Notable people Desi Arnaz maintained a residence in North Del Mar on the beach west of Highway 101 near the Del Mar Racetrack after his divorce from Lucille Ball. He was arrested once for brandishing a firearm and ordering people off of his beach area. He resided there until his death. Burt Bacharach, songwriter, had a beach residence in north Del Mar. Gary Beck radio DJ lived on top of Del Mar Heights in the early 70's on Mission Carmel Cove. Drew Brees, quarterback of the New Orleans Saints. Rachel Buehler, defender for the United States women's national soccer team. Martin Cooper, conceived the first handheld mobile phone. Tom DeLonge, guitarist and founding member of the pop-punk band Blink-182, rock band Angels & Airwaves, and punk rock band Box Car Racer. Jimmy Durante, lived on the beach for many years and has a street named after him. Steve Fisher, former head basketball coach at San Diego State University, resident since 1999. Rachael Flatt, former figure skater, 2010 Olympian, 2010 US Champion, three-time US silver medalist and 2008 World Junior Champion, was born in Del Mar. Terry Gaasterland, professor of biology at UCSD, serves on the Del Mar City Council and served as its mayor. Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, has a vacation residence on Del Mar beach. Payson R. Stevens, science communicator, artist, writer, filmmaker, environmentalist Kamla K. Kapur, writer, poet, playwright Craig Taro Gold, author, entrepreneur and entertainer, was raised in Del Mar and attended Torrey Pines High School. Tony Hawk, skateboarder and business entrepreneur, was raised in Del Mar. Kristin Hayter, singer-songwriter Gary E. Jacobs, businessman, philanthropist, minority owner in the Sacramento Kings, founder of the Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High Charter School, and owner of the Lake Elsinore Storm, lives in Del Mar. Sara Jacobs, US Congresswoman Nate Kaeding, former San Diego Chargers placekicker. Charles David Keeling, American scientist known for the Keeling Curve, and Chairman of the Citizen Task Force responsible for developing the City of Del Mar's Community Plan (General Plan) adopted in 1976. George R. Lunn, former US Congressman and Lt. Governor of New York. William Murray, American fiction editor and staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years and author of numerous fiction and nonfiction work, including a series of mystery novels with a racetrack setting, spent the majority of his later years living in Del Mar. George Emil Palade, Nobel Prize winner. Carson Palmer, former NFL quarterback. Ardem Patapoutian, 2021 Nobel Prize laureate, lives in Del Mar. Steve Perry, former lead singer of the rock band Journey, lives in Del Mar. Madeleine A. Pickens, along with her deceased husband Allen Paulson owned a home in Del Mar overlooking the Del Mar Racetrack. She currently owns a home on the beach in Del Mar. Tristan Prettyman, singer-songwriter. Zandra Rhodes, celebrity fashion designer, splits her time between homes in Del Mar and London. Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers previously had a residence in Del Mar, selling it in 2022. Willie Shoemaker, jockey, lived in North Del Mar on beach west of US 101 near Del Mar Racetrack. Garrett Stubbs, baseball player. Norv Turner, former head coach of the San Diego Chargers.
Notable people Desi Arnaz maintained a residence in North Del Mar on the beach west of Highway 101 near the Del Mar Racetrack after his divorce from Lucille Ball. He was arrested once for brandishing a firearm and ordering people off of his beach area. He resided there until his death. Burt Bacharach, songwriter, had a beach residence in north Del Mar. Gary Beck radio DJ lived on top of Del Mar Heights in the early 70's on Mission Carmel Cove. Drew Brees, quarterback of the New Orleans Saints. Rachel Buehler, defender for the United States women's national soccer team. Martin Cooper conceived the first handheld mobile phone. Tom DeLonge, guitarist and founding member of the pop-punk band Blink-182, rock band Angels & Airwaves, and punk rock band Box Car Racer. Jimmy Durante, lived on the beach for many years and has a street named after him. Steve Fisher, former head basketball coach at San Diego State University, resident since 1999. Rachael Flatt, former figure skater, 2010 Olympian, 2010 US Champion, three-time US silver medalist and 2008 World Junior Champion, was born in Del Mar. Terry Gaasterland, professor of biology at UCSD, serves on the Del Mar City Council and served as its mayor. Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, has a vacation residence on Del Mar beach. Payson R. Stevens, science communicator, artist, writer, filmmaker, environmentalist Kamla K. Kapur, writer, poet, playwright Craig Taro Gold, author, entrepreneur and entertainer, was raised in Del Mar and attended Torrey Pines High School. Tony Hawk, skateboarder and business entrepreneur, was raised in Del Mar. Kristin Hayter, singer-songwriter Gary E. Jacobs, businessman, philanthropist, minority owner in the Sacramento Kings, founder of the Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High Charter School, and owner of the Lake Elsinore Storm, lives in Del Mar. Sara Jacobs, US Congresswoman Nate Kaeding, former San Diego Chargers placekicker. Charles David Keeling, American scientist known for the Keeling Curve, and Chairman of the Citizen Task Force responsible for developing the City of Del Mar's Community Plan (General Plan) adopted in 1976. George R. Lunn, former US Congressman and Lt. Governor of New York. William Murray, American fiction editor and staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years and author of numerous fiction and nonfiction work, including a series of mystery novels with a racetrack setting, spent the majority of his later years living in Del Mar. George Emil Palade, Nobel Prize winner. Carson Palmer, former NFL quarterback. Ardem Patapoutian, 2021 Nobel Prize laureate, lives in Del Mar. Steve Perry, former lead singer of the rock band Journey, lives in Del Mar. Madeleine A. Pickens, along with her deceased husband Allen Paulson owned a home in Del Mar overlooking the Del Mar Racetrack. She currently owns a home on the beach in Del Mar. Tristan Prettyman, singer-songwriter. Zandra Rhodes, celebrity fashion designer, splits her time between homes in Del Mar and London. Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers previously had a residence in Del Mar, selling it in 2022. Willie Shoemaker, jockey, lived in North Del Mar on beach west of US 101 near Del Mar Racetrack. Garrett Stubbs, baseball player. Norv Turner, former head coach of the San Diego Chargers.