William Bostwick Sheppard
1860–1934United States federal judge
Famous people · Lake Mystic
Born near Lake Mystic: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William Bostwick Sheppard, from Bristol, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Norman Thagard, with articles in 25 languages. No famous person on record lists Lake Mystic as their birthplace yet. St. Petersburg’s 57 names make the longest list in Florida.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Norman Thagard
Best known
Norman Thagard
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Mystic’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Mystic
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Henderson
1901–1966Baseball pitcher, 1930 Yankees call-up, 1923-1937 minor leaguer
The Lady Chablis
1957–2016(1957-2016), Afroamerican drag queen
Norman Thagard
born 1943United States Marine Corps officer, aviator and astronaut
Johnnie Bassett
1935–2012American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Mystic 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 (14)
- Norman Thagard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Goldsboro: United Artists Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Fuller Warren: Alleynne Foster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Dube: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hamilton: Betsafe-LKL TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Bassett: CedarBendDrive, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Thomas Brinkley: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hall Milton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Dean: Jim Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Lady Chablis: NewTestLeper79, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willy Holt: JJ Georges, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons