
Born near Midway: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Roman Reigns, with articles in 58 languages. Abigail Spencer, born in Gulf Breeze, 10 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Gulf Breeze has the longest list: 4, with Abigail Spencer at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Midway.
What stands out about Midway’s famous people
Famous people born near Midway
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Mark Everett
born 1968American track and field athlete, middle-distance runner, track and field coach, Olympian
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Famous people from the towns next door
Gulf Breeze has the longest list next door: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Midway 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 (8)
- Roman Reigns: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Jones Jr.: Fedyanin Nikita, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Spencer: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dallesandro: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Stitt: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCready: deep ghosh from Melbourne, VIC, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubba Watson: B Wendell Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
