
Born near Calimesa: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ashley Argota, from Redlands, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Gene Hackman, with articles in 86 languages. Of the bordering towns, Redlands has the longest list: 58, with Ashley Argota at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Calimesa.
What stands out about Calimesa’s famous people
Famous people born near Calimesa
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Tyler Clary
born 1989American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion


Ed Moses
born 1980American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder


LaKeith Stanfield
born 1991American actor and rapper

Edith Head
1897–1981American film and television costumer


Lisa Marie Varon
born 1971American professional wrestler, model, actor, fitness competitor, and bodybuilder



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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Redlands’, with 58.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Calimesa 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 (14)
- Gene Hackman: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaKeith Stanfield: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Modine: Lance Cpl. Pranav Ramakrishna, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Head: Rothschild Photo Los Angeles., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Lafferty: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Argota: Ilya Haykinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lil Xan: Sony Music Korea, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Parra: McSmit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Marie Varon: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Clary: Rory, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Edward Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Lawson: Timothy Galfas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Van Gundy: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Davidson: Minda Haas on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

