Born near Parker: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Carolyn Murphy is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. The nearest, James Finch, was born in Lynn Haven, 8 mi away. 284 towns across Florida can name a famous person born there. The list for Parker is empty for now.
What stands out about Parker’s famous people
Famous people born near Parker
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Clifford Chester Sims
1942–1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parker 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 (6)
- Janay DeLoach: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Shields: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Saief: Matt Garrity from West Palm Beach, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Pryor: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Quinn: Ian D'Andrea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Chester Sims: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons