Born near Borrego Springs: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ahmad ibn Umar al-Hazimi, was born in Mecca, 29 mi away. Vanessa Marcil is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Borrego Springs. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Borrego Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Borrego Springs
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Dave Cripe
born 1951American teacher and former professional baseball player





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Borrego Springs and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Oscar Loya: Daniel Kruczynski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Van Gundy: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Blades: Occkat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- CoCo Goodson: KazLovesPinoe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Caballero: DEWALT POWER TOOLS FIGHT NIGHT CLUB 2010, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Downing: Sen. Jon Tester, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons