34.0546° N, 118.2482° W

LOS ANGELES

Most Famous People Born in Los Angeles, United States

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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Los Angeles during each.

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

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

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

Los Angeles over-indexes on actor4.8× the global rate.

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

  1. Actor1,787
  2. Football505
  3. Film365
  4. Singer294
  5. Baseball287
  6. Basket252
  7. Music248
  8. Politician200
  1. Actor1,7874.8×
  2. Screenwriter1454.8×
  3. Producer884.4×
  4. Film3654.3×
  5. Baseball2873.6×
  6. Basket2522.9×
  7. Music2482.5×
  8. Photographer692.1×
  1. Politician2000.2×
  2. Writer1400.6×
  3. Football5050.7×

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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0901 ACTOR

Dick Gautier

1931 - 2017

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0902 SINGER

Joshua Kadison

Born 1963

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0903 DANCER

Iris Adrian

1912 - 1994

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0904 CINEMA

Fred J. Koenekamp

1922 - 2017

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0905 MUSIC

Mike Einziger

Born 1976

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0906 ACTOR

Michael Fishman

Born 1981

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0907 ACTOR

Billy Chapin

1943 - 2016

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0908 ART DEALER

Larry Gagosian

Born 1945

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0909 BASKET

Tina Thompson

Born 1975

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0910 ACTOR

Naomi Russell

Born 1983

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0911 BASKET

Alex Hannum

1923 - 2002

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0912 SCULPTOR

Shinkichi Tajiri

1923 - 2009

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0913 ACTOR

Lindsay Frost

Born 1962

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0914 GUITAR

Nita Strauss

Born 1986

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0915 SCREENWRITER

Christopher Mitchum

Born 1943

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0916 CHILD

Maureen Reagan

1941 - 2001

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0917 SCREENWRITER

Matt Winston

Born 1970

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0918 ACTOR

Raquel Alessi

Born 1983

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0919 ACTOR

Johnny Strong

Born 1979

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0920 ACTOR

Kym Karath

Born 1958

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0921 ACTOR

Melody Thomas Scott

Born 1956

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0922 ACTOR

Maya Kazan

Born 1986

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0923 ACTOR

Alex McKenna

Born 1984

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0924 ACTOR

Morton Downey Jr.

1933 - 2001

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0925 FILM

Matthew Rolston

Born 1955

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0926 FILM

Vincent McEveety

1929 - 2018

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0927 BASKET

David Blu

Born 1980

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0928 FILM

Roger Barton (film editor)

Born 1965

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0929 AUTHOR

Danny Sugerman

1954 - 2005

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0930 NOVELIST

Peter Craig

Born 1969

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0931 FILM

Curtis Harrington

1926 - 2007

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0932 FILM

Robert Butler (director)

Born 1927

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0933 SCREENWRITER

Gregory Widen

Born 1958

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0934 ACTOR

Dominic Scott Kay

Born 1996

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0935 BASSIST

Joey Vera

Born 1963

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0936 PLAYER

Tamarine Tanasugarn

Born 1977

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0937 COMPOSER

Justin Hurwitz

Born 1985

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0938 FILM

Richard Chew

Born 1940

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0939 ACTOR

Emma Schweiger

Born 2002

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0940 SINGER

Cherrelle

Born 1958

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0941 BASEBALL

Jeff Weaver

Born 1976

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0942 ACTOR

Butch Patrick

Born 1953

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0943 WRESTLER

Joey Ryan (wrestler)

Born 1979

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0944 ACTOR

Wendy Kilbourne

Born 1964

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0945 SINGER

Keith Morris

Born 1955

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0946 ACTOR

Brian Patrick Wade

Born 1978

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0947 ACTOR

Christina Crawford

Born 1939

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0948 GUITAR

Steve Khan

Born 1947

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0949 WRITER

Michael Grant (author, born 1954)

Born 1954

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0950 ACTOR

Justice Smith

Born 1995

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0951 FILM

David Brenner (editor)

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0952 PRODUCER

Paul Tibbitt

Born 1968

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0953 BASKET

Andre Miller

Born 1976

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0954 ACTOR

William Henry (actor)

1914 - 1982

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0955 FILM

Barbara Hammer

1939 - 2019

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0956 FILM

Walt Becker

Born 1968

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0957 FILM

Christian Nyby

1913 - 1993

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0958 MUSIC

Gary Karr

Born 1941

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0959 ACTOR

K. T. Stevens

1919 - 1994

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0960 FILM

Arthur Schmidt (film editor)

Born 1937

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0961 ACTOR

Judie Aronson

Born 1964

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0962 MUSIC

Mickey Avalon

Born 1975

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0963 ACTOR

Fay McKenzie

1918 - 2019

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0964 ANIMATOR

Josh Cooley

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0965 WRITER

Zoltan Istvan

Born 1973

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0966 ACTOR

Cammie King

1934 - 2010

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0967 ACTOR

Sarah Ramos

Born 1991

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0968 CONDUCTOR

Lawrence Foster

Born 1941

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0969 MUSIC

David Hidalgo

Born 1954

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0970 BASSIST

Patricia Morrison

Born 1962

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0971 ACTOR

Dean Collins (actor)

Born 1990

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0972 POLICE

James Dougherty

1921 - 2005

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0973 ACTOR

Robert Clotworthy

Born 1955

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0974 FILM

Randa Haines

Born 1945

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0975 ACTOR

Jade Pettyjohn

Born 2000

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0976 ACTOR

Diane Delano

Born 1957

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0977 ACTOR

Jessica DiCicco

Born 1980

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0978 POLITICIAN

Nils Muižnieks

Born 1964

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0979 MUSIC

Jimmy Knepper

1927 - 2003

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0980 ACTOR

Jack Bannon

1940 - 2017

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0981 PHOTOGRAPHER

Audie England

Born 1967

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0982 ACTOR

Helen Westcott

1928 - 1998

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0983 ACTOR

Brando Eaton

Born 1986

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0984 SCREENWRITER

Adela Rogers St. Johns

1894 - 1988

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0985 CINEMA

Matthew F. Leonetti

Born 1941

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0986 ACTOR

Alex Greenwald

Born 1979

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0987 COMPOSER

Herb Geller

1928 - 2013

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0988 SINGER

Han Ye-seul

Born 1981

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0989 ACTOR

Craig R. Baxley

Born 1949

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0990 CINEMA

Bruce Surtees

1937 - 2012

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0991 SINGER

Allison Balson

Born 1969

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0992 ACTOR

Jackson Brundage

Born 2001

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0993 ACTOR

Erica Gavin

Born 1947

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0994 RAPPER

Mann (rapper)

Born 1991

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0995 CARDINAL

Justin Francis Rigali

Born 1935

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0996 NOVELIST

Hanya Yanagihara

Born 1974

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0997 YOUTUBER

Jordan Maron

Born 1992

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0998 SCREENWRITER

Jennifer Edwards

Born 1957

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0999 FILM

Jennifer Todd

Born 1969

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1000 ACTOR

Alton Brown

Born 1962

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1001 MUSIC

Ken Stringfellow

Born 1968

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1002 ACTOR

Marisa Ramirez

Born 1977

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1003 FILM

Morgan Neville

Born 1967

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1004 WRESTLER

Cameron (wrestler)

Born 1987

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1005 MUSIC

Busdriver

Born 1978

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1006 ACTOR

Yurizan Beltran

1986 - 2017

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1007 GYMNAST

Peter Vidmar

Born 1961

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1008 SAXOPHONIST

Big Jay McNeely

1927 - 2018

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1009 FOOTBALL

Amro Tarek

Born 1992

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1010 ACTOR

Wesley Jonathan

Born 1978

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1011 ACTOR

David Glen Eisley

Born 1952

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1012 WRITER

Dan Fante

1944 - 2015

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1013 COMPOSER

Sharon Sheeley

1940 - 2002

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1014 BASKET

Allen Crabbe

Born 1992

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1015 MUSIC

Shlohmo

Born 1990

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1016 ACTOR

Patrick Cassidy (actor)

Born 1962

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1017 ACTOR

Kinzie Kenner

Born 1984

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1018 SINGER

Steve Wynn (musician)

Born 1960

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1019 ACTOR

Janice Kawaye

Born 1970

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1020 SCENOGRAPHER

Robert F. Boyle

1909 - 2010

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1021 RAPPER

Evidence (musician)

Born 1976

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1022 ACTOR

Lloyd Sherr

Born 1956

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1023 SCREENWRITER

John Meredyth Lucas

1919 - 2002

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1024 RAPPER

Aceyalone

Born 1970

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1025 ACTOR

Gabriella Fox

Born 1989

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1026 COMPOSER

Patrick O'Hearn

Born 1954

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1027 ACTOR

Tyrone Power Jr.

Born 1959

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1028 ACTOR

Lon McCallister

1923 - 2005

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1029 SINGER

Jerome Hines

1921 - 2003

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1030 ASTRONOMER

Michael Turner (cosmologist)

Born 1949

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1031 ART HISTORIAN

George Kubler

1912 - 1996

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1032 ARTIST

Wild Man Fischer

1944 - 2011

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1033 FILM

James Goldstone

1931 - 1999

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1034 SPRINT

Ryan Bailey (sprinter)

Born 1989

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1035 PHOTOGRAPHER

Holly Randall

Born 1978

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1036 ACTOR

Malcolm Danare

Born 1962

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1037 ACTOR

Brennan Brown

Born 1968

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1038 ACTOR

Will Hutchins

Born 1930

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1039 ACTOR

Eli Craig

Born 1972

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1040 POLITICIAN

Howard Berman

Born 1941

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1041 COMPOSER

Miles Goodman

1949 - 1996

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1042 ACTOR

James Griffith

1916 - 1993

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1043 ACTOR

Jack Johnson (actor)

Born 1987

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1044 ACTOR

Frank Zagarino

Born 1950

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1045 SINGER

Bob Forrest

Born 1961

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1046 ACTOR

Susanne Blakeslee

Born 1956

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1047 FILM

Gary Goetzman

Born 1952

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1048 SINGER

Carnie Wilson

Born 1968

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1049 ACTOR

Diva Zappa

Born 1979

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1050 SCREENWRITER

Steven Barnes

Born 1952

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1051 ACTOR

Louise Sorel

Born 1940

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1052 ACTOR

Alyssa Diaz

Born 1985

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1053 CLARINET

Buddy Collette

1921 - 2010

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1054 ACTOR

William Bakewell

1908 - 1993

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1055 ACTOR

Jack Larson

1928 - 2015

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1056 WRESTLER

Cheerleader Melissa

Born 1982

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1057 RADIO

Michael Reagan

Born 1945

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1058 WRITER

Eric Nylund

Born 1964

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1059 SKATER

Tai Babilonia

Born 1959

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1060 SINGER

Angelo Moore

Born 1965

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1061 FILM

Richard Elfman

Born 1949

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1062 ACTOR

Robin Mattson

Born 1956

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1063 FILM

Stuart Heisler

1896 - 1979

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1064 ECONOMIST

Edith Penrose

1914 - 1996

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1065 FILM

Bobby Roth

Born 1950

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1066 MUSIC

Dave Kushner

Born 1966

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1067 BASEBALL

Eric Davis (baseball)

Born 1962

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1068 ARTIST

Michael Asher (artist)

1943 - 2012

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1069 FILM

Tony Randel

Born 1956

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1070 BUSINESS

Amy Pascal

Born 1958

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1071 ACTOR

Steven St. Croix

Born 1968

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1072 FILM

Gregory Dark

Born 1957

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1073 FILM

Michael Arias

Born 1968

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1074 ACTOR

Mike Weinberg

Born 1993

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1075 FILM

Don Lusk

1913 - 2018

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1076 ACTOR

Robert Oliveri

Born 1978

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1077 MUSIC

Gerald Albright

Born 1957

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1078 CONDUCTOR

Henry Lewis (musician)

1932 - 1996

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1079 ENTREPRENEUR

Travis Kalanick

Born 1976

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1080 BASKET

Jrue Holiday

Born 1990

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1081 JOURNALIST

David Gregory (journalist)

Born 1970

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1082 ACTOR

Erika Slezak

Born 1946

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1083 CHILD

Diane Disney Miller

1933 - 2013

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1084 ACTOR

Anndi McAfee

Born 1979

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1085 SINGER

Tony Campos

Born 1973

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1086 ARTIST

Frances Bean Cobain

Born 1992

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1087 FILM

David Kirschner

Born 1955

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1088 PLAYER

Ellsworth Vines

1911 - 1994

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1089 BASKET

Jordan Hamilton

Born 1990

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1090 COMPOSER

Cliff Eidelman

Born 1964

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1091 MUSIC

Johnette Napolitano

Born 1957

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1092 MUSIC

Stanley Crouch

1945 - 2020

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1093 ACTOR

Duane Chase

Born 1950

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1094 CINEMA

Joseph LaShelle

1900 - 1989

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1095 ACTOR

Jon Provost

Born 1950

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1096 FILM

Vicky Jenson

Born 1960

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1097 FILM

Jack Haley Jr.

1933 - 2001

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1098 MUSIC

Moodymann

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1099 ACTOR

James Kirkwood Jr.

1924 - 1989

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1100 MUSIC

Mark Volman

Born 1947

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1101 BASKET

Solomon Hill (basketball)

Born 1991

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1102 FOOTBALL

Ali Riley

Born 1987

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1103 COMEDIAN

Patrick Bristow

Born 1962

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1104 SCENOGRAPHER

Rick Carter

Born 1952

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1105 POET

Jack Spicer

1925 - 1965

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1106 BASKET

Bryce Dejean-Jones

1992 - 2016

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1107 COMPOSER

Jeff Rona

Born 1957

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1108 SPRINT

Jeneba Tarmoh

Born 1989

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1109 ACTOR

Christina Robinson (actress)

Born 1997

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1110 SCREENWRITER

Brett Morgen

Born 1968

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1111 PLAYER

Darlene Hard

Born 1936

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1112 WRESTLER

T. J. Perkins

Born 1984

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1113 SCREENWRITER

Peter Stone

1930 - 2003

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1114 GUITAR

Mark St. John

1956 - 2007

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1115 ACTOR

Spencer Garrett

Born 1963

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1116 ARTIST

Ron Cobb

1937 - 2020

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1117 ACTOR

Tisha Sterling

Born 1944

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1118 ACTOR

Natasha Melnick

Born 1984

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1119 MUSIC

Greg Cohen

Born 1953

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1120 BASKET

Arron Afflalo

Born 1985

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1121 BASKET

Amir Johnson

Born 1987

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1122 CINEMA

Donald Peterman

1932 - 2011

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1123 COSTUME DESIGNER

William Travilla

1920 - 1990

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1124 SCREENWRITER

Chris Brancato

Born 1962

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1125 ACTOR

Thom Mathews

Born 1958

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1126 DRUMMER

Janet Weiss

Born 1965

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1127 SINGER

Donna De Lory

Born 1964

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1128 ACTOR

Aurora Perrineau

Born 1994

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1129 ACTOR

Richard Steven Horvitz

Born 1966

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1130 COMPOSER

Richard Band

Born 1953

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1131 FOOTBALL

Jack McBean

Born 1994

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1132 ACTOR

Christopher Buchholz

Born 1962

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1133 CEO

Evan Spiegel

Born 1990

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1134 ACTOR

Jerry Houser

Born 1952

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1135 ACTOR

Catlin Adams

Born 1950

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1136 ACTOR

Nadia Styles

Born 1982

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1137 BASEBALL

Trevor Bauer

Born 1991

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1138 PRODUCER

Randy Spelling

Born 1978

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1139 FILM

Jerry Jameson

Born 1934

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1140 PLAYER

Mike Matusow

Born 1968

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1141 ACTOR

Selena Steele

Born 1961

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1142 ACTOR

Margaret Sheridan

1926 - 1982

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1143 MUSIC

Alan O'Day

1940 - 2013

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1144 MUSIC

Arthur Blythe

1940 - 2017

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1145 ACTOR

Melissa Francis

Born 1972

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1146 ACTOR

Greer Grammer

Born 1992

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1147 FILM

Christopher Coppola

Born 1962

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1148 MUSIC

Egyptian Lover

Born 1963

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1149 ACTOR

Fran Ryan

1916 - 2000

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1150 ACTOR

Deborah Rennard

Born 1959

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1151 MAGIC

Cyril Takayama

Born 1973

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1152 ACTOR

Barbara Garrick

Born 1965

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1153 ACTOR

Marcus T. Paulk

Born 1986

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1154 ACTOR

Bill Lancaster

1947 - 1997

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1155 ACTOR

Julie Berman

Born 1983

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1156 BASKET

Ekene Ibekwe

Born 1985

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1157 NOVELIST

Jesse Kellerman

Born 1978

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1158 ACTOR

Lane Toran

Born 1982

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1159 BASEBALL

Eric Chavez

Born 1977

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1160 ACTOR

Billie Thomas

1931 - 1980

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1161 FOOTBALL

Mark Brunell

Born 1970

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1162 SINGER

Russell Mael

Born 1948

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1163 SCREENWRITER

Matt Nix

Born 1971

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1164 FOOTBALL

Ben Davidson

1940 - 2012

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1165 FOOTBALL

Kenny Washington (American football)

1918 - 1971

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1166 BASEBALL

Kevin Millar

Born 1971

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1167 ACTOR

Marie Mosquini

1899 - 1983

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1168 SINGER

Joe Inoue

Born 1985

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1169 ACTOR

Rik Van Nutter

1929 - 2005

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1170 SCREENWRITER

Alexandra Cassavetes

Born 1965

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1171 ACTOR

Onslow Stevens

1902 - 1977

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1172 BASEBALL

Joe Gordon

1915 - 1978

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1173 ACTOR

Issa Rae

Born 1985

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1174 ACTOR

Carmen de Lavallade

Born 1931

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1175 ACTOR

Sondra Currie

Born 1947

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1176 FOOTBALL

John O'Brien (soccer)

Born 1977

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1177 GUITAR

DeWayne McKnight

Born 1954

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1178 ACTOR

Howard McNear

1905 - 1969

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1179 COMPOSER

Craig Safan

Born 1948

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1180 MODEL

Whitney Port

Born 1985

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1181 ACTOR

Catherine Reitman

Born 1981

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1182 PRODUCER

Tokimonsta

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1183 ATHLETIC

Dwight Stones

Born 1953

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1184 BASKET

George Yardley

1928 - 2004

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1185 MODEL

Alyssa Miller

Born 1989

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1186 BASEBALL

Kevin Pillar

Born 1989

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1187 ACTOR

Jo Ann Harris

Born 1949

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1188 MUSIC

J-five

Born 1983

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1189 ACTOR

Jordan Belfi

Born 1978

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1190 FILM

Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker)

1897 - 1952

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1191 ACTOR

Colin Cunningham

Born 1966

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1192 ACTOR

Gabriella Hall

Born 1966

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1193 ANIMATOR

Kim Deitch

Born 1944

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1194 ACTOR

Joe Adler

Born 1993

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1195 COMPOSER

Mark Morgan (composer)

Born 1961

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1196 ENTREPRENEUR

Johnny Kitagawa

1931 - 2019

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1197 SINGER

Nina Nastasia

-

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1198 SINGER

Harry Crosby (businessman)

Born 1958

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1199 BUSINESS

Jerry Jones

Born 1942

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1200 FILM

Jeff Pollack

1959 - 2013

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