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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 baseball5.8× 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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  • Music
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Showing 11 of 517 notable people

0013 SCREENWRITER

Joe Ranft

1960 - 2005

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Mike White (filmmaker)

Born 1970

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Cody Cameron

Born 1970

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Chris Fisher

Born 1971

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Ted Griffin

Born 1970

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Christopher Münch

Born 1962

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Lisa Morton

Born 1958

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Eric Bergren

1954 - 2016

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Barry Shipman

1912 - 1994

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Brett Johnson (writer)

Born 1982

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Miguel Tejada-Flores

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