Coronado Island Celebrities (Famous Folks)

Movie Stars Love Coronado Island:

Tony Curtis (Some Like It Hot movie was partially filmed in Coronado)
Jack Lemon (Some Like It Hot movie was partially filmed in Coronado)
Marilyn Monroe (Some Like It Hot movie was partially filmed in Coronado)
Peter O'Toole (The Stunt Man movie was partially filmed in Coronado)
Denzel Washington (Antwone Fisher movie was partially filmed on North Island on Coronado)

Presidents and Kings:

The following United States presidents have stayed at the Hotel Del Coronado: Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

One of the resort's most famous visitors was England's Prince of Wales in 1920. He would become King Edward VIII, only to relinquish his throne in 1936 to marry a divorcee from Coronado: Wallis Spencer Simpson. It is rumored that they may have first met at the Hotel Del Coronado.

Famous & Notable Residents & Visitors (Past & Present):

L. Frank Baum - Wizard of Oz author who wrote books in Coronado. In the Wizard of Oz series, the name and description of "Emerald City" is said to have been inspired by the Hotel Del & Coronado Island.
Cam Cameron - NFL football coach (former head coach of the Miami Dolphins) and has a home in Coronado.
Newt Gingrich - Former Speaker of the House stays at the Hotel del Coronado.
Black Belt Jones (Jim Kelly) - Famous martial arts athlete / actor and local Coronado tennis pro.
Charles Lindbergh - Famed aviator started first Trans-Atlantic flight from Coronado.
Donny Osmond - American entertainer, singer, musician, actor and former teen idol. See below photo.
Kate Morgan - Ghost found at the Hotel Del Coronado.
Orville Redenbacher - Businessman and face behind the leading brand of popcorn.
Nick Reynolds - Founding member of The Kingston Trio group.
John D. Spreckels - Sugar baron whose home was the Glorietta Bay Inn and helped develop Coronado.
Scott Weiland - Stone Temple Pilots lead singer.
Vice Admiral James Stockdale - Military Hero and he ran for VP in 1992.

Donny Osmond (celebrity, singer) & Steve Johnson (mere mortal, eCoronado.com Publisher) at Mootime.
(Please note that Elvis is alive and well in the background)

See photos of all the celebrities that played tennis at the Hotel del Coronado. Amazing photos.

If you have any additional celebrities or famous people to add to this page, let us know.