
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Indian Wells
The nearest, Jack Blades, was born in Palm Desert, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Alison Lohman, with articles in 42 languages. Among those who made it their home is Charlie Pasarell. Palm Desert’s list, next door, has 6 names, Jack Blades first among them.
What stands out about Indian Wells’ famous people
Famous people born near Indian Wells
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Catharine Baker
born 1971Member of the California State Assembly


Cameron Crowe
born 1957American filmmaker and journalist





Also called Indian Wells home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Charlie Pasarell.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Palm Desert has the most people on record, 6 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Indian Wells 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)
- Charlie Pasarell: Pasarell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Citlalli Ortiz: Daieuxetdailleurs, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian O'Connor: Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
