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.
• Anton Newcombe, guitarist, vocalist and founder of The Brian Jonestown Massacre
• Howard Alden, jazz guitarist
• Steve Aoki, producer and DJ
• Lauren Bacall, actress^[1]
• Lewis Baltz, photographer^[2]
• Richard L. Bare, television director
• Joey Bishop, entertainer^[1]
• Humphrey Bogart,^[1] actor, yachtsman
• George Burns, entertainer
• Nicolas Cage, actor
• James Cagney, actor and dancer
• Jeanne Cagney, actress
• William Cagney, producer
• Dick Dale, musician, "King of the Surf Guitar"^[3]
• JoAnn Dean Killingsworth, actress & dancer, first person to play Snow White at Disneyland^[4]
• Dolores del Rio, actress
• Buddy Ebsen, actor
• Leo Howard, actor^[5]
• 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^[1]
• Heather Locklear, actress
• Lee Mallory, poet, retired professor
• Kelly McGillis, actress
• Helena Modjeska, actress
• McG, film and television director and producer
• Mark McGrath, singer, Sugar Ray^[1]
• Mike Ness of Social Distortion^[6]
• Chuck Norris, martial artist and actor
• Cathy Rigby, gymnast and actress
• Gwen Stefani, singer, No Doubt
• Michael Steele (The Runaways, Elton Duck, The Bangles, Crash Wisdom)
• Emma Stone, actress^[7]
• Shirley Temple,^[1] actress
• Dr. John Townsend, award-winning author^[8]
• Lisa Tucker, singer and actor
• Tom Tully, actor, The Lineup (1954–1960 CBS television series)
• Mamie Van Doren,^[9] actress and sex symbol
• John Wayne,^[1] actor and icon

Business

• George Argyros, real estate investor, former owner of Seattle Mariners
• Donald Bren, owner of Irvine Company^[10]
• William H. Gross, co-founder of Pimco
• John H. Meier, former business adviser to Howard Hughes^[11]
• Michael Morhaime, cofounder and chief executive of Blizzard Entertainment^[12]
• 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^[13]
• Henry Samueli, co-founder of Broadcom and owner of NHL's Anaheim Ducks

Sports

• Geoff Abrams, tennis player
• Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player
• Matt Barkley, first freshman to start at quarterback for USC football team
• Amanda Beard, swimmer and Olympic medalist
• Scott Boras, baseball player agent
• Francois Botha, heavyweight boxer
• Sean Boyan, driver in NASCAR^[14]
• Sasha Cohen, figure skater
• Gerrit Cole, MLB player, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Roy Emerson, retired Australian tennis player
• Ekaterina Gordeeva, figure skater
• Keith Hartwig, NFL player, Green Bay Packers
• Dwight Howard, NBA player, Houston Rockets^[1]
• 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^[15]
• Ilia Kulik, figure skater
• Joffery Lupul, NHL player, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Bill Macatee, sportscaster
• Karl Malone, retired NBA player^[1]
• Todd Marinovich, quarterback for USC and Oakland Raiders
• Scott Niedermayer, retired NHL player
• Dennis Rodman, retired NBA player^[16]
• 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^[17]
• John Welbourn, NFL player, New England Patriots
• C.J. Wilson, MLB starting pitcher for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim^[18]
• Tiger Woods, professional golfer, born in Cypress
• George Yardley, former Detroit Pistons basketball player
• Jason Zucker, NHL hockey player^[19]

References

1. Connelly, Laylan (September 30, 2005). "Newport Beach turns 100". The Orange County Register. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
2. Crowder, Nicole (November 24, 2014). "Icon of New Topography Movement Lewis Balz dies at 69". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
3. Michaels, Pat (June 23, 2008). "King of Surf Guitars needs good thoughts". The Orange County Register. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
4. Besheda, Lori (2014-04-09). "Who is the fairest one of all? Disneyland's first Snow White". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
5. Larsen, Peter (June 10, 2011). "Disney series is a kick for young karate expert". The Orange County Register. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
6. Fadroski, Kelli Skye (December 3, 2008). "Mike Ness tries to find a balance". The Orange County Register.
7. Koltnow, Barry (October 2, 2009). "Emma Stone is Clicking". The Orange County Register. p. Show 1. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
8. http://drjohntownsend.com/blog/about-dr-townsend/
9. http://articles.ocregister.com/2010-04-08/cities/24637736_1_gondolas-impersonator-hustler
10. "Forbes 400 bio". Forbes.com. September 20, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
11. Age of Secrets: The Conspiracy that Toppled Richard Nixon and the Hidden Death of Howard Hughes written by Gerald Bellett, 1995, Voyageur North America, ISBN 0-921842-42-2
12. Tolkoff, Sarah (May 2, 2011). "OC 50: Technology". Orange County Business Journal. 34 (18): 28.
13. "Richard Roberts gets probation in DUI case; former ORU president pleaded guilty, serves no jail time". Tulsa World. May 2, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
14. "Sean Boyan". nascar.com. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
15. "Kevin Kouzmanoff Stats, Bios, Highlights – MLB.com: Team". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
16. Seeing Stars: Where the Stars Live web site Note: this information is dated; Rodman has not lived in Newport Beach for several years. For more on this, see Gottlieb, Jeff. Rodman's Newport Party Pad Closes Up, Los Angeles Times June 11, 2004. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
17. surfermag (July 22, 2010). "The Surfer Interview: Wingnut | Surfer Magazine". Surfermag.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
18. "C.J. Wilson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
19. http://letsgodu.blogspot.com/2010/07/jason-zuckers-hockey-odessy.html