Famous people · Gladeview
Born near Gladeview: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Randall Bailey, born in Opa-locka, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Miami has the longest list: 25, with Sidney Poitier at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Gladeview. The best known of them is Sidney Poitier, with articles in 100 languages.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Sidney Poitier
Best known
Sidney Poitier
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gladeview’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gladeview
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sidney Poitier
1927–2022Bahamian and American actor and diplomat
Marco Rubio
born 197172nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
Laila Ali
born 1977American television personality and retired professional boxer
Brett Ratner
born 1969American film director and producer
Billy Milligay
1955–2014First suspect acquitted by reason of dissociative identity disorder
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Famous people from the towns next door
Miami has the longest list next door: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gladeview 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)
- 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
- Fabiano Caruana: Frans Peeters, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laila Ali: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Hines: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett McGill: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons