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List of people from Palm Springs, California

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This list of people from Palm Springs, California describes notable residents who have had homes in the city and nearby resort communities of the Coachella Valley. These communities, which include Palm Springs, Bermuda Dunes, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Thermal are in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, southern California.

Palm Springs Walk of Stars

Main article: Palm Springs Walk of Stars

Nearly 500 of Palm Springs area notable residents have been honored with Golden Palm Stars on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.[1] In October 2025, architect Herbert Burns became the newest recipient of a star.[2]

Honorees

Main article: List of Honorees of the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars

Inaugural Honorees

The first five inductees were:[3]: 13 

Special Medal of Honor recipients

Five Medal of Honor recipients from the Coachella Valley were honored during the 1999 Veterans Day holiday.[4]

Former presidents

Three former presidents of the United States lived in the Palm Springs area after their retirement.

Other Palm Springs residents

Early settlers (pre-World War I)

Show business – performers

Silent film era

Radio

Show business – production

Cinematographers and art directors

Studio executives

Artists, architects and photographers

Academics and scientists, authors and writers

Composers, musicians and singers

Business figures

Civic, political and labor leaders and noted personalities

Military personnel

Sports and recreation figures

Underworld (criminal) figures

Coachella Valley residents

Bermuda Dunes

Cathedral City

Coachella

Desert Hot Springs

Indio

Indian Wells

La Quinta

Palm Desert

Rancho Mirage

Thermal

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Invented the concept of road surface marking.
  2. [2]
    With spouse Lucille Ball
  3. [3]
    Son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
  4. [4]
    Daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
  5. [5]
    Jackie Autry and Gene Autry were spouses.
  6. [6]
    With spouse Desi Arnaz and later with spouse Gary Morton
  7. [7]
    Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone were spouses.
  8. [8]
    Cary Grant and Cannon lived in his Las Palomas estate part-time during their marriage.
  9. [9]
    Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin were spouses
  10. [10]
    Cary Grant and Drake were spouses when they bought the Los Palomas estate in the Movie Colony.
  11. [11]
    Grant and Barbara Hutton were spouses. He was married to Betsy Drake when they bought the Los Palomas estate in the Movie Colony. He and Betsy Cannon lived in his Las Palomas estate part-time during their marriage
  12. [12]
    Russell Hayden and Lillian Porter were spouses.
  13. [13]
    Anita Louise and Buddy Adler were spouses
  14. [14]
    Mary Martin died at her home in Rancho Mirage
  15. [15]
    Anointed himself as the "King of Palm Springs".
  16. [16]
    With spouse Lucille Ball
  17. [17]
    Donna Reed was married to Tony Owen.
  18. [18]
    Alan Hamel is the spouse and manager of Suzanne Somers
  19. [19]
    William Duffy and Gloria Swanson were spouses.
  20. [20]
    Valli was married to Charles Farrell, who has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
  21. [21]
    Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone were spouses.
  22. [22]
    Was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  23. [23]
    Anita Louise and Buddy Adler were spouses.
  24. [24]
    Jean Louis was married to Loretta Young, who has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
  25. [25]
    Was married to operatic soprano Lily Pons
  26. [26]
    Was married to conductor Andre Kostelanetz
  27. [27]
    Was married to Keely Smith, who has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars
  28. [28]
    Received the Navy Cross.
  29. [29]
    The Kaufmann Desert House was designed by Richard Neutra.
  30. [30]
    Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton were spouses at the time
  31. [31]
    Winthrop's former spouse, Jeanette, has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars
  32. [32]
    Track and field coach at Palm Springs High School.
  33. [33]
    His wife Velma Wayne Dawson, has a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
  34. [34]
    Smith now lives in Palm Desert.
  35. [35]
    Dropped from the list in 2016, but still at large as 2017
  36. [36]
    Tammy Faye Bakker and Roe Messner were spouses.
  37. [37]
    Rachel McLish and Ron Samuels were spouses.
  38. [38]
    Tammy Faye Bakker and Roe Messner were spouses.
  39. [39]
    Ron Samuels and Rachel McLish were spouses

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