This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Anaheim, California , and its surrounding metropolitan area.
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 Chicago Bulls basketball player, 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[ 1]
Milorad Čavić – Serbian swimmer, 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist[ 2]
Reuben Droughns – National Football League player[ 3]
Jim Fassel – college and pro football coach, former New York Giants head coach[ 4]
Jeff Feagles – National Football League player, born in Anaheim[ 5]
Daniel Fells – National Football League player[ 6]
Jorge Flores – professional soccer player[ 7]
Hal Gregg – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
Lori Harrigan – Olympic softball player [ 8]
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[ 9]
John Huarte – Notre Dame and NFL quarterback, born in Anaheim[ 10]
Mike Iupati – NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals
Kevin Jepsen – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
Tommy John – Major League Baseball pitcher[ 11]
Stanley Johnson – Los Angeles Lakers basketball player, born in Anaheim
Joe Kelly – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
Mark Langston – Major League Baseball pitcher[ 12]
Michael Lorenzen – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
Chris Manderino – National Football League player[ 13]
Wade Meckler (born 2000) – baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
Donnie Moore – Major League Baseball pitcher[ 14]
Bill Murphy – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim[ 15]
Naomi Nari Nam – figure skater [ 16]
Brian Noble – National Football League player[ 17]
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[ 18]
Dana Schoenfield – 1972 Olympic Games silver medalist in swimming[ 19]
Teemu Selänne – National Hockey League player
Chris Tillman – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim[ 20]
Mark Trumbo – Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim[ 21]
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
Rob Liefeld – comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher[ 26]
Ren Powell (born 1966, Karen Lee Tudor in Anaheim) – American-born Norwegian poet and translator
Angela Perez Baraquio – Miss America 2001 [ 27]
Moon Bloodgood – actress[ 28]
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[ 29]
Rosalind Chao – actress, Star Trek: The Next Generation [ 30]
Emery Emery – film and television producer, editor of The Aristocrats
Eden Espinosa – singer and stage actress[ 31]
Christina Haack – real estate investor and TV personality
Presley Hart – adult film actress[ 32]
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[ 33]
Alli Mauzey – actress, singer
Connie Needham – actress[ 34]
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 [ 35]
Tony Revolori – actor, The Grand Budapest Hotel , Spider-Man: Homecoming
Milo Ventimiglia – actor, Gilmore Girls , This Is Us
Marie Wilson – actress, My Friend Irma
Atreyu – metalcore band, formed in the city, although sometimes considered from Yorba Linda, in 1998
Larry Beckett – poet and songwriter[ 36]
Sabrina Bryan – former member of The Cheetah Girls
Jeff Buckley – singer-songwriter and guitarist[ 37]
Tim Buckley – singer-songwriter, experimental vocalist, and musician[ 38]
Carlos Cavazo – guitarist for the heavy metal , glam metal and hard rock band Quiet Riot [ 39]
Lou Correa – politician and California state legislator [ 40]
Don Davis – film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator [ 41]
Joe DeRenzo – jazz musician [ 42]
Jim Fielder – bassist for rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears [ 43]
Eric Friedman – guitarist and singer
Bobby Hatfield – singer, one half of the musical duo the Righteous Brothers [ 44]
Crystal Lewis – singer
Marcus Mumford – lead singer of Grammy-nominated folk band Mumford and Sons [ 45]
New Years Day – alternative metal band formed in 2005
No Doubt – Grammy Award -winning rock group[ 46]
Phora – rapper
J.P. Soars – blues singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer[ 47]
Steve Soto – punk musician and bassist for Agent Orange and The Adolescents [citation needed ]
Stacey Q – synthpop and dance-pop singer, dancer, and actress[ 48]
Gwen Stefani – singer-songwriter, fashion designer, frontwoman of the rock band No Doubt [ 46]
Tairrie B – rapper and alternative metal frontwoman for Tura Satana and My Ruin [ 49]
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
Nicky Youre – singer-songwriter
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