
Born near Palm Valley: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Linden Ashby, was born in Atlantic Beach, 9 mi away. The best known of them is John Archibald Wheeler, with articles in 60 languages. No famous person’s birth in Palm Valley is on record yet. Bryan Barker leads the 2 names listed next door in Jacksonville Beach.
What stands out about Palm Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Palm Valley
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Merian C. Cooper
1893–1973American aviator, actor, director and producer

Travis Taylor
born 1978American football player, wide receiver
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Jacksonville Beach counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palm Valley 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)
- John Archibald Wheeler: Emielke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron DeSantis: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Durst: ECarterSterling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Boone: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merian C. Cooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linden Ashby: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augusta Savage: Andrew Herman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons