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Aviation

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


Art


Acting

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Kirk Harris Kirk Harris is an actor-filmmaker who has been the lead actor in several films that have had arthouse theatrical releases in the U.S. He starred in the 2013 western thriller ''A Sierra Nevada Gunfight'' (originally titled ''The Sorrow'') by dir ...
: actor and filmmaker, starred in ''The Kid: Chamaco''; resides in the South Shores area of San Pedro *
Anthony Head Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, w ...
: British actor, best known for roles in Joss Whedon's television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and on
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television production of '' Merlin''; owns a home in San Pedro * D. L. Hughley: comedian and actor; attended San Pedro High School * Sasha Knezev:
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filmmaker; ''American Addict'', ''American Addict 2'', ''Fragments of Daniela'' and ''Welcome to San Pedro'' *
Mike Lookinland Michael Paul Lookinland (born December 19, 1960) is an American actor and cameraman. He is best known for his role as the youngest brother, Bobby Brady, on the ABC sitcom ''The Brady Bunch'' from 1969 to 1974, and its many sequels and spinoffs. ...
: actor who played youngest brother "Bobby Brady" on ''
The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, afte ...
'', 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 Patrick Muldoon (born September 27, 1968) is an American actor, film producer, and musician. Early life and education Muldoon was born in San Pedro, California, the son of Deanna, a homemaker, and William Patrick Muldoon II, a personal injury ...
: 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

* Ambrosia: rock band with numerous
top 40 In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or "cont ...
hits, such as "
Biggest Part of Me "Biggest Part of Me" is a song by American band Ambrosia, from the album '' One Eighty''. Released as a single in 1980, the song reached number one on the '' Radio & Records'' chart and number 3 on both the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Adult Co ...
" and "
How Much I Feel "How Much I Feel" is a 1978 song by American rock band Ambrosia. The song, written by the band's guitarist/vocalist David Pack, was released in the summer of 1978 as the lead single from their third album, '' Life Beyond L.A.'', peaking at posit ...
"; formed in the South Bay/San Pedro area *
John Bettis John Gregory Bettis (born October 24, 1946) is an American lyricist. He was originally part of the band Spectrum, which also featured Richard and Karen Carpenter. He wrote the lyrics for " Top of the World", a hit for both Lynn Anderson and Th ...
: lyricist for Michael Jackson, Madonna, The Carpenters, and Whitney Houston; nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, three Grammys, and three Emmys; graduated from San Pedro High School * Blu: Los Angeles-based
rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
and
record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
who relocated with his family to San Pedro * Chuck Dukowski: bass player for 1970s punk rock band Black Flag *
Pearlretta DuPuy Pearlretta Weller Severance DuPuy (June 27, 1871 – April 27, 1939) was a noted zither player, and later she became a member of the San Pedro Woman's Club, in addition to being a lecturer and parliamentarian. Early life Pearlretta Weller was b ...
:
zither Zithers (; , from the Greek word ''cithara'') are a class of stringed instruments. Historically, the name has been applied to any instrument of the psaltery family, or to an instrument consisting of many strings stretched across a thin, flat ...
player, musician and civic activist *
Eric Erlandson Eric Theodore Erlandson (born January 9, 1963) is an American musician, guitarist, and writer, primarily known as founding member, songwriter and lead guitarist of alternative rock band Hole from 1989 to 2002. He has also had several musical s ...
: co-founder and lead guitarist of 1990s grunge rock band
Hole A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of en ...
; born and raised in San Pedro *
Eva Gustavson Eva Gustavson (18 February 1917 – 10 February 2009), sometimes known as Eva Gustafson, was a Norwegian-American contralto who had an active international performance career in operas and concerts during the 1940s and 1950s. She later embarked on ...
: opera singer * Jim Korthe: vocalist for rap-metal group 3rd Strike; grew up in San Pedro and attended the Bishop Montgomery school as a teenager; died in his San Pedro home in 2010 * Stephen Kovacevich: classical pianist and conductor * Miguel (born Miguel Jontel Pimentel): singer; native of San Pedro * The Minutemen: eclectic punk rock trio formed in San Pedro, where its members grew up; the surviving former members, bassist/songwriter, Mike Watt, and drummer, George Hurley, still live there; Watt remains active in the city's music scene *
Krist Novoselic Krist Anthony Novoselic (; ; born May 16, 1965) is an American musician and activist. He was the bassist and co-founder of the rock band Nirvana. Novoselic and Kurt Cobain formed the band Nirvana in 1987 along with drummer Aaron Burckhard, wh ...
: grew up in San Pedro after his Croatian father emigrated to the Croatian enclave in the southern Californian city;
Nirvana ( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...
bassist * People Under The Stairs: hip hop group * Art Pepper:
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
saxophonist; born in nearby
Gardena, California Gardena is a city located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census. Until 2014, the US census cited the City of Gardena as the plac ...
, raised in San Pedro *
Remble Eunique Cooper Remble, known professionally as Remble (born July 3, 2000), is an American rapper. Noted for his sharp humor and precise flow, he was described in the ''Los Angeles Times'' as "laceratingly funny" with a "distinctive and technical ...
, prominent rapper for his 2021 well liked single "Touchable", born in San Pedro. *
Michael Quercio Michael Quercio (born March 13, 1963) is an American musician. He is the founder, bassist and lead singer of The Three O'Clock, and coined the term Paisley Underground as the name of a musical subgenre. Paisley Underground Quercio is best known ...
: Singer, songwriter, bassist in The Salvation Army,
The Three O'Clock The Three O'Clock is an American alternative rock group associated with the Los Angeles 1980s Paisley Underground scene. Lead singer and bassist Michael Quercio is credited with coining the term "Paisley Underground" to describe a subset of the ...
, Game Theory, Permanent Green Light, and Jupiter Affect. Born in Carson, California and has lived in San Pedro since 1998. *
Brenton Wood Alfred Jesse Smith (born July 26, 1941), better known as Brenton Wood, is an American singer and songwriter known for his two 1967 hit singles, "The Oogum Boogum Song" (peaking at No. 34 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100) and "Gimme Little Sign" ...
: 1960s pop-soul vocalist; achieved his biggest hit with "Gimme Little Sign", a song that reached #9 on the 1967 pop charts, and "The Oogum Boogum Song", released in the same year *
Rotting Out Rotting Out is an American hardcore punk band from the San Pedro community of Los Angeles in California. History Formation (2007–2011) Rotting Out began in 2007 after disbanding from their original band Dogpile. The following year they releas ...
:
Hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...
band formed in San Pedro


Politics

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John S. Gibson Jr. John S. Gibson Jr. (August 11, 1902 – April 22, 1987) was an American politician, whose career spanned many decades and two states. A member of the Democratic Party from San Pedro, Gibson served on the Los Angeles City Council for the 15th di ...
:
Los Angeles City Council The Los Angeles City Council is the legislative body of the City of Los Angeles in California. The council is composed of 15 members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. The president of the council and the president pro tem ...
representative; founded the first Boys' Club of California in 1937; lived in San Pedro until his death in 1981 *
James Hahn James Kenneth Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Hahn was elected the 40th mayor of Los Angeles in 2001. He served until 2005, at which time he was defeated in his bid for re-election. Prior to his term a ...
: former Mayor of Los Angeles; a resident of the city as of 2011 *
Janice Hahn Janice Kay Hahn (born March 30, 1952) is an American politician serving as the member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district since 2016 and Chair of Los Angeles County since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, ...
: 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 August E. Henning (January 14, 1887 – 1970) was a civil engineer and businessman who was a member of the Los Angeles City Council between 1929 and 1933, disbursement officer for the California State Emergency Relief Administration from 1934 to ...
: Rotarian Special Representative for Torrance;
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City Council member (1929–1931) * Joe Hill: radical songwriter, labor activist, and member of
Industrial Workers of the World The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), members of which are commonly termed "Wobblies", is an international labor union that was founded in Chicago in 1905. The origin of the nickname "Wobblies" is uncertain. IWW ideology combines general ...
(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 was an American civil rights activist. Influenced by her Japanese-American family's experience in an American internment camp, her association with Malcolm X, and her Maoist beliefs, she advocated for many causes, including black separatism, ...
: human rights activist (in
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and
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); Nobel Peace Prize nominee; worked with Black Power organizations; a leader of Asian American and redress movements in
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Mike Lansing Michael Thomas Lansing (born April 3, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, and the Boston Red Sox between 1993 and 2001. During his playing days, he had the nickname “The L ...
: served two terms on Los Angeles Unified School District; executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Los Angeles Harbor as of 2011; born and raised in San Pedro * Jerry Sanders: former Mayor of Los Angeles * Vincent Thomas: elected as a California Assemblyman representing 68th District, 1940–1978; served 19 consecutive terms;
Vincent Thomas Bridge The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a suspension bridge, crossing Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island. It is the only suspension bridge in the Greater Los Angeles area. The bridge is part of State R ...
was named in his honor in 196; Croatian immigrant who moved with his family to San Pedro at age 10


Science

* Sarah P. Monks (1841–1926): local naturalist, teacher, writer *
John Olguin John Main Olguin (February 18, 1921 – January 1, 2011) was an American aquarium official who served as the museum director of the Cabrillo Marine Museum, which has since been renamed the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, from 1949 until 1987, when he b ...
: Director of the
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is an aquarium in Los Angeles at San Pedro, California. The aquarium interprets both the physical processes of oceanography and marine biology of Southern California by use of displays and educational programs for the pu ...
, 1949–1987; founding member of the American Cetacean Society; referred to as the "father of recreational whale watching"


Sports

* J. C. Agajanian (1913-1984): auto racing promoter and owner; member of
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) is hall of fame that honors motorsports competitors and contributors from the United States from all disciplines, with categories for Open Wheel, Stock Cars, Powerboats, Drag Racing, Motorcycles, ...
; born in San Pedro * Joe Amalfitano: baseball player, coach and manager; played for New York Giants (1954–1960),
San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...
(1960–1962 and 1963), Houston Colt .45s (1962), Chicago Cubs (1964–1967), manager of Cubs (1979–81); born in San Pedro * Alan Ashby: catcher for Houston Astros,
Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...
, and
Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...
between 1973 and 1989; sportscaster; born in
Long Beach Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...
, attended high school in San Pedro *
Denise Austin Denise Austin (née Katnich; born February 13, 1957) is an American fitness instructor, author, and columnist, and a former member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Early life Austin was born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, ...
: fitness instructor and author; creator of more than 80 workout videos/DVDs; high sales totals led to 2003 induction in Video Hall of Fame * James Cotton Jr.: basketball player; 6-foot-5 forward; shooting guard for
Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January ...
(1999) following terms with
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(1997–1999) and Denver Nuggets (1997); raised in San Pedro; attended high school in Lakewood *
Joe Danelo Joseph Peter Danelo (born September 2, 1953) is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League for ten seasons with the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and Buffalo Bills. Born and raised in Spokane, Washing ...
: football placekicker; played for
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and New York Giants; raised three sons in San Pedro where he worked as a foreman on city's docks *
Mario Danelo Mario Danelo (July 3, 1985 – January 6, 2007) was an American college football placekicker for the University of Southern California. High school career Danelo was an all–Los Angeles linebacker at San Pedro High School in San Pedro, Califor ...
: record-setting placekicker for 2006
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national champion
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; fell to his death at cliffs near Point Fermin lighthouse in early 2007 * Ralph DeQuebec: 2018 Paralympian Sled Hockey Gold Medalist. *
Kevin Elster Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...
: 1986 World Series Champion Baseball player with the
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Lillian Faralla Lillian "Lil" Faralla (July 29, 1924 – July 26, 2019) was a female pitcher and utility who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *
Gary Gabelich Gary Gabelich ( Croatian ''Gabelić''; August 29, 1940 – January 26, 1984) was an American motorsport driver who set the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Land Speed Record (LSR) with the rocket car Blue Flame on October 23, 1 ...
(1940–1984): in ''Guinness Book of World Records'' for land-speed world record of at
Bonneville Salt Flats The Bonneville Salt Flats are a densely packed salt pan in Tooele County in northwestern Utah. A remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, it is the largest of many salt flats west of the Great Salt Lake. It is public land managed by the Bur ...
,
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, in 1970; the record remained unbeaten until 1983; born in San Pedro *
Bob Gross Robert Edwin Gross (born August 3, 1953) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'6" (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) forward, he attended Seattle University and California State University, Long Beach, and was selected in the ...
: basketball player, forward for
Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
, 1977 NBA champions *
Alfred Guth Alfred Guth (27 July 1908 – 13 November 1996) was an Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and modern pentathlete. At the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, in swimming he won a gold medal and two silver medals. He c ...
(1908–1996), Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete *
Brian Harper Brian David Harper (born October 16, 1959) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for teams in both the American and National Leagues during his 16-year career (-). He most recently served as the hitting coach of the D ...
: baseball player, catcher for 1991 World Series champion Minnesota Twins; born in Los Angeles, attended high school in San Pedro *
Aaron Hicks Aaron Michael Hicks (born October 2, 1989) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the 2008 MLB draft. He made hi ...
: baseball player, outfielder for
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
; born in San Pedro * Dennis Johnson: basketball player for Boston Celtics in 1970s and 1980s, inducted into Hall of Fame in 2010; born in Compton, was discovered playing in local leagues in San Pedro *
Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to: Academics * Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic * Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering * Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...
: football player; 1984
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Receiver of the Year for
Houston Gamblers The Houston Gamblers were an American football team that competed in the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985. The Gamblers were coached by veteran NFL head coach Jack Pardee in both their seasons. They were noteworthy for introducing ...
; attended San Pedro High School * Ed Jurak: baseball player, infielder for
Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...
during 1970s and 1980s; attended San Pedro High School *
Garry Maddox Garry Lee Maddox (born September 1, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player and business entrepreneur. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from to . Maddox began his career with the San Francisco Giants but, ...
: baseball player, eight-time Gold Glove winner and starting center fielder for
1980 World Series The 1980 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) season. The 77th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the Ameri ...
champion Philadelphia Phillies *
Haven Moses Haven Christopher Moses (born July 27, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Moses initially played college fo ...
: football player, wide receiver for
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...
in 1970; remained with Broncos until his retirement in 1981, appeared in two Super Bowls; attended Fermin de Lasuen Catholic High in San Pedro *
Willie Naulls William Dean Naulls (October 7, 1934 – November 22, 2018) was an American professional basketball player for 10 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a four-time NBA All-Star with the New York Knicks and won three NBA ...
(1934-2018): basketball player for
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; power forward/center for New York Knicks and Boston Celtics; four-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star, won three
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with Celtics in 1960s; first
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captain in history of integrated professional sports; at age 9, his family relocated to a government housing project in San Pedro *
Robb Nen Robb Allen Nen (born November 28, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He spent most of his career as a closer. He is the son of former major league first baseman Dick Nen. He currently works in the Giants' front ...
: baseball player, relief pitcher for Texas Rangers,
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, and
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; three-time All-Star and
1997 World Series The 1997 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1997 season. The 93rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National L ...
champion; born in San Pedro *
Angela Nikodinov Angela Nikodinov ( bg, Анжела Никодинов; born May 9, 1980), is a Bulgarian-American former figure skater. She was the 2000 Four Continents champion and won four medals on the Grand Prix series, including gold at the 2004 Skate Amer ...
: figure skater; finished third at 2001 U.S. championships and fifth at world championships; hometown is San Pedro *
Brian Ortega Brian Ortega (born February 21, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Ortega has also competed in the R ...
: UFC professional fighter *
Petros Papadakis Petros Papadakis (born June 16, 1977) is an American sportscaster who serves as a college football analyst for Fox Sports and co-host of the '' Petros and Money Show'' on AM 570 LA Sports. He is a former tailback and team captain for the Unive ...
: sports broadcaster, started show ''Petros & Money'' on AM 570/Fox Sports station in 2007; college football commentator on Fox Sports Net and hosted Spike TV's ''Pros vs. Joes''; born in San Pedro * Norm Schachter: football official for
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who refereed first Super Bowl; died in San Pedro * Tim Wrightman: football player for
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; starting tight end (TE) for Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears; known as San Pedro's "Golden Boy"


Writers and poets

*
Louis Adamic Louis Adamic ( sl, Alojzij Adamič; March 23, 1898 – September 4, 1951) was a Slovene-American author and translator, mostly known for writing about and advocating for ethnic diversity of the United States. Background Louis Adamic ...
(1899–1951): Slovenian-American novelist who frequently wrote about
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; settled in San Pedro after serving in
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and worked as watchman in office of harbor pilot during 1920s * Richard Armour: poet and author who wrote more than 60 books; born in San Pedro *
Charles Bukowski Henry Charles Bukowski ( ; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, ; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted ...
: author and poet who lived in San Pedro during his later years; interviewed in his San Pedro home for 2004 documentary ''Bukowski: Born Into This'' * Richard Henry Dana, Jr.: author of memoir ''
Two Years Before the Mast ''Two Years Before the Mast'' is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834. A film adaptation under the ...
''; not a resident, but visitor to San Pedro who wrote about the experience; San Pedro's first middle school is named after him *
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (born September 26, 1934) is an American writer. Her writings primarily focus on ethnic identity formation in the United States of America. She is best known for her autobiographical novel ''Farewell to Manzanar'' that n ...
: author of popular memoir ''
Farewell to Manzanar ''Farewell to Manzanar'' is a memoir published in 1973 by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. The book describes the experiences of Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family before, during, and following their relocation to the Manzanar inte ...
'' on internment of Japanese-Americans during
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
; briefly lived in East San Pedro (
Terminal Island Terminal Island, historically known as Isla Raza de Buena Gente, is a largely artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California, between the neighborhoods of Wilmington and San Pedro in the city of Los Angeles, and the city of Long B ...
) *
Louis L'Amour Louis Dearborn L'Amour (; né LaMoore; March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he called his work "frontier stories"); however, he also wrote hi ...
: Western fiction writer, chronicled some of his San Pedro beach experiences in 1980 book '' Yondering'' * Scott O'Dell (1898–1989): author of young adult literature, lived in East San Pedro (Terminal Island) during his childhood * John Shannon: author of "Jack Liffey" series of noir thrillers; grew up in San Pedro


Film and television

*
Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as '' Top Gun'' (1986), '' Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987), ''D ...
: producer, director, actor, cinematographer, writer, and editor; committed suicide by jumping off
Vincent Thomas Bridge The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a suspension bridge, crossing Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island. It is the only suspension bridge in the Greater Los Angeles area. The bridge is part of State R ...
in the San Pedro port district *
Robert Towne Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz;'' Easy Riders, Raging Bulls'' by Peter Biskind page 30, 1999 Bloomsbury edition November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He started with writing films for Roger ...
: four-time Academy Award-winning writer, director, producer, and actor; body of work includes screenplays for '' Chinatown'' (1974), '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996), '' Mission: Impossible 2'' (2000), ''
The Last Detail ''The Last Detail'' is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby, from a screenplay by Robert Towne, based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Darryl Ponicsan. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James ...
'' (1973), ''
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'' (1975), '' The Firm'' (1993), and '' Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes'' (1984); raised in San Pedro, where he worked as a tuna fisherman


Organized crime

* Joe "Pegleg" Morgan: former head of a
Mexican Mafia The Mexican Mafia (Spanish: ''Mafia Mexicana''), also known as ''La eMe'' (Spanish for "the M"), is a Mexican American criminal organization in the United States. Despite its name, the Mexican Mafia did not originate in Mexico, and is entirely a ...
prison gang; in the 1960s, he was the link between the Mexican Mafia and the West Coast Italian crime syndicates; born in San Pedro to Croatian immigrants; moved to East Los Angeles as a teenager; basis for the character "JD" in the 1992
Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989), ''American Me'' (1992) (which he also dir ...
movie ''
American Me ''American Me'' is a 1992 American crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, his first film as a director, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos also stars as the film's protagonist, Montoya Santana, loose ...
''


Organized labor

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Jessica Gonzalez Jessica may refer to: Given name * Jessica (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name * Jessica Folcker, a Swedish singer known by the mononym Jessica * Jessica Jung, a Korean-American singer known by the ...
organizer with
CODE-CWA The Campaign to Organize Digital Employees or CODE-CWA is a project launched by the Communications Workers of America to unionize tech and video game workers in January 2020. It sprung out of conversations with Game Workers Unite (GWU) and empl ...
; founder of A Better ABK; co-founder of ABK Workers Alliance and Game Workers Alliance


References

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