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

A

Jennifer Aniston
Ai
Jhené Aiko

B

Tyra Banks
Ryan Braun
Jeff Bridges

C

Keith Carradine
Sasha Cohen
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ice Cube

D

Ivan Dorschner
Alexa Demie

E

Billie Eilish

F

Jodie Foster
  • Odd Future - hip-hop collective

    • G

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Jake Gyllenhaal

    H

    Paris Hilton
    Bella Hadid
    Luke Hemmings

    I

    J

    Kylie Jenner
    Angelina Jolie

    K

    Gabe Kapler
    Anna Kendrick
    Kim Kardashian

    L

    Juliet Landau
    Adam Levine
    Darlene Love

    M

    Chris Masters
    Liza Minnelli
    Marilyn Monroe

    N

    Bill Nye

    O

    Bob Ojeda

    P

    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Lt. Donald Prell wearing his WWII U.S. Army uniform in 2009

    Q

    R

    Paul Rodriguez

    S

    Mitchell Schwartz
    Mike Shinoda
    Willow Smith
    Earl Sweatshirt

    T

    George Takei
    Shirley Temple
    Tyga

    U

    V

    W

    Earl Warren
    Jane Wiedlin

    Y

    Z

    See also

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