•
Gary Allan (born Gary Allan Herzberg), country music artist, graduated La Serna High School •
Antagonist, metal band signed to
Prosthetic Records •
Andrea Barber, actress (
Full House) •
Caprice Bourret, supermodel •
Cold War Kids, indie rock band •
Pete Dee Davison, musician (
The Adicts) •
Joy Enriquez, singer, actress (
7th Heaven) •
Funeral Party, punk/rock band •
William Garwood, actor and director of early silent films in the 1910s •
David Hidalgo, musician (
Los Lobos) •
Kathy Hilton, actress, socialite, mother of
Paris and
Nicky Hilton •
Gabriel Iglesias, comedian and actor •
Vic "the Brick" Jacobs, radio personality •
Adrienne Janic, co-host of
Overhaulin', model, and Fanta Girl •
Mark Kostabi, composer and artist •
Paul Kostabi, artist, musician, and producer •
John Alan Lasseter, Academy Award–winning animator and Chief Creative Officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios •
Roger Lodge, actor (host of
Blind Date) •
Long Gone John, founder of
Sympathy for the Record Industry •
Martika, singer •
Tim Minear, screenwriter, director •
Roger Mobley,
child actor, moved to Whittier in 1957 •
Lorna Patterson, actress •
Merle Pertile,
Playboy Playmate, January 1962 •
Vaneza Leza Pitynski, actress (
The Brothers Garcia) •
Chuck Prophet, musician (solo artist and founder of the band Green On Red) •
Dax Reynosa, hip hop and smooth jazz artist and producer, music manager, and film producer •
Zane Reynosa, hip hop artist and fashion accessory designer •
Ron Shelton, director, screenwriter (
Bull Durham, ''
White Men Can't Jump, Tin Cup'') •
Eric Stoltz, actor (
Memphis Belle,
Jerry Maguire,
Pulp Fiction) •
Geoff Stults, actor (
7th Heaven) •
Lauren Tewes, actress (
The Love Boat) •
Tom Waits, actor, singer-songwriter •
Tina Yothers, actress (
Family Ties) •
Michael Sweet musician, Christian rock band (
Stryper) •
Robert Sweet musician, Christian rock band (
Stryper) •
Oz Fox musician, Christian rock band (
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