
Born near Bushnell: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Elizabeth Cook, was born in Wildwood, 10 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Bushnell is on record yet. Bray Wyatt is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. In all of Florida, the famous people on record come from 284 towns.
What stands out about Bushnell’s famous people
Famous people born near Bushnell
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Ellis Johnson
born 1973All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, defensive tackle




John Capel
born 1978American football player, track and field athlete, sprinter, Olympic athlete

Mike Hampton
born 1972American professional baseball player, pitcher

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bushnell 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)
- Bray Wyatt: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Dallas: slamem3 from Round Lake Park, usa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Capel: U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Cook: John Slusser, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Hampton: Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill McCollum: State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons