13 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Sarasota
Closest of all is Carla Gugino, from Sarasota, 2 mi away. No famous person’s birth in North Sarasota is on record yet. The longest list in Florida is St. Petersburg’s, with 57 names. Hollywood has the second-longest list in Florida, after St. Petersburg, with 56.
What stands out about North Sarasota’s famous people
Famous people born near North Sarasota
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Greg Steube
born 1978U.S. politician; Representative from Florida


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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering North Sarasota.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Sarasota 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 (7)
- Ashley Rickards: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelly Korda: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shanley Caswell: EsotericSapience (Flickr profile), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Steube: U.S. House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Osuigwe: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Ellis: Octagon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irene Petrie: As noted in book, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons