Long Beach, California
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Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about Template:Convert south of downtown Los Angeles. Long Beach borders Orange County on its southeast edge.
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Partial list of famous people born in Long Beach
- Chris Andersen: current NBA player
- David Bacani, baseball player
- James Robert Baker, author
- Brice Beckham, actor: ABC's "Mr. Belvedere"
- James Blaylock: fantasy/science fiction author
- Julia Bond: female pornstar
- Jeff Burroughs: baseball player, 1974 American League MVP and Little League World Series Championship coach
- Synyster Gates: Guitarist, Avenged SevenfoldTemplate:Fact
- Bobby Burgess: one of the original Mouseketeers
- Nicolas Cage: actor
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- Eva LaRue Callahan: soap opera actress, ABC's All My Children, now currently on CBS' CSI: Miami
- Antoine Cason: NFL Cornerback who plays for the San Diego Chargers
- Don Coscarelli: film director
- Lana Clarkson: B-movie actress
- Percy Daggs III: UPN's Veronica Mars
- William E. Dannemeyer: Orange County politician
- Dick Davis: MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Bo Derek: actress
- Daz Dillinger: rapper
- Nate Dogg: rapper
- Snoop Dogg: rapper
- John Dykstra: 1978 Visual Effects Oscar Winner (for Star Wars)
- Floyd "Bud" Gaugh: drummer for bands Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars, and Eyes Adrift
- Warren G.: rapper
- Renee Griffin, actress
- Tony Gwynn, Jr., MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres
- Crooked I, rapper
- Sinful (El Pecador), rapper
- Dave Hansen: Major League Baseball player
- Tyler Houston, MLB player for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Phillies
- DeSean Jackson: NFL player
- Spike Jones: bandleader and comedian
- Jason Kapono: NBA player
- Sally Kellerman: actress
- Terry Kennedy: Pro Skateboarder
- Billie Jean King: tennis player
- Vania King: tennis player
- Jason Leffler: NASCAR driver
- Andrea Lowell: model
- Leah Luv, porn star
- William Joseph Levada, current Pro-Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Catholic Church
- Dan Lungren: Republican politician
- Craig MacIntosh, artist of the syndicated comic strip Sally Forth
- Jennette McCurdy, child actress and singer
- Willie McGinest: NFL Linebacker
- Bradley Nowell: founder and vocalist of the band Sublime
- Michelle Phillips: singer and actress
- Sheldon Rampton: editor of PR Watch
- Tim Salmon: Major League Baseball player, 1993 Rookie of the Year
- Brian Scalabrine: NBA player
- Jim Slaton: MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, and the California Angels
- Scout Taylor-Compton: actress
- Tiffani-Amber Thiessen: actress
- Julieta Venegas: Mexican pop singer*Eric Wilson: bassist of the bands Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars, and Long Beach Shortbus
- Adrian Young, drummer of band No Doubt
- Anthony Zerbe: actor
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Partial list of famous residents of Long Beach
- Greta Andersen: 1948 Olympic swimming gold medalist, and long distance swimmer, originally from Denmark
- Bad Azz: rapper
- Fatty Arbuckle: actor
- Richard Bach: author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- Theda Bara: actress
- Frank Black (aka Black Francis): leader of the Pixies rock group
- Milton Bradley: baseball player (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Julia Bond: pornographic actress
- Jan Burke: Mystery author, 2000 Edgar Award for Best Novel (for "Bones")
- Mary Castle: actress
- George Chakiris: Academy Award-winning actor
- Dorothy Buffum Chandler: Los Angeles philanthropist (wife of Norman Chandler, publisher of the Los Angeles Times) and namesake for the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion)
- Nat King Cole: singer and jazz piano player
- Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan: flew unauthorized "wrong way" flight from New York to Ireland
- Lynne Cox: long-distance open-water swimmer and writer
- Jonathan Davis: lead singer for KoЯn
- Tray Deee: rapper
- George Deukmejian: Governor of California
- Cameron Diaz: actress (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Don Dixon: astronomical artist
- Melissa Etheridge: rock singer
- Lisa Fernandez: Three-time Olympic softball gold medalist
- Bobby Grich: baseball player (Wilson High School)
- Chris Gwynn: baseball player, (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Tony Gwynn: baseball player (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Donna Hilbert: poet
- James Hilton: author, wrote the 1937 novel "Lost Horizon"
- John Lee Hooker: Blues singer
- Marilyn Horne: opera singer (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Thelma Houston: R&B singer
- Jesse G. James: West Coast Choppers & Monster Garage, custom motorcycle and car builder
- Long Gone John: entrepreneur, owner and CEO of Sympathy for the Record Industry
- Paula Jones
- DeForest Kelley: Star Trek actor
- Terry Kennedy: skateboarder
- Vicki Lawrence: comedian
- Bob Lemon: baseball player and baseball manager, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
- Camryn Manheim: actress
- Bill Maher: comedian, talk show host
- Misty May: professional beach volleyball player
- Mike McCready: Pearl Jam's guitarist
- Willie McGinest: 3 Time Super Bowl Champion
- Robert Mitchum: actor
- Ericson Alexander Molano: Gospel singer
- Ikey Owens: Keyboardist of The Mars Volta
- Miros Ozark: Artist, Painter
- Marquez Pope: National Football League Sports Figure
- Nick Pugh: artist and designer
- Rodney Allen Rippy:actor
- Elizabeth Short (aka "The Black Dahlia"): famous murder victim
- Upton Sinclair: author
- Dylan and Cole Sprouse: teen actors Suite Life of Zack and Cody
- Chase Utley: baseball player (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Brendon Urie: musician Panic At The Disco
- John Wayne: actor, (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Carl Weathers: football player & actor (Long Beach Polytechnic High School)
- Wheely Willy: celebrity dog, featured in children's books, etc.
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See also
- Lists of alumni
- California State University, Long Beach#Notable faculty
- California State University, Long Beach#Notable alumni
- Jordan High School (Long Beach, California)#Famous alumni
- Long Beach Polytechnic High School#Notable alumni
- Millikan High School#Notable alumni
- Wilson Classical High School#Famous alumni
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