
Born near Mexico Beach: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Calvin Pryor, from Port St. Joe, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Carolyn Murphy, with articles in 20 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Mexico Beach. The longest list in Florida is St. Petersburg’s, with 57 names.
What stands out about Mexico Beach’s famous people
Famous people born near Mexico Beach
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Ned Porter
1905–1968American Major League Baseball player, pitcher
Robert Lewis Hinkle
born 1951United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mexico Beach 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)
- 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
- Mary Rogers Gregory: Walter Gerald Cooper, Public domain, 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
- Will Kendrick: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons