#1DeeDee Trotter tops a list of 5 famous people born in Twentynine Palms
DeeDee Trotter, the American athlete, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Second place goes to the American actor and voice actor Doug Cockle, third to Carrie Ann Lucas. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. Births span 1957 to 1982, from Laura I. Wiley to DeeDee Trotter.
What stands out about Twentynine Palms’ famous people
When Twentynine Palms’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Twentynine Palms
First, DeeDee Trotter (23 languages), then Doug Cockle (8) and Carrie Ann Lucas (3).
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#3Carrie Ann Lucas
1971–2019American disability rights activist
What Twentynine Palms is known for
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Everyone else born in Twentynine Palms
A further 2 follow, born between 1957 and 1961.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Twentynine Palms 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 (4)
- DeeDee Trotter: AllysonFelixRelais4x400_Londres2012.jpg: Citizen59 DeeDee_Trotter_2012_Olympics.jpg: Tab59 from Düsseldorf, Allemagne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Cockle: DavidPMaynard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Ann Lucas: Geeklizzard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura I. Wiley: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons