
Born near Lely: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Dominic Fike, born in Naples, 5 mi away, is the closest. Across Florida, the lists cover 284 towns. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57. After St. Petersburg, the next longest list in Florida is Hollywood’s, with 56.
What stands out about Lely’s famous people
Famous people born near Lely
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lauren Embree
born 1991American college tennis player, international tennis player


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lely 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 (5)
- Dominic Fike: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaitlin Quevedo: si.robi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgerrin James: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Embree: Lauren_Embree.jpg: Robbie Mendelson derivative work: Arteyu ? Blame it on me !, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. Jackson: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons