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 pro basketball player (last played for the New Orleans Pelicans, currently a free agent), 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 Milorad Čavić – Serbian swimmer, 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist Reuben Droughns – National Football League player Jim Fassel – college and pro football coach, former New York Giants head coach Jeff Feagles – National Football League player, born in Anaheim Daniel Fells – National Football League player Jorge Flores – professional soccer player Hal Gregg – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim Lori Harrigan – Olympic softball player 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 John Huarte – Notre Dame and NFL quarterback, born in Anaheim Mike Iupati – National Football League player Kevin Jepsen – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim Tommy John – Major League Baseball pitcher Stanley Johnson – professional basketball player, born in Anaheim Joe Kelly – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim Mark Langston – Major League Baseball pitcher Michael Lorenzen – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim Chris Manderino – National Football League player Wade Meckler (born 2000) – baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants Donnie Moore – Major League Baseball pitcher Bill Murphy – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim Naomi Nari Nam – figure skater Brian Noble – National Football League player 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 Dana Schoenfield – 1972 Olympic Games silver medalist in swimming Teemu Selänne – National Hockey League player Sean Strickland – mixed martial artist, former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Tillman – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim Mark Trumbo – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim 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 Samuel Kraemer – rancher, oilman, and businessman Augie Nieto – entrepreneur and founder of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis charity Augie's Quest

Dance Lea Ved – dancer and choreographer

Literature

Rob Liefeld – comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher 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 Moon Bloodgood – actress 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 Rosalind Chao – actress, Star Trek: The Next Generation Emery Emery – film and television producer, editor of The Aristocrats Eden Espinosa – singer and stage actress Christina Haack – real estate investor and TV personality 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 Alli Mauzey – actress, singer Connie Needham – actress 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 Tony Revolori – actor, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Spider-Man: Homecoming 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 Sabrina Bryan – former member of The Cheetah Girls Jeff Buckley – singer-songwriter and guitarist Tim Buckley – singer-songwriter, experimental vocalist, and musician Carlos Cavazo – guitarist for the heavy metal, glam metal and hard rock band Quiet Riot Don Davis – film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator Joe DeRenzo – jazz musician Jim Fielder – bassist for rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears Eric Friedman – guitarist and singer Bobby Hatfield – singer, one half of the musical duo the Righteous Brothers Crystal Lewis – singer Marcus Mumford – lead singer of Grammy-nominated folk band Mumford and Sons New Years Day – alternative metal band formed in 2005 No Doubt – Grammy Award-winning rock group Phora – rapper J.P. Soars – blues singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer Steve Soto – punk musician and bassist for Agent Orange and The Adolescents Stacey Q – synthpop and dance-pop singer, dancer, and actress Gwen Stefani – singer-songwriter, fashion designer, frontwoman of the rock band No Doubt Tairrie B – rapper and alternative metal frontwoman for Tura Satana and My Ruin 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 Eden xo – singer-songwriter and actor Brett Young – singer-songwriter and guitarist Nicky Youre – singer-songwriter

Politics

Delmer Berg – member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War; labor union activistAbraham Lincoln Brigade Archives-Delmer Berg Lou Correa – politician and California state legislator Young Kim – U.S. Congressman and former state assemblywoman Thomas Kuchel – United States Senator and Republican Party whip Curt Pringle – Mayor of Anaheim, Speaker of the California State Assembly Ed Royce – U.S. Congressman and former Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs Linda Sánchez – U.S. Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez – U.S. Congresswoman John F. Seymour – United States Senator and Mayor of Anaheim

Miscellaneous

Joseph M. Acaba – NASA astronaut Rosie Alfaro – convicted murderer who is on death row Rudolph Boysen – horticulturist who created the boysenberry

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