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BRENTWOOD

Most Famous People Born in Brentwood, United States

Notable people
403
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1964
Most distinctive
Guitar 10.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Brentwood during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 84 notable births.

What Brentwood Is Known For

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Actor is Brentwood's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (71).

Brentwood over-indexes on guitar — 10.3× the global rate.

Brentwood under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Actor71
  2. Music26
  3. Singer22
  4. Film19
  5. Politician19
  6. Football16
  7. Basket14
  8. Screenwriter8
  1. Guitar610.3×
  2. Songwriter68.0×
  3. Wrestler86.2×
  4. Screenwriter84.6×
  5. Music264.5×
  6. Producer54.3×
  7. Film193.8×
  8. Actor713.3×
  1. Football160.4×
  2. Politician190.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Brentwood's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0005 RAPPER

Flavor Flav

Born 1959

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0010 ENGINEER

Dean Kamen

Born 1951

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0011 WRITER

Michael Pollan

Born 1955

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0014 DESIGNER

Michael Kors

Born 1959

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0016 CONSERVATIVE

Alan Keyes

Born 1950

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0020 WRITER

Pamela Geller

Born 1958

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0033 ACTOR

Edward Hibbert

Born 1955

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0067 ACTOR

Nancy Lenehan

Born 1953

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0070 BASSIST

Mark Mendoza

Born 1955

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0074 ACTOR

Faye Resnick

Born 1957

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0086 COLUMNIST

Bill Gertz

Born 1952

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0091 MANAGER

Kevin Cosgrove

1955 - 2001

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0092 ACTOR

Andrea Romano

Born 1955

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0094 WRITER

Stephen White (author)

Born 1951

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0095 SCREENWRITER

Laurie David

Born 1958

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0105 FILM

Joe Lynch (director)

Born 1950

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0107 PELÍCULA

Kevin O'Connell (sound mixer)

Born 1957

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0114 WRESTLER

Damien Demento

Born 1958

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0117 SPORT

David Falk

Born 1950

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0121 ACTOR

Jordan Lund

Born 1957

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0123 POLITICIAN

Michael McGinn

Born 1959

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0133 FILM

J. D. Slater

Born 1955

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0136 FOOTBALL

Dave Wannstedt

Born 1952

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0137 FILM

Larry "Flash" Jenkins

1955 - 2019

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0138 SONGWRITER

Doug Seegers

Born 1952

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0143 DIPLOMAT

Lee A. Feinstein

Born 1959

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0151 LINGUIST

A. Charles Muller

Born 1953

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0160 JOURNALIST

Brooke Gladstone

Born 1955

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0166 HOCKEY

Linda Cohn

Born 1959

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0183 WRITER

Gish Jen

Born 1955

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0201 ENTREPRENEUR

Christine Poon

Born 1952

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0211 FILM

Billy Frolick

Born 1959

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0212 PLAYER

Linda Johnson (poker player)

Born 1953

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0239 FILM

Marc Huestis

Born 1954

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0252 JOURNALIST

Mykel Board

Born 1950

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0254 POLITICIAN

Mike Fasano (politician)

Born 1958

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0263 RESEARCH

James R. Lupski

Born 1957

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0266 EXECUTIVE

Herb Scannell

Born 1957

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0280 SCREENWRITER

Kevin Kelton

Born 1956

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0282 POLITICIAN

Michael Balboni

Born 1959

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0284 DESIGNER

Brian MacDevitt

Born 1956

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0286 POLITICIAN

Al Graf

Born 1958

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0287 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Robert Fornaro

Born 1952

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0299 FOOTBALL

Billy Phillips

Born 1956

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0304 CARTOONIST

Barbara Brandon-Croft

Born 1958

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0315 SINGER

John Sex

1956 - 1990

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0323 ACTOR

Joe Di Gennaro

Born 1955

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0324 EXPLORER

Richard Wiese

Born 1959

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0356 TELEVISION

Bill Richmond (director)

Born 1958

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0361 POLITICIAN

Richard A. La Vay

Born 1953

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0368 FILM

Christopher McLeod

Born 1953

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0371 BIOCHEMIST

Douglas Koshland

Born 1953

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0382 RESEARCH

Walter D. Mooney

Born 1951

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0384 ACTIVIST

Katherine Freund

Born 1950

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