Palos Verdes - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

Sports
  • Tracy Austin, former World No. 1 female professional tennis player
  • Pete Sampras (former tennis great)
  • Lindsay Davenport, 3 time Grand Slam winner and former tennis World No. 1
  • Figure skater Michelle Kwan
  • Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll
  • Former resident Joe Montana, of San Francisco 49ers lived in Palos Verdes Estates during the off-season.
  • Pro Basketball Player Luke Walton of the Los Angeles Lakers
  • Pro basketball player Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers
  • Pro basketball player Sasha Vujačić of the New Jersey Nets
  • Former pro basketball player Elden Campbell
  • UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva
  • World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Superstar John Morrison
Entertainment
  • George Takei famous for his work as Hikaru Sulu from Star Trek
  • Former resident Chuck Norris, of Walker, Texas Ranger fame, owns several properties in the region
  • Musician Gary Wright
  • Musician Glenn Hughes
  • Marten Andersson bass player and songwriter with the hard rock bands Lizzy Borden and Lynch Mob
  • Musician James Taylor
  • Juan Croucier bass player and songwriter of the bands Ratt and Dokken
  • Actor Michael Dudikoff
  • Actor Richard Lynch
  • Author, actor and filmmaker Scott Shaw
  • U.S. National Dancesport Champions (Professional Standard) and So You Think You Can Dance choreographers Heather Smith and Victor Veyrasset
Other
  • Frank A. Vanderlip the Father of Palos Verdes.
  • The Scharffenberger family of Scharffen Berger Chocolates and Scharffenberger Cellars Winery.
  • Christopher Boyce and Andrew Daulton Lee, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets and were portrayed in the book and movieThe Falcon and the Snowman
  • Billboard model Angelyne
  • Billionaire John Tu
  • Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, physician scientist and proponent of the reverse epidemiology hypothesis
  • Journalist, political activist, and Holocaust denier Willis Carto
  • Jack Baumann, famous for his work as a ruthless bicycle cop on TV's Pacific Blue
  • Galorath Inc. CEO and President Dan Galorath

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