Famous people · Eastpoint
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Eastpoint
Buck O'Neil is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The nearest, Mary Rogers Gregory, was born in Apalachicola, 8 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Eastpoint yet. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Buck O'Neil
Best known
Buck O'Neil
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Eastpoint’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Eastpoint
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ned Porter
1905–1968American Major League Baseball player, pitcher
Buck O'Neil
1911–2006American Hall of Fame baseball player & manager
Clifford Chester Sims
1942–1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eastpoint 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)
- Buck O'Neil: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Robinson: Ethiopian Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rogers Gregory: Walter Gerald Cooper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Pryor: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Ervin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Quinn: Ian D'Andrea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Kendrick: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Chester Sims: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons