#1Famous people · East Los Angeles
27 famous people were born in East Los Angeles, more of them performers than in most towns
Edward James Olmos, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. 17 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Born in 1919, Ted Berman is the first name on record, and Eddie Solis, born in 2000, the most recent. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 2.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Edward James Olmos
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Ted Berman
Youngest
2000
Eddie Solis
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about East Los Angeles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What East Los Angeles is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in East Los Angeles
Performers take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When East Los Angeles’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 5 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicMilitaryBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in East Los Angeles
24 more, best known first.
Briana King
born 1993American skateboarder, community organizer, and model.
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called East Los Angeles home
Born elsewhere, Guy Gabaldon lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Montebello’s, at 37 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Los Angeles and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Edward James Olmos: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar De La Hoya: U.S. Navy photo (Released), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abel Fernandez: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Romero: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Lynn: Scott McMurren, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Jaeckel: JaeckelFan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Casado: April Sheldon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Escutia: Office of Bob Blumenfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael A. Nelson: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gregorio Antón: Kambria Antón, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Vallejo: Lindavallejo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Gabaldon: Sgt. Adam R. Mancini, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirai Nagasu: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vania King: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons