List of people from Long Beach, California

The following notable people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Long Beach, California.

Entertainment

 * Russell Allen: member of progressive metal band Symphony X
 * Adrian Young: musician, songwriter and drummer
 * Brooks Wackerman: musician, songwriter and drummer
 * Dick Christie: actor
 * Millicent Borges Accardi: writer, National Endowment for the Arts award for poetry
 * Fatty Arbuckle: actor
 * Richard Bach: author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull
 * Bad Azz: hip hop artist
 * Theda Bara: actress
 * Frank Black (aka Black Francis): leader of the Pixies rock group
 * J Boog: American Samoan reggae singer
 * Michael Burger: actor, comedian, and game show host
 * Jan Burke: mystery author, 2000 Edgar Award for Best Novel (for Bones)
 * Dan Castellaneta: actor and voice actor
 * Mary Castle: actress
 * George Chakiris: Academy Award-winning actor
 * Charlet Chung: actress
 * Nat King Cole: singer and jazz piano player
 * Helios Creed: guitarist and singer
 * Scout Taylor-Compton, actress
 * Jonathan Davis: lead singer for KoЯn
 * Shane Dawson: YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician
 * Tray Deee: rapper from Tha Eastsidaz
 * Scott Devours: drummer and songwriter
 * The Dove Shack (consisting of rappers C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops): G-funk/hip hop group
 * Cameron Diaz: actress
 * Don Dixon: astronomical artist
 * Domino: rapper
 * Melissa Etheridge: rock singer
 * Kayla Ewell: actress
 * Goldie Loc: rapper from Tha Eastsidaz
 * Isidora Goreshter: actress
 * half•alive (consisting of musicians Josh Taylor, Brett Kramer, and J. Tyler Johnson): indie pop band
 * Jeff Hanneman, Slayer guitarist
 * Ricky Harris, actor and producer
 * LBC Crew (consisting of rappers Bad Azz, Lil' C-Style, and Techniec)
 * Donna Hilbert: poet
 * James Hilton: author, wrote 1937 novel Lost Horizon
 * John Lee Hooker: blues singer
 * Marilyn Horne: opera singer
 * Thelma Houston: R&B singer
 * Gabriel Iglesias: stand-up comedian
 * Robert Irwin: artist
 * Sally Kellerman: actress
 * DeForest Kelley: Star Trek actor
 * Greg Laswell: musician
 * David Lau: poet
 * Vicki Lawrence: comedian and actress
 * Camryn Manheim: actress
 * Wendi McLendon-Covey: actress
 * Robert Mitchum: actor
 * Ericson Alexander Molano: gospel singer
 * Manny Montana: actor
 * Frances O'Connor: sideshow performer, without arms
 * Ikey Owens: keyboardist of The Mars Volta
 * Paulina Peavy: artist, inventor, painter, designer, sculptor, poet, writer, and lecturer.
 * Yolanda Pérez: singer-songwriter
 * Jenni Rivera: singer, television personality
 * Peggy Ryan: dancer and actress
 * Upton Sinclair: author
 * Michael Stuhlbarg: actor
 * Dylan and Cole Sprouse: actors, The Suite Life on Deck
 * Frank Ocean: American singer, songwriter, and rapper.
 * Vince Staples: rapper
 * Norma Tanega: folksinger-songwriter
 * Tiffani Thiessen: actress
 * Mike Vallely: skateboarder, musician Black Flag
 * Maitland Ward: actress
 * Snoop Dogg: songwriter, actor,and rapper
 * Warren G: songwriter and rapper
 * Nate Dogg: rapper, songwriter, and singer
 * Nicolas Cage: American actor
 * Bo Derek: actress
 * Jennette McCurdy: Former actress
 * Bradley Nowell: Lead singer, and guitarist for the band Sublime (band)
 * Isidora Goreshter: actress
 * Giveon: singer and songwriter *
 * Rival Sons: rock band
 * Lupillo Rivera: Mexican-American singer and songwriter
 * Paloma Ford: R&B singer
 * Kap G: Mexican-American rapper
 * Sandy West: Singer and drummer
 * Andy Martin: Jazz trombonist
 * Laurie Lewis: Singer and musician
 * Allie Goertz: Musician and writer