Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa, California ranks 11,419th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Los Banos, California, Truckee, California, and Aliso Viejo, California. The most famous people from Costa Mesa, California are April Ross. The most famous people who died in Costa Mesa, California are Duvall Hecht, James Gammon, and Tex Beneke. Costa Mesa, California has been the birth place of many volleyball players and the death place of many actors, and athletes. Costa Mesa, California is located in United States.
Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city, one of the region's largest commercial clusters, with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing. The population was 111,918 at the 2020 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1982, Costa Mesa, California was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including April Ross. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Costa Mesa, California including Duvall Hecht, James Gammon, and Tex Beneke. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Costa Mesa, California than were born there.
People Born in Costa Mesa, California
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Go to all RankingsDuvall Hecht
ATHLETE
1930 - 2022
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 1
James Gammon
ACTOR
1940 - 2010
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 2
Tex Beneke
MUSICIAN
1914 - 2000
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 3
Lucille Bliss
ACTOR
1916 - 2012
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Costa Mesa, California were volleyball players (1), while most who died were actors (2), athletes (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, volleyball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Costa Mesa, California, including April Ross. Whereas, throughout history, volleyball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Costa Mesa, California, including April Ross.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Costa Mesa, California since 1700.





