New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

Cultural Production in

Present Day

Santa Monica, California (usa)

United States

Icon of placeSanta Monica, California

Santa Monica, California ranks 123rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Havana, Seville, and Odessa. Memorable people born in Santa Monica, California include Robert Redford, Geraldine Chaplin, and Gloria Stuart. Memorable people who died in Santa Monica, California include Miles Davis, Stan Laurel, and Rudolf Carnap. Santa Monica, California has been the birth place of many actors and musicians and the death place of many actors and film directors. Santa Monica, California is located in United States.

Santa Monica is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Lionsgate, Illumination and The Recording Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1910 and 2007, Santa Monica, California was the birth place of 81 globally memorable people, including Robert Redford, Geraldine Chaplin, and Gloria Stuart. Additionaly, 163 globally memorable people have passed away in Santa Monica, California including Miles Davis, Stan Laurel, and Rudolf Carnap. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Santa Monica, California than were born there.

People Born in Santa Monica, California

Go to all Rankings

Newly Added People Born in Santa Monica, California

Go to all Rankings

People Deceased in Santa Monica, California

Go to all Rankings

Newly Added People Deceased in Santa Monica, California

Go to all Rankings

Most individuals born in present day Santa Monica, California were actors (56), musicians (8), film directors (4), basketball players (2), and singers (2),  while most who died were actors (96), film directors (20), musicians (8), writers (7), and composers (7).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Santa Monica, California, including Robert Redford, Geraldine Chaplin, and Shirley Temple. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santa Monica, California, including Robert Redford, Geraldine Chaplin, and Gloria Stuart.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Santa Monica, California since 1700.