List of people from Orange County, California
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The following is a list of notable Orange County residents, past and present:.......
- Amanda Beard, Olympic swimmer
- Drake Bell, actor
- Jimmy Bennett, actor
- Joey Bishop, comedian
- James P. Blaylock, fantasy author
- Farzad Bonyadi, professional poker player
- Marlon Brando, film and stage actor
- Jackson Browne, popular musician
- Kobe Bryant, NBA player
- James Cameron, movie director
- Michael Chang, Professional Tennis Player
- Sasha Cohen, figure skater
- Michael Carona, sheriff
- Chris Cox, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman
- Kevin Costner, actor/director
- Dick Dale, musician
- Lindsay Davenport, Professional Tennis Player
- Zach de la Rocha, former lead singer of Rage Against the Machine, political activist
- Phil Dent, Retired Professional Tennis Player
- Taylor Dent, Professional Tennis Player
- Philip K. Dick, author and futurist
- Leo Fender, inventor of the solid-body electric guitar
- Will Ferrell, comedian
- Paul Frank, clothes designer
- William Freund, autistic murderer
- Jim Gilchrist, politician
- Cuba Gooding Jr, actor
- Dexter Holland, musician
- Diane Keaton, actress
- Dean Koontz, horror author
- Devinn Lane, porn star
- Tommy Lasorda, Los Angeles Dodgers former manager
- Jason Lee, professional skateboarder/actor
- Karl Malone, former basketball player
- Penny Marshall, filmmaker
- Steve Martin, comedian
- Mark McGwire, baseball player
- Mike Ness, a pioneer in O.C. punk music ( Social Distortion)
- Richard Nixon, US President
- Tito Ortiz, UFC fighter
- Donny Osmond, singer/actor
- Michelle Pfeiffer, actress
- Dennis Rodman, former basketball player
- Jim Rome, Sports Radio Personality
- Keri Russell, actress
- Gwen Stefani, lead singer of No Doubt
- Ed Templeton, professional skateboarder and manufacturer
- Jeff Timmons, of 98 Degrees
- Lisa Tucker, singer
- Toni Turner, author
- Milo Ventimiglia, actor
- Peter Vidmar, gymnast
- John Wayne, actor
- Tiger Woods, pro golfer
- Jürgen Klinsmann, coach of Germany's national football (soccer) team from 2004 to 2006 and former striker for the German national football team
