List of people from Newport Beach, California
This is a list of notable residents of Newport Beach, California.
Arts
[edit]- Rikk Agnew, guitarist, vocalist of Social Distortion, Adolescents, Christian Death, and D.I.
- Howard Alden, jazz guitarist
- Steve Aoki, producer and DJ
- Lauren Bacall, actress[1]
- Lewis Baltz, photographer[2]
- Richard L. Bare, television director
- Drake Bell, singer-songwriter, actor, musician and voice actor
- Joey Bishop, entertainer[1]
- Humphrey Bogart,[1] actor, yachtsman
- George Burns, entertainer
- Nicolas Cage, actor
- Jeanne Cagney, actress
- William Cagney, producer
- Dick Dale, musician, "King of the Surf Guitar"[3]
- JoAnn Dean Killingsworth, actress and dancer, first person to play Snow White at Disneyland[4]
- Dolores del Río, actress
- David Denman, actor
- Buddy Ebsen, actor
- Stan Frazier, musician, record producer, restaurateur
- Gunnar Gehl, singer-songwriter
- Leo Howard, actor[5]
- Jeremy Jackson, actor
- Chuck Jones, cartoon artist, animator of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
- Heather Paige Kent (now Heather DuBrow), actress and reality TV star
- Dean Koontz, writer[1]
- Brent Kutzle, musician and record producer, bassist and cellist for OneRepublic
- Heather Locklear, actress
- Lee Mallory, poet, retired professor
- Leslie Mann, actress[6]
- McG, film and television director and producer
- Kelly McGillis, actress
- Ted McGinley, actor
- Mark McGrath, singer, Sugar Ray[1]
- Mike Ness, musician and songwriter of Social Distortion[7]
- Helena Modjeska, actress
- Anton Newcombe, guitarist, vocalist and founder of The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Chuck Norris, martial artist and actor
- Cathy Rigby, gymnast and actress
- Ruen, DJ and producer
- Michael Steele (The Runaways, Elton Duck, The Bangles, Crash Wisdom)
- Gwen Stefani, singer, No Doubt
- Emma Stone, actress[8]
- Shirley Temple,[1] actress
- Dr. John Townsend, award-winning author[9]
- Thalia Tran, actress[10]
- Elise Trouw, musician
- Lisa Tucker, singer and actor
- Tom Tully, actor, The Lineup (1954–1960 CBS television series)
- Mamie Van Doren,[11] actress and sex symbol
- Talon Warburton, actor and voice actor
- John Wayne,[1] actor and icon
Business
[edit]- George Argyros, real estate investor, former owner of Seattle Mariners
- Brian Niccol, current CEO of Starbucks,[12][13][14] former CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill[15][16] and Taco Bell[17]
- Donald Bren, owner of Irvine Company[18]
- William H. Gross, co-founder of Pimco
- John H. Meier, former business adviser to Howard Hughes[19]
- Michael Morhaime, co-founder and chief executive of Blizzard Entertainment[20]
- Randall Presley, real estate developer
- Gary Primm, casino developer and former chairman, chief executive of Primm Valley Resorts and Primadonna Resorts Inc.
- Richard Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association[21]
- Henry Samueli, co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and owner of NHL's Anaheim Ducks
Sports
[edit]- Geoff Abrams, tennis player
- Nolan Arenado, MLB third baseman, St. Louis Cardinals
- Panos Armenakas, soccer player[22]
- Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player
- Matt Barkley, NFL quarterback, first freshman to start at that position for USC
- Amanda Beard, swimmer and Olympic medalist
- Steve Birnbaum, soccer player[23]
- Scott Boras, baseball player agent
- Francois Botha, heavyweight boxer
- Kobe Bryant, NBA player
- Kevin Buckler, race car driver & founder of The Racers Group
- Bryan Burke, soccer player[24]
- Dane Cameron, race car driver
- Sasha Cohen, figure skater
- Gerrit Cole, MLB player, New York Yankees
- Richie Collins, surfer [25]
- Fred Couples, golfer
- Noah Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997), MLB baseball pitcher, Colorado Rockies
- Taylor Dent, tennis player
- Roy Emerson, retired Australian tennis player
- Ekaterina Gordeeva, figure skater
- Betty Ann Grubb Stuart, tennis player
- Brett Hansen-Dent, tennis player
- Keith Hartwig, NFL player, Green Bay Packers
- Kyle Hendricks, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
- Dwight Howard, NBA player, Houston Rockets[1]
- Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame baseball player, lived in Newport Beach
- Jürgen Klinsmann, German football manager and former football player
- Kevin Kouzmanoff, MLB player, San Diego Padres[26]
- Jillian Kraus (born 1986), water polo player
- Ilia Kulik, figure skater
- Joffery Lupul, NHL player, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Bill Macatee, sportscaster
- Karl Malone, retired NBA player[1]
- Todd Marinovich, quarterback for USC and Oakland Raiders
- Noelle Maritz, soccer player for Arsenal and Switzerland
- McKayla Maroney, retired Olympic gymnast
- Scott Niedermayer, retired NHL player
- Shohei Ohtani, baseball player
- Dennis Rodman, retired NBA player[27]
- Trinity Rodman, soccer player for Washington Spirit and the United States
- Josh Samuels (born 1991), Olympic water polo player
- Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
- Leigh Steinberg, noted sports agent, said to be the model for the title character of Jerry Maguire
- Allison Stokke, pole vaulter, model
- Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, surfer[28]
- John Welbourn, NFL player, New England Patriots[citation needed]
- C.J. Wilson, MLB starting pitcher for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim[29]
- George Yardley, NBA player in Basketball Hall of Fame
- Jason Zucker, NHL hockey player[30]
Other
[edit]- Michael Franzese, former mobster and caporegime in the New York-based Colombo crime family; was known as the "yuppie don" and is now a motivational speaker and writer
- Mary Kay Letourneau, Washington sex offender and teacher; basis for 2023 drama May December
References
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- ^ Crowder, Nicole (November 24, 2014). "Icon of New Topography Movement Lewis Balz dies at 69". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Michaels, Pat (June 23, 2008). "King of Surf Guitars needs good thoughts". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
- ^ Besheda, Lori (April 9, 2014). "Who is the fairest one of all? Disneyland's first Snow White". Orange County Register. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Larsen, Peter (June 10, 2011). "Disney series is a kick for young karate expert". Orange County Register. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ Combe, Rachael (September 17, 2012). "Leslie Mann on Being Hollywood's Reigning Funny Girl". Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^ Fadroski, Kelli Skye (December 3, 2008). "Mike Ness tries to find a balance". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009.
- ^ Koltnow, Barry (October 2, 2009). "Emma Stone is Clicking". Orange County Register. p. Show 1. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
- ^ "About Dr. Townsend | Dr. John Townsend". Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ "Charlotte Perry: Council of Dads Character". NBC. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Michaels: Newport's Mamie van Doren now in Hustler - Orange County Register". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ Herbst-Bayliss, Svea; Vanaik, Granth; Cunningham, Waylon (August 13, 2024). "Starbucks taps Chipotle's Niccol as CEO in surprise move, shares soar". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Lucas, Amelia; Goswami, Rohan (August 13, 2024). "Starbucks replaces CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol". cnbc.com. CNBC. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Gregg, Aaron; Telford, Taylor (August 13, 2024). "Starbucks forces out CEO, brings in Chipotle's Brian Niccol". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Haddon, Heather (August 13, 2024). "Starbucks Ousts CEO, Names Chipotle Boss as Replacement". wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Lagatta, Eric (August 13, 2024). "Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol taking over as Starbucks chief executive; Narasimhan steps down". usatoday.com. USA Today. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Li, Shan (May 20, 2014). "Taco Bell to elevate its president to CEO in 2015". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Forbes 400 bio". Forbes.com. September 20, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ Age of Secrets: The Conspiracy that Toppled Richard Nixon and the Hidden Death of Howard Hughes written by Gerald Bellett, 1995, Voyageur North America, ISBN 0-921842-42-2
- ^ Tolkoff, Sarah (May 2, 2011). "OC 50: Technology". Orange County Business Journal. 34 (18): 28.
- ^ "Richard Roberts gets probation in DUI case; former ORU president pleaded guilty, serves no jail time". Tulsa World. May 2, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ "Panos Armenakas". FBref. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Steven Birnbaum". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ "Bryan Burke: "I'm Looking Forward To a Great Season"". Orlando City Soccer Club. March 15, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Collins, Richie". Encyclopedia of Surfing by Matt Warshaw.
- ^ "Kevin Kouzmanoff Stats, Bios, Highlights – MLB.com: Team". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ Seeing Stars: Where the Stars Live web site Note: this information is dated; Rodman has not lived in Newport Beach for several years[update]. For more on this, see Gottlieb, Jeff. Rodman's Newport Party Pad Closes Up, Los Angeles Times June 11, 2004. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
- ^ surfermag (July 22, 2010). "The Surfer Interview: Wingnut | Surfer Magazine". Surfermag.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ "C.J. Wilson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ Dggoddard. "LetsGoDU: Jason Zucker's Hockey Odyssey". letsgodu.blogspot.com.