
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Avalon
Bubba Watson, born in Bagdad, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Roman Reigns, with articles in 58 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Avalon. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
What stands out about Avalon’s famous people
Famous people born near Avalon
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Mark Everett
born 1968American track and field athlete, middle-distance runner, track and field coach, Olympian






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avalon 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)
- Roman Reigns: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Jones Jr.: Fedyanin Nikita, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Spencer: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dallesandro: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Stitt: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCready: deep ghosh from Melbourne, VIC, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubba Watson: B Wendell Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons