Famous people · Highland City
Born near Highland City: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Faith Evans, born in Lakeland, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Highland City as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Amar'e Stoudemire, with articles in 40 languages. Next door, the list for Bartow holds 24, Michael Tomasello first.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Amar'e Stoudemire
Best known
Amar'e Stoudemire
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Highland City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Highland City
Nobody born in Highland City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Rowdy Gaines
born 1959American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, television sports commentator
Ashley Moody
born 1975United States Senator from Florida since 2025
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland 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)
- Amar'e Stoudemire: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faith Evans: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gram Parsons: Reprise Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vin Baker: Cavic Steve Lipofsky (Me), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowdy Gaines: Vasco77, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Moody: Senator Scott's Press Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Tomasello: Karl-Heinz Schalk, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons