Famous people · Ebro
Born near Ebro: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charles O. Andrews, from Ponce de Leon, 20 mi away. Artis Gilmore is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. No town in Florida lists more than St. Petersburg, with 57. After St. Petersburg, the next longest list in Florida is Hollywood’s, with 56.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Artis Gilmore
Best known
Artis Gilmore
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ebro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ebro
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Buck Showalter
born 1956American baseball player, coach, manager
Dexter McNabb
born 1969American football player, running back, fullback
Durell Peaden
1945–2015Doctor, lawyer, politician
Lance Richbourg
1897–1975American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, outfielder, college baseball coach
Alice Lee
1911–2014One of Alabama's first female lawyers, recipient of the Maud McClure Kelly Award from the Alabama Bar Association. Sister of author Harper Lee
Carlton Benjamin Goodlett
1914–1997American physician, newspaper publisher, political power broker, and civil rights leader in San Francisco, California
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ebro 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 (14)
- Artis Gilmore: Mark Bruner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janay DeLoach: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Shields: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Saief: Matt Garrity from West Palm Beach, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Andrews: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Walker: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Showalter: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Uthmeier: Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton Benjamin Goodlett: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Boy Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Anderson: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durell Peaden: State of Florida, State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Richbourg: Artist not known, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons