Sam Phillips
1923–2003American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
Famous people · St. Florian
Born near St. Florian: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Sam Phillips, born in Florence, 4 mi away, is the closest. The list for St. Florian is empty for now. The best known of them is Mitch McConnell, with articles in 73 languages. Next door, Florence lists 58, led by Sam Phillips.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Mitch McConnell
Best known
Mitch McConnell
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. Florian’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Florian
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
David Briggs
1943–2025American keyboardist, record producer, arranger, composer and studio owner
Jimmy Johnson
1943–2019American session guitarist and record producer
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The most names next door are in Florence: 58.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Florian and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Mitch McConnell: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jeter: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bea, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Thompson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Sledge: Gene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Phillips: The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. C. Handy: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Rosenbaum: Kevin B. Lee and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorrit Hoffleit: State of Connecticut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons