Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California ranks 124th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hanover, Jerusalem, and Asunción. Memorable people born in Santa Monica, California include Robert Redford, Gloria Stuart, and Geraldine Chaplin. Memorable people who died in Santa Monica, California include Mary Pickford, Tom Petty, and Stan Laurel. Santa Monica, California has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many actors, and film directors. Santa Monica, California is located in United States.
Santa Monica is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Skydance Media, Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Starz Entertainment, Lionsgate Studios, Illumination and The Recording Academy. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1910 and 2007, Santa Monica, California was the birth place of 94 globally memorable people, including Robert Redford, Gloria Stuart, and Geraldine Chaplin. Additionaly, 184 globally memorable people have passed away in Santa Monica, California including Mary Pickford, Tom Petty, and Stan Laurel. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Santa Monica, California than were born there.
People Born in Santa Monica, California
Go to all RankingsRobert Redford
ACTOR
1936 - 2025
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 88
Gloria Stuart
ACTOR
1910 - 2010
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 90
Geraldine Chaplin
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 65
Sean Penn
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 58
Shirley Temple
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 10
Jamie Lee Curtis
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 68
Anjelica Huston
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 79
Jack Black
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 49
Bob Gunton
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 81
Linda Gray
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 25
Tobey Maguire
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 17
Josephine Chaplin
ACTOR
1949 - 2023
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Santa Monica, California
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Santa Monica, California
Go to all RankingsMary Pickford
ACTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 45
Tom Petty
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 170
Stan Laurel
ACTOR
1890 - 1965
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 31
Rudolf Carnap
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1970
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 36
Miles Davis
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1991
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 83
Robert Taylor
ACTOR
1911 - 1969
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 124
Louis Gossett Jr.
ACTOR
1936 - 2024
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 99
Heinrich Mann
WRITER
1871 - 1950
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 35
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 43
Farrah Fawcett
ACTOR
1947 - 2009
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 104
Nat King Cole
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1965
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 119
Ryan O'Neal
ACTOR
1941 - 2023
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 161
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Santa Monica, California were actors (62), musicians (8), athletes (5), film directors (4), and singers (3), while most who died were actors (108), film directors (24), musicians (9), composers (8), and writers (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Santa Monica, California, including Robert Redford, Geraldine Chaplin, and Sean Penn. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santa Monica, California, including Robert Redford, Gloria Stuart, and Geraldine Chaplin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Santa Monica, California since 1700.