List of people from Newport Beach, California

This is a list of notable residents of Newport Beach, California.

Arts

• Rikk Agnew, guitarist, vocalist of Social Distortion, Adolescents, Christian Death, and D.I.
• Howard Alden, jazz guitarist
• Steve Aoki, producer and DJ
• Lauren Bacall, actress ^[1]
• Lewis Baltz, photographer ^[2]
• Richard L. Bare, television director
• Drake Bell, singer-songwriter, actor, musician and voice actor
• Joey Bishop, entertainer ^[1]
• Humphrey Bogart, ^[1] actor, yachtsman
• George Burns, entertainer
• Nicolas Cage, actor
• Jeanne Cagney, actress
• William Cagney, producer
• Dick Dale, musician, "King of the Surf Guitar" ^[3]
• JoAnn Dean Killingsworth, actress and dancer, first person to play Snow White at Disneyland ^[4]
• Dolores del Río, actress
• David Denman, actor
• Buddy Ebsen, actor
• Stan Frazier, musician, record producer, restaurateur
• Gunnar Gehl, singer-songwriter
• Leo Howard, actor ^[5]
• Jeremy Jackson, actor
• Chuck Jones, cartoon artist, animator of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
• Heather Paige Kent (now Heather DuBrow), actress and reality TV star
• Dean Koontz, writer ^[1]
• Brent Kutzle, musician and record producer, bassist and cellist for OneRepublic
• Heather Locklear, actress
• Lee Mallory, poet, retired professor
• Leslie Mann, actress ^[6]
• McG, film and television director and producer
• Kelly McGillis, actress
• Ted McGinley, actor
• Mark McGrath, singer, Sugar Ray ^[1]
• Mike Ness, musician and songwriter of Social Distortion ^[7]
• Helena Modjeska, actress
• Anton Newcombe, guitarist, vocalist and founder of The Brian Jonestown Massacre
• Chuck Norris, martial artist and actor
• Cathy Rigby, gymnast and actress
• Ruen, DJ and producer
• Michael Steele (The Runaways, Elton Duck, The Bangles, Crash Wisdom)
• Gwen Stefani, singer, No Doubt
• Emma Stone, actress ^[8]
• Shirley Temple, ^[1] actress
• Dr. John Townsend, award-winning author ^[9]
• Thalia Tran, actress ^[10]
• Elise Trouw, musician
• Lisa Tucker, singer and actor
• Tom Tully, actor, The Lineup (1954–1960 CBS television series)
• Mamie Van Doren, ^[11] actress and sex symbol
• Talon Warburton, actor and voice actor
• John Wayne, ^[1] actor and icon

Business

• George Argyros, real estate investor, former owner of Seattle Mariners
• Donald Bren, owner of Irvine Company ^[12]
• William H. Gross, co-founder of Pimco
• John H. Meier, former business adviser to Howard Hughes ^[13]
• Michael Morhaime, co-founder and chief executive of Blizzard Entertainment ^[14]
• Randall Presley, real estate developer
• Gary Primm, casino developer and former chairman, chief executive of Primm Valley Resorts and Primadonna Resorts Inc.
• Richard Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association ^[15]
• Henry Samueli, co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and owner of NHL's Anaheim Ducks

Sports

• Geoff Abrams, tennis player
• Nolan Arenado, MLB third baseman, St. Louis Cardinals
• Panos Armenakas, soccer player ^[16]
• Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player
• Matt Barkley, NFL quarterback, first freshman to start at that position for USC
• Amanda Beard, swimmer and Olympic medalist
• Steve Birnbaum, soccer player ^[17]
• Scott Boras, baseball player agent
• Francois Botha, heavyweight boxer
• Kobe Bryant, NBA player
• Bryan Burke, soccer player ^[18]
• Dane Cameron, race car driver
• Sasha Cohen, figure skater
• Gerrit Cole, MLB player, New York Yankees
• Richie Collins, surfer ^[19]
• Fred Couples, golfer
• Noah Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997), MLB baseball pitcher, Colorado Rockies
• Taylor Dent, tennis player
• Roy Emerson, retired Australian tennis player
• Ekaterina Gordeeva, figure skater
• Betty Ann Grubb Stuart, tennis player
• Brett Hansen-Dent, tennis player
• Keith Hartwig, NFL player, Green Bay Packers
• Kyle Hendricks, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
• Dwight Howard, NBA player, Houston Rockets ^[1]
• Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame baseball player, lived in Newport Beach
• Jürgen Klinsmann, German football manager and former football player
• Kevin Kouzmanoff, MLB player, San Diego Padres ^[20]
• Jillian Kraus (born 1986), water polo player
• Ilia Kulik, figure skater
• Joffery Lupul, NHL player, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Bill Macatee, sportscaster
• Karl Malone, retired NBA player ^[1]
• Todd Marinovich, quarterback for USC and Oakland Raiders
• Noelle Maritz, soccer player for Arsenal and Switzerland
• McKayla Maroney, retired Olympic gymnast
• Scott Niedermayer, retired NHL player
• Shohei Ohtani, baseball player
• Dennis Rodman, retired NBA player ^[21]
• Trinity Rodman, soccer player for Washington Spirit and the United States
• Josh Samuels (born 1991), Olympic water polo player
• Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
• Leigh Steinberg, noted sports agent, said to be the model for the title character of Jerry Maguire
• Allison Stokke, pole vaulter, model
• Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, surfer ^[22]
• John Welbourn, NFL player, New England Patriots ^{[ citation needed ]}
• C.J. Wilson, MLB starting pitcher for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ^[23]
• George Yardley, NBA player in Basketball Hall of Fame
• Jason Zucker, NHL hockey player ^[24]

Other

• Michael Franzese, former mobster and caporegime in the New York-based Colombo crime family; was known as the "yuppie don" and is now a motivational speaker and writer
• Mary Kay Letourneau, Washington sex offender and teacher; basis for 2023 drama May December

References

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2. Crowder, Nicole (November 24, 2014). "Icon of New Topography Movement Lewis Balz dies at 69". The Washington Post . Retrieved November 26, 2014.
3. Michaels, Pat (June 23, 2008). "King of Surf Guitars needs good thoughts". Orange County Register . Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
4. Besheda, Lori (2014-04-09). "Who is the fairest one of all? Disneyland's first Snow White". Orange County Register . Retrieved 2015-07-22.
5. Larsen, Peter (June 10, 2011). "Disney series is a kick for young karate expert". Orange County Register . Retrieved January 8, 2012.
6. Combe, Rachael (September 17, 2012). "Leslie Mann on Being Hollywood's Reigning Funny Girl" . Retrieved November 11, 2012.
7. Fadroski, Kelli Skye (December 3, 2008). "Mike Ness tries to find a balance". Orange County Register . Archived from the original on May 23, 2009.
8. Koltnow, Barry (October 2, 2009). "Emma Stone is Clicking". Orange County Register . p. Show 1. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
9. "About Dr. Townsend | Dr. John Townsend". Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
10. "Charlotte Perry: Council of Dads Character". NBC . Retrieved April 7, 2021.
11. "Michaels: Newport's Mamie van Doren now in Hustler - Orange County Register". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
12. "Forbes 400 bio". Forbes.com. September 20, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
13. Age of Secrets: The Conspiracy that Toppled Richard Nixon and the Hidden Death of Howard Hughes written by Gerald Bellett, 1995, Voyageur North America, ISBN   0-921842-42-2
14. Tolkoff, Sarah (May 2, 2011). "OC 50: Technology". Orange County Business Journal . 34 (18): 28.
15. "Richard Roberts gets probation in DUI case; former ORU president pleaded guilty, serves no jail time". Tulsa World. May 2, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
16. "Panos Armenakas". FBref . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
17. "Steven Birnbaum". Major League Soccer . Retrieved February 16, 2025.
18. "Bryan Burke: "I'm Looking Forward To a Great Season"". Orlando City Soccer Club. March 15, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
19. "Collins, Richie". Encyclopedia of Surfing by Matt Warshaw.
20. "Kevin Kouzmanoff Stats, Bios, Highlights – MLB.com: Team". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
21. Seeing Stars: Where the Stars Live web site Note: this information is dated; Rodman has not lived in Newport Beach for several years ^[update] . For more on this, see Gottlieb, Jeff. Rodman's Newport Party Pad Closes Up,Los Angeles Times June 11, 2004. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
22. surfermag (July 22, 2010). "The Surfer Interview: Wingnut | Surfer Magazine". Surfermag.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
23. "C.J. Wilson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
24. Dggoddard. "LetsGoDU: Jason Zucker's Hockey Odyssey". letsgodu.blogspot.com.