#12 famous people call North Fort Myers their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Daniel Vogelbach, covered in 6 languages. The other is Richard Fain. Daniel Vogelbach, born in 1992, is the youngest, and Richard Fain, born in 1968, the first on record. No town in Florida lists more than St. Petersburg, with 57.

Born in North Fort Myers
#1Also called North Fort Myers home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in North Fort Myers, though born elsewhere.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Fort Myers has the longest list next door: 51.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Fort Myers and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Daniel Vogelbach: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Caldwell: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Bennett: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Zunino: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

