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Famous people · Laguna Beach

Of the 29 famous people born in Laguna Beach, an unusual share are musicians

Best known of all is Lauren Conrad, written about in 28 languages. Behind the leader come Derek Sherinian and Alyson Noël. Since 1970, 25 were born, the most of any period. Francis Jacobs, born in 2005, is the youngest, and Michael D. Newcomb, born in 1952, the first on record.

#1 best knownLauren ConradFilm, TV & Stage · born 1986
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Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Lauren Conrad
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1952
Michael D. Newcomb
Youngest
2005
Francis Jacobs
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
7
notable residents

What stands out about Laguna Beach’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Laguna Beach’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 10.

The American centuryToday195020002050Lauren ConradJon DavisonDerek Sherinian
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Laguna Beach is known for

Musicians stand out most, at 3.1 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Laguna Beach

By how many languages cover them, Lauren Conrad comes first (28), then Derek Sherinian (27) and Alyson Noël (20).

Lauren Conrad#1
Film, TV & Stage

Lauren Conrad

born 1986

American television personality, author, and fashion designer

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Derek Sherinian#2
Music

Derek Sherinian

born 1966

American keyboardist

27 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AN#3
Writing & Arts

Alyson Noël

born 1965

American writer

20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Laguna Beach

Of the other 26, 15 are athletes.

AF

Aria Fischer

born 1999

American water polo player

MF

Makenzie Fischer

born 1997

American water polo player

Lo Bosworth

Lo Bosworth

born 1986

American reality television personality

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Roy Fielding

Roy Fielding

born 1965

American computer scientist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
ML

Michael Lewis

born 1990

American racing driver

Colt Brennan

Colt Brennan

1983–2021

American football player

Taylor Mac

Taylor Mac

born 1973

American performance artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
ES

Enver Soobzokov

born 1978

Jordanian basketball player

Katin Reinhardt

Katin Reinhardt

born 1993

American basketball player

Seth Etherton

Seth Etherton

born 1976

American baseball player

Charlotte Drury

Charlotte Drury

born 1996

American trampoline gymnast

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Michael Brady

Michael Brady

born 1987

American baseball player

AM

Alex Murrel

born 1987

American singer and actress

FJ

Francis Jacobs

born 2005

United States midfielder, born 2/28/2005 – #21 for Orange County SC in 2020

HA

Hunter Ashworth

born 1998

American-born New Zealand footballer

RW

Rachel Wacholder

born 1975

American beach volleyball player

JN

John Mark Nelson

born 1993

Independent American folk songwriter

A chosen home

Also called Laguna Beach home

Born elsewhere, they lived here: 7 in all, led by Lindsay Davenport.

Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport

born 1976

American tennis player

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

born 1947

American actor, voice-actor, singer, and director

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Polly Moran

Polly Moran

1883–1952

Actress, vaudevillian

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
BG

Bill H. Gross

born 1944

American finance and investment writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
GB

Gregory Boyer

born 1958

American water polo player and coach

GM

Greg MacGillivray

born 1945

American documentary film director and cinematographer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Laguna Niguel leads the towns around it, with 8 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laguna Beach and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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