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Born in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second-largest city in the United States. L.A. is especially known for the Hollywood film industry, has hosted the Summer Olympics two times and will host them again in 2028 and is home to the busiest container port in the Americas. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Los Angeles.
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Chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969 and Governor of California from 1943 to 1953
1891
Earl Warren
Japanese-American animator and creator of "Scooby-Doo"
1925
Iwao Takamoto
Actress and sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, born Norma Jeane Mortenson
1926
Marilyn Monroe
Inventor of the laser
1927
Theodore Maiman
Hall of Fame coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1988 during which time he popularized the West Coast offense and won three Super Bowls
1931
Bill Walsh
Secretary of Housing from 1989 to 1993, vice presidential nominee as running mate of Bob Dole and former Quarterback of the Bills and Chargers
1935
Jack Kemp
Actor, "The Graduate" "Rain Man" "Kramer vs. Kramer" "Meet the Fockers"
1937
Dustin Hoffman
Actor, known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in "Star Trek"
1937
George Takei
Singer, "I'd Rather Go Blind" "A Sunday Kind of Love" "At Last"
1938
Etta James
Singer and one half of "The Righteous Brothers", best known for his duet with Jennifer Warnes "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
1940
Bill Medley
Actor, "The Green Mile" "Babe" "L.A. Confidential"
1940
James Cromwell
Singer, guitarist and founding member of "The Byrds"
1941
David Crosby
Lead singer of The Blossoms
1941
Darlene Love
Singer and co-founder of "The Beach Boys"
1941
Mike Love
Owner of the Dallas Cowboys
1942
Jerry Jones
Founding partner of TPG Capital, co-founder and owner of the Seattle Kraken and minority owner of the Boston Celtics
1942
David Bonderman
Singer and composer of film scores, he scored nine Pixar films "You've Got a Friend in Me" "Short People"
1943
Randy Newman
Defense attorney during O.J. Simpson's murder trial and father of four children who appeared on reality TV after his death
1944
Robert Kardashian
Actor, "Heat" "From Dusk Till Dawn" "Spy Kids"
1944
Danny Trejo
Actress, "Rosemary's Baby" "Hannah and Her Sisters" also known for her marriage with Frank Sinatra and her partnership with Woody Allen
1945
Mia Farrow
Actress and singer, "Cabaret" "New York, New York""The Sterile Cuckoo"
1946
Liza Minnelli
Actress, "Annie Hall" "The Godfather" "Father of the Bride"
1946
Diane Keaton
Author, "L.A Confidential" "The Black Dahlia"
1948
James Ellroy
Actor, "The Big Lebowski" ""Crazy Heart" "Tron" "True Grit"
1949
Jeff Bridges
Retired judge best known for presiding over the O. J. Simpson murder case
1950
Lance Ito
Founder of TMZ
1950
Harvey Levin
Composer of film scores, "The Hunger Games" "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" "Pretty Woman" "The Sixth Sense"
1951
James Newton Howard
Composer of film scores, "Spider-Man" "Batman" "Men in Black" "Good Will Hunting"
1953
Danny Elfman
Composer of film scores, he has been nominated for fifteen Academy Awards and is tied for the most nominations without a win, "The Shawshank Redemption" "Skyfall" "Finding Nemo" "The Green Mile"
1955
Thomas Newman
Actor, "Breaking Bad" "Malcolm in the Middle" "Drive"
1956
Bryan Cranston
Hall of Fame quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Houston Oilers and only player who is a member of both the Pro Football and Canadian Football Hall of Fame
1956
Warren Moon
Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2013 and Member of the House of Representatives from California (2001-2009)
1957
Hilda Solis
Head Coach for the Kansas City Chiefs
1958
Andy Reid
Actor, "Top Gun" "Batman Forever" "Heat"
1959
Val Kilmer
Track and field athlete, she set the world records in 1988 for both the 100 metres and 200 metres. She died at the age of 38 in her sleep as the result of an epileptic seizure
1959
Florence Griffith-Joyner
British-Amercian producer of the "James Bond" films
1960
Barbara Broccoli
Co-creator of "Modern Family"
1960
Christopher Lloyd
Actor, "Ghost" "Scandal" "Nixon" "Tarzan"
1960
Tony Goldwyn
Actress, "Dynasty" "Melrose Place" "T.J. Hooker"
1961
Heather Locklear
Senator for Montana since 2015
1962
Steve Daines
Actress, "Annihilation" "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" "The Hateful Eight" "Atypical"
1962
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Actress and director, "Silence of the Lambs" "Taxi Driver" "Carnage" "The Accused"
1962
Jodie Foster
Actress, known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in "Friends"
1963
Lisa Kudrow
Author, "American Psycho" "Less Than Zero"
1964
Bret Easton Ellis
Actress, "Jackie Brown" "Single White Female" "Scandal"
1964
Bridget Fonda
President of the Screen Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005 and actress known for her role as Laura Ingalls Wilder in "Little House on the Prairie"
1964
Melissa Gilbert
Director, "Transformers" "Armageddon" "Bad Boys"
1965
Michael Bay
Rapper and member of N.W.A.
1967
DJ Yella
Actress, "Jurassic Park" "Marriage Story" "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
1967
Laura Dern
Actress, "Heat" "Double Jeopardy" "A Time to Kill"
1968
Ashley Judd
Rapper, former member of N.W.A. and actor, "It Was A Good Day" "No Vaseline"
1969
Ice Cube
Co-founder of HuffPost and founder of Breitbart News
1969
Andrew Breitbart
Actress, "House of Cards" "Homeland" "The Meyerowitz Stories"
1969
Elizabeth Marvel
Actress, "Friends" "Just Go with It" "We're the Millers"
1969
Jennifer Aniston
Director, "There Will Be Blood" "Punch-Drunk Love" "Boogie Nights"
1970
Paul Thomas Anderson
Actress, "If Beale Street Could Talk" "Jerry Maguire" and director of "One Night in Miami"
1971
Regina King
Actress, known for her role as Kelly Bundy in "Married...with Children"
1971
Christina Applegate
Actress, known for her role as Dharma in "Dharma & Greg"
1971
Jenna Elfman
Actress, "Iron Man" "Shakespeare in Love" "Seven"
1972
Gwyneth Paltrow
Senator from California since 2021
1973
Alex Padilla
Actress, "Rizzoli & Isles" "NCIS""Dawson's Creek"
1973
Sasha Alexander
Actor, "Sneaky Pete" "Saving Private Ryan" "Avatar"
1974
Giovanni Ribisi
Actor, known for his role as Bud Bundy in "Married...with Children"
1974
David Faustino
Actor, "Titanic" "The Wolf of Wall Street" "Inception" "Catch Me If You Can"
1974
Leonardo DiCaprio
Head coach of the Brooklyn Nets since 2022
1975
Jacque Vaughn
Former track and field athlete, she won three gold medals at the 2000 Olympics, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to steroid use
1975
Marion Jones
Founding and lead member of the "Black Eyed Peas"
1975
Will.i.am
Actress,"Maleficent" "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" "Girl, Interrupted"
1975
Angelina Jolie
Actress, "Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol" "Hitch" "2 Guns"
1975
Paula Patton
Actress, "The Office" "Boston Public" "Parks and Recreation"
1976
Rashida Jones
Actor, known for his role as Danny Williams in "Hawaai Five-O"
1976
Scott Caan
Actress, known for her role as Temperance Brennan in "Bones"
1976
Emily Deschanel
Singer, rapper and co-founder of Linkin Park
1977
Mike Shinoda
Singer, "Blurred Lines" "Lost Without U"
1977
Robin Thicke
Lead vocalist of Maroon 5
1979
Adam Levine
Former wide receiver who played primarily for the Carolina Panthers and ist the team's all-time leader in receiving yards and receptions
1979
Steve Smith Sr.
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Actress, "Almost Famous" "Bride Wars" "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"
1979
Kate Hudson
Model and socialite, she rose to fame starring in "Keeping Up with the Kardashians2
1979
Kourtney Kardashian
Model, businesswoman, socialite and ex-wife of Kanye West, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
1980
Kim Kardashian
Actor, screenwriter and musician, best known for his work as actor and writer with Wes Anderson
1980
Jason Schwartzman
Actor, best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in "How I Met Your Mother"
1980
Jason Segel
Actor, "Star Trek" reboot film series "Wonder Woman" "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit"
1980
Chris Pine
Actor, "Brokeback Mountain" "Donnie Darko" "Prisoners" "Nightcrawler"
1980
Jake Gyllenhaal
Actress, known for her role as Jessica day in "New Girl"
1980
Zooey Deschanel
Actor, known for his role as Howard Wolowitz in "The Big Bang Theory"
1980
Simon Helberg
Actor, "The Dark Knight Rises" "500 Days of Summer" "Inception" "The Walk"
1981
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Actress, "Jurassic World" "Spider-Man 3" "The Help"
1981
Bryce Dallas Howard
Former actress and wife of Prince Harry, her most known role was Rachel Zane in "Suits"
1981
Meghan Markle
Actress, "Mean Girls" "Freaks and Geeks" "Masters of Sex"
1982
Lizzy Caplan
Actress, "The Handmaid's Tale" "Mad Men" "The West Wing"
1982
Elisabeth Moss
Actor, comedian and director, "21 Jump Street" "Superbad" "The Wolf of Wall Street"
1983
Jonah Hill
British-American actor, "The Amazing Spider-Man" "The Social Network" "Hacksaw Ridge" "Tick, Tick...Boom!"
1983
Andrew Garfield
Singer, "Honey, I'm Good" "Fine by Me" "Keep Your Head Up"
1983
Andy Grammer
Author of "Eragon"
1983
Christopher Paolini
Actress, "Thor: Ragnarok" "Creed" "Annihilation" "Men in Black: International"
1983
Tessa Thompson
Actress, "Barbie" "Ugly Betty" "Superstore" "How to Train Your Dragon"
1984
America Ferrera
Conservative political commentator, host of a daily podcast, founder of "The Daily Wire" and former editor-at-large of "Breitbart News"
1984
Ben Shapiro
Model and socialite, she rose to fame starring in the reality TV show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
1984
Khloé Kardashian
Most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history
1985
Allyson Felix
Actress, "Barbie" "Insecure" "Awkward Black Girl" "The Lovebirds" "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
1985
Issae Rae
Actress, known for her role as Michaela Pratt in "How to Get Away with Murder"
1985
Aja Naomi King
Actress, known for her role as Spencer Hastings in "Pretty Little Liars"
1985
Troian Bellisario
Twins known as actresses and fashion designers, "Full House"
1986
Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen
Actor, "Transformers" "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" "Honey Boy"
1986
Shia LaBeouf
Actor, known for his role as John Walker in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
1986
Wyatt Russell
Director, "Palo Alto" "Mainstream"
1987
Gia Coppola
Singer, "Tik Tok" "Timber" "Right Round"
1987
Kesha
Actress, "Gossip Girl" "A Simple Favor" "Green Lantern" "The Town"
1987
Blake Lively
Actress, "The Batman" "Fantastic Beasts" "Divergent" "Big Little Lies"
1988
Zoe Kravitz
Actor, "The Sixth Sense" "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" "Forrest Gump"
1988
Haley Joel Osment
Actress, "The DUFF" "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" "Parenthood"
1988
Mae Whitman
Shooting Guard who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers (former player for the Rockets, Nets and Thunder) and NBA MVP 2018
1989
James Harden
Actress, known for her role as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
1989
Elizabeth Olsen
Actor, known for his role as Han Solo in "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
1989
Alden Ehrenreich
Singer, "Ex's & Oh's"
1989
Elle King
Linebacker who plays for the Los Angeles Rams (longtime Seahawks player)
1990
Bobby Wagner
Point Guard who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks
1990
Jrue Holiday
Shooting Guard who plays for the Golden State Warriors
1990
Klay Thompson
Actress, "Twilight" "Spencer" "Still Alice" Snow White and the Huntsman"
1990
Kristen Stewart
Actress, known for her role as Maddy Perez in "Euphoria"
1990
Alexa Demie
French-American co-founder and CEO of Snapchat
1990
Evan Spiegel
Small Forward who plays for the Clippers (former player for the Raptors and Spurs)
1991
Kawhi Leonard
Actor and rapper, he portrayed his father in "Straight Outta Compton"
1991
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Vocalist and guitarist of Haim and lead actress in "Licorice Pizza"
1991
Alana Haim
Actor, best known for his role as Hughie Campbell in "The Boys"
1992
Jack Quaid
Actress, best known for her roles as Kimiko Miyashiro/The Female in "The Boys" and Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana in "Suicide Squad"
1992
Karen Fukuhara
Writer and former actress, known for her role as Sam Puckett in "iCarly" and "Sam & Cat" and for writing her memoir "I'm Glad My Mom Died"
1992
Jennette McCurdy
Actress, "Spy Kids" "Hannah Montana"
1992
Emily Osment
Actress, "Switched at Birth" "Without a Trace" "Gilmore Girls"
1992
Vanessa Marano
Wide Receiver who plays for the New Orleans Saints, he holds the NFL record for the most receptions in a single season
1993
Michael Thomas
Actor, comedian and singer, "Dear Evan Hansen" "The Politician" "Pitch Perfect"
1993
Ben Platt
Actress, "Booksmart" "Lady Bird"
1993
Beanie Feldstein
Actress and singer, "iCarly" "Drake & Josh" "Despicable Me"
1993
Miranda Cosgrove
Actress, "Austin & Ally" "The Perfect Date""Without a Trace"
1995
Laura Marano
Rapper and singer, "Say So" "Boss Bitch"
1995
Doja Cat
Model, sister of Bella and ex-girlfriend of Zayn Malik
1995
Gigi Hadid
Model and socialite, she rose to fame starring in the reality TV show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
1995
Kendall Jenner
Model, socialite and businesswoman, she rose to fame starring in the reality TV show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and is the most-followed woman on Instagram
1997
Kylie Jenner
Singer and record producer, best known for writting and producing music with his sister
1997
Finneas
Poet, she delivered the poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of President Biden
1998
Amanda Gorman
Actress, "The Hate U Give" "The Hunger Games" "Dear Evan Hansen"
1998
Amandla Stenberg
Actress, "The Kissing Booth" "White House Down" "The Act"
1999
Joey King
Actor, who died in 2019 due to complications from epilepsy, "Jessie" "The Descendants"
1999
Cameron Boyce
Singer, "Whip My Hair" "Meet Me at Our Spot"
2000
Willow Smith
Actress, "Interstellar" "Twilight"
2000
Mackenzie Foy
Singer, "Bad Guy" "Ocean Eyes" "No Time to Die"
2001
Billie Eilish
Actress, "Girl Meets World" "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World" "Snowpiercer" (series)
2001
Rowan Blanchard
Model and daughter of Cindy Crawford
2001
Kaia Gerber
Actor, known for his role as Bruce Wayne in "Gotham"
2001
David Mazouz
Actor, "It" "Shazam!" "Luca"
2003
Jack Dylan Grazer
Actress, "Daddy's Home" "Lucifer"
2007
Scarlett Estevez
Actor, "The Adam Project" upcoming "Percy Jackson" series
2009
Walker Scobell
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