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Including Year of Birth

Agoura Hills

  • Mike Shinoda - 1977 - Musician

Avalon

  • Gregory Harrison - 1950 - Actor

Baldwin Hills

  • Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Sr.) - 1969 - Rapper, Songwriter, Music Producer, Actor

Beverly Hills

  • Candice Bergen - 1946 - Actress, Model
  • Albert Brooks - 1947 - Actor, Filmmaker, Comedian
  • Richard Chamberlain - 1935 - Actor
  • Carrie Fisher - 1956 - Actress, Writer
  • Dara Torres - 1967 - Olympic Swimmer

Boyle Heights (Los Angeles)

  • Jack T. Chick - 1924 - Cartoonist, Publisher

Burbank

  • Tim Burton - 1958 - Director
  • Mark Harmon - 1951 - Actor
  • Steve Kanaly - 1946 - Actor
  • Sean Penn - 1960 - Actor
  • Bonnie Raitt - 1949 - Singer
  • John Ritter - 1948 - Actor
  • Rene Russo - 1954 - Actress
  • Wil Wheaton - 1972 - Actor
  • Mara Wilson - 1987 - Writer, Actress

Compton

  • Nadine Conner - 1907 - Opera Singer
  • Dr. Dre (Andre Romelle Young) - 1965 - Rapper, Music Producer
  • The Game (Jayceon Terrell Taylor) - 1979 - Rapper, Actor
  • Suge Knight - 1965 - Former NFL Player, Music Producer
  • Kendrick Lamar - 1987 - Rapper, Songwriter

Culver City

  • Drew Barrymore - 1975 - Actress
  • Michael Richards - 1949 - Actor
  • Gwen Verdon - 1925 - Actress, Dancer
  • Jaleel White - 1976 - Actor, Screenwriter, Producer

Downey

  • James Hetfield - 1963 - Musician
  • Weird Al Yankovic - 1959 - Singer, Songwriter, Actor

East Los Angeles

  • Constance Marie - 1965 - Actress
  • Edward James Olmos - 1947 - Actor, Director

Encino (Los Angeles)

  • Lisa Kudrow - 1963 - Actress
  • Sally K. Ride - 1951 - Astrophysicist, Astronaut

Glendale

  • Robert Englund - 1947 - Actor, Singer, Director
  • Edward Furlong - 1977 - Actor, Musician
  • Tim Matheson - 1947 - Actor, Director
  • Terry Moore (Helen Luella Koford) - 1929 - Actress
  • Paul Walker - 1973 - Actor

Glendora

  • Soleil Moon Frye - 1976 - Actress

Hacienda Heights

  • Caprice Bourret - 1971 - British model and creator of the By Caprice lingerie line
  • Stacy (Fergie) Ferguson - 1975 - Singer

Harbor City (Los Angeles)

  • Jennifer Tilly - 1958 - Actress

Hawthorne

  • Fred Dryer - 1946 - Football Player, Actor
  • Carl Wilson - 1946 - Musician, Singer, Songwriter
  • Dennis Wilson - 1945 - Musician

Hollywood (Los Angeles)

  • Christina Applegate - 1971 - Actress
  • Lucie Arnaz - 1951 - Actress, Singer
  • Diane Baker - 1938 - Actress, Producer
  • Beau Bridges - 1941 - Actor
  • David Carradine - 1936 - Actor
  • Bryan Cranston - 1956 - Actor, Screenwriter, Director
  • John Derek - 1926 - Actor, Director, Photographer
  • Leonardo DiCaprio - 1974 - Actor
  • Tony Dow - 1945 - Actor, Director, Producer
  • Rhonda Fleming - 1923 - Actress
  • Jerome Hines - 1921 - Opera Singer
  • Jack Jones - 1938 - Actor, Singer
  • John Lasseter - 1957 - Animator, Director
  • Yvette Mimieux - 1942 - Actress
  • Dominique Moreanir - 1981 - Gymnast
  • Don Murray - 1929 - Actor
  • Stefanie Powers - 1942 - Actress
  • Stephanie Ridel - 1973 - Singer
  • Katharine Ross - 1940 - Actress
  • Erika Slezak - 1946 - Actress
  • Dean Stockwell - 1936 - Actor
  • Madeleine Stowe - 1958 - Actress
  • Buck Taylor (Walter Clarence Taylor, III) - 1938 - Actor
  • Noah Wyle - 1971 - Actor

Inglewood

  • Tyra Banks - 1973 - Supermodel, TV Host
  • Vicki Lawrence - 1949 - Actress, Comedian, Singer
  • Omarion (Omari Ishmael Grandberry) - 1984 - Singer, Songwriter, Rapper, Actor
  • Cindy Sheehan - 1957 - Peace Activist
  • Brian Wilson - 1942 - Musician, Music Producer

Long Beach

  • Barbara Britton - 1919 - Actress
  • Nicholas Cage - 1964 - Actor
  • Bo Derek - 1956 - Actress
  • Snoop Dogg (Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr.) - 1972 - Rapper, Actor
  • Ava DuVernay - 1972 - Director, Screenwriter
  • Jesse James - 1969 - Reality TV Personality
  • Spike Jones - 1911 - Musician
  • Sally Kellerman - 1937 - Actress, Writer, Singer
  • Billie Jean King - 1943 - Tennis Player
  • Frank Ocean - 1987 - Singer, Songwriter, Rapper
  • Michelle Phillips - 1944 - Singer, Songwriter, Actress
  • Jenni Rivera - 1969 - Singer, Actress, Music Producer
  • Peggy Ryan - 1924 - Dancer, Actress
  • Tiffani Thiessen - 1974 - Actress
  • Anthony Zerbe - 1936 - Actor

Los Angeles

  • Herb Alpert - 1935 - Musician
  • Anne Archer - 1947 - Actress
  • Desi Arnaz Jr. - 1953 - Actor, Musician
  • Jack Bannon - 1940 - Actor
  • Michael Bay - 1965 - Director
  • Beck (Hansen Beck) - 1970 - Singer, Songwriter
  • Ed Begley Jr. - 1949 - Actor
  • John Beradino - 1917 - Baseball Player, Actor
  • Busby Berkeley - 1895 - Director, Choreographer
  • Barbara Billingsley - 1915 - Actress
  • Thora Birch - 1982 - Actress
  • Rachel Bloom - 1987 - Actress
  • Nicholas Brandon - 1971 - Actor, Wirter
  • Andrew Breitbart - 1969 - Publisher
  • Eileen Brennan - 1932 - Actress
  • Jeff Bridges - 1949 - Actor
  • James Brolin - 1940 - Actor, Director
  • John Cage - 1912 - Composer, Writer
  • Rory Calhoun - 1923 - Actor, Screenwriter, Producer
  • Stephen J. Cannell - 1941 - Producer, Writer
  • Marge Champion (Marjorie Celeste Champion) - 1919 - Dancer, Actress
  • Natalie Cole - 1950 - Singer, Songwriter
  • Jackie Coogan - 1914 - Actor, Comedian
  • Coolio (Artis Leon Ivey Jr.) - 1963 - Rapper, Actor, Music Producer
  • Jackie Cooper (John Cooper, Jr.) - 1921 - Actor, Director
  • Miranda Cosgrove - 1993 - Actress, Singer, Songwriter
  • Nikki Cox (Nicole Avery Cox) - 1978 - Actress, Writer
  • Richard Creena - 1926 - Actor, Director
  • James Cromwell - 1940 - Actor
  • David Crosby - 1941 - Musician
  • Mary Crosby - 1959 - Actress
  • Jamie Lee Curtis - 1958 - Actress
  • Kim Darby - 1947 - Actress
  • Francis Dee - 1909 - Actress
  • Gloria DeHaven - 1925 - Actress, Singer
  • Laura Dern - 1967 - Actress
  • Zooey Deschanel - 1980 - Actress
  • Mickey Dolenz (George Michael Dolenz, Jr.) - 1945 - Actor, Musician, Director
  • Eric Dolphy - 1928 - Musician
  • Daryl Dragon (The Captain) - 1942 - Musician, Songwriter
  • Jenna Elfman (Jennifer Mary Elfman) - 1971 - Actress
  • Bret Easton Ellis - 1964 - Writer, Screenwriter
  • Don Ellis - 1934 - Musician
  • Mia Farrow (Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow) - 1945 - Actress
  • America Ferrera - 1984 - Actress
  • Bridget Fonda - 1964 -
  • Jodie Foster (Alicia Christian Foster) - 1962 - Actress, Director, Producer
  • Mackenzie Foy - 2000 - Actress
  • Andrew Garfield - 1983 - Actor
  • John Gavin - 1931 - Actor, Diplomat
  • Melissa Gilbert - 1964 - Actress, Director
  • Sharon Gless - 1943 - Actress
  • Tony Goldwyn - 1960 - Actor, Director
  • Ricardo Alonso (Pancho) González - 1928 - Tennis Player
  • Dexter Gordon - 1923 - Musician
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 1981 - Actor
  • Gloria Grahame - 1923 - Actress
  • Cynthia Gregory - 1946 - Ballet Dancer
  • Josh Groban - 1981 - Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer
  • Jake Gyllenhaal - 1980 - Actor
  • Ray Harryhausen - 1920 - Filmmaker
  • Todd Haynes - 1961 - Director, Screenwriter
  • Barbara Hershey - 1948 - Actress
  • Jonah Hill - 1983 - Actor, Screenwriter, Comedian
  • Dustin Hoffman - 1937 - Actor
  • Johnny Horton - 1925 - Singer
  • Robert Horton - 1924 - Actor, Singer
  • Kate Hudson - 1979 - Actress
  • Helen Hunt - 1963 - Actress
  • Anjelica Huston - 1951 - Actress
  • Etta James - 1938 - Singer
  • Kendall Jenner - 1995 - Reality TV Personality
  • Angelina Jolie - 1975 - Actress
  • Rashida Jones - 1976 - Actress, Singer, Writer
  • Ashley Judd - 1968 - Actress
  • Khloe Kardashian - 1984 - Reality TV Personality
  • Kimberly Kardashian - 1980 - Reality TV Personality
  • Kourtney Kardashian - 1979 - Reality TV Personality
  • Julie Kavner - 1950 - Actress, Comedian
  • Diane Keaton - 1946 - Actress
  • Minka Kelly - 1980 - Actress
  • Kesha (Kesha Rose Sebert) - 1987 - Singer, Songwriter, Rapper
  • Val Kilmer - 1953 - Actor
  • Shia LaBeouf - 1986 - Actor
  • Michele Lee - 1942 - Actress, Singer, Dancer, Director
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh - 1962 - Actress
  • Juliette Lewis - 1973 - Actress, Singer
  • Tone Loc - 1966 - Rapper, Actor
  • Heather Locklear - 1961 - Actress
  • Mike Love (Michael Edward Love) - 1941 - Singer, Songwriter, Musician
  • James MacAurthur - 1937 - Actor
  • Theodore Harold Maiman - 1927 - Physicist, Inventor
  • Rami Malek - 1981 - Actor
  • Cindy Margolis - 1965 - Model, Actress
  • Cheech Marin - 1946 - Comedian, Actor
  • Misty May-Treanor - 1977 - Olympic Beach Volleyball Player
  • Kristy McNichol - 1962 - Actress, Singer
  • Penelope Ann Miller - 1964 - Actress
  • Liza Minelli - 1946 - Actress
  • Christopher Mintz-Plasse - 1989 - Actor
  • Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) - 1926 - Actress
  • William Moses - 1959 - Actor
  • Megan Mullally - 1958 - Actress, Singer
  • Michael Murphy - 1938 - Actor
  • Randy Newman - 1943 - Singer
  • Isamu Noguchi - 1904 - Sculptor, Landscape Architect
  • Sheree North - 1932 - Actress, Dancer, Singer
  • Ryan O’Neal - 1941 - Actor
  • Tatum O’Neal - 1963 - Actress, Writer
  • Emily Osment - 1992 - Actress, Singer, Songwriter
  • Haley Joel Osment - 1988 - Actor
  • Gwyneth Paltrow - 1973 - Actress
  • Chris Pine - 1980 - Actor
  • Freddie Prinze Jr. - 1976 - Actor
  • Issa Rae - 1985 - Actress, Writer, Director
  • John Rubinstein - 1946 - Actor, Composer, Director
  • Katey Sagal (Catherine Louise Sagal) - 1954 - Actress, Singer-Songwriter
  • William Schallert - 1922 - Actor
  • Jason Schwartzman - 1980 - Actor, Screenwriter, Musician
  • Jason Segel - 1980 - Actor, Screenwriter, Comedian
  • Harry Shearer - 1943 - Actor, Comedian, Writer, Musician
  • Charlie Sheen - 1965 - Actor
  • James B. Sikking - 1934 - Actor
  • Jonathan Silverman - 1966 - Actor
  • John Singleton - 1968 - Writer, Director
  • Hilda Solis - 1957 - Politician
  • Tori Spelling - 1973 - Actress
  • Susan St. James - 1946 - Actress
  • Jill St. John - 1940 - Actress
  • Robert Stack - 1919 - Actor
  • Adlai Stevenson - 1900 - Statesman, Presidential Candidate
  • Kristen Stewart - 1990 - Actress, Model
  • George Takei - 1939 - Actor
  • Russ Tamblyn - 1934 - Actor, Dancer
  • Michael Tilson Thomas - 1944 - Conductor, Pianist, Composer
  • Lindsay Wagner - 1949 - Actress, Model, Writer, Singer
  • Earl Warren - 1891 - Supreme Court Chief Justice
  • Esther Williams - 1922 - Swimmer, Actress
  • Paul Winfield - 1941 - Actor
  • Nat Wolff - 1994 - Singer
  • Anna May Wong (Wong Liu Tsong) - 1905 - Actress
  • Hanya Yanagihara - 1974 - Writer

Lynwood

  • Kevin Costner - 1955 - Actor
  • Ritchie Valens (Richard Steven Valenzuela) - 1941 - Singer, Songwriter
  • Venus Williams - 1980 - Tennis Player

Malibu

  • Timothy Hutton - 1960 - Actor
  • Jaden Smith - 1998 - Actor, Rapper

Mission Hills (Los Angeles)

  • George Lopez - 1961 - Comedian, Actor

Montebello

  • Oscar De La Hoya - 1973 - Boxer
  • Deborah Foreman - 1962 - Actress
  • Jay Hernandez (Javier Manuel Hernandez, Jr.) - 1978 - Actor
  • Kim Lankford - 1954 - Actress
  • Michael Trevino - 1985 - Actor

North Hollywood (Los Angeles)

  • Corbin Bernsen - 1954 - Actor, Director

Northridge (Los Angeles)

  • Jason Collins - 1978 - Basketball Player

Norwalk

  • Dona Speir - 1964 - Actress
  • Tiffany (Tiffany Renee Darwish) - 1971 - Singer
  • Cristina Valenzuela - 1987 - Actress

Palos Verdes

  • Tracy Austin - 1962 - Tennis Player
  • Lindsay Davenport - 1976 - Tennis Player

Panorama City (Los Angeles)

  • Kirk Cameron - 1970 - Actor

Pasadena

  • Octavia Butler - 1947 - Science Fiction Writer
  • Julia Child - 1912 - Chef, Writer
  • Dr. Drew (Drew Pinsky) - 1958 - Celebrity Doctor, Media Personality
  • Sally Field - 1946 - Actress
  • Harry Hamlin - 1951 - Actor
  • Richard Moll (Charles Richard Moll) - 1943 - Actor
  • Bill Richardson - 1947 - Governor of New Mexico

Pomona

  • Jessica Alba - 1981 - Actress
  • Mark McGwire - 1963 - Baseball Player
  • Tom Waits - 1949 - Singer

Reseda (Los Angeles)

  • Pamela Des Barres - 1948 - Writer, Musician, Actress

San Dimas

  • Alex Morgan - 1989 - Soccer Player

San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles)

  • Paula Abdul - 1962 - Singer
  • Judith Barsi - 1978 - Actress
  • Lisa Cholodenko - 1964 - Director, Screenwriter
  • Jacqueline Obradors - 1966 - Actress

San Gabriel

  • George S. Patton, Jr. - 1885 - Army General

San Pedro (Los Angeles)

  • D. Boon (Dennes Boon) - 1958 - Musician, Singer

Santa Monica

  • Lily Aldridge - 1985 - Model
  • Jack Black - 1969 - Actor
  • Robert Bower - 1936 - Inventor
  • Robert W. Bower - 1936 - Scientist, Inventor
  • Josh Brolin - 1968 - Actor
  • Geraldine Chaplin - 1944 - Actress
  • Carson Daly - 1973 - TV Host, TV & Radio Peronality
  • Shelley Fabares - 1044 - Actress, Singer
  • Bonnie Franklin - 1944 - Actress
  • Frank Gifford - 1930 - Football Player, TV Sports Commentator
  • Sara Gilbert - 1975 - Actress
  • Linda Gray - 1940 - Actress, Director, Model
  • Allegra Kent - 1937 - Ballet Dancer, Actress
  • Tobey Maguire - 1975 - Actor
  • Robert Redford (Charles Robert Redford Jr.) - 1936 - Actor, Director, Producer
  • Christina Ricci - 1980 - Actress
  • Shirley Temple Black - 1928 - Actress, Diplomat
  • Barry Williams - 1954 - Actor

Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles)

  • Jennifer Aniston - 1969 - Actor
  • Chris Katton - 1970 - Actor, Comedian
  • Ashley Olsen - 1986 - Older of Olsen Twins, Actress, Fashion Designer
  • Elizabeth Olsen - 1989 - Actress
  • Mary-Kate Olsen - 1986 - Younger of Olsen Twins, Actress, Fashion Designer

South Pasadena

  • Meredith Baxter - 1947 - Actress, Producer
  • Joel McCrea - 1905 - Actor

Studio City (Los Angeles)

  • Paul Thomas Anderson - 1970 - Director, Screenwriter

Tarzana (Los Angeles)

  • Blake Lively - 1987 - Actress
  • Jon Lovitz - 1957 - Actor
  • Jim Rome - 1964 - Radio Host

Topanga

  • Emile Hirsch - 1985 - Actor
  • Michelle Kwan - 1980 - Olympic Ice Figure Skater
  • Jeremy Lin - 1988 - Basketball Player
  • Nancy Lopez - 1957 - Golfer

Van Nuys (Los Angeles)

  • Brian Green - 1973 - Actor, Director
  • C. Thomas Howell (Christopher Thomas Howell) - 1966 - Actor, Director
  • Cindy Williams (Cynthia Jane Williams) - 1947 - Actress

West Covina

  • Troy Aikman - 1966 - Football Player
  • Tim Robbins - 1958 - Actor, Screenwriter, Director

West Los Angeles

  • Nikki Reed - 1988 - Actress, Screenwriter

Westwood (Los Angeles)

  • Sasha Cohen (Alexandra Pauline Cohen) - 1984 - Figure Skater

Whittier

  • Gary Allan (Gary Allan Herzberg) - 1967 - Country Singer
  • Nomar Garciaparra - 1973 - Baseball Player
  • Lorna Patterson - 1956 - Actress
  • Eric Stoltz - 1961 - Actor, Producer

Woodland Hills (Los Angeles)

  • Brad Garrett - 1960 - Comedian, Actor, Poker Player


Anna May Wong, who was born in Los Angeles, was the first Chinese American film star and first Asian American actress to win international recognition. Her career spanned from silent films to televison, from 1919 to 1961. She was the first Asian American to have a television series lead role in the 1951 TV detective series The Gallery of Madame Liu Tsong.