page_title: Mission Hills, Los Angeles
section_title: Notable natives
hierarchical_section_title: Mission Hills, Los Angeles / Notable natives
caption_attribution_description: Ryan Braun
context_page_description: Mission Hills is an urban residential community of the San Fernando Valley, within the city of Los Angeles, California.
  It is near the northern junction of the Golden State Freeway and the San Diego Freeway. The Ronald Reagan Freeway halves the community. Mission Hills is at the northern end of the long Sepulveda Boulevard. Other main thoroughfares are San Fernando Mission Boulevard, Woodman Avenue, and Rinaldi, Brand, Chatsworth, Devonshire, and Lassen Streets. The boundaries are roughly Sepulveda Blvd and Interstate 405 to the west, Interstate 5 to the north and east, Van Nuys Boulevard to the southeast, and Lassen Street to the south. The Granada Hills community lies to the west, Sylmar to the north, the city of San Fernando to the northeast, Pacoima to the east, Arleta to the southeast, and Panorama City to the south.
  The community is named for the nearby Spanish Mission San Fernando Rey de España. It includes the Andrés Pico Adobe, the second oldest residence still standing in Los Angeles. The San Fernando Mission Cemetery, located a short distance away, is one of the oldest active cemeteries within the San Fernando Valley.
context_section_description: People who were born in Mission Hills, Los Angeles:
  Ryan Braun (major league baseball All Star and MVP outfielder)
  Jessica Cosby (Olympic athlete; track and field)
  Michael Kuluva (fashion designer)
  Kevin Lenik (professional baseball player)
  George Lopez (comedian)
  Scott McAfee (actor)
caption: Ryan Braun
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