Notable people Garden Grove, California

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1 notable people

1.1 entertainment
1.2 sports
1.3 politics
1.4 others





notable people

entertainment

justin chon, actor, born here
wally george, talk-show host
scott klopfenstein, backup singer, keyboardist, trumpeter , guitarist ska-punk band reel big fish
dexter holland, lead singer, offspring, wrote song kids aren t alright city
steve martin, actor, comedian, musician , writer; graduate of garden grove high school
jennette mccurdy, country music artist , actress, icarly , sam & cat
monique powell, lead singer, save ferris
eunice pringle, actress, notorious accusing movie mogul alexander pantages in 1929 of rape
kevin noodles wasserman, lead guitarist, offspring
atreyu, metalcore band
kieu chinh, actress
poreotics, dance crew
dave mustaine, lead singer, megadeth; played baseball in garden grove eastside little league, lived on pearce ave
basil bill poledouris, musician; motion picture film score music composer
vicky nguyen, news reporter, kfyr-tv, nbc affiliate
shubhendra shankar, musician, composer , graphic artist

sports

bert blyleven, major league baseball pitcher, hall of famer, color commentator, graduate of santiago high school
ed caruthers, olympic silver medalist, 1968 mexico city. taught @ bolsa grande high school.
bobby crosby, mlb rookie of year (2004), attended pacifica high school , la quinta high school
mary decker, runner in national track , field hall of fame; grew in garden grove
lenny dykstra, mlb player mets, phillies; graduate of garden grove high school
amanda freed, olympic gold medalist in softball (2004), attended pacifica high school, bell intermediate , patton elementary
luis gil, soccer player real salt lake
gary hall, sr., olympic swimmer, silver medalist
lorrin whitey harrison, legendary surfer , surfing innovator
mike iupati, football player
jeremy jackson, mixed martial artist
norm johnson, nfl kicker
darryl kile, mlb pitcher
leah o brien, softball infielder, olympic gold medalist 1996
craig paquette, mlb third baseman, graduate of rancho alamitos high school
nam phan, mixed martial artist
troy polamalu, nfl player pittsburgh steelers
dennis sigalos, motorcycle speedway rider, winner of 1982 speedway world pairs championship
leo sutherland, mlb player
ed templeton, professional skateboarder , artist
alan trammell, mlb shortstop , manager detroit tigers
matt treanor, mlb catcher
randy vataha, football player @ stanford, jim plunkett s favorite receiver

politics

jim silva, former california assemblyman, former member of orange county board of supervisors, former mayor of seal beach
bill thomas, retired u.s. congressman , former chairman of house ways , means committee (and alumnus of garden grove high school)
robert k. dornan, former u.s. congressman
janet nguyen, orange county supervisor
curt pringle, former state assemblyman, speaker of california state assembly , former mayor of anaheim

others

steve fossett, aviator , adventurer
adam yahiye gadahn, american al q aeda (born adam pearlman) english-speaking spokesperson bin laden , al q aeda (arabic base )
scott greenall, musician, recording engineer , producer
michael a. monsoor, navy seal, medal of honor recipient
tibor rubin, medal of honor recipient
robert h. schuller, television evangelist
nicole brown simpson, former wife of heisman trophy winner, nfl superstar , actor o.j. simpson




^ kids aren t alright offspring . retrieved august 31, 2010. 
^ retail religion . economist. april 9, 2015. retrieved april 13, 2015. 






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