
Born near Pine Island Center: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Haley Bennett is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Closest of all is Mike Zunino, from Cape Coral, 8 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Pine Island Center. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
What stands out about Pine Island Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Pine Island Center
Nobody born in Pine Island Center is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Sam Bailey
1924–2010American football, basketball, and baseball coach


Deion Sanders
born 1967American football and baseball player and football coach



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pine Island Center 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)
- Haley Bennett: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deion Sanders: Flickr user ericifeng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Mack IV: Stephanie DuBois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elissa Steamer: Incase, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Zunino: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Parker Whetsol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons