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The following is a partial list of notable people who have been full-time or significant part-time residents of
Laguna Beach, California , United States.
Actors
Artists
Mark Bloch , conceptual artist, writer
[23]
Mark Chamberlain , photographer
[24]
Frank Cuprien , painter and "Dean of Laguna Artists"
[25]
Paul Blaine Henrie , painter
[26]
Abby Williams Hill , painter
[27]
[28]
Anna Althea Hills , painter and founder of Laguna Art Museum
[29]
Thomas Lorraine Hunt , painter
[30]
George Hurrell , photographer
[31]
Frank Interlandi , editorial cartoonist
[32]
Bil Keane , cartoonist
[33]
Marie Boening Kendall , painter
[34]
Joseph Kleitsch , painter
[35]
Roger Kuntz , painter
[36]
William Mortensen , photographer
[37]
Edgar Alwin Payne , muralist and founder of Laguna Beach Art Association
[38]
William Grant Sherry , painter
[10]
George Gardner Symons , painter
[38]
William Wendt , "Dean of Southern California artists"
[39]
Robert William Wood , painter
[40]
Robert Wyland , muralist
[41]
Karl Yens , painter
[42]
Athletes
Hobie Alter , surfboard and sailboat designer
[43]
Damon Berryhill , baseball player
[44]
Dain Blanton , volleyball player
[45]
Colt Brennan , football player
[46]
Gavvy Cravath , baseball player
[47]
Lindsay Davenport , tennis player
[48]
Paul Deem , Olympic cyclist
[49]
Annika Dries , water polo player
[50]
Dusty Dvorak , volleyball player
[51]
Seth Etherton , baseball pitcher
[52]
Janet Evans , swimmer
[53]
Scott Fortune , volleyball player
[54]
Warren Gill , baseball player
[55]
Tom Harmon , football player and sportscaster
[56]
Jon Leach , tennis player
[57]
Rick Leach , tennis player
[58]
Tom Morey , inventor of the "Boogie Board"
[59]
John H. Outland , namesake of college football Outland Trophy
[60]
Mike Parsons , surfer
[61]
John Pitts , football player
[62]
Rachel Wacholder , beach volleyball player and model
[63]
Dani Weatherholt , soccer player
[64]
Lefty Williams , baseball player
[65]
Musicians and singers
Frieda Belinfante , conductor and founder of the Orange County Philharmonic Orchestra
[66]
Taylor Hawkins , rock drummer, Foo Fighters
[67]
Marion Hutton , big band singer
[68]
Paula Kelly , big band singer
[69]
Ricky Nelson , pop singer
[10]
Jack Norworth , songwriter (wrote "Take Me Out to the Ballgame")
[70]
Lee Rocker , bassist, The Stray Cats
[71]
Vic Schoen , big band leader
[72]
Richie Sambora , rock guitarist, Bon Jovi
[73]
Ty Segall , singer-songwriter
[74]
Writers
Gregory Benford , author and astrophysicist
[75]
Forrest E. "Skip" Fickling , author
[76]
M. F. K. Fisher , culinary writer
[77]
Arnold Hano , sportswriter
[78]
Lisi Harrison , author
[79]
Hedda Hopper , gossip columnist
[80]
Lawrence Clark Powell , author and librarian
[81]
John Steinbeck , author
[82]
Theodore Taylor , author
[83]
John Weld , journalist
[84]
Charles Wright , poet
[10]
Other
George Adamski , ufologist
[85]
Buzz Aldrin , astronaut
[86]
Steve Arterburn , radio talk show host
[87]
Heidi Baker , missionary
[88]
Steve Bannon , political advisor
[89]
Florence "Pancho" Barnes , pioneer aviator
[17]
Warren Buffett , business magnate
[10]
Ron Burkle , business magnate
[11]
David P. Bushnell , businessman
[90]
David O. Carter , federal judge
[91]
Jonathan R. Cohen , American diplomat
[92]
Lauren Conrad , reality television personality, Fashion Designer
[93]
William S. Darling , art director
[94]
Bhagavan Das (formerly Michael Riggs), yogi
[95]
Charles Douglass , inventor of the
laugh track
[96]
Frank Fertitta III , casino owner
[97]
Joe Francis , founder of Girls Gone Wild
[98]
Christine Fugate , film director
[99]
Pelham D. Glassford , United States Army Brigadier General
[100]
David B. Goldstein , human geneticist [
citation needed ]
Bill H. Gross , investor and fund manager
[101]
Sue Gross , investor
[102]
Richard Halliburton , adventurer
[103]
Douglas Hodge (born 1957), CEO of
PIMCO
[104]
John Mills Houston , United States Congressman
[105]
Christine Jorgensen , transsexual pioneer
[106]
Thelma Keane , businessperson
[33]
Eiler Larsen , town greeter
[107]
Timothy Leary , psychologist and LSD advocate
[108]
Greg MacGillivray , filmmaker
[109]
Alan MacPherson , patent lawyer
[110]
Peter Navarro , economist and filmmaker
[111]
Ward Ritchie , publisher and bibliophile
[112]
Malcolm St. Clair , film director
[13]
Robert A. Schuller , televangelist
[113]
Walter Terence Stace , philosopher
[114]
Samuel Totten , history professor
[115]
Peter Ueberroth , sports commissioner
[116]
Lila Zali , ballerina
[117]
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