Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California ranks #154 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Accra, Kingston, Jamaica, and Odessa. The most famous people from Long Beach, California are Nicolas Cage, Billie Jean King, and Walter Hill. The most famous people who died in Long Beach, California are James Hilton, Bill Viola, and Nate Dogg. Long Beach, California has been the birthplace of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and athletes. Long Beach, California is located in United States.
People
Between 1911 and 2000, present-day Long Beach, California was the birthplace of 89 globally memorable people, including Nicolas Cage, Billie Jean King, and Walter Hill. Additionally, 11 globally memorable people died in present-day Long Beach, California, including James Hilton, Bill Viola, and Nate Dogg.
People Born in Present-Day Long Beach, California
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
1964 - Present
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 1
Billie Jean King
Tennis Player
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 2
Walter Hill
Film Director
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 3
Michelle Phillips
Actor
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 4
Snoop Dogg
Musician
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 5
William Levada
Religious Figure
1936 - 2019
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 6
Dan White
Politician
1946 - 1985
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 7
Bo Derek
Actor
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 8
Ken Block
Racing Driver
1967 - 2023
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 9
Jeff Hanneman
Musician
1964 - 2013
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 10
Anthony Zerbe
Actor
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 11
Sally Kellerman
Actor
1937 - 2022
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Long Beach, California
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Kim Shattuck
Musician
1963 - 2019
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 41
Houston
Pornographic Actor
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 55
Ron Welty
Musician
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 59
Michael A. Monsoor
Military Personnel
1981 - 2006
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 61
Bradley Nowell
Musician
1968 - 1996
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 64
Adrian Young
Musician
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 66
Justin Turner
Baseball Player
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 67
Kathryn Plummer
Volleyball Player
1998 - Present
HPI: 35.57
Rank: 74
Lauren Wenger
Athlete
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.76
Rank: 75
Palmer Luckey
Businessperson
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 76
Natalie Williams
Basketball Player
1970 - Present
HPI: 32.66
Rank: 78
People Deceased in Present-Day Long Beach, California
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James Hilton
Writer
1900 - 1954
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 1
Bill Viola
Artist
1951 - 2024
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 2
Nate Dogg
Singer
1969 - 2011
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 3
Leigh Harline
Composer
1907 - 1969
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 4
George Deukmejian
Politician
1928 - 2018
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 5
Charles Stanton Ogle
Actor
1865 - 1940
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 6
Wilbur Thompson
Athlete
1921 - 2013
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 7
William Alland
Actor
1916 - 1997
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 8
Chet Walker
Basketball Player
1940 - 2024
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 9
Florence Eldridge
Actor
1901 - 1988
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 10
Alma Richards
Athlete
1890 - 1963
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Long Beach, California were actors (23), athletes (17), musicians (11), basketball players (8), and singers (7), while most who died were actors (3), athletes (2), writers (1), artists (1), and singers (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in present-day Long Beach, California since 1700.
