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.

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6,947 notable people

3001 FOOTBALL

Jon Arnett

Born 1935

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3002 SINGER

Guy Allison

Born 1959

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3003 GYMNAST

George Roth

1911 - 1997

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3004 SINGER

Mr. Criminal

Born 1982

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3005 BASEBALL

Frank Sullivan (baseball)

1930 - 2016

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3006 PRODUCER

Mike Todd Jr.

1929 - 2002

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3007 BOXER

Dewey Cooper

Born 1974

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3008 MUSIC

Tiran Porter

Born 1948

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3009 ACTOR

Chloe Dior

Born 1978

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3010 BASKET

Jerome Henderson (basketball)

Born 1959

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3011 ACTOR

Monique DeMoan

Born 1973

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3012 SCIENTIST

Melville Nimmer

1923 - 1985

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3013 ENGINEER

Les Fresholtz

Born 1931

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3014 ASTRONOMER

Noel Swerdlow

Born 1941

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3015 MUSIC

King Lil G

Born 1986

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3016 PLAYER

Tom Bundy

1881 - 1945

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3017 FOOTBALL

Bruce Davis (linebacker)

Born 1985

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3018 BOXER

Genaro Hernández

1966 - 2011

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3019 METEOROLOGIST

Robert C. Miller

1920 - 1998

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3020 PRIEST

Michael Hughes Kenny

1937 - 1995

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3021 MUSIC

Kolleen Park

Born 1967

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3022 FILM

Lawrence D. Foldes

Born 1959

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3023 PHOTOGRAPHER

Sara Holt (artist)

Born 1946

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3024 LAWYER

Howard K. Stern

Born 1968

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3025 BASKET

Renaldo Woolridge

Born 1990

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3026 CINEMA

Gary B. Kibbe

1941 - 2020

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3027 MARTIAL ART

Khalil Rountree Jr.

Born 1990

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3028 ACTOR

Regan Reece

Born 1984

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3029 CINEMA

Wilfred M. Cline

1903 - 1976

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3030 ACTOR

Hannah Leder

Born 1986

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3031 BASKET

Chimezie Metu

Born 1997

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3032 ACTOR

Griffin O'Neal

Born 1964

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3033 ACTOR

Jill Remez

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3034 FOOTBALL

Chris Horton

Born 1984

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3035 SCREENWRITER

Sherm Cohen

Born 1965

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3036 ENGINEER

Jim Drake (engineer)

1929 - 2012

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3037 MUSIC

Leonard Shure

1910 - 1995

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3038 ACTOR

Paul Kratka

Born 1955

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3039 PHYSICIST

Richard Arnold Epstein

Born 1927

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3040 BASKET

John Mandic

1919 - 2003

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3041 ACTOR

Penny Bae Bridges

Born 1990

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3042 ACTOR

Cindy Ambuehl

Born 1965

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3043 POET

Laura Mullen

Born 1958

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3044 SINGER

Phillip Crosby

1934 - 2004

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3045 CINEMA

Charles Lawton Jr.

1904 - 1965

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3046 ACTOR

Taimak

Born 1964

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3047 BIOGRAPHER

Gerald Clarke (author)

Born 1937

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3048 SINGER

Robb Royer

Born 1942

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3049 ACTOR

Richard Cansino

Born 1953

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3050 MILITAR

Gabriel E. Gomez

Born 1965

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3051 PHOTOGRAPHER

Tom Frost

1936 - 2018

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3052 DRIVER

Roger Yasukawa

Born 1977

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3053 ACTOR

Craig Kirkwood

Born 1974

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3054 ACTOR

Holly Halston

Born 1974

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3055 BASKET

Travis Reed

Born 1979

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3056 ACTOR

Diana Bellamy

1943 - 2001

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3057 BASKET

Gary Hamilton (basketball)

Born 1984

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3058 FOOTBALL

Billy Miller (American football)

Born 1977

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3059 ACTOR

Oliver Davis (actor)

Born 1993

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3060 PLAYER

Lloyd Bourne

Born 1958

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3061 ACTOR

Kofi Siriboe

Born 1994

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3062 ACTOR

Jack Donner

1928 - 2019

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3063 FILM

Brooke Hunter

Born 1968

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3064 PORNOGRAPHER

Chuck Traynor

1937 - 2002

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3065 LAWYER

John F. Dockweiler

1895 - 1943

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3066 BASEBALL

Craig Worthington

Born 1965

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3067 DIPLOMAT

Julian Nava

Born 1927

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3068 PRIEST

Joseph Thomas McGucken

1902 - 1983

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3069 BASSIST

Paul Hinojos

Born 1975

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3070 ECONOMIST

Michael Mussa

1944 - 2012

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3071 FILM

Louis J. Horvitz

Born 1946

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3072 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Douglas Yates

Born 1964

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3073 ACTOR

Barboura Morris

1932 - 1975

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3074 SINGER

Emma Ruth Rundle

Born 1983

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3075 TRANSLATOR

Guy Bennett

Born 1960

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3076 ACTOR

Brendan O'Brien (voice actor)

Born 1962

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3077 FILM

Kristine Belson

Born 1964

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3078 ACTOR

Shelby Chong

Born 1948

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3079 POLITICIAN

Ronald P. Spogli

Born 1948

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3080 ARTIST

Lucien Smith

Born 1989

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3081 GOLF

Duffy Waldorf

Born 1962

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3082 MUSIC

Terry Trotter

Born 1940

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3083 ACTOR

Milo Manheim

Born 2001

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3084 ACTOR

Raquel Lee

Born 1986

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3085 POLO

Alan Mouchawar

Born 1960

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3086 ACTOR

Rain Pryor

Born 1969

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3087 WRITER

John Alfred "Jack" Webb

1916 - 2008

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3088 MUSIC

Anthony Ortega (musician)

Born 1928

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3089 BOXER

José Benavidez Jr.

Born 1992

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3090 CINEMA

Lloyd Ahern II

Born 1942

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3091 COMPOSER

Alex Lacamoire

Born 1975

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3092 BASEBALL

Chris Dominguez

Born 1986

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3093 BASEBALL

John Young (baseball)

1949 - 2016

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3094 FOOTBALL

Mike Wilson (wide receiver)

Born 1958

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3095 ARTIST

Martine Syms

Born 1988

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3096 BASKET

Dane Suttle

Born 1961

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3097 DECORATOR

Suzie Frankfurt

1931 - 2005

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3098 HOCKEY

Justin Morrison

Born 1979

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3099 WORLD WAR

Richard Overton Hunziker

1916 - 1971

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3100 ACTOR

Phillip Paley

Born 1963

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3101 ACTOR

Sean Richard Dulake

Born 1984

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3102 ACTOR

Mercedes Soler (actress)

1914 - 1971

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3103 FILM

Edward Curtiss

1898 - 1970

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3104 JOURNALIST

Natalie Massenet

Born 1965

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3105 BOXER

Joseph Salas

1903 - 1987

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3106 CREATIVE

Tony Baxter

Born 1947

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3107 ACTOR

DeVaughn Nixon

Born 1984

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3108 COMPOSER

John Coda

-

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3109 ACTOR

Carl Washington

Born 1978

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3110 ACTOR

Ava Kolker

Born 2006

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3111 ACTOR

Tim Jerome

Born 1943

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3112 ACTOR

R. J. Williams

Born 1978

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3113 ACTOR

Kent Masters King

Born 1974

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3114 COMPOSER

Kenneth Wannberg

Born 1930

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3115 ACTOR

Sally Stevens

-

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3116 BASEBALL

Darrin Jackson

Born 1963

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3117 ACTOR

Jacob Bertrand

Born 2000

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3118 CHOREOGRAPHER

Daniel Ezralow

Born 1956

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3119 TELEVISION

Barney Rosenzweig

Born 1937

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3120 ACTOR

Marty Belafsky

Born 1975

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3121 ACTOR

Kevin Kleinberg

Born 1982

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3122 JOURNALIST

Rory Markas

1955 - 2010

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3123 NOVELIST

James Thackara

Born 1944

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3124 BASEBALL

Leo Rosales

Born 1981

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3125 ACTOR

Ogie Banks

Born 1973

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3126 POLITICIAN

John Pérez

Born 1969

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3127 SINGER

Crosby Loggins

Born 1980

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3128 OFFICER

Thad Allen

Born 1949

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3129 RADIO

Larry Elder

Born 1952

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3130 ACTOR

Lily Cade

Born 1985

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3131 BASEBALL

Alan Wiggins

1958 - 1991

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3132 MUSIC

Wilber Morris

1937 - 2002

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3133 ATHLETIC

Glen Graham

1904 - 1986

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3134 ACTOR

Benjamin King (actor)

Born 1971

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3135 ART DIRECTOR

William Sandell

Born 1950

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3136 ACTOR

Jermaine Williams

Born 1982

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3137 ACTOR

Lennie Bluett

1919 - 2016

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3138 SCREENWRITER

Amy Keating Rogers

Born 1969

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3139 FOOTBALL

James Washington

Born 1965

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3140 ACTOR

James Douglas (actor)

1933 - 2016

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3141 FOOTBALL

Victor Butler

Born 1987

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3142 PHOTOGRAPHER

Eve Andree Laramee

Born 1956

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3143 FOOTBALL

Alexis Méndez (soccer)

Born 2000

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3144 OCEANOGRAPHER

John E. McCosker

Born 1945

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3145 ACTOR

Daryl Wein

Born 1983

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3146 WRITER

Paula Underwood

1932 - 2000

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3147 ACTOR

Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Born 1983

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3148 PRODUCER

RL Grime

Born 1991

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3149 POLITICIAN

LaToya Cantrell

Born 1972

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3150 PRIEST

Stephen Blaire

1941 - 2019

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3151 MUSIC

Don Peake

Born 1940

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3152 ENGINEER

Jack Ryan (designer)

1926 - 1991

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3153 ACTOR

Diane Mizota

Born 1973

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3154 GUITAR

Tony Peluso

1950 - 2010

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3155 ACTOR

Juanita Quigley

1931 - 2017

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3156 JUDGE

Sandra Segal Ikuta

Born 1954

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3157 HOCKEY

Matthew Ford (ice hockey)

Born 1984

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3158 FOOTBALL

Brian Robiskie

Born 1987

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3159 PHOTOGRAPHER

Ken Marcus

Born 1946

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3160 SINGER

Jeffrey Daniel

Born 1955

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3161 POET

Clive Matson

Born 1941

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3162 FOOTBALL

Bryan Gerzicich

Born 1984

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3163 ACTOR

Sherril Lynn Rettino

1956 - 1995

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3164 POLITICIAN

John M. Costello

1903 - 1976

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3165 ACTOR

Mimi Gianopulos

-

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3166 FILM

Pat O'Neill (filmmaker)

Born 1939

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3167 FOOTBALL

Aaron Cox

Born 1965

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3168 ACTOR

Blue Washington

1898 - 1970

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3169 ACTOR

Ron Hightower

Born 1966

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3170 WRITER

Cheryl Crane

Born 1943

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3171 BUSINESS

Richard W. Fisher

Born 1949

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3172 SCREENWRITER

Marc Handler

-

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3173 FILM

Alan Purwin

1962 - 2015

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3174 SWIMMER

Bowen Stassforth

1926 - 2019

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3175 ACTOR

Kristin Proctor

Born 1978

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3176 ACTOR

Caitlin Crosby

-

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3177 ACTOR

Michael Reisz

Born 1968

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3178 CLARINET

Dan Levinson

Born 1965

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3179 DARTS PLAYER

Stacy Bromberg

1956 - 2017

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3180 PHYSICIST

Stuart Freedman

1944 - 2012

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3181 SINGER

Sara Hershkowitz

Born 1980

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3182 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Alana Cordy-Collins

1944 - 2015

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3183 CINEMATOGRAPHER

Christopher Blauvelt

Born 1970

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3184 ACTOR

Jason Olive

Born 1972

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3185 HIGH JUMP

Coleen Sommer

Born 1960

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3186 WRITER

Jamake Highwater

1942 - 2001

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3187 ACTOR

Kathryne Dora Brown

Born 1971

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3188 ACTOR

Devon Alan

Born 1991

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3189 LAWYER

Juliette Kayyem

Born 1969

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3190 DIPLOMAT

Harry W. Shlaudeman

1926 - 2018

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3191 FILM

Stanley Sheff

-

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3192 DRIVER

Dick Rathmann

1924 - 2000

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3193 BANDLEADER

George Probert

1927 - 2015

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3194 WRITER

William Shunn

Born 1967

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3195 SCREENWRITER

Lucille Kallen

1922 - 1999

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3196 ACTOR

Robert Knapp (actor)

1924 - 2001

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3197 ACTOR

Winifred Bryson

1892 - 1987

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3198 BOTANIST

Reid Venable Moran

1916 - 2010

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3199 SINGER

Sherlie Matthews

Born 1934

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3200 ACTOR

Melora Harte

Born 1942

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3201 ACTOR

George Mann (vaudeville performer)

1905 - 1977

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3202 ACTOR

Richard Bekins

Born 1954

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3203 WRITER

Lisa Freeman

Born 1957

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3204 SINGER

Michael Corcoran (musician)

Born 1972

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3205 ACTOR

Amanda Seales

Born 1981

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3206 FOOTBALL

Bob Gagliano

Born 1958

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3207 PHOTOGRAPHER

Tim Zinnemann

Born 1940

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3208 BASEBALL

Chris Gomez

Born 1971

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3209 POLITICIAN

Ed Crane (political activist)

Born 1944

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3210 BASEBALL

Dennis Rasmussen (baseball)

Born 1959

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3211 JOURNALIST

Deroy Murdock

Born 1963

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3212 BASKET

Kris Johnson (basketball)

Born 1975

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3213 FILM

Greg Shapiro

Born 1972

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3214 SNOWBOARD

Bryan Iguchi

Born 1975

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3215 ACTOR

Amy Rutberg

Born 1981

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3216 ACTOR

Zackary Arthur

Born 2007

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3217 ACTOR

Jacqueline deWit

1912 - 1998

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3218 BASEBALL

Bobby Tolan

Born 1945

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3219 FOOTBALL

Kenechi Udeze

Born 1983

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3220 WRITER

Terri Farley

Born 1950

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3221 ATHLETIC

Bill Sefton

1915 - 1982

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3222 BASKET

Peter Thibeaux

Born 1961

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3223 ACTOR

Kayla Marie

Born 1984

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3224 EDITOR

Philippe Wamba

1971 - 2002

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3225 ACTOR

Dawn-Lyen Gardner

Born 1980

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3226 EDITOR

Monica C. Lozano

Born 1956

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3227 ACTOR

Sandra Tsing Loh

Born 1962

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3228 BASKET

Jose Slaughter

Born 1960

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3229 MUSIC

Doug Wieselman

Born 1954

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3230 SINGER

Carol Plantamura

Born 1941

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3231 FILM

Aubrey Scotto

1895 - 1953

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3232 ACTOR

Gary Jasgur

1935 - 1994

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3233 CONSERVATIONIST

Martin Litton (environmentalist)

1917 - 2014

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3234 FILM

Sharon Oreck

Born 1955

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3235 ACTOR

Mo McRae

Born 1982

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3236 SONGWRITER

Itaal Shur

Born 1966

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3237 ACTOR

Daniel Eric Gold

Born 1975

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3238 BASKET

Mickey Dillard

Born 1958

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3239 FILM

Mattie Do

-

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3240 SINGER

Sally Sweetland

1911 - 2015

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3241 BASKET

Louie Nelson

Born 1951

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3242 ACTOR

Sharon Hugueny

1944 - 1996

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3243 SINGER

Larry Hernandez

Born 1977

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3244 ACTOR

Wendy Windham

Born 1967

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3245 ACTOR

Arif S. Kinchen

Born 1973

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3246 BIOCHEMIST

Thomas Bruice

1925 - 2019

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3247 BASEBALL

Al Cowens

1951 - 2002

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3248 BASKET

Olympia Scott

Born 1976

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3249 PHYSICIST

David Saltzberg

Born 1967

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3250 PHYSICIST

Don Eigler

Born 1953

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3251 FOOTBALL

Anthony Miller (wide receiver, born 1965)

Born 1965

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3252 RAPPER

Sylk-E. Fyne

Born 1977

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3253 ACTOR

Ava Allan

Born 2000

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3254 ACTOR

Victoria Kimani

Born 1984

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3255 PLAYER

Dan Cassidy

Born 1961

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3256 ACTOR

Vondell Darr

1919 - 2012

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3257 BASKET

Askia Booker

Born 1993

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3258 PRIEST

Joseph Martin Sartoris

Born 1927

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3259 ACTOR

June Carlson

1924 - 1996

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3260 PHYSICIST

Bruce Winstein

1943 - 2011

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3261 SCREENWRITER

Robert E. Thompson (screenwriter)

1924 - 2004

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3262 SINGER

Sofia Richie

Born 1998

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3263 BASKET

Garrett Nevels

Born 1992

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3264 FOOTBALL

Haven Moses

Born 1946

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3265 SINGER

Taryll Jackson

Born 1975

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3266 MUSIC

Chris Weber

Born 1966

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3267 POLITICIAN

Alex Padilla

Born 1973

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3268 SPECIAL EFFECTS

Roger Heman Jr

1932 - 1989

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3269 FILM

Dean Goodhill

Born 1944

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3270 FOOTBALL

Chris Mims

1970 - 2008

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3271 BASKET

Ron Riley (basketball, born 1950)

Born 1950

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3272 GUITAR

Kent Henry

1948 - 2009

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3273 FOOTBALL

Sergio Kindle

Born 1987

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3274 ACTOR

Marco Rodríguez (actor)

Born 1953

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3275 ACTOR

Ariana Savalas

Born 1987

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3276 CHEF

Sandra Lee (chef)

Born 1966

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3277 ACTRESS

Tiffany Michelle

Born 1984

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3278 ACTOR

Teddy Eccles

Born 1955

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3279 ACTOR

Hank Bell

1892 - 1950

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3280 PAINTER

Nancy Chunn

Born 1941

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3281 SCREENWRITER

Dave Finkel

Born 1970

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3282 FOOTBALL

Mark Fields (American football)

Born 1972

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3283 ATHLETE

Tom Sims

1950 - 2012

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3284 ACTOR

Kerry Rossall

Born 1947

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3285 FOOTBALL

Sherman Augustus

Born 1959

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3286 JOURNALIST

Michele Ruiz

Born 1967

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3287 PLAYER

James Fitzpatrick (rugby union)

1892 - 1973

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3288 ACTOR

Peter Robbins (actor)

Born 1956

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3289 LAWYER

Samuel Conti

1922 - 2018

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3290 HOLLYWOOD

Roy Seawright

1905 - 1991

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3291 ACTOR

Don Marion Davis

1917 - 2012

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3292 TELEVISION

Frederick E.O. Toye

Born 1967

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3293 BOXER

Jack Thompson (boxer)

1904 - 1946

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3294 SINGER

Stew (musician)

Born 1961

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3295 PRODUCER

Victor Nelli Jr.

-

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3296 ACTOR

Jessika Van

Born 1985

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3297 PLAYER

Mike Franks (tennis)

Born 1936

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3298 ACTOR

Kerrigan Mahan

Born 1955

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3299 FLAUTIST

Lynwood Slim

1953 - 2014

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3300 BOXER

Daniel Roman (boxer)

Born 1990

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