Forest City has yet to put a famous person on the list
Of the bordering towns, Altamonte Springs has the longest list: 11, with Lauren Boebert at the top. 285 of the towns in Florida list at least one person. St. Petersburg’s 57 names make the longest list in Florida. After St. Petersburg, the next longest list in Florida is Hollywood’s, with 56.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Forest City), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Forest City has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Forest City
Around it, Altamonte Springs has the most people on record, 11 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest City and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Lauren Boebert: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons