
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bokeelia
The nearest, Mike Zunino, was born in Cape Coral, 9 mi away. Haley Bennett is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Bokeelia. Across Florida, the lists cover 284 towns.
What stands out about Bokeelia’s famous people
Famous people born near Bokeelia
Nobody born in Bokeelia is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Sam Bailey
1924–2010American football, basketball, and baseball coach


Deion Sanders
born 1967American football and baseball player and football coach



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bokeelia 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)
- Haley Bennett: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deion Sanders: Flickr user ericifeng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Mack IV: Stephanie DuBois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elissa Steamer: Incase, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarah Kayne: Harmonia Amanda, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Zunino: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Parker Whetsol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons