List of people from Fullerton, California
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Here follows a list of people from Fullerton, California; that is, of persons born in or who have spent a significant portion of their life in Fullerton, California.
Arts
[edit]- Philip K. Dick, author, science fiction[1]
- C.S. Forester, novelist[2]
- Dave Halili, album cover illustrator and designer[3]
Athletics
[edit]- Paul Abbott, baseball pitcher[4]
- Ed Amelung, baseball player[5]
- Shaun Butler, BMX rider[6]
- Al Campanis, baseball player and executive
- Gary Carter, baseball player, member of MLB Hall of Fame, attended Sunny Hills High School[7]
- C. J. Cron, professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins[8]
- Hector Dyer, Olympic swimmer[citation needed]
- Jim Edmonds, baseball player[9]
- Kay Hansen, mixed martial artist
- Lynn Hill, competitive rock climber[10]
- D. J. Houlton, baseball player who currently plays for Yomiuri Giants in Japan[11]
- Randy Jones, baseball pitcher[12]
- Dan Kennedy, soccer player[13]
- Kourtney Kunichika, professional ice hockey player for the Buffalo Beauts of the NWHL
- Tommy Lasorda, Hall of Fame baseball manager and Dodgers executive, lived in Fullerton[14]
- Phil Nevin, baseball player[15]
- David Newhan, baseball player[16]
- Shawn Ray, bodybuilder[17]
- Jack Salveson, baseball player
- Karlie Samuelson, basketball player[18]
- Katie Lou Samuelson, basketball player[19]
- John Sullivan, football player
- Jeff Tam, baseball player[20]
- Keith Van Horn, basketball player[21]
- Arky Vaughan, Hall of Fame baseball player[22]
- Mike Witt, baseball pitcher[23]
- Eric Wynalda, soccer player[24]
- Gary Zimmerman, football player[25]
Film, television and theatre
[edit]- James Cameron, Oscar-winning film director[26]
- Kim Chambers[citation needed]
- Kevin Costner, actor and Oscar-winning director, graduate of California State University, Fullerton
- Suzanne Crough, actress[27]
- Jeremy Gable, playwright [28]
- Jenna Haze, actress[29]
- Chris Hebert, actor[30]
- Chuck Knipp[citation needed]
- Michael McDonald, actor and comedian[31]
- John Raitt, Broadway, television, and film actor and singer[32]
- Steven Seagal, actor[33]
- Skip Stellrecht, actor[34]
Music
[edit]- The Adolescents (band)[35][36]
- Agent Orange (band)[37][38]
- Alfie Agnew, mathematician, songwriter and musician[39]
- Frank Agnew, songwriter and musician[39]
- Rikk Agnew, songwriter and musician[39]
- Jackson Browne, folk music singer-songwriter, graduated from Sunny Hills High School[40]
- Dennis Danell, musician[41]
- Leo Fender, inventor, guitar manufacturer[42]
- Lit (band)[43]
- Mike Ness, musician[44]
- Jory Prum, recording engineer[45]
- Stacey Q, singer, songwriter and actress
- Social Distortion (band)[46]
- Brian St. Clair, drummer for Local H, was raised in Fullerton, California[citation needed]
- Gwen Stefani, singer and television personality[47]
- Tui St. George Tucker, composer, recorder player, instrument developer[48]
- Überzone, electronic musician[49]
- Yeat, rapper[50]
Politics
[edit]- Dick Ackerman, politician[51]
- Sam L. Collins, politician[52]
- William E. Dannemeyer, politician[53]
- Viet D. Dinh, assistant U.S. Attorney General under president George W. Bush[54]
- Lon Nol, marshal and former president of the Khmer Republic[55]
Other
[edit]- David Boies, attorney[56]
- James Harder, engineer, professor[57]
- Ethel Jacobson, poet[58]
- Leon Leyson, believed to be the youngest member of the Schindlerjuden who were saved from the Holocaust by Oskar Schindler[59]
- Kelly Thomas, homeless man beaten to death by the Fullerton Police Department[citation needed]
- John Witt, baseball collector[60]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Philip K. Dick in Orange County". 2014-06-23.
- ^ "C.S. Forester". A+E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Hamashige, Hope (January 16, 1995). "The Artist and the Bad Rap: Brea designer took heat for cover work on Ice-T album with infamous song 'Cop Killer'". LA Times.
- ^ Casacchia, Chris (August 30, 2010). "Last at Bat?". Orange County Business Journal. p. 53. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "Ed Amelung". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ Ferreira, Nick. "Inside Sheep Hills: Shaun Butler". ESPN. ESPN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Gary Carter". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "CJ Cron". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Jim Edmonds". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Patagonia Climbing Ambassadors".
- ^ "D.J. Houlton Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ "Randy Jones". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Dan Kennedy". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Tommy Lasorda". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Phil Nevin". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "David Newhan". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Shawn Ray". IFBB Professional League. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ townsville (2022-06-28). "FIRE SIGN INTERNATIONAL TALENT: KARLIE SAMUELSON - Townsville Fire". Townsville Fire. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "Program Records". www.materdeiathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "Jeff Tam". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Keith Van Horn". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Jim McCurdie (January 13, 1986). "Arky Vaughan: The Quiet and Talented Shortstop Was at Long Last Welcomed Into Hall of Fame--37 Years After Retirement and 33 Years After His Death". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "Mike Witt". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Eric Wynalda". SoccerTimes. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Gary Zimmerman". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "James Cameron". EMP MUSEUM. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Suzanne Crough". CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "The Summer Jeremy Gable Took Over Orange County Theater". OC Weekly, LP. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Jenna Haze". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ "Chris Hebert". .fullertonhigh.org. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Michael McDonald". A+E Television Networks, LLC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ http://www.spotibot.com/artist/6vfIQ3OeEQuTbqDfDn1lgF
- ^ "Steven Seagal". A+E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Skip Stellrecht". Debate.org. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Jesse's Blog: The Town I Live in: PUNK IN FULLERTON 1976-2011". 2011-08-16.
- ^ "Video: Revisiting Fullerton's Forgotten Punk Landmarks with Steve Soto". 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Agent Orange | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "R.I.P. Agent Orange Bassist James Levesque". 2014-10-29.
- ^ a b c "Alfie Agnew Speaks". December 2015. Retrieved 6 Jan 2016.
- ^ "Jackson Browne". flickr.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Dennis Danell". articles.latimes.com/. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Leo Fender". City of Fullerton. Museum. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Lit (band)|Lit". PokerPages.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Mike Ness". Los Angeles Times. 1990-04-08. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Jory Prum". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Social Distortion". Los Angeles Times. 2011-01-09. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Gwen Stefani". California State University. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Tui St. George Tucker". The Mountain Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Überzone". Social Media. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "YEAT on Up 2 Me, Twizzy Rich, KanKan, 4L, Sorry Bout That, T-Pain, & More". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Dick Ackerman". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Sam L. Collins". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "William E. Dannemeyer". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Viet D. Dinh". Archived from the original on February 16, 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lon Nol". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "DavidBoies - New York Lawyers - Boies v. Bush v. Gore".
- ^ "James Harder". universityofcalifornia.edu. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Mudrick, Silvia Palmer; Richey, Debora; Thomas, Cathy (2015). Fullerton: The Boom Years. Chicago: Arcadia. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-1-62584-812-3..
- ^ Woo, Elaine (2013-01-14). "Youngest on Schindler's list". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ "John Witt". Orange County Register. 2006-06-13. Retrieved 18 November 2013.