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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.
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Johnny Sheffield
1931 - 2010
Barbara Ruick
1930 - 1974
Darrall Imhoff
1938 - 2017
William H. Dana
1930 - 2014
Don "Sugarcane" Harris
1938 - 1999
Billy Laughlin
1932 - 1948
Peter H. Hunt
1938 - 2020
Carolyn See
1934 - 2016
Gary Hemming
1934 - 1969
Gil Friesen
1937 - 2012
Nicholas Clinch
1930 - 2016
Clark G. Reynolds
1939 - 2005
Bradford Bishop
Born 1936
John Van de Kamp
1936 - 2017
Mike McCormick (pitcher)
1938 - 2020
Barbara T. Smith
Born 1931
Betty Brosmer
Born 1935
Howard Richards (academic)
Born 1938
Alfred W. Hales
Born 1938
Richard Draeger
1937 - 2016
Rollen Hans
Born 1931
Paul Benioff
Born 1930
Bill Dane
Born 1938
Milt Larsen
Born 1931
Arthur Duncan
Born 1933
James L. McMichael
Born 1939
Ferdinand Fernandez
Born 1937
Helen Pashgian
Born 1934
Ron Toomer
1930 - 2011
Harvey Hyde
Born 1939
M. James Lorenz
Born 1935
Robert F. Brunner
Born 1938
Edward H. Thorndike
Born 1934
Wilfred D. Iwan
1935 - 2020
Sam Morley
Born 1932
Louis Vitale
Born 1932
Gary Lee Yoder
Born 1938
Richard Beebe
1930 - 1998
W. Craig Biddle
1931 - 2018
John VanOrnum
Born 1939
Royal N. Moore Jr.
Born 1935
Laurence Houlgate
Born 1938