List of people from Los Angeles
List of people from Los Angeles, CA, US
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The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city or county of Los Angeles, California . Those not born in Los Angeles have their places of birth listed instead. Los Angeles natives are also referred to as Angelenos .[ 1]
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947) – basketball player with UCLA and the Los Angeles Lakers (originally from Harlem , New York City)[ 2]
George O. Abell (1927–1983) – astronomer , professor, University of California, Los Angeles [ 3]
Millicent Borges Accardi – poet and recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship (born in Long Beach)
Forrest J Ackerman (1916–2008) – collector and influential science fiction fan[ 4]
Jensen Ackles (born 1978) – actor, director (born in Dallas, Texas)
Carol Adams (1918–2012) – silent-film actress
Patrick J. Adams (born 1981) – actor, director, photographer (born in Toronto )
J. A. Adande – sports journalist
Ivy Adara (born 1987) – Australian singer and composer (originally from Australia)
Arron Afflalo (born 1985) – NBA player for the Orlando Magic
Ben Affleck (born 1972) – actor and director (born in Berkeley )[ 5]
Ralph Ahn (1926–2022) – actor
Ai (born 1981) – Japanese-American singer-songwriter and rapper
Jhené Aiko (born 1988) – singer-songwriter
Jessica Alba (born 1981) – actress and businesswoman[ 6]
Merrill K. Albert (1923–2011) – trial lawyer and author
Gary Alexander (born 1953) – professional baseball player[ 7]
Karen Alexander – singer
Sasha Alexander (born 1973) – producer/actress
Gloria Allred (born 1941) – attorney (originally from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania)[ 8]
Francia Almendárez (born 1988) – actress[ 9]
Herb Alpert (born 1935) – musician, composer, producer[ 10]
Alejandro Alvarado Jr. (born 2003) – soccer player
Carlos Alvarez (born 1990) – soccer player
Andrea Anderson (born 1977) – athlete, Olympic gold medalist
Anthony Anderson (born 1970) – actor, comedian
Billy Anderson (born 1929) – NFL player
Camille Anderson (born 1978) – actress, model, and television host (originally from Dallas , Texas)
Ever Anderson (born 2007) – actress and model[ 11]
Garret Anderson (born 1972) – professional baseball player[ 12]
Paul Thomas Anderson (born 1970) – screenwriter, film director[ 13]
Ariane Andrew (born 1987) – wrestler, valet for World Wrestling Entertainment [ 14]
Mike Andrews (born 1943) – baseball player[ 7]
Andy – Iranian-Armenian singer (originally from Khorramdarreh , Khorramdarreh County , Zanjan Province, Iran)
Angelyne (born 1950) – celebrity[ 15] (originally from Poland)
Jennifer Aniston (born 1969) – actress[ 16]
Julia Ann (born 1969) – pornographic actress and feature dancer
Odette Annable (born 1985) – actress and model (moved to Austin, Texas )[ 17]
Shiri Appleby (born 1978) – actress
Christina Applegate (born 1971) – actress[citation needed ]
Anne Archer (born 1947) – actress[citation needed ]
Army Archerd (1922–2009) – columnist for Variety (originally from Bronx , New York City)
Krystina Arielle (born 1986) – actress and cosplayer (originally from Georgia )
Desi Arnaz Jr. (born 1953) – actor, musician[ 18]
Lucie Arnaz (born 1951) – actress, singer[citation needed ]
Eder Arreola (born 1991) – soccer player[ 19]
Genevieve Artadi (born 1982) – musician and singer-songwriter
Emmett Ashford (1914–1980) – baseball umpire
Nnamdi Asomugha (born 1981) – professional football player for the Oakland Raiders [ 20]
Fred Astaire (1899–1987) – dancer and actor, The Band Wagon , Funny Face , That's Entertainment!
Mackenzie Astin (born 1973) – actor[citation needed ]
Sean Astin (born 1971) – actor (born in Santa Monica)[citation needed ]
Hayley Atwell (born 1982) – British American actress (originally from London, England)
Gene Autry (1907–1998) – singer, actor, L.A. museum and baseball team owner (born in Texas)[ 21]
Jack Avery (born 1999) – singer and songwriter
Jack Avesyan (born 1988) – soccer player[ 22]
Armando Avila (born 2004) – soccer player[ 23]
Dennis Awtrey (born 1948) – professional basketball player
Roy Ayers (born 1940) – funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player[ 24]
Iggy Azalea (born 1990) – Australian rapper (originally from Sydney, Australia )
Odessa A'zion (born 2000) – actress
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B-Real (born 1970) – rapper
Judy Baca (born 1946) – muralist[ 25]
Michael Bacall (born 1973) – actor, screenwriter
Bad Bunny (born 1994) – rapper, singer (born in Vega Baja , Puerto Rico)
Fay Bainter (1893–1968) – actress[ 26]
Justin Baldoni (born 1984) – actor
Ireland Baldwin (born 1995) – model[ 27]
Christian Bale (born 1974) – actor (originally from Haverfordwest, Wales )[ 28]
LaMelo Ball (born 2001) – NBA player for the Charlotte Hornets
LaVar Ball (born 1967) – retired basketball and football player; father of Lonzo , Liangelo, and LaMelo Ball ; owner of Big Baller Brand
Lonzo Ball (born 1997) – NBA player for the Chicago Bulls
Colleen Ballinger (born 1986) – YouTuber, NY Times bestselling author and comedian (born in Santa Barbara )
Alex Band (born 1981) – singer, musician[ 29]
Vaitiare Bandera (born 1964) – actress (originally from Tahiti, French Polynesia )
Tyra Banks (born 1973) – model, television personality, producer and actress
Ronald Barak (born 1943) – Olympic gymnast
Andrea Barber (born 1976) – actress
Lance Barber (born 1973) – actor (originally from Battle Creek, Michigan )
Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) – animator, producer, director
Eric Barone (born 1960) – video game designer known professionally as ConcernedApe
Anita Barone (born 1964) – actress (originally from St. Louis, Missouri )
Eddie Barth (1931–2010) – actor and voiceover artist [ 30]
Ella Jay Basco (born 2006) – actress
Paul L. Bates (1908–1995) – commander of the first Black tank battalion to fight in World War II[ 31]
Earl Battey (1935–2003) – major league baseball player[ 7]
Gordon Bau (1907–1975) – Hollywood make-up artist with Warner Brothers Studios [ 32] (born in Minnesota)
Eric Bauza (born 1979) – voice actor (originally from Toronto, Ontario )
Michael Bay (born 1965) – film director[citation needed ]
L.A. Beast (born 1984) – competitive eater
Warren Beatty (born 1937) – actor, director (born in Virginia)
Beck (born 1970) – singer[ 33]
Ed Begley Jr. (born 1949) – actor[citation needed ]
Dalila Bela (born 2001) – Canadian actress (originally from Montreal, Quebec , Canada)
Michael Bellisario (born 1980) – actor
Troian Bellisario (born 1985) – actress
Jim Bellows (1922–2009) – editor (born in Michigan)
David Benaron (born 1958) – digital health entrepreneur, physician
Julie Bennett (1932–2020) – actress, voiceover artist (originally from Manhattan , New York)
John Beradino (1917–1996) – major league baseball player and actor[ 7]
Justin Berfield (born 1986) – actor
Ryan Bergara (born 1990) – co-founder of Watcher Entertainment
Candice Bergen (born 1946) – actress
Nicolas Berggruen (born 1961) – philanthropist, founder of the Berggruen Institute [ 34]
Busby Berkeley (1895–1976) – choreographer, film director[ 35]
Corbin Bernsen (born 1954) – actor[citation needed ]
Corbyn Besson (born 1998) – singer and songwriter
Molly Beucher – actress and film producer[ 36]
Steve Beuerlein (born 1965) – professional football player
Caly Bevier (born 1999) – singer
Beyoncé (born 1981) – singer, songwriter, actress, model, record producer, businesswoman (originally from Houston , Texas)[ 37]
Hailey Bieber (born 1996) – fashion model
Justin Bieber (born 1994) – Canadian singer, actor (originally from London, Ontario , Canada)
Barbara Billingsley (1915–2010) – actress[citation needed ]
Camille Billops (1933–2019) – artist, film director[ 38]
Rachel Bilson (born 1981) – actress
Thora Birch (born 1982) – actress[citation needed ]
Luna Blaise (born 2001) – actress[ 39]
Whitney Blake (1926–2002) – actress
Rowan Blanchard (born 2001) – actress
Mel Bleeker (1920–1996) – National Football League player
Francesca Lia Block (born 1962) – author[ 40]
David Blu (born David Bluthenthal; 1980) – professional basketball player[ 41]
Jason Blum (born 1969) – film producer
Betty Blythe (1893–1972) – actress
Kwesi Boakye (born 1999) – voice actor
Edwin Bodney – poet
Kyle Boller (born 1981) – football player
Ashlee Bond (born 1985) – American-Israeli Olympic show jumping rider who competes for Israel
William "Big Bill" Bonelli (1895–1970) – Los Angeles City Councilman (1927–1929), notably corrupt member of State Board of Equalization , fugitive[ 42]
Chaz Bono (born 1969) – gay rights activist
Richard Boone (1917–1981) – actor
Kate Bosworth (born 1983) – actress[ 43]
Shmuley Boteach (born 1966) – Orthodox rabbi , radio and television host, and author
Cameron Boyce (1999–2019) – actor and dancer
Leigh Brackett (1915–1978) – writer[ 44]
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) – writer[ 45]
Milton Bradley (born 1978) – professional baseball player[ 46]
Tom Bradley (1917–1998) – 38th mayor of Los Angeles (1973–1993)[ 47] (originally from Calvert, Texas )
Tom Brady (born 1977) – professional football player[ 48]
Creed Bratton – actor
Ryan Braun (born 1983) – professional baseball player[ 49]
Nick Bravin (born 1971) – Olympic fencer
Tamar Braxton (born 1977) – singer (born in Severn, Maryland )
Toni Braxton (born 1966) – singer (originally from Severn, Maryland )
Leo Breithaupt (1914–1984) – auto racer
Donald Bren (born 1932) – businessman, owner of Irvine Company
Milton H. Bren (1904–1979) – film producer, real estate developer, father of Donald Bren
Nicholas Brendon (born 1971) – actor[citation needed ]
Eileen Brennan (1932–2013) – actress[citation needed ]
Patrick Brennan (born 1972) – actor[citation needed ]
Brigita Brezovac (born 1979) – IFBB professional bodybuilder (originally from Slovenia)
Beau Bridges (born 1941) – actor[citation needed ]
Jeff Bridges (born 1949) – actor[citation needed ]
Alison Brie (born 1982) – actress
Lance Briggs (born 1980) – professional football player
Earl Alonzo Brininstool (1870–1957) – cowboy poet[ 50]
Eli Broad (1933–2021) – businessman
James Brolin (born 1940) – actor[citation needed ]
Josh Brolin (born 1968) – actor
Albert Brooks (born 1947) – actor, screenwriter, director
Beau Brooks (born 1993) – member of the Janoskians , actor, singer, entertainer
Jai Brooks (born 1995) – member of the Janoskians, actor, singer, entertainer
Luke Brooks (born 1994) – member of the Janoskians, actor, singer, entertainer
Alton Brown (born 1962) – chef, Food Network personality[ 51]
Helen Gurley Brown (1922–2012) – magazine publisher and author (originally from Green Forest, Arkansas )
Jason Derek Brown (born 1969) – fugitive currently on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List
Julie Brown (born 1958) – actress[citation needed ]
Marc Brown (born 1961) – television newscaster
Jackson Browne (born 1948) – musician
Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) – Lakers basketball player (born in Pennsylvania)
Joan Juliet Buck – magazine writer and editor
Marilyn Buferd (1925–1990) – actress, Miss America 1946 (originally from Detroit, Michigan)
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) – author[ 52]
Candace Cameron Bure (born 1976) – actress (Full House )
Scott Burnett (born 1974) – darts player (born in Sacramento )
Tim Burton (born 1958) – film director (born in Burbank )
Jake Busey (born 1971) – actor[citation needed ]
Jeanie Buss (born 1961) – Lakers executive (born in Santa Monica)
Jerry Buss (1933–2013) – owned Lakers, Kings and Sparks teams, Forum Arena (born in Utah)
Jim Buss (born 1959) – Lakers executive
Paul Butcher (born 1994) – actor
Brian Butler – artist and musician[ 53]
Brian Patrick Butler (born 1990) – actor and filmmaker[ 54]
Laphonza Butler (born 1979) – U.S. Senator (originally from Magnolia, Mississippi )[ 55]
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Scott Caan (born 1976) – actor[ 56]
Camila Cabello (born 1997) – singer[ 57]
John Cage (1912–1992) – composer[ 58]
Rory Calhoun (1922–1999) – actor[ 59]
Calmatic (born 1987) – filmmaker
Kareem Campbell (born 1973) – professional skateboarder (born in Harlem, New York , moved to Los Angeles in his early youth)
Jordin Canada (born 1995) – WNBA player
Stephen J. Cannell (1941–2010) – television director, writer, producer[ 60]
Kylie Cantrall (born 2005) – actress, singer, YouTube personality (born in Tarzana)
LaToya Cantrell (born 1972) – mayor of New Orleans [ 61]
Lizzy Caplan (born 1982) – actress
Steve Cardenas (born 1974) – martial artist and retired actor (born in Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Belinda Carlisle (born 1958) – singer[ 62]
Kim Carnes (born 1945) – singer
Adam Carolla (born 1964) – comedian, actor, entertainer[ 63]
Chad Carothers – freehand painter whose career was based in Los Angeles[ 64]
David Carradine (1936–2009) – actor[ 65]
Robert Carradine (born 1954) – actor[ 66]
Mercedes Carrera – pornographic actress
Jim Carrey (born 1962) – actor, comedian
Leo Carrillo (1880–1961) – actor[ 67]
Johnny Carson (1925–2005) – television personality (born in Iowa)
Mike Carter (born 1955) – American-Israeli basketball player
Matt Cassel (born 1982) – professional football player
Katie Cassidy (born 1986) – actress[ 68]
Patrick Cassidy (born 1962) – actor[ 69]
Shaun Cassidy (born 1958) – singer, actor, television producer[ 70]
David Castañeda (born 1989) – actor
Cecil Castellucci (born 1969) – American-born Canadian young adult novelist, indie rocker , and film director (originally from New York City)
Emma Chamberlain (born 2001) – YouTube personality
Richard Chamberlain (born 1934) – actor[ 71]
Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999) – basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (born in Pennsylvania)
Stan Chambers (1923–2015) – television news reporter
Marge Champion (1919–2020) – actress, dancer[ 72]
Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901–1997) – cultural leader[ 73]
Harry Chandler (1864–1944) – chief executive of Los Angeles Times [ 74]
Norman Chandler (1899–1973) – publisher and chairman of the board of the Los Angeles Times [ 75]
Otis Chandler (1927–2006) – transformative publisher of Los Angeles Times [ 76]
Raymond Chandler (1888–1959) – author[ 77]
Rosalind Chao (born 1957) – actress (born in Anaheim)
Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925–1968) – actor
Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) – iconic actor and director, Los Angeles film industry pioneer (born in England)[ 78]
Sydney Chaplin (1885–1965) – actor
Max Charles (born 2003) – actor (born in Ohio)
Antonio Chatman (born 1979) – NFL wide receiver[ 79]
Eric Chavez (born 1977) – baseball player
Ian Chen (born 2006) – actor
Dorothy Cheney (1916–2014) – tennis player
Don Cherry (born 1934) – jazz musician, trumpet (born in Oklahoma)
Jack Chick (1924–2016) – evangelist and cartoonist
Roy Choi (born 1970) – Korean American chef and TV host (originally from Seoul, South Korea )
Bikram Choudhury – inventor of Bikram Yoga [ 80]
Rajashree Choudhury – founder of USA Yoga Federation
Warren Christopher (1925–2011) – diplomat
Chyna (1969–2016) – professional wrestler, model, actress, author
Liz Claman (born 1963) – CNBC anchor
Greg Clark (born 1965) – NFL player
Mark Clear (born 1956) – major league baseball two-time All Star relief pitcher
Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998) – writer, activist (born in Arkansas)
John Cleese (born 1939) – English actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, voice actor
Michael Clifford (born 1995) – singer-songwriter, musician, member of 5 Seconds of Summer (born in Australia)
Frances Bean Cobain (born 1992) – visual artist and model
Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005) – attorney
Mickey Cohen (1913–1976) – mobster (born in Brooklyn)
Sasha Cohen (born 1984) – figure skater
Tiffany Cohen (born 1966) – Olympic swimmer (born in Culver City)
Mindy Cohn (born 1966) – actress
Natalie Cole (1950–2015) – singer
Fritz Coleman (born 1948) – television meteorologist
John Ery Coleman (1923–1993) – Los Angeles-based painter
Keo Coleman (born 1970) – NFL player
Monique Coleman (born 1980) – actress, dancer, singer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist (originally from Orangeburg, South Carolina )
Wanda Coleman (1946–2013) – poet and writer
Lily Collins (born 1989) – British-American actress and model (originally from Guildford, Surrey , England)
Dorothy Comingore (1913–1971) – actress
Christian Convery (born 2009) – actor[ a]
Curtis Conway (born 1971) – professional football player
Ry Cooder (born 1947) – musician, composer
Jackie Coogan (1914–1984) – actor
Coolio (1963–2022) – rap artist
Bradley Cooper (born 1975) – actor
Calico Cooper (born 1981) – actor, singer, and dancer
Dewey Cooper (born 1974) – kickboxer
Jackie Cooper (1922–2011) – actor, director
Lillian Copeland (1904–1964) – Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
Gia Coppola (born 1987) – actress, director
James Corden (born 1978) – actor, comedian, television personality (originally from London, England)
Pat Corrales (1941–2023) – baseball player
Miranda Cosgrove (born 1993) – actress, singer[ 82]
John Cossette (1957–2011) – theater and television producer
Michael Costello (born 1983) – fashion designer[ 83]
Kevin Costner (born 1955) – actor
Al Cowens (1951–2002) – baseball player
Ione Virginia Hill Cowles (1858–1940) – clubwoman, social leader
Aaron Cox (born 1965) – football wide receiver [ 84]
Nikki Cox (born 1978) – actress
Robert Crais (born 1953) – novelist (born in Louisiana)
Bryan Cranston (born 1956) – actor
Christina Crawford (born 1939) – actress
Joan Crawford (1906–1977) – actress (originally from San Antonio , Texas)
Johnny Crawford (1946–2021) – actor
Willie Crawford (1946–2004) – baseball player
Richard Crenna (1926–2003) – actor, film director
Coco Crisp (born 1979) – baseball player
James Cromwell (born 1940) – actor
David Crosby (1941–2023) – musician
Denise Crosby (born 1957) – actress
Gary Crosby (1933–1995) – actor
Mary Crosby (born 1959) – actress
Andraé Crouch (1942–2015) – musician
Tom Cruise (born 1962) – actor
Jan Crull Jr. – investment banker[citation needed ]
Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958) – actress
Shannon Curtis – musician, singer-songwriter
Miley Cyrus (born 1992) – singer-songwriter, actress (originally from Franklin, Tennessee )
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Elizabeth Daily (born 1961) – actress
Steve Daines (born 1962) – U.S. Senator from Montana
Carson Daly (born 1973) – television personality; host of The Voice and Last Call With Carson Daly (born in Santa Monica)
Harry Danning (1911–2004) – major league baseball player[ 7]
Ted Danson (born 1947) – actor
Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916–2006) – disc jockey and radio personality who was accused of treason before being pardoned
Frank Darabont (born 1959) – director (born in France)
Kim Darby (born 1947) – actress
Ben Davidson (1940–2012) – football player
Baron Davis (born 1979) – basketball player
Dix Davis (1926–2024) – child actor in film and radio[ 85]
Eric Davis (born 1962) – professional baseball player
Jeff Davis (born 1973) – actor, comedian, singer
Julienne Davis (born 1973) – actress, singer, model
Mike Davis (1946–2022) – urban theorist and author of City of Quartz and Ecology of Fear [ 86]
Patti Davis (born 1952) – actress, daughter of Nancy and Ronald Reagan
Tim Davis (1924–1982) – child actor in film[ 85]
Roxann Dawson (born 1958) – actress
Shane Dawson (born 1988) – YouTube personality
Sylvia Day (born 1973) – author
David-Simon Dayan (born 1995) – artist
Oscar De La Hoya (born 1973) – boxer
Brian de la Puente (born 1985) – NFL football player
Giada De Laurentiis (born 1970) – Italian-American chef , writer, and television personality (originally from Rome, Italy )
Sierra Deaton – singer-songwriter (born in Orlando , Florida)
Frances Dee (1909–2004) – actress
Rick Dees (born 1950) – radio personality (born in Florida)
Gloria DeHaven (1925–2016) – actress
Guillermo del Toro (born 1964) – film director
Milton DeLugg (1918–2015) – composer, bandleader
Alexa Demie (born 1990) – actress
John Densmore (born 1944) – musician
Johnny Depp (born 1963) – actor
John Derek (1926–1998) – actor, director
Laura Dern (born 1967) – actress[ 87]
DeMar DeRozan (born 1989) – basketball player (born in Compton)
Emily Deschanel (born 1976) – actress
Zooey Deschanel (born 1980) – actress, singer[ 88]
Deuce (born 1983) – singer, rapper
Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974) – actor, environmental activist
Larry Dierker (born 1946) – baseball player and manager
Roy Edward Disney (1893–1971) – television producer
Walt Disney (1901–1966) – animator, film studio, theme park founder (born in Illinois)
Nina Dobrev (born 1989) – actress (born in Bulgaria)[ 89]
David Dobrik (born 1996) – YouTube personality (born in Slovakia)
Bobby Doerr (1918–2017) – baseball player[ 7]
Doja Cat (born 1995) – singer
Nicola Dolapchieff (1897–1964) – professor of criminal law (born in Bulgaria)
Micky Dolenz (born 1945) – actor, musician
Eric Dolphy (1928–1964) – musician
Terry Donahue (1944–2021) – football coach
Ed Donovan (1928–1989) – drag racer , engine builder[ 90]
Ivan Dorschner (born 1990) – actor, television host, model, Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010 5th Big Placer
Susan Miller Dorsey (1857–1946) – educator
Kirk Douglas (1916–2020) – actor, philanthropist (born in New York)
Tony Dow (1945–2022) – actor
Morton Downey Jr. (1932–2001) – talk show host
Robert Downey Jr. (born 1965) – actor (born in New York)
Brian Downing (born 1950) – major league baseball player[ 7]
Jack Dragna (1891–1956) – Mafia boss (born in Sicily)
Daryl Dragon (1942–2019) – musician
Dr. Dre (born 1965) – musician, composer
Don Drysdale (1936–1993) – Hall of Fame baseball player (born in Van Nuys)
Nikki DuBose (born 1985) – model turned author, activist (born in South Carolina)
Dumbfoundead (born 1986) – rapper
Teala Dunn (born 1996) – actress, comedian
Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002) – television news reporter (born in Wisconsin)
Tony Duquette (1914–1999) – designer
Denis Dutton (1944–2010) – philosopher
Clea DuVall (born 1977) – actress
Jakob Dylan (born 1969) – musician
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Billie Eilish
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Jodie Foster
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Lady Gaga (born 1986) – singer (originally from New York City)
Corey Gaines (born 1965) – basketball player and coach
Louis Galen (1925–2007) – philanthropist (born in Ohio)
Donte Gamble (born 1978) – football player
Harry Gamboa Jr. – artist
Tom Gamboa (born 1948) – baseball coach and manager
The Game (born 1979) – rapper and actor
BB. Gandanghari (born 1967) – actress (originally from Philippines)
Eric Garcetti (born 1971) – mayor of Los Angeles
Gil Garcetti (born 1941) – district attorney
Aimee Garcia (born 1978) – actress (originally from Chicago, Illinois)
Andrew Garfield (born 1983) – actor
Fernando Garibay (born 1982) – record producer
Judy Garland (1922–1969) – singer, actress (originally from Grand Rapids, Minnesota )
Marlon Garnett (born 1975) – former NBA player and currently an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets
Tay Garnett (1894–1977) – film director
Leif Garrett (born 1961) – singer, actor
Mike Garrett (born 1944) – football player, athletic director
Spencer Garrett (born 1963) – actor
Joseph Gatt (born 1971) – English actor, model, voice actor
John Gavin (1931–2018) – actor, ambassador
Catherine Gayer (born 1937) – coloratura soprano
Kevin Geary – English portrait and abstract artist[ 93]
Frank Gehry (born 1929) – architect
Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 1965) – actress (born in New York City)[ 94]
Genie (born 1957) – feral child
Paul George (born 1990) – basketball player (born in Palmdale)
James Georgopoulos – visual artist
Mark Geragos (born 1957) – criminal defense attorney
Gina Gershon (born 1962) – actress
Balthazar Getty (born 1975) – actor
Tyrese Gibson (born 1978) – singer-songwriter, actor
Melissa Gilbert (born 1964) – actress, film director, labor union president
Gwynne Gilford (born 1946) – actress, mother of Chris Pine
Glasses Malone (born 1978) – rapper
Troy Glaus (born 1976) – baseball player (born in Tarzana)
Sharon Gless (born 1943) – actress
Joe Gold (1922–2004) – founder of Gold's Gym
Jonathan Gold (1960–2018) – Pulitzer Prize -winning food critic for L.A. Weekly and the Los Angeles Times [ 95]
Linda Goldbloom – woman killed by foul ball at Dodger Stadium
Tony Goldwyn (born 1960) – actor
Selena Gomez (born 1992) – actress, singer (originally from Grand Prairie, Texas )[ 96]
Xochitl Gomez (born 2006) – actress
Pancho Gonzales (1928–1995) – tennis star
Meagan Good (born 1981) – actress
Omar Gooding (born 1976) – actor
Dexter Gordon (1923–1990) – composer
Joe Gordon (1915–1978) – baseball player and manager
Kim Gordon (born 1953) – musician, member of Sonic Youth [ 97]
Robby Gordon (born 1969) – NASCAR and off-road driver
Joseph Gordon–Levitt (born 1981) – actor
Steve Gottlieb (born 1949) – amateur astronomer
Billy Gould (born 1963) – bassist for Faith No More
Gloria Grahame (1923–1981) – actress
Andy Grammer (born 1983) – singer
Ariana Grande (born 1993) – singer, songwriter, actress (born in Boca Raton, Florida )
Katherine Grant (1904–1937) – actress
Paul Gray (1972–2010) – bassist of Slipknot
Brian Grazer (born 1951) – film and television producer
Alex Greenwald (born 1979) – musician and actor
David Gregory (born 1970) – television journalist
Virginia Grey (1917–2004) – actress
Nash Grier (born 1997) – Vine star
Alyssa Farah Griffin (born 1989) – 3rd White House Director of Strategic Communications and television commentator
Blake Griffin (born 1989) – basketball player (born in Oklahoma)
Griffith J. Griffith (1850–1919) – philanthropist, donor of the land for Griffith Park [ 98]
Sandi Griffiths (born 1946) – singer
Josh Groban (born 1981) – singer
Kim Gruenenfelder – writer
Demmette Guidry – music industry executive
Alfred Guth (1908–1996) – Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
Chris Gwynn (born 1964) – baseball player
Tony Gwynn (1960–2014) – Hall of Fame baseball player
Jake Gyllenhaal (born 1980) – actor
Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977) – actress (originally from New York City)
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Bella Hadid (born 1996) – model (originally from Washington, D.C.)
Gigi Hadid (born 1995) – model
James Hahn (born 1950) – mayor of Los Angeles (2001–05)
Alana Haim (born 1991) – musician (member of the pop rock band Haim )
Danielle Haim (born 1989) – musician (member of the pop rock band Haim )
Este Haim (born 1986) – musician (member of the pop rock band Haim )
Randa Haines (born 1945) – director, film producer
H. R. Haldeman (1926–1993) – Watergate scandal figure, White House Chief of Staff
Alan Hale Jr. (1921–1990) – actor
Jaclyn Hales (born 1986) – actress (originally from Syracuse, New York )
Jack Haley Jr. (1933–2001) – actor, film director, writer, producer
Jackie Earle Haley (born 1961) – actor
Derrick Hall (born 1969) – business executive; President and CEO of Arizona Diamondbacks
Chico Hamilton (1921–2013) – jazz drummer
Jordan Hamilton (born 1990) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Amelia Gray Hamlin (born 2001) – model
Armie Hammer (born 1986) – actor
Albert Hammond Jr (born 1980) – rhythm guitarist of rock band The Strokes , musician
HANA (born 1989) – musician, singer-songwriter and record producer (originally from Atlanta , Georgia)
George Allan Hancock (1875–1965) – oilman, real estate developer, donated the La Brea Tarpits to the county of Los Angeles[ 99]
Tom Hanks (born 1956) – actor, film director
Gabbie Hanna (born 1991) – YouTuber (born in New Castle , Pennsylvania)
Alex Hannum (1923–2002) – NBA player and coach
Harold Harby (1894–1978) – Los Angeles City Council member
Darlene Hard (1936–2021) – tennis player
Lula Mae Hardaway (1930–2006) – mother and collaborator of Stevie Wonder [ 100]
James Harden (born 1989) – professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets and 2018 NBA MVP
Mariska Hargitay (born 1964) – actress (born in Santa Monica )
Mark Harmon (born 1951) – actor (born in Burbank )
Erik Harris (born 1990) – free safety for the Atlanta Falcons
Milton Harris (1906–1991) – chemist
Shawn Harrison (born 1973) – actor
Ray Harryhausen (1920–2013) – special effects director
Marica Hase – Japanese gravure model , adult actress , and Penthouse Pet (originally from Tokyo, Japan)
Dominique Hatfield (born 1994) – football player
Noah Hathaway (born 1971) – actor
Harry Hay (1912–2002) – founder of the Mattachine Society [ 101]
Jack W. Hayford (1934–2023) – televangelist
Julia Sampson Hayward (1934–2011) – tennis player
Leslye Headland (born 1980) – film director and screenwriter[ 102]
Chick Hearn (1916–2002) – Lakers basketball broadcaster (born in Illinois)
Hugh Hefner (1926–2017) – magazine publisher (born in Illinois)
Max Heidegger (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Jon Heidenreich (born 1969) – professional wrestler
John Helwig (1927–1994) – football player
Luke Hemmings (born 1996) – singer-songwriter, musician, member of 5 Seconds of Summer (born in Australia)
George Hendrick (born 1949) – baseball player
Chuck Henry (born 1946) – television newscaster
Sek Henry (born 1987) – professional basketball player, 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
Danny Herrera (1937–2008) – drummer
John S. Herrington (born 1939) – cabinet member in Reagan administration
Barbara Hershey (born 1948) – actress
Darryl Hickman (1931–2024) – actor, studio executive
Dwayne Hickman (1934–2022) – actor
Robert Hilburn (born 1939) – pop music critic for Los Angeles Times from 1970 to 2005[ 103]
Andy Hill (born c. 1950) – 3x college national champion basketball player, president of CBS Productions and Channel One News , author, and motivational speaker
E.V. Hill (1933–2003) – pastor (Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church) (born in Texas)
Jonah Hill (born 1983) – actor, filmmaker, comedian
Matt Hill (born 1968) – voice actor, comedian
Roy W. Hill (1899–1986) – auto mogul, philanthropist
Carla Anderson Hills (born 1934) – cabinet member in Reagan administration
Paris Hilton (born 1981) – celebrity, model, actress, DJ (originally from New York City)
Jerome Hines (1921–2003) – actor
Emile Hirsch (born 1985) – actor
David Hoberman (born 1952) – film producer, founder of Mandeville Films
George Hodel (1907–1999) – doctor, suspected Black Dahlia killer
Gaynel Hodge (1937–2020) – songwriter
Dustin Hoffman (born 1937) – actor
Jrue Holiday (born 1990) – NBA player
Willa Holland (born 1991) – actress and model[ 102]
Jennifer Holt (1920–1997) – actress
Olivia Hastings Holt (born 1997) – actress, singer (originally from Germantown, Tennessee )
Tim Holt (1919–1973) – actor
Calum Hood (born 1996) – singer-songwriter, musician, member of 5 Seconds of Summer (born in Australia)
Bob Hope (1903–2003) – comedian, actor, Toluca Lake resident (born in England)
Marcus Jamal Hopson (born 1985) – rapper (born in Panorama City)
Monica Horan (born 1963) – actress (originally from Darby, Pennsylvania )
Cody Horn (born 1988) – actress (Magic Mike )
James Horner (1953–2015) – composer
Richard Steven Horvitz (born 1966) – voice actor
Marques Houston (born 1981) – singer
Bryce Dallas Howard (born 1981) – actress
Clint Howard (born 1959) – actor (born in Burbank)
Ron Howard (born 1954) – director, actor (born in Oklahoma)
C. Thomas Howell (born 1966) – actor
Kelly Hu (born 1968) – actress, former fashion model and beauty queen (originally from Honolulu , Hawaii)
Vanessa Hudgens (born 1988) – actress[ 104]
Kate Hudson (born 1979) – actress
Howard Hughes (1905–1976) – aviation pioneer, film producer (born in Iowa)
D. L. Hughley (born 1963) – actor, comedian
Bob Humphreys (born 1940) – football player
William Hung (born 1983) – American Idol contestant
Helen Hunt (born 1963) – actress (born in Culver City )
Hugo Huntzinger (c. 1934–1993) – park ranger
Nipsey Hussle (1985–2019) – rapper, entrepreneur
Anjelica Huston (born 1951) – actress (born in Santa Monica)
Josh Hutcherson (born 1992) – actor
Timothy Hutton (born 1960) – actor (born in Malibu)
Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) – author (born in England, died in Los Angeles)
David Henry Hwang (born 1957) – playwright
Tiffany Hwang (born 1989) – singer (member of pop group Girls Generation )
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Ice Cube (born 1969) – actor, rapper, writer
Grant Imahara (1970–2020) – electrical engineer, roboticist, and co-host of MythBusters
Daniel Inocente – architect
Joe Inoue (born 1985) – singer
Ashton Irwin (born 1994) – singer-songwriter, musician, member of 5 Seconds of Summer (born in Australia)
Adena Ishii (born 1990) – mayor of Berkeley, California
Bob Israel – composer, primarily for silent films [ 105]
Nick Itkin (born 1999) – Olympic bronze medalist foil fencer, junior world champion
Lance Ito (born 1950) – judge, presided over the O. J. Simpson trial
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Kylie Jenner
Angelina Jolie
Manny Jacinto (born 1987) – actor, comedian
Hue Jackson (born 1965) – NFL coach
Melvin Jackson (born 1954) – football player
Michael Jackson (1934–2022) – L.A. radio personality (born in England)
Michael Jackson (1958–2009) – singer (born in Gary, Indiana)
Edmund Jaeger (1887–1983) – naturalist
Jonathan Jafari (born 1990) – YouTube personality and co-creator of Game Grumps
Etta James (1938–2012) – singer
LeBron James (born 1984) – basketball player (born in Ohio)
Jan and Dean – 1960s singing duo
Jon Jaques (born 1988) – American-Israeli assistant men's basketball coach for Cornell University ; played for Ironi Ashkelon in Israel[ 106]
Richard Jefferson (born 1980) – basketball player
Kendall Jenner (born 1995) – television star, model, celebrity
Kris Jenner (born 1955) – television star, model, celebrity, manager
Kylie Jenner (born 1997) – television star, model, celebrity
Dorothy Vena Johnson (1898–1970) – poet, educator
Kermit Johnson (born 1952) – football player
Keyshawn Johnson (born 1972) – football player, TV commentator
Magic Johnson (born 1959) – Lakers basketball star, Dodgers co-owner (born in Michigan)
Mike Johnson (born 1969) – wide receivers coach for the Syracuse Orange
Nora Johnson (1933–2017) – author
Angelina Jolie (born 1975) – actress
Wesley Jonathan (born 1978) – actor, played Jamal Grant on City Guys
Alethea Jones – Australian director, producer and actress (originally from Australia)
Jack Jones (born 1938) – singer
Jerome Jones (born 1981) – hip-hop artist
Jerry Jones (born 1942) – football executive, owner of the Dallas Cowboys [ 107]
Jimmie Jones (1950–2021) – football player
Marion Jones (born 1975) – track and field athlete, winner of five medals at 2000 Summer Olympics
Rashida Jones (born 1976) – actress
Montell Jordan (born 1968) – singer, pastor
Joshua (born Joshua Hong, 1995) – singer (member of K-pop group Seventeen)
Florence Griffith Joyner (1959–1998) – athlete, Olympic gold medalist
Ashley Judd (born 1968) – actress (born in Granada Hills)
Nicole Jung (born 1991) – member of South Korean girl group KARA
Bob Jury (born 1955) – NFL player
Victoria Justice (born 1993) – actress, singer (originally from Hollywood, Florida )
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Travis Kalanick (born 1976) – businessman, co-founder and former CEO of Uber
Ryan Kalish (born 1988) – baseball player
Diop Kamau (born 1958) – civil rights activist
Katherine Kamhi (born 1964) – actress (originally from New York City)
Gabe Kapler (born 1975) – baseball player, and manager (San Francisco Giants )
Khloé Kardashian (born 1984) – socialite, model, actress and television star (born, raised, and lives in Los Angeles )
Kim Kardashian (born 1980) – socialite, model, actress and television star (born, raised, and lives in Los Angeles )
Kourtney Kardashian (born 1979) – socialite, model, actress and television star (born, raised, and lives in Los Angeles )
William Katt (born 1951) – actor
Chris Kattan (born 1970) – actor, comedian
Julie Kavner (born 1950) – actress, voice actor
Danny Kaye (1911–1987) – actor, singer
Zoe Kazan (born 1983) – actress
KBeaZy (born 2001) – record producer and YouTuber (originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan )
Diane Keaton (born 1946) – actress
Michael Keaton (born 1951) – actor
Keb' Mo' (born 1951) – blues singer, guitarist, songwriter
Val Keckin (born 1938) – football player
Andrew Keegan (born 1979) – actor
Minka Kelly (born 1980) – actress
Jack Kemp (1935–2009) – football player, politician
Anna Kendrick (born 1985) – actress, singer (originally from Portland, Maine )[ 108]
Dom Kennedy (born 1984) – rapper
Kesha (born 1987) – singer-songwriter
Asa Keyes (1877–1934) – LA County district attorney and criminal[ 109]
Satkirin Kaur Khalsa – Sikh preacher
Val Kilmer (born 1959) – actor
Elle King (born 1989) – singer-songwriter, actress
Holly King – actress
Joey King (born 1999) – actress
Kerry King (born 1964) – guitarist of Slayer
Abbot Kinney (1850–1920) – founder of Venice, California [ 110]
Jack Kirby (1922–2007) – football player
Barys Kit (1910–2018) – Belarusian-American rocket scientist
Erwin Klein (1938–1992) – table tennis player
Josh Klinghoffer (born 1979) – guitarist of The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Klymaxx – 80s group band
Jimmy Knepper (1927–2003) – jazz musician
Suge Knight (born 1965) – record producer
Ty Knott (born 1965) – football coach
Dave Koz (born 1963) – composer, musician
Zoe Kravitz (born 1988) – actress
Patricia Krenwinkel (born 1947) – Manson family member serving life sentence for murder
Robby Krieger (born 1946) – musician
Mike Krukow (born 1952) – baseball pitcher
Candi Kubeck (1961–1996) – captain of ValuJet Flight 592
Lisa Kudrow (born 1963) – actress
Sheila Kuehl (born 1941) – actress, politician (priginally from Tulsa, Oklahoma )
Kyra Kupetsky – voice actress, animator
Alex Kurtzman (born 1973) – filmmaker
Henry Kuttner (1915–1958) – writer
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Shia LaBeouf (born 1986) – actor
Matthew Labyorteaux (born 1966) – actor
Patrick Labyorteaux (born 1965) – actor
Marcel Lachemann (born 1941) – baseball player and manager
Rene Lachemann (born 1945) – baseball player and manager
Liz Lachman – writer, director, and composer (originally from Detroit, Michigan)
Alan Ladd Jr. (1937–2022) – film director, film producer
John Lahr (born 1941) – critic
Kendrick Lamar (born 1987) – rapper
Phil LaMarr (born 1967) – voice actor, comedian, and writer
Bill Lancaster (1947–1997) – screenwriter
Juliet Landau (born 1965) – actress
Christopher B. Landon (born 1975) – screenwriter
Ken Landreaux (born 1954) – baseball player
Mitchell Landsberg (born 1953) – journalist
Tom Lasorda (1927–2021) – Hall of Fame Dodgers manager (born in Pennsylvania)
John Lasseter (born 1957) – film director
Barry Latman (1936–2019) – baseball player
Dyanna Lauren (born 1965) – erotic dancer , pornographic actress, singer and director
Bianca Lawson (born 1979) – actress
Red Leather – country/rock musician (born in Reno, Nevada )
Annie LeBlanc (born 2004) – actress (originally from Augusta, Georgia )
Gypsy Rose Lee (1911–1970) – burlesque entertainer (born in Seattle)
Jason Scott Lee (born 1966) – actor
Michele Lee (born 1942) – actress
Janet Leigh (1927–2004) – actress (born in Merced )
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born 1962) – actress
Chris Lemmon (born 1954) – actor
Peter M. Lenkov (born 1964) – writer, producer
The Lennon Sisters – singing group
Kay Lenz (born 1953) – actress
Kawhi Leonard (born 1991) – basketball player
Logan Lerman (born 1992) – actor
Lisa Leslie (born 1972) – USC and Sparks basketball player
letlive. (formed in 2002) – art-punk band from Los Angeles
Jared Leto (born 1971) – actor, musician; frontman of 30 Seconds To Mars (originally from Bossier City, Louisiana )
Shannon Leto (born 1970) – musician; brother of Jared (originally from Bossier City, Louisiana )
Elyse Levesque (born 1985) – Canadian actress (originally from Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada)
Harvey Levin (born 1950) – founder of TMZ
Adam Levine (born 1979) – lead singer of Maroon 5
Jane Levy (born 1989) – actress
Gary Lewis (born 1945) – musician
Harry Lewis (1920–2013) – actor, restaurateur
Juliette Lewis (born 1973) – actress
Louise Lieberman (born 1977) – soccer coach and former player
Allan Linder – visual artist
Audra Lindley (1918–1997) – actress
Sara Lindsey – actress (originally from Washington, D.C.)
Roger Linn (born 1955) – inventor of the digital drum machine
Alex D. Linz (born 1989) – actor
David Lipsky (born 1988) – golfer
Amber Liu (born 1992) – member of South Korean girl group F(x)
Blake Lively (born 1987) – actress
Barry Livingston (born 1953) – veteran actor
Cher Lloyd (born 1993) – singer (originally from Malvern, Worcestershire , England)
Daniel Lobell – stand-up comedian, podcaster (born in New York City)
Tone Loc (born 1966) – rapper, actor
Heather Locklear (born 1961) – actress
Gary Lockwood (born 1937) – actor (born in Van Nuys )
John "Juke" Logan (1946–2013) – harmonica player, songwriter
Julie London (1926–2000) – singer, actress
Lauren London (born 1984) – actress
Jennifer Lopez (born 1969) – singer, actress (originally from New York City)
Manuel López – artist, educator[ 111]
Steve Lopez – columnist for the Los Angeles Times [ 112]
Billie Lourd (born 1992) – actress
Demi Lovato (born 1992) – singer, actress (originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico )
Darlene Love (born 1941) – singer and actress
Kevin Love (born 1988) – basketball player (born in Santa Monica)
Madison Love (born 1995) – songwriter, singer
Mike Love (born 1941) – singer for the Beach Boys
Jon Lovitz (born 1957) – actor
Charles Herbert Lowe (1920–2002) – biologist
Steve Lukather (born 1957) – musician
Diana Lynn (1926–1971) – actress
Lyrics of Two – band from Los Angeles
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James MacArthur (1937–2010) – actor
John F. MacArthur (born 1939) – pastor
Tress MacNielle (born 1951) – voice actress
Richard Madden (born 1986) – actor (originally from Elderslie , Renfrewshire, Scotland)
Mía Maestro (born 1978) – Argentine actress and singer-songwriter (originally from Buenos Aires , Argentina)
Bobby Magallanes (born 1969) – Minor League Baseball player, coach, and manager; currently assistant hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves
Roger Mahony (born 1936) – Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles
Daron Malakian (born 1975) – musician
Rami Malek (born 1981) – actor
Bruce Manson (born 1956) – tennis player
Laura Marano (born 1995) – actress
Vanessa Marano (born 1992) – actress
Xolo Maridueña (born 2001) – actor
Cheech Marin (born 1946) – comedian, musician, actor
Scott Marlowe (1932–2001) – actor
Mozhan Marnò (born 1980) – television actress
Jordan Maron (born 1992) – YouTube personality
Dean Paul Martin (1951–1987) – actor (born in Santa Monica)
Elizabeth Marvel (born 1969) – actress
Biddy Mason (1818–1891) – pioneer African–American businesswoman
Chris Masters (born 1983) – professional wrestler
Sam Match (1923–2010) – tennis player
Tim Matheson (born 1947) – actor (born in Glendale)
Greg Mathews (born 1962) – MLB pitcher
Clay Matthews (born 1986) – pro football player
Rachel Matthews (born 1993) – actress
Misty May-Treanor (born 1977) – volleyball player
Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957) – film mogul (born in Russia)
Thom Mayne (born 1944) – architect
Jenn McAllister (born 1996) – Youtuber and actress (originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania)[ 113]
Leo McCarey (1898–1969) – actor, composer, film director, writer, producer
Bob McChesney (1926–2002) – football player
Leigh McCloskey (born 1955) – actor, artist
Gary McCord (born 1948) – golfer, TV commentator (born in San Gabriel)
Kent McCord (born 1942) – actor
Maureen McCormick (born 1956) – actress
Thayne McCulloh (born 1964) – social psychologist, university president
Hugh McElhenny (1928–2022) – pro football player
Ron McGovney (born 1963) – bassist of Metallica
Kristy McNichol (born 1962) – actress
Katharine McPhee (born 1984) – singer, actress
Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944) – pioneering radio evangelist[ 114]
Steven McQueen (born 1988) – actor
Carey McWilliams (1905–1980) – writer, editor
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born 1981) – actress, British royal
Wendy Melvoin (born 1964) – musician
Shawn Mendes (born 1998) – Canadian singer, songwriter (born in Pickering, Ontario , Canada)
Mike Mentzer (1951–2001) – professional bodybuilder and 1979 Mr. Olympia heavyweight champion[ 115]
Lee Meriwether (born 1935) – actress, 1955 Miss America
Russell Metty (1906–1978) – cinematographer
Jillian Michaels (born 1974) – trainer, TV personality
Miguel (born 1985) – recording artist[ 116]
Tomo Miličević (born 1979) – musician
Michael Milken (born 1946) – financier, philanthropist
Kevin Millar (born 1971) – baseball player
Bob Miller (1956–2020) – Kings hockey broadcaster (born in Massachusetts)
Inger Miller (born 1972) – world and Olympic champion sprinter
Norm Miller (born 1946) – Major League baseball player
Penelope Ann Miller (born 1964) – actress
Leon Milo (1956–2014) – composer, percussionist, sound artist
Yvette Mimieux (1942–2022) – actress
Nicki Minaj (born 1982) – rapper[ 117] (originally from Trinidad and Tobago)
Charles Mingus (1922–1979) – jazz bassist and composer (born in Arizona)
Liza Minnelli (born 1946) – actress, singer
Christopher Mintz-Plasse (born 1989) – actor
Donald Miralle (born 1974) – photographer
Andrew Mishkin – commander of the Mars rover
Elizabeth Mitchell (born 1970) – actress
Jamie Mitchell (born 1985) – professional boxer
Joni Mitchell (born 1943) – singer-songwriter, painter (born in Fort Macleod , Canada)
Tyrone Mitchell (1955–1984) – murderer
Christopher Mitchum (born 1943) – actor, writer, film director
James Mitchum (born 1941) – actor
Ron Mix (born 1938) – football player
Mike Moffitt (born 1963) – football player
Peggy Moffitt (1937–2024) – model
Dick Moje (1927–1989) – football player
Dianna Molzan – painter
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) – actress
Elizabeth Montgomery (1933–1995) – actress
Poppy Montgomery (born 1972) – Australian-American actress (originally from Sydney, Australia)
Ray Montgomery (1922–1978) – actor
Peet Montzingo – internet personality and author
Warren Moon (born 1956) – football player
Neal Moore (born 1971) – writer, canoeist
Terry Moore (born 1929) – actress
Anthony Mora – publicist, playwright
Lisa Moretti (born 1961) – professional wrestler
Katie Morgan – actress, radio talk-show host, podcast host and feature dancer
Collin Morikawa (born 1997) – professional golfer
John Morrison (born 1979) – professional wrestler for WWE
Patt Morrison – newspaper and radio journalist
Camila Morrone (born 1997) – actress
William R. Moses (born 1959) – actor
Walter Mosley (born 1952) – novelist
Elisabeth Moss (born 1982) – actress
Paul Moyer (born 1941) – television newscaster
William Mulholland (1855–1935) – engineer, DWP pioneer (born in Ireland)
Megan Mullally (born 1958) – actress
Bill Mumy (born 1954) – singer and actor
Kathleen Munroe (born 1982) – Canadian actress (originally from Hamilton, Ontario , Canada)
Michael Murphy (born 1938) – actor
Don Murray (1929–2024) – actor
Eddie Murray (born 1956) – professional baseball player
Jim Murray (1919–1998) – Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter (born in Connecticut)[ 118]
Lenda Murray (born 1962) – IFBB professional bodybuilder
Murs (born 1978) – rapper
Elon Musk (born 1971) – entrepreneur (originally from Pretoria , South Africa)
Mustard (born 1990) – hip hop producer
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Bill Nye
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Bob Ojeda
Tyler Oakley (born 1989) – Youtuber[ 121]
Rockne S. O'Bannon (born 1955) – film director, writer, producer
John O'Brien (born 1977) – football player [ 122]
Finneas O'Connell (born 1997) – singer, songwriter, producer
Odd Future – hip-hop collective
Derrick Oden (born 1970) – football player
OhGeesy (born 1993) – rapper[ 123]
Bob Ojeda (born 1957) – baseball player[ 124]
Masi Oka (born 1974) – actor
Onyeka Okongwu (born 2000) – NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks
Tyler Okonma (born 1991) – rapper
Daniel Olivas (born 1959) – author, book critic, attorney
Barret Oliver (born 1973) – actor, photographer
Robert Oliveri (born 1978) – former child actor
Kevin Ollie (born 1972) – basketball coach
Edward James Olmos (born 1947) – actor, writer, producer, director
Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967) – Olympic fencer
Ashley Olsen (born 1986) – actress
Elizabeth Olsen (born 1989) – actress
Mary-Kate Olsen (born 1986) – actress
Griffin O'Neal (born 1964) – actor
Ryan O'Neal (1941–2023) – actor
Tatum O'Neal (born 1963) – actress[ 125]
Wendy C. Ortiz (born 1973) – writer
Emily Osment (born 1992) – actress
Haley Joel Osment (born 1988) – actor
Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) – owner and publisher of Los Angeles Times [ 74]
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Alex Padilla (born 1973) – U.S. senator , California Secretary of State , State Senator , Los Angeles City Council
David Paich (born 1954) – musician
Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972) – actress
Danielle Panabaker (born 1987) – actress (originally from Augusta, Georgia )
Kay Panabaker (born 1990) – actress and zoologist (originally from Orange, Texas )
J. D. Pardo (born 1980) – actor
Grace Park (born 1974) – actress
Randall Park (born 1974) – actor
T. Jefferson Parker – novelist
William H. Parker (1905–1966) – police chief
Johnnie Parsons (1918–1984) – race car driver
Ann Patchett (born 1963) – author
Audrina Patridge (born 1985) – television personality
Robert Pattinson (born 1986) – actor (originally from London, England)[ 126]
Paula Patton (born 1975) – actress
Jake Paul (born 1997) – YouTube personality, actor, boxer (born in Cleveland , Ohio)
Logan Paul (born 1995) – YouTube personality, actor (born in Westlake, Ohio )
Sara Paxton (born 1988) – actress
Gregory Peck (1916–2003) – actor (born in San Diego )[ 127]
Mark Pellegrino (born 1965) – actor
Terry Pendleton (born 1960) – baseball player
Melina Perez (born 1979) – professional wrestler, former 3X WWE Women's Champion and 2X WWE Divas Champion
London Perrantes (born 1994) – basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Matthew Perry (1969–2023) – actor, comedian (originally from Williamstown, Massachusetts )
Michelle Perry (born 1979) – athlete, world champion hurdler
Kim Petras (born 1992) – German singer who moved to Los Angeles at age 19
Jade Pettyjohn (born 2000) – actress
Chuck Philips (1952–2024) – Pulitzer Prize -winning investigative music journalist[ 128]
Chynna Phillips (born 1968) – singer
Mary Pickford (1892–1979) – actress, co-founder of United Artists [ 129] and of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [ 130] (born in Toronto )
Joy Picus – L.A. City Councilwoman and Ms. Magazine woman of the year in 1985[ 131] (originally from Chicago, Illinois)
Ben J. Pierce (born 1999) – YouTuber, singer-songwriter, actor (born in Dallas)
Spencer Pigot (born 1993) – racing driver
Hasan Piker (born 1991) – Twitch streamer and political commentator
Chris Pine (born 1980) – actor
Ben Platt (born 1993) – actor, comedian
Eve Plumb (born 1958) – actress (born in Burbank)
Ivy Pochoda (born 1977) – novelist and former professional squash player (originally from Brooklyn , New York City)
Pokimane (born 1996) – Moroccan-Canadian influencer (originally from Morocco)
Stan Poray (1888–1948) – landscape painter (born in Kraków , Poland)
Mason Porter (born 1976) – mathematician
Lillian Powell (1896–1992) – dancer, teacher, television actress (originally from Victoria, British Columbia )
Tyrone Power Jr. (born 1959) – actor
Stefanie Powers (born 1942) – actress
Donald Prell (1924–2020) – futurologist , author (born in Los Angeles, graduated from LA High and UCLA)
Yetunde Price – one of Venus and Serena Williams' three other sisters (born in Saginaw , Michigan )
Bob Prince (1916–1985) – Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster
Tayshaun Prince (born 1980) – basketball player (born in Compton)
Freddie Prinze Jr. (born 1976) – actor
Rain Pryor (born 1969) – actress
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Paul Rodriguez
James Rallison (born 1996) – YouTube animator
Efren Ramirez (born 1968) – actor
Jacki Randall – artist
Dennis Rasmussen (born 1959) – professional baseball player
Johnnie Ray (1927–1990) – singer-songwriter, pianist[ 132]
Tania Raymonde (born 1988) – actress[ 102]
Maureen Reagan (1941–2001) – actress, daughter of Ronald Reagan
Michael Reagan (born 1945) – radio personality, son of Ronald Reagan
Nancy Reagan (1921–2016) – actress, First Lady (born in New York)
Ron Reagan (born 1958) – television host, ballet dancer, son of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) – actor, president of the United States (born in Illinois)
Robert Redford (born 1936) – actor, director (born in Santa Monica)
Cornelius Redick (born 1964) – NFL player
Nikki Reed (born 1988) – actress
Keanu Reeves (born 1964) – actor
Andy Reid (born 1958) – NFL coach
Patricia Reif (1930–2002) – theologian
Debbie Reynolds (1932–2016) – actress (raised in Burbank)
Rhett and Link – YouTube entertainers on shows Rhett and Link and Good Mythical Morning
Harold Rhodes (1910–2000) – inventor of the Rhodes piano
Giovanni Ribisi (born 1974) – actor
Robert Ri'chard (born 1983) – actor
Kyle Richards (born 1969) – television personality
Sofia Richie (born 1998) – model
Sally Ride (1951–2012) – astronaut
Bobby Riggs (1918–1995) – tennis player
Rihanna (born 1988) – singer (Barbados-born)[ 133]
Amber Riley (born 1986) – actress
Richard Riordan (1930–2023) – former L.A. mayor
John Ritter (1948–2003) – actor (born in Burbank)
Herb Ritts (1952–2002) – photographer
Naya Rivera (1987–2020) – actress, singer
Clete Roberts (1912–1984) – radio-TV journalist (born in Oregon)
Joe Roberts (born 1997) – motorcycle racer (born in Malibu, raised in Los Angeles)
Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) – iconic baseball player (raised in Pasadena)
Jo Ann Robinson (1912–1992) – civil rights activist[ 134]
Rachel Robinson (born 1922) – wife of baseball's Jackie Robinson
Lela Rochon (born 1964) – actress
Jay Rock (born 1985) – rapper
Arabella Page Rodman - civic leader
Adam Rodríguez (born 1975) – actor and director
Luis J. Rodriguez – writer and activist
Paul Rodriguez (born 1955) – comedian, actor (born in Compton)
Paul Rodriguez Jr. (born 1984) – professional skateboarder
Kay Rohrer (1922–1962) – AAGPBL player
Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) – actor (born in New York)
Rosalia (born 1992) – singer[ 135]
Gary Ross (born 1956) – film director
Katharine Ross (born 1940) – actress
Lawrence Ross (born 1966) – author of historical texts and fiction
Tracee E. Ross (born 1972) – actress
Edward R. Roybal (1916–2005) – politician
Pete Rozelle (1926–1996) – longtime NFL commissioner
John Rubinstein (born 1946) – actor
Angel Rubio (born 1975) – football player
Emily Rudd (born 1993) – actress (originally from Saint Paul, Minnesota )
Victor Rudd (born 1991) – basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague
Mikel Ruffinelli – World Record Academy, record holder[ 136]
Charlie Ruggles (1886–1970) – actor
Wesley Ruggles (1889–1972) – director, producer
Patrice Rushen (born 1954) – singer, musician
Andy Russell (1919–1992) – singer
Rene Russo (born 1954) – actress (born in Burbank)
Olga Rutterschmidt – convicted murderer serving life without parole
Brendan Ryan (born 1982) – baseball player
Bonnie Rychlak (born 1951) – sculptor, curator
Gary Ryerson (born 1948) – baseball player
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José Saenz (born 1975) – 492nd on the list of FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
Katey Sagal (born 1954) – actress
Halston Sage (born 1993) – actress
Mort Sahl (1927–2021) – comedian
Albert Saijo (1926–2011) – poet[ 137]
Susan Saint James (born 1946) – actress
Jill St. John (born 1940) – actress
Adela Rogers St. Johns (1894–1988) – journalist, screenwriter
Rubén Salazar (1928–1970) – L.A. Times reporter killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department during Chicano Moratorium
Jim Salsbury (1932–2002) – professional football player
Samantha Jo (born 1991) – actress, martial artist (born in Barrie, Ontario , Canada)
Samia (born 1996) – musician
Jay Sandrich (1932–2021) – film director, film producer
Donald Sanford (born 1987) – American-Israeli Olympic sprinter
Angela Sarafyan (born 1983) – Armenian-American actress (originally from Yerevan, Armenia )
Dick Sargent (1930–1994) – actor
Ben Savage (born 1980) – actor, director, producer
Fred Savage (born 1976) – actor, director (born in Illinois)
William Schallert (1922–2016) – actor
Peter Schifrin (born 1958) – Olympic fencer, sculptor
John Schneider (born 1962) – producer
Ezra Schochet – rosh yeshiva , Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad/West Coast Talmudical Seminary
Schoolboy Q (born 1986) – rapper
Pablo Schreiber (born 1978) – actor
Emily Schulman (born 1977) – actress
Geoff Schwartz (born 1986) – NFL football player
Mitchell Schwartz (born 1989) – NFL football player
Jason Schwartzman (born 1980) – actor, musician
Byron Scott (born 1961) – basketball player and coach (born in Utah)
Melody Thomas Scott (born 1956) – actress
Rachel Scott (born 1993) – senior congressional correspondent for ABC News
Vin Scully (1927–2022) – Dodgers baseball broadcaster (born in New York)
George Segal (1934–2021) – actor
Jason Segel (born 1980) – actor
William Nicholas Selig (1864–1948) – movie producer, zookeeper[ 138]
David O. Selznick (1902–1965) – film producer (born in Pennsylvania)
Eugene Selznick (1930–2012) – Hall of Fame volleyball player
Adam G. Sevani (born 1992) – actor and dancer
Parvati Shallow (born 1982) – Survivor contestant; winner of Survivor: Micronesia
Benjamin Shapiro (born 1984) – conservative political commentator
Karen Sharpe (born 1934) – actress, wife of director/producer Stanley Kramer
Melanie Shatner (born 1964) – actress
Ann Shaw (1921–2015) – social worker, civic leader[ 139]
Vinessa Shaw (born 1976) – actress
Harry Shearer (born 1943) – actor, comedian, musician, composer
Marley Shelton (born 1974) – actress
Eden Sher (born 1991) – actress, comedian
Brad Sherman (born 1954) – congressman
Richard Sherman (born 1988) – NFL player (born in Compton)
Larry Sherry (1935–2006) – baseball player, 1959 World Series MVP
Norm Sherry (1931–2021) – catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball
Mike Shinoda (born 1977) – musician
Pauly Shore (born 1968) – comedian and actor
Elizabeth Short (1924–1947) – the "Black Dahlia", victim of the city's most famous unsolved murder[ 140] (originally from Boston , Massachusetts)
Robert "Fighting Bob" Shuler (1880–1965) – Methodist radio evangelist and political player[ 141]
Joel Siegel (1943–2007) – film critic
James Sikking (1934–2024) – actor
Al Silvera (1935–2002) – Major League Baseball player
Jonathan Silverman (born 1966) – actor
Stephen M. Silverman (1951–2023) – journalist/author
Jerry Simon (born 1968) – American-Israeli basketball player
Sebu Simonian (born 1978) – Armenian-American singer (priginally from Aleppo, Syria )
O. J. Simpson (1947–2024) – USC and NFL football player, murder suspect (born in San Francisco)
Nancy Sinatra (born 1940) – singer, actress (originally from Jersey City, New Jersey )
Tina Sinatra (born 1948) – producer
Simon Singer (born 1941) – world champion American handball player, and radio and television actor
Lilly Singh (born 1988) – YouTuber, comedian, talk show host, actress (originally from Toronto , Canada)
John Singleton (1968–2019) – film director, writer, producer
Skrillex (born 1988, real name Sonny Moore) – DJ, producer
Slash (born 1965) – Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist
Leonard Slatkin (born 1944) – conductor
Slayyyter (born 1996) – pop singer and songwriter (originally from St. Louis, Missouri )
Erika Slezak (born 1946) – actress
Alexis Smith (1921–1993) – actress (originally from Penticton, British Columbia , Canada)
Steve Smith Sr. (born 1979) – NFL wide receiver
Willow Smith (born 2000) – singer
Smothers Brothers – entertainers (born in New York, raised in Los Angeles)
Duke Snider (1926–2011) – Hall of Fame baseball player
Snoop Dogg (born 1971) – rap artist
Hilda Solis (born 1957) – politician, Secretary of Labor in the Barack Obama administration[ 142]
Eric Son – singer (member of pop group The Boyz ) (born in South Korea, raised in Los Angeles)
Paul Soriano (born 1981) – director/producer
Ron Spears (born 1959) – professional football player
Tori Spelling (born 1973) – actress
Evan Spiegel (born 1990) – businessman, co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc.
Steven Spielberg (born 1946) – filmmaker (born in Cincinnati)
Robert Stack (1919–2003) – actor
Lakeith Stanfield (born 1991) – actor
Anine Stang (born 1985) – Norwegian singer-songwriter (riginally from Oslo, Norway )
Patti Stanger (born 1961) – businesswoman and reality television personality (originally from Short Hills, New Jersey )
Giancarlo Stanton (born 1989) – baseball player (born in Panorama City)
Jesse Jo Stark (born 1991) – singer and actress
Amandla Stenberg – actress
Max Steinberg (1989–2014) – American-Israeli IDF lone soldier killed in the 2014 Gaza War
Hailee Steinfeld (born 1996) – actress (born in Tarzana)[ 143]
Stephanie (born 1987) – singer
Brett Sterling (born 1984) – NHL hockey player
Donald Sterling (born 1934) – longtime owner of Los Angeles Clippers
Tisha Sterling (born 1944) – actress
Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900–1965) – politician
Jamie Stewart (born 1978) – musician, frontman of experimental band Xiu Xiu
Kristen Stewart (born 1990) – actress
Lindsey Stirling (born 1986) – violinist
Michelle Stith – president of Church of Scientology in Los Angeles
Dean Stockwell (1936–2021) – actor
Emma Stone (born 1988) – actress (originally from Scottsdale, Arizona )
Peter Stone (1930–2003) – screenwriter
Madeleine Stowe (born 1958) – actress
Darryl Strawberry (born 1962) – baseball player
Woody Strode (1914–1994) – actor
Rider Strong (born 1979) – actor, director
David Strother – musician
Jeff Stryker – pornographic film actor
Burt Sugarman (born 1939) – film and TV producer
Frank Sullivan (1930–2016) – MLB pitcher
Cree Summer (born 1969) – actress
Angus Sutherland (born 1982) – producer/actor
Dale Swann (1948–2009) – character actor [ 144]
Earl Sweatshirt (born 1994) – rapper, member of OFWGKTA
Alison Sweeney (born 1976) – actress
Jodie Sweetin (born 1982) – actress
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Taboo (born 1975) – rapper
Miiko Taka (1925–2023) – actress (originally from Seattle , Washington)
George Takei (born 1937) – actor
Amber Tamblyn (born 1983) – actress (born in Santa Monica, California )
Russ Tamblyn (born 1934) – actor, dancer
Jeffrey Tambor (born 1944) – actor
Frank Tashlin (1913–1972) – animator and film director
Buck Taylor (born 1938) – actor
Deshon Taylor (born 1996) – basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) – actress (UK-born but grew up in Los Angeles; originally from Hampstead , London, England)
Michele Martin Taylor – painter
Michelle Tea – author, poet, and literary arts organizer (originally from Chelsea, Massachusetts )
Shirley Temple (1928–2014) – actress (born in Santa Monica)
Mike Tenay (born 1955) – professional wrestling announcer for WCW and TNA (later Impact Wrestling)
Tere Tereba – fashion designer, writer, actress (originally from Warren, Ohio )
Paris Themmen (born 1959) – actor known for his role as Mike Teavee in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Reggie Theus (born 1957) – basketball player and coach (born in Inglewood)
Robin Thicke (born 1977) – singer-songwriter
John Floyd Thomas Jr. (born 1936) – serial killer
Lavale Thomas (born 1963) – NFL player
Bart Thompson (born 1978) – publisher
Dijon Thompson (born 1983) – basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Klay Thompson (born 1990) – NBA player
Lawrence Tibbett (1896–1960) – baritone opera singer and actor (born in Bakersfield )
Merritt Tierce – short-story author, story editor , essayist, activist, and novelist (originally from Texas )
Kevin Tighe (born 1944) – actor
Jennifer Tilly (born 1958) – actress
Michael Tilson Thomas (born 1944) – conductor
Justin Timberlake (born 1981) – singer, actor (originally from Memphis, Tennessee )
Tinashe (born 1993) – singer (born in Lexington, Kentucky )
Tone Loc (born 1966) – musician
Too Short (born 1966) − rapper
Dean Torrence – musician
Dara Torres (born 1967) – Olympic swimmer (born in Beverly Hills)
Tamara Toumanova (1919–1996) – actress, dancer (originally from Tyumen, Russia )
Robert Towne (1934–2024) – screenwriter, director, producer
Oliver Tree (born 1993) – singer
Danny Trejo (born 1944) – actor
Helle Trevino (born 1975) – IFBB professional bodybuilder (originally from Sønderborg, Denmark )
Larry Tripplett (born 1979) – football player
Mark Tuan (born 1993) – member of Got7, rapper
Charlie Tuna (1944–2016) – radio personality, unofficial mayor of Tarzana (born in Nebraska)
Nadia Turner (born 1977) – actress, dancer
Ruby Rose Turner (born 1986) – actress, singer, dancer
Ryan Turell (born 1999) – basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise , Yeshiva University
Ty Dolla $ign (born 1982) – singer
Tyler, The Creator (born 1991) – rapper, producer, director, member of OFWGKTA
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Brian Patrick Wade (born 1978) – actor
Preston Wadley – multimedia artist
Lindsay Wagner (born 1949) – actress
Natasha Gregson Wagner (born 1970) – actress
Robert Wagner (born 1930) – actor (born in Detroit)
Duffy Waldorf (born 1962) – professional golfer[ 147]
Pat Walker (1939–1999) – activist, poet, and businesswoman
Tyler Walker (born 1979) – NASCAR driver
Dylan Walsh (born 1963) – actor
Joseph Wambaugh (born 1937) – Los Angeles police officer, novelist
Burt Ward (born 1945) – actor
Megan Ward (born 1969) – actress
Rodger Ward (1921–2004) – 2-time Indy 500 Champion
Rick Ware (born 1963) – NASCAR driver
Earl Warren (1891–1974) – Governor of California , Chief Justice of the United States
Casey Wasserman (born 1974) – sports and entertainment figure
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins (born 1970) – singer (originally from Des Moines, Iowa )
Bob Watson (1946–2020) – Major League Baseball player and executive
Henry Waxman (born 1939) – politician
Gerard Way (born 1977) – musician (born in Summit, New Jersey )
Patrick Wayne (born 1939) – actor
Doodles Weaver (1911–1983) – comedian
Jeff Weaver (born 1976) – baseball player (born in Northridge)
Jered Weaver (born 1982) – baseball player (born in Northridge)
Ryn Weaver (born 1992) – singer (born in Salta )
Jack Webb (1920–1982) – actor, television producer (born in Santa Monica)
Grace Weber (born 1988) – R&B singer-songwriter and producer (originally from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin )
Michael Welch (born 1987) – actor
Nathanael West (1903–1940) – author[ 148]
Chanel West Coast (born 1988) – rapper
Russell Westbrook (born 1988) – basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder (born in Long Beach)
Edward Weston (1886–1958) – photographer
Kitty White (1923–2009) – jazz singer
Mae Whitman (born 1988) – actor
Sidney Wicks (born 1949) – basketball player
Jane Wiedlin (born 1958) – rhythm guitarist of the Go–Go's, actress (born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin )
Louis J. Wilde (1865–1924) – 17th mayor of San Diego , resident (died in Los Angeles)
William R. Wilkerson (1890–1962) – founder of Ciro's , The Hollywood Reporter , Flamingo Hotel (born in Tennessee)
will.i.am – rapper, producer
Anson Williams (born 1949) – actor
Anthony A. Williams (born 1951) – mayor of Washington, D.C.
Cindy Williams (1947–2023) – actress
Colleen Williams (born 1955) – television newscaster (originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina )
Esther Williams (1921–2013) – actress, swimmer (born in Inglewood)
Guy Williams (born 1960) – basketball player
Sarah Anne Williams – voice actress (originally from Indiana )
Serena Williams (born 1981) – tennis player (born in Michigan)
Venus Williams (born 1980) – tennis player
Larry Wilmore (born 1961) – television personality
Brian Wilson (born 1942) – singer, composer (born in Inglewood)
Rita Wilson (born 1956) – actress, producer (originally from Hollywood )
Torrie Wilson (born 1975) – model, actress, professional wrestler (born in Boise, Idaho )
Paul Winfield (1939–2004) – actor
Zachary "Kid Yamaka" Wohlman (1988–2021) – professional boxer
Wally Wolf (1930–1997) – swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic champion
Matthew Wolff (born 1999) – professional golfer
Nat Wolff (born 1994) – actor, singer, songwriter
Anna May Wong (1905–1961) – actress
John Wooden (1910–2010) – Hall of Fame basketball UCLA coach (born in Indiana)
Shailene Woodley (born 1991) – actress (born in Simi Valley)
Ilene Woods (1929–2010) – actress (born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire )
Indiana Woodward – ballet dancer (originally from Paris, France)
Cal Worthington (1920–2013) – auto dealer (born in Oklahoma)
Lara Worthington (born 1987) – model (born in Australia)
Sam Worthington (born 1976) – actor, writer (born in England, raised in Australia)
James Worthy (born 1961) – Lakers basketball player and broadcaster (born in North Carolina)
Clare Wren (born 1962) – actress (originally from New Orleans , Louisiana)
Dorell Wright (born 1985) – NBA small forward for Golden State Warriors
Haji Wright (born 1998) – soccer player
Jason Wright (born 1982) – American football player and executive
Noah Wyle (born 1971) – actor
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Notes
^ He stated that he has dual citizenship in both America and Canada.[ 81]