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Famous people · Twentynine Palms

DeeDee 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.

#1 best knownDeeDee TrotterSports · born 1982
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
DeeDee Trotter
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1957
Laura I. Wiley
Youngest
1982
DeeDee Trotter
Most common field
Sports
2 people

What stands out about Twentynine Palms’ famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Twentynine Palms’s famous people were born

The 1970s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

The American centuryToday195020002050Laura I. WileyDoug CockleDeeDee Trotter
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Twentynine Palms

First, DeeDee Trotter (23 languages), then Doug Cockle (8) and Carrie Ann Lucas (3).

DeeDee Trotter#1
Sports

DeeDee Trotter

born 1982

American athlete

23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Doug Cockle#2
Film, TV & Stage

Doug Cockle

born 1970

American actor and voice actor

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Carrie Ann Lucas#3
Politics & Law

Carrie Ann Lucas

1971–2019

American disability rights activist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Twentynine Palms is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 2.

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 Twentynine Palms

A further 2 follow, born between 1957 and 1961.

Laura I. Wiley

Laura I. Wiley

born 1957

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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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.

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