14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Howey-in-the-Hills
The nearest, Derrick Graham, was born in Groveland, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Jeff Demps, with articles in 13 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Howey-in-the-Hills yet. In Florida, 286 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Howey-in-the-Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Howey-in-the-Hills
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Ellis Johnson
born 1973All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, defensive tackle

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Howey-in-the-Hills 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)
- Jeff Demps: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Hooten: Judith Moffett, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon Jones: Original uploader was Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Cook: John Slusser, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keon Ellis: The University of Alabama, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theo Croker: Williamcroker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons