#1Film, TV & Stage
Rachel Bloom
born 1987American actress, singer, and producer
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Famous people · Manhattan Beach
30 famous people from Manhattan Beach, many of them performers
Rachel Bloom is the best known, with articles in 28 languages. The next two names are Danny Strong and Jeff Tarango. The list is still growing: 14 were born since 1970. 16 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Rachel Bloom
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Bob Keane
Youngest
2001
Brendan Brisson
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
10
notable residents
What stands out about Manhattan Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Manhattan Beach is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.2 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 Manhattan Beach’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 10 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineBusinessPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Manhattan Beach
Two of the three are performers.
#1DS#2
Film, TV & Stage
Danny Strong
born 1974American actor and screenwriter
27 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JT#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Manhattan Beach
Another 27, the earliest born in 1922.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Manhattan Beach home
10 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Maria Sharapova the best known.
Tom Mueller
born 1961American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer
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Suzy Favor Hamilton
born 1968American middle-distance runner, former escort and mental health activist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manhattan 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 (20)
- Rachel Bloom: Original by Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Brisson: The Kip, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June Fairchild: Harry Chase, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Atkinson: Pcohen8, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michele Tafoya: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Lonergan: ConcreteOski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Mamet: United States Department of State. Photographer not named, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Harnar: Bckidwellsings, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimbo Lull: donsathletics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas P. Kelly III: State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Staley: Dan Staley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Selsky: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Sharapova: Tourism Victoria, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Vaughn: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Dale: USANA Health Sciences, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liz Phair: Anthony Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skyler Gisondo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peyton Elizabeth Lee: Andrewtinpolee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Favor Hamilton: Sargossa, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin McMillan: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons