List of people from Anaheim, California explained

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^[1]
• Milorad Čavić – Serbian swimmer, 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist^[2]
• Reuben Droughns – National Football League player^[3]
• Jim Fassel – college and pro football coach, former New York Giants head coach^[4]
• Jeff Feagles – National Football League player, born in Anaheim^[5]
• Daniel Fells – National Football League player^[6]
• Jorge Flores – professional soccer player^[7]
• Hal Gregg – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Lori Harrigan – Olympic softball player^[8]
• 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^[9]
• John Huarte – Notre Dame and NFL quarterback, born in Anaheim^[10]
• Mike Iupati – NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals
• Kevin Jepsen – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Tommy John – Major League Baseball pitcher^[11]
• Stanley Johnson – Los Angeles Lakers basketball player, born in Anaheim
• Joe Kelly – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Mark Langston – Major League Baseball pitcher^[12]
• Michael Lorenzen – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
• Chris Manderino – National Football League player^[13]
• Wade Meckler (born 2000) – baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
• Donnie Moore – Major League Baseball pitcher^[14]
• Bill Murphy – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim^[15]
• Naomi Nari Nam – figure skater^[16]
• Brian Noble – National Football League player^[17]
• 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^[18]
• Dana Schoenfield – 1972 Olympic Games silver medalist in swimming^[19]
• Teemu Selänne – National Hockey League player
• Chris Tillman – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim^[20]
• Mark Trumbo – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim^[21]
• 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^{[22] [23]}
• Samuel Kraemer – rancher, oilman, and businessman^[24]
• Augie Nieto – entrepreneur and founder of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis charity Augie's Quest^[25]

Dance

• Lea Ved – dancer and choreographer

Literature

• Rob Liefeld – comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher^[26]
• 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^[27]
• Moon Bloodgood – actress^[28]
• 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^[29]
• Rosalind Chao – actress, ^[30]
• Emery Emery – film and television producer, editor of The Aristocrats
• Eden Espinosa – singer and stage actress^[31]
• Christina Haack – real estate investor and TV personality
• Presley Hart – adult film actress^[32]
• 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^[33]
• Alli Mauzey – actress, singer
• Connie Needham – actress^[34]
• 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^[35]
• Tony Revolori – actor, The Grand Budapest Hotel,
• 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^[36]
• Sabrina Bryan – former member of The Cheetah Girls
• Jeff Buckley – singer-songwriter and guitarist^[37]
• Tim Buckley – singer-songwriter, experimental vocalist, and musician^[38]
• Carlos Cavazo – guitarist for the heavy metal, glam metal and hard rock band Quiet Riot^[39]
• Lou Correa – politician and California state legislator^[40]
• Don Davis – film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator^[41]
• Joe DeRenzo – jazz musician^[42]
• Jim Fielder – bassist for rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears^[43]
• Bobby Hatfield – singer, one half of the musical duo the Righteous Brothers^[44]
• Crystal Lewis – singer
• Marcus Mumford – lead singer of Grammy-nominated folk band Mumford and Sons^[45]
• New Years Day – alternative metal band formed in 2005
• No Doubt – Grammy Award-winning rock group^[46]
• Phora – rapper
• J.P. Soars – blues singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer^[47]
  • Steve Soto – punk musician and bassist for Agent Orange and The Adolescents Stacey Q – synthpop and dance-pop singer, dancer, and actress^[48]
• Gwen Stefani – singer-songwriter, fashion designer, frontwoman of the rock band No Doubt^[46]
• Tairrie B – rapper and alternative metal frontwoman for Tura Satana and My Ruin^[49]
• 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
• Nicky Youre – singer-songwriter

Politics

• Delmer Berg – member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War; labor union activist^[50]
• Thomas H. Kuchel – United States Senator and Republican Party whip^[51]
• Curt Pringle – Mayor of Anaheim, Speaker of the California State Assembly^[52]
• Linda Sánchez – U.S. Congresswoman
• Loretta Sanchez – U.S. Congresswoman^[53]
• John F. Seymour – United States Senator and Mayor of Anaheim^[54]

Miscellaneous

• Joseph M. Acaba – NASA astronaut^[55]
• Rosie Alfaro – convicted murderer who is on death row
• Rudolph Boysen – horticulturist who created the boysenberry^[56]

Notes and References

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2. News: Derek . Parr . Swimming champion Cavic banned over t-shirt slogan . Reuters . March 21, 2008 . March 31, 2008 .
3. News: Scott M. . Reid . Mean streets . Orange County Register . October 14, 1998 . April 21, 2008 .
4. News: Bill . Pennington . Pro Football: Playoffs – Round 1; Lessons of Father Guide Giants' Fassel . New York Times . December 24, 1997 . April 3, 2008 .
5. News: Giants give Feagles extension . Sporting Life . March 13, 2008 . May 6, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080225055211/http://www.sportinglife.com/nfl/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed%2F08%2F02%2F12%2FGRIDIRON_USA-NY_Giants_Feagles.html . February 25, 2008 .
6. Web site: NFL.com: Daniel Fells . NFL.com . May 6, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080522114905/http://www.nfl.com/players/danielfells/profile?id=FEL481366. May 22, 2008 . live.
7. News: Luis . Bueno . Lara the last 'keeper standing . MLSnet.com . March 25, 2008 . April 3, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527025530/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080325&content_id=145258&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp . May 27, 2008.
8. News: Marcia C. . Smith . U.S. downs Italy, 7–0, in softball . Orange County Register . August 14, 2004 . April 22, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080526223859/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8706493_ITM. May 26, 2008 . live.
9. Web site: D.J. Houlton Stats. Baseball Almanac . October 20, 2013.
10. News: Irish QB: Year's Top Performer . Daily Collegian . November 25, 1964 . April 13, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080526233605/http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG%2F1964%2F11%2F25&EntityId=Ar00501 . May 26, 2008 . live .
11. News: Patt . Mott . Off-Season: a Paradise for Angels . https://web.archive.org/web/20080528004014/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/64391134.html?dids=64391134:64391134&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+15%2C+1985&author=PAT+MOTT&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Off-Season%3A+a+Paradise+for+Angels&pqatl=google . dead . May 28, 2008 . Los Angeles Times . February 15, 1985 . April 15, 2008 .
12. Web site: Jim . Street . Where've you gone Mark Langston? . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527003507/http://cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20030215&content_id=200434&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea . dead . May 27, 2008 . MLB.com . February 15, 2003 . April 7, 2008 .
13. News: Dean . Caparaz . Blue-collar Manderino boosts Bears . California Golden Bears, Official Athletic Site . November 2, 2005 . May 6, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080602010332/http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110205aaf.html . June 2, 2008 . dead .
14. News: Dave . Wielenga . Year Zero . Orange County Weekly . March 30, 2006 . April 13, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080526223413/http://www.ocweekly.com/features/features/year-zero/24820/?page=2 . May 26, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .
15. Web site: The Official Site of the Toronto Blue Jays: Bill Murphy . The Official Site of the Toronto Blue Jays . May 6, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080423114042/http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=430889. April 23, 2008 . live.
16. News: Jere . Longman . PLUS: Figure skating – U.S. Championships; Kwan Captures Short Program . The New York Times . February 12, 1999 . April 13, 2008 .
17. News: Bob . Buttitta . He's loyal to the opposition . Orange County Register . September 28, 1989 . April 21, 2008 .
18. News: Randy . Franz . Dodgers update . Orange County Register . October 2, 1993 . April 22, 2008 .
19. News: Neil . Ambdur . Spitz Wins 3d Gold Medal With 3d World Mark; Two From U.S. Finish Ahead of Miss Gould SPITZ WINS AGAIN; MISS GOULD UPSET . New York Times . August 30, 1972 . May 12, 2008 .
20. Web site: Chris Tillman Stats. Baseball Almanac. November 26, 2012.
21. Web site: Mark Trumbo Stats. Baseball Almanac. December 3, 2012.
22. News: Celeste . Navejas . Yellow star shines on . Orange County Register . January 4, 2007 . April 7, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080317150837/http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/article_1543924.php. March 17, 2008 . live.
23. News: Robin . Hinch . Margaret Karcher, 91 . Orange County Register . June 6, 2006 . May 5, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527012149/http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1171830.php. May 27, 2008 . live.
24. Book: Faessel, Stephen J.. Early Anaheim. October 3, 2013. 2006. Arcadia Publishing. 0738530697. 69.
25. News: Blythe . Bernhard . Flexing muscles to find a cure . Orange County Register . September 28, 2005 . May 12, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080507090107/http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_692678.php. May 7, 2008 . live.
26. News: Luke Y. . Thompson . Youngblood at Heart . Orange County Weekly . October 11, 2007 . April 7, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080327050652/http://www.ocweekly.com/features/features/youngblood-at-heart/27870/ . March 27, 2008 . dead .
27. News: Doug . Irving . Miss America dedicates music to her brother Big Al . Orange County Register . March 28, 2008 . March 31, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080414191837/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/albert-angela-family-2006636-brother-one. April 14, 2008 . live.
28. News: Robert . Rorke . To Die For . New York Post . December 3, 2006 . March 31, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080326210309/http://www.nypost.com/seven/12032006/tv/to_die_for_tv_robert_rorke.htm . March 26, 2008.
29. Web site: ABC Family: Austin Butler (Jordan Gallagher of Ruby & The Rockits) . Austin was born in Anaheim, CA . ABCFamily.Go . August 12, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090719121911/http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows%2BRubyAndTheRockits/page_Austin-Butler . July 19, 2009 .
30. Web site: Zllmovie: Rosaling Chao . allmovie.com . April 13, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060426195934/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg . April 26, 2006 . mdy-all .
31. News: Paul . Hodgins . A 'Wicked' good part . Orange County Register . February 21, 2007 . March 31, 2008 .
32. http://pornlifemagazine.com/issue/sept-2012/article/presleyhart Casual Conversation with Presley Hart
33. News: Jason . Clevett . Crash Holly found dead at 34 . https://archive.today/20120715002310/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/11/06/249046.html . usurped . July 15, 2012 . SLAM! Wrestling . November 6, 2003 . April 8, 2008 .
34. News: Herman . Wong . Once is not enough for Bradford Child . https://web.archive.org/web/20080625032416/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58723630.html?dids=58723630:58723630&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+17%2C+1987&author=HERMAN+WONG&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=ONCE+IS+NOT+ENOUGH+FOR+BRADFORD+CHILD&pqatl=google. dead. June 25, 2008. Los Angeles Times . October 17, 1987 . April 22, 2008 .
35. News: BuddyTV: Alyson Reed . buddytv.com . April 13, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080517120506/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/high-school-musical/profile/alyson-reed.aspx. May 17, 2008 . live.
36. Book: Underwood, Lee . Goldsby, John . Blue Melody: Tim Buckley Remembered . Backbeat . San Francisco . 2002 . 16 . 0-87930-718-8 .
37. Book: Cyr, Merii . A Wished-For Song: A Portrait of Jeff Buckley . . New York . 2002 . 0-634-03595-9 .
38. Book: Underwood, Lee . Goldsby, John . Blue Melody: Tim Buckley Remembered . Backbeat . San Francisco . 2002 . 29 . 0-87930-718-8 .
39. Web site: Varols Cavazo: Biography . Internet Movie Database . April 13, 2008.
40. News: Scott Duke . Harris . Four Of Our Own . Titan Magazine . 2003 . May 6, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080526233052/http://www.titanmag.com/2003/politicians/politicians4.htm . May 26, 2008.
41. News: Gary . Dretzka . An Interview With Don Davis . Movie City News . November 1, 2003 . March 31, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071228093940/http://www.moviecitynews.com/Interviews/davis.html . December 28, 2007.
42. News: Walter . Kolosky . Joe DeRenzo: On the Comeback . all about jazz . May 1, 2007.
43. Web site: Callow . David . Jim Fielder Interview . (Unofficial) Blood Sweat and Tears Homepage . May 12, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516222635/http://www.rdrop.com/users/rickert/fielder.html. May 16, 2008 . live.
44. News: Ben . Sisario . Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63; Righteous Brothers Tenor . New York Times . November 7, 2003 . April 3, 2008 .
45. News: Wener. Ben. As Mumford & Sons prepare to invade the States, their namesake has a sort of O.C. homecoming. April 2, 2011. Orange County Register. February 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110623101951/http://soundcheck.ocregister.com/2010/02/19/as-mumford-sons-prepare-to-invade-the-states-their-frontman-has-a-sort-of-o-c-homecoming/19945/. June 23, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
46. News: Ricard . Chang . Gwen Stefani: A star comes home . Orange County Register . November 27, 2005 . April 13, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080526225759/http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_860597.php. May 26, 2008 . live.
47. Web site: JP Soars, Boca Raton's rising bluesman. Palmbeachartspaper.com. March 2, 2021.
48. News: Dennis . Hunt . Stacey Q's for Real . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511133658/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58859367.html?dids=58859367:58859367&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+20%2C+1988&author=DENNIS+HUNT&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Stacey+Q%27s+for+Real&pqatl=google. dead. May 11, 2011. Los Angeles Times . March 20, 1988 . June 10, 2008 .
49. Web site: Huey . Steve . Tairrie B. - Music Biography, Credits and Discography . AllMusic . 1965-01-18 . 2013-02-20.
50. http://www.alba-valb.org/volunteers/delmer-berg Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives-Delmer Berg
51. News: David . Binder . Thomas H. Kuchel Dies at 84; Ex-Republican Whip in Senate . The New York Times . November 24, 1994 . April 7, 2008 .
52. News: Sarah . Tully . Mayor's race: Pringle running against council critic Fitzgerald . Anaheim Bulletin . October 9, 2006 . May 6, 2008 .
53. News: David . Montgomery . Sanchez Sisters Have a Shoe In Each Camp . The Washington Post . January 30, 2008 . April 13, 2008 .
54. News: Robert W. . Stewart . Seymour Urges Long-Term Solutions to Drought . https://web.archive.org/web/20080625032421/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61134372.html?dids=61134372:61134372&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+15%2C+1991&author=ROBERT+W.+STEWART&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Seymour+Urges+Long-Term+Solutions+to+Drought&pqatl=google . dead . June 25, 2008 . Los Angeles Times . March 15, 1991 . April 7, 2008 .
55. News: Dena . Bunis . Teacher Is First Peace Corps Veteran To Be Named NASA Astronaut . Orange County Register . May 10, 2004 . March 31, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080526230012/http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2004/vol8n37/TchrPeacCorps.html . May 26, 2008 .
56. News: Kitty . Felde . Street Stories: Knott Avenue . 89.3 KPCC . April 25, 2008 . May 5, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527000717/http://www.publicradio.org/columns/kpcc/streetstories/2008/04/knott_avenue.html . May 27, 2008 . dead .