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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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517 notable people

0301 POLITICIAN

Keith Judd

Born 1958

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0302 WRITER

Milt Larsen

Born 1931

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0303 BASEBALL

Donnie Elliott

Born 1968

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0304 SECRETARY

Phillip D. Brady

Born 1951

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0305 COMPOSER

Jody Diamond

Born 1953

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0306 BASEBALL

Alan Foster (baseball)

Born 1946

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0307 DANCER

Arthur Duncan

Born 1933

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0308 FOOTBALL

Rod Sherman

Born 1944

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0309 NOVELIST

Laura Whitcomb

Born 1958

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0310 OFFICER

Sheldon H. Kinney

1918 - 2005

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0311 ACTOR

Amy Wheaton

Born 1978

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0312 POET

James L. McMichael

Born 1939

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0313 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Rex M. Rogers

Born 1952

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0314 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Smith (American football coach)

Born 1979

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0315 ARTIST

Beth Cavener Stichter

Born 1972

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0316 JOURNALIST

Kathleen Sullivan (journalist)

Born 1953

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0317 FOOTBALL

LaShaun Ward

Born 1980

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0318 OFFICER

Charles W. Thomas (captain)

1903 - 1973

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0319 LAWYER

Ferdinand Fernandez

Born 1937

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0320 ARTIST

Helen Pashgian

Born 1934

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0321 POLITICIAN

Don Tripp

Born 1946

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0322 SCREENWRITER

Barry Shipman

1912 - 1994

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0323 SCREENWRITER

Brett Johnson (writer)

Born 1982

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0324 FOOTBALL

Luke Collis

Born 1988

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0325 NEUROSCIENTIST

Michale Fee

Born 1964

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0326 PLAYER

Lauren Gibson

Born 1991

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0327 POLE VAULTER

Dick Railsback

Born 1946

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0328 FOOTBALL

Tyron Brackenridge

Born 1984

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0329 ARTIST

Vance Gerry

1929 - 2005

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0330 POLITICIAN

Chris Holden

Born 1960

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0331 BASKET

Anthony Stover

Born 1990

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0332 CARTOONIST

Jeff Millar

1942 - 2012

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0333 FOOTBALL

Kurt Vollers

Born 1979

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0334 MUSIC

Ozan Marsh

1920 - 1992

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0335 FOOTBALL

Sultan McCullough

Born 1980

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0336 VIOLIN

Jennifer Frautschi

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0337 PHYSICIST

Howard H. Pattee

Born 1926

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0338 FILM

John Forsen

Born 1958

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0339 OFFICER

Loretta Reynolds

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0340 WRESTLER

Ryan McBride

Born 1984

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0341 LAWYER

Larry Alan Burns

Born 1954

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0342 BASEBALL

Jamal Strong

Born 1978

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0343 DEPUTY

Rudy de Leon

Born 1952

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0344 LAWYER

Chris Harris (Texas politician)

1948 - 2015

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0345 AUTHOR

Mitch Cohen

Born 1952

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0346 ACTOR

John Cervenka

Born 1959

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0347 ACADEMIC

Sharon Gaber

Born 1964

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0348 MODEL

Lanisha Cole

Born 1982

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0349 WRITER

Debbe Magnusen

Born 1956

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0350 BASKET

Jordan McLaughlin

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0351 BASKET

Darxia Morris

Born 1989

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0352 DESIGNER

Eric Felberg

Born 1964

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0353 DESIGNER

Ron Toomer

1930 - 2011

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0354 BASEBALL

Shane Nance

Born 1977

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0355 ACTOR

Thomas Anderson (actor)

1905 - 1996

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0356 MUSIC

Roland Vazquez

Born 1951

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0357 SPORT

Harvey Hyde

Born 1939

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0358 FOOTBALL

Vernon Adams

Born 1993

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0359 SURFER

Sean Collins (surf forecaster)

1952 - 2011

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0360 GYMNAST

Felicia Hano

Born 1998

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0361 WRITER

Sylvia Rhue

Born 1947

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0362 ENGINEER

Rocky Moran

Born 1950

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0363 FOOTBALL

Christian Lucatero

Born 1997

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0364 GOLF

Dennis Paulson

Born 1962

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0365 BASKET

Brittany Spears (basketball)

Born 1988

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0366 POLITICIAN

Tom Harman

Born 1941

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0367 SCREENWRITER

Miguel Tejada-Flores

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0368 SKATER

Emily Chan

Born 1997

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0369 FOOTBALL

Pablo Cruz

Born 1991

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0370 LAWYER

M. James Lorenz

Born 1935

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0371 BASEBALL

Duane Walker

Born 1957

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0372 COMPOSER

Robert F. Brunner

Born 1938

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0373 FILM

Chris Folino

Born 1968

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0374 FOOTBALL

Alan Grant (American football)

Born 1966

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0375 PUPPETEER

Terri Hardin

Born 1957

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0376 FOOTBALL

Jim Barker

Born 1956

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0377 CHEMIST

Mohammad-Nabi Sarbolouki

Died 2009

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0378 ATTORNEY

Jeffrey Ettinger

Born 1959

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0379 POLITICIAN

Erin Kenny

Born 1960

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0380 FOOTBALL

John Beasley (American football)

Born 1945

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0381 MEDIEVALIST

Samuel Harrison Thomson

1895 - 1975

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0382 BASEBALL

Kevin Higgins (baseball)

Born 1967

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0383 MUSIC

Donald Crockett

Born 1951

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0384 PAINTER

Sigrid Burton

Born 1951

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0385 FILM

Henry Batista

1914 - 2002

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0386 COMPOSER

Ryan Scott Oliver

Born 1984

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0387 POLITICIAN

Chuck Norris (politician)

1925 - 2009

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0388 BADMINTON

Chris Kinard

Born 1950

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0389 FATHER

Brandon Darby

Born 1976

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0390 MUSIC

David Alan Grayson

Born 1964

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0391 BASEBALL

Jeff Yurak

Born 1954

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0392 ARTIST

Richard Hatch (Zauberkünstler)

Born 1955

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0393 POLITICIAN

Julie Bunn

Born 1957

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0394 BASEBALL

Dick Cox

1897 - 1966

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0395 NASCAR

Barry Meguiar

Born 1942

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0396 ARTIST

Judith Munk

1925 - 2006

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0397 FOOTBALL

Trestin George

Born 1983

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0398 ACTOR

Templeton Fox

1916 - 1993

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0399 BASEBALL

George Throop (baseball)

Born 1950

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0400 PLAYER

Galen Hall

Born 1986

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0401 FOOTBALL

Mike Kirkland (American football)

Born 1954

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0402 ARTIST

Joan Takayama-Ogawa

Born 1955

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0403 PRODUCER

Darian Cowgill

Born 1972

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0404 FOOTBALL

Kim Anderson (American football)

Born 1957

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0405 BASEBALL

Don Ross (baseball)

1914 - 1996

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0406 CHEMIST

Kenneth Karlin (chemist)

Born 1948

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0407 PHYSICIST

Edward H. Thorndike

Born 1934

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0408 BASEBALL

Rob Wilfong

Born 1953

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0409 POLITICIAN

Christina Tobin

Born 1981

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0410 POLITICIAN

Pat Wiggins

1940 - 2013

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0411 INVENTOR

Mark Serrurier

1904 - 1988

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0412 DRIVER

Jim Busby

Born 1942

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0413 FOOTBALL

Lester Towns

Born 1977

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0414 FINANCIER

Linda Bradford Raschke

Born 1956

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0415 BASKET

Gordon Scott (basketball)

Born 1976

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0416 MILITAR

Richard Lyon (naval officer)

1927 - 2017

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0417 BASEBALL

John Bohnet

Born 1961

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0418 SINGER

Daniel Brummel

Born 1981

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0419 FOOTBALL

Jesus Gonzalez (soccer)

Born 1991

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0420 FOOTBALL

Tim Buchanan

Born 1946

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0421 OFFICER

J. P. Blecksmith

1980 - 2004

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0422 ACTOR

Del Russel

1952 - 2015

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0423 MUSIC

Marc Yu

Born 1999

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0424 FOOTBALL

Bob Wicks

Born 1950

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0425 MUSIC

Michael Haggins

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0426 FOOTBALL

Mike Newton (American football)

Born 1987

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0427 ARTIST

Tricia Sawyer

Born 1968

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0428 FOOTBALL

Harry Hugasian

1929 - 2016

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0429 PHYSICIST

James F. Drake

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0430 BUSINESS

Sam Mardian

1919 - 2015

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0431 SPORT

Steven Mitchell (American football)

Born 1994

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0432 BASEBALL

Danny Patterson

Born 1971

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0433 ENGINEER

Wilfred D. Iwan

1935 - 2020

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0434 FOOTBALL

Ashley Sanchez

Born 1999

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0435 WRITER

Brooks Agnew

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0436 BASEBALL

Bruce Bochte

Born 1950

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0437 SAILOR

Morgan Adams (sailor)

1915 - 2004

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0438 ACTOR

Mark Thomas McGee

Born 1947

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0439 FOOTBALL

Darick Holmes

Born 1971

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0440 ACTOR

Mark McKerracher

Born 1956

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0441 FOOTBALL

Sam Morley

Born 1932

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0442 BASKET

Greg Willard

1958 - 2013

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0443 ACTIVIST

Louis Vitale

Born 1932

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0444 POLITICIAN

Meagan Simonaire

Born 1990

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0445 MUSIC

Kevin Ortíz

Born 1995

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0446 ENGINEER

Kobie Boykins

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0447 FOOTBALL

Zeke Turner

Born 1996

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0448 DEPUTY

Jim Press

Born 1946

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0449 BUSINESS

Franklin Otis Booth Jr.

1923 - 2008

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0450 FOOTBALL

Damien Borel

Born 1993

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0451 GENETICIST

Michael T. Clegg

Born 1941

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0452 DESIGNER

Cynthia Sakai

Born 1982

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0453 BUSINESS

Brian Tucker (executive)

Born 1975

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0454 TEACHER

Alan D'Andrea

Born 1956

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0455 SURFER

Conner Coffin

Born 1993

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0456 MISSING

Nick Delgado

Born 1955

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0457 BASEBALL

Rich Hunter

Born 1974

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0458 LAWYER

Kenneth Parkinson

1927 - 2016

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0459 OPERATOR

Robert D. Marta

1943 - 2017

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0460 RACING

Mark Hotchkis

Born 1969

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0461 BIOGRAPHER

Domenic Priore

Born 1960

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0462 SONGWRITER

Katie Von Schleicher

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0463 OFFICER

Oliver S. Picher

1905 - 1984

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0464 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Hernandez

Born 1997

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0465 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Emerson Pugh

Born 1929

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0466 ENGINEER

Monika Schultz

Born 1967

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0467 MUSIC

Gary Lee Yoder

Born 1938

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0468 FOOTBALL

Rhett Harty

Born 1970

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0469 FOOTBALL

Durell Price

Born 1978

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0470 ACTOR

Dana MacDuff

Born 1955

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0471 POLITICIAN

Timothy Hallinan (politician)

Born 1945

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0472 SINGER

Peppy Prince

1909 - 1985

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0473 BASEBALL

Gerry Janeski

Born 1946

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0474 POET

Christopher Edgar

Born 1961

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0475 CARTOONIST

Geoffrey Hayes (artist)

1947 - 2017

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0476 POLITICIAN

John Thompson (Alberta politician)

1924 - 2016

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0477 ATHLETIC

Sandi Goldsberry

Born 1955

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0478 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Smith (running back)

Born 1981

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0479 JOURNALIST

Carla Sinclair

Born 1964

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0480 RADIO

Richard Beebe

1930 - 1998

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0481 ZOOLOGIST

Lee Fitzgerald

Born 1955

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0482 VIDEO GAME

Joseph C. Decuir

Born 1950

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0483 SINGER

Khori Dastoor

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0484 FOOTBALL

Kusanti Abdul-Salaam

Born 1975

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0485 FOOTBALL

Dave Buchanan (Canadian football)

Born 1948

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0486 LAWYER

Myron Donovan Crocker

1915 - 2010

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0487 OFFICER

Gregory C. Horn

-

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0488 ETCHER

Paula Zima

Born 1953

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0489 PLAYWRIGHT

Monet Hurst-Mendoza

-

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0490 SONGWRITER

Debbie McClendon

Born 1960

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0491 POLITICIAN

W. Craig Biddle

1931 - 2018

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0492 PROFESSOR

David D. Pollard

Born 1943

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0493 PLAYER

Genevieve Orlandini

Born 1991

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0494 BASKET

Blake Hamilton

Born 1994

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0495 REGISTA

Hal Roth

Born 1946

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0496 ACADEMIC

Alfred C. Snider

1950 - 2015

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0497 BASEBALL

John VanOrnum

Born 1939

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0498 BUSINESS

Dora Barilla

Born 1969

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0499 FOOTBALL

Brian Gaia

Born 1994

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0500 HORSE TRAINER

Jay M. Robbins

Born 1945

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0501 SKIER

Clarita Heath

1916 - 2003

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0502 ARMY

George G. O'Connor

1914 - 1971

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0503 SCENOGRAPHER

Robert Ellis (scenografo)

1888 - 1935

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0504 POLITICIAN

Craig L. Fuller

Born 1951

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0505 SPORT

Victor Hugo Ascarrunz Jr.

Born 1960

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0506 FOOTBALL

Dave Palic

-

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0507 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Ruth DeEtte Simpson

1918 - 2000

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0508 POLITICIAN

William Hoge (California politician)

Born 1946

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0509 PLAYER

Hayley Hodson

Born 1996

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0510 PUBLISHER

Davy Sidjanski

1955 - 2004

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0511 LAWYER

Reese H. Taylor Jr.

1928 - 2010

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0512 BISHOP

Stephen C. Clark (bishop)

1892 - 1950

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0513 POLITICIAN

Jack Dootson

1914 - 1985

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0514 MARINE

Royal N. Moore Jr.

Born 1935

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0515 PHILOSOPHER

Laurence Houlgate

Born 1938

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0516 PRODUCER

XL Middleton

Born 1982

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0517 COMICS

Nilah Magruder

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