15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gonzalez
Roman Reigns is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. The nearest, Thad Busby, was born in Pace, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Gonzalez. 284 towns across Florida can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Gonzalez’s famous people
Famous people born near Gonzalez
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Mark Everett
born 1968American track and field athlete, middle-distance runner, track and field coach, Olympian

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gonzalez 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)
- Roman Reigns: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Jones Jr.: Fedyanin Nikita, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Spencer: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dallesandro: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Stitt: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCready: deep ghosh from Melbourne, VIC, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubba Watson: B Wendell Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons