Born near LaBelle: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Derrick Wells, born in Charleston Park, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Haley Bennett, with articles in 46 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in LaBelle. No town in Florida lists more than St. Petersburg, with 57.
What stands out about LaBelle’s famous people
Famous people born near LaBelle
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Deion Sanders
born 1967American football and baseball player and football coach



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is LaBelle 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)
- Haley Bennett: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deion Sanders: Flickr user ericifeng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Mack IV: Stephanie DuBois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elissa Steamer: Incase, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Chastain: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgerrin James: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Vogelbach: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons