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==Notable people== The city has been home to a number of celebrity residents, including the late [[Merv Griffin]]. Griffin was the driving force behind the annual La Quinta Arts Festival, one of the country's leading [[plein air]] art shows, and was instrumental in the development of Griffin Ranch, a equestrian-oriented resort residential neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.griffinranchlaquinta.com/ |title=Griffin Ranch, Country Club lifestyle in La Quinta, CA |publisher=Griffinranchlaquinta.com |access-date=December 23, 2010}}</ref> * [[Tyler Hilton]], actor and singer, attended [[La Quinta High School (La Quinta, California)|La Quinta High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/name/nm1675091/ |title=Tyler Hilton |publisher=IMDB |access-date=December 23, 2010}}</ref> * [[Anthony Kim]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bonk|first1=Thomas|title=Bonk: True To His Roots, Anthony Kim : Golf Digest|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2009-04/golf_anthony_kim_bonk_0430|website=GolfDigest.com|publisher=Golf Digest|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> professional golfer, attended La Quinta High School. * [[Aubrey O'Day]], singer and dancer known as a member of [[Danity Kane]]. attended La Quinta High School. * [[Tommy John]], longtime [[Major league baseball|MLB]] left-handed pitcher * [[Scott Burcham]], a baseball player in the [[Colorado Rockies]]' organization<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/player/scott-burcham-664883|title=Scott Burcham Stats, Highlights, Bio |publisher= MiLB.com Stats β The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|work=[[Minor League Baseball]]|access-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref> * [[Dorothy Hamill]], Olympic ice figure skater * [[Andy Williams]], singer and TV personality, resided in La Quinta with his second wife Debbie in addition to owning a house in [[Branson, Missouri]], where his Moon River theatre was located.<ref name="DMReg-2009">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2012/09/26/final-register-interview-iowas-own-andy-williams-is-mr-christmas-to-the-nation/|title=Iowa's own Andy Williams is "Mr. Christmas" to the nation|last=Munson|first=Kyle|date=December 25, 2009|work=Des Moines Register|publisher=reprinted in Register blog September 26, 2012|access-date=September 26, 2012}}{{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> * [[L. Ron Hubbard]], founder of [[Scientology]], lived in secret on a ranch in La Quinta from 1978 to the early 1980s.<ref name="reitman">{{cite book |last=Reitman |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Reitman |title=Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion |title-link=Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion |date=2011 |isbn=9780618883028 |ol=24881847M |publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]] |page=112}}</ref> * [[Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones]], singer * [[Jenna Ortega]], actress<ref name="Bahr">{{cite web |last1=Bahr |first1=Sarah |title=Jenna Ortega Knows What Wednesday Addams Wants |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/arts/television/jenna-ortega-wednesday-netflix.html?gws_id=nyt%3A%2F%2Finteractive%2F4afe389e-163c-43ba-8d11-c64a6783dfe5&gws_card=4 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=September 12, 2024 |date=November 23, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823020023/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/arts/television/jenna-ortega-wednesday-netflix.html?gws_id=nyt://interactive/4afe389e-163c-43ba-8d11-c64a6783dfe5&gws_card=4 |url-status=live }}</ref> * The rock band [[Yawning Man]] was formed here.
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