# List of people from Santa Monica, California

This is a list of people from Santa Monica, California.
* Jay Adams, skateboarder
* Amy Alcott, professional golfer
* Britt Allcroft, creator and former producer of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends television series
* Rod Allen, TV color commentator for Detroit Tigers (Fox Sports Detroit)
* Tony Alva, skateboarder
* Tiffanie Anderson, singer
* Tom Anderson, founder of MySpace
* Warner Anderson, actor on The Lineup
* Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (born 2007), child actress
* Kenneth Anger, filmmaker and author
* David Anspaugh, film director
* Sean Astin, actor, director, and producer
* Don Bachardy, painter and spouse of Christoper Isherwood
* John Baldessari, artist
* Frank Edmund Beatty, Jr., U.S. Navy vice admiral
* Ashley Bell (born 1986), actress
* Sean Berry, MLB player for five teams
* Carolyn Beug (1952–2011), filmmaker and video producer
* Big Sean, rapper
* Jack Black, musician and actor
* Steven Blum, voice actor
* Judy Blumberg, figure skater, U.S. ice dancing champion
* Brennan Boesch, MLB player
* Jeff Bollow, author, filmmaker
* Ryan Braun, MLB outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
* Albert Brooks, actor, comedian, director, screenwriter
* Don Burgess (born 1956), cinematographer
* Jeanie Buss, Los Angeles Lakers executive
* Juan José Carrillo, first mayor of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Police Chief, politician, and judge
* George Cates, composer and conductor
* Geraldine Chaplin, actress
* Buff Cobb, actress, television personality
* Mike Colbern, MLB catcher
* Don Collier, western film and television actor
* Lana Condor, actress
* Nichole Cordova, singer
* Marcia Cross, actress, Desperate Housewives
* Jamie Lee Curtis, actress
* Carson Daly, television personality, host of NBC's The Voice and Last Call with Carson Daly
* Larry David, actor, screenwriter, producer, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm
* Scott Davis, tennis player
* Cody Decker (born 1987), MLB player
* Alexis Denisof, actor
* Robert Dollard, first Attorney General of South Dakota
* Troy Donahue, actor
* Dody Dorn, film and sound editor
* Pat Doyle, baseball coach
* Elonka Dunin, game developer
* Jack Engle, hot rodder and custom camshaft grinder, founder of Engle Cams
* Emilio Estevez, actor and director
* Dwight Evans, MLB outfielder
* Shelley Fabares, actress and singer
* Joud Fahmy, Saudi Arabian judoka
* Ed Fallon, Iowa politician
* Miguel Ferrer, actor
* Bobbi Fiedler, congresswoman
* Frank Finch, sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times
* Zack Fleishman, tennis player
* Kai Forbath, NFL kicker
* Will Forte, actor and comedian
* Bonnie Franklin, actress, One Day at a Time
* Max Fried, MLB pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
* Adam Friedland, comedian
* Lynette Fromme, criminal
* John Frusciante, musician, guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Helen K. Garber, photographer
* Mick Garris (born 1951), filmmaker and screenwriter
* Frank Gehry, architect
* Frank Gifford, football player and sportscaster
* Sara Gilbert, actress and television personality
* Dan Gilroy, screenwriter and director
* Justin Gimelstob, tennis player and commentator
* Elizabeth Glaser, deceased wife of actor Paul Glaser
* Helen Golay, convicted murderer
* Adam Goldberg, actor
* Ben Gottschalk (born 1992), NFL football player
* Carole Caldwell Graebner, tennis player
* Jennifer Grant, actress and writer
* Linda Gray (born 1940), film, stage and television actress
* Brian Grazer, Oscar-winning film and television producer
* Bob Gunton (born 1945), actor
* Paul Haggis, Oscar-winning screenwriter
* Alyson Hannigan, actress
* Mariska Hargitay, actress
* Dan Harrington, poker player
* Horace Heidt, 1940s bandleader
* Julie Heldman (born 1945), tennis player, ranked #5 in the world
* Christy Hemme, professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
* Derek Hill, racing driver
* Darby Hinton, actor
* Jason Hirsh, MLB pitcher
* Peter Hobbs, actor
* Tony Horton, fitness guru
* Brian Horwitz, MLB outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
* Anjelica Huston, Oscar-winning actress
* Christopher Isherwood, author and spouse of Don Bachardy
* Anita Kanter (born 1933), tennis player ranked in World top 10
* Tommy Kendall, NASCAR driver
* Cory Kennedy, fashion model
* Riley Keough, actress
* Apollonia Kotero, actress, model, dancer, and singer
* Lorenzo Lamas, actor
* Andrew Lauer, actor
* Christopher Lawford, actor and author
* Tim Leary, former MLB player
* Jun Hee Lee, actor
* June Lockhart, actress
* Mark Loretta, MLB player
* Kevin Love, NBA player for the Miami Heat
* Torey Lovullo, Boston Red Sox coach
* Lorna Luft, entertainer
* Dayton Lummis, actor
* Tobey Maguire, actor
* Stephen Malkmus, musician
* Jenna Marbles, comedian
* Teena Marie, singer, songwriter, and producer
* Eli Marienthal, actor (American Pie 1 and 2, The Iron Giant, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen)
* Dave Markey, filmmaker and musician
* Dean Paul Martin, musician and actor
* Chris Masters, professional wrestler
* Benjamin McKenzie, actor
* Natalie Mejia, singer
* Kevin Millar, MLB player
* Rick Monday, MLB outfielder and Dodgers radio broadcaster
* Coco Montoya, blues guitarist, formerly with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
* Gussie Moran, tennis player
* Jon Moscot, American-Israeli MLB player for the Cincinnati Reds
* John Forbes Nash, Jr., Nobel prize recipient, arrested when lived here, subject of A Beautiful Mind
* Gunnar Nelson, musician
* Tracy Nelson, actress
* Michael Nozik, filmmaker
* Parry O'Brien, two-time Olympic shot put gold medalist
* Susan Olsen, actress
* Douglas F. O'Neill, thoroughbred horse trainer
* Alan Pasqua, jazz musician
* Aaron Paul, actor
* Terren Peizer, businessperson convicted of insider trading and securities fraud
* Chris Penn, actor
* Sean Penn, Oscar-winning actor and director
* Rob Picciolo, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, and Oakland Athletics
* Tyler Posey, actor
* Joshua Prager, physician, leader in field of neuromodulation and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
* Robert Redford, actor, director, producer, philanthropist
* Randy Rhoads, musician, guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne
* Christina Ricci, actress
* Ashley Roberts, singer
* Erin Sanders, actress
* Chrystina Sayers, singer
* Lawrence Scarpa, architect
* Nicole Scherzinger, singer
* June Schofield, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Mike Scott, MLB pitcher, Cy Young Award winner
* Sandra Seacat, actor and acting coach
* Roxanne Seeman, songwriter, record producer, theatre producer
* E. C. Segar, cartoonist, creator of Popeye
* Frank Shamrock, mixed martial artist
* Samantha Shapiro, gymnast
* Charlie Sheen, actor
* Bobby Sherman, singer and actor
* Bobby Shriver, attorney and politician
* Frank Spellman, Olympic champion weightlifter
* Cole and Dylan Sprouse, actors
* Martin Starr, actor
* Neil Strauss, writer and journalist
* Gloria Stuart, actress and artist
* Jessica Sutta, singer
* Amber Tamblyn, actress
* Shirley Temple, iconic actress and diplomat
* Melody Thornton, singer
* Robert Trujillo, musician, Metallica bassist
* Amber Valletta, model
* Wolfgang Van Halen, rock bassist, son of Eddie Van Halen and nephew of Alex Van Halen
* Leonor Varela, actress and model
* Suzanne Vega, songwriter and singer
* Jack Webb, actor, producer and director
* James L. White, screenwriter (Ray)
* Joseph Williams, singer and film score composer
* Anna May Wong, actor
* Alfre Woodard, actress
* Vanness Wu, actor, singer, band member of F4
* Trifun Zivanovic, figure skater