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.

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4801 PHOTOGRAPHER

Patrick Ecclesine

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4802 POLITICIAN

Michael Allen (California politician)

Born 1947

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4803 WRITER

Ashley Nicole Black

Born 1985

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4804 JOCKEY

Johnny Sellers

1937 - 2010

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4805 RAPPER

Chilly Chill

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4806 SONGWRITER

Rick Coonce

1946 - 2011

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4807 ACTOR

Lucile Fairbanks

1917 - 1999

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4808 CREATIVE

DJ Vice

Born 1978

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4809 ACTOR

Tifanie Christun

Born 1957

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4810 BIOLOGIST

Bret Weinstein

Born 1969

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4811 ACTOR

George Sawaya

1923 - 2003

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4812 POET

Barbara Gibbs Golffing

1912 - 1993

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4813 FOOTBALL

Marvcus Patton

Born 1967

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4814 BASKET

Willy Wilson

Born 1980

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4815 PRODUCER

Brad Laner

Born 1966

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4816 BASEBALL

Morris Nettles

1952 - 2017

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4817 MUSIC

Tracy Michaelz

1974 - 2008

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4818 FOOTBALL

Brad Ecklund

1922 - 2010

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4819 WRITER

Charlie Viracola

Born 1963

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4820 OBOIST

Ashley Dzerigian

Born 1983

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4821 POLITICIAN

Matt Dababneh

Born 1982

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4822 POLITICIAN

Craig Huey

Born 1950

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4823 BOXER

Cleotis Pendarvis

Born 1986

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4824 BASEBALL

Annabelle Lee

1922 - 2008

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4825 MUSIC

Sherman Austin

Born 1983

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4826 ACTOR

Gary Lundy

Born 1981

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4827 BOXER

Jesse Burnett

Born 1946

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4828 ARTIST

Cameron Jamie

Born 1969

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4829 FOOTBALL

Terrell Williams

Born 1974

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4830 ACTOR

June Gittelson

1910 - 1993

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4831 FOOTBALL

Kareem Kelly

Born 1981

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4832 BASKET

Justin Johnson (cestista 1988)

Born 1988

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4833 BASEBALL

Dan Larson

Born 1954

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4834 POLITICIAN

Pat Nolan

Born 1950

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4835 FOOTBALL

Donte Gamble

Born 1978

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4836 FOOTBALL

Reno Mahe

Born 1980

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4837 BASKET

Mike Santos

1956 - 2008

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4838 MUSIC

Cynthia Phelps

Born 1961

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4839 DANCER

Lilly Tartikoff

Born 1953

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4840 AIRFORCE

Elizabeth Chambers (pilot)

1920 - 1961

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4841 COMPOSER

Jeffrey Burns

1950 - 2004

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4842 MODEL

Veronica Portillo

Born 1977

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4843 TELEVISION

Sheldon Epps

Born 1952

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4844 SINGER

Angie Fisher

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4845 SKATER

Amanda Sunyoto-Yang

Born 1992

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4846 VISUAL EFFECTS

Howard A. Anderson Jr.

1920 - 2015

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4847 ACTOR

Shanna Ferrigno

Born 1981

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4848 LINGUIST

William Fulco

Born 1936

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4849 MUSIC

Jack Schaeffer

Born 1946

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4850 OFFICER

Roy Marlin Voris

1919 - 2005

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4851 ACTOR

Mario Jackson

1961 - 2007

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4852 COMPOSER

Carolyn Yarnell

Born 1961

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4853 ACTOR

Albie Selznick

Born 1959

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4854 ROWER

Nareg Guregian

Born 1989

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4855 FOOTBALL

Jason Boyce

Born 1975

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4856 ENGINEER

Steve Kirsch

Born 1956

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4857 RAPPER

RoccStar

Born 1989

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4858 ACTOR

Corinne Foxx

Born 1994

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4859 ACTOR

JD McCrary

Born 2007

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4860 ACTOR

Mercy Malick

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4861 ACTOR

Will Seltzer

Born 1948

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4862 ACTOR

Carrie Keagan

Born 1980

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4863 FILM

James D. Brubaker

Born 1937

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4864 BUSINESS

Kurt Rappaport

Born 1971

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4865 RACER

Bobby Schwartz

Born 1956

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4866 COACH

Steve Clarkson

Born 1961

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4867 AUDIO

Dan Dugan (audio engineer)

Born 1943

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4868 SINGER

Tre Capital

Born 1995

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4869 ACTOR

Roger Garrett (actor)

1940 - 2000

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4870 PRESENTER

Naomi Robson

Born 1963

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4871 WRESTLER

Dark Journey (wrestling)

Born 1957

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4872 PRODUCER

Fred Sledge Smith

1933 - 2005

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4873 RAPPER

Malcolm Mays

Born 1990

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4874 ACTOR

Kat Dior

Born 1993

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4875 ACADEMIC

Kevin G. Welner

Born 1963

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4876 LAWYER

Edward Whelan (American lawyer)

Born 1960

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4877 ACTOR

Flower Edwards

Born 1974

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4878 PRODUCER

Tracy Newman

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4879 PRIEST

Timothy Edward Freyer

Born 1963

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4880 FILM

Sandy King

Born 1952

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4881 ACTOR

Monica Lacy

Born 1970

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4882 FOOTBALL

Josh Bell (gridiron football)

Born 1985

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4883 BASEBALL

Mark Clear

Born 1956

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4884 BASEBALL

Shawn Barton

Born 1963

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4885 ACTOR

Andrew Paris

Born 1964

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4886 FOOTBALL

Miguel Palafox

Born 1994

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4887 PLAYER

Sam Match

1923 - 2010

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4888 NUN

Antonia Brenner

1926 - 2013

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4889 FOOTBALL

Richard Bell (American football)

Born 1967

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4890 ACTOR

Mason Alan Dinehart

Born 1936

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4891 AUTHOR

James Tomkovicz

Born 1951

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4892 CITY COUNCIL

Michael Woo

Born 1951

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4893 FILM

John Wellington Ennis

Born 1973

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4894 BASEBALL

Bobby Darwin

Born 1943

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4895 ACTOR

Taylor-Ann Hasselhoff

Born 1990

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4896 WRITER

Arthur Lyons

1946 - 2008

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4897 FOOTBALL

David Williams (wide receiver)

Born 1963

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4898 SCREENWRITER

Charles K. Eastman

1929 - 2009

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4899 WRITER

Monica Larner

Born 1970

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4900 ACTOR

Eduardo Xol

Born 1966

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4901 SCREENWRITER

Del Reisman

1924 - 2011

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4902 ACTOR

Sawa Suicide

Born 1978

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4903 FOOTBALL

George Youngblood

Born 1945

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4904 DEPUTY

Joon Kim

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4905 BOXER

Tony Baltazar

Born 1961

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4906 DEPUTY

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall

Born 1959

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4907 ACTOR

Alex Henteloff

Born 1942

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4908 ART DIRECTOR

William A. Elliott

Born 1953

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4909 LAWYER

Jackie Lacey

Born 1957

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4910 PIANIST

Jessica Dobson

Born 1984

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4911 PERCUSSIONIST

Kenny Endo

Born 1953

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4912 FOOTBALL

Jamel White

Born 1978

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4913 BASEBALL

Jim McAnany

1936 - 2015

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4914 ACTIVIST

Irena Medavoy

Born 1958

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4915 MARTIAL ART

Ulysses Gomez

Born 1983

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4916 PLAYER

Howard Andrew

Born 1934

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4917 BASEBALL

Hub Kittle

1917 - 2004

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4918 ACTOR

Candy Ford

Born 1971

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4919 JOURNALIST

Anselma Dell'Olio

Born 1941

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4920 WRITER

Dana Johnson

Born 1967

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4921 FOOTBALL

Jim Sears

1931 - 2002

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4922 TELEVISION

Christian I. Nyby II

Born 1941

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4923 FOOTBALL

Al Smith (American football)

Born 1964

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4924 SINGER

Canela Cox

Born 1984

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4925 SINGER

Leah Randi

Born 1970

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4926 FOOTBALL

Marquis Jackson

Born 1990

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4927 ACTOR

Edward Grover

1932 - 2016

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4928 COMPOSER

Lawrence Moss

Born 1927

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4929 CRITIC

Nicolas Belfrage

Born 1940

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4930 MUSIC

Bruce Williamson (singer)

1964 - 2020

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4931 FOOTBALL

Andrew Robiskie

Born 1989

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4932 WRITER

Peter Collier (writer)

1939 - 2019

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4933 FOOTBALL

Eric Zomalt

Born 1972

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4934 FOOTBALL

Caylin Hauptmann

Born 1991

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4935 FILM

Josephine Wayne

1908 - 2003

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4936 ACTOR

Laurie Cadevida

Born 1984

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4937 FOOTBALL

Kamau Peterson

Born 1978

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4938 LAWYER

Joshua Marquis

Born 1952

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4939 ACTOR

Blake Lindsley

Born 1973

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4940 POLITICIAN

Marc Levine

Born 1974

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4941 SCREENWRITER

William Wellman Jr.

Born 1937

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4942 SOCIOLOGIST

Don Zimmerman (sociologue)

Born 1937

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4943 PHOTOGRAPHER

John Engstead

1909 - 1983

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4944 PRIEST

J. Jon Bruno

Born 1946

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4945 ACTOR

Kevin West

Born 1965

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4946 JOURNALIST

Christy Lemire

Born 1972

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4947 FOOTBALL

Bill Fisk

1916 - 2007

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4948 COMPOSER

Dana Karl Glover

Born 1958

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4949 FOOTBALL

Lynn Cain

Born 1955

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4950 FILM

Helaine Head

Born 1947

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4951 BASEBALL

Jim McGlothlin

1943 - 1975

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4952 PHYSICIST

Raymond L. Orbach

Born 1934

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4953 ACTOR

Annie Lee (actress)

Born 1977

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4954 BASEBALL

Doug Hansen

1928 - 1999

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4955 TELEVISION

Griff Jenkins

Born 1970

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4956 FOOTBALL

Tydus Winans

Born 1972

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4957 FOOTBALL

Scott Lockwood

Born 1968

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4958 POLITICIAN

Vincent de Roulet

1925 - 1975

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4959 POLITICIAN

Tony Mendoza (politician)

Born 1971

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4960 LAWYER

Debra Wong Yang

Born 1959

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4961 BASKET

Joe Shipp

Born 1981

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4962 BALLOONIST

Larry Newman (aviator)

1947 - 2010

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4963 FOOTBALL

Aaron Mitchell (American football)

Born 1956

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4964 FOOTBALL

Steve Folsom

Born 1958

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4965 MAGAZINE

Carol Eden

Born 1942

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4966 ACTOR

Carey Scott

Born 1965

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4967 KILLER

Michael Hughes (serial killer)

Born 1956

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4968 MARTIAL ART

Chad George

Born 1982

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4969 ACTOR

Michael Brainard

Born 1965

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4970 ACTOR

Julie Garfield

Born 1946

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4971 BUSINESS

Arlene Harris (inventor)

Born 1948

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4972 NOVELIST

Michelle Izmaylov

Born 1991

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4973 FENCER

Peter Schifrin

Born 1958

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4974 PLAYWRIGHT

Mark Handley

Born 1956

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4975 POLITICIAN

Bill Rosendahl

1945 - 2016

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4976 COMPOSER

George William Weidler

1926 - 1989

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4977 SCREENWRITER

Jonathan Benair

1950 - 1998

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4978 PLAYER

Toni Pulu

Born 1988

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4979 ATHLETIC

Jerry Siebert

Born 1938

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4980 WRITER

Anthony Linick

Born 1938

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4981 CELLIST

Melissa Hasin

Born 1954

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4982 PHYSIOLOGIST

Randall William Davis

Born 1952

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4983 ACTOR

Cynthia Pepper

Born 1940

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4984 ACTOR

Jarrett Lennon

Born 1982

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4985 DESIGNER

Humberto Leon

Born 1975

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4986 ACTOR

Don Powell

Born 1936

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4987 ACTOR

Ricky Kelman

Born 1950

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4988 LAWYER

Jon F. Vein

Born 1963

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4989 ACTOR

Rachel Solari

Born 1986

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4990 PHOTOGRAPHER

Donald Miralle

Born 1974

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4991 JOURNALIST

Paul Moyer

Born 1941

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4992 ACTOR

Susan Henning

Born 1947

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4993 JOURNALIST

Adrianna Costa

Born 1981

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4994 SINGER

Jess Wolfe

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4995 FILM

Christopher Hibler

1942 - 2010

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4996 PAINTER

Frank Martínez (artist)

1924 - 2013

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4997 JOCKEY

Curtis Young

Born 1981

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4998 FOOTBALL

Gene Gaines

Born 1938

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4999 EXECUTIVE

Clark Peterson

Born 1966

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5000 ACTOR

Melissa Newman

Born 1961

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5001 MATHEMATICIAN

Michael Shulman (mathematician)

Born 1980

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5002 ATTORNEY

Larry Solov

Born 1968

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5003 ACTOR

Gregg Marx

Born 1955

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5004 ACTOR

Lorinne Vozoff

Born 1932

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5005 CINEMA

Stephen M. Katz

Born 1946

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5006 FOOTBALL

Glyn Milburn

Born 1971

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5007 ACTOR

Fred Asparagus

1947 - 1998

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5008 RACING

Ryan Phinny

Born 1989

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5009 EDITOR

Frederick Brown (sound editor)

1935 - 2003

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5010 BASEBALL

Ron Stillwell

1939 - 2016

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5011 POLITICIAN

Curren Price

Born 1950

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5012 POLITICIAN

Rod Pacheco

Born 1958

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5013 SHERIFF

Scott Jones (Sheriff)

Born 1967

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5014 DESIGNER

Ted Graber

1920 - 2000

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5015 JOURNALIST

Alex Witt

Born 1961

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5016 POLITICIAN

Sean Wallentine

Born 1970

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5017 HISPANIST

Thomas Albert Lathrop

1942 - 2014

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5018 POLITICIAN

Rocky Chávez

Born 1951

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5019 DESIGNER

Carol Lim

Born 1975

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5020 SKATEBOARD

Kristos Andrews

Born 1990

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5021 HISTORIAN

Antulio J. Echevarria, II.

Born 1959

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5022 ACTOR

Bruce Guerin

1919 - 2012

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5023 SWIMMER

Richard McGeagh

Born 1944

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5024 POLITICIAN

Bill Paparian

Born 1949

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5025 ANIMATOR

Bob Kurtz (animator)

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5026 PAINTER

Margaret Kelley

Born 1954

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5027 POLITICIAN

Phil Wyman

1945 - 2019

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5028 ACTOR

Gillian Iliana Waters

Born 1975

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5029 WRITER

Donald Prell

1924 - 2020

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5030 MANAGER

Leila Steinberg

Born 1961

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5031 ACTOR

Michael Winkelman

1946 - 1999

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5032 ARCHITECT

Joel Bergman

1936 - 2016

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5033 BASEBALL

Ed Jurak

Born 1957

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5034 SCREENWRITER

Karl Geurs

Born 1948

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5035 ACTOR

Gene Collins

Born 1932

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5036 MARTIAL ART

Charlie Valencia

Born 1974

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5037 ARTIST

Kira Lynn Harris

Born 1963

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5038 ACTOR

Billy Hughes (actor)

1948 - 2005

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5039 OFFICER

Steven A. White

Born 1928

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5040 SPORT

John Franklin-Myers

Born 1996

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5041 SINGER

Jah Paul Jo

1956 - 2014

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5042 COMPOSER

Chloe Flower

Born 1985

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5043 FILM

Paul Soriano

Born 1981

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5044 BUSINESS

Bud Colligan

Born 1954

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5045 RACING

George Mack

Born 1968

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5046 BUSINESS

Curtis Lee (entrepreneur)

Born 1977

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5047 PRODUCER

Marc Jameson

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5048 SPORT

Jerry Richardson (American football)

Born 1941

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5049 KILLER

John Floyd Thomas Jr.

Born 1936

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5050 POLITICIAN

Rocky Delgadillo

Born 1960

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5051 ACTOR

Jay Jennings

Born 1965

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5052 ACTOR

Michael Saucedo

Born 1970

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5053 FOOTBALL

Derrick Oden

Born 1970

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5054 FOOTBALL

Ronnie Yell

Born 1991

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5055 MARTIAL ART

Dan Christison

Born 1972

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5056 ACTOR

John Close

1921 - 1963

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5057 BASEBALL

Rip Russell

1915 - 1976

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5058 ENGINEER

Victor Poor

1933 - 2012

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5059 COACH

Joe Cain (American football)

Born 1965

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5060 MILITAR

James Anderson Jr.

1947 - 1967

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5061 SCREENWRITER

Luisa Leschin

Born 1953

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5062 BASEBALL

Hank Workman

1926 - 2020

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5063 COMPOSER

Burke Trieschmann

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5064 SWIMMER

Molly Botkin

Born 1943

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5065 HURDLER

Ron Copeland

Born 1946

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5066 POLITICAL

Patricia Duff

Born 1954

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5067 FILM

William C. Thomas

1903 - 1984

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5068 SCREENWRITER

Charles Grayson (writer)

1903 - 1973

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5069 ACADEMIC

Javon Johnson

-

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5070 SINGER

Ken Stacey

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5071 BASEBALL

Bert Whaling

1888 - 1965

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5072 SERIAL KILLER

Juan Segundo (murderer)

Born 1963

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5073 MISSING

Bradley Smith (Holocaustleugner)

1930 - 2016

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5074 FOOTBALL

C. R. Roberts

Born 1936

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5075 LAWYER

Michael Trope

Born 1951

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5076 LINGUIST

G. R. Thompson

Born 1937

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5077 FOOTBALL

Jim Wilks

Born 1958

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5078 SINGER

Laura Molina (artist)

Born 1957

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5079 LAWYER

T. J. Burke

Born 1972

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5080 SWIMMER

Iris Cummings

Born 1920

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5081 SINGER

Jenna Drey

-

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5082 MUSIC

Eddie St. James

Born 1962

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5083 MURALIST

Tristan Eaton

Born 1978

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5084 BASEBALL

Tom Griffin (baseball)

Born 1948

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5085 FOOTBALL

Bruce Lemmerman

Born 1945

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5086 POLITICIAN

Fran Pavley

Born 1948

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5087 MUSIC

Sexy Sax Man

Born 1988

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5088 PLAYER

Reckful

1989 - 2020

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5089 POLITICIAN

Laura Thielen

Born 1961

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5090 BIOLOGIST

Jeffrey E. Barlough

Born 1953

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5091 DRIVER

Randy Baker

Born 1958

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5092 POLITICIAN

Holly Mitchell

Born 1964

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5093 ACTOR

Patricia Dunn (actress)

1930 - 1990

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5094 FOOTBALL

Daniel Munyer

Born 1992

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5095 BUSINESS

Norman Pattiz

Born 1943

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5096 BASEBALL

Ryan Karp

Born 1970

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5097 MUSIC

Adam Papagan

Born 1988

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5098 MUSIC

Rushton Moreve

1948 - 1981

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5099 FOOTBALL

Edgar Espinoza

Born 1989

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5100 ARCHITECT

Shoji Sadao

1927 - 2019

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