List of people from Los Angeles

The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with or from the city of Los Angeles, California, USA. Those not born in Los Angeles have their places of birth listed instead. Los Angeles natives are also referred to as Angelenos /ænˈlnz/.[1]

Contents :

A

B

C

D

Dr. Dre

E

F

G

H

I

J

Etta James

K

Anna Kendrick

L

M

Liza Minnelli
Marilyn Monroe

N

O

Bob Ojeda

P

Q

R

Paul Rodriguez

S

Mike Shinoda
Willow Smith
Earl Sweatshirt

T

George Takei
Shirley Temple

U

V

W

Y

Z

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