
Born near Grove City: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Matt LaPorta, born in Port Charlotte, 14 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mike Zunino, with articles in 9 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Grove City. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
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Famous people born near Grove City
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grove City 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 (7)
- Mike Zunino: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaPorta: jiazi on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Parker Whetsol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane Eagle: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Lynch: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivian E. Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Nelson: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons