List of Los Angeles natives

This is a list of notable people born within the borders of the City of Los Angeles, California. Numerous other figures (too many to mention) were born elsewhere in Southern California or spent their childhood in the Los Angeles region.

Politicians

• H. R. Haldeman, politician
• Jack Kemp, politician
• Adlai Stevenson, politician
• Earl Warren, politician and Supreme Court Justice

Athletes

• Garret Anderson, baseball player
• Milton Bradley, baseball player
• Eric Davis, baseball player
• Joe Gordon, baseball player
• Keyshawn Johnson, American football player
• Florence Griffith Joyner, Olympic Gold Medalist
• Bob Ojeda , baseball player
• Terry Pendleton, baseball player
• Dennis Rasmussen , baseball player
• Darryl Strawberry, baseball player

Other

• Tyra Banks, fashion model
• Francesca Lia Block, author
• Stephen J. Cannell, screenwriter
• James Ellroy, author
• Lance Ito, judge
• Michael Milken, financier & philanthropist
• Sally Ride, astronaut
• Herb Ritts, photographer
• John Singleton, film director
• Edward Weston, photographer

Music related

• Paula Abdul, singer/choregorapher
• Herb Alpert, composer, musician, record executive
• Beck, singer
• Busby Berkeley, choreographer
• John Cage, composer
• Belinda Carlisle, singer
• Natalie Cole, singer
• David Crosby, musician
• Ice Cube, rapper
• Nate Dogg, rapper
• Mickey Dolenz, singer
• Eric Dolphy, musician
• Daryl Dragon , musician
• Dr. Dre, rapper
• Dexter Gordon, musician
• Josh Groban, singer
• James Horner, composer
• Etta James, singer
• Jack Jones, singer
• Dave Koz, musician/deejay
• Robbie Krieger, musician
• Roger Linn , inventor of the digital drum machine
• Tone Loc, rapper
• Steve Lukather, musician
• Wendy Melvoin , musician
• Randy Newman (who made "I Love L.A." the city's official anthem), songwriter/singer
• David Paich, musician
• Harold Rhodes , inventor of the Rhodes piano
• Patrice Rushen, singer/musician
• Leonard Slatkin, conductor
• Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
• Ritchie Valens, singer
• Ahmet Zappa, musician
• Dweezil Zappa, musician

Actors

• Willie Aames
• Jennifer Aniston
• Christina Applegate
• Anne Archer
• Desi Arnaz Jr.
• Lucie Arnaz
• Diane Baker
• Drew Barrymore
• John Drew Barrymore
• Ed Begley Jr.
• John Beradino
• Justin Berfield
• Corbin Bernsen
• Barbara Billingsley
• Thora Birch
• Richard Boone
• Nicholas Brendon
• Eileen Brennan
• Beau Bridges
• Jeff Bridges
• James Brolin
• Josh Brolin
• Jake Busey
• Scott Caan
• Rory Calhoun
• David Carradine
• Marge Champion
• Jackie Coogan
• Jackie Cooper
• Nikki Cox
• Richard Crenna
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Kim Darby
• Frances Dee
• Gloria DeHaven
• John Derek
• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Tony Dow
• Jenna Elfman
• Mia Farrow
• Rhonda Fleming
• Bridget Fonda
• Jodie Foster
• John Gavin
• Melissa Gilbert
• Sharon Gless
• Tony Goldwyn
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• Gloria Grahame
• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Mariska Hargitay
• Barbara Hershey
• Jerome Hines
• Dustin Hoffman
• Robert Horton
• C. Thomas Howell
• Kate Hudson
• DL Hughley
• Helen Hunt
• Angelina Jolie
• Chris Kattan
• Julie Kavner
• Diane Keaton
• Michael Keaton
• Val Kilmer
• Wayne Knight
• Lisa Kudrow
• Michele Lee
• Jennifer Jason Leigh
• Juliette Lewis
• Heather Locklear
• Jon Lovitz
• James MacArthur
• Cheech Marin
• Kristy McNichol
• Penelope Ann Miller
• Yvette Mimieux
• Liza Minnelli
• Marilyn Monroe
• Terry Moore
• William R. Moses
• Megan Mullaly
• Michael Murphy
• Don Murray
• Sheree North
• Ryan O'Neal
• Tatum O'Neal
• Edward James Olmos
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
• Haley Joel Osment
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Stefanie Powers
• Katharine Ross
• Katey Sagal
• Susan Saint James
• William Schallert
• Harry Shearer
• James B. Sikking
• Jonathan Silverman
• Erika Slezak
• Tori Spelling
• Robert Stack
• Jill St. John
• Dean Stockwell
• Madeleine Stowe
• George Takei
• Russ Tamblyn
• Buck Taylor
• Jennifer Tilly
• Gwen Verdon
• Lindsay Wagner
• Cindy Williams
• Esther Williams
• Paul Winfield
• Anna May Wong
• Noah Wyle