
Born near Homestead Base: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Chrissy Metz, from Homestead, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Homestead Base yet. The best known of them is Mimi Rogers, with articles in 42 languages. 285 of the towns in Florida list at least one person.
What stands out about Homestead Base’s famous people
Famous people born near Homestead Base
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Sean Taylor
1983–2007American football player, defensive back, safety


Bob Graham
1936–2024American lawyer, author, and politician

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Famous people from the towns next door
Homestead has the longest list next door: 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homestead Base 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)
- Thurston Moore: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chrissy Metz: chris roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacey Sturm: Willlangley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Graham: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Taylor: dbking of flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hosmer: Ryan Casey Aguinaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Zucker: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
