Born near Lower Grand Lagoon: 10 famous people within 35 miles
James Finch, born in Lynn Haven, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Carolyn Murphy, with articles in 20 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lower Grand Lagoon is on record yet. The longest list in Florida is St. Petersburg’s, with 57 names.
What stands out about Lower Grand Lagoon’s famous people
Famous people born near Lower Grand Lagoon
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Clifford Chester Sims
1942–1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lower Grand Lagoon 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 (6)
- 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
- Calvin Pryor: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Quinn: Ian D'Andrea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Chester Sims: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons