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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
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Julia Child
1912 - 2004
Marc Platt (dancer)
1913 - 2014
Horace W. Babcock
1912 - 2003
Charles Duncan Michener
1918 - 2015
John Whitney (animator)
1917 - 1995
James Seay
1914 - 1992
Norman Macdonnell
1916 - 1979
Harriet Doerr
1910 - 2002
Margaret Ensign Lewis
Born 1919
Sheldon H. Kinney
1918 - 2005
Barry Shipman
1912 - 1994
Henry Batista
1914 - 2002
Templeton Fox
1916 - 1993
Don Ross (baseball)
1914 - 1996
Sam Mardian
1919 - 2015
Morgan Adams (sailor)
1915 - 2004
Myron Donovan Crocker
1915 - 2010
Clarita Heath
1916 - 2003
George G. O'Connor
1914 - 1971
Ruth DeEtte Simpson
1918 - 2000
Jack Dootson
1914 - 1985