17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Thermal
Closest of all is Ahmad ibn Umar al-Hazimi, from Mecca, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Alison Lohman, with articles in 42 languages. The list for Thermal is empty for now. 543 towns in California have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Thermal’s famous people
Famous people born near Thermal
Nobody born in Thermal is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







Catharine Baker
born 1971Member of the California State Assembly


Cameron Crowe
born 1957American filmmaker and journalist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thermal 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