
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of North DeLand
Jacob deGrom, born in DeLand, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jim Courier, with articles in 52 languages. The list for North DeLand is empty for now. The Florida lists hold names for 286 towns.
What stands out about North DeLand’s famous people
Famous people born near North DeLand
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Bob Ross
1942–1995American painter, art instructor, television host, and Air Force master sergeant





Dallas Baker
born 1982American football player, wide receiver
Jimmy McMillan
born 1946American political activist and Vietnam War veteran
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North DeLand 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)
- Jim Courier: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Carter: Danny Bollinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aubrey Peeples: Aubspeeps, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob deGrom: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chipper Jones: Djh57, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee H. Hamilton: 9/11 Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons