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

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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
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6,947 notable people

2701 PAINTER

John Levee

1924 - 2017

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2702 ACTOR

Tom Nardini

Born 1945

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2703 DRUMMER

Ron Wilson (drummer)

1944 - 1989

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2704 PAINTER

Lari Pittman

Born 1952

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2705 PROSECUTOR

Thomas W. Sneddon Jr.

1941 - 2014

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2706 BASKET

Carl Shy

1908 - 1991

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2707 ANIMATOR

Walt Stanchfield

1919 - 2000

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2708 ARTIST

Sammy Harkham

Born 1980

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2709 CINEMA

Dana Gonzales

Born 1963

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2710 BASKET

Doug Thomas

Born 1983

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2711 ACTOR

Coleby Lombardo

Born 1978

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2712 MUSIC

Henry Franklin

Born 1940

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2713 ESSAYIST

Greta Gaard

Born 1960

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2714 ACTOR

Karla Lane

Born 1987

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2715 PROFESSOR

Paul Orfalea

Born 1947

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2716 JOURNALIST

Marc Cooper

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2717 SINGER

Anna Homler

Born 1948

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2718 PERCUSSIONIST

Coke Escovedo

1941 - 1986

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2719 FILM

Joseph McMillan Johnson

1912 - 1990

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2720 HISTORIAN

Hallie Rubenhold

Born 1971

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2721 ACTOR

Grant Cramer

Born 1961

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2722 POLITICIAN

Frederick Eaton

1856 - 1934

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2723 CHOREOGRAPHER

Lil' C

Born 1983

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2724 ACTOR

Paula Irvine

Born 1968

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2725 PRODUCER

Morgan Webb

Born 1978

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2726 WRESTLER

Pepper Gomez

1927 - 2004

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2727 DRUMMER

Amery Smith

Born 1964

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2728 SINGER

Gabriel Traversari

Born 1963

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2729 ACTOR

Patricia Morrow

Born 1944

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2730 MARTIAL ART

Heather Jo Clark

Born 1980

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2731 MUSIC

Luis Bonilla

Born 1965

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2732 ACTOR

Buck Young

1920 - 2000

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2733 ACTOR

Jack Grinnage

Born 1931

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2734 CURATOR

Ann Goldstein (curator)

Born 1957

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2735 POLITICIAN

Robert Badham

1929 - 2005

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2736 ECONOMIST

Scott Rozelle

Born 1955

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2737 RAPPER

Slim the Mobster

Born 1979

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2738 PLAYER

Linda Chisholm

Born 1957

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2739 SCREENWRITER

Arnaud d'Usseau

1916 - 1990

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2740 NOVELIST

Dafydd ab Hugh

Born 1960

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2741 ACTOR

David Gore

Born 1996

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2742 MOTION PICTURE

Scott Millan

Born 1954

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2743 FILM

Matt Tyrnauer

Born 1950

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2744 ACTOR

Chelse Swain

Born 1983

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2745 BASKET

Ronnie Grandison

Born 1964

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2746 SCREENWRITER

Stephen Geller

-

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2747 BASKET

Marcel Jones (basketball)

Born 1985

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2748 ACTOR

Marlene Clark

Born 1949

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2749 COACH

Tom Tellez

Born 1933

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2750 PAINTER

Alison Van Pelt

Born 1963

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2751 ECONOMIST

Wallace E. Oates

1937 - 2015

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2752 MUSIC

Keaton Simons

Born 1978

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2753 BASKET

Steve Trumbo

Born 1960

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2754 ACTOR

Richard Cabral

Born 1984

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2755 FILM

Brad Mirman

Born 1953

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2756 ACTIVIST

Robert Park (activist)

Born 1981

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2757 MUSIC

Buddy Moreno

1912 - 2015

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2758 ACTOR

Jessica Keenan Wynn

Born 1986

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2759 ROWER

Duvall Hecht

Born 1930

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2760 ATHLETIC

James Butts

Born 1950

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2761 MUSIC

Dan Estrin

Born 1976

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2762 FILM

Walt Martin

1945 - 2014

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2763 ATHLETE

Brad Kearns

Born 1965

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2764 ACTOR

Vanessa Marquez (actress)

1968 - 2018

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2765 PRODUCER

Adam Siegel

Born 1969

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2766 FILM

George White (film editor)

1911 - 1998

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2767 FILM

Steven E. Gordon

Born 1960

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2768 PRIEST

John Thomas Steinbock

1937 - 2010

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2769 LAWYER

Dennis Richardson (politician)

1949 - 2019

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2770 COMEDIAN

Brody Stevens

1970 - 2019

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2771 PLAYER

Kathleen Harter

Born 1946

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2772 DRIVER

Richie Ginther

1930 - 1989

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2773 ACADEMIC

Tanya Atwater

Born 1942

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2774 BASKET

Reshanda Gray

Born 1993

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2775 AUTHOR

Eddie Little

1955 - 2003

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2776 ACTOR

Meagan Holder

Born 1984

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2777 NOVELIST

José Antonio Villarreal

1924 - 2010

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2778 ACTOR

Edouard Trebaol

1905 - 1944

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2779 PLAYER

Jonathan Canter

Born 1965

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2780 ACTOR

True O'Brien

Born 1994

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2781 SINGER

Jamie Stewart (musician)

Born 1978

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2782 SINGER

Damon Edge

1949 - 1995

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2783 FILM

Jonathan Kaufer

1955 - 2013

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2784 FOOTBALL

Duane Bickett

Born 1962

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2785 MAGIC

Mark Edward

Born 1951

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2786 PHILOSOPHER

Joseph Levine (philosopher)

Born 1952

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2787 LINGUIST

Nicholas Evans (linguist)

Born 1956

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2788 DRUMMER

Athena Lee

Born 1964

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2789 FILM

Dann Cahn

1923 - 2012

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2790 AUTHOR

Margaret Seltzer

Born 1975

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2791 WRESTLER

Bison Smith

1973 - 2011

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2792 SCREENWRITER

Julia Cho

Born 1975

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2793 BASKET

Lewis Brown (basketball)

1955 - 2011

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2794 BASEBALL

Claudell Washington

1954 - 2020

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2795 ACTOR

Arielle Vandenberg

Born 1986

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2796 FOOTBALL

Robin Cole

Born 1955

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2797 ACADEMIC

Jere H. Lipps

Born 1939

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2798 BASEBALL

Jason Thompson (first baseman, born 1954)

Born 1954

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2799 FOOTBALL

Gaston Green

Born 1966

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2800 BASKET

Dwayne Polee

Born 1963

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2801 ACTOR

Susan Bay

Born 1943

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2802 BASKET

James Cotton (basketball)

Born 1975

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2803 ACTOR

Davey Lee

1924 - 2008

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2804 ACTOR

Gordon Oliver

1910 - 1995

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2805 PLAYER

Barbara Enright

Born 1949

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2806 CRIMINAL

Raymond Washington

1953 - 1979

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2807 JOURNALIST

Stan Chambers

1923 - 2015

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2808 POLITICIAN

William M. Ketchum

1921 - 1978

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2809 MANAGER

Roy Ash

1918 - 2011

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2810 ACTOR

Linda Wang

Born 1945

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2811 FOOTBALL

Terry Donahue

Born 1944

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2812 SINGER

Rhetta Hughes

Born 1953

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2813 FOOTBALL

Bruce Savage

Born 1960

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2814 ACTOR

Galen Gering

Born 1971

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2815 MODEL

Ananda Lewis

Born 1973

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2816 BALLOONIST

Lawnchair Larry flight

1949 - 1993

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2817 SINGER

Marq Torien

Born 1964

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2818 POLITICIAN

Thomas M. Rees

1925 - 2003

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2819 ACTOR

Cassia Riley

Born 1980

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2820 MUSIC

Willie Jones III

Born 1968

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2821 RAPPER

Serio (rapper)

-

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2822 ACTOR

Matt Weinberg

Born 1990

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2823 PHYSICIST

Stan Frankel

1919 - 1978

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2824 ACTOR

Bart Braverman

Born 1946

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2825 BASKET

Anthony Taylor (basketball)

Born 1965

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2826 DANCE

Deborah Jowitt

Born 1934

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2827 FOOTBALL

Manu Tuiasosopo

Born 1957

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2828 ACTOR

Judy Nugent

Born 1940

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2829 ACTOR

Patric Zimmerman

Born 1954

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2830 BASSIST

Josh Paul (musician)

Born 1977

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2831 MATHEMATICIAN

Eric Weinstein

Born 1965

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2832 SINGER

Dan Stuart

Born 1961

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2833 ACTOR

Kelly Leigh

Born 1967

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2834 WRITER

Patrick Madrid

Born 1960

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2835 BASKET

Darrell Allums

Born 1958

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2836 SINGER

Toni Fisher

1924 - 1999

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2837 VISUAL EFFECTS

Kevin Mack (visual effects artist)

Born 1959

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2838 PHOTOGRAPHER

Wayne Schoenfeld

Born 1948

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2839 POLITICAL

Steven Aftergood

Born 1956

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2840 POLITICIAN

Gil Cisneros

Born 1971

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2841 ACTOR

Phil Abrams

Born 1959

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2842 ACTOR

Yvonne Arias

Born 1976

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2843 MATHEMATICIAN

Richard Schwartz (mathematician)

Born 1966

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2844 BASEBALL

Todd Steverson

Born 1971

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2845 FILM

Rob Hedden

Born 1954

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2846 EQUESTRIAN

Lucy Davis (equestrian)

Born 1992

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2847 RAPPER

Paperboy (rapper)

Born 1969

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2848 BANDLEADER

Ollie Mitchell

1927 - 2013

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2849 STATISTICIAN

Donald Allan Darling

1915 - 2014

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2850 ACTOR

Carol Adams (actress)

1918 - 2012

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2851 ATHLETIC

Delos Thurber

1916 - 1987

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2852 BASEBALL

Gil Velazquez

Born 1979

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2853 ACTOR

Philip Hurlic

1927 - 2014

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2854 ACTOR

Bruce Marchiano

Born 1956

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2855 BASEBALL

Chris Donnels

Born 1966

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2856 MILITAR

Louis C. Menetrey

1929 - 2009

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2857 ACTOR

Ian Chen (actor)

Born 2006

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2858 MUSIC

Jackie Kelso

1922 - 2012

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2859 SINGER

Joanna Stingray

Born 1960

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2860 BUSINESS

William Saito

Born 1971

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2861 PRODUCER

Brian Howes

Born 1975

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2862 ACTOR

Luna Blaise

Born 2001

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2863 ACTOR

Brenda Epperson

Born 1965

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2864 BOXER

Don Jordan

1934 - 1997

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2865 FOOTBALL

Spencer Paysinger

Born 1988

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2866 BASSIST

Kelly Garni

Born 1957

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2867 ACTOR

Jimmy Keegan

Born 1969

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2868 ACTOR

David Hartford

1873 - 1932

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2869 BASEBALL

Brian Downing

Born 1950

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2870 ACTOR

Mandela Van Peebles

Born 1994

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2871 COMPOSER

Paul Dresher

Born 1951

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2872 RAPPER

Subtitle (rapper)

Born 1978

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2873 CARTOONIST

Joyce Farmer

Born 1938

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2874 JOURNALIST

Alex Marlow

Born 1986

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2875 FILM

Ned Tanen

1931 - 2009

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2876 ACTOR

Reiko Sato

1931 - 1981

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2877 BASKET

Gerald Robinson (basketball, born 1984)

Born 1984

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2878 ARTIST

C. R. Stecyk III

Born 1950

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2879 ZOOLOGIST

Charles Herbert Lowe

1920 - 2002

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2880 ACTOR

Barbara Lang (film actress)

1928 - 1982

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2881 ACTOR

Buddy Swan

1929 - 1993

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2882 STATISTICIAN

Lawrence D. Brown

1940 - 2018

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2883 ACTOR

Colby Paul

Born 1992

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2884 ACTOR

Scott Marlowe

1932 - 2001

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2885 ACTOR

Aria Curzon

Born 1987

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2886 SHOT PUTTER

Ramona Pagel

Born 1961

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2887 PAINTER

Mark Bradford

Born 1961

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2888 PHYSICIST

William Bialek

Born 1960

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2889 ACTOR

Joe Brooks (actor)

1923 - 2007

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2890 ACTOR

Giselle Bonilla

Born 1994

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2891 PRODUCER

David Anderle

1937 - 2014

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2892 PLAYER

Cursty Jackson

Born 1990

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2893 PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Hal Gausman

1917 - 2003

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2894 BASKET

Stephan Hicks

Born 1992

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2895 MUSIC

Chris Cacavas

Born 1961

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2896 ACTOR

Kitten

Born 1975

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2897 ACTOR

Manuel Padilla Jr.

1956 - 2008

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2898 PHYSICIAN

David Ludwig (physician)

Born 1957

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2899 PLAYER

Carly Wopat

Born 1992

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2900 NOVELIST

Charles Yu

Born 1976

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2901 PLAYER

Julia Sampson Hayward

1934 - 2011

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2902 SINGER

Kris Lawrence

Born 1982

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2903 FOOTBALL

Brian Price (American football, born 1989)

Born 1989

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2904 SOCIOLOGIST

Ralph Larkin

Born 1940

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2905 CHOREOGRAPHER

LaVelle Smith Jr.

-

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2906 ACTOR

Shedrack Anderson III

Born 1977

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2907 SCREENWRITER

Cyril O'Reilly

Born 1958

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2908 SCREENWRITER

Peter Gaffney

-

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2909 FILM

Andrew Ahn

-

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2910 ATHLETIC

Mable Fergerson

1955 - 2001

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2911 ACTOR

Logan O'Brien

Born 1992

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2912 ACTOR

Jordan Garrett

Born 1992

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2913 BASEBALL

Mark Gardner (baseball)

Born 1962

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2914 FOOTBALL

Chris Carter (linebacker)

Born 1989

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2915 ACTOR

Nan Leslie

1926 - 2000

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2916 GOLF

David Lipsky (golfer)

Born 1988

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2917 ACTOR

Nita Bieber

1926 - 2019

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2918 SONGWRITER

Jeff Blue

Born 1967

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2919 AUTHOR

T Cooper

Born 1972

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2920 ATHLETIC

Jessica Cosby

Born 1982

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2921 SCREENWRITER

Joe Ruby

1939 - 2020

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2922 LAWYER

Allan O. Hunter

1916 - 1995

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2923 BASEBALL

Hunter Greene (baseball)

Born 1999

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2924 ACTOR

B. Reeves Eason Jr.

1914 - 1921

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2925 ACTOR

John Maucere

Born 1964

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2926 BOXER

Steven Luevano

Born 1981

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2927 ACTOR

Kate Murtagh

1920 - 2017

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2928 ACTOR

Andre Stojka

Born 1944

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2929 BASKET

Andy Johnson (basketball)

1932 - 2002

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2930 FILM

David Blewitt

1928 - 2010

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2931 ACTOR

Kipp Hamilton

1935 - 1981

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2932 NATURALIST

Kenneth S. Norris

1924 - 1998

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2933 MODEL

Twinka Thiebaud

Born 1945

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2934 PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Oliver Emert

1902 - 1975

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2935 PLAYER

Drew Gitlin

Born 1958

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2936 POET

Deborah A. Miranda

Born 1961

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2937 ACTOR

Taylor Dearden

Born 1993

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2938 POLITICIAN

Kathy Augustine

1956 - 2006

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2939 FILM

Walt Mulconery

1932 - 2001

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2940 NOVELIST

Matthew Specktor

Born 1966

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2941 PIANIST

Eric Le Van

Born 1964

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2942 BASKET

Roy Hamilton (basketball)

Born 1957

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2943 ACTOR

Emily Schulman

Born 1977

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2944 ARTIST

Martin Kersels

Born 1960

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2945 ARTIST

Stan Cross

1888 - 1977

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2946 SCREENWRITER

Darren Swimmer

Born 1965

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2947 ACTOR

Phyllis Hodges Boyce

1936 - 2010

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2948 ACTOR

Vivian Edwards

1896 - 1949

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2949 ACTOR

Carlos Romero (actor)

1927 - 2007

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2950 WRITER

Yvonne Frost

Born 1931

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2951 FILM

Abigail Disney

Born 1960

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2952 DRIVER

Manny Ayulo

1921 - 1955

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2953 SPRINT

Jeff Williams (sprinter)

Born 1965

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2954 ENGINEER

Steve Pederson (sound engineer)

Born 1957

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2955 BUSINESS

Dean Zanuck

Born 1972

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2956 ACTOR

Bridget Hoffman

Born 1995

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2957 SINGER

Denise Lor

1929 - 2015

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2958 PLAYER

Riza Zalameda

Born 1986

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2959 BASEBALL

Bill Singer

Born 1944

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2960 POET

Will Alexander (poet)

Born 1948

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2961 GEOLOGIST

Warren B. Hamilton

1925 - 2018

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2962 BASEBALL

Dan Ford

Born 1952

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2963 SKIER

Wendy Allen

Born 1944

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2964 PAINTER

Matthew Day Jackson

Born 1974

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2965 ART DIRECTOR

Robert Kinoshita

1914 - 2014

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2966 FILM

Hilton A. Green

1929 - 2013

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2967 BASKET

Ralph Jackson

Born 1962

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2968 ACTOR

Judy Pace

Born 1942

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2969 BUSINESS

Shlomo Rechnitz

Born 1971

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2970 ACTOR

Heidi Schanz

Born 1973

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2971 FOOTBALL

Curtis Marsh Jr.

Born 1988

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2972 ACTOR

Harper Carter

Born 1939

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2973 ACTOR

Richard Lupino

1929 - 2005

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2974 SCREENWRITER

Ryne Douglas Pearson

Born 1964

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2975 ACTOR

Zoë Poledouris

Born 1973

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2976 ROCK

Rob King

Born 1970

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2977 SINGER

Barbara Lyon

1931 - 1995

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2978 JOURNALIST

Jonathan Franklin

Born 1964

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2979 BASKET

Bud Palmer

1921 - 2013

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2980 SINGER

Eartha (musician)

-

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2981 PRIEST

Francis Quinn

1921 - 2019

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2982 CHEMIST

Michael D. Fayer

Born 1947

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2983 ARTIST

Stephan von Huene

1932 - 2000

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2984 COMPOSER

John Schneider (guitarist)

Born 1950

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2985 CONVICT

Steve "Clem" Grogan

Born 1951

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2986 SKIER

Jim Barrows

Born 1944

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2987 PHOTOGRAPHER

David Seidner

1957 - 1999

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2988 SINGER

Pat Hoed

Born 1963

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2989 FOOTBALL

Nate Orchard

Born 1993

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2990 CERAMIST

Kenneth Price

1935 - 2012

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2991 SWIMMER

Wally Wolf

1930 - 1997

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2992 FILM

Don Guidice

1932 - 2010

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2993 DIVER

Michael Galitzen

1909 - 1959

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2994 BASKET

Brian Jackson (basket-ball, 1959)

Born 1959

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2995 SWIMMER

Ludy Langer

1893 - 1984

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2996 ACTOR

Julie Dassin

Born 1945

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2997 GUITAR

Alan Boguslavsky

Born 1965

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2998 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jeff Dunas

Born 1954

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2999 PHOTOGRAPHER

Judy Fiskin

Born 1945

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3000 MUSIC

Nokuthula Ngwenyama

Born 1976

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