The following is a partial list of notable people who have been full-time or significant part-time residents of Laguna Beach, California, United States.
Musicians and singers
Frieda Belinfante, conductor and founder of the Orange County Philharmonic Orchestra
Taylor Hawkins, drummer
Marion Hutton, big band singer
Paula Kelly, big band singer
Ricky Nelson, singer
Jack Norworth, songwriter (wrote "Take Me Out to the Ballgame")
Lee Rocker, bassist, The Stray Cats
Vic Schoen, big band leader
Ty Segall, singer-songwriter
Gregory Benford, author and astrophysicist
Forrest E. "Skip" Fickling, author
M. F. K. Fisher, culinary writer
Hedda Hopper, gossip columnist
Lawrence Clark Powell, author and librarian
John Steinbeck, author
Theodore Taylor, author
John Weld, journalist
Charles Wright, poet
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