34.0546° N, 118.2482° W

LOS ANGELES

Most Famous People Born in Los Angeles, USA

Notable people
6,947
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1958
Most distinctive
Actor 4.8×

A one-industry town that happens to be the entertainment industry. Roughly a quarter of all notable births in Los Angeles work somewhere in film — actors, animators, art directors, production designers, stunt performers, cinematographers — at concentrations no other city comes close to matching. There is almost no one here born before the studios arrived, and almost everyone after is, in one way or another, on the call sheet.

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

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What Los Angeles Is Known For

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

Los Angeles over-indexes on actor 4.8× the global rate.

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

  1. Actor 1,787 4.8×
  2. Football 505 0.7×
  3. Film 365 4.3×
  4. Singer 294 2.0×
  5. Baseball 287 3.6×
  6. Basket 252 2.9×
  7. Music 248 2.5×
  8. Politician 200 0.2×
  1. Actor 1,787 4.8×
  2. Screenwriter 145 4.8×
  3. Producer 88 4.4×
  4. Film 365 4.3×
  5. Baseball 287 3.6×
  6. Basket 252 2.9×
  7. Music 248 2.5×
  8. Photographer 69 2.1×
  1. Politician 200 0.2×
  2. Writer 140 0.6×
  3. Football 505 0.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Los Angeles's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000
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2401 ACTIVIST

Alexandra Cousteau

Born 1976

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2402 SWIMMER

Don McKenzie (swimmer)

1947 - 2008

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2403 AUTHOR

Red Pine (author)

Born 1943

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2404 ACTOR

Kyle Kaplan

Born 1990

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2405 ACTOR

Molly Stanton

Born 1980

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2406 FILM

Lee Shallat Chemel

Born 1943

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2407 RAPPER

K-Dee

Born 1960

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2408 COMPOSER

Chris Brubeck

Born 1952

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2409 FOOTBALL

Malik Jackson (defensive lineman)

Born 1990

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2410 FILM

Charles Braverman

Born 1944

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2411 FEMINIST

Clara Fraser

1923 - 1998

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2412 CINEMA

Charles Schoenbaum

1893 - 1951

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2413 MUSIC

Glenn Dicterow

Born 1948

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2414 BASKET

Ken Austin (basketball)

Born 1961

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2415 ACTOR

Lewis Sargent

1903 - 1970

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2416 POLITICIAN

Mel Levine

Born 1943

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2417 SCENOGRAPHER

Edward Carfagno

1907 - 1996

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2418 POLO

Ryan Bailey (water polo)

Born 1975

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2419 ACTOR

Tony Becker

Born 1963

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2420 ARTIST

Steve Roden

Born 1964

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2421 SINGER

Rob Grill

1943 - 2011

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2422 FILM

Scott Alexander (scénariste)

Born 1963

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2423 SINGER

Ryan Starr

Born 1982

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2424 WRITER

Joel Rose

Born 1948

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2425 SINGER

Dino (singer)

Born 1963

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2426 FOOTBALL

Donald Penn

Born 1983

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2427 BASEBALL

Mike Andrews

Born 1943

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2428 CHESS

William John Donaldson

Born 1958

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2429 COMPOSER

Gil Fuller

1920 - 1994

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2430 LAWYER

Bert Fields

Born 1929

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2431 ANIMATOR

Cole Sanchez

Born 1985

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2432 ACTOR

Brawley Nolte

Born 1986

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2433 PHYSICIAN

George Hill Hodel

1907 - 1999

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2434 ACTOR

Hayley Erin

Born 1994

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2435 ACTOR

Lynne Marie Stewart

Born 1946

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2436 COMPOSER

Arthur Hartmann

1881 - 1956

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2437 MUSIC

Jeff Clayton

Born 1954

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2438 WRITER

Alex Roy

Born 1971

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2439 ACTOR

Lia Sargent

Born 1957

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2440 FILM

Jeff Gourson

Born 1946

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2441 MUSIC

Eric Revis

Born 1967

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2442 SCREENWRITER

Tracey Jackson

Born 1958

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2443 ATHLETIC

Barbara Nwaba

Born 1989

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2444 SCULPTOR

Peter Alexander (artist)

1939 - 2020

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2445 ACTOR

Toni Harper

Born 1937

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2446 RADIO

Emperor Rosko

Born 1942

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2447 MUSIC

Dina Rae

Born 1978

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2448 ACTOR

Brian Part

Born 1962

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2449 CINEMA

James Glennon

1942 - 2006

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2450 PRODUCER

Deke Richards

1944 - 2013

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2451 PHILOLOGIST

Terence Tunberg

Born 1950

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2452 ENGINEER

Gregg Rudloff

1955 - 2019

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2453 ACTOR

Baby LeRoy

1932 - 2001

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2454 MUSIC

Edwin Birdsong

1951 - 2019

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2455 DIVER

Juno Stover-Irwin

1928 - 2011

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2456 WRITER

Vera Williams

1927 - 2015

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2457 SONGWRITER

Jason Evigan

Born 1983

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2458 MUSIC

Kris Bowers

Born 1989

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2459 BASEBALL

Jerry Owens

Born 1981

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2460 ACTOR

Aidan Gallagher

Born 2003

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2461 ACTOR

Archie Hahn (actor)

Born 1941

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2462 PALAEONTOLOGIST

James W. Valentine

Born 1926

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2463 ACTOR

Justin Lee (actor)

Born 1989

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2464 STUNT

Bill Hickman

1921 - 1986

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2465 ACTOR

Peter Gowland

1916 - 2010

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2466 EXPLORER

Zac Sunderland

Born 1991

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2467 MODEL

Anwar Hadid

Born 1999

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2468 SPORT

Roger Yuan

Born 1961

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2469 ACTOR

J. Anthony Crane

Born 1972

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2470 MODEL

DeDe Lind

1947 - 2020

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2471 ACTOR

Charles Southwood

1937 - 2009

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2472 ACTOR

Gary Gray (actor)

1936 - 2006

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2473 MODEL

Camila Morrone

Born 1997

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2474 ACTOR

Susan Luckey

1938 - 2012

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2475 ACTOR

Harry Lewis (actor)

1920 - 2013

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2476 FOOTBALL

Jordan Cameron

Born 1988

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2477 SURGEON

Paul Terasaki

1929 - 2016

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2478 FOOTBALL

Paul Richardson (American football)

Born 1992

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2479 SINGER

Alana Grace

Born 1987

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2480 MUSIC

Mike Clifford

Born 1943

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2481 WRITER

Susan Mallery

Born 1950

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2482 MUSIC

Howard Mayer Brown

1930 - 1993

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2483 BASKET

Jamal Boykin

Born 1987

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2484 JAVELIN THROWER

Bud Held

Born 1927

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2485 ACTOR

Melodie Johnson Howe

Born 1943

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2486 BASEBALL

Michael Mariot

Born 1988

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2487 BASKET

Art Harris

1947 - 2007

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2488 PAINTER

John Altoon

1926 - 1969

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2489 SINGER

Claudia Drake

1918 - 1997

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2490 ACTOR

Yvette Nipar

Born 1964

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2491 ACTOR

Lesley Boone

Born 1968

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2492 PLAYER

Marianne Werdel

Born 1967

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2493 POLITICIAN

Stanley Knowles

1908 - 1997

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2494 ACTOR

Teddy Tetzlaff

1883 - 1929

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2495 ACTOR

Medalion Rahimi

Born 1992

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2496 FOOTBALL

Johnathan Franklin

Born 1989

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2497 WRITER

John Reynolds Gardiner

1944 - 2006

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2498 SINGER

Daniel Rossen

Born 1982

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2499 PLAYER

Chris Marlowe

Born 1951

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2500 SPORT

David Clinger

Born 1977

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2501 BASKET

Ade Dagunduro

Born 1986

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2502 ATHLETIC

Craig Dixon

Born 1926

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2503 ACTOR

Kim Mai Guest

Born 1969

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2504 FILM

Lindsay Doran

Born 1949

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2505 ACTOR

Mary McAllister

1909 - 1991

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2506 PLAYER

Sabrina Santamaria

Born 1993

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2507 NOVELIST

Darcy O'Brien

1939 - 1998

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2508 COMPOSER

John Mitchell (composer)

Born 1941

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2509 ACTOR

Stacie Mistysyn

Born 1971

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2510 ACTOR

Mindi Mink

Born 1968

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2511 ACTOR

Edward Moss (impersonator)

Born 1977

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2512 PRODUCER

Lenny Waronker

Born 1941

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2513 ARACHNOLOGIST

Gary Allan Polis

1946 - 2000

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2514 COMPOSER

Erik Norlander

Born 1967

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2515 RADIO

John Gibson (political commentator)

Born 1946

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2516 MUSIC

Richard Podolor

Born 1940

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2517 COMPOSER

Alex Cline

Born 1956

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2518 ACTOR

Samantha Sloyan

Born 1978

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2519 JUDGE

Harry Pregerson

1923 - 2017

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2520 BASKET

Arthur Lee (basketball)

Born 1977

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2521 ARTIST

Walter Peregoy

1925 - 2015

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2522 ACTOR

Allan Graf

Born 1949

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2523 SCREENWRITER

William Roberts (screenwriter)

1913 - 1997

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2524 ACTOR

Henry Kingi

Born 1943

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2525 BASKET

Wesley Saunders

Born 1993

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2526 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Tom Dillehay

Born 1947

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2527 BASEBALL

Ray Lankford

Born 1967

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2528 MUSIC

Jessica Cleaves

1948 - 2014

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2529 SINGER

Lucy Schwartz

Born 1989

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2530 NOVELIST

Patricia Aakhus

1952 - 2012

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2531 BASKET

Isaac Hamilton

Born 1994

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2532 MUSIC

Abby Travis

Born 1969

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2533 MUSIC

Steve Slagle

Born 1952

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2534 VIOLIN

Arnold Steinhardt

Born 1937

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2535 CINEMA

Gerald Finnerman

1931 - 2011

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2536 ACTOR

Youssef Fakhr Eddine

1935 - 2002

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2537 COMPOSER

Gingger Shankar

-

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2538 PAINTER

Lee Blair (artist)

1911 - 1993

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2539 PHOTOGRAPHER

Shimon Attie

Born 1957

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2540 ACTOR

Michelle Bonilla

Born 1972

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2541 COACH

Jim L. Mora

Born 1961

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2542 ACTOR

Lauren Landa

Born 1988

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2543 FOOTBALL

Anthony Calvillo

Born 1972

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2544 JOURNALIST

Zoey Tur

Born 1960

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2545 CHEMIST

Stanley Gerald Thompson

1912 - 1976

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2546 SOLDIER

Edward A. Carter Jr.

1916 - 1963

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2547 ACTOR

DeWayne Jessie

Born 1951

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2548 ACTOR

Dennis Crosby

1934 - 1991

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2549 FOOTBALL

Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila

Born 1977

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2550 ACTOR

David Lodge (voice actor)

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2551 MODEL

Alexis Neiers

Born 1991

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2552 CELEBRITY

Auntie Fee

1957 - 2017

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2553 ARTIST

David Strassman

Born 1957

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2554 BASKET

Anthony Cook (basketball)

Born 1967

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2555 ENGINEER

Bob Beemer

Born 1955

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2556 SINGER

Jillian Hervey

Born 1989

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2557 ACTOR

Julie Anne Haddock

Born 1965

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2558 ACTOR

Jamison Newlander

Born 1970

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2559 ACTOR

Lily Nicksay

Born 1988

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2560 RAPPER

Ak'Sent

Born 1987

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2561 ACTOR

Angel Parker

Born 1980

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2562 MUSIC

Catherine Gayer

Born 1937

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2563 WRITER

Gene Baur

Born 1962

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2564 ACTOR

Annie Wood

Born 1971

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2565 BASEBALL

Earl Battey

1935 - 2003

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2566 FILM

William Higgins (director)

Died 2019

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2567 TELEVISION

Andy Ackerman

Born 1956

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2568 ACTOR

Hy Pyke

1935 - 2006

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2569 MUSIC

Mona Golabek

Born 1950

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2570 FILM

Mike Jittlov

Born 1948

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2571 ARTIST

Nancy Reddin Kienholz

1943 - 2019

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2572 SCREENWRITER

Bruce Kalish

Born 1952

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2573 BASKET

Steven Key

Born 1968

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2574 ACTOR

Marianne Gravatte

Born 1959

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2575 ACTOR

Sue Casey

1926 - 2019

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2576 ACTOR

Tyler Ritter

Born 1985

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2577 PRODUCER

E. Kidd Bogart

Born 1978

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2578 MODEL

Claire Sinclair

Born 1991

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2579 ILLUSTRATOR

Michael Hague

Born 1948

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2580 DRIVER

Jack McGrath (racing driver)

1919 - 1955

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2581 PHOTOGRAPHER

Cole Weston

1919 - 2003

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2582 ACTOR

Chuck Courtney (actor)

1930 - 2000

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2583 ATHLETIC

Marilyn White

Born 1944

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2584 ACTOR

Mike Ragan

1918 - 1995

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2585 FOOTBALL

Domata Peko

Born 1984

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2586 ACTOR

Phil Chambers

1916 - 1993

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2587 PHOTOGRAPHER

Henry Clarke (photographer)

1918 - 1996

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2588 ATHLETIC

Bob King (athlete)

1906 - 1965

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2589 OFFICER

Susan Ahn Cuddy

1915 - 2015

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2590 ACTOR

Alyssa Shafer

Born 1998

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2591 AUTHOR

Elizabeth Wong (playwright)

Born 1958

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2592 BASEBALL

Delwyn Young

Born 1982

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2593 MUSIC

Jonny Blu

-

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2594 RUNNER

Bob McMillen (athlete)

1928 - 2007

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2595 ACTOR

Riley B. Smith

Born 2005

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2596 ANIMATOR

David W. Allen

1944 - 1999

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2597 FILM

George Folsey Jr.

Born 1939

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2598 BASSIST

Bob Kakaha

Born 1970

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2599 ENTREPRENEUR

Donn Tatum

1913 - 1993

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2600 GYMNAST

Herman Glass

1880 - 1961

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2601 ACTOR

Sean Brosnan (actor)

Born 1983

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2602 SCREENWRITER

Charles Alverson

1935 - 2020

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2603 WRITER

Daniyal Mueenuddin

Born 1963

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2604 ACTOR

Michael Treanor

Born 1979

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2605 ACADEMIC

David Kaye (law professor)

-

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2606 ACTOR

Diane Ellis

1909 - 1930

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2607 POLITICIAN

Wes Cooley

1932 - 2015

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2608 ACTOR

Patrick Collins (director)

-

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2609 PHILOSOPHER

Frederick Suppe

Born 1940

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2610 MUSIC

Defari

-

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2611 BASKET

Sam Williams (basketball, born 1959)

Born 1959

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2612 SCREENWRITER

Lee Clow

Born 1943

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2613 RAPPER

MC Trouble

1970 - 1991

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2614 FILM

Cal Howard

1911 - 1993

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2615 ACTOR

Ricky Dean Logan

Born 1967

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2616 PRODUCER

Chuck Plotkin

-

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2617 ACTOR

Coy Watson Jr.

1912 - 2009

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2618 ATHLETIC

Hector Dyer

1910 - 1990

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2619 POLITICIAN

Ted Morton

Born 1949

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2620 ENGINEER

Carl Breer

1883 - 1970

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2621 SCIENTIST

Michael Newton

1931 - 2016

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2622 BASKET

Guy Williams (basketball)

Born 1960

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2623 ACTOR

Missy Martinez

Born 1986

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2624 ACTOR

Ivy George

Born 2007

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2625 NOVELIST

Amy Wallace

1955 - 2013

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2626 FOOTBALL

Brandon Mebane

Born 1985

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2627 ACTOR

Cory Danziger

Born 1977

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2628 ACTOR

Jeff B. Davis

Born 1973

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2629 SCREENWRITER

Alan Armer

1922 - 2010

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2630 BASKET

Quincy Davis (basketball)

Born 1983

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2631 COMPOSER

Carl Stone

Born 1953

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2632 FILM

Billy Gilbert (silent film actor)

1891 - 1961

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2633 WRITER

Frank Bonham

1914 - 1988

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2634 BASEBALL

Bobby Meacham

Born 1960

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2635 ACTOR

Allegra Curtis

Born 1966

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2636 BOTANIST

Elizabeth McClintock

1912 - 2004

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2637 ACTOR

Dorothy Green (actress)

1920 - 2008

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2638 COMPOSER

Adam Berry

Born 1966

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2639 ACTOR

Erin Blunt

Born 1963

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2640 ACTOR

Stacie Chan

Born 1988

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2641 DESIGNER

Richard A. Teague

1923 - 1991

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2642 SONGWRITER

René Moore

Born 1959

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2643 NOVELIST

Lyndon Hardy

Born 1941

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2644 PRESENTER

Rosie Mercado

Born 1980

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2645 BASEBALL

Trevor Bell (baseball)

Born 1986

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2646 BASKET

Brad Wright (basketball)

Born 1962

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2647 RAPPER

Candyman (rapper)

Born 1968

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2648 FILM

Prudence Farrow

Born 1948

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2649 HISTORIAN

C. Warren Hollister

1930 - 1997

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2650 FILM

Debra Neil-Fisher

Born 1958

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2651 SINGER

Mishon Ratliff

Born 1993

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2652 SINGER

Nicky Lee (singer)

Born 1980

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2653 ACTOR

Tammy Townsend

Born 1970

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2654 ACTOR

Mitch Silpa

Born 1973

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2655 POLITICIAN

David Hammerstein Mintz

Born 1955

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2656 ARTIST

John Knight (artist)

Born 1945

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2657 ACTOR

Lara Cody

Born 1957

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2658 ACTOR

Marguerite Nichols

1891 - 1941

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2659 FOOTBALL

Junior Flores

Born 1996

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2660 ACTOR

Ethan Dizon

Born 2002

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2661 FILM

Mike Mendez

Born 1973

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2662 ACTOR

Nick Hogan

Born 1990

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2663 PRODUCER

Lanny Cordola

Born 1961

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2664 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Tracy Fullerton

Born 1965

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2665 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Anabel Ford

Born 1951

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2666 ACTOR

Jolene Brand

Born 1934

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2667 PRODUCER

Starkillers

Born 1977

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2668 COMPOSER

Dudley Brooks

1913 - 1989

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2669 FOOTBALL

Lawrence Jackson

Born 1985

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2670 COMPOSER

Victoria Bond

Born 1945

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2671 BASEBALL

Roy Smalley III

Born 1952

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2672 SINGER

Kenny Nolan

-

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2673 DRUMMER

Joe Rickard

Born 1987

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2674 FILM

Stephen McEveety

Born 1954

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2675 ART DIRECTOR

Jack Okey

1889 - 1963

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2676 AUTHOR

Ross Russell

1909 - 2000

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2677 PROFESSOR

Anthony T. Kronman

Born 1945

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2678 SKIER

Jill Kinmont Boothe

1936 - 2012

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2679 ACTOR

Penelope Sudrow

Born 1966

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2680 WRITER

Steve Perrin

Born 1946

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2681 ACTOR

Paul Rugg

Born 1960

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2682 ACTOR

Tina Cole

Born 1943

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2683 ATHLETIC

Johnathan Cabral

Born 1992

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2684 BASKET

Kenny Hall (basketball)

Born 1990

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2685 MUSIC

Walter Benton

1930 - 2000

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2686 PHILANTHROPIST

Florence Meyer Blumenthal

1875 - 1930

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2687 SCREENWRITER

Ellen Wheeler

Born 1961

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2688 SURFER

Peggy Oki

Born 1954

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2689 THEOLOGIAN

David H. Stern

Born 1935

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2690 POLITICIAN

Victor Veysey

1915 - 2001

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2691 ARTIST

Bob Gregory (comics)

1921 - 2003

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2692 ACTOR

Dorothy Morrison (actress)

Born 1919

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2693 ACTOR

Lela Lee

-

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2694 COOKING EXPERT

Dennis T. Avery

1936 - 2020

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2695 PIANIST

Daniel Pollack

Born 1935

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2696 FOOTBALL

Az-Zahir Hakim

Born 1977

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2697 PLAYER

George Fish

1895 - 1977

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2698 NOVELIST

Leslie Epstein

Born 1938

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2699 BASEBALL

Pat Corrales

Born 1941

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2700 FOOTBALL

Curtis Conway

Born 1971

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