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
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  • Sports
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Politics & Law
  • Art & Design
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5701 BUSINESS

Eric Smidt

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5702 CARTOONIST

Stephen Bentley

Born 1954

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5703 MUSIC

Paul West (Pianist)

1935 - 2011

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5704 COACH

Richard Smith (American football coach)

Born 1955

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5705 ARTIST

Shane Guffogg

Born 1962

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5706 COACH

Scott Turner (American football coach)

Born 1982

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5707 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Charles Edson

1905 - 1988

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5708 BASKET

Steve Carfino

Born 1962

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5709 FOOTBALL

Andrés Malango

Born 1974

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5710 FOOTBALL

Orlando Ferrante

Born 1932

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5711 BUSINESS

Henry T. Mudd

1913 - 1990

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5712 SINGER

Wafah Dufour

Born 1979

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5713 RÉALISATEUR

Stanley Z. Cherry

1932 - 2006

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5714 ARCHITECT

Albert C. Martin Jr.

1913 - 2006

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5715 ACTOR

Patrick Brennan (actor)

Born 1974

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5716 ARTIST

Michael A. Cummings (quilter)

Born 1945

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5717 ACTOR

Ben Gleib

Born 1978

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5718 SONGWRITER

Jerry Styner

Born 1936

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5719 BASEBALL

Wally Wolf (baseball)

1942 - 2020

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5720 ACTOR

Augie Duke

Born 1986

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5721 PHYSICIST

Donald Merrifield

1928 - 2010

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5722 COMPOSER

Shep Crawford

Born 1970

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5723 CASTING DIRECTOR

Barry Moss

1940 - 2014

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5724 DESIGNER

Nats Getty

Born 1992

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5725 FOOTBALL

Jimmie Jones (running back)

Born 1950

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5726 BUSINESS

John A. Moran

Born 1932

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5727 MUSIC

Stella Levitt

Born 1930

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5728 FOOTBALL

Ronnie Shields (American football)

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5729 BUSINESS

Cooper Hefner

Born 1991

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5730 ACTOR

Teda Bracci

Born 1946

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5731 PRODUCER

DJ Jayceeoh

Born 1982

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5732 FOOTBALL

Brian Roberts (soccer)

Born 1982

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5733 AVIATOR

Farnum Fish

1896 - 1978

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5734 ACTOR

Paul H. Kim

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5735 MUSIC

Jimmy Pruett

Born 1925

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5736 MOBSTER

Louis Tom Dragna

1920 - 2012

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5737 PHYSICIAN

Anthony Shaw

1930 - 2015

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5738 SCULPTOR

Jud Fine

Born 1944

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5739 ACTOR

Ramona Langley

1893 - 1983

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5740 FILM

Brad Wyman

Born 1963

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5741 FOOTBALL

Clay Brown (American football)

Born 1958

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5742 ACTOR

Brigitta Stenberg

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5743 BASEBALL

Jim Pena

Born 1964

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5744 POLITICIAN

Bill Campbell (California politician)

Born 1942

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5745 BASKET

Kenny Booker

Born 1948

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5746 ART HISTORIAN

Donald Garstang

1946 - 2007

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5747 SINGER

Amanda Sudano

Born 1982

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5748 ACTOR

Marc Copage

Born 1962

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5749 PLAYER

Stephen Howard (rugby league)

Born 1987

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5750 BASEBALL

Mike Richardt

Born 1958

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5751 BASKET

Onyeka Okongwu

Born 2000

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5752 POLITICIAN

Ron Lurie

Born 1941

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5753 JOURNALIST

Audra Lowe

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5754 NFL

Erin Coscarelli

-

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5755 LAWYER

Rick Distaso

Born 1967

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5756 PENCILLER

Roger Armstrong

1917 - 2007

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5757 SINGER

Steven Ronald Jensen

1959 - 2005

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5758 WRITER

Vanessa Van Edwards

Born 1985

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5759 VIOLIN

Ambi Subramaniam

Born 1991

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5760 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Eric Paulos

Born 1969

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5761 FOOTBALL

Terrance Pennington

Born 1983

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5762 ENGINEER

Erik Bethke

Born 1972

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5763 MANAGER

Roger Lewis (Manager)

1912 - 1987

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5764 BASKET

Steve Cleveland

Born 1952

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5765 MUSIC

Bob Harris (Pianist)

1941 - 1993

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5766 SWIMMER

Norene Forbes

1914 - 2004

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5767 POLITICIAN

Sharon Quirk-Silva

Born 1962

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5768 BASEBALL

Tiny Chaplin

1905 - 1939

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5769 CHIEF OF STAFF

William W. Crouch

Born 1941

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5770 JUDGE

Vaino Spencer

1920 - 2016

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5771 MODEL

Greg Jein

-

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5772 ACTOR

May Heatherly

1942 - 2015

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5773 FOOTBALL

Nesby Glasgow

1957 - 2020

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5774 ACTOR

Bernie Gozier

1917 - 1979

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5775 ATHLETIC

Walter J. Zable

1915 - 2012

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5776 CINEMA

Dennis Dalzell

1935 - 2012

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5777 FILM

Patrick J. Palmer

Born 1935

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5778 AIRLINE PILOT

Candi Kubeck

1961 - 1996

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5779 AUDIO

Robert Wald (sound engineer)

Born 1948

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5780 SOCIOLOGIST

Benjamin H. Bratton

Born 1968

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5781 NOVELIST

Susan Kandel

Born 1961

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5782 POET

Angelo Nikolopoulos

Born 1981

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5783 ANIMATEUR

Louis Debney

1916 - 1986

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5784 FOOTBALL

Duval Love

Born 1963

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5785 FOOTBALL

Armond Smith

Born 1986

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5786 SINGER

Z LaLa

Born 1992

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5787 PRODUCER

Katherine Turman

-

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5788 CINEMATOGRAPHER

Buddy Noonan

1937 - 1989

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5789 BASEBALL

Horace Speed (baseball)

Born 1951

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5790 POLITICIAN

Autumn Burke

Born 1973

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5791 COACH

Bert LaBrucherie

1905 - 1986

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5792 ACTOR

Nicolas Cowan

Born 1979

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5793 ACTOR

Frank Slaten

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5794 POLITICIAN

Jeff Dial

Born 1976

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5795 JOURNALIST

Michael Scott Moore

Born 1969

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5796 ACTOR

Alex Nevil

Born 1965

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5797 BASKET

Glen McGowan

Born 1981

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5798 FOOTBALL

Donte Nicholson

Born 1981

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5799 FOOTBALL

Keenan Howry

Born 1981

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5800 BASEBALL

Vic Darensbourg

Born 1970

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5801 POLITICIAN

Jim Corbett (politician)

1924 - 2007

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5802 ACTOR

Russell Horton

Born 1941

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5803 FOOTBALL

Dominique Hatfield

Born 1994

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5804 JUDGE

Paul Lewis Abrams

Born 1958

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5805 COMPOSER

Dylan Berry

Born 1974

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5806 MARINE

Eugene A. Obregon

1930 - 1950

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5807 MUSIC

Pepper Jay

Born 1949

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5808 FOOTBALL

Jorge Flores (soccer)

Born 1977

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5809 JOURNALIST

Orit Arfa

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5810 POLITICIAN

Phil Soto

1926 - 1997

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5811 ACTOR

Tyler MacDuff

1925 - 2007

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5812 ATHLETIC

Maybelle Reichardt

1907 - 1999

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5813 ARCHITECT

David M. Schwarz

Born 1951

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5814 FOOTBALL

Keith Davis (linebacker)

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5815 FOOTBALL

Cindy Mosley

Born 1975

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5816 BASEBALL

Brian Cooper

Born 1974

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5817 PSYCHOLOGIST

Patricia McKinsey Crittenden

Born 1945

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5818 PAINTER

Milton Menasco

1890 - 1974

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5819 BASEBALL

Ed Wolfe

1929 - 2009

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5820 PRODUCER

Sidney Miller (musician)

Born 1980

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5821 BOTANIST

Myron William Kimnach

1922 - 2018

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5822 BASEBALL

Bob Pate

Born 1953

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5823 PROSECUTOR

Stanley Weisberg

Born 1944

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5824 ACTOR

Leslie Olivan

Born 1964

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5825 ACTOR

Jason Greene (Freckle)

Born 1988

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5826 ENGINEER

Xochi Birch

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5827 BASEBALL

Dorothy Harrell

1924 - 2011

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5828 BASEBALL

Jim Lentine

Born 1954

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5829 FOOTBALL

David Quesada

Born 1971

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5830 ARCHITECT

Michael Rotondi

Born 1949

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5831 FOOTBALL

Jerry Montgomery

Born 1979

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5832 ACTOR

Gable Carr

Born 1979

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5833 THEATRE

Luis Alfaro

Born 1963

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5834 FOOTBALL

Charles Jackson (linebacker)

Born 1955

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5835 MILITAR

Thomas Tackaberry

1923 - 2017

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5836 BASEBALL

Kerwin Danley

Born 1961

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5837 WRITER

P. G. Sturges

Born 1953

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5838 MUSIC

Punk Bunny

Born 1973

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5839 JOURNALIST

Natasha Vargas-Cooper

Born 1984

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5840 FOOTBALL

Kevin Jeon

Born 1993

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5841 COMPOSER

Gordon Zahler

1926 - 1975

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5842 ACTOR

L. J. Benet

Born 1997

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5843 DIPLOMAT

Robert O. Blake

1921 - 2015

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5844 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Saul N. Ramirez Jr.

Born 1958

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5845 MURALIST

Victor Ochoa

Born 1948

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5846 ACTOR

Paige Segal

Born 1987

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5847 ACTOR

Jon Timmons

Born 1991

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5848 FILM

Sanford Lieberson

Born 1936

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5849 ARTIST

Morgan O'Hara

Born 1941

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5850 POLITICIAN

Edmund D. Edelman

1930 - 2016

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5851 PHOTOGRAPHER

Albert Tillman

1928 - 2004

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5852 FOOTBALL

Sirr Parker

Born 1977

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5853 BUSINESS

Geoffrey Palmer (real estate developer)

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5854 BASEBALL

Norm Miller (baseball)

Born 1946

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5855 ACTOR

Wayne Grajeda

Died 2020

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5856 FOOTBALL

Tony Lorick

1941 - 2013

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5857 PHYSICIAN

Pam Ling

Born 1968

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5858 FOOTBALL

John Nolan (American football)

1899 - 1973

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5859 BUSINESS

George Dromgold

1893 - 1948

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5860 FOOTBALL

Sandy Durko

Born 1948

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5861 OFFICER

Paul L. Bates

1908 - 1995

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5862 OFFICER

Annette E. Brown

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5863 BASKET

Geoff Lear

Born 1970

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5864 FILM

Gary Adelson

Born 1953

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5865 ACTOR

Ethan Munck

Born 2003

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5866 GOLF

James Oh

Born 1982

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5867 JOURNALIST

Jenn Im

Born 1990

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5868 GAME

C. David Baker

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5869 INVESTMENT

Michael Grimes

Born 1966

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5870 ACTOR

Nova Ball

Born 1958

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5871 FOOTBALL

Dick Moje

Born 1927

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5872 FOOTBALL

Windlan Hall

Born 1950

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5873 SINGER

Vicki Vann

Born 1980

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5874 MUSIC

Raya Yarbrough

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5875 RAPPER

Willie B (producer)

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5876 CHEF

Jeff Henderson (chef)

-

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5877 JOURNALIST

Mary Nguyen

Born 1976

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5878 FOOTBALL

Ryan Felix

Born 1993

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5879 BASEBALL

Jim Strickland (baseball)

Born 1946

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5880 ACTOR

Dax Jordan

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5881 SPORT

Ken Korach

Born 1952

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5882 POLITICIAN

David Schultheis

Born 1940

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5883 CINEMA

John McPherson (Kameramann)

1941 - 2007

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5884 SINGER

Angel Faith

Born 1987

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5885 PLAYER

Doug Eisenman

Born 1968

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5886 POLITICIAN

Anthony Adams (politician)

Born 1971

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5887 FOOTBALL

Nic Grigsby

Born 1988

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5888 POLICE

Laurence Powell

Born 1962

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5889 ACTOR

Jacob Davich

Born 1990

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5890 ACTOR

Valorie Armstrong

Born 1941

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5891 COMPOSER

Griffith Rose

Born 1936

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5892 ACTOR

Katherine Crawford

Born 1944

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5893 FOOTBALL

Allen Yanes

Born 1997

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5894 JOURNALIST

Madeleine Brand

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5895 FILM

Chris Carter (American musician)

Born 1962

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5896 FOOTBALL

Bob Wilkinson

1927 - 2016

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5897 GOVERNOR

Richard Kauffman

Born 1955

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5898 LAWYER

Raul Anthony Ramirez

Born 1944

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5899 LAWYER

Shari Karney

Born 1954

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5900 FOOTBALL

Jim Obradovich

Born 1953

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5901 FOOTBALL

Alex Hoffman-Ellis

Born 1989

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5902 POLITICIAN

Bernie Richter

1931 - 1999

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5903 ACTOR

Dylan Boersma

Born 1995

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5904 MODEL

Sharon Ganish

Born 1983

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5905 FILM

Ralph Lazo

1924 - 1992

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5906 ACTOR

Nicolette Robinson

Born 1988

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5907 ACTOR

Lisa Fuson

Born 1963

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5908 FOOTBALL

Damien Richardson (American football)

Born 1976

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5909 COMPOSER

Stuart Michael Thomas

Born 1970

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5910 SCREENWRITER

Jason Horwitch

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5911 ACTOR

Ananda Jacobs

Born 1983

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5912 FOOTBALL

Lance Zeno

Born 1967

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5913 PRODUCER

Rednek

Born 1989

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5914 ACTOR

Steffi Sidney

1935 - 2010

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5915 FOOTBALL

Steve Busick

Born 1958

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5916 PLAYER

Jill Collymore

Born 1987

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5917 BUSINESS

Dan Riskin

Born 1971

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5918 SONGWRITER

Googie René

1927 - 2007

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5919 ACTOR

Lilly Evans

Born 1989

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5920 ACTOR

Xolo Maridueña

Born 2001

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5921 FOOTBALL

Byron Darby

Born 1960

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5922 BASKET

Rex Kalamian

-

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5923 FOOTBALL

George Hughley

1939 - 1999

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5924 WRITER

David Handler

Born 1952

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5925 FOOTBALL

J. D. Smith (fullback, born 1936)

Born 1936

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5926 RADIO

Marc Germain

Born 1967

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5927 AUTHOR

Robert Hendrickson (director)

Died 2016

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5928 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Doug Leeds

Born 1968

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5929 PSYCHOLOGIST

Thayne McCulloh

Born 1964

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5930 TELEVISION

Andrew Adelson

Born 1954

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5931 ACADEMIC

Gregory Pregill

Born 1946

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5932 FOOTBALL

Craig Ellis (gridiron football)

Born 1961

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5933 ACTOR

Amy Chance

Born 1975

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5934 FOOTBALL

Kevin McKenzie (American football)

Born 1975

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5935 FOOTBALL

Farrell Funston

Born 1936

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5936 ACTOR

Lauren Lindsey Donzis

Born 2004

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5937 PSYCHOLOGIST

Jeffrey S. Tanaka

1958 - 1992

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5938 TELEVISION

Robbie Countryman

-

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5939 SPORT

Jack Beckner

1930 - 2016

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5940 FOOTBALL

Milford Hodge

Born 1961

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5941 SPORT

Spencer Freedman

Born 1998

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5942 ACTOR

Daniel DiMaggio

Born 2003

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5943 ACTOR

Mike Simmrin

Born 1979

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5944 BASEBALL

Alec Distaso

1948 - 2009

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5945 WRESTLER

Tony Salantri

Born 1980

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5946 BASEBALL

Jake Caulfield

1917 - 1986

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5947 BASEBALL

Pete Schneider

1895 - 1957

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5948 CELLIST

Alison Chesley

Born 1960

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5949 POLITICIAN

Rosalind Wiener Wyman

Born 1930

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5950 PROSECUTOR

Ed Jagels

Born 1949

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5951 FOOTBALL

Bob Ferrell

Born 1952

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5952 FOOTBALL

Rocky Hinds

Born 1986

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5953 ACADEMIC

Scott Pace

Born 1959

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5954 AUTHOR

Allen Hunt

Born 1964

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5955 POLITICIAN

Susan Castillo

Born 1951

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5956 PRODUCER

Brian Malouf

Born 1955

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5957 POLITICIAN

Charlene Zettel

Born 1947

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5958 BUSINESS

E. Werner Reschke

Born 1965

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5959 FOOTBALL

Jack Dwyer

1927 - 1997

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5960 BUSINESS

Mitch Lasky

-

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5961 POLITICIAN

Nolan Frizzelle

1921 - 2013

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5962 BASEBALL

Gorman Heimueller

Born 1955

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5963 FOOTBALL

Ron Lewis (offensive lineman)

Born 1972

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5964 BASEBALL

Chris Green (baseball)

Born 1960

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5965 ACTOR

Rebecca Forsythe

Born 1990

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5966 ACTOR

Chance Perdomo

-

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5967 SAXOPHONIST

Will Connell

1938 - 2014

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5968 WINEMAKER

Sean Thackrey

-

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5969 FOOTBALL

Damone Johnson

Born 1962

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5970 BASEBALL

Charlie Hartman

1888 - 1960

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5971 FOOTBALL

David Grimes (American football)

Born 1986

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5972 SCREENWRITER

Prince Bagdasarian

Born 1984

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5973 CONSERVATIONIST

John Olmsted

1938 - 2011

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5974 PHYSIOLOGIST

Lyle McDonald

Born 1970

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5975 THEATER

Chip Chalmers

-

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5976 PAINTER

Gerald Hayes (artist)

Born 1940

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5977 ACTOR

Paige Tamada

Born 1985

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5978 BUSINESS

Kenneth True Norris Jr.

1930 - 1996

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5979 SONGWRITER

Beau Dozier

Born 1979

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5980 ARTIST

Michelle Fierro

Born 1967

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5981 FOOTBALL

George Smith (American football)

1914 - 1986

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5982 ACTOR

Jon Mullich

Born 1961

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5983 MUSIC

Mark Schulman

Born 1961

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5984 FOOTBALL

Kevin Prince

Born 1989

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5985 BASEBALL

Thelma Eisen

1922 - 2014

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5986 SPORT

Tommy Brackens

Born 1960

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5987 LAWYER

Laurie Levenson

-

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5988 PRODUCER

John Cossette

1957 - 2011

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5989 POLITICIAN

Marqueece Harris-Dawson

Born 1970

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5990 ARTIST

Sarah DeRemer

Born 1989

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5991 ARTIST

Alan Leitner

Born 1947

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5992 BASEBALL

Keith Smith (shortstop)

Born 1961

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5993 FILM

Jack Killifer

1898 - 1956

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5994 BASEBALL

Matt Whisenant

Born 1971

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5995 JOCKEY

Earl Graham

1911 - 1927

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5996 OCEANOGRAPHER

Timothy Gallaudet

Born 1967

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5997 SAXOPHONIST

Timo Shanko

Born 1968

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5998 ACTOR

Maria Hart

1923 - 2012

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5999 MYCOLOGIST

Steven Hayden Pollock

1947 - 1981

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6000 BASEBALL

Colin Ward (baseball)

Born 1960

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