Jay Garner
born 1938United States Army general and United States Marine
Famous people · Limestone
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Limestone
Jay Garner, born in Arcadia, 10 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Limestone is on record yet. In Florida, 285 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Jay Garner
Best known
Jay Garner
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Limestone’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Limestone
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chesterfield Smith
1917–2003Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
George William Whitehurst
1891–1974United States federal judge
James Henry Mills
1923–1973United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Frankie Neal
born 1965American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Limestone 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 (16)
- Jay Garner: DoD photo by R.D. Ward. (Released) ID: 030311-D-9880W-032, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew McCutchen: The Office of Governor Tom Wolf on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernice Mosby: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Clayton Jr.: Tom Hagerty, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaPorta: jiazi on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Arthur Parker Whetsol: Public domain, 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
- Red Nelson: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chesterfield Smith: Richard Parks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Eisnaugle: Florida House Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hall: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons