17 famous people were born within 35 miles of La Quinta
Closest of all is Vanessa Marcil, from Indio, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Alison Lohman, with articles in 42 languages. Of the towns next door, Indio lists the most: 19, with Vanessa Marcil first. No famous person’s birth in La Quinta is on record yet.
What stands out about La Quinta’s famous people
Famous people born near La Quinta
The 17 best known born 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
Close by, Indio counts 19 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Quinta 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 (11)
- 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
- 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
- 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