#1Famous people · Los Angeles
21 famous people from Los Angeles, many of them performers
Articles in 241 languages make the American actress and model Marilyn Monroe the best known. The American actor and producer Leonardo DiCaprio ranks second, ahead of Gwyneth Paltrow. Most were born since 1970: 13 of them. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 0.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Marilyn Monroe
in 241 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Marilyn Monroe
Youngest
1999
Mikey Madison
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
17 people
Also called it home
24
notable residents
What stands out about Los Angeles’ famous people
Known worldwideMarilyn Monroe has a Wikipedia article in 241 languages.A town of performersAmong the 21 people born here, 17 are performers: 8.6 times the usual share.Still making names16 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1999.A chosen home24 more notable people chose to live in Los Angeles, including Corbin Bleu.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Los Angeles
All three are performers.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Leonardo DiCaprio
born 1974American actor and producer
149 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GP#3
Film, TV & Stage
Gwyneth Paltrow
born 1972American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer
131 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Los Angeles is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 8.6 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 Los Angeles’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 8.
Film, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusinessMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Los Angeles
A further 18 follow, born between 1933 and 1999.
Kim Kardashian
born 1980American media personality, businesswoman, model and actress
BusinessWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Los Angeles home
24 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Corbin Bleu the best known.
Walt Disney
1901–1966American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Los Angeles?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Los Angeles’ most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Inglewood has the most on record, with 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is 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 (30)
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonardo DiCaprio: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Kardashian: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Jenner: Adanola, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Keaton: Firooz Zahedi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elinor Ostrom: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liza Minnelli: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shia LaBeouf: DoD News Features, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corbin Bleu: Nielsoncaetanosalmeron, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lana Del Rey: Mike Monaghan from Seattle, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avril Lavigne: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hanks: Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Smith: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Demi Lovato: Ashley Graham, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra Bullock: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Lawrence: Ciné Zooms 2, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Bradbury: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlize Theron: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Cuthbert: Brand Technologies / Celebrity-Gossip.net, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Alba: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Damon: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Charles: William Morris Agency (management)/Photo by Maurice Seymour, New York., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyra Banks: Juice Group, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Walker: Andre Luis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kia Stevens: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Field: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward James Olmos: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Penn: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Rogers: Longbomb, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons