
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Hemet
James Lafferty, born in Hemet, 3 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from East Hemet yet. The best known of them is Tori Kelly, with articles in 37 languages. 552 of the towns in California list at least one person.
What stands out about East Hemet’s famous people
Famous people born near East Hemet
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


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



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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Hemet has the most people on record, 15 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Hemet 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 (5)
- Tori Kelly: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Lafferty: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Edward Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Van Gundy: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rickie Fowler: Brandonlw97, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
