
Born near Gulfport: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Danielle Collins, from St. Petersburg, 4 mi away. Danielle Collins leads the 57 names listed next door in St. Petersburg. No famous person’s birth in Gulfport is on record yet. In all of Florida, the famous people on record come from 285 towns.
What stands out about Gulfport’s famous people
Famous people born near Gulfport
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Mike Cope
born 1962American stock car racing driver and team owner


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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is St. Petersburg, at 57.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gulfport 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)
- Danielle Collins: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Violett Beane: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monica Raymund: Hispanic Lifestyle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marreese Speights: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrence McNally: ReadingReed43, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anastasija Zolotic: Diplomatic Security Service from Washington, D.C., United States of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tfue: Leon Lush, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
