Hollywood, Los Angeles
Hollywood, Los Angeles ranks 394th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mainz, Bangalore, and Taipei. The most famous people from Hollywood, Los Angeles are Lita Grey, Jack Jones, and Barbara Hershey. The most famous people who died in Hollywood, Los Angeles are D. W. Griffith, Lee de Forest, and Alfred Newman. Hollywood, Los Angeles has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many actors, and film directors. Hollywood, Los Angeles is located in United States.
Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a neighborhood and district in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has become synonymous with the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios such as Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures are located in or near Hollywood. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1893 and 1983, Hollywood, Los Angeles was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Lita Grey, Jack Jones, and Barbara Hershey. Additionaly, 122 globally memorable people have passed away in Hollywood, Los Angeles including D. W. Griffith, Lee de Forest, and Alfred Newman. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Hollywood, Los Angeles than were born there.
People Born in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Go to all RankingsLita Grey
ACTOR
1908 - 1995
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 1
Jack Jones
SINGER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 2
Barbara Hershey
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 3
Tina Aumont
ACTOR
1946 - 2006
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 4
Katey Sagal
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 5
Diane Baker
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 6
Stefanie Powers
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 7
Richie Ginther
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1989
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 8
John Lasseter
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 9
Peter Jason
ACTOR
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 10
John Phillip Law
ACTOR
1937 - 2008
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 11
Katherine Kelly Lang
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Go to all RankingsLeif Garrett
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 29
J-five
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 36
Walt Becker
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 37
Cory Lidle
BASEBALL PLAYER
1972 - 2006
HPI: 34.13
Rank: 38
People Deceased in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Go to all RankingsD. W. Griffith
FILM DIRECTOR
1875 - 1948
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 1
Lee de Forest
INVENTOR
1873 - 1961
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 2
Alfred Newman
COMPOSER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 3
Theodore Dreiser
WRITER
1871 - 1945
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 4
Anthony Perkins
ACTOR
1932 - 1992
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 5
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
COMPOSER
1897 - 1957
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 6
Charles Laughton
ACTOR
1899 - 1962
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 7
Edward G. Robinson
ACTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 8
Henry Hathaway
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1985
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 9
A. E. van Vogt
WRITER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 10
Van Heflin
ACTOR
1908 - 1971
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 11
Vicki Baum
WRITER
1888 - 1960
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hollywood, Los Angeles were actors (21), singers (4), racing drivers (2), film directors (2), and writers (2), while most who died were actors (78), film directors (23), writers (7), musicians (4), and composers (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, including Barbara Hershey, Tina Aumont, and Katey Sagal. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hollywood, Los Angeles, including Lita Grey, Barbara Hershey, and Tina Aumont.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 20 globally memorable people born in Hollywood, Los Angeles since 1700.




























