
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Buckingham
Haley Bennett, born in Fort Myers, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Buckingham as their birthplace yet. Next door, Fort Myers lists 51, led by Haley Bennett. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
What stands out about Buckingham’s famous people
Famous people born near Buckingham
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


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





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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Fort Myers lists the most people: 51.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buckingham 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)
- 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
- Ross Chastain: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Quan Martin: Tech. Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

