# List of people from Laguna Beach, California

The following is a partial list of notable people who have been full-time or significant part-time residents of Laguna Beach, California, United States.

## Actors

* George Beranger
* William Boyd
* Barbara Britton
* America Chedister
* Bette Davis
* Robert Englund
* Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
* Mike Farrell and Judy Farrell
* Judy Garland
* Sterling Holloway
* Rock Hudson
* Tab Hunter
* Elmo Lincoln
* Fredric March
* Victor Mature
* Kent McCord
* Bette Midler
* Mary Miles Minter
* Polly Moran
* Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Nelson
* Franklin Pangborn
* Gigi Parrish
* Mary Pickford
* Adele Ritchie
* Mickey Rooney
* Ruth Roman
* Rita Rudner
* Charlotte Shelby
* Margaret Shelby
* Grant Sullivan
* Slim Summerville
* Claire Trevor
* Bobs Watson
* Rudolph Valentino

## Artists

* Mark Bloch, conceptual artist, writer
* Mark Chamberlain, photographer
* Frank Cuprien, painter and "Dean of Laguna Artists"
* Paul Blaine Henrie, painter
* Abby Williams Hill, painter
* Anna Althea Hills, painter and founder of Laguna Art Museum
* Thomas Lorraine Hunt, painter
* George Hurrell, photographer
* Frank Interlandi, editorial cartoonist
* Bil Keane, cartoonist
* Marie Boening Kendall, painter
* Joseph Kleitsch, painter
* Roger Kuntz, painter
* William Mortensen, photographer
* Edgar Alwin Payne, muralist and founder of Laguna Beach Art Association
* William Grant Sherry, painter
* George Gardner Symons, painter
* William Wendt, "Dean of Southern California artists"
* Robert William Wood, painter
* Robert Wyland, muralist
* Karl Yens, painter

## Athletes

* Hobie Alter, surfboard and sailboat designer
* Damon Berryhill, baseball player
* Dain Blanton, volleyball player
* Colt Brennan, football player
* Gavvy Cravath, baseball player
* Lindsay Davenport, tennis player
* Paul Deem, Olympic cyclist
* Annika Dries, water polo player
* Dusty Dvorak, volleyball player
* Seth Etherton, baseball pitcher
* Janet Evans, swimmer
* Scott Fortune, volleyball player
* Warren Gill, baseball player
* Tom Harmon, football player and sportscaster
* Nyjah Huston, skateboarder
* Jon Leach, tennis player
* Rick Leach, tennis player
* Tom Morey, inventor of the "Boogie Board"
* John H. Outland, namesake of college football Outland Trophy
* Mike Parsons, surfer
* John Pitts, football player
* Rachel Wacholder, beach volleyball player and model
* Dani Weatherholt, soccer player
* Lefty Williams, baseball player

## Musicians and singers

* Frieda Belinfante, conductor and founder of the Orange County Philharmonic Orchestra
* Taylor Hawkins, rock drummer, Foo Fighters
* Marion Hutton, big band singer
* Paula Kelly, big band singer
* Ricky Nelson, pop singer
* Jack Norworth, songwriter (wrote "Take Me Out to the Ballgame")
* Lee Rocker, bassist, The Stray Cats
* Vic Schoen, big band leader
* Richie Sambora, rock guitarist, Bon Jovi
* Ty Segall, singer-songwriter

## Writers

* Gregory Benford, author and astrophysicist
* Forrest E. "Skip" Fickling, author
* M. F. K. Fisher, culinary writer
* Arnold Hano, sportswriter
* Lisi Harrison, author
* Hedda Hopper, gossip columnist
* Lawrence Clark Powell, author and librarian
* John Steinbeck, author
* Theodore Taylor, author
* John Weld, journalist
* Charles Wright, poet

## Other

* George Adamski, ufologist
* Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
* Steve Arterburn, radio talk show host
* Heidi Baker, missionary
* Steve Bannon, political advisor
* Florence "Pancho" Barnes, pioneer aviator
* Warren Buffett, business magnate
* Ron Burkle, business magnate
* David P. Bushnell, businessman
* David O. Carter, federal judge
* Jonathan R. Cohen, American diplomat
* Lauren Conrad, reality television personality, Fashion Designer
* William S. Darling, art director
* Bhagavan Das (formerly Michael Riggs), yogi
* Charles Douglass, inventor of the laugh track
* Frank Fertitta III, casino owner
* Joe Francis, founder of Girls Gone Wild
* Christine Fugate, film director
* Pelham D. Glassford, United States Army Brigadier General
* David B. Goldstein, human geneticist
* Bill H. Gross, investor and fund manager
* Sue Gross, investor
* Richard Halliburton, adventurer
* Douglas Hodge (born 1957), CEO of PIMCO
* John Mills Houston, United States Congressman
* Christine Jorgensen, transsexual pioneer
* Thelma Keane, businessperson
* Eiler Larsen, town greeter
* Timothy Leary, psychologist and LSD advocate
* Greg MacGillivray, filmmaker
* Alan MacPherson, patent lawyer
* Peter Navarro, economist and filmmaker
* Ward Ritchie, publisher and bibliophile
* Malcolm St. Clair, film director
* Robert A. Schuller, televangelist
* Walter Terence Stace, philosopher
* Samuel Totten, history professor
* Peter Ueberroth, sports commissioner
* Lila Zali, ballerina

## Footnotes

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