Famous people · Olympia Heights
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Olympia Heights
Eric Hosmer, born in South Miami, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Olympia Heights. The best known of them is Sidney Poitier, with articles in 100 languages. 285 of the towns in Florida list at least one person.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Sidney Poitier
Best known
Sidney Poitier
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Olympia Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Olympia Heights
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bob Graham
1936–2024American lawyer, author, and politician
Sidney Poitier
1927–2022Bahamian and American actor and diplomat
Marco Rubio
born 197172nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olympia Heights 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 (9)
- 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
- Fabiano Caruana: Frans Peeters, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurston Moore: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Graham: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hosmer: Ryan Casey Aguinaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Kurtz: Elonka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons