Famous people · Ridgecrest
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ridgecrest
Closest of all is Anastasija Zolotic, from Largo, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Sara Blakely, with articles in 29 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Ridgecrest. St. Petersburg has the most of any town in Florida: 57.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Sara Blakely
Best known
Sara Blakely
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ridgecrest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ridgecrest
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mike Cope
born 1962American stock car racing driver and team owner
Melanie Margalis
born 1991American college swimmer, international swimmer
Ricky Carmichael
born 1979American motorcycle and stock car racing driver
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgecrest 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 (6)
- Anastasija Zolotic: Diplomatic Security Service from Washington, D.C., United States of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Thurman: Denzel1312nico, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Carmichael: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Jolly: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tfue: Leon Lush, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lari White: Dave Hensley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons