Lynwood, California

Los Angeles County

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Lynwood is a city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California, United States, with 72,000 inhabitants ( 2004).

Geography

The geographic coordinates are: 33.92 ° N, 118.20 ° West. The metropolitan area has a size of 12.6 km ².

Chronicle

The prison of Lynwood came among other things in the media, because celebrities like Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and Michelle Rodriguez abbüßten their sentences after various offenses here.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Rick Adelman, basketball coach
  • Kevin Costner, actor, producer and director
  • Mark Hughes, a businessman and entrepreneur
  • Jesse G. James, CEO of West Coast Choppers, host of Motorcycle Mania, ex-spouse of Sandra Bullock
  • Shane Mosley, a professional boxer
  • Steve Smith, American football player
  • Venus Williams, tennis player
  • Weird Al Yankovic, musician, parodist and accordion player

Twinning

  • Talpa de Allende, Mexico
  • Aguascalientes, Mexico
  • Zacatecas, Mexico
  • Location in California
  • Location in North America
  • Los Angeles County
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