List of people from Costa Mesa, California

This is a list of notable residents of Costa Mesa, California.

Notable people

  • Rony Argueta, soccer player
  • Mike Barrowman, Olympic swimmer
  • Jay Bentley, bassist with Bad Religion[1]
  • Kathryn Card, actress, died in Costa Mesa[2]
  • Cris Crotz, actress, former Miss Nevada[3]
  • Sharon Day-Monroe, Olympic high jumper
  • Lon Milo Duquette, occultist, writer and musician
  • James Gammon, actor (part-time resident; died there)[4]
  • Jake Gibb, beach volleyball Olympian[5]
  • The Growlers, rock band
  • Laurie Hernandez, Olympic gymnast
  • Dave Hester, star of A&E TV's Storage Wars
  • Mitchell Hurwitz, creator of the television sitcom Arrested Development and co-creator of The Ellen Show
  • Tom Jancar, contemporary art dealer Jancar Kuhlenschmidt Gallery
  • Jake Knapp, golfer, PGA Tour player, 2024 Mexico Open Champion
  • Mitch Lucker, vocalist of deathcore band Suicide Silence (buried there)
  • Bill Madden, singer-songwriter and musician (former resident)
  • Misty May-Treanor, three-time Olympic gold-medalist in beach volleyball
  • Tarek El Moussa, star of HGTV's Flip or Flop
  • Xeno Müller, Olympic gold and silver medalist in rowing (single sculls)
  • Mike Ness, singer and guitarist of the punk band Social Distortion (former resident)
  • Of Mice & Men, metalcore band
  • Jaime Pressly, actress, went to CMHS
  • Kyla Ross, gymnast
  • Philip Sahagun, martial arts champion, Cirque Du Soleil artist and coach
  • Jesse Sapolu, former NFL player
  • Fanny Bixby Spencer, philanthropist and antiwar activist
  • Jason Thornberry, author (former resident)
  • Alex Varkatzas, metalcore band Atreyu's former frontman and half of the project I Am War
  • Brett Young, country singer, went to Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa

References

  1. ^ Fadroski, Kelli Skye (July 19, 2014). "Bad Religion has good fun in Costa Mesa". The Orange County Register. p. Life 2.
  2. ^ D'Ambrosio, Brian (2019). Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten. Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 9781439667330.
  3. ^ Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (August 19, 2013). "'Whodunnit?' Crowns Kam Perez Winner and Unveils Cris Crotz as Killer". Reality TV World.
  4. ^ Schlenker, Dave (July 16, 2010). "Actor James Gammon, who called Ocala home, dies at 70". Ocala Star Banner. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Aimee Berg (July 24, 2008). "The Perfect Mismatch". U.S. Olympic Committee web site. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.