Born here
46
notable people
Best known
Tyra Banks
in 81 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
George Jefferson
Most common field
Sports
20 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Inglewood’s famous people ★ What stands out · Known for What Inglewood is known for Set against the usual town, musicians come out 4.4 times as common.
Sports 20 people 43%about usual Music 11 people 24%4.4× usual Film, TV & Stage 10 people 22%2.3× usual Notable 2 people 4% Science & Medicine 1 person 2%below usual Politics & Law 1 person 2%below usual Writing & Arts 1 person 2%below usual 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 Inglewood Tyra Banks, Esther Williams and Becky G are written about in 81, 50 and 49 languages.
#1 Film, TV & Stage Tyra Banks born 1973 American television personality, producer, and former model
#2 Sports Esther Williams 1921–2013 American swimmer, actress and singer
#3 Music Becky G born 1997 American singer
Through the years When Inglewood’s famous people were born No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 14.
Mills & railroads The American century Today 1900 1950 2000 Joseph M. Acaba Becky G Brittney Reese Tyra Banks Esther Williams Sports Music Film, TV & Stage Notable Science & Medicine Politics & Law Writing & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone Everyone else born in Inglewood A further 43 follow, born between 1910 and 1995.
All · 43 Politics & Law · 1 Sports · 19 Music · 10 Film, TV & Stage · 9 Writing & Arts · 1 Science & Medicine · 1 Notable · 2
Any time Mills & railroads · 1 The American century · 18 Today · 24
Joseph M. Acaba born 1967 Astronaut, Hydrogeologist, science teacher
Brittney Reese born 1986 American female Olympic athlete
Omarion born 1984 American R&B singer
Cindy Sheehan born 1957 American antiwar activist
Dennis Wilson 1944–1983 American musician
Lashinda Demus born 1983 American female Olympic 400m hurdler
Swae Lee born 1993 American rapper and singer-songwriter
M1 Mack 10 born 1971 American rapper and actor
Joy Fawcett born 1968 American soccer player
Zoot Sims 1925–1985 American jazz saxophonist
BB Billy Brown born 1970 American actor
Vicki Lawrence born 1949 American actress, comedian, and pop singer
Erick Green born 1991 American basketball player
AF Amy Fuller 1968–2023 American rower
BS Big Syke 1968–2016 American rapper
BA Bridgette Andersen 1975–1997 American actress and model
JI James Fauntleroy II born 1984 American singer, songwriter and record producer from California
GJ George Jefferson 1910–1996 American pole vaulter
HA Hassan Adams born 1984 American basketball player
MZ Michael Zaslow 1942–1998 American actor
TD Tremmell Darden born 1981 American basketball player
JV Jose Villarreal born 1993 American soccer player
MA Mark Acres born 1962 American basketball player
DS D Smoke born 1985 American hip hop musician
TH Tanedra Howard born 1980 American actress
B Blu born 1983 American rapper and music producer
KC Kym Carter born 1964 American athletics competitor
JS José Solano born 1971 American actor
BB Bill Brochtrup born 1963 American actor
EL Eric Leckner born 1966 American basketball player
GB Gerry Blakes born 1993 American basketball player
GB Greg Butler born 1966 American basketball player
JS Jamal Sampson born 1983 American basketball player
KB Kenya Barris born 1974 American screenwriter
BW Bergen Williams 1959–2021 American actress
EN Emanuel Newton born 1984 Mixed martial artist
JL Jade Leitão born 1983 Cape Verdean basketball player
LE Lauren Ervin born 1985 American basketball player
DP Danny Pena born 1968 American soccer player
DT David Townsend 1955–2005 American musician
DA Don August born 1963 American baseball player
JV Jaime Villarreal born 1995 American soccer player
TN Thomas Neal born 1987 American baseball player
No one matches both filters.
Show all 43 A chosen home Also called Inglewood home One more notable person made the town home: Steve Martin.
SM Steve Martin born 1945 American comedian, actor, musician and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Inglewood 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 (16) Tyra Banks: Juice Group, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Esther Williams: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Becky G: Shan BOODY, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Joseph M. Acaba: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Brittney Reese: Dmitry Rozhkov, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Omarion: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5 , Wikimedia Commons Cindy Sheehan: Ben Schumin, CC BY-SA 2.5 , Wikimedia Commons Dennis Wilson: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Lashinda Demus: Kevin Scannell, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Swae Lee: Icebox, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Joy Fawcett: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Zoot Sims: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Vicki Lawrence: Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Erick Green: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Carl Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons