Santa Ana High School is the oldest and largest high school in

Orange County, California Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, a ...

, United States. The school was established in 1889.

Notable alumni

* Original members of the surf band

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, professional bowler *

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former senior Vice President of

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and lead designer of

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, the

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, and

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. *

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, played major league baseball from 1987 through 1995. He tied a major league record with 4 hits in his first major league game. *

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Guitarist, member of first Native American rock band Redbone, had number one hit in the 1970s "Come and Get Your Love" *

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, singer with the 1960s band

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, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete * John Brinkerhoff, USMA '50, Associate Director for National Preparedness FEMA, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs DoD *

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, astronaut * Clifford "Gavvy" Cravath, six time National League baseball home run champion in the 1910s *

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, football player, Cal Berkeley and NFL Cincinnati Bengals * Clancy Edwards sprinter *

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, featured ''

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'' Dancer 1980-1993 *

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, first mayor of

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, actress *

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Olympic Gold Medal Diver, LGBT Activist, called "The greatest American diver in olympic history." *

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, singer and songwriter, best known as one half of

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singing duo *

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, 2-time California State All-American wrestler; professional

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; former WEC and

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Lightweight Champion, current

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Lightweight contender *

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, football player, minister * Chuck Smith class of 1945 founder and pastor of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa *

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(1919–2010), football player, UCLA Bruins and Philadelphia Eagles *

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, prominent twentieth-century American Christian missionary and founder of

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and

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(SIL International) * Marvalee Hendricks Wake, evolutionary biologist.

Footnotes

External links

Santa Ana High School website
Educational institutions established in 1889 High schools in Santa Ana, California Public high schools in California 1889 establishments in California {{OrangeCountyCA-school-stub