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Los Angeles ranks 5th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Paris, London, and Rome. Memorable people born in Los Angeles include Marilyn Monroe, Dustin Hoffman, and John Cage. Memorable people who died in Los Angeles include Ronald Reagan, Michael Jackson, and Marlon Brando. Los Angeles has been the birth place of many actors and musicians and the death place of many actors and film directors. Los Angeles is located in United States.

Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often abbreviated as L.A., is the largest city in California. With an estimated population of nearly four million people, it is the second most populous city in the United States and the third most populous city in North America. Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, Hollywood entertainment industry, and its sprawling metropolis. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1886 and 2009, Los Angeles was the birth place of 629 globally memorable people, including Marilyn Monroe, Dustin Hoffman, and John Cage. Additionaly, 736 globally memorable people have passed away in Los Angeles including Ronald Reagan, Michael Jackson, and Marlon Brando. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Los Angeles than were born there.

People Born in Los Angeles

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People Deceased in Los Angeles

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Los Angeles were actors (331), musicians (46), singers (45), film directors (29), and basketball players (24),  while most who died were actors (405), film directors (66), musicians (56), singers (33), and writers (31).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Los Angeles, including Marilyn Monroe, Dustin Hoffman, and Diane Keaton. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Los Angeles, including Marilyn Monroe, Dustin Hoffman, and Diane Keaton.

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Birth Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Los Angeles since 1700.

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