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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 .

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B

C

D

E

thumb|200px|[[Billie Eilish]]

F

thumb|right|180px|[[Jodie Foster]]

G

H

J

thumb|200px|[[Angelina Jolie]]

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L

M

N

O

Q

  • Jack Quaid (born 1992) – actor (The Boys)
  • Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) – actor (originally from Chihuahua City, Mexico)
  • Noelle Quinn (born 1985) – Unrivaled coach

R

S

T

U

  • Andrew Ullmann (born 1963) – politician
  • Terdema Ussery (born 1958) – CEO of NBA's Dallas Mavericks

V

  • Ritchie Valens (1941–1959) – musician, composer
  • Kathy Valentine (born 1959) – bassist, The Go-Go's (born in Austin)
  • Grace Van Dien (born 1996) – actress
  • Leslie Van Houten (born 1949) – Charles Manson acolyte (born in Altadena, California)
  • Laura Vandervoort (born 1984) – actress, martial artist (born in Toronto, Canada)
  • Cristina Vee (born 1987) – voice actress
  • Gwen Verdon (1925–2000) – actress, dancer (born in Culver City)
  • Sofia Vergara (born 1972) – actress (originally from Barranquilla, Colombia)
  • Trevor Veitch (born 1946) – musician, record producer (originally from Vancouver, Canada)
  • Victoria (born 1971) – professional wrestler (born in San Bernardino, California)
  • Antonio Villaraigosa (born 1953) – former mayor of Los Angeles
  • Brandon Vincent (born 1994) – soccer player
  • Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris (1919–2005) – World War II flying ace and founder of the United States Navy Blue Angels

W

Y

  • Zev Yaroslavsky (born 1948) – politician
  • Dwight Yoakam (born 1956) – country music singer and songwriter (born in Pikeville, Kentucky)
  • Sam Yorty (1909–1998) – 37th mayor of Los Angeles (1961–1973) (originally from Lincoln, Nebraska)
  • Lee Thompson Young (1984–2013) – actor (originally from Columbia, South Carolina)
  • Nick Young (born 1985) – basketball player
  • Tony Young (1937–2002) – actor (originally from New York City)

Z

  • Louis Zamperini (1917–2014) – Olympian and war hero (born in Olean, New York, raised in Torrance)
  • Richard D. Zanuck (1934–2012) – film producer
  • Ahmet Zappa (born 1974) – musician
  • Dweezil Zappa (born 1969) – musician
  • Frank Zappa (1940–1993) – musician (born in Baltimore)
  • Todd Zeile (born 1965) – baseball player (born in Van Nuys)
  • Lance Zeno (born 1967) – NFL player
  • Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918–2014) – actor (born in New York City)
  • Stephanie Zimbalist (born 1956) – actress (born in New York City, raised in Los Angeles)
  • Valerie Zimring (born 1965) – rhythmic gymnast

See also

  • List of Los Angeles rappers
  • List of people from Los Feliz, Los Angeles

References

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