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List of people from Los Angeles

The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city or county of Los Angeles, California. Those not born in Los Angeles have their places of birth listed instead. Los Angeles natives are also referred to as Angelenos /ændʒɪˈliːnoʊz/.[1]

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Jennifer Aniston
 
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Jhené Aiko

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Tyra Banks
 
Ryan Braun
 
Jeff Bridges

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Keith Carradine
 
Sasha Cohen
 
Jamie Lee Curtis
 
Ice Cube

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Ivan Dorschner
 
Alexa Demie

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Billie Eilish

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Jodie Foster
  • Karen Fukuhara (born 1992) - actress
  • Odd Future - hip-hop collective

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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
     
    Jake Gyllenhaal

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    Paris Hilton
     
    Bella Hadid
     
    Luke Hemmings

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    Kylie Jenner
     
    Angelina Jolie

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    Kourtney Kardashian
     
    Kim Kardashian
     
    Khloé Kardashian

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    Juliet Landau
     
    Adam Levine
     
    Darlene Love

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    Chris Masters
     
    Liza Minnelli
     
    Marilyn Monroe

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    Bill Nye

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    Bob Ojeda

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    Gwyneth Paltrow
     
    Lt. Donald Prell wearing his WWII U.S. Army uniform in 2009

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    Paul Rodriguez

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    Mitchell Schwartz
     
    Mike Shinoda
     
    Willow Smith
     
    Earl Sweatshirt

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    George Takei
     
    Shirley Temple
     
    Tyga

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    Jane Wiedlin

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