List of people from San Pedro, Los Angeles
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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
Ambrosia: rock band with numerous top 40 hits, such as "Biggest Part of Me" and "How Much I Feel"; formed in the South Bay/San Pedro area
John Bettis: 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 and record producer who relocated with his family to San Pedro
Chuck Dukowski: bass player for punk rock band Black Flag
Pearlretta DuPuy: zither player, musician and civic activist
Eric Erlandson: co-founder and lead guitarist of 1990s grunge rock band Hole; born and raised in San Pedro
Eva Gustavson: opera singer
Jim Korthe: vocalist for rap-metal group 3rd Strike; grew up in San Pedro and attended Bishop Montgomery High School (Catholic) in Torrance 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: grew up in San Pedro after his Croatian father emigrated to the Croatian enclave in the southern Californian city; Nirvana bassist
People Under The Stairs: hip hop group
Art Pepper: jazz saxophonist; born in nearby Gardena, California, raised in San Pedro
Remble, prominent rapper for his 2021 well liked single "Touchable", born in San Pedro.
Michael Quercio: Singer, songwriter, bassist in The Salvation Army, The Three O'Clock, Game Theory, Permanent Green Light, and Jupiter Affect. Born in Carson, California and has lived in San Pedro since 1998.
Brenton Wood: 1960s pop-soul composer and vocalist; His parents and 11 siblings moved to San Pedro from Louisiana in the 1940s, but eventually settled in Compton. Brenton went to Compton High School. He achieved his biggest chart hits with "Gimme Little Sign", a song that reached #9 on the 1967 pop charts, and "The Oogum Boogum Song", released in the same year. He had a strong, hard-core fan base for over 50 years, especially with the Latino community, and toured regularly. He last performed in 2024 before his death in January, 2025, at age 83.
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