Orange County is a second (or even third or fourth) home for many. They come here for the weather, beaches, shopping and dining.
A few have their primary residences in Nevada (where taxes are lower) and keep waterfront homes here.
Our wealthiest coverage wouldn’t be complete without some name dropping of notable people with homes here or who come for extended stays, mostly for leisure.
• Warren Buffett
• Tiger Woods
• Arte Moreno
• Magic Johnson
• Hiro Matsushita, grandson of Panasonic Corp. founder
• Russell Goldsmith, chief executive, City National Bank
• Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, chief executive, Air Lease Corp.
• Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of rock band Green Day
• Eddie Van Halen, guitarist, cofounder of rock band Van Halen
• Jürgen Klinsmann, German soccer player, manager
• David Merage, cofounder, Chef America Inc.
• J. Terrence “Terry” Lanni, former chairman, chief executive of MGM Mirage
• Bruce Becker, chairman, casino operator Becker Gaming Inc.
• Mitchell Chait, entertainment entrepreneur
• Frank Fertitta, principal owner of Las Vegas Station Casino, Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Blake Sartini, chairman, chief executive, Golden Gaming Inc.
• Joel Laub, chief executive, Astoria Homes LLC
• Jerry Herbst, owner, chairman, president, Terrible Herbst Inc.
• Gary Primm, former chairman, chief executive, Primadonna Resorts Inc.
• Charles Mathewson, chairman emeritus, International Game Technology
• Ken Sullivan, cofounder, principal, Centra Properties LLC
• Alan Simon, chairman, Omaha Steaks International Inc.
• Steven Mihaylo, founder, Inter-Tel Inc.
• Paxson Offield, president, Santa Catalina Island Co.
• Benson Ford Jr., great-grandson of Henry Ford
• Jim Easton, chairman, chief executive, Easton Sports Inc.
• Scott Blum, founder, Buy.com, ThinkTank LLC
• Steve Johnson, founding partner, chief executive, Sage Hill Partners; cofounder, Johnson-Grace Co.
