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Famous people · Fort Myers Beach

2 famous people call Fort Myers Beach their birthplace

David McCagg, the swimmer, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The only other name is the American beach volleyball player Tyra Turner. Of the towns next door, Bonita Springs lists Micah Rucker. The first birth on record is Tyra Turner’s, in 1976, and the last David McCagg’s, in 1990.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
David McCagg
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1976
Tyra Turner
Youngest
1990
David McCagg
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Fort Myers Beach

DM#1
Sports

David McCagg

born 1990

Swimmer

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TT#2
Sports

Tyra Turner

born 1976

American beach volleyball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Of the towns around it, Bonita Springs has the most on record.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Myers Beach 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.