List of people from Santa Ana, California
This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Santa Ana, California, and its surrounding metropolitan area.
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Athletics
- Ben Agajanian (born August 28, 1919) – collegiate and professional football player
- David Aldana (born November 26, 1949) – motorcycle racer
- Bob Ammann (born May 27, 1965) – soccer goalkeeper
- Daniel Antúnez (born February 10, 1986) – soccer midfielder
- Victor Auer (March 24, 1937 – May 3, 2011) – sports shooter and Olympic medalist for the United States
- Bill Bean (born May 11, 1964) – Major League Baseball player
- Eddie Bockman (July 26, 1920 – September 29, 2011) – professional baseball player and scout
- Isaac Curtis (born October 20, 1950) – professional football wide receiver
- Don Davis (December 16, 1943) – professional football defensive tackle
- Fumio Demura (born September 15, 1938) – master of karate and kobudo (weaponry)
- Cynthia Denzler (born May 12, 1983) – alpine skier
- Sandro Dias (born April 18, 1975) – professional vert skateboarder
- Lenny Dykstra (born February 10, 1963) – Major League Baseball center fielder
- Don Edmunds (born September 23, 1930) – race car driver and car builder
- Clancy Edwards (born August 9, 1955) – track and field sprinter
- Danny Espinosa (born April 25, 1987) – second baseman in Washington Nationals organization
- Hebron Fangupo (born July 19, 1985) – football nose tackle
- Ben Francisco (born October 23, 1981) – professional baseball outfielder
- David Gibson born November 5, 1977) – NFL safety
- Khaled Holmes (born January 19, 1990) – NFL center for Indianapolis Colts
- Rosie Jones (born November 13, 1959) – professional golfer
- Jeff Kemp (born July 11, 1959) – NFL football quarterback
- Matt Leinart (born May 11, 1983) – USC and NFL football quarterback
- Colin Long (born June 19, 1989) – professional ice hockey center and assistant coach
- Larry Lutz (1913–1998) – football player and coach
- Jeff MacPherson (born June 9, 1956) – driver
- Jamie Martin (born February 8, 1970) – quarterback of NFL and NFL Europe
- Gilbert Melendez (born April 12, 1982) – mixed martial artist
- Yaotzin Meza (born February 4, 1981) – mixed martial artist
- Donn Moomaw (born October 15, 1931) – football player and Presbyterian minister
- Kim Mulkey (born May 17, 1962) – women's head basketball coach at Baylor University
- Jack Musick (c. 1925 – November 27, 1977) – football player and coach
- Christian Ramirez (born April 4, 1991) – soccer player
- Erasmo Ramirez (born April 29, 1976) – Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher
- Jeff Robinson (born December 13, 1960) – MLB right-handed pitcher
- Marlene Sandoval (born January 18, 1984) – football defender and member of Mexico women's national team
- Bryan Save (born December 16, 1981) – football defensive tackle
- Nick Scandone (March 4, 1966 – January 2, 2009) – yachtsman
- Paul Soliai (born December 30, 1983) – football defensive tackle
- Dave Stieb (born July 22, 1957) – MLB right-handed pitcher
- Kelly Talavou (born October 4, 1984) – football defensive tackle
- Stephen Tepper (born March 10, 1969) – ice hockey right wing
- Lenny Vandermade (born January 3, 1981) – football coach
- Mitch Williams (born November 17, 1964) – MLB relief pitcher and TV commentator
Film, television and theatre
- Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) – actor and singer-songwriter
- Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) – actor
- Dale Fuller (June 17, 1885 – October 14, 1948) – actress of the silent era
- Brett Halsey (born June 20, 1933) – actor
- Michael B. Jordan (born February 9, 1987) – actor
- Louie Olivos Jr. – actor, producer, director, and playwright
- Michelle Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) – actress and singer
- John Raitt (January 29, 1917 – February 20, 2005) – actor and singer
- Jesse Ruíz (born July 31, 1985) – wrestler
- Robert Webber (October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989) – actor
Music
- Roy Estrada (born April 17, 1943) – bassist, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and convicted child molester, bassist with Frank Zappa, Mothers of Invention, Little Feat and Captain Beefheart
- Dinah Jane Hansen (born June 22, 1997) – singer, member of girl group Fifth Harmony
- Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) – violinist, youtuber, singer-song writer
Politics
- Lou Correa (born January 24, 1958) – California senator; lives in Santa Ana[1]
- Miguel A. Pulido (1956) – politician
- William H. Spurgeon (October 10, 1829 – June 20, 1915) – founder of Santa Ana[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Biography". California State Senate. Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "William Henry Spurgeon Genealogy". findagrave.com.
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