List of people from Laguna Beach, California

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

 * George Beranger
 * William Boyd
 * Barbara Britton
 * America Chedister
 * Bette Davis
 * Robert Englund
 * Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
 * Mike Farrell and Judy Farrell
 * Judy Garland
 * Sterling Holloway
 * Rock Hudson
 * Tab Hunter
 * Elmo Lincoln
 * Fredric March
 * Victor Mature
 * Kent McCord
 * Bette Midler
 * Mary Miles Minter
 * Polly Moran
 * Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Nelson
 * Franklin Pangborn
 * Gigi Parrish
 * Mary Pickford
 * Adele Ritchie
 * Mickey Rooney
 * Ruth Roman
 * Rita Rudner
 * Charlotte Shelby
 * Margaret Shelby
 * Grant Sullivan
 * Slim Summerville
 * Claire Trevor
 * Bobs Watson
 * Rudolph Valentino

Artists

 * Mark Bloch, conceptual artist, writer
 * Mark Chamberlain, photographer
 * Frank Cuprien, painter and "Dean of Laguna Artists"
 * Paul Blaine Henrie, painter
 * Abby Williams Hill, painter
 * Anna Althea Hills, painter and founder of Laguna Art Museum
 * Thomas Lorraine Hunt, painter
 * George Hurrell, photographer
 * Frank Interlandi, editorial cartoonist
 * Bil Keane, cartoonist
 * Marie Boening Kendall, painter
 * Joseph Kleitsch, painter
 * Roger Kuntz, painter
 * William Mortensen, photographer
 * Edgar Alwin Payne, muralist and founder of Laguna Beach Art Association
 * William Grant Sherry, painter
 * George Gardner Symons, painter
 * William Wendt, "Dean of Southern California artists"
 * Robert William Wood, painter
 * Robert Wyland, muralist
 * Karl Yens, painter

Athletes

 * Hobie Alter, surfboard and sailboat designer
 * Damon Berryhill, baseball player
 * Dain Blanton, volleyball player
 * Colt Brennan, football player
 * Gavvy Cravath, baseball player
 * Lindsay Davenport, tennis player
 * Paul Deem, Olympic cyclist
 * Annika Dries, water polo player
 * Dusty Dvorak, volleyball player
 * Seth Etherton, baseball pitcher
 * Janet Evans, swimmer
 * Scott Fortune, volleyball player
 * Warren Gill, baseball player
 * Tom Harmon, football player and sportscaster
 * Jon Leach, tennis player
 * Rick Leach, tennis player
 * Tom Morey, inventor of the "Boogie Board"
 * John H. Outland, namesake of college football Outland Trophy
 * Mike Parsons, surfer
 * John Pitts, football player
 * Rachel Wacholder, beach volleyball player and model
 * Dani Weatherholt, soccer player
 * Lefty Williams, baseball player

Musicians and singers

 * Frieda Belinfante, conductor and founder of the Orange County Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Taylor Hawkins, rock drummer, Foo Fighters
 * Marion Hutton, big band singer
 * Paula Kelly, big band singer
 * Ricky Nelson, pop singer
 * Jack Norworth, songwriter (wrote "Take Me Out to the Ballgame")
 * Lee Rocker, bassist, The Stray Cats
 * Vic Schoen, big band leader
 * Richie Sambora, rock guitarist, Bon Jovi
 * Ty Segall, singer-songwriter

Writers

 * Gregory Benford, author and astrophysicist
 * Forrest E. "Skip" Fickling, author
 * M. F. K. Fisher, culinary writer
 * Arnold Hano, sportswriter
 * Lisi Harrison, author
 * Hedda Hopper, gossip columnist
 * Lawrence Clark Powell, author and librarian
 * John Steinbeck, author
 * Theodore Taylor, author
 * John Weld, journalist
 * Charles Wright, poet

Other

 * George Adamski, ufologist
 * Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
 * Steve Arterburn, radio talk show host
 * Heidi Baker, missionary
 * Steve Bannon, political advisor
 * Florence "Pancho" Barnes, pioneer aviator
 * Warren Buffett, business magnate
 * Ron Burkle, business magnate
 * David P. Bushnell, businessman
 * David O. Carter, federal judge
 * Jonathan R. Cohen, American diplomat
 * Lauren Conrad, reality television personality, Fashion Designer
 * William S. Darling, art director
 * Bhagavan Das (formerly Michael Riggs), yogi
 * Charles Douglass, inventor of the laugh track
 * Frank Fertitta III, casino owner
 * Joe Francis, founder of Girls Gone Wild
 * Christine Fugate, film director
 * Pelham D. Glassford, United States Army Brigadier General
 * David B. Goldstein, human geneticist
 * Bill H. Gross, investor and fund manager
 * Sue Gross, investor
 * Richard Halliburton, adventurer
 * Douglas Hodge (born 1957), CEO of PIMCO
 * John Mills Houston, United States Congressman
 * Christine Jorgensen, transsexual pioneer
 * Thelma Keane, businessperson
 * Eiler Larsen, town greeter
 * Timothy Leary, psychologist and LSD advocate
 * Greg MacGillivray, filmmaker
 * Alan MacPherson, patent lawyer
 * Peter Navarro, economist and filmmaker
 * Ward Ritchie, publisher and bibliophile
 * Malcolm St. Clair, film director
 * Robert A. Schuller, televangelist
 * Walter Terence Stace, philosopher
 * Samuel Totten, history professor
 * Peter Ueberroth, sports commissioner
 * Lila Zali, ballerina