
Born near Baldwin: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tory Kittles, from Lawtey, 18 mi away. The best known of them is John Archibald Wheeler, with articles in 60 languages. No entry yet names Baldwin as a birthplace. St. Petersburg has the most of any town in Florida: 57.
What stands out about Baldwin’s famous people
Famous people born near Baldwin
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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



Louise Celia Fleming
1862–1899African-American physician

Judy Canova
1913–1983American comedian, actress, singer, and radio personality




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Baldwin 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 (15)
- 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
- Augusta Savage: Andrew Herman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Henry: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tory Kittles: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Fogt: Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_U.S._Olympic_Bobsled_Team_Contenders.jpg: The U.S. Army derivative work: Daryona, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Geiger: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judy Canova: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Butler: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Eugene Johns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Celia Fleming: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Thomas: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons