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==Notable people== * Former Major League Baseball pitcher [[Dan Haren]] grew up in West Covina, California.<ref name=ratherretire>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/losangeles/mlb/story/_/id/11904382/dan-haren-los-angeles-dodgers-rather-retire-pitch-la?ex_cid=espnapi_public|title=Dan Haren of Los Angeles Dodgers would rather retire than pitch outside LA – ESPN Los Angeles|work=ESPN.com|date=November 19, 2014 |access-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref> * Major League Baseball pitcher [[Rick Aguilera]], a three-time All-Star who played in two World Series, attended [[Edgewood High School (West Covina, California)|Edgewood High School]] in West Covina. * National Football League quarterback and broadcaster [[Troy Aikman]] was born at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, but moved to Oklahoma as a child. * Drag queen [[Jackie Beat]]. * Major League Baseball outfielder and coach [[Tom Brunansky]] attended [[West Covina High School]]. * Actor [[Robert Buckley]] was born in West Covina. * [[Jeff Cox]] attended [[South Hills High School (West Covina, California)|South Hills High School]]. He has been a Major League Baseball player and coach. * [[Electronic Dance Music]] producer and DJ [[Deorro]] currently resides in West Covina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6887087/deorro/biography|title=Deorro|website=Billboard.com|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> * Major League Baseball pitcher [[Joey Eischen]] was born in West Covina and graduated from [[West Covina High School]] and is from the Class of 1988. * Baseball pitcher [[Carlos Fisher]] was born in West Covina. He pitched for the [[Cincinnati Reds]]. * Major League Baseball outfielder [[Jeremy Giambi]] attended [[South Hills High School (West Covina, California)|South Hills High School]]. * Major League Baseball first baseman [[Jason Giambi]] was born in West Covina and attended [[South Hills High School (West Covina, California)|South Hills High School]]. * Chinese Basketball Association basketball player [[Jonathan Gibson (basketball)]] was born in West Covina. * Rock star [[Joan Jett]], although born in Pennsylvania, moved with her family to West Covina when she was 15. * Major League Baseball outfielder [[Jay Johnstone]], although born in Connecticut, graduated Edgewood HS in 1960. * Mystery novelist [[Lee Charles Kelley]] lived in West Covina from age 4 to 15. * Major League Baseball infielder [[Mike Lamb]] was born in West Covina. * Major League Baseball pitcher [[Cory Lidle]] attended [[South Hills High School (West Covina, California)|South Hills High School]]. He was killed in a plane crash in 2006. * Major League Baseball pitcher [[Jim Merritt]] attended Edgewood High School. * Actress [[Nia Peeples]] was raised in West Covina; she attended and graduated from West Covina High School, class of 1980, and was also Homecoming Queen. * World record-breaking long jumper [[Mike Powell (long jumper)|Mike Powell]] attended Edgewood High School. * [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher [[Jo-Jo Reyes]] was born in West Covina. He has pitched for numerous teams. * Actor and director [[Tim Robbins]] was born in West Covina. His films include ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'', ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'', ''[[Bull Durham]]'' and ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]''. * Major League Baseball outfielder [[Gary Roenicke]] attended Edgewood High School. * Major League Baseball pitcher and manager [[Ron Roenicke]] attended Edgewood High School. * Major League Baseball pitcher [[Aaron Small]] attended [[South Hills High School (West Covina, California)|South Hills High School]]. He pitched for seven MLB teams. * [[Brian Stewart (American football)|Brian Stewart]] defensive backs coach at the University of Nebraska, lived in West Covina from 1976 to 1982. * Major League Baseball pitcher and executive [[Bill Stoneman]] attended [[West Covina High School]]. * Chicano rapper [[Mr. Capone-E]] was born in [[Pakistan]] but he and his family moved to West Covina at an early age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/video-confirms-mr-capone-e-to-be-pakistani-hazara201805312321220002/|title=Video confirms Mr. Capone-E to be Pakistani Hazara|website=ANI News}}</ref> * Mexican-American singer [[Larry Hernández]] lives in West Covina. *[[Gabe York]] (born 1993), basketball player for [[Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]] * Professional tennis player [[Ernesto Escobedo]] resides in West Covina. * Television personality [[Scheana Shay]] was born in West Covina. * Songwriter [[Greg Camp]] was born in West Covina. * Artist [[Keith Parkinson]] was born in West Covina. * Swedish progressive rock musician and songwriter [[Nad Sylvan]] was born in West Covina. * Filipino-American basketball player [[Dwight Ramos]] was born in West Covina.
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