Born near Asbury Lake: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is John Archibald Wheeler, with articles in 60 languages. The nearest, Charles E. Merrill, was born in Green Cove Springs, 8 mi away. The list for Asbury Lake is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
What stands out about Asbury Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Asbury Lake
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Merian C. Cooper
1893–1973American aviator, actor, director and producer


John L. Williams
born 1964American football player, running back, fullback
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Asbury Lake 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 (7)
- John Archibald Wheeler: Emielke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron DeSantis: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Durst: ECarterSterling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Boone: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merian C. Cooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Stilwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle McCool: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons