Famous Long Beach athletes
Long Beach is the childhood home of tennis legend Billie Jean King and eight-time National League batting champion and longtime San Diego Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn, both attended Long Beach Poly high school.
2004 Summer Olympics gold medal winning beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor graduated from California State University, Long Beach (where she won a national championship and several other awards), and currently resides in Long Beach.
Partial list of famous people born in Long Beach
• James Blaylock: fantasy/science fiction author
• Jeff Burroughs: baseball player, 1974 American League MVP and Little League World Series Championship coach
• Bobby Burgess: one the original Mouseketeers
• Nicolas Cage: actor
• Eva LaRue Callahan: soap opera actress
• Percy Daggs III: UPN's Veronica Mars
• William E. Dannemeyer: Orange County politician
• Zack de la Rocha rapper/rocker
• 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
• Dave Hansen: Major League Baseball player
• Spike Jones: bandleader and comedian
• Sally Kellerman: actress
• Billie Jean King: tennis player
• Jason Leffler: NASCAR driver
• William Joseph Levada, current Pro-Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Catholic Church
• Dan Lungren: Republican politician
• Willie McGinest: NFL Linebacker
• Bradley "Brad" 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
• Tiffani-Amber Thiessen: actress
• Eric Wilson: bassist of the bands Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Dubcat ,and Long Beach Shortbus
• Anthony Zerbe: actor

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