Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California ranks 166th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Malmö, New Delhi, and Basel. Memorable people born in Long Beach, California include Nicolas Cage, Billie Jean King, and Walter Hill. Memorable people who died in Long Beach, California include Leigh Harline, Wilbur Thompson, and Charles Stanton Ogle. Long Beach, California has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and athletes. Long Beach, California is located in United States.
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter city, Long Beach is the 7th-most populous city in California, the 2nd-most populous city in Los Angeles County, and the largest city in California that is not a county seat. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Long Beach, California was the birth place of 78 globally memorable people, including Nicolas Cage, Billie Jean King, and Walter Hill. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Long Beach, California including Leigh Harline, Wilbur Thompson, and Charles Stanton Ogle.
People Born in Long Beach, California
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Nicolas Cage
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 71
Billie Jean King
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 49
Walter Hill
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 38
Michelle Phillips
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 31
Snoop Dogg
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 58
William Levada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 4
Dan White
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1985
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 78
Bo Derek
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 66
Ken Block
RACING DRIVER
1967 - 2023
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 5
Jeff Hanneman
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2013
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 3
Anthony Zerbe
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 51
Sally Kellerman
ACTOR
1937 - 2022
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Long Beach, California
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Leigh Harline
COMPOSER
1907 - 1969
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Rank: 1
Wilbur Thompson
ATHLETE
1921 - 2013
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Rank: 2
Charles Stanton Ogle
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
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Rank: 3
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
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Rank: 4
George Deukmejian
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
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Rank: 5
Alma Richards
ATHLETE
1890 - 1963
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Rank: 6
Nate Dogg
SINGER
1969 - 2011
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 7
William Alland
ACTOR
1916 - 1997
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Rank: 8
Chet Walker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2024
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Rank: 9
Bill Viola
ARTIST
1951 - 2024
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Rank: 10
Florence Eldridge
ACTOR
1901 - 1988
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Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Long Beach, California
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COMPOSER
1907 - 1969
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Rank: 1
Wilbur Thompson
ATHLETE
1921 - 2013
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Rank: 2
Charles Stanton Ogle
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
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Rank: 3
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
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Rank: 4
George Deukmejian
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
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Rank: 5
Alma Richards
ATHLETE
1890 - 1963
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Rank: 6
William Alland
ACTOR
1916 - 1997
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Rank: 8
Chet Walker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2024
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Rank: 9
Bill Viola
ARTIST
1951 - 2024
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Rank: 10
Florence Eldridge
ACTOR
1901 - 1988
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Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Long Beach, California were actors (23), athletes (16), musicians (7), singers (7), and basketball players (7), while most who died were actors (3), athletes (2), composers (1), writers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Long Beach, California, including Nicolas Cage, Michelle Phillips, and Bo Derek. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Long Beach, California, including Nicolas Cage, Michelle Phillips, and Bo Derek.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 19 globally memorable people born in Long Beach, California since 1700.
