Garden Grove is a city in northern

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, United States. The population was 171,949 at the 2020 census. State Route 22, also known as the

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, passes through the city in an east–west direction. The western portion of the city is known as

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. Photograph of downtown Garden Grove in

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History

19th century

Rancho Las Bolsas was a land grant under Mexican governance that primarily dealt in cattle ranching in the central Orange County floodplains. The land had originally belonged to the indigenous Tongva and Acjachemem people, but featured displacement under the Spanish colonization and Mexican land grants. Garden Grove was founded by Alonzo Cook in 1874. A school district and

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church were organized that year. It remained a small rural crossroads and farming community until the arrival of the Pacific Electric Railroad in 1905. The rail connection helped the town prosper with the influx of tourists, visitors and eventually settlers, and it was noted for its crops of

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s and later

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20th century

In 1933, much of the town's central business district was destroyed by the Long Beach earthquake, and one person was killed at the high school. The post-

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boom led to rapid development, and Garden Grove was incorporated as a city in 1956 with about 44,000 residents. In 1956, Orange County Plaza (now The Promenade) was opened at Chapman and Brookhurst, and upon its expansion in 1959, it had 60 stores, including a J. C. Penney, 2 variety stores and 2 supermarkets, and billed itself as both the largest and the first regional shopping center in Orange County.

21st century

During the 1970s, Korean Americans began to move into Garden Grove in several waves of migration. It eventually turned the area into "Little Seoul" (also referred to as Korea Town) and grew to be the second largest Korean business district on the west coast. Since its initial establishment, the Korean American population has expanded to other nearby cities like Fullerton and Irvine, but it claims to have the oldest "Little Seoul" in Orange County.

Geography

Garden Grove has a rugged set of boundaries with many

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. The

neighborhood is west of Beach Boulevard and is largely separated from the rest of Garden Grove by the city of Stanton, with a small bridge of jurisdiction linking the two along Garden Grove Boulevard. A panhandle in the southern part of the town's borders situated between

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's Ward Street to the west and Santa Ana's Euclid Street to the east creates a small border with the city of Fountain Valley. Other neighboring cities include

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and

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to the north,

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to the east, and the cities of Seal Beach and Los Alamitos to the west. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , 0.10% of which is water.

Demographics

Garden Grove first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. Census; and after incorporation, as a city in the 1960 U.S. Census. Prior to 1950, it was part of unincorporated Anaheim Township (pop 26,097 in 1940).

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Garden Grove had a population of 171,949. The population density was . The racial makeup of Garden Grove was 21.9%

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, 1.0%

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, 1.2% Native American, 42.4% Asian, 0.5%

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, 20.9% from other races, and 12.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.3% of the population. The census reported that 98.8% of the population lived in households, 0.8% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.3% were institutionalized. There were 47,362 households, out of which 39.3% included children under the age of 18, 53.3% were married-couple households, 5.7% were

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couple households, 24.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.2% of households were one person, and 7.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.59. There were 38,030

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(80.3% of all households). The age distribution was 20.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% aged 18 to 24, 26.2% aged 25 to 44, 28.2% aged 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 39.1years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. There were 48,562 housing units at an average density of , of which 47,362 (97.5%) were occupied. Of these, 54.0% were owner-occupied, and 46.0% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 45.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 32.1% spoke only English at home, 29.0% spoke

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, 1.1% spoke other

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, 36.8% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.9% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 75.4% were high school graduates and 24.9% had a bachelor's degree. The median household income was $90,166, and the

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was $32,387. About 9.4% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Garden Grove had a population of 170,883. The population density was . The racial makeup of Garden Grove was 68,149 (39.9%)

, 2,155 (1.3%)

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, 983 (0.6%) Native American, 63,451 (37.1%) Asian, 1,110 (0.6%)

, 28,916 (16.9%) from other races, and 6,119 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 63,079 persons (36.9%).

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were 22.6% of the population, down from 90.6% in 1970.

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numbered 47,331 of the population. At 27.7% this was the highest concentration of any city in the United States except for adjacent

. The census reported that 168,942 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 1,234 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 707 (0.4%) were institutionalized. There were 46,037 households, out of which 21,361 (46.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 26,659 (57.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 6,866 (14.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,588 (7.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,025 (4.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 269 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 6,491 households (14.1%) were made up of individuals, and 2,842 (6.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.67. There were 37,113

(80.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.94. The population was spread out, with 43,763 people (25.6%) under the age of 18, 17,383 people (10.2%) aged 18 to 24, 49,105 people (28.7%) aged 25 to 44, 42,106 people (24.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 18,526 people (10.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 7.7 males. There were 47,755 housing units at an average density of , of which 26,240 (57.0%) were owner-occupied, and 19,797 (43.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%. 96,308 people (56.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 72,634 people (42.5%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States census, Garden Grove had a median household income of $59,988, with 15.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

Economy

According to the city's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Arts and culture

Garden Grove is home to two stage theaters, the Gem Theater and the Festival Amphitheater. The Festival Amphitheater hosts Shakespeare Orange County, which presents an annual Shakespeare Festival each summer. Both venues are owned by the City of Garden Grove, but operated by outside entities. The

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used to be an active theatre, now closed down. It was operated by a non-profit group of the same name. An annual event held over Memorial Day weekend, the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival is one of the largest community festivals in the western United States, attracting an estimated 250,000 visitors. It began in 1958 and celebrates the city's agricultural past, which includes cultivating crops such as chili peppers, oranges, walnuts and strawberries. Part of the festivities include the cutting of the world's largest

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, carnival rides, food vendors, live music, and a celebrity-filled parade. Numerous Garden Grove organizations, including the Miss Garden Grove Scholarship Program, are part of the Memorial Day weekend festivities every year. In commemoration of Garden Grove's 50th anniversary, the city painted some of its

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s with a design that featured a strawberry, recognizing the festival as a big part of Garden Grove's history. Historic Main Street

Government

Local government

Garden Grove uses a council-manager form of government. In July 2015, the city was sued by a resident who claimed that the longstanding at-large elections had affected the Latino vote and was in violation of the

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. On January 26, 2016, the city council voted to settle the lawsuit, and therefore adopted that council members would be voted by district (six districts total) and no longer at-large; the mayor, however, will continue to be elected at-large. The

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consists of

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Stephanie Klopfenstein, George S. Brietigam III, Phillip Nguyen, Cindy Ngoc Tran, Joe DoVinh, Yesenia Muneton, and Ariana Arestegui. According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $206.0 million in revenues, $193.0 million in expenditures, $1,098.9 million in total assets, $251.5 million in total liabilities, and $196.3 million in cash and investments.

Federal, state, and county representation

In the

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, Garden Grove is split between two districts: * California's 34th senatorial district, represented by Democrat Tom Umberg since 2018. *

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, represented by Republican Tony Strickland since 2025. In the

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, Garden Grove is in . In the

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, Garden Grove is in . Additionally, in the

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, Garden Grove is split between two districts: * Orange County's 1st district, represented by

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since 2024 * Orange County's 2nd district, represented by

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since 2023

Politics

According to th
Orange County Registrar of Voters
as of May 15, 2025, Garden Grove has 94,969 registered voters. Of those, 26,604 (36.56%) are registered Democrats, 21,449 (29.48%) are registered Republicans, and 21,941 (30.15%) have declined to state a political party/are independents.. Although Democrat

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easily won California and also won Orange County in the 2016 United States Senate election, Democrat

Loretta Sanchez Loretta Lorna Sanchez (born January 7, 1960) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017, representing parts of central Orange County, California. A member of the Democratic Party, she was ...

easily won Garden Grove by a 67%–33% margin, her widest margin of victory for any city in Orange County.

Crime

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), collected annually by the FBI, compiles police statistics from local and state law enforcement agencies across the nation. The UCR records Part I and Part II crimes. Part I crimes become known to law enforcement and are considered the most serious crimes including homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Part II crimes only include arrest data. The 2023 UCR Data for Garden Grove is listed below:

Education

The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) serves most of the city. Other school districts with portions in Garden Grove include:

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(elementary only)

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(includes the Westminster SD area), Anaheim Elementary School District,

Anaheim Union High School District The Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) is a public school district serving portions of the Orange County cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, La Palma, and Stanton. It oversees eight junior high schools (7-8), eight high schools ...

, and the

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GGUSD operates the following high schools in Garden Grove: *

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* Pacifica High School * Rancho Alamitos High School * Santiago High School King of Kings Christian Academy is an accredited private school (preK–8th grade) associated with the

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(WELS) in Garden Grove. Asahi Gakuen, a part-time Japanese school, leases La Quinta High School in

(another high school operated by GGUSD) on Saturdays for its Orange County campus. Previously Bolsa Grande High, and later Santiago High, housed the Asahi Gakuen Orange County campus.

Infrastructure

Transportation

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) operates 15 bus routes servicing 269 stops in Garden Grove. The

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is planned to terminate at

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at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue. A future stop at the Willowick golf course has also been proposed.

Emergency services

The Garden Grove Police Department provides law enforcement, with mutual aid assistance offered at times by the

Police Department's helicopter and the Orange County Sheriff's Department Air Unit. In August 2019, the city of Garden Grove entered into a 10-year contract with the

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(OCFA) for fire and rescue services, and merged all existing Garden Grove Fire Department personnel and equipment into the OCFA.

Health Care

Garden Grove is serviced by two health care facilities:
Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center
(Acute-care Hospital)
Nhan Hoa Comprehensive Healthcare Clinic
(Clinic)

Water Services

Water in Garden Grove is supplied by the City of Garden Grove Water Services Division, which sources its water from the

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, importing water from the State Water Project in Northern California and the Colorado River Aqueduct. Additionally, groundwater is supplied by 12 wells tapped into an underground reservoir managed by the Orange County Water District.

Notable people

Entertainment

Justin Chon Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is a South Korean-American actor and filmmaker. He has directed three films, Gook (film), ''Gook'' (2017), ''Ms. Purple'' (2019), and ''Blue Bayou (film), Blue Bayou'' (2021). He is also known for portrayin ...

, actor *

Wally George Wally George (born Walter George Pearch, Jr.; December 4, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American conservative radio and television commentator. Calling himself the "Father of Combat TV," he was a fixture on Southern California television ...

, talk-show host *

Scott Klopfenstein Scott Allen Klopfenstein is an American musician and a former member of the band Reel Big Fish. He sings and plays trumpet, guitar, and Keyboard instrument, keyboard. Before joining Reel Big Fish, Klopfenstein played trumpet in Nuckle Brothers ...

, backup singer, keyboardist, trumpeter and guitarist for the

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band

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Dexter Holland Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland (born December 29, 1965) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, main songwriter and composer, and only constant member of the punk rock band the Offspring. He co-found ...

, lead singer,

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, also wrote the song "

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" about the city *

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, actor, comedian, musician and writer; graduate of Garden Grove High School *

Jennette McCurdy Jennette McCurdy (born June 26, 1992) is an American writer, filmmaker, former actress, and singer. Her breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''iCarly'' (2007–2012) won her four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She repri ...

, podcaster, author and actress, ''

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'' and ''

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'' * Monique Powell, lead singer,

Save Ferris Save Ferris is an American ska punk band formed circa 1995 in Orange County, California, United States. Their name is a reference to the 1986 film ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''. In 1995, the band began to perform underground venues in Southern C ...

Eunice Pringle Eunice Irene Pringle (March 5, 1912, Garden Grove, California – March 26, 1996) was an aspiring dancer, notable for accusing Los Angeles movie-house owner Alexander Pantages of rape in 1929, resulting in a sensational trial. 1929 trial Pring ...

, actress, notably who accused movie mogul

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in 1929 of rape * Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman, lead guitarist,

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, a metalcore band *

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, actress *

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, dance crew *

Dave Mustaine David Scott Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is an American musician. He is best known as the co-founder, frontman, primary songwriter and sole consistent member of the thrash metal band Megadeth and for his time as the lead guitarist of Met ...

, guitarist, lead singer,

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; played baseball in Garden Grove Eastside Little League, lived on Pearce Ave * Vicky Nguyen, news reporter, KFYR-TV, NBC Affiliate * Shubhendra Shankar, musician, composer and graphic artist *

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, musician and guitarist for

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* David J. Peterson, creator of the Dothraki and

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languages from

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's ''

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Sports

Bert Blyleven Rik Aalbert Blyleven (born Blijleven, April 6, 1951) is a Dutch-American former professional baseball pitcher and color commentator. He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1970 to 1992, primarily with the Minnesota Twins, and f ...

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

pitcher,

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, color commentator, graduate of Santiago High School * Anthony Calvano, soccer player * Ed Caruthers, Olympic silver medalist, 1968 Mexico City. Taught at Bolsa Grande High School. * Bobby Crosby,

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Rookie of the Year (2004), attended Pacifica High School and La Quinta High School *

Mary Decker Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, Married and maiden names, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is an American retired middle-distance and long-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 metres, 1500 meters and 3000 metr ...

, runner in

National Track and Field Hall of Fame National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

; grew up in Garden Grove *

Lenny Dykstra Leonard Kyle Dykstra ( ; born February 10, 1963), nicknamed Nails and Dude, is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets (1985–1989) and Philadelphia Phillies (1989� ...

, MLB player with Mets, Phillies; graduate of Garden Grove High School *

Amanda Freed Amanda Louise Freed (born December 26, 1979) is an American, former professional softball utility player and pitcher. She played college softball for UCLA, winning the national title for the Bruins in the 1999 Women's College World Series. In t ...

, Olympic gold medalist in softball (2004), attended Pacifica High School, Bell Intermediate and Patton Elementary * Luis Gil, soccer player * Gary Hall Sr., Olympic swimmer, silver medalist * Lorrin "Whitey" Harrison, legendary surfer and surfing innovator * Mike Iupati, football player *

Jeremy Jackson Jeremy Dunn Jackson (born October 16, 1980) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Hobie Buchannon on the television show ''Baywatch''. Career Television Jackson appeared as Hobie Buchannon in 159 episodes from sea ...

, mixed martial artist *

Norm Johnson Norman Douglas Johnson (born May 31, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). During that time, he played for the Seattle Seahawks (1982–90), Atlant ...

, NFL kicker *

Darryl Kile Darryl Andrew Kile (December 2, 1968 – June 22, 2002) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher. He pitched from 1991 to 2002 for three Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, primarily for the Houston Astros. Kile was known for his sha ...

, MLB pitcher * Leah O'Brien, softball infielder, Olympic gold medalist 1996 *

Craig Paquette Craig Harold Paquette (; born March 28, 1969) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, and Detroit Tiger ...

, MLB third baseman, graduate of Rancho Alamitos High School *

Nam Phan Nhat Nam Si Phan (born March 13, 1983), better known as Nam Phan, is an American retired mixed martial artist and professional boxer. A professional in mixed martial arts since 2001, Phan has competed for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, World Victor ...

, mixed martial artist *

Troy Polamalu Troy Aumua Polamalu (; born Troy Benjamin Aumua; April 19, 1981) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 12-year career as a safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). An eight-time ...

, NFL player with the

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rider, winner of the 1982 Speedway World Pairs Championship * Leo Sutherland, MLB player *

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, professional skateboarder and artist *

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, MLB shortstop and manager for the

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, MLB catcher * Randy Vataha, football player at Stanford,

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's favorite receiver

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* Jim Silva, former California Assemblyman, former Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, former mayor of Seal Beach * Bill Thomas, retired U.S. Congressman and former Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee (and alumnus of Garden Grove High School) * Robert K. Dornan, former U.S. Congressman. *

, Orange County supervisor *

Curt Pringle Curtis L. "Curt" Pringle (born June 27, 1959) is an American politician from the U.S. state of California. He is the most recent Republican to have served as the Speaker of the California State Assembly. He is a former mayor of Anaheim and a fo ...

, former State Assemblyman, Speaker of the California State Assembly and former mayor of

* Paul Jeffrey Watford, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Assumed office May 22, 2012, born in Garden Grove August 25, 1967

Others

Steve Fossett James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraf ...

, aviator and adventurer * Michael A. Monsoor,

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, Medal of Honor recipient * Tibor Rubin, Medal of Honor recipient * Robert H. Schuller, television evangelist *

Nicole Brown Simpson Nicole Brown Simpson (née Brown; May 19, 1959 – June 12, 1994) was the second wife of American professional football player, actor, and media personality O. J. Simpson. She was murdered outside her Brentwood home, along with her friend Ro ...

, murder victim and former wife of O.J. Simpson

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Anyang Anyang ( zh, s=安阳, t=安陽; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan, China. Geographical coordinates are 35° 41'~ 36° 21' north latitude and 113° 38'~ 114° 59' east longitude. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the eas ...

, South Korea

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