List of people from Los Angeles - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 /ænɪˈlnz/.[1]


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Ben Affleck
Jennifer Aniston

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Tyra Banks
Ryan Braun
Jeff Bridges

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Keith Carradine
Sasha Cohen
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ice Cube

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Dr. Dre

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Jodie Foster

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jake Gyllenhaal

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Paris Hilton
Marques Houston

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Etta James

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Sandy Koufax
Kim Kardashian

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Juliet Landau
Adam Levine

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Chris Masters
Liza Minnelli

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Bill Nye

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Bob Ojeda

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Gwyneth Paltrow

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Paul Rodriguez

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Mitchell Schwartz
Mike Shinoda
Willow Smith
Earl Sweatshirt

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George Takei
Shirley Temple

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Earl Warren
Jane Wiedlin

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