Editing Redondo Beach, California (section)

==Notable people==
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[[File:Demi Moore at Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Party, 2009 (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Demi Moore]]]]
[[File:Eli Morgan (48362828232) (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Eli Morgan]]]]
[[File:Judith A. Resnik, official portrait (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Judith Resnik]]]]
* [[Allan McCollum]] (born 1944), contemporary artist; grew up in Redondo Beach and graduated from [[Aviation High School (California)|Aviation High School]]<ref>Enright, Robert. "[http://allanmccollum.net/amcnet2/album/enright.html "No Things But in Ideas: an interview with Allan McCollum"], ''Border Crossings'', September 2001, p. 24.</ref>
* [[Amazon Eve]], the tallest model in the world at {{convert|6|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="Official website">{{Cite web|url=http://www.amazoneve.com/|title=Welcome amazoneve.com - Hostmonster.com|website=www.amazoneve.com}}</ref>
* [[Amy White]], swimmer, 1984 Olympics silver medalist, born in Redondo Beach
* [[Bill Auberlen]], race car driver
* [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], the [[hardcore punk]] band, is from [[Beach Cities|Redondo, Manhattan and Hermosa Beach]].<ref>Harrington, Joe S.,</ref>
* [[Buddy Handleson]], actor
* [[Michael Burns (actor and historian)|Michael Burns]] (born 1947), actor on ''[[Wagon Train]]'', ''[[It's a Man's World (TV series)|It's a Man's World]]'', and numerous films; historian, horse breeder; lived in Redondo Beach in 1970s
* [[Cameron Crowe]], author, gathered research at a public school Redondo Beach for the basis of his novel ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]''.<ref name="The Seattle Times">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19920913&slug=1512719|title=Camera Obscura &ndash; Cameron Crowe Tells The True Stories Of The Mtv Generation &#124; The Seattle Times|website=archive.seattletimes.com}}</ref>
* [[Carl C. Cable]] spent part of his retirement in Redondo Beach.
* [[Carla Esparza]] (born 1987), professional female [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] attended [[Redondo Union High School]].<ref>[http://www.ultimateapocalypse.com/mma_news_at_ultimate_apocalypse_mma/2012/03/carla-esparza-bio-and-wmma-fight-facts/ Carla Esparza] at Ultimate Apocalypse</ref>
* [[Casey Jennings]], AVP Pro
* [[Charles Lindbergh]] attended Redondo Union High School<ref>Every, Dale Van and Morris DeHaven Tracy. [https://books.google.com/books?id=49BauiMpoCIC&pg=PA60 ''Charles Lindbergh: His Life.''] New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927 (reprint 2005). {{ISBN|1-4179-1884-5}}, pp. 19–22</ref>
* [[Black Veil Brides|Christian "CC" Coma]] (born Christopher Mora, 1985), musician, Black Veil Brides drummer; resident.
* [[As Blood Runs Black|Christopher Bartholomew]], musician, vocalist of As Blood Runs Black; resident.
* [[Chyna]] (born Joan Marie Laurer; 1969–2016), professional female wrestler, entertainer, body builder, reality TV star, and adult film actress.<ref name="CNN">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/entertainment/chyna-wrestler-dead/index.html|title=Chyna, WWE wrestler and entertainer, is dead|first=Andreas |last=Preuss|website=CNN}}</ref>
* [[Damon Edge]], musician of band [[Chrome (band)|Chrome]]; resident; died in his Redondo Beach apartment in 1995<ref>''Sonic Cool: The Life & Death of Rock 'n' Roll'', (Hal Leonard Corporation, 2003), p. 373.</ref>
* [[Demi Moore]] (born 1962), actress; attended Redondo Union High School for a year<ref>Dinh, Mai; Murphy, Janet. [http://www.people.com/people/demi_moore/biography Demi Moore], ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', 2008.</ref>
*[[Eli Morgan]] (born 1996), baseball pitcher for the [[Cleveland Indians]]
* [[Edwin McMillan|Edwin Mattison McMillan]] (1907–1991), atomic scientist and Nobel Prize winner; born in Redondo Beach<ref>''The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography'', (Houghton Mifflin Reference Books, 2003), p. 987.</ref>
* [[Mike Norris (actor)|Mike Norris]], professional actor
* [[Eve Torres]], dancer, model, and WWE performer; resident
* [[George Freeth]], gave surfing exhibitions in Redondo Beach in 1907<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Moser |first=Patrick |title=Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture |date=2022 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=978-0-252-04444-1 |series=Sport and society |location=Urbana}}</ref>
* [[Henry E. Huntington]], owned 90 percent of Redondo Beach in 1905 and helped promote surfing by hiring [[George Freeth]] away from Abbot Kinney's Venice of America.<ref name=":3" />
* [[Henry Rollins]] (born 1961), musician, actor, writer, television and radio host, comedian, [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] member; former resident.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-i-liked-it-so-much-in-redondo-beach-that-i-had-to-get-out-7955920|title=Henry Rollins: I Liked It So Much in Redondo Beach That I Had to Get Out|author=Rollins, Henry|newspaper=LA Weekly|date= February 23, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Hisaye Yamamoto]] (born 1921), Japanese-American writer; born in Redondo Beach.<ref>Wagner-Martin, Linda; Davidson, Cathy N. ''The Oxford Book of Women's Writing in the United States'' (Oxford University Press US, 1999), p. 83.</ref>
*[[Jonas Neubauer]], Professional Tetris player; resident
* [[Jereme Rogers]], professional skateboarder; resident
* [[Jesse Heiman]], TV personality and actor
* [[Jim Fox (ice hockey)|Jim Fox]], professional hockey player, TV analyst; resident <ref name="nhl">{{cite web|url=http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=41343|title=Jim Fox - Los Angeles Kings - Team|website=kings.nhl.com|access-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Jolene Purdy]], actress
* [[Judith Resnik]], second American woman in space, killed in the ''Challenger'' disaster
* [[Kerri Walsh]], Beach Volleyball Olympic gold medalist
* [[Lou Fleischer]], composer
* [[Lynette Fromme|Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme]], former member of the [[Charles Manson|Manson Family]], attempted assassin of [[Gerald Ford|President Gerald Ford]]; former resident, Redondo Union High School alumna.<ref name=bravin>{{Cite book|last=Bravin|first=Jess|title=Squeaky: The Life and Times Of Lynette Alice Fromme|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|year=1997|isbn=978-0-312-18762-0}}</ref>
* [[Madison Chock]], Olympic ice dancer
* [[Michael Dudikoff]] (born 1954), actor, born in Redondo Beach.
* [[Patrick Kearney]] (born 1940), serial murderer
* [[Pau Gasol]], professional basketball player; resident
* [[Paul Westphal]] (born 1950), professional basketball player and coach; grew up in Redondo Beach, and attended [[Aviation High School (California)|Aviation High School]].<ref>Ratermann, Dale; Brosi, Brian. ''1001 Basketball Trivia Questions'', Sports Pub., 1999, p. 54.</ref>
* [[Rachel Wacholder]] (born 1975) - model and beach volleyball player
* [[Ron Artest]], professional basketball player; resident
* [[Ron Kovic]] (born 1946), anti-war activist, veteran and writer who was paralyzed in the [[Vietnam War]]; best known as the author of his memoir ''[[Born on the Fourth of July]]''; resident
* [[Sam Match]] (1923–2010), tennis player, ranked among the top ten amateur players in the United States 
* [[Shannon Brown]], professional basketball player; resident
* [[Slava Voynov]], professional hockey player; resident<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leitereg|first1=Neal J.|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-slava-voynov-20140522-story.html|title=L.A. Kings' Slava Voynov scores modern home in Redondo Beach|date=May 23, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref>
* [[The Smothers Brothers]] (Tom, born 1937; Dick, born 1939), musicians and actors; grew up in Redondo Beach and graduated from Redondo Union High School<ref>Claghorn, Charles Eugene. ''Biographical Dictionary of American Music'', (Parker Pub. Co., 1973), p. 411.</ref>
* [[Thomas Welsh (basketball)|Thomas Welsh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Thomas-Welsh/Summary/64323|title=Thomas Welsh Player Profile, Charlotte Hornets, News, Rumors, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref> professional basketball player; grew up in Redondo Beach
* [[Tiffany van Soest]], kickboxer and resident<ref>{{cite web|title=TIFFANY VAN SOEST|url=http://www.lionfight.com/fighters/tiffany-van-soest/|publisher=Lion Fight Promotions|access-date=December 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212134141/http://www.lionfight.com/fighters/tiffany-van-soest/|archive-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Tommy Ryman]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tbrnews.com/entertainment/redondo-beach-comedian-tommy-ryman-releases-second-album/article_fbdfff1e-36a9-11e8-983f-9bdbf6784081.html|title=Redondo Beach comedian Tommy Ryman releases second album|first=Michael|last=Hixon|website=The Beach Reporter}}</ref> comedian and resident
* [[Traci Lords]] (born 1968), [[Pornographic film|adult-film]] actress; attended Redondo Union High School<ref>Laufenberg, Norbert B. ''Entertainment Celebrities'', (Trafford Publishing, 2005), p. 403.</ref>
* [[New Years Day (band)|Trixx]] (born 1991) musician, drummer of New Years Day; former resident.
* [[William Starke Rosecrans]], a Delaware native, inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army Major General during the [[American Civil War]], bought {{convert|16,000|acre|km2}} of land which later became Redondo Beach. [[Rosecrans Avenue]], a major street in northern South Bay, is named after him. He died there at [[Rancho Sausal Redondo]] in 1898.
* [[Gwain Noot Sexton]] (1909–2007) Canadian-born American author, illustrator, visual artist, fashion designer