# List of people from Newport Beach, California

This is a list of notable residents of Newport Beach, California.

## Arts

* Rikk Agnew, guitarist, vocalist of Social Distortion, Adolescents, Christian Death, and D.I.
* Howard Alden, jazz guitarist
* Steve Aoki, producer and DJ
* Lauren Bacall, actress
* Lewis Baltz, photographer
* Richard L. Bare, television director
* Drake Bell, singer-songwriter, actor, musician and voice actor
* Joey Bishop, entertainer
* Humphrey Bogart, actor, yachtsman
* George Burns, entertainer
* Nicolas Cage, actor
* Jeanne Cagney, actress
* William Cagney, producer
* Dick Dale, musician, "King of the Surf Guitar"
* JoAnn Dean Killingsworth, actress and dancer, first person to play Snow White at Disneyland
* Dolores del Río, actress
* David Denman, actor
* Buddy Ebsen, actor
* Stan Frazier, musician, record producer, restaurateur
* Gunnar Gehl, singer-songwriter
* Leo Howard, actor
* Jeremy Jackson, actor
* Chuck Jones, cartoon artist, animator of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
* Heather Paige Kent (now Heather DuBrow), actress and reality TV star
* Dean Koontz, writer
* Brent Kutzle, musician and record producer, bassist and cellist for OneRepublic
* Heather Locklear, actress
* Lee Mallory, poet, retired professor
* Leslie Mann, actress
* McG, film and television director and producer
* Kelly McGillis, actress
* Ted McGinley, actor
* Mark McGrath, singer, Sugar Ray
* Mike Ness, musician and songwriter of Social Distortion
* Helena Modjeska, actress
* Anton Newcombe, guitarist, vocalist and founder of The Brian Jonestown Massacre
* Chuck Norris, martial artist and actor
* Cathy Rigby, gymnast and actress
* Ruen, DJ and producer
* Michael Steele (The Runaways, Elton Duck, The Bangles, Crash Wisdom)
* Gwen Stefani, singer, No Doubt
* Emma Stone, actress
* Shirley Temple, actress
* Dr. John Townsend, award-winning author
* Thalia Tran, actress
* Elise Trouw, musician
* Lisa Tucker, singer and actor
* Tom Tully, actor, The Lineup (1954–1960 CBS television series)
* Mamie Van Doren, actress and sex symbol
* Talon Warburton, actor and voice actor
* John Wayne, actor and icon

## Business

* George Argyros, real estate investor, former owner of Seattle Mariners
* Brian Niccol, current CEO of Starbucks, former CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill and Taco Bell
* Donald Bren, owner of Irvine Company
* William H. Gross, co-founder of Pimco
* John H. Meier, former business adviser to Howard Hughes
* Michael Morhaime, co-founder and chief executive of Blizzard Entertainment
* Randall Presley, real estate developer
* Gary Primm, casino developer and former chairman, chief executive of Primm Valley Resorts and Primadonna Resorts Inc.
* Richard Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association
* Henry Samueli, co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and owner of NHL's Anaheim Ducks

## Sports

* Geoff Abrams, tennis player
* Nolan Arenado, MLB third baseman, St. Louis Cardinals
* Panos Armenakas, soccer player
* Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player
* Matt Barkley, NFL quarterback, first freshman to start at that position for USC
* Amanda Beard, swimmer and Olympic medalist
* Steve Birnbaum, soccer player
* Scott Boras, baseball player agent
* Francois Botha, heavyweight boxer
* Kobe Bryant, NBA player
* Bryan Burke, soccer player
* Dane Cameron, race car driver
* Sasha Cohen, figure skater
* Gerrit Cole, MLB player, New York Yankees
* Richie Collins, surfer
* Fred Couples, golfer
* Noah Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997), MLB baseball pitcher, Colorado Rockies
* Taylor Dent, tennis player
* Roy Emerson, retired Australian tennis player
* Ekaterina Gordeeva, figure skater
* Betty Ann Grubb Stuart, tennis player
* Brett Hansen-Dent, tennis player
* Keith Hartwig, NFL player, Green Bay Packers
* Kyle Hendricks, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
* Dwight Howard, NBA player, Houston Rockets
* Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame baseball player, lived in Newport Beach
* Jürgen Klinsmann, German football manager and former football player
* Kevin Kouzmanoff, MLB player, San Diego Padres
* Jillian Kraus (born 1986), water polo player
* Ilia Kulik, figure skater
* Joffery Lupul, NHL player, Toronto Maple Leafs
* Bill Macatee, sportscaster
* Karl Malone, retired NBA player
* Todd Marinovich, quarterback for USC and Oakland Raiders
* Noelle Maritz, soccer player for Arsenal and Switzerland
* McKayla Maroney, retired Olympic gymnast
* Scott Niedermayer, retired NHL player
* Shohei Ohtani, baseball player
* Dennis Rodman, retired NBA player
* Trinity Rodman, soccer player for Washington Spirit and the United States
* Josh Samuels (born 1991), Olympic water polo player
* Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
* Leigh Steinberg, noted sports agent, said to be the model for the title character of Jerry Maguire
* Allison Stokke, pole vaulter, model
* Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, surfer
* John Welbourn, NFL player, New England Patriots
* C.J. Wilson, MLB starting pitcher for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
* George Yardley, NBA player in Basketball Hall of Fame
* Jason Zucker, NHL hockey player

## Other

* Michael Franzese, former mobster and caporegime in the New York-based Colombo crime family; was known as the "yuppie don" and is now a motivational speaker and writer
* Mary Kay Letourneau, Washington sex offender and teacher; basis for 2023 drama May December