Born near Lakewood Ranch: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Carla Gugino, from Sarasota, 11 mi away. St. Petersburg has the most of any town in Florida: 57. After St. Petersburg, the next longest list in Florida is Hollywood’s, with 56. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lakewood Ranch.
What stands out about Lakewood Ranch’s famous people
Famous people born near Lakewood Ranch
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Greg Steube
born 1978U.S. politician; Representative from Florida



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakewood Ranch 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)
- Ashley Rickards: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelly Korda: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shanley Caswell: EsotericSapience (Flickr profile), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Steube: U.S. House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Osuigwe: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Ellis: Octagon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mistral Raymond: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons