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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 baseball7.4× 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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  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Art & Design
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Showing 91 of 537 notable people

0001 ACTOR

Sean Penn

Born 1960

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0005 ACTOR

Jack Black

Born 1969

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0008 FILM

Josh Brolin

Born 1968

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0017 ACTOR

Mariska Hargitay

Born 1964

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0021 BASSIST

Robert Trujillo

Born 1964

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0032 GUITAR

Dave Navarro

Born 1967

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0036 ACTOR

David Hayter

Born 1969

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0041 ACTOR

Tracy Nelson (actress)

Born 1963

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0042 ACTOR

Shannon Lee

Born 1969

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0050 MUSIC

Stephen Malkmus

Born 1966

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0054 ACTOR

Anthony Delon

Born 1964

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0057 COMPOSER

Joseph Williams (musician)

Born 1960

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0059 ACTOR

Steve Blum

Born 1960

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0104 ACTOR

Andrew Lauer

Born 1965

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0106 SCREENWRITER

Jeff "Swampy" Marsh

Born 1960

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0112 ACTOR

Susan Olsen

Born 1961

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0113 ACTOR

Dick Rude

Born 1964

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0116 ACTOR

Sherri Stoner

Born 1965

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0133 LAWYER

E. Randol Schoenberg

Born 1966

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0137 BASEBALL

Torey Lovullo

Born 1965

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0148 NOVELIST

Maria Semple

Born 1964

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0151 COMPOSER

Jim Wise

Born 1964

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0154 ACTOR

Bobby Vitale

Born 1965

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0156 WRITER

Marshall Brain

Born 1961

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0157 PLAYER

Scott Davis (tennis)

Born 1962

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0161 ACTOR

Kyle Stone

1963 - 2018

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0164 GUITAR

Peter DiStefano

Born 1965

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0187 ACTOR

Patrick O'Neal (sportscaster)

Born 1967

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0189 FILM

Donovan Cook

Born 1968

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0190 ACTOR

Matthew Walker (American actor)

Born 1968

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0192 PLAYER

Eric Sato

Born 1966

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0196 ACTOR

Shiva Rose

Born 1969

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0204 WRITER

Brian Dunning (author)

Born 1965

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0206 SINGER

Matthew Nelson

Born 1967

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0212 SKATEBOARD

Natas Kaupas

Born 1969

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0219 PLAYER

Randy Stoklos

Born 1960

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0226 ACTOR

Goddess Bunny

Born 1960

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0227 WRITER

Merriwether Williams

Born 1968

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0228 FINANCIER

Daniel S. Loeb

Born 1961

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0236 PLAYER

Liane Sato

Born 1964

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0240 FILM

Jeff Levy-Hinte

Born 1967

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0242 PLAYER

Ricci Luyties

Born 1962

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0249 BASEBALL

Sean Berry

Born 1966

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0254 ACTOR

Viveka Davis

Born 1969

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0260 ACTOR

Fawna MacLaren

Born 1965

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0263 COMPOSER

Rebeca Mauleon

Born 1962

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0267 PHOTOGRAPHER

Patrick Hoelck

Born 1968

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0270 BASKET

Chip Engelland

Born 1961

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0271 SCULPTOR

Tim Biskup

Born 1967

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0276 BASEBALL

Luis Medina (baseball)

Born 1963

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0278 POET

Steve Abee

Born 1967

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0282 SINGER

Gunnar Nelson (musician)

Born 1967

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0284 DRIVER

Tommy Kendall

Born 1966

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0292 ASTROPHYSICIST

Fiona A. Harrison

Born 1964

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0294 LAWYER

Susan P. Crawford

Born 1963

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0300 MUSIC

Louiche Mayorga

Born 1963

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0303 WRITER

Victoria Price

Born 1962

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0309 ACTOR

Lilli Xene

Born 1968

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0310 ACTOR

Elizabeth Keifer

Born 1961

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0312 ACTOR

Derya Arbaş

1968 - 2003

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0315 FOOTBALL

Joe Caravello

Born 1963

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0317 ACTOR

Melissa Hayden (actress)

Born 1969

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0338 MUSIC

Jon Nelson (guitarist)

Born 1965

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0343 PLASTIC SURGEON

Stuart Linder

Born 1965

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0348 POLITICIAN

Matt Entenza

Born 1961

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0349 BASKET

Jeanie Buss

Born 1961

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0385 MUSIC

Bob Heathcote

Born 1964

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0399 SWIMMER

Donna Lee Wennerstrom

Born 1960

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0401 FOOTBALL

Sam Anno

Born 1965

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0413 ACTOR

Stephen Moorer

Born 1961

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0415 ACTOR

Josh Richman

Born 1962

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0420 CHEMIST

Eric Anslyn

Born 1960

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0434 POLITICIAN

Tim Freeman

Born 1965

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0440 ACTOR

Steve Levitt (actor)

Born 1960

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0441 ACTOR

Owen McKibbin

Born 1963

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0449 BASEBALL

Jim Vatcher

Born 1966

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0450 JOURNALIST

Erik Wells

Born 1967

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0451 ACTOR

Rick Batalla

Born 1962

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0453 WRESTLER

Ursula Hayden

Born 1966

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0456 LAWYER

Amy Trask

Born 1961

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0461 FOOTBALL

Junior Thurman

Born 1964

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0470 ENTREPRENEUR

Eric A. McAfee

Born 1962

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0477 ATHLETIC

Victoria Chun

Born 1969

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0478 HOCKEY

Brad Vigon

Born 1969

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0485 FOOTBALL

Mike Farr

Born 1967

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0487 BASEBALL

Kelly Mann (baseball)

Born 1967

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0493 FOOTBALL

Mel Farr Jr.

Born 1966

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0495 SURGEON

Kristi Funk

Born 1969

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0516 MODEL

John Zanni

Born 1962

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0522 LUGE

Bob Pereyra

Born 1963

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0526 PLAYER

Howard Sands

Born 1962

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