Famous people · Lake Placid
Born near Lake Placid: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Jay Garner, with articles in 22 languages. Walter Clayton Jr., born in Sebring, 13 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Lake Placid as a birthplace. In Florida, 285 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Jay Garner
Best known
Jay Garner
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Placid’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Placid
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frankie Neal
born 1965American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver
Jay Garner
born 1938United States Army general and United States Marine
Chesterfield Smith
1917–2003Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Perry McGriff
1937–2017All-American college baseball player, college football player, Florida state representative
George William Whitehurst
1891–1974United States federal judge
Gerald B. H. Solomon
1930–2001Politician and United States Marine
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Placid 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 (15)
- Jay Garner: DoD photo by R.D. Ward. (Released) ID: 030311-D-9880W-032, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernice Mosby: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Clayton Jr.: Tom Hagerty, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Neal: utrhighlightvideos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald B. H. Solomon: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Gordon: User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doyle E. Carlton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal McRae: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- B. J. McLeod: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deanie Parish: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Gordon: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nickell Robey: Shotgun Spratling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chesterfield Smith: Richard Parks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Eisnaugle: Florida House Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Perry McGriff: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons