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This is a list of notable residents of
Huntington Beach, California .
Notable people
Actors
Willie Aames , attended
Edison High School
[1]
Eva Angelina , adult film actress
[2]
Ethan Embry , actor
Lauren German , actress of
NBC TV series
Chicago Fire
Amy Grabow , grew up in Huntington Beach; attended the
Academy for the Performing Arts
[3]
Jenna Jameson ,
pornographic actress ; resided in Huntington Harbour with
Tito Ortiz
[4]
Jack Kelly , most noted for the role of Bart Maverick on the
Maverick TV series; during the 1980s and early 1990s, served as city councilman and mayor in Huntington Beach
[5]
Jason Lee , actor, who portrays the title character in TV series
My Name is Earl ; grew up in Huntington Beach and attended Ocean View High School
[6]
Dennis Woodruff , Los Angeles based actor, producer, and director
Athletes
Scott Lipsky
Pro skateboarders
Christian Hosoi ,
Geoff Rowley ,
[7]
Arto Saari ,
[8]
Tosh Townend ,
[9] Mark Appleyard,
[10]
Brian Sumner ,
[11]
Ed Templeton ,
[12] and
Nyjah Huston .
[13]
Former
NHL
hockey player
John Blue
[14]
Professional soccer player
Sacha Kljestan
Mixed martial artists :
Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz ,
[15]
Kimo Leopoldo ,
Tank Abbott and
James Irvin
[16]
Collin Balester , baseball player, attended
Huntington Beach High School
[17]
Hank Conger , baseball player, attended Huntington Beach High School
Jessie Godderz , professional bodybuilder with the World Natural Body Building Federation, contestant on
Big Brother 10 and
Big Brother 11 ,
[18] and professional wrestler signed to
Impact Wrestling
Julio César González , boxer, 1996 Olympic athlete representing Mexico, WBO light-heavyweight champion 2003, attended Edison High
Bill Green , former United States Record and NCAA Record holder in track and field, 5th in
hammer throw at
1984 Summer Olympic Games
[19]
Tony Gonzalez ,
Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end attended Huntington Beach High School
[20]
Kyle Higashioka , Major League Baseball catcher
Ian Kennedy ,
San Diego Padres pitcher, was born in Huntington Beach
[21]
Jeff Kent , retired baseball player and recipient of baseball's 2000 National League MVP award, was raised in Huntington Beach and attended
Edison High School .
[22]
Orion Kerkering ,
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher
[23]
Jürgen Klinsmann , soccer player, coach of the
Germany national football team and former coach of the
United States men's national soccer team ; moved with his family in 2008 to
Munich , Germany to become the coach of
FC Bayern Munich .
[24] Klinsmann currently resides in
Newport Beach .
[25]
Chris Kluwe , football punter
[26]
Iris Kyle , 10-time overall
Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
Scott Lipsky , professional tennis player
Abner Mares , boxer
[27]
David Martin , professional tennis player
Paul McBeth , professional disc golfer and six-time
PDGA world champion
Peter Mel , surfer
[28]
Henry Owens , baseball player
Nick Pratto , baseball player, first-round selection in
2017 MLB Draft
Joe Seanoa (ring name Samoa Joe), professional wrestler signed to AEW/ROH
Tom Shields , swimmer, 2009 graduate of Edison High School, gold medalist in 400 medley relay for U.S. at 2015 World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia
Brett Simpson , surfer
Zane Smith ,
NASCAR Cup Series driver
Peter "PT" Townend , surfer
[29]
Joan Weston , star of
Roller Derby
[30]
Bob Wolcott , former
Seattle Mariners pitcher, was born in Huntington Beach
[31]
Musicians
Members of the rock/metal band
Avenged Sevenfold grew up and reside here including lead guitarist
Synyster Gates .
[32] Original drummer and founding member,
The Rev , was buried here.
Dexter Holland from
The Offspring lived in Huntington Beach.
[33]
Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman from
The Offspring lives in Huntington Beach
The ska punk rock band
Reel Big Fish formed here in 1992.
[34]
Dean Torrence , from the 1960s pop group
Jan and Dean , who co-wrote "
Surf City " (#1 in 1963), said that Huntington Beach embodies the song's spirit of freedom and California fun.
[35]
Christian Jacobs , MC Bat Commander of
The Aquabats
[36]
Matt Costa , folk pop singer, was born in Huntington Beach.
[37]
(Hed) P.E. , punk rock/hip hop group, was formed in Huntington Beach.
The Vandals , punk rock band formed in Huntington Beach
[38]
Alien Ant Farm lead singer Dryden Mitchell
David Silveria , formerly from the rock band
Korn
[39]
Doug Webb , saxophonist.
[40]
Scott Weiland , of the
Stone Temple Pilots and formerly of
Velvet Revolver , attended
Edison High School .
[41]
Paul Williams , composer, singer, songwriter and actor.
[42]
Brett Young , country singer who was raised in Huntington Beach.
[43]
Joe and Luke McGarry of the indie band
Pop Noir were born in
Manchester, England , but grew up in Huntington Beach.
[44]
The reggae band,
The Dirty Heads was formed in Huntington Beach.
[45]
[46]
hellogoodbye was formed in Huntington Beach in 2001.
[47]
The
Suburban Legends are natives of Huntington Beach.
[48]
The alternative/pop band
Emblem3 moved to Huntington Beach to pursue their musical career.[
citation needed ]
Beau Bokan , American singer for metal band
blessthefall was born in Huntington Beach.
Buckethead , American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist was born in Huntington Beach.
The Ziggens , surf rock band formed in Huntington Beach
[49]
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