List of people from Santa Ana, California

Last updated December 22, 2024

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

Athletics

Stephen Abas (born January 12, 1978) – three-time NCAA champion wrestler and Olympic silver medalist at 2004 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling
Ben Agajanian (August 28, 1919 – Feb 8, 2018) – collegiate and professional football player
David Aldana (born November 26, 1949) – motorcycle racer
Frankie Amaya (born September 26, 2000) – soccer midfielder
Bob Ammann (born May 27, 1965) – soccer goalkeeper
Daniel Antúnez (born February 10, 1986) – soccer midfielder
Victor Auer (March 24, 1937 – May 3, 2011) – sports shooter and Olympic medalist for the United States
Bill Bean (born May 11, 1964) – Major League Baseball player
Richard Bivens (born August 26, 1979) – Musician
Eddie Bockman (July 26, 1920 – September 29, 2011) – professional baseball player and scout
Cedric Bozeman (born March 7, 1983) – basketball player
Isaac Curtis (born October 20, 1950) – professional football wide receiver
Don Davis (December 16, 1943 – March 8, 2018) – professional football defensive tackle
Fumio Demura (September 15, 1938 – April 24, 2023) – master of karate and kobudo (weaponry)
Cynthia Denzler (born May 12, 1983) – alpine skier
Sandro Dias (born April 18, 1975) – professional vert skateboarder
Lenny Dykstra (born February 10, 1963) – MLB center fielder
Don Edmunds (September 23, 1930 – August 11, 2020) – race car driver and car builder
Clancy Edwards (born August 9, 1955) – track and field sprinter
Danny Espinosa (born April 25, 1987) – second baseman for Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels
Hebron Fangupo (born July 19, 1985) – football nose tackle
Ben Francisco (born October 23, 1981) – professional baseball outfielder
David Gibson (born November 5, 1977) – NFL safety
Khaled Holmes (born January 19, 1990) – USC and NFL center
Rosie Jones (born November 13, 1959) – professional golfer
Jeff Kemp (born July 11, 1959) – NFL football quarterback
Matt Leinart (born May 11, 1983) – USC and NFL football quarterback
Colin Long (born June 19, 1989) – professional ice hockey center and assistant coach
Larry Lutz (1913–1998) – football player and coach
Jeff MacPherson (born June 9, 1956) – driver
Jamie Martin (born February 8, 1970) – quarterback of NFL and NFL Europe
Gilbert Melendez (born April 12, 1982) – mixed martial artist
Yaotzin Meza (born February 4, 1981) – mixed martial artist
Donn Moomaw (born October 15, 1931) – football player and Presbyterian minister
Kim Mulkey (born May 17, 1962) – women's head basketball coach at Louisiana State University
Jack Musick (c. 1925 – November 27, 1977) – football player and coach
Billy Preston (born October 26, 1997) – basketball player
Christian Ramirez (born April 4, 1991) – soccer player
Erasmo Ramirez (born April 29, 1976) – MLB left-handed relief pitcher
Ronny Rios (born January 22, 1990) – professional boxer
Jeff Robinson (born December 13, 1960) – MLB right-handed pitcher
Jesse Ruíz (born July 31, 1985) – wrestler
Marlene Sandoval (born January 18, 1984) – football defender and member of Mexico women's national team
Bryan Save (born December 16, 1981) – football defensive tackle
Nick Scandone (March 4, 1966 – January 2, 2009) – yachtsman
Paul Soliai (born December 30, 1983) – football defensive tackle
Dave Stieb (born July 22, 1957) – MLB right-handed pitcher
Kelly Talavou (born October 4, 1984) – football defensive tackle
Stephen Tepper (born March 10, 1969) – ice hockey right wing
Lenny Vandermade (born January 3, 1981) – football coach
Mitch Williams (born November 17, 1964) – MLB relief pitcher and TV commentator

Art and literature

Kimberly Duran (1989) – "Shmi," Chicana muralist
Carlee Fernández (1973) – sculptor and photographer
Suzanne Mathis McQueen (1957) – feminist author

Film, television and theatre

Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) – actor
Dale Fuller (June 17, 1885 – October 14, 1948) – actress of the silent era
Brett Halsey (born June 20, 1933) – actor
Michael B. Jordan (born February 9, 1987) – actor
Diane Keaton (born January 5, 1946) – actress
Louie Olivos Jr. – actor, producer, director, and playwright
Michelle Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) – actress and singer
John Raitt (January 29, 1917 – February 20, 2005) – actor and singer
Robert Webber (October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989) – actor

Music

Manuela Budrow (1876–1966) – vocalist, composer, music educator based in Santa Ana after 1923
Roy Estrada (born April 17, 1943) – bassist, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and convicted child molester, bassist with Frank Zappa, Mothers of Invention, Little Feat and Captain Beefheart
Dinah Jane Hansen (born June 22, 1997) – singer, member of girl group Fifth Harmony ^[1]
Bill Medley (born September 19, 1940) – singer, one half of the Righteous Brothers
Mr. Mixx (born September 23, 1963) – rapper
Duke Montana (born February 7, 1975) – Italian-American rapper
Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) – violinist, YouTuber, singer-songwriter

Politics

Lou Correa (born January 24, 1958) – California senator; lives in Santa Ana^[2]
Miguel A. Pulido (1956) – politician
William H. Spurgeon (October 10, 1829 – June 20, 1915) – founder of Santa Ana

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References

↑ Martins, Chris. "Billboard Cover: Fifth Harmony on Surviving Pop-Star Fame and 'Finally Having a Damn Voice'". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
↑ "Biography". California State Senate. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013.

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[1] Martins, Chris. "Billboard Cover: Fifth Harmony on Surviving Pop-Star Fame and 'Finally Having a Damn Voice'". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[2] "Biography". California State Senate. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013.

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