13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ferndale
Closest of all is Derrick Graham, from Groveland, 6 mi away. Dee Strange-Gordon is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Ferndale. The Florida lists hold names for 284 towns.
What stands out about Ferndale’s famous people
Famous people born near Ferndale
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ferndale 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)
- Dee Strange-Gordon: bridgetds on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Demps: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Hooten: Judith Moffett, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theo Croker: Williamcroker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Hinote: Herkie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Brigham: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons