#1Famous people · Long Beach
Musicians stand out among the 53 famous people born in Long Beach
Nicolas Cage, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 121 languages. The next two names are Snoop Dogg and Billie Jean King. 24 of them were born since 1970. The largest group, 27, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
53
notable people
Best known
Nicolas Cage
in 121 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Richard Cromwell
Youngest
1998
Kathryn Plummer
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
18 people
Also called it home
9
notable residents
What stands out about Long Beach’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 121 languages, Nicolas Cage is known far beyond the town.A town of musicians12 of the 53 people born here are musicians, 4.1× the usual share.Still making names38 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1998.A chosen home9 more notable people chose to live in Long Beach, including Cameron Diaz.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Long Beach
Counted by languages, Nicolas Cage is ahead of Snoop Dogg and Billie Jean King: 121, 98 and 77.
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Known for
What Long Beach is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 4.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Long Beach’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 13 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsMusicWriting & ArtsNotableBusinessFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Long Beach
Of the other 50, 17 are performers.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Long Beach home
9 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Cameron Diaz the best known.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Compton: 50.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Long Beach 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 (39)
- Nicolas Cage: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Snoop Dogg: Bruce Baker from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Westbrook: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Derek: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Dawson: heartrayna, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Kellerman: Avario87, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Phillips: American Broadcasting Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiffani Thiessen: Rach, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack de la Rocha: thetripwirenyc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Stuhlbarg: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ava DuVernay: Stephanie Moreno/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications for Peabody Awards/University of Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meg Tilly: Mr. Bombdiggity, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julieta Venegas: Secretaría de Cultura Ciudad de México from México, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayla Ewell: https://www.flickr.com/photos/minglemediatv/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Block: Mike Tigas from Columbia, MO, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hill: Harald Bischoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Andersen: CT Snow, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Kapono: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren G: Connie Lodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Levada: Ambrose Little, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Zerbe: Trailer for "The Laughing Policeman" (1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Scalabrine: Original uploader was 8-Hype at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scout Taylor-Compton: Sam Howzit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooks Wackerman: Dustyspears, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Allen: Dario De Marco, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Hauck: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Landry Fields: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Asia Muhammad: Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David J. Peterson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daz Dillinger: Connie Lodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Jones: Photographer unknown. Distributor also unknown; probably either Spike Jones or his record label, RCA Victor., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gihan Ibrahim: A female protester with her camera and a flower.jpg: Mona Seif derivative work: Waldir talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Viola: Jean-Baptiste LABRUNE a.k.a. jeanbaptisteparis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Fernandez: David Eppstein, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Krist Novoselic: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg LeMond: MollySVH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kia Stevens: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanagan: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons