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List of people from San Pedro, Los Angeles

Here are listed people who were born and/or reside (or resided) in San Pedro, Los Angeles.

Aviation

  • Larry Walters (1949–1993): piloted a lawn chair with 45 helium-filled weather balloons from his San Pedro residence.

Art

Acting

  • Kirk Harris: actor and filmmaker, starred in The Kid: Chamaco; resides in the South Shores area of San Pedro
  • Anthony Head: British actor, best known for roles in Joss Whedon's television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and on BBC television production of Merlin; owns a home in San Pedro
  • D. L. Hughley: comedian and actor; attended San Pedro High School
  • Sasha Knezev: Serbian American filmmaker; American Addict, American Addict 2, Fragments of Daniela and Welcome to San Pedro
  • Mike Lookinland: actor who played youngest brother "Bobby Brady" on The Brady Bunch, 1969–1974; lived in San Pedro while a child actor; attended Chadwick School on Palos Verdes Peninsula, just outside Northwest San Pedro
  • Dewey Martin: actor, known for roles in Howard Hawks' 1950s films; as of 2007, lived in San Pedro
  • Patrick Muldoon: actor, starred in recurring roles in soap operas, Days of Our Lives and Melrose Place; most well-known feature film is 1997's Starship Troopers; father was a lifeguard at Cabrillo beach in San Pedro

Music

Politics

  • John S. Gibson Jr.: Los Angeles City Council representative; founded the first Boys' Club of California in 1937; lived in San Pedro until his death in 1981
  • James Hahn: former mayor of Los Angeles; a resident of the city as of 2011
  • Janice Hahn: former City Councilwoman (15th district), U.S. Congresswoman for the 36th District, and current Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the Fourth District; resides in the area as of 2011; her San Pedro Field Office is located at 302 W 5th St, #200
  • A.E. Henning: Rotarian Special Representative for Torrance; Los Angeles City Council member (1929–1931)
  • Joe Hill: radical songwriter, labor activist, and member of Industrial Workers of the World (The Wobblies); lived and worked in San Pedro in the early 20th century; began his labor organizing activism in the area; secretary of San Pedro Wobblies chapter; imprisoned 30 days after role in organization of 1912 dockworkers' strike in which 200 Italian workers abandoned their posts
  • Yuri Kochiyama: human rights activist (in Harlem, New York and Oakland, California); Nobel Peace Prize nominee; worked with Black Power organizations; a leader of Asian American and redress movements in New York City
  • Mike Lansing: served two terms on Los Angeles Unified School District board; executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Los Angeles Harbor as of 2011; born and raised in San Pedro
  • Jerry Sanders: former mayor of San Diego
  • Vincent Thomas: elected as a California Assemblyman representing 68th District, 1940–1978; served 19 consecutive terms; the Vincent Thomas Bridge was named in his honor in 1961 and opened in 1963; Croatian immigrant who moved with his family to San Pedro at age 10

Science

Sports

Writers and poets

Film and television

  • Tony Scott: producer, director, actor, cinematographer, writer, and editor; committed suicide by jumping off Vincent Thomas Bridge in the San Pedro port district
  • Robert Towne: four-time Academy Award-winning writer, director, producer, and actor; body of work includes screenplays for Chinatown (1974), ' (1996), ' (2000), The Last Detail (1973), Shampoo (1975), The Firm (1993), and ' (1984); raised in San Pedro, where he worked as a tuna fisherman

Organized crime

Organized labor

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