Born near Poinciana: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Sisaundra, born in Lake Hamilton, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Amar'e Stoudemire, with articles in 40 languages. One notable person lived here: Rikishi. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Poinciana.
What stands out about Poinciana’s famous people
Famous people born near Poinciana
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Rowdy Gaines
born 1959American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, television sports commentator



Morgan Ortagus
born 1982American television commentator, financial analyst and political advisor
Also called Poinciana home
One more notable person made the town home: Rikishi.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Poinciana 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 (8)
- Rikishi: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amar'e Stoudemire: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gram Parsons: Reprise Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vin Baker: Cavic Steve Lipofsky (Me), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowdy Gaines: Vasco77, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Berto: Arvee Eco from QUEENS, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Ortagus: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Birdsong: Kansas City Kings / NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons