# List of people from Anaheim, California

NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * *NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICE• Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. • The article must mention how they are associated with the community, whether born, raised, or residing. • The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited, or it should be stated in their Wikipedia article. • Alphabetical by last name, please, within the appropriate category. • All others will be deleted without further explanation. END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * * END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * *END OF NOTICE This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Anaheim, California, and its surrounding metropolitan area.

## Athletics

* Khalil Ahmad (born 1996) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Kolby Allard – pro baseball player for the Atlanta Braves, born in Anaheim
* Jerime Anderson – UCLA and pro basketball player
* Barry Asher – Hall of Fame bowler, born in Anaheim
* Lonzo Ball – UCLA and Chicago Bulls basketball player, born in Anaheim
* Keith Beebe – professional football player, born in Anaheim
* Kevin Blankenship – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
* Rod Carew – Major League Baseball player and Hall of Famer
* Milorad Čavić – Serbian swimmer, 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist
* Reuben Droughns – National Football League player
* Jim Fassel – college and pro football coach, former New York Giants head coach
* Jeff Feagles – National Football League player, born in Anaheim
* Daniel Fells – National Football League player
* Jorge Flores – professional soccer player
* Hal Gregg – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
* Lori Harrigan – Olympic softball player
* Chris Hatcher – Major League Baseball outfielder, born in Anaheim
* Joe Hawley – NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* D. J. Houlton – MLB player, Yomiuri Giants in Japan
* John Huarte – Notre Dame and NFL quarterback, born in Anaheim
* Mike Iupati – National Football League player
* Kevin Jepsen – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
* Tommy John – Major League Baseball pitcher
* Stanley Johnson – professional basketball player, born in Anaheim
* Joe Kelly – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
* Mark Langston – Major League Baseball pitcher
* Michael Lorenzen – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
* Chris Manderino – National Football League player
* Wade Meckler (born 2000) – baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
* Donnie Moore – Major League Baseball pitcher
* Bill Murphy – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim
* Naomi Nari Nam – figure skater
* Brian Noble – National Football League player
* Kezie Okpala – Stanford and Miami Heat basketball player
* Loy Petersen – NBA player for Chicago Bulls
* Elizabeth Ryan – tennis player, winner of 30 Grand Slam titles, member of International Tennis Hall of Fame, born in Anaheim
* Steve Scarsone – Major League Baseball player
* Dana Schoenfield – 1972 Olympic Games silver medalist in swimming
* Teemu Selänne – National Hockey League player
* Chris Tillman – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim
* Mark Trumbo – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim
* Josh Vitters – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim
* Adam Wilk – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
* Justin Wilson – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
* Tiger Woods – professional golfer, born in Cypress, attended high school in Anaheim
* Jaret Wright – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim

## Business

* Leo Fender – founder of Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company
* Paul Van Doren – co-founder of Vans
* Carl and Margaret Karcher – founders of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain
* Samuel Kraemer – rancher, oilman, and businessman
* Augie Nieto – entrepreneur and founder of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis charity Augie's Quest

## Dance

* Lea Ved – dancer and choreographer

## Literature

* Rob Liefeld – comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher
* Ren Powell (born 1966, Karen Lee Tudor in Anaheim) – American-born Norwegian poet and translator

## Movies, television, and media

* Angela Perez Baraquio – Miss America 2001
* Moon Bloodgood – actress
* Greg Burson – voice of Yogi Bear, Bugs Bunny, Mr. DNA in Jurassic Park, Flap and Nemo's Father in Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
* Austin Butler – actor
* Rosalind Chao – actress, Star Trek: The Next Generation
* Emery Emery – film and television producer, editor of The Aristocrats
* Eden Espinosa – singer and stage actress
* Christina Haack – real estate investor and TV personality
* Stephen Hillenburg – creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
* Mitchell Hurwitz – television writer and producer, creator of Arrested Development
* Mike Lockwood – professional wrestler, best known as Crash Holly
* Alli Mauzey – actress, singer
* Connie Needham – actress
* Heather O'Rourke (1975–1988) – child actress, lived in Anaheim before her acting career
* Mike Penner – grew up in Anaheim; sportswriter for Anaheim Bulletin
* Alyson Reed – dancer and actress, A Chorus Line
* Tony Revolori – actor, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Spider-Man: Homecoming
* Milo Ventimiglia – actor, Gilmore Girls, This Is Us
* Marie Wilson – actress, My Friend Irma

## Music

* Atreyu – metalcore band, formed in the city, although sometimes considered from Yorba Linda, in 1998
* Larry Beckett – poet and songwriter
* Sabrina Bryan – former member of The Cheetah Girls
* Jeff Buckley – singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Tim Buckley – singer-songwriter, experimental vocalist, and musician
* Carlos Cavazo – guitarist for the heavy metal, glam metal and hard rock band Quiet Riot
* Lou Correa – politician and California state legislator
* Don Davis – film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator
* Joe DeRenzo – jazz musician
* Jim Fielder – bassist for rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears
* Eric Friedman – guitarist and singer
* Bobby Hatfield – singer, one half of the musical duo the Righteous Brothers
* Crystal Lewis – singer
* Marcus Mumford – lead singer of Grammy-nominated folk band Mumford and Sons
* New Years Day – alternative metal band formed in 2005
* No Doubt – Grammy Award-winning rock group
* Phora – rapper
* J.P. Soars – blues singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer
* Steve Soto – punk musician and bassist for Agent Orange and The Adolescents
* Stacey Q – synthpop and dance-pop singer, dancer, and actress
* Gwen Stefani – singer-songwriter, fashion designer, frontwoman of the rock band No Doubt
* Tairrie B – rapper and alternative metal frontwoman for Tura Satana and My Ruin
* Josh Todd – actor, singer-songwriter, frontman of the rock band Buckcherry
* Lisa Tucker – singer and finalist on the fifth season of American Idol
* Jennifer Warnes – Oscar-winning singer of "I Had the Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing
* Weapons of Mass Creation – hip hop band
* Eden xo – singer-songwriter and actor
* Brett Young – singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Nicky Youre – singer-songwriter

## Politics

* Delmer Berg – member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War; labor union activist
* Thomas H. Kuchel – United States Senator and Republican Party whip
* Curt Pringle – Mayor of Anaheim, Speaker of the California State Assembly
* Linda Sánchez – U.S. Congresswoman
* Loretta Sanchez – U.S. Congresswoman
* John F. Seymour – United States Senator and Mayor of Anaheim

## Miscellaneous

* Joseph M. Acaba – NASA astronaut
* Rosie Alfaro – convicted murderer who is on death row
* Rudolph Boysen – horticulturist who created the boysenberry