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Who Lived Here

Notable residents & heritage landmarks.

An interactive map of celebrities, public figures, and heritage places across Sherman Oaks — a tour of the neighborhood through the people and sites that shaped its character.

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A preliminary map — please read.

Resident entries shown here are placeholders for the centennial committee to verify and fill in with sourced biographies. Heritage landmark entries are publicly documented. For living people, this map will only ever use approximate (block-level) coordinates — never exact home addresses, and only with consent when applicable. Please be respectful of current residents.

Help Us Build This

Know a notable Sherman Oaks resident we should include?

We're building this map carefully — sourced biographies, approximate locations, and (for living people) with consent where possible. If you have a verified suggestion, a primary source, or a family connection to share, we'd love to hear from you.

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Editor Notes

How to add or edit entries

The map data lives in a JavaScript array at the bottom of this notable-residents.html page. Each entry is a small object with name, era, coordinates, bio, and source citation. Adding a new pin is a single edit.

Sourcing & consent policy

  • Cite every entry. Source field should reference a biography, newspaper archive, property record, school record, or family contribution.
  • Living people: use block-level approximate coordinates only — never exact home addresses. Obtain consent before publishing if practical.
  • Deceased figures: approximate coordinates are still strongly preferred unless the location is a museum, marker, or otherwise public.
  • Tag placeholders. Unverified entries should keep the placeholder: true flag so the sidebar shows a "to be verified" badge.

Getting coordinates

The simplest way: open Google Maps, right-click on the spot you want, and click the latitude/longitude that appears at the top of the menu. Paste those numbers into the coords: [lat, lng] field. For privacy on living people, drop the pin a block or two off the actual address.