List of Famous people born in Los Angeles, United States of America
John Paul DeJoria
John Paul Jones DeJoria is an American entrepreneur, a billionaire and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products and The Patrón Spirits Company.
Dennis Johnson
Dennis Wayne Johnson, nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. He was an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University.
Katherine Kelly Lang
Katherine Kelly Lang is an American actress. She is best known for playing Brooke Logan in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful for the CBS Daytime programming block.
Mitchell Schwartz
Mitchell Bryan Schwartz is an American football offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), and an author.
Gary Lockwood
Gary Lockwood is an American actor.
Jay Rock
Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr., better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper and songwriter from Watts, California. Rock signed to the independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005. In 2007, alongside TDE, Rock secured a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records and later Asylum Records, but mergers fell through and Rock ended up leaving the label shortly after. He then signed with Tech N9ne's Strange Music, in a joint-venture record deal. Apart from his solo career, Rock is also known for being a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside fellow West Coast rappers and TDE label-mates Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. In 2019, Jay Rock received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance for "King's Dead".
Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Dean Bernsen is an American actor and director, known for his work on television. He is known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law, as Dr. Alan Feinstone in The Dentist, as retired police detective Henry Spencer on the USA Network comedy-drama series Psych, and as Roger Dorn in the films Major League, Major League II, and Major League: Back to the Minors. He has also appeared regularly on other shows, including The Resident, General Hospital, and Cuts, and has had intermittent appearances on The Young and the Restless.
Christopher Jarecki
Christopher Jarecki is an American musician, radio show host and actor. He is best known for his work as the frontman for Geffen Records-signed band S.T.U.N.
Mike Bercovici
Michael Bercovici is an American football coach and former quarterback who currently serves as an assistant for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Arizona State. He signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft and has also spent time with the Cardinals and San Diego Fleet.
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa is an American politician who was the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, from 2005 to 2013.