Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California ranks 166th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Malmö, New Delhi, and Basel. Memorable people born in Long Beach, California include Nicolas Cage, Billie Jean King, and Walter Hill. Memorable people who died in Long Beach, California include Bill Viola, James Hilton, and Nate Dogg. Long Beach, California has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and athletes. Long Beach, California is located in United States.
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter city, Long Beach is the 7th-most populous city in California, the 2nd-most populous city in Los Angeles County, and the largest city in California that is not a county seat. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Long Beach, California was the birth place of 78 globally memorable people, including Nicolas Cage, Billie Jean King, and Walter Hill. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Long Beach, California including Bill Viola, James Hilton, and Nate Dogg.
People Born in Long Beach, California
Go to all RankingsNicolas Cage
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 1
Billie Jean King
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 2
Walter Hill
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 3
Michelle Phillips
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 4
Snoop Dogg
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 5
Ken Block
RACING DRIVER
1967 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 6
William Levada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 7
Bo Derek
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 8
Jeff Hanneman
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2013
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 9
Anthony Zerbe
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 10
Glen A. Larson
WRITER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 11
Sally Kellerman
ACTOR
1937 - 2022
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Long Beach, California
Go to all RankingsCornelius Warmerdam
ATHLETE
1915 - 2001
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 17
Gary Graham
ACTOR
1950 - 2024
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 21
Camilla Wicks
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 28
Chuck Daigh
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 37
Tim Shaw
SWIMMER
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 47
Kate Schmidt
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.86
Rank: 49
Dan Ayrault
ATHLETE
1935 - 1990
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 52
Esther Lofgren
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 24.61
Rank: 65
Lisa Fernandez
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 22.13
Rank: 67
Riley Gibbs
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 70
Nicolas Gestin
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 71
Max Irving
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 72
People Deceased in Long Beach, California
Go to all RankingsBill Viola
ARTIST
1951 - 2024
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2
Nate Dogg
SINGER
1969 - 2011
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 3
Leigh Harline
COMPOSER
1907 - 1969
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 4
George Deukmejian
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 5
Alma Richards
ATHLETE
1890 - 1963
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 6
Charles Stanton Ogle
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 7
William Alland
ACTOR
1916 - 1997
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 8
Wilbur Thompson
ATHLETE
1921 - 2013
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 9
Chet Walker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 10
Florence Eldridge
ACTOR
1901 - 1988
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Long Beach, California
Go to all RankingsCharles Stanton Ogle
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 7
Florence Eldridge
ACTOR
1901 - 1988
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Long Beach, California were actors (23), athletes (16), musicians (7), singers (7), and basketball players (7), while most who died were actors (3), athletes (2), artists (1), writers (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Long Beach, California, including Nicolas Cage, Michelle Phillips, and Bo Derek. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Long Beach, California, including Nicolas Cage, Michelle Phillips, and Bo Derek.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in Long Beach, California since 1700.