34.0546° N, 118.2482° W

LOS ANGELES

Most Famous People Born in Los Angeles, USA

Notable people
6,947
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1958
Most distinctive
Actor 4.8×

A one-industry town that happens to be the entertainment industry. Roughly a quarter of all notable births in Los Angeles work somewhere in film — actors, animators, art directors, production designers, stunt performers, cinematographers — at concentrations no other city comes close to matching. There is almost no one here born before the studios arrived, and almost everyone after is, in one way or another, on the call sheet.

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 1,009 notable births.

What Los Angeles Is Known For

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Actor is Los Angeles's biggest profession — 26% of all notables (1,787).

Los Angeles over-indexes on actor 4.8× the global rate.

Los Angeles under-produces politician — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Actor 1,787 4.8×
  2. Football 505 0.7×
  3. Film 365 4.3×
  4. Singer 294 2.0×
  5. Baseball 287 3.6×
  6. Basket 252 2.9×
  7. Music 248 2.5×
  8. Politician 200 0.2×
  1. Actor 1,787 4.8×
  2. Screenwriter 145 4.8×
  3. Producer 88 4.4×
  4. Film 365 4.3×
  5. Baseball 287 3.6×
  6. Basket 252 2.9×
  7. Music 248 2.5×
  8. Photographer 69 2.1×
  1. Politician 200 0.2×
  2. Writer 140 0.6×
  3. Football 505 0.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Politics & Law
  • Art & Design
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4950 FILM

Helaine Head

Born 1947

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Christopher Hibler

1942 - 2010

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Paul Soriano

Born 1981

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5067 FILM

William C. Thomas

1903 - 1984

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5112 FILM

Erik Feig

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5126 FILM

Scott Stevenson

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5127 FILM

Danny Lee (filmmaker)

Born 1978

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5146 FILM

Gabriel Barcia-Colombo

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5179 FILM

O. Nicholas Brown

Born 1939

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5199 FILM

Stuart H. Pappé

Born 1936

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5247 FILM

Ken Mok

Born 1961

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5256 FILM

Dean Zimmerman

Born 1974

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5275 FILM

Trudy Ship

Born 1944

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5276 FILM

Alan Balsam

1950 - 1992

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5279 FILM

Craig Miller (writer)

Born 1954

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Alain Silver

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Matt Lambert

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5395 FILM

Fred Baker (Filmemacher)

1932 - 2011

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Jana Sue Memel

Born 1955

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Justin Coloma

Born 1975

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Jodie Copelan

1914 - 1977

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Ryan Staake

Born 1984

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Thomas Bliss

Born 1952

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Lawrence L. Simeone

1953 - 2002

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Kaja Fehr

Born 1950

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5582 FILM

Harmon Kaslow

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5592 FILM

Fred R. Feitshans junior

1909 - 1987

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5700 FILM

Carl Kress (Filmeditor)

Born 1937

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5740 FILM

Brad Wyman

Born 1963

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5777 FILM

Patrick J. Palmer

Born 1935

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Sanford Lieberson

Born 1936

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5864 FILM

Gary Adelson

Born 1953

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Chris Carter (American musician)

Born 1962

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Ralph Lazo

1924 - 1992

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5993 FILM

Jack Killifer

1898 - 1956

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6008 FILM

Martin Elfand

Born 1937

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Sebastian Dungan

Born 1972

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6137 FILM

Philip L. Parslow

1936 - 2003

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6152 FILM

Tajamika Paxton

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6159 FILM

Theron Warth

1911 - 1974

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6195 FILM

Sanford Panitch

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6201 FILM

Clayton Townsend

Born 1957

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6212 FILM

Anthony Mondell

1916 - 2009

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6215 FILM

Robert John Rodriguez

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6258 FILM

Lyle Howry

Born 1958

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6262 FILM

Anthony Lawrence (scénariste)

Born 1928

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Rodney Liber

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Nick Bosustow

Born 1940

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6327 FILM

Todd Burns (producer)

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6330 FILM

Pancho Kohner

Born 1939

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6355 FILM

Eric Ro

Born 1981

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6408 FILM

Pascal Franchot

Born 1962

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6424 FILM

Marina Sargenti

Born 1947

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6462 FILM

Kathryn Ryan

Born 1983

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6531 FILM

Art Camacho

Born 1960

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6578 FILM

Stacy Sherman

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6651 FILM

Arlan Jewell

Born 1962

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6706 FILM

William R. Lasky

1921 - 1985

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6732 FILM

Bill Delano

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6737 FILM

Kevin Ellington Mingus

Born 1976

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6758 FILM

Jarod Daetwiler

Born 1973

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6764 FILM

David Blangsted

1936 - 2015

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6878 FILM

Gary Demos

Born 1950

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Gregg Champion

Born 1956

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Keith Barish

Born 1944

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