17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Progress Village
Allen West, born in Brandon, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sarah Paulson, with articles in 56 languages. Across the town line, Riverview lists one, Maurice Crum. The Florida lists hold names for 284 towns.
What stands out about Progress Village’s famous people
Famous people born near Progress Village
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Ashley Moody
born 1975United States Senator from Florida since 2025

Pam Tillis
born 1957American country music singer-songwriter and actress


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Riverview’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Progress Village 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 (10)
- Aaron Carter: Peter Dzubay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Snow: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Arenas: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Green: Jeollo von https://www.vfb-exklusiv.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pam Bondi: U.S. Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Moody: Senator Scott's Press Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pam Tillis: Matt Spicher, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwayne Schintzius: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johni Broome: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Land: DrPMO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons