Big Bear Lake, California

==Notable people==
* [[Ryan Hall (runner)|Ryan Hall]] (born 1983 in Big Bear Lake), long-distance runner who won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and placed 10th in the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Olympic marathon in Beijing]]; holds the U.S. record in the half marathon with a time of 0:59:43, becoming the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event
* [[Taran Killam]] (born 1982), actor and comedian best known for his television work on shows such as ''[[The Amanda Show]]'', ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'', ''[[Wild 'N Out]]'', ''[[MADtv]]'', ''[[Stuck in the Suburbs]]''; previously a cast member on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
* [[Ed Masuga]] (born 1978), singer/songwriter based in the San Francisco Bay Area
* [[Jay Obernolte]], current representative for [[California's 23rd congressional district|California's 23rd Congressional District]]
* [[Heather O'Rourke]], of ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' (1982) fame; lived at Big Bear Lake in the mid-1980s
* [[Max Rafferty]], former [[California Superintendent of Public Instruction]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[U.S. Senate]] nominee in 1968; school administrator at Big Bear Lake High School in the late 1940s
* [[Jordan Romero]], climber of the [[Seven Summits]] at the age of 15, breaking the past record set by [[George Atkinson (climber)|George Atkinson]]