List of people from Anaheim, California

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 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
 * 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 – NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals
 * Kevin Jepsen – Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
 * Tommy John – Major League Baseball pitcher
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Presley Hart – adult film actress
 * 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
 * Lou Correa – politician and California state legislator
 * Don Davis – film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator
 * Joe DeRenzo – jazz musician
 * Jim Fielder – bassist for rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears
 * 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
 * Nicky Youre – singer-songwriter

Politics

 * Delmer Berg – member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War; labor union activist
 * Thomas H. Kuchel – United States Senator and Republican Party whip
 * Curt Pringle – Mayor of Anaheim, Speaker of the California State Assembly
 * 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