Born near Rainbow Park: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Sil Austin, was born in Dunnellon, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Elizabeth Ashley, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Rainbow Park. 284 of the towns in Florida list at least one person.
What stands out about Rainbow Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Rainbow Park
Nobody born in Rainbow Park is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Ernie Mills
born 1968American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver






Royce Goodbread
1907–1991American football player, halfback, wingback, fullback
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rainbow Park 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)
- Elizabeth Ashley: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy MacKay: Edward Jonas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick O'Neal: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Mantia: Orginal image: Linda L. Wood (woodsk8) Derivative work: ThaddeusB, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinyon Mitchell: MrJacon000, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Ray Matthews: State Archives of Florida, 'Florida Memory', Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrence Brooks: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons