List of people from Topanga, California

In the 1920s, Topanga Canyon became a weekend getaway for Hollywood silent film stars. The rolling hills and ample vegetation provided both privacy and attractive surroundings for some of the famous.

Actors currently or formerly residing in the Topanga area include:

In the musical fields, in 1952 Woody Guthrie was one of the early American musicians who moved to the Topanga area.[6] As nearby Los Angeles grew into a major music industry capital in the 1950s and 1960s, Topanga Canyon was one of the city's bohemian enclaves some performers preferred living in.[2]

Current and former musicians of the Topanga area include:

• Millicent Borges Accardi, NEA poet, lives in Topanga and writes theater reviews for the local Topanga Messenger newspaper.
• Hampton Fancher, screenwriter, author, and director, lived for years on Old Canyon Boulevard.[13]
• Marija Gimbutas, archaeologist and Indo-European scholar noted for her Kurgan hypothesis and books about neolithic goddess culture, lived in Topanga for decades.[14]
• Al Martinez, Pulitzer Prize winning former L.A. Times columnist, lived for decades in Topanga,[15] often commenting on the nature of life there.[16]
• Jon Povill, writer of Total Recall and some episodes of Sliders, as well as producer of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, resided there until 2008.[17]
• Oliver Sacks, neurologist and author, lived on Iowa Trail in Topanga from 1963 to 1965.[18]
• Hope Edelman, writer of New York Times bestseller Motherless Daughters.

• Max Biaggi, four-time 250cc Grand Prix Champion and 2010 WSBK (World Superbike) winner; has a home in the community
• Sandstone Retreat, a swingers' resort, was located in upper Topanga.
• Henry Hill, gangster; moved to Topanga Canyon after he was put on probation in 2009
• Clement Meighan, archaeologist and UCLA Professor of Archaeology/Anthropology; resided in Topanga over 30 years