Burbank, California
Burbank, California ranks 411th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Campinas, Oklahoma City, and Bradford. Memorable people born in Burbank, California include Tim Burton, Carrie Fisher, and Edmund Kemper. Memorable people who died in Burbank, California include Walt Disney, Olivia Hussey, and Roy O. Disney. Burbank, California has been the birth place of many actors, and film directors and the death place of many actors, and film directors. Burbank, California is located in United States.
Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank had a population of 105,833 as of 2025. The city was named after David Burbank, who established a sheep ranch there in 1867. Burbank consists of two distinct areas: a downtown/foothill section, in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains, and the flatland section. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1921 and 2008, Burbank, California was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Tim Burton, Carrie Fisher, and Edmund Kemper. Additionaly, 63 globally memorable people have passed away in Burbank, California including Walt Disney, Olivia Hussey, and Roy O. Disney. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Burbank, California than were born there.
People Born in Burbank, California
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Tim Burton
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 16
Carrie Fisher
ACTOR
1956 - 2016
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 30
Edmund Kemper
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 22
Mark Harmon
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 14
Rene Russo
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 24
Juliet Anderson
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1938 - 2010
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 33
John Ritter
COMEDIAN
1948 - 2003
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 34
Steve Kanaly
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 21
Doug Savant
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 7
Wil Wheaton
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 25
Bonnie Raitt
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 9
Sandy Neilson
SWIMMER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Burbank, California
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Walt Disney
PRODUCER
1901 - 1966
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 33
Olivia Hussey
ACTOR
1951 - 2024
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 37
Roy O. Disney
BUSINESSPERSON
1893 - 1971
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 61
Garry Marshall
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 56
Mary Anderson
ACTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 53
Luke Perry
ACTOR
1966 - 2019
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 57
Tex Avery
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 58
Ub Iwerks
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1971
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 59
David Rose
COMPOSER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 21
Walter Lantz
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1994
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 15
Tom Sizemore
ACTOR
1961 - 2023
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 62
Wolfgang Reitherman
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1985
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 28
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Burbank, California were actors (24), film directors (1), extremists (1), pornographic actors (1), and comedians (1), while most who died were actors (44), film directors (8), musicians (2), producers (1), and businesspeople (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Burbank, California, including Carrie Fisher, Mark Harmon, and Rene Russo. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Burbank, California, including Carrie Fisher, Mark Harmon, and Rene Russo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Burbank, California since 1700.
