This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Anaheim, California, and its surrounding metropolitan area.
Athletics
- Khalil Ahmad (born 1996) â basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Kolby Allard â pro baseball player for the Atlanta Braves, born in Anaheim
- Jerime Anderson â UCLA and pro basketball player
- Barry Asher â Hall of Fame bowler, born in Anaheim
- Lonzo Ball â UCLA and Chicago Bulls basketball player, born in Anaheim
- Keith Beebe â professional football player, born in Anaheim
- Kevin Blankenship â Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
- Rod Carew â Major League Baseball player and Hall of Famer
- Milorad ÃÂaviàâ Serbian swimmer, 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist
- Reuben Droughns â National Football League player
- Jim Fassel â college and pro football coach, former New York Giants head coach
- Jeff Feagles â National Football League player, born in Anaheim
- Daniel Fells â National Football League player
- Jorge Flores â professional soccer player
- Hal Gregg â Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
- Lori Harrigan â Olympic softball player
- Chris Hatcher â Major League Baseball outfielder, born in Anaheim
- Joe Hawley â NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- D. J. Houlton â MLB player, Yomiuri Giants in Japan
- John Huarte â Notre Dame and NFL quarterback, born in Anaheim
- Mike Iupati â National Football League player
- Kevin Jepsen â Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
- Tommy John â Major League Baseball pitcher
- Stanley Johnson â professional basketball player, born in Anaheim
- Joe Kelly â Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
- Mark Langston â Major League Baseball pitcher
- Michael Lorenzen â Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
- Chris Manderino â National Football League player
- Wade Meckler (born 2000) â baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
- Donnie Moore â Major League Baseball pitcher
- Bill Murphy â Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim
- Naomi Nari Nam â figure skater
- Brian Noble â National Football League player
- Kezie Okpala â Stanford and Miami Heat basketball player
- Loy Petersen â NBA player for Chicago Bulls
- Elizabeth Ryan â tennis player, winner of 30 Grand Slam titles, member of International Tennis Hall of Fame, born in Anaheim
- Steve Scarsone â Major League Baseball player
- Dana Schoenfield â 1972 Olympic Games silver medalist in swimming
- Teemu Selänne â National Hockey League player
- Sean Strickland â mixed martial artist, former UFC Middleweight Champion
- Chris Tillman â Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim
- Mark Trumbo â Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim
- Josh Vitters â Major League Baseball player, born in Anaheim
- Adam Wilk â Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
- Justin Wilson â Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
- Tiger Woods â professional golfer, born in Cypress, attended high school in Anaheim
- Jaret Wright â Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Anaheim
Business
Dance
- Lea Ved â dancer and choreographer
Literature
- Rob Liefeld â comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher
- Ren Powell (born 1966, Karen Lee Tudor in Anaheim) â American-born Norwegian poet and translator
Movies, television, and media
- Angela Perez Baraquio â Miss America 2001
- Moon Bloodgood â actress
- Greg Burson â voice of Yogi Bear, Bugs Bunny, Mr. DNA in Jurassic Park, Flap and Nemo's Father in Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
- Austin Butler â actor
- Rosalind Chao â actress, '
- Emery Emery â film and television producer, editor of The Aristocrats
- Eden Espinosa â singer and stage actress
- Christina Haack â real estate investor and TV personality
- Stephen Hillenburg â creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
- Mitchell Hurwitz â television writer and producer, creator of Arrested Development
- Mike Lockwood â professional wrestler, best known as Crash Holly
- Alli Mauzey â actress, singer
- Connie Needham â actress
- Heather O'Rourke (1975âÂÂ1988) â child actress, lived in Anaheim before her acting career
- Mike Penner â grew up in Anaheim; sportswriter for Anaheim Bulletin
- Alyson Reed â dancer and actress, A Chorus Line
- Tony Revolori â actor, The Grand Budapest Hotel, '
- Milo Ventimiglia â actor, Gilmore Girls, This Is Us
- Marie Wilson â actress, My Friend Irma
Music
- Atreyu â metalcore band, formed in the city, although sometimes considered from Yorba Linda, in 1998
- Larry Beckett â poet and songwriter
- Sabrina Bryan â former member of The Cheetah Girls
- Jeff Buckley â singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Tim Buckley â singer-songwriter, experimental vocalist, and musician
- Carlos Cavazo â guitarist for the heavy metal, glam metal and hard rock band Quiet Riot
- Don Davis â film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator
- Joe DeRenzo â jazz musician
- Jim Fielder â bassist for rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Eric Friedman â guitarist and singer
- Bobby Hatfield â singer, one half of the musical duo the Righteous Brothers
- Crystal Lewis â singer
- Marcus Mumford â lead singer of Grammy-nominated folk band Mumford and Sons
- New Years Day â alternative metal band formed in 2005
- No Doubt â Grammy Award-winning rock group
- Phora â rapper
- J.P. Soars â blues singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer
- Steve Soto â punk musician and bassist for Agent Orange and The Adolescents
- Stacey Q â synthpop and dance-pop singer, dancer, and actress
- Gwen Stefani â singer-songwriter, fashion designer, frontwoman of the rock band No Doubt
- Tairrie B â rapper and alternative metal frontwoman for Tura Satana and My Ruin
- Josh Todd â actor, singer-songwriter, frontman of the rock band Buckcherry
- Lisa Tucker â singer and finalist on the fifth season of American Idol
- Jennifer Warnes â Oscar-winning singer of "I Had the Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing
- Weapons of Mass Creation â hip hop band
- Eden xo â singer-songwriter and actor
- Brett Young â singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Nicky Youre â singer-songwriter
Politics
Miscellaneous
References