Famous people · Andrews
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Andrews
The nearest, Aslyn, was born in Chiefland, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Tom Petty, with articles in 54 languages. No famous person on record lists Andrews as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 284 of the towns in Florida.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
34 mi
Tom Petty
Best known
Tom Petty
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Andrews’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Andrews
Nobody born in Andrews is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Dustin Moskovitz
born 1984American computer/Internet entrepreneur
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Around it, Chiefland has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Andrews 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 (12)
- Tom Petty: Ирина Лепнёва, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Moskovitz: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hoffman: derivative work: Tabercil Robert_Hoffman_LF.jpg: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinyon Mitchell: MrJacon000, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aslyn: Ashley Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Huggins: AKSenateMajority, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Hodges: Donn Dughi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Faircloth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Harding: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Bethea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fran Carlton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Randolph Hodges: Florida Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons