14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Plantation
Closest of all is Forrest Lamp, from Venice, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Matt LaPorta, with articles in 8 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Plantation. Famous people are on record for 285 of the towns in Florida.
What stands out about Plantation’s famous people
Famous people born near Plantation
Nobody born in Plantation is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plantation 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)
- Matt LaPorta: jiazi on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Parker Whetsol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivian E. Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Burton: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irene Petrie: As noted in book, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hall: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Williams: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons