Laila Ali
born 1977American television personality and retired professional boxer
Famous people · North Bay Village
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Bay Village
Sidney Poitier is the most widely known, written about in 100 languages. Closest of all is Laila Ali, from Miami Beach, 3 mi away. Across the town line, Miami Beach lists 51, Laila Ali first. No town in Florida lists more than St. Petersburg, with 57.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Sidney Poitier
Best known
Sidney Poitier
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North Bay Village’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North Bay Village
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brett Ratner
born 1969American film director and producer
Billy Milligay
1955–2014First suspect acquitted by reason of dissociative identity disorder
Sidney Poitier
1927–2022Bahamian and American actor and diplomat
Marco Rubio
born 197172nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
Debbie Harry
born 1945American singer, songwriter and actress, frontwoman of Blondie
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Bay Village 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)
- Sidney Poitier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Rubio: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Mendes: Nicolas Genin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Macy: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbie Harry: Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laila Ali: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Hines: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett McGill: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons