Born near Port LaBelle: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Derrick Wells, from Charleston Park, 13 mi away. Haley Bennett is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Port LaBelle yet. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
What stands out about Port LaBelle’s famous people
Famous people born near Port LaBelle
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Randy Dixon
born 1965All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman


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


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port LaBelle 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)
- 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
- Ross Chastain: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgerrin James: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. Jackson: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons