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
Nearly 500 of Palm Springs area notable residents have been honored with Golden Palm Stars on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. In October 2025, architect Herbert Burns became the newest recipient of a star.
Honorees
Inaugural Honorees
The first five inductees were:
Special Medal of Honor recipients
Five Medal of Honor recipients from the Coachella Valley were honored during the 1999 Veterans Day holiday.
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 â performers
Silent film era
Radio
Show business â 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
References
Further reading
- â sequel to Johns' 2004 Palm Springs Confidential: Playground of the Stars!
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