List of people from Long Beach, California
The following notable people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Long Beach, California.
Partial list of notable people from or near Long Beach
- Chris Andersen: current NBA player
- Donovan Warren: Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback. Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
- David Bacani, baseball player
- D. James Baker, scientist
- James Robert Baker, author
- Michael Batiste, basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos
- Brice Beckham, actor: ABC's Mr. Belvedere
- James Blaylock: fantasy/science fiction author
- Julia Bond: female porn star
- Jeff Burroughs: baseball player, 1974 American League MVP and Little League World Series Championship coach
- Synyster Gates: Guitarist, Avenged Sevenfold
- Bobby Burgess: one of the original Mouseketeers
- Nicolas Cage: actor
- Winston Justice: Philadelphia Eagles
- Eva LaRue Callahan: soap opera actress, ABC's All My Children, now currently on CBS' CSI: Miami
- Jeff Carlson: former NFL quarterback[1]
- Antoine Cason: NFL Cornerback who plays for the San Diego Chargers
- Don Coscarelli: film director
- Lana Clarkson: B-movie actress
- Percy Daggs III: UPN's Veronica Mars
- William E. Dannemeyer: Orange County politician
- Dick Davis: MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Shane Dawson: internet celebrity
- Bo Derek: actress
- Daz Dillinger: Hip-hop artist
- Nate Dogg: Hip-hop artist
- Snoop Dogg: Hip-hop artist
- Lil ½ Dead: Hip-hop artist
- Twinz: Hip-hop artists
- Warren G.: Hip-hop artist
- John Dykstra: 1978 Visual Effects Oscar Winner (for Star Wars)
- Floyd "Bud" Gaugh: drummer for bands Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars, and Eyes Adrift
- Earl C. Gay (1902–75), Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–45
- Bob Goen: television personality, game show host, former TV anchor/reporter for Entertainment Tonight
- Gary Graham, actor, Alien Nation
- Tony Gwynn, Jr., MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres
- Crooked I, Hip-hop artist
- Dave Hansen: Major League Baseball player
- Tyler Houston, MLB player for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Phillies
- DeSean Jackson: NFL player
- Spike Jones: bandleader and comedian
- Jason Kapono: NBA player
- Sally Kellerman: actress
- Terry Kennedy: Pro Skateboarder
- Billie Jean King: tennis player
- Vania King: tennis player
- Jason Leffler: NASCAR driver
- Andrea Lowell: model
- William Joseph Levada, current Pro-Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Catholic Church
- Dan Lungren: Republican politician
- Craig MacIntosh, artist of the syndicated comic strip Sally Forth
- Jennette McCurdy, child actress and singer
- James McDonald, current MLB pitcher (Pirates, Dodgers)
- Willie McGinest: NFL Linebacker
- Bradley Nowell: founder and vocalist of the band Sublime
- Arthur Okamura: artist and screen printer associated with the San Francisco Renaissance movement
- Michelle Phillips: singer and actress
- Sheldon Rampton: editor of PR Watch
- Zach De La Rocha: Lead singer of Rage Against the Machine, 1991–2000, 2007–Present
- Tim Salmon: Major League Baseball player, 1993 Rookie of the Year
- Brian Scalabrine: NBA player
- Jim Slaton: MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, and the California Angels
- Don Slaught MLB catcher Pittsburgh Pirates
- Scout Taylor-Compton: actress
- Chuck Terry: NBA player
- Tiffani-Amber Thiessen: actress
- George Timberlake: NFL player
- Julieta Venegas: Mexican pop singer[2]
- Ron Welty: musician, ex-drummer with The Offspring
- Sandy West: musician, drummer The Runaways
- Russell Westbrook: [3]
- Eric Wilson: bassist of the bands Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars, and Long Beach Shortbus
- Adrian Young, drummer of band No Doubt
- Anthony Zerbe: actor
Partial list of notable residents of Long Beach
- Greta Andersen: 1948 Olympic swimming gold medalist, and long distance swimmer, originally from Denmark
- Bad Azz: Hip Hop Artist
- Fatty Arbuckle: actor
- Richard Bach: author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- Theda Bara: actress
- Frank Black (aka Black Francis): leader of the Pixies rock group
- Milton Bradley: baseball player (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Julia Bond: pornographic actress
- Jan Burke: Mystery author, 2000 Edgar Award for Best Novel (for "Bones")
- Mary Castle: actress
- George Chakiris: Academy Award-winning actor
- Dorothy Buffum Chandler: Los Angeles philanthropist (wife of Norman Chandler, publisher of the Los Angeles Times) and namesake for the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion)
- Nat King Cole: singer and jazz piano player
- Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan: flew unauthorized "wrong way" flight from New York to Ireland
- Lynne Cox: long-distance open-water swimmer and writer
- William John Cox: public interest attorney, author and political activist
- Jonathan Davis: lead singer for KoЯn
- Tray Deee: rapper
- George Deukmejian: Governor of California, 1983–1991
- Cameron Diaz: actress (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Domino (rapper)
- Don Dixon: astronomical artist
- Melissa Etheridge: rock singer
- Walt Faulkner: race car driver
- Lisa Fernandez: Three-time Olympic softball gold medalist
- Bobby Grich: baseball player (Wilson High School)
- Chris Gwynn: baseball player, (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Tony Gwynn: baseball player (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Donna Hilbert: poet
- James Hilton: author, wrote the 1937 novel "Lost Horizon"
- John Lee Hooker: Blues singer
- Marilyn Horne: opera singer (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Thelma Houston: R&B singer
- Gabriel Iglesias: stand-up comedian.
- Jesse G. James: West Coast Choppers & Monster Garage, custom motorcycle and car builder
- Long Gone John: entrepreneur, owner and CEO of Sympathy for the Record Industry
- Paula Jones
- DeForest Kelley: Star Trek actor
- Terry Kennedy: skateboarder
- Vicki Lawrence: comedian
- Bob Lemon: baseball player and baseball manager, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
- Ed Lytle, baseball player
- Camryn Manheim: actress
- Bill Maher: comedian, talk show host
- Misty May: professional beach volleyball player
- James McDonald:[[Baseball player {Los Angeles Dodgers}]] (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Willie McGinest: 3 Time Super Bowl Champion
- Wendi McLendon-Covey: Actress
- Frank Merriam: Governor of California, 1934–1939
- Robert Mitchum: actor
- Ericson Alexander Molano: Gospel singer
- Ikey Owens: Keyboardist of The Mars Volta
- Marquez Pope: National Football League Sports Figure
- William F. Prisk: California State Senator; editor-publisher of the Long Beach Press-Telegram
- Nick Pugh: artist and designer
- Rodney Allen Rippy:actor
- Elizabeth Short (aka "The Black Dahlia"): famous murder victim
- Upton Sinclair: author
- Dylan and Cole Sprouse: teen actors Suite Life on Deck
- Chase Utley: baseball player (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Brendon Urie: musician Panic At The Disco
- John Wayne: actor, (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Carl Weathers: football player & actor (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Wheely Willy: celebrity dog, featured in children's books, etc.
See also
- Lists of alumni
References