34.0227° N, 118.4823° W

SANTA MONICA

Most Famous People Born in Santa Monica, United States

Notable people
537
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1959
Most distinctive
Baseball 7.4×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Santa Monica during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 121 notable births.

What Santa Monica Is Known For

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Actor is Santa Monica's biggest profession — 26% of all notables (140).

Santa Monica over-indexes on baseball — 7.4× the global rate.

Santa Monica under-produces politician — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Actor140
  2. Baseball45
  3. Football35
  4. Player26
  5. Film19
  6. Singer18
  7. Music15
  8. Writer12
  1. Baseball457.4×
  2. Golf66.6×
  3. Actor1404.9×
  4. Screenwriter114.7×
  5. Skater64.6×
  6. Novelist94.2×
  7. Model53.6×
  8. Film192.9×
  1. Politician100.2×
  2. Football350.6×
  3. Writer120.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Santa Monica's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Writing
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0010 ACTOR

Gloria Stuart

1910 - 2010

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0053 SCREENWRITER

Frank Thomas (animator)

1912 - 2004

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0202 ART CRITIC

Patrick Waldberg

1913 - 1985

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0266 ACTOR

Betty Miles

1910 - 1992

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0279 ACTOR

Virginia Verrill

1916 - 1999

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0324 BIOLOGIST

Alexander Langmuir

1910 - 1993

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0346 ACTOR

Charles Alden Black

1919 - 2005

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0394 HORTICULTURALIST

Morgan "Bill" Evans

1910 - 2002

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0465 BASEBALL

Hank McDonald

1911 - 1982

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0481 BODYBUILDER

Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton

1917 - 2006

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0505 SWIMMER

John Paulsen

1914 - 2011

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