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List of people from Los Angeles

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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]


Contents: Top0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Ben Affleck
Jennifer Aniston
Tyra Banks
Ryan Braun
Jeff Bridges
Keith Carradine
Sasha Cohen
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ice Cube
Dr. Dre
Jodie Foster
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jake Gyllenhaal
Paris Hilton
Marques Houston
Etta James
Sandy Koufax
Kim Kardashian
Juliet Landau
Adam Levine
Chris Masters
Liza Minnelli
Bill Nye
Bob Ojeda
Gwyneth Paltrow
Paul Rodriguez
Mitchell Schwartz
Mike Shinoda
Willow Smith
Earl Sweatshirt
George Takei
Shirley Temple
Earl Warren
Jane Wiedlin

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