Famous people · Fountainebleau
Born near Fountainebleau: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Eric Hosmer, born in South Miami, 5 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Fountainebleau yet. The best known of them is Sidney Poitier, with articles in 100 languages. No town in Florida lists more than St. Petersburg, with 57.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Sidney Poitier
Best known
Sidney Poitier
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fountainebleau’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fountainebleau
Nobody born in Fountainebleau is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Chris Cavanaugh
born 1962American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Alex Avila
born 1987Professional baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Sidney Poitier
1927–2022Bahamian and American actor and diplomat
Marco Rubio
born 197172nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
Debbie Harry
born 1945American singer, songwriter and actress, frontwoman of Blondie
Bob Graham
1936–2024American lawyer, author, and politician
Gwen Graham
born 1963American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fountainebleau 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)
- Sidney Poitier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Rubio: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Mendes: Nicolas Genin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Macy: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbie Harry: Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurston Moore: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Graham: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hosmer: Ryan Casey Aguinaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Kurtz: Elonka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Cavanaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Graham: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gio Gonzalez: muohace_dc on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Avila: RMTip21 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Moss: Benny.papenny, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons