Most Famous Orange County CA Residents (60s Sunny Hills alumni only)

Most Famous Orange County CA Residents (60s Sunny Hills alumni only)
Had to live growing up or during productive career. In order of amount of fame,

Diane Keaton, actress, Santa Ana

US Senator Kuchel (R-CA), Anaheim

Steve Martin, comedian, actor, novelist, Garden Grove

Chuck Norris, actor, karate champion, Tustin Hills

Dean Koontz, novelist, Newport

Buddy Ebsen, movie dancer, actor, Newport

Walter Johnson, MLB Hall of Fame, Olinda (near Brea)

Bill Medley, singer, Righteous Brothers, Santa Ana

Bobby Hatfield, singer, Righteous Brothers, Anaheim

Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, silent movie actor, Santa Ana

Gary Carter, MLB Hall of Fame, Fullerton

Steve Busby, MLB, Hall of Fame

Wally Boag, father of Larry Boag, '67; comedian, actor, Fullerton (photo)

Cathy Rigby, Olympic gymnast

Jackson Browne, singer, songwriter

Sammy Lee, MD, originally from LA, later Santa Ana

Walter Knott, amusement park owner, Buena Park

Lived in Orange County

Joey Bishop, comedian (Newport)

Marlon Brando, as a boy (Santa Ana) - photo

Donald Bren (MAYBE), developer, business leader

Bette Davis, actress (Laguna Beach)

Tim Hardin, singer, (Anaheim)

Countess Helen Modeskja, actress (Modeskja Canyon)

Richard Nixon (Fullerton, San Clemente)

John Wayne, actor (Newport)

Chuck Norris, actor, karate champion (Tustin Hills)

Duke Kahanamoku (MAYBE), Olympic swimmer, legendary surfer, Newport

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Jeff Nix '67 on November 24, 2023 at 3:06 AM said:

Tommy Lasorda, Fullerton.
Gwen Stefani, Anaheim.

Paul Saevig, '67 on November 23, 2023 at 6:46 PM said:

The people in the second list lived here briefly (Brando, Nixon); in a second house (Bette Davis); or mainly in retirement. They’re not the same as the first list people.
Quite a few people are locally famous, but not beyond our Orange County borders: Randy Vataha (football), Mr. Chapman (Orange tree rancher; Domingo Bastanchury, etc.