Famous people · Orchid
Born near Orchid: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Muni Long, born in Gifford, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jim Morrison, with articles in 150 languages. No entry yet names Orchid as a birthplace. Across Florida, the lists cover 284 towns.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Jim Morrison
Best known
Jim Morrison
in 150 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Orchid’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Orchid
Nobody born in Orchid is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Martin H. Greenberg
1941–2011American speculative fiction anthologist and political scientist
Ricou Browning
1930–2023American film actor and director
Rick Ankiel
born 1979Former baseball player from the United States
Jim Morrison
1943–1971American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orchid 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 (11)
- Jim Morrison: Elektra Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell Hammond: Zach Klein, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Sanders: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muni Long: WBLS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricou Browning: Florida Memory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Wakefield: Waldo Jaquith on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Khalil Mack: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel T. McCarty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Pressley: Jamie Smed from Cincinnati, Ohio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Ankiel: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parvati Shallow: Troy and/or Donna Kuretich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons