Altadena, California
Altadena, California ranks 5,723rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baktalórántháza, Itzehoe, and Alhambra, California. Memorable people born in Altadena, California include Jon Postel, Marni Nixon, and Sharon Stouder. Memorable people who died in Altadena, California include Claude Akins, Frank Elmore Ross, and Frank Wykoff. Altadena, California has been the birth place of many engineers, and actors and the death place of many actors, and astronomers. Altadena, California is located in United States.
Altadena is an unincorporated area, and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley and the Verdugos regions of Los Angeles County, California. Directly north of Pasadena, it is located approximately 14 miles (23 km) from Downtown Los Angeles. Its population was 42,846 at the 2020 census, up slightly from a 2010 figure of 42,777. In early 2025, the community was severely impacted by the Eaton Fire. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1930 and 1948, Altadena, California was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Jon Postel, Marni Nixon, and Sharon Stouder. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Altadena, California including Claude Akins, Frank Elmore Ross, and Frank Wykoff. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Altadena, California than were born there.
People Born in Altadena, California
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Jon Postel
ENGINEER
1943 - 1998
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 2
Marni Nixon
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 3
Sharon Stouder
SWIMMER
1948 - 2013
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Altadena, California
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Claude Akins
ACTOR
1926 - 1994
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 9
Frank Elmore Ross
ASTRONOMER
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 1
Frank Wykoff
ATHLETE
1909 - 1980
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 5
Arthur Shaw
ATHLETE
1886 - 1955
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 8
Barbara La Marr
ACTOR
1896 - 1926
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6
Zane Grey
WRITER
1872 - 1939
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2
John August Anderson
ASTRONOMER
1876 - 1959
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 7
Dorothy Dell
ACTOR
1915 - 1934
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 3
Lisa Robin Kelly
ACTOR
1970 - 2013
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Altadena, California were engineers (1), actors (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were actors (4), astronomers (2), athletes (2), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, engineers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Altadena, California, including Jon Postel. Whereas, throughout history, engineers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Altadena, California, including Jon Postel.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Altadena, California since 1700.
