
Born near Rio: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Chris Marquette, was born in Stuart, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Ace Hood, with articles in 25 languages. No famous person on record lists Rio as their birthplace yet. Next door, the list for Stuart holds 18, Chris Marquette first.
What stands out about Rio’s famous people
Famous people born near Rio
Nobody born in Rio is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Ricou Browning
1930–2023American film actor and director


Martin H. Greenberg
1941–2011American speculative fiction anthologist and political scientist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Stuart lists the most people: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rio 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)
- Ace Hood: Meghan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Mercer: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Marquette: TJ TeeJay, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Rinaldi: Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Sanders: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricou Browning: Florida Memory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jillian Bach: LolaNankin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
