
Born near Matlacha: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mike Zunino, was born in Cape Coral, 5 mi away. Haley Bennett is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Matlacha. 284 of the towns in Florida list at least one person.
What stands out about Matlacha’s famous people
Famous people born near Matlacha
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Sam Bailey
1924–2010American football, basketball, and baseball coach


Deion Sanders
born 1967American football and baseball player and football coach




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Matlacha 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 (9)
- Haley Bennett: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deion Sanders: Flickr user ericifeng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Mack IV: Stephanie DuBois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elissa Steamer: Incase, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Zunino: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Parker Whetsol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane Eagle: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Vogelbach: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Lynch: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons