Irvine, California

Irvine is an incorporated city located in Orange County, California. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated in 1971, the 46-square mile city has a population of 152,048 (as of 2003). It currently has plans to annex an undeveloped area to the north, as well as the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, most of which is to be made into a park called the Orange County Great Park.

Famous People From Irvine

• Jason Lezak - Olympic swimmer
• Amanda Beard - Olympic swimmer
• Will Ferrell - Actor and Comedian
• Chris Mandeville - former National Football League defensive back
• Mark McGwire - former Major League baseball slugger
• Beverly Oden - Olympic volleyball player
• Jimmy Raye - former National Football League player
• Zack de la Rocha - former lead singer for Rage Against the Machine
• Kevin "Fragmaster" Bowen - internet writer for Something Awful
• Irvine Kinneas - character from the videogame Final Fantasy VIII, popularly rumored to be named after the city.
• Jack DeSena - sketch comedy actor on Nickelodeon's All That
• Tom Dumont - Guitarist for No Doubt.