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

• Jay Adams, skateboarder^{[citation needed]}
• Amy Alcott, professional golfer^{[citation needed]}
• 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^{[citation needed]}
• 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^[1]
• Carolyn Beug (1952–2011), filmmaker and video producer
• Big Sean, rapper
• Jack Black, musician and actor^[2]
• Steven Blum, voice actor
• Judy Blumberg, figure skater, U.S. ice dancing champion
• Brennan Boesch, MLB player
• Jeff Bollow, author, filmmaker
• Ryan Braun, MLB player 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, baseball player
• 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^[3]
• 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^[4]
• Emilio Estevez, actor and director
• Dwight Evans, MLB player^[5]
• 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^[6]
• Kai Forbath, NFL kicker
• Bonnie Franklin, actress, One Day at a Time
• Max Fried, MLB player for the Atlanta Braves^[7]
• 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, baseball player^{[citation needed]}
• Peter Hobbs, actor^[8]
• 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^[9]
• Apollonia Kotero, actress, model, dancer, and singer
• Lorenzo Lamas, actor
• Andrew Lauer, actor
• Christopher Lawford, actor and author
• Tim Leary, former MLB player^[10]
• Jun Hee Lee, actor
• June Lockhart, actress
• Mark Loretta, MLB player^[11]
• Kevin Love, NBA player for Cleveland Cavaliers
• Torey Lovullo, Boston Red Sox coach
• Lorna Luft, entertainer^{[citation needed]}
• Dayton Lummis, actor^{[citation needed]}
• Tobey Maguire, actor^{[citation needed]}
• 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^{[citation needed]}
• Rick Monday, MLB player and Dodgers radio broadcaster^[12]
• Coco Montoya, blues guitarist, formerly with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
• Gussie Moran, tennis player
• Jon Moscot, American-Israeli MLB player for the Cincinnati Reds^[13]
• 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
• Chris Penn, actor
• Sean Penn, Oscar-winning actor and director
• Rob Picciolo, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, and Oakland Athletics^[14]
• 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^{[citation needed]}
• Mike Scott, MLB pitcher, Cy Young Award winner^[15]
• Sandra Seacat, actor and acting coach
• Roxanne Seeman, songwriter, record producer, theatre producer^[16]
• E. C. Segar, cartoonist, creator of Popeye
• Frank Shamrock, mixed martial artist
• Charlie Sheen, actor
• Bobby Sherman, singer and actor
• Bobby Shriver, attorney and politician
• Cole and Dylan Sprouse, actors
• Martin Starr, actor
• Neil Strauss, writer and journalist
• Gloria Stuart, actress and artist^[6]
• 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)^[17]
• Joseph Williams, singer and film score composer
• Anna May Wong, actor
• Vanness Wu, actor, singer, band member of F4
• Trifun Zivanovic, figure skater