Born near Hillcrest Heights: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Travis Henry, from Frostproof, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Amar'e Stoudemire, with articles in 40 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Hillcrest Heights yet. Frostproof’s list, next door, has 3 names, Nickell Robey first among them.
What stands out about Hillcrest Heights’ famous people
Famous people born near Hillcrest Heights
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Rowdy Gaines
born 1959American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, television sports commentator



Morgan Ortagus
born 1982American television commentator, financial analyst and political advisor
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Frostproof has the most on record: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillcrest Heights 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)
- Amar'e Stoudemire: Keith Allison from Baltimore, 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
- Andre Berto: Arvee Eco from QUEENS, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Ortagus: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Birdsong: Kansas City Kings / NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nickell Robey: Shotgun Spratling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
