List of people from Huntington Beach, California

This is a list of notable people from Huntington Beach, California.

Actors

• Willie Aames, attended Edison High School ^[1]
• Eva Angelina, adult film actress ^[2]
• Ethan Embry, actor
• Lauren German, actress of NBC TV series Chicago Fire
• Amy Grabow, grew up in Huntington Beach; attended the Academy for the Performing Arts ^[3]
• Jenna Jameson, pornographic actress; resided in Huntington Harbour with Tito Ortiz ^[4]
• Jack Kelly, most noted for the role of Bart Maverick on the Maverick TV series; during the 1980s and early 1990s, served as city councilman and mayor in Huntington Beach ^[5]
• Jason Lee, actor, who portrays the title character in TV series My Name is Earl ; grew up in Huntington Beach and attended Ocean View High School ^[6]
• Dennis Woodruff, Los Angeles based actor, producer, and director

Athletes

Scott Lipsky

• Pro skateboarders Christian Hosoi, Geoff Rowley, ^[7] Arto Saari, ^[8] Tosh Townend, ^[9] Mark Appleyard, ^[10] Brian Sumner, ^[11] Ed Templeton, ^[12] and Nyjah Huston ^[13]
• Former NHL hockey player John Blue ^[14]
• Professional soccer player Sacha Kljestan
• Mixed martial artists: Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz, ^[15] Kimo Leopoldo, Tank Abbott and James Irvin ^[16]
• Collin Balester, baseball player, attended Huntington Beach High School ^[17]
• Eric Biefeld, soccer player ^[18]
• Hank Conger, baseball player, attended Huntington Beach High School
• Jessie Godderz, professional bodybuilder with the World Natural Body Building Federation, contestant on Big Brother 10 and Big Brother 11, ^[19] and professional wrestler signed to Impact Wrestling
• Julio César González, boxer, 1996 Olympic athlete representing Mexico, WBO light-heavyweight champion 2003, attended Edison High
• Bill Green, former U.S. and NCAA record holder in Track and Field, 5th place in the hammer throw at the 1984 Olympic Games
• Tony Gonzalez, Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end attended Huntington Beach High School ^[20]
• Kyle Higashioka, Major League Baseball catcher
• Ian Kennedy, San Diego Padres pitcher, was born in Huntington Beach ^[21]
• Jeff Kent, retired baseball player and recipient of baseball's 2000 National League MVP award, was raised in Huntington Beach and attended Edison High School. ^[22]
• Orion Kerkering, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher ^[23]
• Jürgen Klinsmann, soccer player, coach of the Germany national football team and former coach of the United States men's national soccer team; moved with his family in 2008 to Munich, Germany to become the coach of FC Bayern Munich; ^[24] currently resides in Newport Beach ^[25]
• Sacha Kljestan, soccer player
• Chris Kluwe, football punter ^[26]
• Iris Kyle, 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
• Scott Lipsky, professional tennis player
• Abner Mares, boxer ^[27]
• David Martin, professional tennis player
• Paul McBeth, professional disc golfer and six-time PDGA world champion
• Peter Mel, surfer ^[28]
• Henry Owens, baseball player
• Nick Pratto, baseball player, first-round selection in 2017 MLB Draft
• Joe Seanoa (ring name Samoa Joe), professional wrestler signed to AEW/ROH
• Tom Shields, swimmer, 2009 graduate of Edison High School, gold medalist in 400 medley relay for U.S. at 2015 World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia
• Brett Simpson, surfer
• Zane Smith, NASCAR Cup Series driver
• Peter "PT" Townend, surfer ^[29]
• Joan Weston, star of Roller Derby ^[30]
• Bob Wolcott, former Seattle Mariners pitcher, was born in Huntington Beach ^[31]

Musicians

• Members of the rock/metal band Avenged Sevenfold grew up and reside here including lead guitarist Synyster Gates . ^[32] Original drummer and founding member, The Rev, was buried here.
• Dexter Holland from The Offspring lived in Huntington Beach. ^[33]
• Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman from The Offspring lives in Huntington Beach
• The ska punk rock band Reel Big Fish formed here in 1992. ^[34]
• Dean Torrence, from the 1960s pop group Jan and Dean, who co-wrote "Surf City" (#1 in 1963), said that Huntington Beach embodies the song's spirit of freedom and California fun. ^[35]
• Christian Jacobs, MC Bat Commander of The Aquabats ^[36]
• Matt Costa, folk pop singer, was born in Huntington Beach. ^[37]
• (Hed) P.E., punk rock/hip hop group, was formed in Huntington Beach.
• The Vandals, punk rock band formed in Huntington Beach ^[38]
• Alien Ant Farm lead singer Dryden Mitchell
• David Silveria, formerly from the rock band Korn ^[39]
• Doug Webb, saxophonist ^[40]
• Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver attended Edison High School. ^[41]
• Paul Williams, composer, singer, songwriter and actor ^[42]
• Brett Young, country singer who was raised in Huntington Beach. ^[43]
• Joe and Luke McGarry of the indie band Pop Noir were born in Manchester, England, but grew up in Huntington Beach. ^[44]
• The Dirty Heads, a reggae band, formed in Huntington Beach. ^{[45] [46]}
• hellogoodbye was formed in Huntington Beach in 2001. ^[47]
• The Suburban Legends are natives of Huntington Beach. ^[48]
• The alternative/pop band Emblem3 moved to Huntington Beach to pursue their musical career.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Beau Bokan, singer for metal band blessthefall, was born in Huntington Beach.
• Buckethead, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, was born in Huntington Beach.
• The Ziggens, surf rock band formed in Huntington Beach ^[49]
• Mike Martt (died 2023), singer-songwriter and member of Tex & the Horseheads and Thelonious Monster ^[50]
• Ayesha Erotica, singer-songwriter and rapper

Other

• Pete Conrad, astronaut ^[51]
• Violet Cowden, aviator and member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II ^[52]
• Lani Forbes, young adult writer
• Donald Lu, diplomat
• Robert Peters, UCI scholar and poet
• Brent Rivera, social media personality
• Kenneth True Norris Jr., industrialist and philanthropist ^[53]
• Jasmine Tookes, model for Victoria's Secret

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