List of people from Santa Monica, California

This is a list of people from Santa Monica, California.




 * Jay Adams, skateboarder
 * Amy Alcott, professional golfer
 * Britt Allcroft, creator and former producer of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends television series
 * Rod Allen, TV color commentator for Detroit Tigers (Fox Sports Detroit)
 * Tony Alva, skateboarder
 * Tiffanie Anderson, singer
 * Tom Anderson, founder of MySpace
 * Warner Anderson, actor on The Lineup
 * Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (born 2007), child actress
 * Kenneth Anger, filmmaker and author
 * David Anspaugh, film director
 * Sean Astin, actor, director, and producer
 * Don Bachardy, painter and spouse of Christoper Isherwood
 * John Baldessari, artist
 * Frank Edmund Beatty, Jr., U.S. Navy Vice Admiral
 * Ashley Bell (born 1986), actress
 * Sean Berry, MLB player for five teams
 * Carolyn Beug (1952–2011), filmmaker and video producer
 * Big Sean, rapper
 * Jack Black, musician and actor
 * Steven Blum, voice actor
 * Judy Blumberg, figure skater, U.S. ice dancing champion
 * Brennan Boesch, MLB player
 * Jeff Bollow, author, filmmaker
 * Ryan Braun, MLB outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
 * Albert Brooks, actor, comedian, director, screenwriter
 * Don Burgess (born 1956), cinematographer
 * Jeanie Buss, Los Angeles Lakers executive
 * Juan José Carrillo, first mayor of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Police Chief, politician, and judge
 * George Cates, composer and conductor
 * Geraldine Chaplin, actress
 * Buff Cobb, actress, television personality
 * Mike Colbern, MLB catcher
 * Don Collier, western film and television actor
 * Lana Condor, actress
 * Nichole Cordova, singer
 * Marcia Cross, actress, Desperate Housewives
 * Jamie Lee Curtis, actress
 * Carson Daly, television personality, host of NBC's The Voice and Last Call with Carson Daly
 * Larry David, actor, screenwriter, producer, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm
 * Scott Davis, tennis player
 * Cody Decker (born 1987), MLB player
 * Alexis Denisof, actor
 * Robert Dollard, first Attorney General of South Dakota
 * Troy Donahue, actor
 * Dody Dorn, film and sound editor
 * Pat Doyle, baseball coach
 * Elonka Dunin, game developer
 * Jack Engle, hot rodder and custom camshaft grinder, founder of Engle Cams
 * Emilio Estevez, actor and director
 * Dwight Evans, MLB outfielder
 * Shelley Fabares, actress and singer
 * Joud Fahmy, Saudi Arabian judoka
 * Ed Fallon, Iowa politician
 * Miguel Ferrer, actor
 * Bobbi Fiedler, congresswoman
 * Frank Finch, sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times
 * Zack Fleishman, tennis player
 * Kai Forbath, NFL kicker
 * Will Forte, actor and comedian
 * Bonnie Franklin, actress, One Day at a Time
 * Max Fried, MLB pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
 * Lynette Fromme, criminal
 * John Frusciante, musician, guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers
 * Helen K. Garber, photographer
 * Mick Garris (born 1951), filmmaker and screenwriter
 * Frank Gehry, architect
 * Frank Gifford, football player and sportscaster
 * Sara Gilbert, actress and television personality
 * Dan Gilroy, screenwriter and director
 * Justin Gimelstob, tennis player and commentator
 * Helen Golay, convicted murderer
 * Adam Goldberg, actor
 * Ben Gottschalk (born 1992), NFL football player
 * Elizabeth Glaser, deceased wife of actor Paul Glaser
 * Carole Caldwell Graebner, tennis player
 * Jennifer Grant, actress and writer
 * Linda Gray (born 1940), film, stage and television actress
 * Brian Grazer, Oscar-winning film and television producer
 * Bob Gunton (born 1945), actor
 * Paul Haggis, Oscar-winning screenwriter
 * Alyson Hannigan, actress
 * Mariska Hargitay, actress
 * Dan Harrington, poker player
 * Horace Heidt, 1940s bandleader
 * Julie Heldman (born 1945), tennis player, ranked # 5 in the world
 * Christy Hemme, professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
 * Derek Hill, racing driver
 * Darby Hinton, actor
 * Jason Hirsh, MLB pitcher
 * Peter Hobbs, actor
 * Tony Horton, fitness guru
 * Brian Horwitz, MLB outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
 * Anjelica Huston, Oscar-winning actress
 * Christopher Isherwood, author and spouse of Don Bachardy
 * Anita Kanter (born 1933), tennis player ranked in World top 10
 * Tommy Kendall, NASCAR driver
 * Cory Kennedy, It girl, fashion model
 * Riley Keough, actress
 * Apollonia Kotero, actress, model, dancer, and singer
 * Lorenzo Lamas, actor
 * Andrew Lauer, actor
 * Christopher Lawford, actor and author
 * Tim Leary, former MLB player
 * Jun Hee Lee, actor
 * June Lockhart, actress
 * Mark Loretta, MLB player
 * Kevin Love, NBA player for Cleveland Cavaliers
 * Torey Lovullo, Boston Red Sox coach
 * Lorna Luft, entertainer
 * Dayton Lummis, actor
 * Tobey Maguire, actor
 * Stephen Malkmus, musician
 * Jenna Marbles, comedian
 * Teena Marie, singer, songwriter, and producer
 * Eli Marienthal, actor (American Pie 1 and 2, The Iron Giant, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen)
 * Dave Markey, filmmaker and musician
 * Dean Paul Martin, musician and actor
 * Chris Masters, professional wrestler
 * Benjamin McKenzie, actor
 * Natalie Mejia, singer
 * Kevin Millar, MLB player
 * Rick Monday, MLB outfielder and Dodgers radio broadcaster
 * Coco Montoya, blues guitarist, formerly with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
 * Gussie Moran, tennis player
 * Jon Moscot, American-Israeli MLB player for the Cincinnati Reds
 * John Forbes Nash, Jr., Nobel prize recipient, arrested when lived here, subject of A Beautiful Mind
 * Gunnar Nelson, musician
 * Tracy Nelson, actress
 * Michael Nozik, filmmaker
 * Parry O'Brien, two-time Olympic shot put gold medalist
 * Susan Olsen, actress
 * Douglas F. O'Neill, thoroughbred horse trainer
 * Alan Pasqua, jazz musician
 * Aaron Paul, actor
 * Terren Peizer, businessperson convicted of insider trading and securities fraud
 * Chris Penn, actor
 * Sean Penn, Oscar-winning actor and director
 * Rob Picciolo, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, and Oakland Athletics
 * Tyler Posey, actor
 * Joshua Prager, physician, leader in field of neuromodulation and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
 * Robert Redford, actor, director, producer, philanthropist
 * Randy Rhoads, musician, guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne
 * Christina Ricci, actress
 * Ashley Roberts, singer
 * Brittney Rogers, Miss Louisiana USA 2003
 * Erin Sanders, actress
 * Chrystina Sayers, singer
 * Lawrence Scarpa, architect
 * Nicole Scherzinger, singer
 * June Schofield, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Mike Scott, MLB pitcher, Cy Young Award winner
 * Sandra Seacat, actor and acting coach
 * Roxanne Seeman, songwriter, record producer, theatre producer
 * E. C. Segar, cartoonist, creator of Popeye
 * Frank Shamrock, mixed martial artist
 * Samantha Shapiro, gymnast
 * Charlie Sheen, actor
 * Bobby Sherman, singer and actor
 * Bobby Shriver, attorney and politician
 * Frank Spellman, Olympic champion weightlifter
 * Cole and Dylan Sprouse, actors
 * Martin Starr, actor
 * Neil Strauss, writer and journalist
 * Gloria Stuart, actress and artist
 * Jessica Sutta, singer
 * Amber Tamblyn, actress
 * Shirley Temple, iconic actress and diplomat
 * Melody Thornton, singer
 * Robert Trujillo, musician, Metallica bassist
 * Amber Valletta, model
 * Leonor Varela, actress and model
 * Suzanne Vega, songwriter and singer
 * Wolfgang Van Halen, rock bassist, son of Eddie Van Halen and nephew of Alex Van Halen
 * Jack Webb, actor, producer and director
 * James L. White, screenwriter (Ray)
 * Joseph Williams, singer and film score composer
 * Alfre Woodard, actress
 * Anna May Wong, actor
 * Vanness Wu, actor, singer, band member of F4
 * Trifun Zivanovic, figure skater