Editing Van Nuys (section)

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
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* [[George O. Abell]] (1927–1983), astronomer, professor<ref>{{cite web|last1=Weart|first1=Spencer|author-link1=Spencer R. Weart|title=Oral Histories, George Abell|url=https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/4475|date=8 December 2014|publisher=[[American Institute of Physics]]|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422161858/https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/4475|archive-date=22 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Ernani Bernardi]] (1911–2006), musician and member of the Los Angeles City Council, 1961–1993<ref name=BernardisIconoclasm>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-03-me-564-story.html|title=Bernardi's Iconoclasm Brings Acclaim, Enmity|date=April 3, 1989|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=August 7, 2024}}</ref><ref name=ValleysArdent>[https://archive.today/20130209223158/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/political-graveyard/message/7304?l=1 Rick Orlov, "Valley's Ardent Fighter, 94, Dies," ''Los Angeles Daily News''], posted January 7, 2006, at Political-Graveyard</ref>
* [[Brandon Boyd]], vocalist of the multi-platinum rock band Incubus
* [[Joseph Vincent Brennan|Bishop Joseph V. Brennan]], Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
* [[Brian Patrick Butler]], actor and filmmaker<ref>{{cite interview|title=Meet Brian Patrick Butler of Charybdis Pictures in Van Nuys|url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-brian-patrick-butler-charybdis-pictures-van-nuys/|work=Voyage LA|date=August 6, 2020|access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Steve Daines]], U.S. senator from Montana
* [[Rose Marie]], actress and comedian
* [[Andy Devine]], actor, honorary mayor from 1938 to 1957<ref>''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 10, 1938, Andy Devine Named 'Mayor'</ref>
* [[Don Drysdale]], Hall of Fame baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=drysddo01|title=Don Drysdale Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Kerry Lyn Dalton]], murderer
*[[Michael Erush]] (born 1984), soccer player and coach
* [[Mike Fetters]], baseball pitcher and coach
* [[Laurence D. Fink]], financier<ref name="Vanity">Suzanna Andrews: [http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2010/04/fink-201004 Larry Fink’s $12 Trillion Shadow], ''Vanity Fair'', April 2010</ref>
* [[Brian Austin Green]], actor<ref name="filmref">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/2/Brian-Austin-Green.html |title=Brian Austin Green Biography (1973-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=2011-07-30}}</ref>
* [[Robert Harland]], actor<ref name=yurgatis>{{cite web|url=http://germantown.lefora.com/2012/04/25/a-small-world/|title=A Small World: Robert J. Yurgatis, Jr.|publisher=Germantown Forum, Germantown, Pennsylvania |access-date=December 5, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Chris Holdsworth]], [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] fighter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/chris-holdsworth|title=Chris Holdsworth – Official UFC® Fighter Profile|work=UFC|date=14 September 2018}}</ref>
* [[Michael Hunter (American boxer)|Michael Hunter]], Professional boxer
* [[Michael Landau]], musician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vintageguitar.com/2886/michael-landau|title=Michael Landau|work=Vintage Guitar magazine}}</ref>
* [[Jon Locke]], western television actor<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|title=Passings: Noel Harrison, Jon Locke, Jamalul Kiram III |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-passings-20131023-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2013-10-22 |access-date=2013-11-13}}</ref>
* [[Gary Lockwood]], actor
* [[Diane Warren]], songwriter
* [[Delamere Francis McCloskey]], Los Angeles City Council member, 1941–43<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/155328632|title=Preview unavailable - ProQuest|website=www.proquest.com|accessdate=August 7, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Matthew Mercer]], voice actor
* [[Ken Michelman]], actor
* [[Kevin Mitnick]], convicted hacker
* [[Matt Moore (American football)|Matt Moore]], professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoorMa01.htm|title=Matt Moore |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com |access-date=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Neal Morse]], musician
* [[Tony Muser]], Major League Baseball player and manager
*[[Chris O'Loughlin (fencer)|Chris O'Loughlin]] (born 1967), Olympic fencer<ref name=autogenerated2>Vittorio Tafur (July 26, 1990). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-26-sp-1186-story.html "Acting Career Foiled by Love of Swordplay: Fencing: Van Nuys native cuts wide swath in U.S. circles with an epee, but international success proves elusive,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref>
* [[Johnny Parsons]], Indy 500 Qualifier
* [[Chris Pinnick]], musician
* [[Thano Rama]], actor<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-van-nuys-news-and-valley-green-sheet/167584974/ "Van Nuys Youth Has Video Role"]. ''The Van Nuys News''. September 25, 1960. p.&nbsp;8-B. "Thano Rama, 15½-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Rama of 14105 Lemay St., Van Nuys, will appear tonight at 10 o'clock in the part of Eddie during the Loretta Young television show on KRCA (Channel 4). Rama is a sophomore at Van Nuys High School and has appeared in numerous roles both on television and in films."</ref>
* [[Sherri Rasmussen]], murder victim
* [[Robert Redford]], actor, director, producer<ref name=tca>Stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2005</ref>
* [[Jake Richardson]], actor
* [[Shorty Rogers]], jazz musician and arranger
* [[Jane Russell]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2011/02/jane_russell_movie_sex_sy.php|title=Jane Russell, movie sex symbol was 89|work=LA Observed}}</ref>
* [[Herbert Ryman]], artist and Disney imagineer
* [[Nikki Sixx]], musician
* [[Brody King]], professional wrestler and musician
* [[Camryn Grimes]], actress
* [[Bob Walk]], baseball player and broadcaster
* [[Bob Waterfield]], professional football player<ref>''[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-18-me-4543-story.html Los Angeles Times]'' – Rams Quarterback a Man of Few Words – 1997-06-18, accessed 2011-12-31</ref>
* [[Brooke White]], singer, ''American Idol'' Season 7 finalist<ref name="Reality TV world">{{cite web |title='American Idol' eliminates Brooke White, determines Top 4 finalists |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-eliminates-brooke-white-determines-top-4-finalists-7033.php |publisher=Reality TV world |date=2008-05-01}}</ref>
* [[Hobart Johnstone Whitley]], real-estate developer
* [[Cindy Williams]], actress
* [[Natalie Wood]], actress<ref>{{cite book |last=Lambert |first=Gavin |author-link=Gavin Lambert |title=Natalie Wood: A Life |year=2004 |type=Biography |publisher=Faber and Faber |location=London |isbn=978-0-571-22197-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nqgPwAACAAJ |access-date=2010-07-24}}</ref>
* [[Todd Zeile]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=zeileto01|title=Todd Zeile Stats
|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
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