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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

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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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0003 ACTOR

Shirley Temple

1928 - 2014

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0018 ACTOR

Kenneth Anger

Born 1927

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0037 FILM

Jack Webb

1920 - 1982

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0079 MATHEMATICIAN

Harold W. Kuhn

1925 - 2014

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0081 SINGER

Jean Darling

1922 - 2015

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0110 PLAYER

Gussie Moran

1923 - 2013

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0139 ACTOR

Jeanne Bal

1928 - 1996

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0195 ACTOR

Catherine McLeod

1921 - 1997

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0215 BIOLOGIST

Jay M. Savage

Born 1928

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0220 ACTOR

Edith Peters

1926 - 2000

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0223 COMPOSER

Richard Markowitz

1926 - 1994

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0230 ACTOR

Don Collier

Born 1928

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0272 BASEBALL

Faye Dancer

1925 - 2002

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0285 ACTOR

Ike Jones

1929 - 2014

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0325 NOVELIST

William Overgard

1926 - 1990

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0351 SINGER

Virginia Vee

1923 - 2010

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0363 WRESTLER

Wilbur Snyder

1929 - 1991

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0379 ARCHITECT

Phillip Jacobson

Born 1928

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0390 FOOTBALL

Eddie Saenz

1923 - 1971

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0474 ACTOR

Mary Ellen Popel

Born 1920

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0475 DESIGNER

Dick Megugorac

1928 - 2016

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0490 MILITAR

Joe Gandara

1924 - 1944

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0519 ENGINEER

Phil Remington

1921 - 2013

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0523 ROWER

John Davis (rower)

Born 1929

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0525 DIPLOMAT

Daryl Arnold

1924 - 1998

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0528 DRIVER

Dick Guldstrand

1927 - 2015

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0537 ADMIRAL

James A. Winnefeld Sr.

1929 - 2015

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