Born near Noma: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Neal Anderson, born in Graceville, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Donna D'Errico, with articles in 22 languages. No entry yet names Noma as a birthplace. The longest list in Florida is St. Petersburg’s, with 57 names.
What stands out about Noma’s famous people
Famous people born near Noma
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Dixie Howell
1912–1971American football and baseball player and coach





Carlton Benjamin Goodlett
1914–1997American physician, newspaper publisher, political power broker, and civil rights leader in San Francisco, California

Elizabeth B. Andrews
1911–2002American congresswoman for Alabama








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Noma 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 (16)
- Donna D'Errico: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dderrico&action=edit&redlink=1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mack Brown: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Artis Gilmore: Mark Bruner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cain: Steve Paluch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Walker: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Bright: Office of Congressman Bobby Bright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Thomas: Tech Deck, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth B. Andrews: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Dewitt Hutto: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Walker: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Ward: Unidentified (Ensian published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton Benjamin Goodlett: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Boy Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. Carter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Deese: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry G. Melvin: Florida Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons