Jay Garner
born 1938United States Army general and United States Marine
Famous people · Gardner
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gardner
The nearest, Jay Garner, was born in Arcadia, 11 mi away. No famous person on record lists Gardner as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57. Hollywood has the second-longest list in Florida, after St. Petersburg, with 56.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Jay Garner
Best known
Jay Garner
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gardner’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gardner
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George William Whitehurst
1891–1974United States federal judge
Frankie Neal
born 1965American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver
James Henry Mills
1923–1973United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gardner 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 (8)
- Jay Garner: DoD photo by R.D. Ward. (Released) ID: 030311-D-9880W-032, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew McCutchen: The Office of Governor Tom Wolf on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernice Mosby: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Clayton Jr.: Tom Hagerty, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaPorta: jiazi on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Gordon: User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doyle E. Carlton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal McRae: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons