This is a list of notable residents of Newport Beach, California.
Arts
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 Lewis Baltz, photographer Richard L. Bare, television director Drake Bell, singer-songwriter, actor, musician and voice actor Joey Bishop, entertainer Humphrey Bogart, actor, yachtsman George Burns, entertainer Nicolas Cage, actor Jeanne Cagney, actress William Cagney, producer Dick Dale, musician, "King of the Surf Guitar" JoAnn Dean Killingsworth, actress and dancer, first person to play Snow White at Disneyland Dolores del Río, actress David Denman, actor Buddy Ebsen, actor Stan Frazier, musician, record producer, restaurateur Gunnar Gehl, singer-songwriter Leo Howard, actor 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 Brent Kutzle, musician and record producer, bassist and cellist for OneRepublic Heather Locklear, actress Lee Mallory, poet, retired professor Leslie Mann, actress McG, film and television director and producer Kelly McGillis, actress Ted McGinley, actor Mark McGrath, singer, Sugar Ray Mike Ness, musician and songwriter of Social Distortion Helena Modjeska, actress Anton Newcombe, guitarist, vocalist and founder of The Brian Jonestown Massacre Pedro Pascal, 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 Shirley Temple, actress Dr. John Townsend, award-winning author Thalia Tran, actress Elise Trouw, musician Lisa Tucker, singer and actor Tom Tully, actor, The Lineup (1954–1960 CBS television series) Mamie Van Doren, actress and sex symbol Talon Warburton, actor and voice actor John Wayne, actor and icon
Business George Argyros, real estate investor, former owner of Seattle Mariners Brian Niccol, current CEO of Starbucks, former CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill and Taco Bell Donald Bren, owner of Irvine Company William H. Gross, co-founder of Pimco John H. Meier, former business adviser to Howard HughesAge of Secrets: The Conspiracy that Toppled Richard Nixon and the Hidden Death of Howard Hughes written by Gerald Bellett, 1995, Voyageur North America, Michael Morhaime, co-founder and chief executive of Blizzard Entertainment 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 Henry Samueli, co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and owner of NHL's Anaheim Ducks
Sports
Geoff Abrams, tennis player Nolan Arenado, MLB third baseman, St. Louis Cardinals Panos Armenakas, soccer player 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 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 Dane Cameron, race car driver Sasha Cohen, figure skater Gerrit Cole, MLB player, New York Yankees Richie Collins, surfer 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 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 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 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 playerSeeing Stars: Where the Stars Live web site Note: this information is dated; Rodman has not lived in Newport Beach for several . For more on this, see Gottlieb, Jeff. Rodman's Newport Party Pad Closes Up, Los Angeles Times June 11, 2004. Retrieved August 2, 2008. DJ Rodman, NBA G League player for Greensboro Swarm 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 John Welbourn, NFL player, New England Patriots C.J. Wilson, MLB starting pitcher for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim George Yardley, NBA player in Basketball Hall of Fame Jason Zucker, NHL hockey player
Military Curtis LeMay, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.
Other
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 Dana Sue Gray, convicted serial killer Mary Kay Letourneau, Washington sex offender and teacher; basis for 2023 drama May December
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