
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Highland Beach
Ariana Grande, born in Boca Raton, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Boca Raton lists the most: 23, with Sean Berdy first. The list for Highland Beach is empty for now. Across Florida, the lists cover 285 towns.
What stands out about Highland Beach’s famous people
Famous people born near Highland Beach
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Sean Berdy
born 1993American actor and comedian known for his roles in “Switched at Birth” and “The Society,” and for his advocacy for the deaf community

Rhi Jeffrey
born 1986American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion


Mike Waltz
born 1974U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations since 2025





GHOSTEMANE
born 1991American rapper, singer, songwriter and musician


Chase Williamson
born 1988American actor and film producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Boca Raton has the most people on record, 23 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland Beach 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 (12)
- Ariana Grande: Barbie Simons, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric André: CleftClips from Los Angeles, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Cipes: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bhad Bhabie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Waltz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Dix: Forsythe_Dix_Daegu_2011.jpg: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia). derivative work: MachoCarioca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Rolle: CBS Television Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamar Jackson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Jones: Gilbert_Arenas_and_Eddie_Jones.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- GHOSTEMANE: DavidMolinaVera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Gentile: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Thorpe: United States Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons