List of people from Los Angeles

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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A

Jennifer Aniston

Jhené Aiko

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)
Milo Aukerman (born 1963) – singer with LA band Descendents
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 (1940-2025) – 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

B

Tyra Banks

Ryan Braun

Jeff Bridges

B-Real (born 1970) – rapper
Judy Baca (born 1946) – muralist^[25]
Michael Bacall (born 1973) – actor, screenwriter
Felix Barajas (born 2003) – soccer player^[26]
Bad Bunny (born 1994) – rapper, singer (born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico)
Fay Bainter (1893–1968) – actress^[27]
Justin Baldoni (born 1984) – actor
Ireland Baldwin (born 1995) – model^[28]
Christian Bale (born 1974) – actor (originally from Haverfordwest, Wales)^[29]
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^[30]
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^[31]
Ella Jay Basco (born 2006) – actress
Paul L. Bates (1908–1995) – commander of the first Black tank battalion to fight in World War II^[32]
Earl Battey (1935–2003) – major league baseball player^[7]
Gordon Bau (1907–1975) – Hollywood make-up artist with Warner Brothers Studios^[33] (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^[34]
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^[35]
Busby Berkeley (1895–1976) – choreographer, film director^[36]
Aleks Berkolds (born 1996) – soccer player^[37]
Corbin Bernsen (born 1954) – actor^{[citation needed]}
Corbyn Besson (born 1998) – singer and songwriter
Molly Beucher – actress and film producer^[38]
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)^[39]
Federico Bianchi (born 1983) – soccer player^[40]
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^[41]
Rachel Bilson (born 1981) – actress
Thora Birch (born 1982) – actress^{[citation needed]}
Luna Blaise (born 2001) – actress^[42]
Whitney Blake (1926–2002) – actress
Rowan Blanchard (born 2001) – actress
Mel Bleeker (1920–1996) – National Football League player
Francesca Lia Block (born 1962) – author^[43]
David Blu (born David Bluthenthal; 1980) – professional basketball player^[44]
Jason Blum (born 1969) – film producer
Betty Blythe (1893–1972) – actress
Kwesi Boakye (born 1999) – voice actor
Edwin Bodney – poet
Faiq Bolkiah (born 1998) – soccer player and member of the House of Bolkiah^[45]
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^[46]
Chaz Bono (born 1969) – gay rights activist
Matthias Bonvehi (born 1989) – soccer player^[47]
Richard Boone (1917–1981) – actor
Kate Bosworth (born 1983) – actress^[48]
Shmuley Boteach (born 1966) – Orthodox rabbi, radio and television host, and author
Jose Botello (born 1976) – soccer player and coach^[49]
Travis Bowen (born 1989) – soccer player^[50]
Tristan Bowen (born 1991) – soccer player^[51]
Cameron Boyce (1999–2019) – actor and dancer
Jason Boyce (born 1975) – soccer player^[52]
Leigh Brackett (1915–1978) – writer^[53]
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) – writer^[54]
Milton Bradley (born 1978) – professional baseball player^[55]
Tom Bradley (1917–1998) – 38th mayor of Los Angeles (1973–1993)^[56] (originally from Calvert, Texas)
Tom Brady (born 1977) – professional football player^[57]
Creed Bratton – actor
Ryan Braun (born 1983) – professional baseball player^[58]
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
Anna Beecroft Briggs (1860s–1949) – playwright
Lance Briggs (born 1980) – professional football player
Earl Alonzo Brininstool (1870–1957) – cowboy poet^[59]
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^[60]
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^[61]
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^[62]
Brian Patrick Butler (born 1990) – actor and filmmaker^[63]
Laphonza Butler (born 1979) – U.S. Senator (originally from Magnolia, Mississippi)^[64]

C

Scott Caan (born 1976) – actor^[65]
Camila Cabello (born 1997) – singer^[66]
John Cage (1912–1992) – composer^[67]
Rory Calhoun (1922–1999) – actor^[68]
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^[69]
Marine Cano (born 1954) – soccer player and coach^[70]
Kylie Cantrall (born 2005) – actress, singer, YouTube personality (born in Tarzana)
LaToya Cantrell (born 1972) – mayor of New Orleans^[71]
Lizzy Caplan (born 1982) – actress
Steve Cardenas (born 1974) – martial artist and retired actor (born in Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Belinda Carlisle (born 1958) – singer^[72]
Kim Carnes (born 1945) – singer
Adam Carolla (born 1964) – comedian, actor, entertainer^[73]
Chad Carothers – freehand painter whose career was based in Los Angeles^[74]
David Carradine (1936–2009) – actor^[75]
Robert Carradine (born 1954) – actor^[76]
Mercedes Carrera – pornographic actress
Jim Carrey (born 1962) – actor, comedian
Leo Carrillo (1880–1961) – actor^[77]
Johnny Carson (1925–2005) – television personality (born in Iowa)
Josue Cartagena (born 1998) – soccer player^[78]
Mike Carter (born 1955) – American-Israeli basketball player
Matt Cassel (born 1982) – professional football player
Katie Cassidy (born 1986) – actress^[79]
Patrick Cassidy (born 1962) – actor^[80]
Shaun Cassidy (born 1958) – singer, actor, television producer^[81]
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)
Agustin Cazarez (born 1989) – soccer player^[82]
Emma Chamberlain (born 2001) – YouTube personality
Richard Chamberlain (born 1934) – actor^[83]
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^[84]
Dorothy Buffum Chandler (1901–1997) – cultural leader^[85]
Harry Chandler (1864–1944) – chief executive of Los Angeles Times^[86]
Norman Chandler (1899–1973) – publisher and chairman of the board of the Los Angeles Times^[87]
Otis Chandler (1927–2006) – transformative publisher of Los Angeles Times^[88]
Raymond Chandler (1888–1959) – author^[89]
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)^[90]
Sydney Chaplin (1885–1965) – actor
Max Charles (born 2003) – actor (born in Ohio)
Antonio Chatman (born 1979) – NFL wide receiver^[91]
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
Hagop Chirishian (born 1989) – soccer player^[92]
Roy Choi (born 1970) – Korean American chef and TV host (originally from Seoul, South Korea)
Bikram Choudhury – inventor of Bikram Yoga^[93]
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^[95]
John Cossette (1957–2011) – theater and television producer
Michael Costello (born 1983) – fashion designer^[96]
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^[97]
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]}
Raphael E. Cuomo (born 1988) - scientist
Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958) – actress
Shannon Curtis – musician, singer-songwriter
Miley Cyrus (born 1992) – singer-songwriter, actress (originally from Franklin, Tennessee)

D

Ivan Dorschner

Alexa Demie

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^[98]
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^[99]
Patti Davis (born 1952) – actress, daughter of Nancy and Ronald Reagan
Tim Davis (1924–1982) – child actor in film^[98]
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^[100]
DeMar DeRozan (born 1989) – basketball player (born in Compton)
Emily Deschanel (born 1976) – actress
Zooey Deschanel (born 1980) – actress, singer^[101]
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)^[102]
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^[103]
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

E

Carl Earn (1921–2007) – tennis player
Kyle Eastwood (born 1968) – musician
Eazy-E (1964–1995) – rapper
Alejandro Edda (born 1984) – actor
J. W. Eddy (1832–1916) – railway engineer, builder of Angels Flight (born in New York)
Mark Edward (1951–2024) – mentalist and psychic entertainer
Billie Eilish (born 2001) – singer- songwriter
Hannah Einbinder (born 1995) – comedian and actress
Thelma "Tiby" Eisen (1922–2014) – baseball player
Isaiah Eisendorf (born 1996) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
India Eisley (born 1993) – actress
Larry Elder (born 1952) – radio personality
Danny Elfman (born 1953) – composer, musician
Jenna Elfman (born 1971) – actress
John C. Elliott (1919–2001) – 39th governor of American Samoa
Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964) – novelist
Dock Ellis (1945–2008) – major league baseball player^[7]
Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) – science fiction author^[104]
James Ellroy (born 1948) – author
John Elway (born 1960) – Hall of Fame football player
Mike "SuperJew" Epstein (born 1943) – major league baseball first baseman
Eric Erlandson (born 1963) – musician (Hole)
Larisa Eryomina (born 1950) – stage and screen actress (originally from Tiraspol)
Jaime Escalante (1930–2010) – educator
Chris Evans (born 1981) – actor (originally from Boston, Massachusetts)
Briana Evigan (born 1986) – actress
Roger Ewing (born 1942) – actor on Gunsmoke

F

Shelley Fabares (born 1944) – actress (born in Santa Monica)
John Fante (1909–1983) – author
Jordan Farmar (born 1986) – basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
Richard Farnsworth (1920–2000) – actor
Mia Farrow (born 1945) – actress and activist
David Faustino (born 1974) – actor
Roshon Fegan (born 1991) – actor
Raymond E. Feist (born 1945) – author
Beanie Feldstein (born 1993) – actress
Allyson Felix (born 1985) – athlete, Olympic gold medalist
Robert Fellows (1903–1969) – film producer
Fergie (born 1975) – singer^[105]
Anthony Fernandez (born 1982) – basketballer
Miguel Ferrer (1955–2017) – actor (born in Santa Monica)
America Ferrera (born 1984) – actress
Tiziano Ferro (born 1980) – singer (born in Italy)
Sally Field (born 1946) – actress (born in Pasadena)
Cecil Fielder (born 1963) – baseball player
Mark Edward Fischbach (born 1989) – YouTuber (born in Hawaii)
Danielle Fishel (born 1981) – actress (originally from Mesa, Arizona)
Carrie Fisher (1956–2016) – actress, writer, producer (born in Beverly Hills)
Jeff Fisher (born 1958) – NFL coach (born in Culver City)
Five for Fighting (born 1965) – singer-songwriter
Rhonda Fleming (1923–2020) – actress
Dann Florek (born 1950) – actor
Sean Flynn (1941–1971) – journalist
Kirk Fogg (born 1959) – actor, host of Legends of the Hidden Temple
Nick Folk (born 1984) – NFL kicker (born in Hollywood)
Bridget Fonda (born 1964) – actress
Kai Forbath (born 1987) – NFL kicker (born in Santa Monica)
Harrison Ford (born 1942) – actor (born in Illinois)
Mary Alice Ford (1935–2008) – politician
Jodie Foster (born 1962) – actress, director, producer
Sara Foster (born 1981) – actress
Allen Fox (born 1939) – tennis player and coach
Mackenzie Foy (born 2000) – actress and model
Dillon Francis (born 1987) – DJ
Bonnie Franklin (1944–2013) – actress (born in Santa Monica)
Lonnie David Franklin (1952–2020) – serial killer and rapist
Mike Franks (born 1936) – tennis player
Linda Fratianne (born 1960) – figure skater
Stan Freberg (1926–2015) – voice actor, comedian
Jennifer Freeman (born 1985) – actress
Sherwood Fries (1920–1986) – football player for Green Bay Packers
Frost (born 1964) – Chicano rapper
Karen Fukuhara (born 1992) – actress

G

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Jake Gyllenhaal

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^[106]
Frank Gehry (born 1929) – architect
Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 1977) – actress (born in New York City)^[107]
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
Billy Glide (1970-2014) – pornographic actor
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^[108]
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)^[109]
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^[110]
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^[111]
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)

H

Paris Hilton

Bella Hadid

Luke Hemmings

I

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^[118]
Nick Itkin (born 1999) – Olympic bronze medalist foil fencer, junior world champion
Lance Ito (born 1950) – judge, presided over the O. J. Simpson trial

J

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^[119]
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^[120]
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)

K

Kim Kardashian

Khloé Kardashian

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)^[121]
Dom Kennedy (born 1984) – rapper
Kesha (born 1987) – singer-songwriter
Asa Keyes (1877–1934) – LA County district attorney and criminal^[122]
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^[123]
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

L

Juliet Landau

Adam Levine

Darlene Love

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^[124]
Steve Lopez – columnist for the Los Angeles Times^[125]
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

M

Chris Masters

Liza Minnelli

Marilyn Monroe

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
Cindy Margolis (born 1965) – spokesmodel and 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)^[126]
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^[127]
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^[128]
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^[129]
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^[130] (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)^[131]
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
Violet Myers (born 1997) – pornographic actress^[132]

N

Jordan Nagai (born 2000) – child actor
Stu Nahan (1926–2007) – sportscaster
Audrey Napoleon (born 1987) – record producer and DJ
Ricky Nelson (1940–1985) – singer, actor (born in New Jersey)
Laraine Newman (born 1952) – actress
Randy Newman (born 1943) – composer, musician
Thomas Newman (born 1955) – composer
Julie Newmar (born 1933) – actress
Mika Newton (born 1986) – singer (born in Burshyn Ukraine)
Jack Nicholson (born 1937) – actor (born in New Jersey)
Jane Nigh (1925–1993) – actress
Night Things – Los Angeles new wave band^[133]
Larry Niven (born 1938) – science-fiction writer
Richard Nixon (1913–1994) – 36th Vice President and 37th President of the United States
Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) – artist
Jeanette Nolan (1911–1998) – actress
Sheree North (1932–2005) – actress
Rocco Ríos Novo (born 2002) – footballer
Diana Nyad (born 1949) – long-distance swimmer^[134]
Christian Nyby (1913–1993) – film producer, editor, director
Bill Nye (born 1955) – scientist, TV personality (born in Washington, D.C., resides in Los Angeles)

O

Tyler Oakley (born 1989) – Youtuber^[135]
Rockne S. O'Bannon (born 1955) – film director, writer, producer
John O'Brien (born 1977) – football player^[136]
Finneas O'Connell (born 1997) – singer, songwriter, producer
Odd Future – hip-hop collective
Derrick Oden (born 1970) – football player
OhGeesy (born 1993) – rapper^[137]
Bob Ojeda (born 1957) – baseball player^[138]
Masi Oka (born 1974) – actor
Onyeka Okongwu (born 2000) – NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks
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^[139]
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^[86]

P

Gwyneth Paltrow

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

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)^[140]
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)^[141]
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^[142]
Chynna Phillips (born 1968) – singer
Mary Pickford (1892–1979) – actress, co-founder of United Artists^[143] and of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences^[144] (born in Toronto)
Joy Picus – L.A. City Councilwoman and Ms. Magazine woman of the year in 1985^[145] (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
Spencer Pratt (born 1983) – television personality^[146]
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

Q

Jack Quaid (born 1992) – actor (The Boys)
Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) – actor (originally from Chihuahua City, Mexico)

R

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^[147]
Tania Raymonde (born 1988) – actress^[115]
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)^[148]
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^[149]
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^[150]
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^[151]
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

S

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^[152]
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^[153]
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^[154]
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^[155] (originally from Boston, Massachusetts)
Robert "Fighting Bob" Shuler (1880–1965) – Methodist radio evangelist and political player^[156]
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
Ted Sobel (born 1953) - sportscaster and author
Hilda Solis (born 1957) – politician, Secretary of Labor in the Barack Obama administration^[157]
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)^[158]
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^[159]
Earl Sweatshirt (born 1994) – rapper, member of OFWGKTA
Alison Sweeney (born 1976) – actress
Jodie Sweetin (born 1982) – actress

T

George Takei

Shirley Temple

Tyga

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 2005) – actress, singer, dancer
Ryan Turell (born 1999) – basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise, Yeshiva University
Ty Dolla Sign (born 1982) – singer
Tyler, the Creator (born 1991) – rapper, producer, director, member of OFWGKTA

U

Andrew Ullmann (born 1963) – politician
Brendon Urie (born 1987) – singer (born in St. George, Utah)
Terdema Ussery (born 1958) – CEO of NBA's Dallas Mavericks
Cenk Uygur (born 1970) – host of The Young Turks (born in Istanbul, Turkey)

V

Ritchie Valens (1941–1959) – musician, composer^[160]
Grace Van Dien (born 1996) – actress
Leslie Van Houten (born 1949) – Charles Manson acolyte (born in Altadena, California)
Laura Vandervoort (born 1984) – actress, martial artist (born in Toronto, Canada)
Cristina Vee (born 1987) – voice actress
Gwen Verdon (1925–2000) – actress, dancer (born in Culver City)
Sofia Vergara (born 1972) – actress^[161] (originally from Barranquilla, Colombia)
Victoria (born 1971) – professional wrestler (born in San Bernardino, California)
Antonio Villaraigosa (born 1953) – former mayor of Los Angeles
Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris (1919–2005) – World War II flying ace and founder of the United States Navy Blue Angels

W

Earl Warren

Jane Wiedlin

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^[162]
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^[163]
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
Charles H. Whipple (1849–1932) – US Army brigadier general^[164]
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

Y

Elliott Yamin (born 1978) – singer
Zev Yaroslavsky (born 1948) – politician
Dwight Yoakam (born 1956) – country music singer and songwriter (born in Pikeville, Kentucky)
Sam Yorty (1909–1998) – 37th mayor of Los Angeles (1961–1973)^[165] (originally from Lincoln, Nebraska)
Ace Young (born 1980) – singer (originally from Boulder, Colorado)
Lee Thompson Young (1984–2013) – actor (originally from Columbia, South Carolina)
Nick Young (born 1985) – basketball player
Robert Clark Young – novelist^[166] and Wikipedia "revenge editor"^[167]
Tony Young (1937–2002) – actor (originally from New York City)

Z

Louis Zamperini (1917–2014) – Olympian and war hero (born in Olean, New York, raised in Torrance)^[168]
Richard D. Zanuck (1934–2012) – film producer^[169]
Ahmet Zappa (born 1974) – musician^[170]
Dweezil Zappa (born 1969) – musician^[171]
Todd Zeile (born 1965) – baseball player (born in Van Nuys)
Lance Zeno (born 1967) – NFL player^[172]
Stephanie Zimbalist (born 1956) – actress (born in New York City, raised in Los Angeles)
Valerie Zimring (born 1965) – rhythmic gymnast

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