Editing Torrance, California (section)

==Notable people==
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{{See also|Category:People from Torrance, California}}
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* [[Jason Acuña|Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña]], TV host and actor<ref>{{cite news|last=Hixon|first=Michael|title=From 'Jackass' to restaurateur: Wee Man gives back with Chronic Tacos in Redondo Beach|url=http://tbrnews.com/business/from-jackass-to-restauranteur-wee-man-gives-back-with-chronic/article_cc270440-466a-11e3-878d-001a4bcf887a.html|access-date= December 8, 2013|newspaper=The Beach Reporter|date=November 5, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Memo Arzate]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Memo Arzate |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/bf803192/Memo-Arzate |website=[[Sports Reference|FBref]] |access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Bela Bajaria]], Netflix Chief Content Officer, Time 100 Most Influential People (2022); attended Torrance High
* [[Brian Bonsall]], actor in ''Blank Check'' (1994 Disney film)
* [[Jonathan Bornstein]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Bio: Jonathan Bornstein - UCLA Official Athletic Site |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208193217 |website=[[UCLA Bruins men's soccer|UCLA Bruins]] |access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref>
* [[John Butler (musician)|John Butler]], leader of the [[John Butler Trio]]<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.australianmusician.com.au/mag/winter03/johnbutler.html|title=John Butler Trio|journal=Australian Musician|issue=34|date=Winter 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013181730/http://australianmusician.com.au/mag/winter03/johnbutler.html|archive-date= October 13, 2009|last=Matera|first=Joe|access-date= December 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Brandon Call]], actor on [[Step by Step (TV series)|''Step by Step'']]
* [[Larry Carlton]], guitarist
* [[John Chiang (California politician)|John Chiang]], California State Controller<ref>{{cite web|title=John Chiang Biography|url=http://www.sco.ca.gov/eo_bio_jump.html|publisher=California State Controller's Office|access-date=December 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213011425/http://www.sco.ca.gov/eo_bio_jump.html|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Kraig Chiles]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kraig Chiles |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/kraig-chiles/ |website=[[Major League Soccer]] |access-date=April 3, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Roger Clinton Jr.|Roger Clinton]], half-brother of President [[Bill Clinton]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Clinton Is Arrested on DUI Charge|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-19-me-27395-story.html|access-date= December 8, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 19, 2001}}</ref>
* [[Chuck Codd]], soccer player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Chuck Codd |url=https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/chuck-codd/1569 |website=[[Baylor Bears]] |access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Chase d'Arnaud]], former Major League Baseball player 
* [[Peter Daut]], news anchor, [[KCBS-TV]]
* [[Rosemary Decamp]], actress<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sbhistoryblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/john-shidler-and-rosemary-decamp-become-a-torrance-power-couple/ | title=John Shidler and Rosemary DeCamp become a Torrance power couple | date=October 29, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Chris Demaria]], former MLB pitcher for the [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] and [[Milwaukee Brewers|Brewers]]
* [[Bo Derek]], actress
* [[Michael Dudikoff]], actor
* [[Bobby East]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Ryan Ellis (racing driver)|Ryan Ellis]], NASCAR driver
* [[Whitney Engen]], player for the [[United States women's national soccer team]]
* [[Carla Esparza]], mixed martial artist; former [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] strawweight champion
* [[Stephanie Hsu]], actress
* [[Albert Isen]], first directly elected mayor
* [[Kellen Goff]], voice actor
* [[Ben Going]], [[YouTube]] celebrity<ref name="USATODAY1">{{cite news |first=Janet |last=Kornblum |title=These guys draw a YouTube crowd |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-10-29-youtube-stars_N.htm |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=October 30, 2007 |access-date= December 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Tony Gonzalez]], retired [[tight end]] for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]; 11-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Gonzalez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GonzTo00.htm |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Rorion Gracie]] & [[Royce Gracie]], [[mixed martial arts]] practitioners and [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] fighters
* [[Bart Johnson (baseball)|Bart Johnson]], retired [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=johnsba01| title=  Bart Johnson Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Parnelli Jones]], [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] driver and his son, [[P. J. Jones]], [[IndyCar|IRL]] driver
* [[Spike Jonze]], director, producer, screenwriter and actor; part owner of skateboard company [[Girl Distribution Company|Girl Skateboards]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Spike Jonze Unmasked|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/1267/index1.html|access-date= December 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Fred Kendall]], former MLB catcher and manager<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=kendafr01| title=  Fred Kendall Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jason Kendall]], former MLB catcher<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=kendaja01| title=  Jason Kendall Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Dave Kerman]], drummer
* [[Chloe Kim]], professional snowboarder, [[2018 Winter Olympics]] gold medalist<ref name="NBC Yap">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/16-year-old-snowboarding-champion-chloe-kim-just-normal-teenager-n575411|title=16-Year-Old Snowboarding Champion Chloe Kim Is Just a Regular Teenager|work=[[NBC News]]|first=Audrey Cleo |last=Yap |date= May 23, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Kim]], professional tennis player
* [[Harajuku Girls#Jennifer Kita|Jennifer Kita]], Angel/Lil Angel of the [[Harajuku Girls]]
* [[Alix Klineman]] (born 1989), volleyball player<ref name="auto">[https://web.archive.org/web/20140809032410/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/alix-klineman "Alix Klineman; Beach Volleyball,"] Team USA.</ref>
* [[Scott Kolden]], actor
* [[Michelle Kwan]], 5-time world champion figure skater and [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Belize|United States ambassador to Belize]] since 2022<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00000561.htm | title = Michelle KWAN: 2005/2006 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060613054911/http://isufs.org/bios/isufs00000561.htm | archive-date = June 13, 2006 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* [[Dave LaRoche]], former MLB pitcher; father of MLB players [[Adam LaRoche]] and [[Andy LaRoche]]
* [[Tokimonsta|Jennifer Lee (TOKiMONSTA)]], electronic music producer and DJ
* [[Ted Lieu]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], [[U.S. Representative]] for [[California's 33rd congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Sen. Ted Lieu's biography|url=http://air.senate.ca.gov/sentedlieusbiography|publisher=California State Senate: Select Committee on Air Quality|access-date=April 30, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ted Lilly]], retired MLB starting pitcher
* [[Jeremy Lin]], professional basketball player
* [[Nancy Lopez]], Hall of Fame professional golfer
* [[Joyce Manor]], emo/punk band
* [[Brandon Manumaleuna]], NFL tight end for the Chicago Bears
* [[Rami Malek]], actor
* [[Antonio Margarito]], Mexican-American professional boxer<ref>{{cite news|last=Baxter|first=Kevin|title=It's safer in the ring for Antonio Margarito|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-23-sp-margarito-mosley23-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date= December 7, 2013|date= January 23, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Francisco Mendoza (footballer)|Francisco Mendoza]], [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] player
* [[Alyson Michalka|Alyson]] and [[Amanda Michalka]] ([[78violet|Aly & AJ]]), singers and actresses
* [[Justin Miller (baseball, born 1977)|Justin Miller]], MLB pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=milleju01| title=  Justin Miller Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ethan Moreau]], former [[Los Angeles Kings]] hockey player
* [[Ivory (wrestler)|Lisa Moretti]], [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]'s "Ivory"
* [[Chad Morton]], [[National Football League|NFL]] player
* [[Johnnie Morton]], former NFL player
* [[Paul Moyer]], television news broadcaster
* [[George Nakano]], California politician<ref>{{cite news|title=Bill Eggers (R) vs. George Nakano (D)|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-09-me-30726-story.html|access-date= December 7, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 9, 1998}}</ref>
* [[Don Newcombe]], former [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] pitcher; first winner of [[MLB Rookie of the Year award|Rookie of the Year]], [[MLB Most Valuable Player award|MVP]], and [[Cy Young Award|Cy Young]] awards
* [[Steve Nguyen]], director, producer, and screenwriter
* [[Chuck Norris]], karate expert and actor; raised in Torrance; opened his first [[dojo]] in Torrance<ref>{{cite news|access-date=December 7, 2013 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0DE103CF931A25756C0A965958260 |title=At Dinner with: Chuck Norris |work=[[The New York Times]]| date=May 12, 1993 | first=Ira |last=Berkow}}</ref>
* [[Amy Okuda]], actress
* [[Brian Ortega]], mixed martial artist
* the Pedregon family, professional drag racers Frank Sr., [[Cruz Pedregon|Cruz]], Frank Jr., and [[Tony Pedregon|Tony]]
* [[Greg Popovich]], founder and owner of Castle Rock Winery<ref>{{cite news|url=https://easyreadernews.com/castle-rock-wine/ |title=Castle Rock Winery Partners – A remote peninsula winery|work=Easy Reader News|first=Richard |last=Foss|date=April 30, 2012| access-date= December 13, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Jolene Purdy]], actress, best known for role in [[Under the Dome (TV series)|''Under the Dome'']] as Dodee
* [[Daryl Sabara]] & Evan Sabara, actors (''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'' and ''[[Keeping Up with the Steins]]'')
* [[Adán Sánchez]], Mexican-American corrido singer<ref>{{cite web|last=Gutierrez|first=Evan|title=Artist Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/adan-chalino-sanchez-mn0000929222/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date= December 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Steve Sarkisian]], Current head football coach at the University of Texas at Austin
* [[Sigi Schmid]], [[LA Galaxy]] head coach
* [[Skip Schumaker]], MLB outfielder
* [[Justin Shenkarow]], actor
* [[Bud Smith]], retired MLB player; threw [[no-hitter]] in his rookie season (2001)
* [[Snoop Dogg]], rapper, actor; owns mansion in Hollywood Riviera neighborhood
* [[Joe Stevenson]], [[mixed martial arts]] practitioner and [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] fighter
* [[Jack Stewart (soccer)|Jack Stewart]], soccer player, [[Carolina RailHawks]] in [[USL First Division|USL-1]]
* [[Royle Stillman]], MLB outfielder
* [[William Suff]], serial killer
* [[Quentin Tarantino]], filmmaker
* [[Tiny Ron Taylor|Ron Taylor]], film and television actor, pro basketball player (ABA and Austrian League)<ref>{{cite news|last=Crowe|first=Jerry|title=The story arc of his life has some real hooks to it|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-04-sp-crowe4-story.html|access-date= December 7, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date= December 4, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Tyrone Taylor]], center fielder for the [[New York Mets]]
* [[Deon Thompson]], [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina Tar Heels]] basketball player
* [[Connor Tingley]], artist<ref>{{cite news|access-date=February 28, 2019 |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/connor-tingley-francois-nars-makeup-collaboration-lipstick-eye-palette |title=Connor Tingley Francois Nars Makeup Collaboration |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]| date=February 27, 2019 | first=Lauren |last=Valenti}}</ref>
* [[Billy Traber]], [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=trabebi01| title= Billy Traber Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= November 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Tiffany van Soest]], kickboxer<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>
* [[Janeene Vickers]], [[1992 Barcelona Olympics]] medalist
* [[Chauncey Washington]], former NFL running back
* [[Glen Walker]], NFL player
* [[J. Warner Wallace]], homicide detective and Christian apologist
* [[David Wells]], former MLB pitcher
* [[Paul Westphal]], [[NBA]] player and former head coach
* [[Ryan Wheeler]], MLB third baseman
* [[Denzel Whitaker]], actor
* [[John White (running back, born 1991)|John White]], [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] player
* [[Steven Wright (baseball)|Steven Wright]], starting pitcher for Boston Red Sox
* [[Louis Zamperini]], 1936 Olympic track star, World War II veteran, author, speaker; subject of ''[[Unbroken (book)|Unbroken]]''
* [[Latrice Royale]], drag queen; best known for competing on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|fourth season]] of [[RuPaul's Drag Race]] and the [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 4)|fourth season]] of [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]]{{Div col end}}