
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Desert Hot Springs
The nearest, Gene Parsons, was born in Morongo Valley, 8 mi away. One notable person lived here: Sarah Robles. Not one famous person on record comes from Desert Hot Springs yet. Palm Springs, which borders it, has 32 on its list, the best known Alison Lohman.
What stands out about Desert Hot Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Desert Hot Springs
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Catharine Baker
born 1971Member of the California State Assembly


Cameron Crowe
born 1957American filmmaker and journalist




John Moffet
born 1964American swimmer, Olympic athlete, former world record-holder




Also called Desert Hot Springs home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Desert Hot Springs, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Palm Springs, at 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Desert Hot 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 (12)
- 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
- Michael Irby: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Omi Vaidya: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Gene Parsons: Joost Evers / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Blades: Occkat, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Leah Turner: LGTteam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
