Born near Desert Palms: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Alison Lohman is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Closest of all is Vanessa Marcil, from Indio, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Desert Palms. Of the towns next door, Indio lists the most: 19, with Vanessa Marcil first.
What stands out about Desert Palms’ famous people
Famous people born near Desert Palms
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Catharine Baker
born 1971Member of the California State Assembly


Cameron Crowe
born 1957American filmmaker and journalist




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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Indio has the most people on record, 19 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Desert Palms 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)
- 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
- Omi Vaidya: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons