Notable Residents
- Entertainment:
- Beverlee McKinsey, Soap Actress
- Jane Russell, Actress (deceased)
- Aurora Snow, Actress
- Chuck Negron, Singer and founding member and of Three Dog Night
- Kim Miyori, Actress and former PCPA student
- Robin Williams, Actor and former PCPA student
- Kathy Bates, Actress and former PCPA student
- Gary Coleman, Actor (deceased)
- The Thompson Sisters, Singers who Won American Juniors in 2003 and Appeared on The Voice in 2011
- Zac Efron, Actor
- Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (Katy Perry), American Singer, songwriter and actress
- Journalism/News:
- Paul Magers, reporter and news anchor at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles
- Sports:
- Gunther Cunningham, former head football coach of the Kansas City Chiefs
- Doug Bernier, former infield prospect for the Colorado Rockies
- Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
- John Madden, Hall of Fame NFL football coach / commentator
- Ken Zampese, NFL football coach
- Ernie Zampese, NFL football coach
- Robin Ventura, former Major League Baseball player, current manager of the Chicago White Sox
- Jimy Williams, Major League Baseball manager
- Mark Brunell, former NFL football player
- Bryn Smith, retired Major League Baseball pitcher. Pitched for Santa Maria High School and Allan Hancock College.
- Carlos Diaz (pitcher), retired Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Marla Runyan, marathon runner
- Jim Lonborg, MLB player for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies.
- Auto Racing:
- Blaine Johnson late NHRA Top Fuel driver, killed in an on-track accident in 1996.
- Politics:
- Abel Maldonado, former Lieutenant Governor of California
- Other:
- Owen W. Siler, 15th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (1974–1978)
- Inga Muscio, Author and Activist
- James Lamar McElhany, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists from 1936 to 1950.
- Richard Perkins, Reality Show Contestant Fear Factor .
- Jacob Morse, Third Generation Tri-Tip Farmer, Grizzle Bare .
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