Irvine, California
Irvine, California ranks 1,346th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Strumica, Kongsberg, and Imperial City of Huế. Memorable people born in Irvine, California include Will Ferrell, Tim Commerford, and Jason Lezak. Memorable people who died in Irvine, California include Ruth Klüger, Frances Drake, and William Porter. Irvine, California has been the birth place of many actors, and swimmers and the death place of many writers, and actors. Irvine, California is located in United States.
Irvine is a planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was named in 1888 for the landowner James Irvine. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km2) city had a population of 318,629 as of June 2025. As of 2025, it is the third most populous city in Orange County, fifth most in the Greater Los Angeles region, and 62nd most in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1967 and 2000, Irvine, California was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Will Ferrell, Tim Commerford, and Jason Lezak. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Irvine, California including Ruth Klüger, Frances Drake, and William Porter.
People Born in Irvine, California
Go to all RankingsWill Ferrell
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 11
Tim Commerford
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 7
Jason Lezak
SWIMMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 12
Aaron Peirsol
SWIMMER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 1
Rob Pardo
GAME DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 4
Austin Daye
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 2
Rebecca Black
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 8
Amber Neben
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 13
Yeat
SINGER
2000 - Present
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 5
Annie Mumolo
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 10
Nicole Parker
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 6
Kanybek Zholchubekov
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 25.89
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Irvine, California
Go to all RankingsRuth Klüger
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Frances Drake
ACTOR
1912 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
William Porter
ATHLETE
1926 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Irvine, California
Go to all RankingsRuth Klüger
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Frances Drake
ACTOR
1912 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
William Porter
ATHLETE
1926 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Irvine, California were actors (3), swimmers (2), singers (2), musicians (1), and game designers (1), while most who died were writers (1), actors (1), athletes (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Irvine, California, including Will Ferrell, Annie Mumolo, and Nicole Parker. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Irvine, California, including Will Ferrell, Annie Mumolo, and Nicole Parker.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Irvine, California since 1700.