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 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.

19001925195019752000
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Art & Design
  • Other
Baseball45
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Showing 45 of 537 notable people

0122 BASEBALL

Dwight Evans

Born 1951

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0125 BASEBALL

Kirk Nieuwenhuis

Born 1987

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0131 BASEBALL

Cody Decker

Born 1987

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0137 BASEBALL

Torey Lovullo

Born 1965

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0142 BASEBALL

Lucas Giolito

Born 1994

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0146 BASEBALL

Robert Gsellman

Born 1993

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0149 BASEBALL

Brennan Boesch

Born 1985

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0158 BASEBALL

Tyler Skaggs

1991 - 2019

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0160 BASEBALL

Mark Loretta

Born 1971

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0171 BASEBALL

Max Fried

Born 1994

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0173 BASEBALL

Mike Scott (baseball)

Born 1955

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0174 BASEBALL

Dan Quisenberry

1953 - 1998

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0185 BASEBALL

Tim Leary

Born 1958

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0198 BASEBALL

Jon Moscot

Born 1991

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0199 BASEBALL

Dan Runzler

Born 1985

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0200 BASEBALL

Chris Valaika

Born 1985

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0249 BASEBALL

Sean Berry

Born 1966

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0272 BASEBALL

Faye Dancer

1925 - 2002

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0276 BASEBALL

Luis Medina (baseball)

Born 1963

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Jason Hirsh

Born 1982

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0291 BASEBALL

David Forst

Born 1976

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0311 BASEBALL

Tim Tolman

Born 1956

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0314 BASEBALL

Bill Caudill

Born 1956

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0330 BASEBALL

Mike Patterson (baseball)

Born 1958

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0334 BASEBALL

Brian Horwitz

Born 1982

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0335 BASEBALL

Conner Greene

Born 1995

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0339 BASEBALL

Rob Picciolo

1953 - 2018

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0344 BASEBALL

Pete O'Brien (first baseman)

Born 1958

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0373 BASEBALL

Tyler Heineman

Born 1991

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0383 BASEBALL

Rob Andrews (baseball)

Born 1952

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0389 BASEBALL

Tony Brizzolara

Born 1957

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0406 BASEBALL

Mike Chris

Born 1957

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0422 BASEBALL

Mark Schaeffer

Born 1948

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0436 BASEBALL

Royle Stillman

Born 1951

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0449 BASEBALL

Jim Vatcher

Born 1966

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0455 BASEBALL

Dennis Littlejohn

Born 1954

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0462 BASEBALL

Dave Skaggs

Born 1951

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0465 BASEBALL

Hank McDonald

1911 - 1982

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0468 BASEBALL

Tony Horton (baseball)

Born 1944

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0471 BASEBALL

Pat Doyle (baseball)

Born 1944

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0487 BASEBALL

Kelly Mann (baseball)

Born 1967

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0492 BASEBALL

Jim Smith (baseball)

Born 1954

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0520 BASEBALL

Tex Vache

1888 - 1953

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0527 BASEBALL

Lin Storti

1906 - 1982

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0530 BASEBALL

Mike Colbern

1955 - 2019

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