#1Famous people · Palm Desert
6 famous people were born in Palm Desert
Jack Blades, the American musician, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second place goes to the American actor David Wachs, third to Brian O'Connor. From Jack Blades to D. J. Alexander, the births on the list run from 1954 to 1991. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 1.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Jack Blades
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1954
Jack Blades
Youngest
1991
D. J. Alexander
Most common field
Music
3 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Palm Desert’s famous people
The best known
Born in Palm Desert
Ranked by languages covered: Jack Blades with 9, then David Wachs with 7 and Brian O'Connor with 4.
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#3Through the years
When Palm Desert’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Palm Desert is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 9.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Palm Desert
3 more, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Palm Desert home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Palm Desert, though born elsewhere.
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi
born 1992American actress and singer; illegitimate daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Tamara Rotolo
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One town around it has anyone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palm Desert and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Jack Blades: Occkat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian O'Connor: Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Flannon Taylor: Cinnamental, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Faulkner: DVD (Batjac-Paramount Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ini Assmann: Rob Croes for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Pocklington: Alasdairroberts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Citlalli Ortiz: Daieuxetdailleurs, CC0, Wikimedia Commons