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PASADENA
Most Famous People Born in Pasadena, United States
- Notable people
- 517
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1955
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 5.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Pasadena during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Pasadena Is Known For
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Actor is Pasadena's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (68).
Pasadena over-indexes on baseball — 5.8× the global rate.
Pasadena under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Pasadena's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Music
- Science
- Art & Design
- Other
Sally Field
Born 1946
George S. Patton
1885 - 1945
Julia Child
1912 - 2004
Sophia Bush
Born 1982
Octavia E. Butler
1947 - 2006
Victor Fleming
1889 - 1949
Missy Franklin
Born 1995
Kathleen Quinlan
Born 1954
Harry Hamlin
Born 1951
Stan Smith
Born 1946
Christian Serratos
Born 1990
Kim Carnes
Born 1945
Joe Ranft
1960 - 2005
Bill Richardson
Born 1947
James Deen
Born 1986
Mike White (filmmaker)
Born 1970
Thomas J. Sargent
Born 1943
Bill Mumy
Born 1954
Chris Pontius
Born 1974
Christy Canyon
Born 1966
Steve Albini
Born 1962
Tamala Jones
Born 1974
Susan Atkins
1948 - 2009
Jamey Sheridan
Born 1951
Stan Freberg
1926 - 2015
Summer Bishil
Born 1988
Dennis Cooper
Born 1953
George Nader
1921 - 2002
George Barnes (cinematographer)
1892 - 1953
Kirsten Vangsness
Born 1972
Johnny Sheffield
1931 - 2010
Ryan Hollins
Born 1984
Audrey Bitoni
Born 1986
Cody Cameron
Born 1970
Michael Steele (musician)
Born 1955
Colton Ford
Born 1962
Richard Moll
Born 1943
Kevin Greutert
Born 1965
Tyrus (wrestler)
Born 1980
Chase Utley
Born 1978
David Ebershoff
Born 1969
Mimi Walters
Born 1962
Brandon Soo Hoo
Born 1995
Kevin Poulsen
Born 1965
Marc Platt (dancer)
1913 - 2014
John Saul
Born 1942
Russell Harvard
Born 1981
Paul Fussell
1924 - 2012
Shelley Lubben
1968 - 2019
Tom Prichard
Born 1959
Guy Rose
1867 - 1925
Channon Roe
Born 1969
Jeff Larentowicz
Born 1983
Charles P. Thacker
1943 - 2017
William Claxton (photographer)
1927 - 2008
Rick Remender
Born 1973
Max Elliott Slade
Born 1980
Barbara Ruick
1930 - 1974
Chris Fisher
Born 1971
Fred Thomson
1890 - 1928
Darryl Stephens
Born 1974
Debbie Turner
Born 1956
Michelle Horn
Born 1987
Cody McMains
Born 1985
Darrall Imhoff
1938 - 2017
Drew Pinsky
Born 1958
F. O. Matthiessen
1902 - 1950
Kate Linder
Born 1947
Steve Crocker
Born 1944
Margaret Stohl
Born 1967
Tex Schramm
1920 - 2003
Horace W. Babcock
1912 - 2003
Tyler Dorsey
Born 1996
Sean Smith (cornerback)
Born 1987
Thomas Walkup
Born 1992
Charles Duncan Michener
1918 - 2015
L. B. Abbott
1908 - 1985
Rick Aguilera
Born 1961
Stacey Augmon
Born 1968
Shelly Johnson (cinematographer)
Born 1958
Mary Beth Evans
Born 1961
Justin Germano
Born 1982
Donnie Dacus
Born 1951
B. Alan Wallace
Born 1950
Bret Iwan
Born 1982
Ted Griffin
Born 1970
Jennifer Lyons
Born 1977
Holliston Coleman
Born 1992
Aron Warner
-
Frank B. Jewett
1879 - 1949
John Whitney (animator)
1917 - 1995
Richard Bellis
Born 1946
William H. Dana
1930 - 2014
Ruben Douglas
Born 1979
Trip Hawkins
Born 1953
Dan Barrett (musician)
Born 1955
Carla Overbeck
Born 1968
John Battelle
Born 1965
Alan G. Poindexter
1961 - 2012
Don "Sugarcane" Harris
1938 - 1999
Danielle Lao
Born 1991
Laura Aguilar
1959 - 2018
Mark Grotjahn
Born 1968
Herb Dean
Born 1970
Peter Vagenas
Born 1978
Ernest Miller (cinematographer)
1885 - 1957
George James Hopkins
1896 - 1985
J. S. Cardone
Born 1946
Heather North
1945 - 2017
Lindsay Burdge
Born 1984
George Morrow (bassist)
1925 - 1992
Lamond Murray
Born 1973
John Holdzkom
Born 1987
Brett Sterling
Born 1984
Randal Reeder
Born 1971
Justen Glad
Born 1997
Herbie Lewis
1941 - 2007
Loren Cameron
Born 1959
Pae White
Born 1963
Steve Dahl
Born 1954
Reggie Witherspoon (athlete)
Born 1985
Dave Smith (archivist)
1940 - 2019
Judy Niemack
Born 1954
Lex Hixon
1941 - 1995
Rob Rasmussen
Born 1989
Tom Gilb
Born 1940
Billy Laughlin
1932 - 1948
Kirk Mitchell
Born 1950
Brett Hayes
Born 1984
Mark Blankfield
Born 1950
Peter H. Hunt
1938 - 2020
Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist)
Born 1955
Phoebe Bridgers
Born 1994
Jacob Green
Born 1957
Konrad Dryden
Born 1963
Charlie DePew
Born 1996
Aden Meinel
1922 - 2011
Christopher Münch
Born 1962
James Seay
1914 - 1992
Chris Wood (jazz musician)
Born 1969
James Charles Kopp
Born 1954
Kissa Sins
Born 1987
Thomas D. Pollard
Born 1942
Chris McAlister
Born 1977
Carolyn See
1934 - 2016
Paul Romero
Born 1965
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Born 1955
Beau Riffenburgh
Born 1955
Gary Hemming
1934 - 1969
Darrell Evans
Born 1947
Barry X Ball
Born 1955
Iris Wang
Born 1994
Spencer Pigot
Born 1993
Leslie C. Aiello
Born 1946
Bruce Barth
Born 1958
Gil Friesen
1937 - 2012
Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923)
1923 - 1986
John Barlow Jarvis
Born 1954
Laurie Fortier
Born 1974
John Hora
Born 1940
Doug Polk
Born 1988
Linetta Wilson
Born 1967
Paul Hait
Born 1940
Naomi Hirahara
Born 1962
Randy Knorr
Born 1968
Louis Reichardt
Born 1942
Nicholas Clinch
1930 - 2016
Loren L. Ryder
1900 - 1985
Carol Patrice Christ
Born 1945
Susan Kiger
Born 1953
Foster Sylvers
Born 1962
Julie Leach
Born 1957
Ryan Verdugo
Born 1987
John Avila
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Chance Thomas
Born 1961
Lisa Morton
Born 1958
Jeff Cirillo
Born 1969
Alexandra Wilson
Born 1968
Eric Bergren
1954 - 2016
Tim Worrell
Born 1967
John Clauser
Born 1942
Richard Baskin
Born 1948
Nina Childress
Born 1961
Chris Pettit
Born 1984
R. Stanton Hales
Born 1942
Mary Gibbs
Born 1996
Bill Behrens
Born 1970
Sara Northrup Hollister
1924 - 1997
Doug Nordquist
Born 1958
Mo Martin
Born 1982
Norman Macdonnell
1916 - 1979
James H. Fetzer
Born 1940
Clark G. Reynolds
1939 - 2005
Aaron Austin
Born 1971
David John de Laubenfels
1925 - 2016
Derek Yu
Born 1982
Mark Smith (outfielder)
Born 1970
Donato Cabrera
Born 1973
Rena Wang
Born 1991
Bradford Bishop
Born 1936
Wally Hedrick
1928 - 2003
John Van de Kamp
1936 - 2017
Carol Parks
1949 - 2010
Gary Hershberger
Born 1964
Mike McCormick (pitcher)
1938 - 2020
R. Kenton Nelson
Born 1954
Charles D. W. Canham
1901 - 1963
Myron M. Kinley
1896 - 1978
Karla Conway
Born 1946
Michael Shackleford
Born 1965
Thomas Kiely Gorman
1892 - 1980
Jackie Long
Born 1981
George Patrick Ziemann
1941 - 2009
Gary McCord
Born 1948
Susie Berning
Born 1941
Bryan Jordan
Born 1985
Jim Marsh (basketball)
1946 - 2019
Barbara Hallquist
Born 1957
Stephen Typaldos
1957 - 2006
Ricky Ervins
Born 1968
Matt Young
Born 1958
Wesley Prince
1907 - 1980
Anne Kursinski
Born 1959
Leonard Griffin
Born 1982
Rufa Mae Quinto
Born 1978
Karen Price
Born 1960
Danielle Keaton
Born 1986
Terrell Thomas
Born 1985
James Robison (televangelist)
Born 1943
Elbert Tuttle
1897 - 1996
Gina Gillespie
Born 1951
Kyle Austin
Born 1988
Barbara T. Smith
Born 1931
Betty Brosmer
Born 1935
TJ Kirk
Born 1985
Max Crumm
Born 1985
Kerry Brown (musician)
Born 1963
Tye'sha Fluker
Born 1984
Kevon Seymour
Born 1993
Margaret Helfand
1947 - 2007
Christopher Anton
-
Marcus Robertson
Born 1969
William D. Mounce
Born 1953
David Dollé
Born 1969
Robert Mardian
1923 - 2006
Stephen Templin
Born 1967
Lucile Gleason
1888 - 1947
Howard Richards (academic)
Born 1938
Roger Ingram
Born 1957
Dennis McDougal
Born 1947
Justin Cole
Born 1987
Franklin Merrell-Wolff
1887 - 1985
David Wiseman
Born 1981
Donald T. Critchlow
Born 1948
Tony O'Dell
Born 1960
Harriet Doerr
1910 - 2002
Hugh Wynn
1897 - 1936
Josh Lakatos
Born 1973
Bob Haro
Born 1958
Armon Binns
Born 1989
Randy Smyth
Born 1954
Alfred W. Hales
Born 1938
David G. Freeman
1920 - 2001
Ellen Meloy
1946 - 2004
Florianne Koechlin
Born 1948
Rob Nelson (baseball)
Born 1964
Lance Mountain
Born 1964
Tim Miller (performance artist)
Born 1958
James Donato
Born 1960
Richard Draeger
1937 - 2016
Rollen Hans
Born 1931
Paul Benioff
Born 1930
John Fischer (Christian musician)
Born 1947
John Shattuck
Born 1943
Dennis Flores
Born 1993
Douglas Trevor
Born 1969
Bill Dane
Born 1938
Judith Linhares
Born 1940
Brent Hilliard
Born 1970
Helen Conrad
Born 1944
Megan McGinnis
-
Parker Bolek
Born 2001
Jim French (radio host)
1928 - 2017
Joel Thomas (swimmer)
Born 1966
R. J. Helton
Born 1981
John Swallow
Born 1962
Zack Williams
Born 1988
Monte Nitzkowski
1929 - 2016
Jake Kupp
Born 1941
Abraham Romero
Born 1998
Mario Clark
Born 1954
Robert Gregory Browne
Born 1955
James Whitney (filmmaker)
1921 - 1982
Humbert Allen Astredo
1929 - 2016
Richard MacDonald
Born 1946
Vanessa Lam
Born 1995
Xen C. Scott
1882 - 1924
Paul Boyd (animator)
1967 - 2007
Margaret Ensign Lewis
Born 1919
Cari Champion
Born 1975