# 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
* Eva Angelina, adult film actress
* 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
* Jenna Jameson, pornographic actress; resided in Huntington Harbour with Tito Ortiz
* 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
* 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
* Dennis Woodruff, Los Angeles based actor, producer, and director

## Athletes

* Pro skateboarders Christian Hosoi, Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Tosh Townend, Mark Appleyard, Brian Sumner, Ed Templeton, and Nyjah Huston
* Former NHL hockey player John Blue
* Professional soccer player Sacha Kljestan
* Mixed martial artists: Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz, Kimo Leopoldo, Tank Abbott and James Irvin
* Collin Balester, baseball player, attended Huntington Beach High School
* Eric Biefeld, soccer player
* 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, 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
* Kyle Higashioka, Major League Baseball catcher
* Ian Kennedy, San Diego Padres pitcher, was born in Huntington Beach
* 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.
* Orion Kerkering, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher
* 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; currently resides in Newport Beach
* Sacha Kljestan, soccer player
* Chris Kluwe, football punter
* Iris Kyle, 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
* Scott Lipsky, professional tennis player
* Abner Mares, boxer
* David Martin, professional tennis player
* Paul McBeth, professional disc golfer and six-time PDGA world champion
* Peter Mel, surfer
* 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
* Joan Weston, star of Roller Derby
* Bob Wolcott, former Seattle Mariners pitcher, was born in Huntington Beach

## Musicians

* Members of the rock/metal band Avenged Sevenfold grew up and reside here including lead guitarist Synyster Gates . Original drummer and founding member, The Rev, was buried here.
* Dexter Holland from The Offspring lived in Huntington Beach.
* Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman from The Offspring lives in Huntington Beach
* The ska punk rock band Reel Big Fish formed here in 1992.
* 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.
* Christian Jacobs, MC Bat Commander of The Aquabats
* Matt Costa, folk pop singer, was born in Huntington Beach.
* (Hed) P.E., punk rock/hip hop group, was formed in Huntington Beach.
* The Vandals, punk rock band formed in Huntington Beach
* Alien Ant Farm lead singer Dryden Mitchell
* David Silveria, formerly from the rock band Korn
* Doug Webb, saxophonist
* Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver attended Edison High School.
* Paul Williams, composer, singer, songwriter and actor
* Brett Young, country singer who was raised in Huntington Beach.
* Joe and Luke McGarry of the indie band Pop Noir were born in Manchester, England, but grew up in Huntington Beach.
* The Dirty Heads, a reggae band, formed in Huntington Beach.
* hellogoodbye was formed in Huntington Beach in 2001.
* The Suburban Legends are natives of Huntington Beach.
* The alternative/pop band Emblem3 moved to Huntington Beach to pursue their musical career.
* 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
* Mike Martt (died 2023), singer-songwriter and member of Tex & the Horseheads and Thelonious Monster
* Ayesha Erotica, singer-songwriter and rapper

## Other

* Pete Conrad, astronaut
* Violet Cowden, aviator and member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II
* 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
* Jasmine Tookes, model for Victoria's Secret