
Born near Cypress Gardens: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Gram Parsons, from Winter Haven, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Amar'e Stoudemire, with articles in 40 languages. The nearest list is next door in Winter Haven: 33 names, starting with Gram Parsons. Across Florida, the lists cover 285 towns.
What stands out about Cypress Gardens’ famous people
Famous people born near Cypress Gardens
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Rowdy Gaines
born 1959American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, television sports commentator




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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Winter Haven, at 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cypress 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 (6)
- Amar'e Stoudemire: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faith Evans: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gram Parsons: Reprise Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vin Baker: Cavic Steve Lipofsky (Me), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowdy Gaines: Vasco77, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Berto: Arvee Eco from QUEENS, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
