14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Manasota Key
The nearest, Forrest Lamp, was born in Venice, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Matt LaPorta, with articles in 8 languages. No entry yet names Manasota Key as a birthplace. St. Petersburg’s 57 names make the longest list in Florida.
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Famous people born near Manasota Key
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manasota Key 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)
- Matt LaPorta: jiazi on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Parker Whetsol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivian E. Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Nelson: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Burton: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hall: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Williams: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons