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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×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 92 notable births.

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.

  1. Actor68
  2. Football56
  3. Baseball34
  4. Politician19
  5. Basket19
  6. Writer18
  7. Artist18
  8. Music17
  1. Baseball345.8×
  2. Screenwriter114.9×
  3. Novelist73.4×
  4. Artist183.4×
  5. Producer53.4×
  6. Basket192.9×
  7. Physicist62.8×
  8. Actor682.5×
  1. Politician190.3×

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.

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0067 LITERARY

F. O. Matthiessen

1902 - 1950

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0077 ARTIST

L. B. Abbott

1908 - 1985

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0168 ENGINEER

Loren L. Ryder

1900 - 1985

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0207 MILITAR

Charles D. W. Canham

1901 - 1963

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0222 BASSIST

Wesley Prince

1907 - 1980

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0318 OFFICER

Charles W. Thomas (captain)

1903 - 1973

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0355 ACTOR

Thomas Anderson (actor)

1905 - 1996

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0411 INVENTOR

Mark Serrurier

1904 - 1988

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0463 OFFICER

Oliver S. Picher

1905 - 1984

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0472 SINGER

Peppy Prince

1909 - 1985

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