wrestler, best known as Crash Holly ^[32]
• Alli Mauzey  – actress, singer
• Connie Needham  – actress ^[33]
• Heather O'Rourke (1975–1988) – child actress, lived in Anaheim before her acting career
• Mike Penner – grew up in Anaheim; sportswriter for Anaheim Bulletin
• Alyson Reed  – dancer and actress, A Chorus Line ^[34]
• Tony Revolori  – actor, The Grand Budapest Hotel , Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Milo Ventimiglia  – actor, Gilmore Girls , This Is Us
• Marie Wilson  – actress, My Friend Irma

Music

• Atreyu – metalcore band, formed in the city, although sometimes considered from Yorba Linda, in 1998
• Larry Beckett  – poet and songwriter ^[35]
• Sabrina Bryan – former member of The Cheetah Girls
• Jeff Buckley  – singer-songwriter and guitarist ^[36]
• Tim Buckley  – singer-songwriter, experimental vocalist, and musician ^[37]
• Carlos Cavazo  – guitarist for the heavy metal, glam metal and hard rock band Quiet Riot ^[38]
• Don Davis  – film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator ^[39]
• Joe DeRenzo  – jazz musician ^[40]
• Jim Fielder  – bassist for rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears ^[41]
• Eric Friedman  – guitarist and singer
• Bobby Hatfield  – singer, one half of the musical duo the Righteous Brothers ^[42]
• Crystal Lewis  – singer
• Marcus Mumford  – lead singer of Grammy-nominated folk band Mumford and Sons ^[43]
• New Years Day – alternative metal band formed in 2005
• No Doubt  – Grammy Award-winning rock group ^[44]
• Phora  – rapper
• J.P. Soars  – blues singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer ^[45]
• Steve Soto  – punk musician and bassist for Agent Orange and The Adolescents ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Stacey Q  – synthpop and dance-pop singer, dancer, and actress ^[46]
• Gwen Stefani  – singer-songwriter, fashion designer, frontwoman of the rock band No Doubt ^[44]
• Tairrie B  – rapper and alternative metal frontwoman for Tura Satana and My Ruin ^[47]
• Josh Todd  – actor, singer-songwriter, frontman of the rock band Buckcherry
• Lisa Tucker  – singer and finalist on the fifth season of American Idol
• Jennifer Warnes  – Oscar-winning singer of "I Had the Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing
• Weapons of Mass Creation  – hip hop band
• Eden xo  – singer-songwriter and actor
• Brett Young  – singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Nicky Youre  – singer-songwriter

Politics

• Delmer Berg  – member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War; labor union activist ^[48]
• Lou Correa  – politician and California state legislator ^[49]
• Young Kim  – U.S. Congressman and former state assemblywoman ^[50]
• Thomas H. Kuchel  – United States Senator and Republican Party whip ^[51]
• Curt Pringle  – Mayor of Anaheim, Speaker of the California State Assembly ^[52]
• Ed Royce (politician) – U.S. Congressman and former Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Linda Sánchez  – U.S. Congresswoman ^[53]
• Loretta Sanchez  – U.S. Congresswoman ^[53]
• John F. Seymour  – United States Senator and Mayor of Anaheim ^[54]

Miscellaneous

• Joseph M. Acaba  – NASA astronaut ^[55]
• Rosie Alfaro – convicted murderer who is on death row
• Rudolph Boysen  – horticulturist who created the boysenberry ^[56]

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