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Famous people · Thousand Palms

Born near Thousand Palms: 13 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is David Wachs, from Palm Desert, 5 mi away. Alison Lohman is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Across California, 545 towns list someone born there. Over the border in Palm Desert, 6 names are on record, led by Jack Blades.

#1 best knownAlison LohmanFilm, TV & Stage · born 1979
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within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Alison Lohman
Best known
Alison Lohman
in 42 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Thousand Palms’ famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Thousand Palms

The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

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Of the towns nearby, Palm Desert lists the most people: 6.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thousand Palms 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.

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