22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Coachella
Alison Lohman is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. The nearest, Vanessa Marcil, was born in Indio, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Coachella is on record yet. Over the border in Indio, 19 names are on record, led by Vanessa Marcil.
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Famous people born near Coachella
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Catharine Baker
born 1971Member of the California State Assembly


Cameron Crowe
born 1957American filmmaker and journalist




Doug Cockle
born 1970American actor and voice actor

Carrie Ann Lucas
1971–2019American disability rights activist

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Indio lists the most people: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coachella 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 (15)
- Alison Lohman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Crowe: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Hilton: Photobra Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeeDee Trotter: AllysonFelixRelais4x400_Londres2012.jpg: Citizen59 DeeDee_Trotter_2012_Olympics.jpg: Tab59 from Düsseldorf, Allemagne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Irby: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Doug Cockle: DavidPMaynard, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Citlalli Ortiz: Daieuxetdailleurs, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian O'Connor: Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Ann Lucas: Geeklizzard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura I. Wiley: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons