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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Showing 15 of 537 notable people

0050 MUSIC

Stephen Malkmus

Born 1966

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0103 MUSIC

Ernie Ball

1930 - 2004

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0118 MUSIC

Coco Montoya

Born 1951

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0132 MUSIC

Carl Verheyen

Born 1954

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0191 MUSIC

Paul Morris (musician)

Born 1959

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0221 MUSIC

Jim Pons

Born 1943

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0300 MUSIC

Louiche Mayorga

Born 1963

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0327 MUSIC

John Doan

Born 1951

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0338 MUSIC

Jon Nelson (guitarist)

Born 1965

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0385 MUSIC

Bob Heathcote

Born 1964

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0424 MUSIC

Gregor DuBuclet

Born 1957

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0447 MUSIC

David Shelley

1957 - 2015

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0454 MUSIC

Navarone Garibaldi

Born 1987

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0494 MUSIC

JoAnn Turovsky

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0521 MUSIC

Jordan Mendelson

Born 1980

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