List of people from Fullerton, California

Here follows a list of people from Fullerton, California; that is, of persons born in or who have spent a significant portion of their life in Fullerton, California.

Arts

• Philip K. Dick, author, science fiction ^[1]
• C.S. Forester, novelist ^[2]
• Dave Halili, album cover illustrator and designer ^[3]

Athletics

• Paul Abbott, baseball pitcher ^[4]
• Ed Amelung, baseball player ^[5]
• Shaun Butler, BMX rider ^[6]
• Al Campanis, baseball player and executive
• Gary Carter, baseball player, member of MLB Hall of Fame, attended Sunny Hills High School ^[7]
• C. J. Cron, professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins ^[8]
• Hector Dyer, Olympic swimmer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jim Edmonds, baseball player ^[9]
• Kay Hansen, mixed martial artist
• Lynn Hill, competitive rock climber ^[10]
• D. J. Houlton, baseball player who currently plays for Yomiuri Giants in Japan ^[11]
• Randy Jones, baseball pitcher ^[12]
• Dan Kennedy, soccer player ^[13]
• Kourtney Kunichika, professional ice hockey player for the Buffalo Beauts of the NWHL
• Tommy Lasorda, Hall of Fame baseball manager and Dodgers executive, lived in Fullerton ^[14]
• Phil Nevin, baseball player ^[15]
• David Newhan, baseball player ^[16]
• Shawn Ray, bodybuilder ^[17]
• Jack Salveson, baseball player
• Karlie Samuelson, basketball player ^[18]
• Katie Lou Samuelson, basketball player ^[19]
• John Sullivan, football player
• Jeff Tam, baseball player ^[20]
• Keith Van Horn, basketball player ^[21]
• Arky Vaughan, Hall of Fame baseball player ^[22]
• Mike Witt, baseball pitcher ^[23]
• Eric Wynalda, soccer player ^[24]
• Gary Zimmerman, football player ^[25]

Film, television and theatre

• James Cameron, Oscar-winning film director ^[26]
• Kim Chambers ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Kevin Costner, actor and Oscar-winning director, graduate of California State University, Fullerton
• Suzanne Crough, actress ^[27]
• Jeremy Gable, playwright ^[28]
• Jenna Haze, actress ^[29]
• Chris Hebert, actor ^[30]
• Chuck Knipp ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Michael McDonald, actor and comedian ^[31]
• John Raitt, Broadway, television, and film actor and singer ^[32]
• Steven Seagal, actor ^[33]
• Skip Stellrecht, actor ^[34]

Music

• The Adolescents (band) ^{[35] [36]}
• Agent Orange (band) ^{[37] [38]}
• Alfie Agnew, mathematician, songwriter and musician ^[39]
• Frank Agnew, songwriter and musician ^[39]
• Rikk Agnew, songwriter and musician ^[39]
• Jackson Browne, folk music singer-songwriter, graduated from Sunny Hills High School ^[40]
• Dennis Danell, musician ^[41]
• Leo Fender, inventor, guitar manufacturer ^[42]
• Lit (band) ^[43]
• Mike Ness, musician ^[44]
• Jory Prum, recording engineer ^[45]
• Stacey Q, singer, songwriter and actress
• Social Distortion (band) ^[46]
• Brian St. Clair, drummer for Local H, was raised in Fullerton, California ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Gwen Stefani, singer and television personality ^[47]
• Tui St. George Tucker, composer, recorder player, instrument developer ^[48]
• Überzone, electronic musician ^[49]
• Yeat, rapper ^[50]

Politics

• Dick Ackerman, member of the California State Assembly and California Senate ^[51]
• Sam L. Collins, U.S. representative for California and member of the California State Assembly ^[52]
• William Dannemeyer, U.S. representative for California ^[53]
• Viet D. Dinh, assistant U.S. Attorney General under president George W. Bush ^[54]
• Jimmy Gomez, U.S. representative for California ^[55]
• Lon Nol, marshal and former president of the Khmer Republic ^[56]

Other

• David Boies, attorney ^[57]
• James Harder, engineer, professor ^[58]
• Ethel Jacobson, poet ^[59]
• Leon Leyson, believed to be the youngest member of the Schindlerjuden who were saved from the Holocaust by Oskar Schindler ^[60]
• Kelly Thomas, homeless man beaten to death by the Fullerton Police Department^{[ citation needed ]}
• John Witt, baseball collector ^[61]

See also

• Greater Los Angeles portal

• List of people from Orange County, California

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