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Famous people · Long Beach
19 famous people from Long Beach, many of them performers
Mike Portnoy, the American drummer, is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. The American film and television actor Ed Lauter ranks second, ahead of Richard Jaeckel. The largest group, 12, was born between 1920 and 1969. From S. Daniel Abraham to Johan Peñaranda, the births on the list run from 1924 to 2000.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Mike Portnoy
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
S. Daniel Abraham
Youngest
2000
Johan Peñaranda
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Long Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Long Beach is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 6.1 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
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 4.
Film, TV & StageSportsBusinessMusicPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Long Beach
Two of the three are performers.
#2Film, TV & Stage
Ed Lauter
1938–2013American film and television actor
36 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Long Beach
16 more, 5 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Long Beach home
Born elsewhere, Rick Rubin lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Lawrence counts 7 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
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 (10)
- Ed Lauter: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Jaeckel: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles McAvoy: CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb: Karen Green from NYC, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim McMullan: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lannan: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lu Leonard: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Rubin: jasontheexploder at https://www.flickr.com/photos/26251139@N00/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Auchincloss: White House photo by Eric Draper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Shuler, Jr.: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons