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 /ændʒɪˈliːnoʊz/.[1]

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Contents:

* Top
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

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Jennifer Aniston

Jhené Aiko

* Millicent Borges Accardi, poet and recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship born in Long Beach
* Patrick J. Adams – actor, director, photographer (born in Toronto)
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – basketball player with UCLA and the Los Angeles Lakers (Originally from Harlem, New York City)[2]
* George O. Abell – astronomer, professor, University of California, Los Angeles[3]
* Forrest J Ackerman – collector and influential science fiction fan[4]
* Jensen Ackles – actor, director (born in Dallas, Texas)
* Carol Adams – silent-film actress
* J. A. Adande – sports journalist
* Odette Annable – actress and model (moved to Austin, Texas)[5]
* Ivy Adara – Australian singer and composer (Originally from Australia)
* Ralph Ahn – actor
* Arron Afflalo – NBA player for the Orlando Magic
* Ben Affleck – actor and director (born in Berkeley)[6]
* Jhené Aiko – singer-songwriter
* Ai – Japanese-American singer-songwriter
* Jessica Alba \- Actress & Businesswoman[7]
* Merrill K. Albert – trial lawyer and author
* Karen Alexander – singer
* Gary Alexander – professional baseball player[8]
* Gloria Allred – attorney (Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)[9]
* Francia Almendárez – actress[10]
* Herb Alpert – musician, composer, producer[11]
* Andrea Anderson – athlete, Olympic gold medalist
* Anthony Anderson – actor, comedian
* Billy Anderson – NFL player
* Ever Anderson – actress and model[12]
* Camille Anderson – actress, model, and television host (Originally from Dallas, Texas)
* Garret Anderson – professional baseball player[13]
* Paul Thomas Anderson – screenwriter, film director[14]
* Ariane Andrew – wrestler, valet for World Wrestling Entertainment[15]
* Mike Andrews – baseball player[8]
* Andy – Iranian-Armenian singer (Originally from Khorramdarreh, Khorramdarreh County, Zanjan Province, Iran)
* Angelyne – celebrity[16] (Originally from Poland)
* Jennifer Aniston – actress[17]
* Julia Ann – pornographic actress and feature dancer
* Christina Applegate – actress[citation needed]
* Anne Archer – actress[citation needed]
* Army Archerd – columnist for Variety (Originally from Bronx, New York City)
* Krystina Arielle – actress and cosplayer (Originally from Georgia)
* Desi Arnaz Jr. – actor, musician[18]
* Lucie Arnaz – actress, singer[citation needed]
* Genevieve Artadi – musician and singer-songwriter
* Emmett Ashford – baseball umpire
* Nnamdi Asomugha – professional football player for the Oakland Raiders[19]
* Fred Astaire (1899–1987) – dancer and actor, The Band Wagon, Funny Face, That's Entertainment!
* Mackenzie Astin – actor[citation needed]
* Sean Astin – actor (born in Santa Monica)[citation needed]
* Shiri Appleby – actress
* Hayley Atwell – British American actress (Originally from London, England)
* Gene Autry – singer, actor, L.A. museum and baseball team owner (born in Texas)[20]
* Jack Avery \- Singer and songwriter
* Dennis Awtrey – professional basketball player
* Roy Ayers – funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player[21]
* Iggy Azalea – Australian rapper (Originally from Sydney, Australia)
* Odessa A'zion – actress

## B

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Tyra Banks

Ryan Braun

Jeff Bridges

* B-Real – rapper
* Judy Baca – muralist[22]
* Michael Bacall – actor, screenwriter
* Fay Bainter – actress[23]
* Justin Baldoni – actor
* Ireland Baldwin – model[24]
* Christian Bale \- actor (Originally from Haverfordwest, Wales) [25]
* LaMelo Ball – NBA player for the Charlotte Hornets
* LaVar Ball – retired basketball and football player; father of Lonzo, Liangelo, and LaMelo Ball; owner of Big Baller Brand
* Lonzo Ball – NBA player for the Chicago Bulls
* Colleen Ballinger – YouTuber, NY times bestselling author and comedienne. Born in Santa Barbara
* Alex Band – singer, musician[26]
* Vaitiare Bandera – actress (Originally from Tahiti, French Polynesia)
* Ronald Barak (born 1943) – Olympic gymnast
* Lance Barber – actor (Originally from Battle Creek, Michigan)
* Andrea Barber – actress
* Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) – animator, producer, director
* Anita Barone – actress (Originally from St. Louis, Missouri)
* Eric Barone – American video game designer known professionally as ConcernedApe
* Eddie Barth – actor and voiceover artist[27]
* Ella Jay Basco – actress
* Paul L. Bates – commander of the first black tank battalion to fight in World War II[28]
* Earl Battey (1935–2003) – major league baseball player[8]
* Gordon Bau (1907–1975) – Hollywood make-up artist with Warner Brothers Studios[29] (born in Minnesota)
* Eric Bauza – voice actor (Originally from Toronto, Ontario)
* Michael Bay – film director[citation needed]
* Warren Beatty – actor, director (born in Virginia)
* Beck – singer[30]
* Ed Begley Jr. – actor[citation needed]
* Dalila Bela – Canadian actress (Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
* Michael Bellisario – actor
* Troian Bellisario – actress
* Jim Bellows – editor (born in Michigan)
* David Benaron – digital health entrepreneur, physician
* Julie Bennett – actress, voiceover artist (Originally from Manhattan, New York)
* John Beradino – major league baseball player and actor[8]
* Justin Berfield – actor
* Ryan Bergara \- co-founder of Watcher Entertainment
* Candice Bergen – actress
* Nicolas Berggruen – philanthropist, founder of the Berggruen Institute[31]
* Busby Berkeley – choreographer, film director[32]
* Corbin Bernsen – actor[citation needed]
* Corbyn Besson \- singer and songwriter
* Molly Beucher – actress and film producer[33]
* Steve Beuerlein – professional football player
* Caly Bevier – singer
* Beyoncé – singer[34]
* Hailey Bieber – fashion model
* Justin Bieber – Canadian singer, actor (Originally from London, Ontario, Canada)
* Bad Bunny – rapper, singer (born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico)
* Barbara Billingsley – actress[citation needed]
* Camille Billops – artist, film director[35]
* Rachel Bilson – actress
* Thora Birch – actress[citation needed]
* Whitney Blake – actress
* Luna Blaise – actress[36]
* Rowan Blanchard – actress
* Mel Bleeker (1920–1996) – National Football League player
* Francesca Lia Block – author[37]
* David Blu (born David Bluthenthal; 1980) – professional basketball player[38]
* Betty Blythe – actress
* Kwesi Boakye – voice actor
* Edwin Bodney – poet
* Kyle Boller – football player
* Ashlee Bond (born 1985), American-Israeli Olympic show jumping rider who competes for Israel
* William "Big Bill" Bonelli – Los Angeles City Councilman (1927–1929), notably corrupt member of State Board of Equalization, fugitive[39]
* Chaz Bono – gay rights activist
* Richard Boone – actor
* Kate Bosworth – actress[40]
* Shmuley Boteach – Orthodox rabbi, radio and television host, and author
* Cameron Boyce – actor and dancer
* Leigh Brackett – writer[41]
* Ray Bradbury – writer[42]
* Milton Bradley – professional baseball player[43]
* Tom Bradley – 38th mayor of Los Angeles (July 1, 1973 – June 30, 1993)[44] – Originally from Calvert, Texas
* Tom Brady – professional football player "Tom Brady building palatial bachelor pad in L.A., reports say". The Boston Globe. August 14, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
* Creed Bratton – actor
* Ryan Braun – professional baseball player[45]
* Nick Bravin – Olympic fencer
* Tamar Braxton – singer (born in Severn, Maryland)
* Toni Braxton – singer (Originally from Severn, Maryland)
* Leo Breithaupt – auto racer
* Donald Bren – businessman, owner of Irvine Company
* Milton H. Bren – film producer, real estate developer, father of Donald Bren
* Nicholas Brendon – actor[citation needed]
* Eileen Brennan – actress[citation needed]
* Patrick Brennan – actor[citation needed]
* Brigita Brezovac – IFBB professional bodybuilder (Originally from Slovenia)
* Beau Bridges – actor[citation needed]
* Jeff Bridges – actor[citation needed]
* Alison Brie – actress
* Lance Briggs – professional football player
* Earl Alonzo Brininstool – cowboy poet[46]
* Eli Broad – businessman
* James Brolin – actor[citation needed]
* Josh Brolin – actor
* Albert Brooks – actor, screenwriter, director
* Beau Brooks – member of the Janoskians, actor, singer, entertainer
* Jai Brooks – member of the Janoskians, actor, singer, entertainer
* Luke Brooks – member of the Janoskians, actor, singer, entertainer
* Alton Brown – chef, Food Network personality[47]
* Jason Derek Brown – fugitive currently on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List
* Helen Gurley Brown – magazine publisher and author (Originally from Green Forest, Arkansas)
* Julie Brown – actress[citation needed]
* Marc Brown – television newscaster
* Jackson Browne – musician
* Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) – Lakers basketball player (born in Pennsylvania)
* Joan Juliet Buck – magazine writer and editor
* Marilyn Buferd – actress, Miss America 1946 (Originally from Detroit, Michigan)
* Charles Bukowski – author[48]
* Candace Cameron Bure – actress (Full House)
* Jason Blum – film producer
* Tim Burton – film director (born in Burbank)
* Scott Burnett – darts player (born in Sacramento)
* Jake Busey – actor[citation needed]
* Jeanie Buss – Lakers executive (born in Santa Monica)
* Jerry Buss – owned Lakers, Kings and Sparks teams, Forum Arena (born in Utah)
* Jim Buss – Lakers executive
* Paul Butcher – actor
* Brian Butler – artist and musician[49]
* Brian Patrick Butler – actor and filmmaker[50]
* Laphonza Butler – U.S. Senator (Originally from Magnolia, Mississippi)[51]

## C

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Keith Carradine

Sasha Cohen

Jamie Lee Curtis

Ice Cube

* Camila Cabello – singer[52]
* Calmatic – filmmaker
* Kareem Campbell \- professional skateboarder (born in Harlem, New York moved to Los Angeles in his early youth)
* Scott Caan – actor[53]
* Jordin Canada – WNBA player
* Kylie Cantrall – actress and singer
* Mercedes Carrera – pornographic actress
* Jim Carrey – actor, comedian
* John Cage – composer[54]
* Rory Calhoun – actor[55]
* Stephen J. Cannell – television director, writer, producer[56]
* Kylie Cantrall – actress, singer, YouTube personality (born in Tarzana)
* LaToya Cantrell – mayor of New Orleans[57]
* Lizzy Caplan – actress
* Steve Cardenas – martial artist and retired actor (born in Virginia Beach, Virginia)
* Belinda Carlisle – singer[58]
* Chad Carothers – free hand painter whose career was based in Los Angeles[59]
* Kim Carnes – singer
* Adam Carolla – comedian, actor, entertainer[60]
* David Carradine – actor[61]
* Robert Carradine – actor[62]
* Leo Carrillo – actor[63]
* Johnny Carson – television personality (born in Iowa)
* Mike Carter (born 1955) – American-Israeli basketball player
* Matt Cassel – professional football player
* Katie Cassidy – actress[64]
* Patrick Cassidy – actor[65]
* Shaun Cassidy – singer, actor, television producer[66]
* David Castañeda – actor
* Cecil Castellucci – American-born Canadian young adult novelist, indie rocker, and film director (Originally from New York City)
* Doja Cat – singer
* Emma Chamberlain – YouTube personality
* Richard Chamberlain – actor[67]
* Wilt Chamberlain – basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (born in Pennsylvania)
* Stan Chambers – television news reporter
* Marge Champion – actress, dancer[68]
* Dorothy Buffum Chandler – cultural leader[69]
* Harry Chandler – chief executive of Los Angeles Times[70]
* Norman Chandler – publisher and chairman of the board of the Los Angeles Times[71]
* Otis Chandler – transformative publisher of Los Angeles Times[72]
* Raymond Chandler – author[73]
* Rosalind Chao – actress (born in Anaheim)
* Charlie Chaplin – iconic actor and director, Los Angeles film industry pioneer (born in England)[74]
* Charles Chaplin Jr. – actor
* Sydney Chaplin – actor
* Antonio Chatman – NFL wide receiver[75]
* Eric Chavez – baseball player
* Max Charles – actor (born in Ohio)
* Dorothy Cheney – tennis player
* Don Cherry – Jazz musician, trumpet (Born in Oklahoma)
* Jack Chick – evangelist and cartoonist
* Roy Choi – Korean American chef and TV host (Originally from Seoul, South Korea)
* Bikram Choudhury – inventor of Bikram Yoga[76]
* Rajashree Choudhury – founder of USA Yoga Federation
* Warren Christopher – diplomat
* Chyna – professional wrestler, model, actress, author
* Liz Claman – CNBC anchor
* Greg Clark – NFL player
* Mark Clear (born 1956) – major league baseball two-time All Star relief pitcher
* Eldridge Cleaver – writer, activist (born in Arkansas)
* John Cleese – English actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, voice actor
* Michael Clifford – singer-songwriter, musician, member of 5 Seconds of Summer (born in Australia)
* Chanel West Coast – rapper
* Frances Bean Cobain – visual artist and model
* Johnnie Cochran – attorney
* Mickey Cohen – mobster (born in Brooklyn)
* Sasha Cohen – figure skater
* Tiffany Cohen – Olympic swimmer (born in Culver City)
* Mindy Cohn – actress
* Natalie Cole (1950-2015) – singer
* Fritz Coleman – television meteorologist
* John Ery Coleman – Los Angeles-based painter
* Keo Coleman – NFL player
* Monique Coleman – actress, dancer, singer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist (Originally from Orangeburg, South Carolina)
* Wanda Coleman – poet and writer
* Lily Collins – British-American actress and model (Originally from Guildford, Surrey, England)
* Dorothy Comingore – actress
* Christian Convery \- actor[a]
* Curtis Conway – professional football player
* Ry Cooder – musician, composer
* Jackie Coogan – actor
* Coolio (1963-2022) – rap artist
* Calico Cooper – actor, singer, and dancer
* Bradley Cooper – actor
* Dewey Cooper – kickboxer
* Jackie Cooper – actor, director
* Lillian Copeland (1904–1964), Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
* Gia Coppola – actress, director
* James Corden – actor, comedian, television personality (Originally from London, England)
* Pat Corrales (born 1941) – baseball player
* Miranda Cosgrove – actress, singer[78]
* John Cossette – theater and television producer
* Michael Costello – fashion designer[79]
* Kevin Costner – actor
* Ione Virginia Hill Cowles – clubwoman, social leader
* Al Cowens (born 1951) – baseball player
* Aaron Cox (born 1965) – football wide receiver[80]
* Nikki Cox – actress
* Robert Crais – novelist (born in Louisiana)
* Bryan Cranston \- actor
* Joan Crawford – actress (Originally from San Antonio, Texas)
* Christina Crawford – actress
* Johnny Crawford – actor
* Willie Crawford – baseball player
* Richard Crenna – actor, film director
* Coco Crisp – baseball player
* James Cromwell – actor
* David Crosby (1941-2023) – musician
* Denise Crosby – actress
* Gary Crosby – actor
* Mary Crosby – actress
* Andraé Crouch – musician
* Tom Cruise – actor
* Jan Crull Jr. – investment banker[citation needed]
* Ice Cube – actor, rapper, writer
* Jamie Lee Curtis – actress
* Shannon Curtis – musician, singer-songwriter
* Miley Cyrus – singer-songwriter, actress (Originally from Franklin, Tennessee)
* Ian Chen – actor

## D

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Ivan Dorschner

Alexa Demie

* Elizabeth Daily – actress
* Carson Daly – television personality; host of The Voice and Last Call With Carson Daly (born in Santa Monica)
* Harry Danning – major league baseball player[8]
* Frank Darabont – director (born in France)
* Kim Darby – actress
* Ben Davidson – football player
* Baron Davis – basketball player
* Eric Davis – professional baseball player
* Jeff Davis – actor, comedian, singer
* Julienne Davis – actress, singer, model
* Dix Davis – child actor in film and radio[81]
* Mike Davis – urban theorist and author of City of Quartz and Ecology of Fear[82]
* Patti Davis – actress, daughter of Nancy and Ronald Reagan
* Tim Davis – child actor in film[81]
* Roxann Dawson – actress
* Shane Dawson – YouTube personality
* Sylvia Day – author
* Sierra Deaton – singer-songwriter (born in Orlando, Florida)
* Frances Dee – actress
* Rick Dees – radio personality (born in Florida)
* Gloria DeHaven – actress
* Oscar De La Hoya – boxer
* Brian de la Puente – NFL football player
* Milton DeLugg – composer, bandleader
* Alexa Demie – actress
* John Densmore – musician
* Johnny Depp – actor
* John Derek – actor, director
* Laura Dern – actress [83]
* DeMar DeRozan – basketball player (born in Compton)
* Emily Deschanel – actress
* Zooey Deschanel – actress, singer [84]
* Deuce – singer, rapper
* Leonardo DiCaprio – actor, environmental activist
* Larry Dierker – baseball player and manager
* Grace Van Dien – actress
* Roy Edward Disney – television producer
* Walt Disney – animator, film studio, theme park founder (born in Illinois)
* Nina Dobrev – actress (born in Bulgaria)[85]
* David Dobrik – YouTube personality (born in Slovakia)
* Bobby Doerr (born 1918) – baseball player[8]
* Nicola Dolapchieff (1897–1964, born in Bulgaria) – professor of criminal Law
* Micky Dolenz – actor, musician
* Eric Dolphy – musician
* Terry Donahue – football coach
* Ed Donovan (1928–1989) – drag racer, engine builder[86]
* Ivan Dorschner – actor, television host, model, Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010 5th Big Placer
* Susan Miller Dorsey – educator
* Kirk Douglas – actor, philanthropist (born in New York)
* Tony Dow – actor
* Morton Downey Jr. – talk show host
* Robert Downey Jr. – actor (born in New York)
* Brian Downing – major league baseball player[8]
* Jack Dragna – Mafia boss (born in Sicily)
* Daryl Dragon – musician
* Dr. Dre – musician, composer
* Don Drysdale – Hall of Fame baseball player (born in Van Nuys)
* Nikki DuBose – model turned author, activist (born in South Carolina)
* Teala Dunn – actress, comedian
* Jerry Dunphy – television news reporter (born in Wisconsin)
* Tony Duquette – designer
* Clea DuVall – actress
* Jakob Dylan – musician
* Dumbfoundead \- rapper
* Denis Dutton – philosopher

## E

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Billie Eilish

* Carl Earn (1921–2007) – tennis player
* Eric Erlandson – musician (Hole)
* Kyle Eastwood – musician
* Alejandro Edda – actor
* J. W. Eddy – railway engineer, builder of Angels Flight (born in New York)
* Mark Edward – mentalist and psychic entertainer
* Hannah Einbinder – comedian and actress
* Isaiah Eisendorf (born 1996) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* India Eisley – actress
* Billie Eilish – singer- songwriter
* Thelma "Tiby" Eisen (1922–2014) – baseball player
* Larry Elder – radio personality
* Danny Elfman – composer, musician
* Jenna Elfman – actress
* John C. Elliott – 39th Governor of American Samoa
* Bret Easton Ellis – novelist
* Dock Ellis – major league baseball player[8]
* Harlan Ellison – science fiction author[87]
* James Ellroy – author
* John Elway – Hall of Fame football player
* Mike "SuperJew" Epstein (born 1943) – major league baseball first baseman
* Chris Evans – actor (Originally from Boston, Massachusetts)
* Larisa Eryomina – stage and screen actress (Originally from Tiraspol)
* Jaime Escalante – educator
* Briana Evigan – actress
* Roger Ewing – actor on Gunsmoke

## F

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Jodie Foster

* Shelley Fabares – actress (born in Santa Monica)
* John Fante – author
* Jordan Farmar – basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
* Richard Farnsworth – actor
* Mia Farrow – actress and activist
* David Faustino – actor
* Roshon Fegan – actor
* Raymond E. Feist – author
* Allyson Felix – athlete, Olympic gold medalist
* Robert Fellows – film producer
* Fergie – singer[88]
* Miguel Ferrer – actor (born in Santa Monica)
* America Ferrera – actress
* Tiziano Ferro – singer (born in Italy)
* Sally Field – actress (born in Pasadena)
* Cecil Fielder – baseball player
* Mark Edward Fischbach – YouTuber (born in Hawaii)
* Danielle Fishel – actress (Originally from Mesa, Arizona)
* Carrie Fisher (1956-2016) – actress, writer, producer (born in Beverly Hills)
* Jeff Fisher – NFL coach (born in Culver City)
* Rhonda Fleming – actress
* Dann Florek – actor
* Sean Flynn – journalist
* Kirk Fogg – actor, host of Legends of the Hidden Temple
* Nick Folk – NFL kicker (born in Hollywood)
* Bridget Fonda – actress
* Beanie Feldstein – actress
* Kai Forbath – NFL kicker (born in Santa Monica)
* Harrison Ford – actor (born in Illinois)
* Mary Alice Ford – politician
* Jodie Foster – actress, director, producer
* Sara Foster – actress
* Allen Fox – tennis player and coach
* Mackenzie Foy – actress and model
* Dillon Francis – DJ
* Bonnie Franklin – actress (born in Santa Monica)
* Lonnie David Franklin – serial killer and rapist
* Mike Franks (born 1936) – tennis player
* Linda Fratianne – figure skater
* Stan Freberg – voice actor, comedian
* Jennifer Freeman – actress
* Sherwood Fries – football player for Green Bay Packers
* Five for Fighting – singer-songwriter
* Frost – Chicano rapper

* Karen Fukuhara \- actress
* Odd Future \- hip-hop collective

## G

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Jake Gyllenhaal

* Lady Gaga – singer (Originally from New York City)
* Corey Gaines (born 1965) – basketball player and coach
* Louis Galen – philanthropist (born in Ohio)
* Guillermo del Toro – film director
* Donte Gamble – football player
* Harry Gamboa Jr. – artist
* Tom Gamboa – baseball coach and manager
* The Game – rapper and actor
* BB. Gandanghari – actress (Originally from Philippines)
* Eric Garcetti – Mayor of Los Angeles
* Gil Garcetti – district attorney
* Aimee Garcia – actress (Originally from Chicago, Illinois)
* Paul George – basketball player (born in Palmdale)
* Andrew Garfield – actor
* Fernando Garibay – record producer
* Judy Garland – singer, actress (Originally from Grand Rapids, Minnesota)
* Marlon Garnett – former NBA player and currently an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets
* Tay Garnett – film director
* Leif Garrett – singer, actor
* Spencer Garrett – actor
* Mike Garrett – football player, athletic director
* Joseph Gatt – English actor, model, voice actor
* John Gavin – actor, ambassador
* Catherine Gayer – coloratura soprano
* Kevin Geary – English portrait and abstract artist[89]
* Frank Gehry – architect
* Sarah Michelle Gellar – actress (born in New York City)[90]
* Genie – feral child
* James Georgopoulos – visual artist
* Mark Geragos – criminal defense attorney
* Gina Gershon – actress
* Balthazar Getty – actor
* Tyrese Gibson – singer-songwriter, actor
* Melissa Gilbert – actress, film director, labor union president
* Gwynne Gilford – actress, mother of Chris Pine
* Glasses Malone – rapper
* Troy Glaus – baseball player (born in Tarzana)
* Sharon Gless – actress
* Joe Gold – founder of Gold's Gym
* Jonathan Gold – Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic for L.A. Weekly and the Los Angeles Times[91]
* Linda Goldbloom – woman killed by foul ball at Dodger Stadium
* Tony Goldwyn – actor
* Selena Gomez – actress, singer (Originally from Grand Prairie, Texas)[92]
* Xochitl Gomez – actress
* Pancho Gonzales – tennis star
* Meagan Good – actress
* Omar Gooding – actor
* Dexter Gordon – composer
* Joe Gordon – baseball player and manager
* Joseph Gordon–Levitt – actor
* Kim Gordon – musician, member of Sonic Youth[93]
* Robby Gordon – NASCAR and off-road driver
* Steve Gottlieb – amateur astronomer
* Billy Gould – bassist for Faith No More
* Gloria Grahame – actress
* Andy Grammer – singer
* Alex Greenwald – musician and actor
* Ariana Grande – singer, songwriter, actress (born in Boca Raton, Florida)
* Katherine Grant – actress
* Paul Gray – bassist of Slipknot
* Brian Grazer – film and television producer
* David Gregory – television journalist
* Virginia Grey – actress
* Nash Grier – Vine star
* Alyssa Farah Griffin – 3rd White House Director of Strategic Communications and television commentator
* Griffith J. Griffith – philanthropist, donor of the land for Griffith Park[94]
* Blake Griffin – basketball player (born in Oklahoma)
* Sandi Griffiths – singer
* Josh Groban – 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 – baseball player
* Tony Gwynn – Hall of Fame baseball player
* Jake Gyllenhaal – actor
* Maggie Gyllenhaal – actress (Originally from New York City)

## H

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Paris Hilton

Bella Hadid

Luke Hemmings

* Bella Hadid – model (Originally from Washington, D.C.)
* Gigi Hadid – model
* Tom Hanks – actor, film director
* Erik Harris – free safety for the Atlanta Falcons
* Jonah Hill – actor, filmmaker, comedian
* Matt Hill – voice actor, comedian
* James Hahn – mayor of Los Angeles (2001–05)
* Randa Haines – director, film producer
* H. R. Haldeman – Watergate scandal figure, White House Chief of Staff
* Alan Hale Jr. – actor
* Alana Haim – musician (member of the pop rock band Haim)
* Danielle Haim – musician (member of the pop rock band Haim)
* Este Haim \- musician (member of the pop rock band Haim)
* Jaclyn Hales – actress (Originally from Syracuse, New York)
* Jack Haley Jr. – actor, film director, writer, producer
* Derrick Hall – business executive; President and CEO of Arizona Diamondbacks
* Chico Hamilton – jazz drummer
* Jordan Hamilton (born 1990) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Amelia Gray Hamlin – model
* Armie Hammer – actor
* HANA – musician, singer-songwriter and record producer (Originally from Atlanta, Georgia)
* George Allan Hancock – oilman, real estate developer, donated the La Brea Tarpits to the county of Los Angeles[95]
* Gabbie Hanna – YouTuber (born in New Castle, Pennsylvania)
* Alex Hannum – NBA player and coach
* Darlene Hard – tennis player
* Lula Mae Hardaway – mother and collaborator of Stevie Wonder[96]
* Jackie Earle Haley – actor
* James Harden – professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets and 2018 NBA MVP
* Mariska Hargitay – actress (born in Santa Monica)
* Mark Harmon – actor (born in Burbank)
* Milton Harris – chemist
* Shawn Harrison – actor
* Ray Harryhausen – special effects director
* Marica Hase – Japanese gravure model, adult actress, and Penthouse Pet (Originally from Tokyo, Japan)
* Dominique Hatfield – football player
* Noah Hathaway – actor
* Harry Hay – founder of the Mattachine Society[97]
* Jack W. Hayford – televangelist
* Julia Sampson Hayward – tennis player
* Leslye Headland – film director and screenwriter[98]
* Chick Hearn – Lakers basketball broadcaster (born in Illinois)
* Hugh Hefner – magazine publisher (born in Illinois)
* Max Heidegger (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Jon Heidenreich – professional wrestler
* John Helwig – football player
* Luke Hemmings – singer-songwriter, musician, member of 5 Seconds of Summer (born in Australia)
* George Hendrick – baseball player
* Chuck Henry – television newscaster
* Sek Henry (born 1987) – professional basketball player, 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
* Danny Herrera – drummer
* John S. Herrington – cabinet member in Reagan administration
* Barbara Hershey – actress
* Darryl Hickman – actor, studio executive
* Dwayne Hickman – actor
* Robert Hilburn – pop music critic for Los Angeles Times from 1970 to 2005[99]
* 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 – pastor (Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church) (born in Texas)
* Emile Hirsch – actor
* Roy W. Hill – auto mogul, philanthropist
* Carla Anderson Hills – cabinet member in Reagan administration
* Paris Hilton (born 1981) – celebrity, model, actress, DJ (Originally from New York City)
* Jerome Hines – actor
* Jrue Holiday – NBA player
* David Hoberman – film producer, founder of Mandeville Films
* George Hodel – doctor, suspected Black Dahlia killer
* Gaynel Hodge – songwriter
* Dustin Hoffman – actor
* Willa Holland – actress and model[98]
* Jennifer Holt – actress
* Olivia Hastings Holt – actress, singer (Originally from Germantown, Tennessee)
* Tim Holt – actor
* Calum Hood – singer-songwriter, musician, member of 5 Seconds of Summer (born in Australia)
* Bob Hope – comedian, actor, Toluca Lake resident (born in England)
* Marcus Jamal Hopson – rapper born in Panorama city
* Monica Horan – actress (Originally from Darby, Pennsylvania)
* James Horner – composer
* Richard Steven Horvitz – voice actor
* Marques Houston – singer
* Bryce Dallas Howard – actress
* Clint Howard – actor (born in Burbank)
* Ron Howard – director, actor (born in Oklahoma)
* Cody Horn – actress (Magic Mike)
* C. Thomas Howell – actor
* Joshua Hong – singer (member of pop group Seventeen)
* Kelly Hu – actress, former fashion model and beauty queen (Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii)
* Vanessa Hudgens – actress[100]
* Kate Hudson – actress
* Howard Hughes – aviation pioneer, film producer (born in Iowa)
* D. L. Hughley – actor, comedian
* Hugo Huntzinger – park ranger
* Bob Humphreys – football player
* William Hung – American Idol contestant
* Helen Hunt – actress (born in Culver City)
* Nipsey Hussle (1985-2019) – rapper
* Anjelica Huston – actress (born in Santa Monica)
* Josh Hutcherson – actor
* Timothy Hutton – actor (born in Malibu)
* Aldous Huxley – author (born in England, died in Los Angeles)
* David Henry Hwang – playwright
* Tiffany Hwang – singer (member of pop group Girls Generation)

## I

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* Grant Imahara (1970–2020) – electrical engineer, roboticist, and co-host of MythBusters
* Joe Inoue – singer
* Bob Israel (composer) – who works primarily on silent films[101]
* Ice Cube
* Ashton Irwin – singer-songwriter, musician, member of 5 Seconds of Summer (born in Australia)
* Nick Itkin (born 1999), Olympic bronze medalist foil fencer, junior world champion
* Lance Ito – judge (presided over the O. J. Simpson trial)
* Daniel Inocente \- architect

## J

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Kylie Jenner Angelina Jolie

* Manny Jacinto – actor, comedian
* Hue Jackson – NFL coach
* Melvin Jackson – football player
* Michael Jackson (1958–2009) – singer (born in Gary, Indiana)
* Michael Jackson (1934–2022) – L.A. radio personality (born in England)
* Edmund Jaeger – naturalist
* Jonathan Jafari – YouTube personality and co-creator of Game Grumps
* Etta James (1938–2012) – singer
* LeBron James – basketball player (born in Ohio)
* Jan and Dean – 1960s singing duo
* Jon Jaques – American-Israeli assistant men's basketball coach for Cornell University; played for Ironi Ashkelon in Israel[102]
* Kendall Jenner – television star, model, celebrity
* Kylie Jenner – television star, model, celebrity
* Kris Jenner – television star, model, celebrity, manager
* Dorothy Vena Johnson – African-American poet, educator
* Kermit Johnson – football player
* Keyshawn Johnson – football player, TV commentator
* Magic Johnson – Lakers basketball star, Dodgers co-owner (born in Michigan)
* Mike Johnson – wide receivers coach for the Syracuse Orange
* Nora Johnson – author
* Angelina Jolie – actress
* Wesley Jonathan – actor, played Jamal Grant on City Guys
* Alethea Jones – Australian director, producer and actress (Originally from Australia)
* Jack Jones – singer
* Jerome Jones – hip-hop artist
* Jerry Jones – football executive, owner of the Dallas Cowboys[103]
* Jimmie Jones – football player
* Marion Jones – track and field athlete, winner of five medals at 2000 Summer Olympics
* Rashida Jones – actress
* Montell Jordan – singer, pastor
* Florence Griffith Joyner – athlete, Olympic gold medalist
* Ashley Judd – actress (born in Granada Hills)
* Nicole Jung – member of South Korean girl group KARA
* Bob Jury – NFL player
* Victoria Justice – actress, singer (Originally from Hollywood, Florida)

## K

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Gabe Kapler

Anna Kendrick

Kim Kardashian

* Kesha – singer-songwriter
* Travis Kalanick – businessman, co-founder and former CEO of Uber
* Ryan Kalish – baseball player
* Diop Kamau – civil rights activist
* Katherine Kamhi – actress (Originally from New York City)
* Gabe Kapler – baseball player, and manager (San Francisco Giants)
* Khloé Kardashian – socialite, model, actress and television star officially main domiciled and based in Los Angeles
* Kim Kardashian – socialite, model, actress and television star officially main domiciled and based in Los Angeles
* Kourtney Kardashian – socialite, model, actress and television star officially main domiciled and based in Los Angeles
* William Katt – actor
* Chris Kattan – actor, comedian
* Julie Kavner – actress, voice actor
* Danny Kaye – actor, singer
* Zoe Kazan – actress
* KBeaZy – record producer and YouTuber (Originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan)
* Diane Keaton – actress
* Michael Keaton – actor
* Keb' Mo' – blues singer, guitarist, songwriter
* Val Keckin – football player
* Minka Kelly – actress
* Jack Kemp – football player, politician
* Dom Kennedy – rapper
* Anna Kendrick – actress, singer (Originally from Portland, Maine)[104]
* Asa Keyes – LA County district attorney and criminal[105]
* Andrew Keegan – actor
* Satkirin Kaur Khalsa – Sikh preacher
* Val Kilmer – actor
* Elle King – singer-songwriter, actress
* Holly King – actress
* Joey King – actress
* Kerry King – guitarist of Slayer
* Abbot Kinney – founder of Venice, California[106]
* Jack Kirby – football player
* Barys Kit – Belarusian-American rocket scientist
* Erwin Klein (d. 1992) – table tennis player
* Josh Klinghoffer – guitarist of The Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Jimmy Knepper – jazz musician
* Suge Knight – record producer
* Ty Knott – football coach
* Beyoncé Knowles – singer, songwriter, actress, model, record producer, businesswoman (Originally from Houston, Texas)
* Dave Koz – composer, musician
* Zoe Kravitz – actress
* Patricia Krenwinkel – Manson family member serving life sentence for murder
* Robby Krieger – musician
* Mike Krukow – baseball pitcher
* Alex Kurtzman – filmmaker
* Candi Kubeck – captain of ValuJet Flight 592
* Lisa Kudrow – actress
* Sheila Kuehl – actress, politician (Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma)
* Henry Kuttner – writer
* Kyra Kupetsky \- Voice actress, animator

## L

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Juliet Landau

Adam Levine

Darlene Love

* Shia LaBeouf (born 1986) – actor
* Matthew Labyorteaux – actor
* Patrick Labyorteaux – actor
* Annie LeBlanc – actress (Originally from Augusta, Georgia)
* Peter M. Lenkov – writer, producer
* Marcel Lachemann – baseball player and manager
* Rene Lachemann – baseball player and manager
* Liz Lachman – writer, director, and composer (Originally from Detroit, Michigan)
* Alan Ladd Jr. – film director, film producer
* John Lahr – critic
* Kendrick Lamar – rapper
* Phil LaMarr – voice actor, comedian, and writer
* Bill Lancaster – screenwriter
* Bianca Lawson – actress
* Juliet Landau – actress
* Christopher B. Landon – screenwriter
* Ken Landreaux – baseball player
* Mitchell Landsberg – journalist
* Tom Lasorda – Hall of Fame Dodgers manager (born in Pennsylvania)
* Barry Latman (born 1936) – baseball player
* Dyanna Lauren – erotic dancer, pornographic actress, singer and director
* Giada De Laurentiis – Italian-American chef, writer, and television personality (Originally from Rome, Italy)
* Gypsy Rose Lee – burlesque entertainer (born in Seattle)
* Jason Scott Lee – actor
* Michele Lee – actress
* Janet Leigh – actress (born in Merced)
* Jennifer Jason Leigh – actress
* Chris Lemmon – actor
* The Lennon Sisters – singing group
* Kay Lenz – actress
* Kawhi Leonard – basketball player
* Logan Lerman – actor
* Lisa Leslie – USC and Sparks basketball player
* letlive. (formed in 2002) – art-punk band from Los Angeles
* Jared Leto – actor, musician; frontman of 30 Seconds To Mars (Originally from Bossier City, Louisiana)
* Shannon Leto – musician; brother of Jared (Originally from Bossier City, Louisiana)
* Elyse Levesque – Canadian actress (Originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada)
* Harvey Levin – founder of TMZ
* Adam Levine – lead singer of Maroon 5
* Gary Lewis – musician
* Harry Lewis – actor, restaurateur
* Juliette Lewis – actress
* Louise Lieberman (born 1977) – soccer coach and former player
* Allan Linder – visual artist
* Audra Lindley – actress
* Sara Lindsey – actress (Originally from Washington, D.C.)
* Roger Linn – inventor of the digital drum machine
* Alex D. Linz – actor
* David Lipsky (born 1988) – golfer
* Amber Liu – member of South Korean girl group F(x)
* Blake Lively – actress
* Barry Livingston – veteran actor
* Billie Lourd – actress
* Cher Lloyd – singer (Originally from Malvern, Worcestershire, England)
* Daniel Lobell – stand-up comedian, podcaster (born in New York City)
* Tone-Lōc – rapper, actor
* Heather Locklear – actress
* Gary Lockwood – actor (born in Van Nuys)
* John "Juke" Logan – harmonica player, songwriter
* Julie London – singer, actress
* Lauren London – actress
* Jennifer Lopez – singer, actress (Originally from New York City)
* Manuel López – artist, educator[107]
* Steve Lopez – columnist for the Los Angeles Times[108]
* Demi Lovato – singer, actress (Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico)
* Kevin Love – basketball player (born in Santa Monica)
* Darlene Love – singer and actress
* Madison Love – songwriter, singer
* Mike Love – singer for the Beach Boys
* Jon Lovitz – actor
* Charles Herbert Lowe – biologist
* Steve Lukather – musician
* Diana Lynn – actress
* Lyrics Of Two – band from Los Angeles
* John Lasseter – film director
* Jane Levy – actress
* L.A. Beast \- Competitive Eater (born 1984)
* Red Leather (artist) \- Country/Rock artist (Born in Reno, Nevada)

## M

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Chris Masters

Liza Minnelli

Marilyn Monroe

* James MacArthur – actor
* John F. MacArthur – pastor
* Jenn McAllister \- Youtuber & Actress (Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania) [109]
* Tress MacNielle – voice actress
* Steven McQueen – actor
* Richard Madden – actor (Originally from Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland)
* Mía Maestro – Argentine actress and singer-songwriter (Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina)
* Bobby Magallanes – Minor League Baseball player, coach, and manager currently the assistant hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves.
* Roger Mahony – Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles
* Daron Malakian – musician
* Rami Malek – actor
* Bruce Manson (born 1956) – tennis player
* Laura Marano – actress
* Vanessa Marano – actress
* Xolo Maridueña – actor
* Cheech Marin – comedian, musician, actor
* Scott Marlowe – actor
* Jordan Maron – YouTube personality
* Dean Paul Martin – actor (born in Santa Monica)
* Elizabeth Marvel – actress
* Biddy Mason – pioneer African–American businesswoman
* Chris Masters – professional wrestler
* Sam Match (1923–2010) – tennis player
* Tim Matheson – actor (born in Glendale)
* Rachel Matthews – actress
* Greg Mathews – MLB pitcher
* Clay Matthews – pro football player
* Louis B. Mayer – film mogul (born in Russia)
* Misty May-Treanor – volleyball player
* Thom Mayne – architect
* Leo McCarey – actor, composer, film director, writer, producer
* Bob McChesney – football player
* Leigh McCloskey – actor, artist
* Gary McCord – golfer, TV commentator (born in San Gabriel)
* Kent McCord – actor
* Maureen McCormick – actress
* Thayne McCulloh – social psychologist, university president
* Hugh McElhenny – pro football player
* Ron McGovney – bassist of Metallica
* Kristy McNichol – actress
* Katharine McPhee – singer, actress
* Aimee Semple McPherson – pioneering radio evangelist[110]
* Carey McWilliams – writer, editor
* Meghan, Duchess of Sussex – actress, British royal
* Wendy Melvoin – musician
* Mike Mentzer – professional bodybuilder and 1979 Mr. Olympia heavyweight champion[111]
* Lee Meriwether – actress, 1955 Miss America
* Russell Metty – cinematographer
* Jillian Michaels – trainer, TV personality
* Miguel – recording artist[112]
* Tomo Miličević – musician
* Michael Milken – financier, philanthropist
* Kevin Millar – baseball player
* Bob Miller – Kings hockey broadcaster (born in Massachusetts)
* Inger Miller – world and Olympic champion sprinter
* Norm Miller (born 1946) – Major League baseball player
* Penelope Ann Miller – actress
* Leon Milo – composer, percussionist, sound artist
* Yvette Mimieux – actress
* Nicki Minaj – rapper[113] (Originally from Trinidad and Tobago)
* Charles Mingus – Jazz bassist and composer (born in Arizona)
* Liza Minnelli – actress, singer
* Donald Miralle – photographer
* Andrew Mishkin – commander of the Mars rover
* Jamie Mitchell, professional boxer
* Joni Mitchell – singer-songwriter, painter (born in Fort Macleod, Canada)
* Tyrone Mitchell – murderer
* Christopher Mitchum – actor, writer, film director
* James Mitchum – actor
* Ron Mix – football player
* Mike Moffitt – football player
* Peggy Moffitt – model
* Dick Moje – football player
* Dianna Molzan – painter
* Marilyn Monroe – actress
* Elizabeth Montgomery – actress
* Poppy Montgomery – Australian-American actress (Originally from Sydney, Australia)
* Ray Montgomery – actor
* Peet Montzingo \- internet personality and author
* Warren Moon – football player
* Neal Moore – writer, canoeist
* Terry Moore – actress
* Anthony Mora – publicist, playwright
* Lisa Moretti – professional wrestler
* Katie Morgan – Actress, radio talk-show host, podcast host and feature dancer
* Collin Morikawa – professional golfer
* John Morrison – professional wrestler for WWE
* Patt Morrison – newspaper and radio journalist
* Camila Morrone – actress
* William R. Moses – actor
* Walter Mosley – novelist
* Elisabeth Moss – actress
* Paul Moyer – television newscaster
* William Mulholland – engineer, DWP pioneer (born in Ireland)
* Megan Mullally – actress
* Bill Mumy – singer and actor
* Kathleen Munroe – Canadian actress (Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
* Michael Murphy – actor
* Don Murray – actor
* Eddie Murray – professional baseball player
* Jim Murray – Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter (born in Connecticut)[114]
* Shawn Mendes – Canadian singer, songwriter (born in Pickering, Ontario, Canada)
* Lenda Murray – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Murs – rapper
* Elon Musk – entrepreneur (Originally from Pretoria, South Africa)
* Mustard – hip hop producer
* Klymaxx – 80's group band
* Elizabeth Mitchell – actress
* Mozhan Marnò – television actress

## N

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Bill Nye

* Jordan Nagai – child actor
* Stu Nahan – sportscaster
* Audrey Napoleon – record producer and DJ
* Ricky Nelson – singer, actor (born in New Jersey)
* Laraine Newman – actress
* Randy Newman – composer, musician
* Thomas Newman – composer
* Julie Newmar – actress
* Mika Newton – singer (born in Burshyn Ukraine)
* Jack Nicholson – actor (born in New Jersey)
* Jane Nigh – actress
* Night Things – Los Angeles new wave band[115]
* Nipsey Hussle – rapper, entrepreneur
* Larry Niven – science-fiction writer
* Richard Nixon (1913–1994) – 36th Vice President and 37th President of the United States
* Isamu Noguchi – artist
* Jeanette Nolan – actress
* Sheree North – actress
* Rocco Ríos Novo – footballer
* Diana Nyad – long-distance swimmer[116]
* Christian Nyby – film producer, editor, director
* Bill Nye – scientist, TV personality (born in Washington, D.C., resides in Los Angeles)

## O

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Bob Ojeda

* Tyler Oakley-Youtuber[117]
* Rockne S. O'Bannon – film director, writer, producer
* John O'Brien – football player[118]
* Finneas O'Connell \- singer, songwriter, producer
* Derrick Oden – football player
* Bob Ojeda – baseball player[119]
* Masi Oka – actor
* Onyeka Okongwu – NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks
* Tyler Okonma – rapper
* Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967) – Olympic fencer
* Daniel Olivas – author, book critic, attorney
* Barret Oliver – actor, photographer
* Robert Oliveri – former child actor
* Kevin Ollie – basketball coach
* Edward James Olmos – actor, writer, producer, director
* Elizabeth Olsen – actress
* Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – actresses
* Griffin O'Neal – actor
* Ryan O'Neal – actor
* Tatum O'Neal – actress[120]
* Wendy C. Ortiz – writer
* Emily Osment – actress
* Haley Joel Osment – actor
* Harrison Gray Otis – owner and publisher of Los Angeles Times[70]

## P

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Gwyneth Paltrow

Lt. Donald Prell wearing his WWII U.S. Army uniform in 2009

* Christopher Mintz-Plasse – actor
* Ben Platt – actor, comedian
* Alex Padilla – U.S. senator, California Secretary of State, State Senator, Los Angeles City Council
* David Paich – musician
* Gwyneth Paltrow – actress
* Randall Park – actor
* Sara Paxton – actress
* Danielle Panabaker – actress (Originally from Augusta, Georgia)
* Kay Panabaker – actress and zoologist (Originally from Orange, Texas)
* J. D. Pardo – actor
* Matthew Perry – actor, comedian (Originally from Williamstown, Massachusetts)
* Grace Park – actress
* T. Jefferson Parker – novelist
* William H. Parker – police chief
* Johnnie Parsons – race car driver
* Ann Patchett – author
* Audrina Patridge – television personality
* Robert Pattinson – actor (Originally from London, England)[121]
* Paula Patton – actress
* Jake Paul – YouTube personality, actor, boxer (born in Cleveland, Ohio)
* Logan Paul – YouTube personality, actor (born in Westlake, Ohio)
* Gregory Peck – actor (born in San Diego)[122]
* Mark Pellegrino – actor
* Terry Pendleton – baseball player
* London Perrantes (born 1994) – basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Melina Perez – professional wrestler, former 3X WWE Women's Champion and 2X WWE Divas Champion
* Michelle Perry – athlete, world champion hurdler
* Kim Petras – German singer who moved to Los Angeles at age 19
* Chuck Philips – Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative music journalist[123]
* Chynna Phillips – singer
* Mary Pickford – actress, co-founder of United Artists[124] and of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[125] (born in Toronto)
* Joy Picus – L.A. City Councilwoman and Ms. Magazine woman of the year in 1985[126] (Originally from Chicago, Illinois)
* Ben J. Pierce – YouTuber, singer-songwriter, actor (born in Dallas)
* Spencer Pigot – racing driver
* Hasan Piker – Twitch streamer and political commentator
* Chris Pine – actor
* Eve Plumb – actress (born in Burbank)
* Ivy Pochoda – novelist and former professional squash player (Originally from Brooklyn, New York City)
* Pokimane – Moroccan-Canadian Internet personality (Originally from Morocco)
* Stan Poray – landscape painter (born in Kraków, Poland)
* Mason Porter – mathematician
* Lillian Powell – dancer, teacher, television actress (Originally from Victoria, British Columbia)
* Tyrone Power Jr. – actor
* Stefanie Powers – actress
* Bob Prince – Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster
* Tayshaun Prince – basketball player (born in Compton)
* Freddie Prinze Jr. – actor
* Donald Prell – futurologist, author (born in Los Angeles, graduated from LA High and UCLA)
* Rain Pryor – actress
* Yetunde Price – one of Venus and Serena Williams’ three other sisters (born in Saginaw, Michigan)
* Jade Pettyjohn – actress

## Q

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* Jack Quaid – actor (The Boys)
* Anthony Quinn – actor (Originally from Chihuahua City, Mexico)

## R

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Paul Rodriguez

* James Rallison – YouTube Animator
* Efren Ramirez – actor
* Jacki Randall – artist
* Dennis Rasmussen – professional baseball player
* Johnnie Ray – singer-songwriter, pianist[127]
* Tania Raymonde – actress[98]
* Maureen Reagan – actress, daughter of Ronald Reagan
* Michael Reagan – radio personality, son of Ronald Reagan
* Nancy Reagan (1921-2016) – actress, First Lady (born in New York)
* Ron Reagan – television host, ballet dancer, son of Ronald Reagan
* Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) – actor, President of the United States (born in Illinois)
* Robert Redford – actor, director (born in Santa Monica)
* Cornelius Redick – NFL player
* Nikki Reed – actress
* Keanu Reeves – actor
* Andy Reid – NFL coach
* Patricia Reif (1930–2002) – theologian
* Debbie Reynolds – actress (raised in Burbank)
* Rhett and Link – YouTube entertainers on shows Rhett and Link and Good Mythical Morning
* Harold Rhodes – inventor of the Rhodes piano
* Giovanni Ribisi – actor
* Robert Ri'chard – actor
* Kyle Richards – television personality
* Sally Ride – astronaut
* Rihanna – singer (Barbados-born)[128]
* Bobby Riggs – tennis player
* Amber Riley – actress
* Richard Riordan – former L.A. mayor
* John Ritter – actor (born in Burbank)
* Herb Ritts – photographer
* Naya Rivera (1987-2020) – actress, singer
* Clete Roberts – radio-TV journalist (born in Oregon)
* Joe Roberts – motorcycle racer (born in Malibu, raised in Los Angeles)
* Jackie Robinson – iconic baseball player (raised in Pasadena)
* Jo Ann Robinson – civil rights activist[129]
* Rachel Robinson – wife of baseball's Jackie Robinson
* Adam Rodríguez – actor and director
* Luis J. Rodriguez – writer and activist
* Paul Rodriguez – comedian, actor (born in Compton)
* Paul Rodriguez Jr. – professional skateboarder
* Kay Rohrer – AAGPBL player
* Sofia Richie – model
* Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) – actor (born in New York)
* Rosalia – singer[130]
* Gary Ross – film director
* Katharine Ross – actress
* Lawrence Ross – author of historical texts and fiction
* Tracee E. Ross – actress
* Edward R. Roybal – politician
* Pete Rozelle – longtime NFL commissioner
* Lela Rochon – actress
* John Rubinstein – actor
* Angel Rubio – football player
* Emily Rudd – 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[131]
* Charlie Ruggles – actor
* Wesley Ruggles – director, producer
* Patrice Rushen – singer, musician
* Andy Russell – singer
* Rene Russo – actress (born in Burbank)
* Olga Rutterschmidt – convicted murderer serving life without parole
* Brendan Ryan – baseball player
* Bonnie Rychlak (born 1951) – sculptor, curator
* Gary Ryerson – baseball player

## S

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Mitchell Schwartz

Mike Shinoda

Willow Smith

Earl Sweatshirt

* Angus Sutherland \- producer/actor
* Samia – musician
* Sasha Alexander \- producer/actress
* Stephen M. Silverman – journalist/author
* Melanie Shatner– actress
* Jonathan Silverman – hollywood actor
* John Schneider – producer
* Eden Sher – actress, comedian
* Samantha Jo – actress, martial artist (born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada)
* José Saenz – 492nd on the list of FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
* Katey Sagal – actress
* Halston Sage – actress
* Mort Sahl – comedian
* Albert Saijo – poet[132]
* Susan Saint James – actress
* Jill St. John – actress
* Adela Rogers St. Johns – journalist, screenwriter
* Rubén Salazar – L.A. Times reporter killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department during Chicano Moratorium
* Jim Salsbury – professional football player
* Jay Sandrich – film director, film producer
* Donald Sanford – American-Israeli Olympic sprinter
* Angela Sarafyan – Armenian-American actress (Originally from Yerevan, Armenia)
* Dick Sargent – actor
* Ben Savage – actor, director, producer
* Fred Savage – actor, director (born in Illinois)
* William Schallert – actor
* Peter Schifrin (born 1958) – Olympic fencer, sculptor
* Ezra Schochet – rosh yeshiva, Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad/West Coast Talmudical Seminary
* Schoolboy Q – rapper
* Pablo Schreiber – actor
* Emily Schulman – actress
* Geoff Schwartz – NFL football player
* Mitchell Schwartz (born 1989) – NFL football player
* Jason Schwartzman – actor, musician
* Byron Scott – basketball player and coach (born in Utah)
* Melody Thomas Scott – actress
* Rachel Scott – senior congressional correspondent for ABC News
* Vin Scully – Dodgers baseball broadcaster (born in New York)
* George Segal – actor
* Jason Segel – actor
* William Nicholas Selig – movie producer, zookeeper[133]
* David O. Selznick – film producer (born in Pennsylvania)
* Eugene Selznick – Hall of Fame volleyball player
* Parvati Shallow – Survivor contestant; winner of Survivor: Micronesia
* Benjamin Shapiro – Conservative political commentator
* Karen Sharpe – actress, wife of director/producer Stanley Kramer
* Ann Shaw (1921–2015) – social worker, civic leader[134]
* Vinessa Shaw – actress
* Harry Shearer – actor, comedian, musician, composer
* Marley Shelton – actress
* Brad Sherman – congressman
* Marley Shelton – actress
* Richard Sherman – NFL player (born in Compton)
* Larry Sherry – baseball player, 1959 World Series MVP
* Norm Sherry (1931–2021) – catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball
* Mike Shinoda – musician
* Pauly Shore – comedian and actor
* Elizabeth Short – the "Black Dahlia", victim of the city's most famous unsolved murder[135] (Originally from Boston, Massachusetts)
* Robert "Fighting Bob" Shuler – Methodist radio evangelist and political player[136]
* Too Short − rapper
* Joel Siegel – film critic
* Al Silvera (1935–2002) – Major League Baseball player
* Jerry Simon (born 1968) – American-Israeli basketball player
* James Sikking – actor
* Jonathan Silverman – actor
* Sebu Simonian – Armenian-American singer (Originally from Aleppo, Syria)
* O. J. Simpson – USC and NFL football player, murder suspect (born in San Francisco)
* Nancy Sinatra – singer, actress (Originally from Jersey City, New Jersey)
* Tina Sinatra – producer
* Simon Singer (born 1941) – world champion American handball player, and radio and television actor
* Lilly Singh – YouTuber, comedian, talk show host, actress (Originally from Toronto, Canada)
* John Singleton – film director, writer, producer
* Skrillex (real name Sonny Moore) – DJ, producer
* Slash – Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist
* Leonard Slatkin – conductor
* Slayyyter – American pop singer and songwriter (Originally from St. Louis, Missouri)
* Erika Slezak – actress
* Alexis Smith – actress (Originally from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada)
* Steve Smith Sr. – NFL wide receiver
* Willow Smith – singer
* Smothers Brothers – entertainers (born in New York, raised in Los Angeles)
* Duke Snider – Hall of Fame baseball player
* Snoop Dogg – rap artist
* Hilda Solis – politician, Secretary of Labor in the Barack Obama administration[137]
* Paul Soriano – director/producer
* Eric Son – singer (member of pop group The Boyz) (born in South Korea, raised in Los Angeles)
* Ron Spears – professional football player
* Tori Spelling – actress
* Evan Spiegel – businessman, co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc.
* Steven Spielberg – filmmaker (born in Cincinnati)
* Robert Stack – actor
* Lakeith Stanfield – actor
* Anine Stang – Norwegian singer-songwriter (Originally from Oslo, Norway)
* Patti Stanger – businesswoman and reality television personality (Originally from Short Hills, New Jersey)
* Giancarlo Stanton – baseball player (born in Panorama City)
* Max Steinberg (1989–2014), American-Israeli IDF lone soldier killed in the 2014 Gaza War
* Hailee Steinfeld – actress (born in Tarzana)[138]
* Brett Sterling – NHL hockey player
* Donald Sterling – longtime owner of Los Angeles Clippers
* Tisha Sterling – actress
* Stephanie – singer
* Adlai E. Stevenson II – politician
* Jamie Stewart – musician, frontman of experimental band Xiu Xiu
* Kristen Stewart – actress
* Michelle Stith – president of Church of Scientology in Los Angeles
* Lindsey Stirling \- American violinist
* Dean Stockwell – actor
* Emma Stone – actress (Originally from Scottsdale, Arizona)
* Peter Stone – screenwriter
* Madeleine Stowe – actress
* Darryl Strawberry – baseball player
* Woody Strode – actor
* David Strother – musician
* Rider Strong – actor, director
* Jeff Stryker – pornographic film actor
* Burt Sugarman – film and TV producer
* Frank Sullivan – MLB pitcher
* Cree Summer – actress
* Dale Swann – character actor[139]
* Alison Sweeney – actress
* Jodie Sweetin – actress
* Earl Sweatshirt – rapper, member of OFWGKTA
* Adam G. Sevani – actor and dancer

## T

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George Takei

Shirley Temple

Tyga

* Taboo – rapper
* Ted Danson – actor
* Miiko Taka – actress (Originally from Seattle, Washington)
* George Takei – actor
* Amber Tamblyn – actress (born in Santa Monica, California)
* Russ Tamblyn – actor, dancer
* Jeffrey Tambor – actor
* Frank Tashlin (1913–1972) – animator and film director
* Buck Taylor – actor
* Deshon Taylor (born 1996) - basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Elizabeth Taylor – 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 – actress (born in Santa Monica)
* Mike Tenay – professional wrestling announcer for WCW and TNA (later Impact Wrestling)
* Tere Tereba – fashion designer, writer, actress (Originally from Warren, Ohio)
* Paris Themmen – actor known for his role as Mike Teavee in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
* Reggie Theus – basketball player and coach (born in Inglewood)
* Robin Thicke – singer-songwriter
* John Floyd Thomas Jr. – serial killer
* Lavale Thomas – NFL player
* Bart Thompson – publisher
* Dijon Thompson (born 1983) – basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Klay Thompson – NBA player
* Lawrence Tibbett – baritone opera singer and actor (born in Bakersfield)
* Merritt Tierce – short-story author, story editor, essayist, activist, and novelist (Originally from Texas)
* Kevin Tighe – actor
* Jennifer Tilly – actress
* Michael Tilson Thomas – conductor
* Tinashe – singer (born in Lexington, Kentucky)
* Tone Loc – musician
* Dean Torrence – musician
* Dara Torres – Olympic swimmer (born in Beverly Hills)
* Tamara Toumanova – actress, dancer (Originally from Tyumen, Russia)
* Robert Towne – screenwriter, director, producer
* Danny Trejo – actor
* Justin Timberlake – singer, actor (Originally from Memphis, Tennessee)
* Helle Trevino – IFBB professional bodybuilder (Originally from Sønderborg, Denmark)
* Larry Tripplett – football player
* Mark Tuan – member of Got7, rapper
* Charlie Tuna – radio personality, unofficial mayor of Tarzana (born in Nebraska)
* Ruby Rose Turner – actress, singer, dancer
* Nadia Turner – actress, dancer
* Ryan Turell (born 1999) - basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise, Yeshiva University.
* Tyler, The Creator – rapper, producer, director, member of OFWGKTA
* Ty Dolla $ign – singer
* Oliver Tree \- singer

## U

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* Andrew Ullmann – politician
* Brendon Urie – singer (born in St. George, Utah)
* Terdema Ussery – CEO of NBA's Dallas Mavericks
* Cenk Uygur – host of The Young Turks (born in Istanbul, Turkey)

## V

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* Laura Vandervoort – actress, martial artists (born in Toronto, Canada)
* Ritchie Valens – musician, composer[140]
* Leslie Van Houten – Charles Manson acolyte (Born in Altadena, California)
* Cristina Vee – voice actress
* Gwen Verdon – actress, dancer (born in Culver City)
* Sofia Vergara – actress[141] (Originally from Barranquilla, Colombia)
* Victoria – professional wrestler (born in San Bernardino, California)
* Antonio Villaraigosa – former Mayor of Los Angeles
* Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris – World War II flying ace and founder of the United States Navy Blue Angels

## W

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Earl Warren

Jane Wiedlin

* Brian Patrick Wade – actor
* Preston Wadley \- multimedia artist
* Lindsay Wagner – actress
* Natasha Gregson Wagner – actress
* Robert Wagner – actor (born in Detroit)
* Duffy Waldorf – professional golfer[142]
* Pat Walker (activist) \- activist, poet, and businesswoman
* Tyler Walker – NASCAR driver
* Dylan Walsh – actor
* Joseph Wambaugh – Los Angeles police officer, novelist
* Burt Ward – actor
* Megan Ward \- actress
* Roger Ward – 2 Time Indy 500 Champion
* Rick Ware – NASCAR driver
* Earl Warren – Governor of California, Chief Justice of the United States
* Casey Wasserman – sports and entertainment figure
* Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins – singer (Originally from Des Moines, Iowa)
* Bob Watson – Major League Baseball player and executive
* Henry Waxman – politician
* Gerard Way – musician (born in Summit, New Jersey)
* Patrick Wayne – actor
* Doodles Weaver – comedian
* Jeff Weaver – baseball player (born in Northridge)
* Jered Weaver – baseball player (born in Northridge)
* Ryn Weaver – singer (born in Salta)
* Jack Webb – actor, television producer (born in Santa Monica)
* Grace Weber – R&B singer-songwriter and producer (Originally from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin)
* Michael Welch – actor
* Nathanael West – author[143]
* Russell Westbrook – basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder (born in Long Beach)
* Edward Weston – photographer
* Kitty White – jazz singer
* Mae Whitman – actor
* Sidney Wicks – basketball player
* Jane Wiedlin – rhythm guitarist of The Go–Go's, actress (Born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin)
* Louis J. Wilde – 17th Mayor of San Diego, resident (died in Los Angeles)
* William R. Wilkerson – founder of Ciro's, The Hollywood Reporter, Flamingo Hotel (born in Tennessee)
* will.i.am – rapper, producer
* Anson Williams – actor
* Anthony A. Williams – mayor of Washington, D.C.
* Cindy Williams – actress
* Colleen Williams – television newscaster (Originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
* Esther Williams – actress, swimmer (born in Inglewood)
* Guy Williams – basketball player
* Sarah Anne Williams – voice actress (Originally from Indiana)
* Serena Williams – tennis player (born in Michigan)
* Venus Williams – tennis player
* Larry Wilmore – television personality
* Brian Wilson – singer, composer (born in Inglewood)
* Rita Wilson – actress, producer (Originally from Hollywood)
* Torrie Wilson – model, actress, professional wrestler (born in Boise, Idaho)
* Paul Winfield – actor
* Zachary "Kid Yamaka" Wohlman – professional boxer
* Wally Wolf (1930–1997) – swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic champion
* Matthew Wolff – professional golfer
* Nat Wolff – actor, singer, songwriter
* Anna May Wong – actress
* John Wooden – Hall of Fame basketball UCLA coach (born in Indiana)
* Shailene Woodley – actress (born in Simi Valley)
* Ilene Woods – actress (born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
* Indiana Woodward – ballet dancer (Originally from Paris, France)
* Cal Worthington – auto dealer (born in Oklahoma)
* Lara Worthington – model (born in Australia)
* Sam Worthington – actor, writer (born in England, raised in Australia)
* James Worthy – Lakers basketball player and broadcaster (born in North Carolina)
* Clare Wren – actress (Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana)
* Dorell Wright – NBA small forward for Golden State Warriors
* Haji Wright – soccer player
* Jason Wright – American football player and executive
* Noah Wyle – actor

## Y

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* Elliott Yamin – singer
* Zev Yaroslavsky – politician
* Dwight Yoakam – country music singer and songwriter (Born in Pikeville, Kentucky)
* Sam Yorty – 37th mayor of Los Angeles (July 1, 1961 – July 1, 1973)[144] – Originally from Lincoln, Nebraska
* Ace Young – singer (originally from Boulder, Colorado)
* Nick Young – basketball player
* Robert Clark Young – novelist[145] and Wikipedia "revenge editor"[146]
* Lee Thompson Young (1984–2013) – actor (Originally from Columbia, South Carolina)
* Tony Young – actor (Originally from New York City)

## Z

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* Louis Zamperini – Olympian and war hero (born in Olean, New York, raised in Torrance)
* Richard D. Zanuck – film producer[147]
* Ahmet Zappa – musician[148]
* Dweezil Zappa – musician[149]
* Todd Zeile – baseball player (born in Van Nuys)
* Lance Zeno – NFL player[150]
* Stephanie Zimbalist – actress (born in New York City, raised in Los Angeles)
* Valerie Zimring – rhythmic gymnast

## See also

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Portals:

* Los Angeles
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Downtown
Eastside
Harbor Area
Greater Hollywood
Northeast LA
Northwest LA
San Fernando Valley
South LA
Westside
Central Los Angeles & Wilshire area

## Notes

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1. ^ He stated that he has dual citizenship in both America and Canada.[77]

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