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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
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Stan Freberg
1926 - 2015
George Nader
1921 - 2002
Paul Fussell
1924 - 2012
William Claxton (photographer)
1927 - 2008
Tex Schramm
1920 - 2003
George Morrow (bassist)
1925 - 1992
Aden Meinel
1922 - 2011
Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923)
1923 - 1986
Sara Northrup Hollister
1924 - 1997
David John de Laubenfels
1925 - 2016
Wally Hedrick
1928 - 2003
Robert Mardian
1923 - 2006
David G. Freeman
1920 - 2001
Jim French (radio host)
1928 - 2017
Monte Nitzkowski
1929 - 2016
James Whitney (filmmaker)
1921 - 1982
Humbert Allen Astredo
1929 - 2016
Vance Gerry
1929 - 2005
Ozan Marsh
1920 - 1992
Howard H. Pattee
Born 1926
Chuck Norris (politician)
1925 - 2009
Judith Munk
1925 - 2006
Richard Lyon (naval officer)
1927 - 2017
Harry Hugasian
1929 - 2016
Franklin Otis Booth Jr.
1923 - 2008
Kenneth Parkinson
1927 - 2016
Emerson Pugh
Born 1929
John Thompson (Alberta politician)
1924 - 2016
Reese H. Taylor Jr.
1928 - 2010