Editing Seal Beach, California (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Andrija Artuković]], Nazi collaborator convicted of war crimes.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Tko je tko u NDH |last1=Dizdar |first1=Zdenko |last2=Grčić |first2=Marko |last3=Ravlić |first3=Slaven |last4=Stuparić |first4=Darko |publisher=Minerva |year=1997 }}</ref>
* [[Robert August]], one of the two surfers in [[Bruce Brown (director)|Bruce Brown]]'s classic [[surf film]] ''[[The Endless Summer]]'', grew up in Seal Beach.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1007140/index.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721071621/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1007140/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |title=Chairman Of The Longboard |author=Cannell, Michael |date=September 18, 1995 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=Time Warner |access-date=August 12, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Jimmy Bennett]], Actor, born in Seal Beach. Portrayed Captain Kirk (during his childhood) in Star Trek.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/?ref_=nm_knf_i4 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* [[Sean Collins (surf forecaster)|Sean Collins]], founder of [[Surfline]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Connelly|first=Laylan|title=Surfline founder Sean Collins dies|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/collins-333098-world-waves.html|access-date=December 26, 2011|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=December 26, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Susan Egan]], actress/singer, starred in broadway productions including the role of Belle from Beauty and the Beast also does voice work most notably Meg from Disney's Hercules, born in Seal Beach.
* [[Matt Embree]], vocalist/guitarist of the band [[RX Bandits]] and founder of the Mash Down Babylon Records record label, both of which are also based in Seal Beach.
* [[Steve Goodman]], singer-songwriter and author of [[City of New Orleans (song)|"City of New Orleans"]], "A Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request" and "You Never Even Call Me By My Name" made Seal Beach his home from 1980 until his death in 1984.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kinchen, David M. |title=BOOK REVIEW: Clay Eals Crafts Ultimate Biography of Immensely Influential Songwriter/Performer Steve Goodman |publisher=Huntington News.Net |date=May 27, 2007
|url=http://www.huntingtonnews.net/columns/070527-kinchen-columnsstevegoodman.html |access-date=February 1, 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Bill Green (hammer thrower)|Bill Green]], former U.S. and NCAA record holder in Track and Field, 5th place in the hammer throw at the 1984 Olympic Games lived in Seal Beach from 1988 to 1993
*[[Jack Haley (basketball)|Jack Haley]], Jr. - former [[NBA]] player<ref>{{cite news|last1=Djanseziang|first1=Kevork|title=Seal Beach's Jack Haley, who played for UCLA, Chicago Bulls, Lakers, dead at 51|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/haley-654533-nba-died.html|access-date=March 18, 2015|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=March 17, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Chris Kluwe]], punter for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] of the [[NFL]]
* [[Greg Knapp]], [[New York Jets]] pass game specialist.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.milehighreport.com/2013/1/18/3892620/broncos-hire-greg-knapp-as-quarterbacks-coach | title=Broncos Hire Former Raider Coach | date=January 18, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Pat McCormick (diver)|Pat McCormick]], a two-time Olympic [[Diving platforms|platform]] and [[springboard]] [[gold medal]] [[Diving (sport)|diver]] ([[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] & [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]).<ref>{{cite news |author=Carpenter, Eric |title=Memories as good as gold |work=[[The Orange County Register]] |pages=News 6 |date=August 3, 2008
|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/olympics-mccormick-team-2110074-abbott-olympic  }}</ref>
* [[Jack Snow (American football)|Jack Snow]], Notre Dame and [[Los Angeles Rams]] football player<ref>{{cite news|last=Eubanks|first=Lon|title=Stopping the Snow Melt : Ram Broadcaster Trying to Get Acclimated to New Life With the Team in a Hot, Steamy Town|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-31-sp-40743-story.html|access-date=July 6, 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 31, 1995}}</ref>
* [[Clayton Snyder]], actor who played [[Ethan Craft]] in the [[Lizzie McGuire]] TV show and film.
* [[Michelle Steel]], U.S. Congresswoman from California's 48th district since 2021 (resident of Surfside Colony), former Chair of the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]].
* [[Randy Stonehill]], Grammy nominated singer/songwriter resides in Seal Beach with wife Sandi
* [[Chad Wackerman]], [[Rock music|rock]] and [[jazz]] drummer who has worked with [[Frank Zappa]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[James Taylor]] and many others
* [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]], drummer, solo artist, and occasional lead vocalist of [[hard rock]]/[[heavy metal band]], [[Black Sabbath]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Boehm, Mike |title=A Black Day Dawning |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |pages=F–2 |date=August 19, 1998 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-19-ca-14367-story.html |access-date=August 12, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Bob Welch (baseball)|Bob Welch]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weber|first1=Bruce|title=Bob Welch, Pitching Ace and Rangy Prototype for Today's Power Arms, Is Dead at 57|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/sports/bob-welch-pitching-ace-and-rangy-prototype-for-todays-power-arms-is-dead-at-57.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw&_r=0|access-date=June 11, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 11, 2014|page=B11}}</ref>