13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Laguna Beach
The nearest, James Finch, was born in Lynn Haven, 19 mi away. The best known of them is Carolyn Murphy, with articles in 20 languages. No entry yet names Laguna Beach as a birthplace. The Florida lists hold names for 285 towns.
What stands out about Laguna Beach’s famous people
Famous people born near Laguna Beach
Nobody born in Laguna Beach is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Buck Showalter
born 1956American baseball player, coach, and manager

Dexter McNabb
born 1969American football player, running back, fullback
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laguna Beach 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)
- Janay DeLoach: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Shields: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Saief: Matt Garrity from West Palm Beach, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Andrews: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Showalter: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Uthmeier: Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Anderson: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons