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This is a list of notable residents of
Newport Beach, California.
Arts
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Rikk Agnew, guitarist, vocalist of
Social Distortion,
Adolescents,
Christian Death, and
D.I.
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Howard Alden, jazz guitarist
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Steve Aoki, producer and DJ
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Lauren Bacall, actress
[1]
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Lewis Baltz, photographer
[2]
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Richard L. Bare, television director
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Drake Bell, singer-songwriter, actor, musician and voice actor
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Joey Bishop, entertainer
[1]
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Humphrey Bogart,
[1] actor, yachtsman
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George Burns, entertainer
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Nicolas Cage, actor
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Jeanne Cagney, actress
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William Cagney, producer
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Dick Dale, musician, "King of the Surf Guitar"
[3]
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JoAnn Dean Killingsworth, actress & dancer, first person to play
Snow White at
Disneyland
[4]
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Dolores del Río, actress
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Buddy Ebsen, actor
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Stan Frazier, musician, record producer, restaurateur
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Gunnar Gehl, singer-songwriter
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Leo Howard, actor
[5]
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Jeremy Jackson, actor
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Chuck Jones, cartoon artist, animator of
Bugs Bunny and
Daffy Duck
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Heather Paige Kent (now Heather DuBrow), actress and reality TV star
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David Denman, actor
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Dean Koontz, writer
[1]
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Brent Kutzle, musician and record producer, bassist and cellist for
OneRepublic
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Heather Locklear, actress
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Lee Mallory, poet, retired professor
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Leslie Mann, actress
[6]
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Kelly McGillis, actress
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Ted McGinley, actor
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Helena Modjeska, actress
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McG, film and television director and producer
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Mark McGrath,
singer,
Sugar Ray
[1]
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Mike Ness of
Social Distortion
[7]
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Anton Newcombe, guitarist, vocalist and founder of
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
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Chuck Norris, martial artist and actor
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Cathy Rigby, gymnast and actress
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Ruen, American DJ and producer
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Gwen Stefani, singer,
No Doubt
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Michael Steele (The Runaways, Elton Duck, The Bangles, Crash Wisdom)
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Emma Stone, actress
[8]
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Shirley Temple,
[1] actress
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Dr. John Townsend, award-winning author
[9]
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Thalia Tran, actress
[10]
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Elise Trouw, musician
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Lisa Tucker, singer and actor
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Tom Tully, actor,
The Lineup (1954–1960
CBS
television series)
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Mamie Van Doren,
[11] actress and sex symbol
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John Wayne,
[1] actor and icon
Business
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George Argyros, real estate investor, former owner of
Seattle Mariners
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Donald Bren, owner of
Irvine Company
[12]
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William H. Gross, co-founder of
Pimco
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John H. Meier, former business adviser to
Howard Hughes
[13]
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Michael Morhaime, cofounder and chief executive of
Blizzard Entertainment
[14]
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Randall Presley, real estate developer
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Gary Primm, casino developer and former chairman, chief executive of
Primm Valley Resorts and Primadonna Resorts Inc.
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Richard Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of the
Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association
[15]
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Henry Samueli, co-founder of
Broadcom Corporation and owner of NHL's
Anaheim Ducks
Sports
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Geoff Abrams, tennis player
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Nolan Arenado,
MLB
third baseman,
St. Louis Cardinals
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Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player
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Matt Barkley, NFL quarterback, first
freshman to start at that position for
USC
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Amanda Beard, swimmer and Olympic medalist
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Steve Birnbaum (born 1991), American soccer player
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Scott Boras, baseball player agent
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Francois Botha, heavyweight boxer
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Kobe Bryant,
NBA player
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Dane Cameron, race car driver
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Sasha Cohen, figure skater
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Gerrit Cole,
MLB player,
New York Yankees
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Richie Collins, surfer
[16]
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Fred Couples, golfer
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Noah Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997), MLB baseball pitcher,
Colorado Rockies
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Taylor Dent, tennis player
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Roy Emerson, retired Australian tennis player
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Ekaterina Gordeeva, figure skater
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Betty Ann Grubb Stuart, tennis player
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Brett Hansen-Dent, tennis player
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Keith Hartwig, NFL player,
Green Bay Packers
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Kyle Hendricks,
Pitcher for the
Chicago Cubs
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Dwight Howard,
NBA player,
Houston Rockets
[1]
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Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame baseball player, lived in Newport Beach
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Jürgen Klinsmann, German football manager and former football player
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Kevin Kouzmanoff, MLB player,
San Diego Padres
[17]
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Jillian Kraus (born 1986), water polo player
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Ilia Kulik, figure skater
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Joffery Lupul,
NHL player,
Toronto Maple Leafs
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Bill Macatee, sportscaster
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Karl Malone, retired
NBA player
[1]
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Todd Marinovich, quarterback for USC and
Oakland Raiders
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Noelle Maritz, soccer player for
Arsenal and
Switzerland
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McKayla Maroney, retired olympic gymnast
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Scott Niedermayer, retired
NHL player
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Dennis Rodman, retired
NBA player
[18]
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Trinity Rodman, soccer player for
Washington Spirit and the
United States
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Josh Samuels (born 1991), Olympic water polo player
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Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
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Leigh Steinberg, noted sports agent, said to be the model for the title character of
Jerry Maguire
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Allison Stokke, pole vaulter, model
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Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, surfer
[19]
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John Welbourn,
NFL player,
New England Patriots[
citation needed]
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C.J. Wilson,
MLB starting pitcher for
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
[20]
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Tiger Woods, professional golfer, born in
Cypress
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George Yardley, NBA player in
Basketball Hall of Fame
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Jason Zucker, NHL hockey player
[21]
Other
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