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^[1]
Lewis Baltz, photographer^[2]
Richard L. Bare, television director
Drake Bell, singer-songwriter, actor, musician and voice actor
Joey Bishop, entertainer^[1]
Humphrey Bogart,^[1] actor, yachtsman
George Burns, entertainer
Nicolas Cage, actor
Jeanne Cagney, actress
William Cagney, producer
Dick Dale, musician, "King of the Surf Guitar"^[3]
JoAnn Dean Killingsworth, actress & dancer, first person to play Snow White at Disneyland^[4]
Dolores del Río, actress
Buddy Ebsen, actor
Stan Frazier, musician, record producer, restaurateur
Gunnar Gehl, singer-songwriter
Leo Howard, actor^[5]
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
David Denman, actor
Dean Koontz, writer^[1]
Brent Kutzle, musician and record producer, bassist and cellist for OneRepublic
Heather Locklear, actress
Lee Mallory, poet, retired professor
Leslie Mann, actress^[6]
Kelly McGillis, actress
Ted McGinley, actor
Helena Modjeska, actress
McG, film and television director and producer
Mark McGrath, singer, Sugar Ray^[1]
Mike Ness of Social Distortion^[7]
Anton Newcombe, guitarist, vocalist and founder of The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Chuck Norris, martial artist and actor
Cathy Rigby, gymnast and actress
Ruen, American DJ and producer
Gwen Stefani, singer, No Doubt
Michael Steele (The Runaways, Elton Duck, The Bangles, Crash Wisdom)
Emma Stone, actress^[8]
Shirley Temple,^[1] actress
Dr. John Townsend, award-winning author^[9]
Thalia Tran, actress^[10]
Elise Trouw, musician
Lisa Tucker, singer and actor
Tom Tully, actor, The Lineup (1954–1960 CBS television series)
Mamie Van Doren,^[11] actress and sex symbol
John Wayne,^[1] actor and icon

Business

George Argyros, real estate investor, former owner of Seattle Mariners
Donald Bren, owner of Irvine Company^[12]
William H. Gross, co-founder of Pimco
John H. Meier, former business adviser to Howard Hughes^[13]
Michael Morhaime, cofounder and chief executive of Blizzard Entertainment^[14]
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^[15]
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
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 (born 1991), American soccer player
Scott Boras, baseball player agent
Francois Botha, heavyweight boxer
Kobe Bryant, NBA player
Dane Cameron, race car driver
Sasha Cohen, figure skater
Gerrit Cole, MLB player, New York Yankees
Richie Collins, surfer ^[16]
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^[1]
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^[17]
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^[1]
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
Dennis Rodman, retired NBA player^[18]
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^[19]
John Welbourn, NFL player, New England Patriots^{[citation needed]}
C.J. Wilson, MLB starting pitcher for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim^[20]
Tiger Woods, professional golfer, born in Cypress
George Yardley, NBA player in Basketball Hall of Fame
Jason Zucker, NHL hockey player^[21]

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
Mary Kay Letourneau, Washington sex offender and teacher; basis for 2023 drama May December

References

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^ Crowder, Nicole (November 24, 2014). "Icon of New Topography Movement Lewis Balz dies at 69". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
^ Michaels, Pat (June 23, 2008). "King of Surf Guitars needs good thoughts". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
^ Besheda, Lori (2014-04-09). "Who is the fairest one of all? Disneyland's first Snow White". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
^ Larsen, Peter (June 10, 2011). "Disney series is a kick for young karate expert". Orange County Register. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
^ Combe, Rachael (September 17, 2012). "Leslie Mann on Being Hollywood's Reigning Funny Girl". Retrieved November 11, 2012.
^ Fadroski, Kelli Skye (December 3, 2008). "Mike Ness tries to find a balance". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009.
^ Koltnow, Barry (October 2, 2009). "Emma Stone is Clicking". Orange County Register. p. Show 1. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
^ "About Dr. Townsend | Dr. John Townsend". Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
^ "Charlotte Perry: Council of Dads Character". NBC. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "Michaels: Newport's Mamie van Doren now in Hustler - Orange County Register". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
^ "Forbes 400 bio". Forbes.com. September 20, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
^ Age of Secrets: The Conspiracy that Toppled Richard Nixon and the Hidden Death of Howard Hughes written by Gerald Bellett, 1995, Voyageur North America, ISBN 0-921842-42-2
^ Tolkoff, Sarah (May 2, 2011). "OC 50: Technology". Orange County Business Journal. 34 (18): 28.
^ "Richard Roberts gets probation in DUI case; former ORU president pleaded guilty, serves no jail time". Tulsa World. May 2, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
^ "Collins, Richie". Encyclopedia of Surfing by Matt Warshaw.
^ "Kevin Kouzmanoff Stats, Bios, Highlights – MLB.com: Team". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
^ Seeing Stars: Where the Stars Live web site Note: this information is dated; Rodman has not lived in Newport Beach for several years^[update]. For more on this, see Gottlieb, Jeff. Rodman's Newport Party Pad Closes Up, Los Angeles Times June 11, 2004. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
^ surfermag (July 22, 2010). "The Surfer Interview: Wingnut | Surfer Magazine". Surfermag.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
^ "C.J. Wilson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ Dggoddard. "LetsGoDU: Jason Zucker's Hockey Odyssey". letsgodu.blogspot.com.

Newport Beach, California

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Neighborhoods	Balboa Peninsula Corona del Mar Newport Coast Newport Heights San Joaquin Hills Santa Ana Heights
Islands	Balboa Bay Collins Harbor Lido Linda

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