
Born near Biscayne Gardens: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harry Wayne Casey, from Opa-locka, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Laila Ali, with articles in 43 languages. No entry yet names Biscayne Gardens as a birthplace. Over the border in Opa-locka, 8 names are on record, led by Harry Wayne Casey.
What stands out about Biscayne Gardens’ famous people
Famous people born near Biscayne Gardens
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Larry Brinson
born 1954American college football coach and former college and professional football player


Lawrence Gordon
born 1984Player of American and Canadian football

Chris Cavanaugh
born 1962American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

Gwen Graham
born 1963American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party


Alex Avila
born 1987Professional baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks

Laila Ali
born 1977American television personality and retired professional boxer
Brett Ratner
born 1969American film director and producer


Billy Milligay
1955–2014First suspect acquitted by reason of dissociative identity disorder
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Opa-locka has the most on record: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Biscayne Gardens 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)
- Laila Ali: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Hines: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett McGill: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Cavanaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Graham: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gio Gonzalez: muohace_dc on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Wayne Casey: BradP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Avila: RMTip21 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Mizrachi: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davin Joseph: Sgt. Ashley Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diamanté: Mike Kalasnik from Charlotte, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brisco: powtv, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Brinson: Kentucky National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnathan Cyprien: U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Keenan Kunst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff: Florida General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



