
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of River Ridge
The nearest, Brooke Magnanti, was born in New Port Richey, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from River Ridge yet. The longest list in Florida is St. Petersburg’s, with 57 names. After St. Petersburg, the next longest list in Florida is Hollywood’s, with 56.
What stands out about River Ridge’s famous people
Famous people born near River Ridge
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.










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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is River Ridge 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)
- Brooke Magnanti: Paul Clarke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 2 Pistols: JJxFile, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Bilirakis: Directory of the US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Feely: GMO66. Cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy "The Kid" Emerson: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dieselboy: Maryishimotomorris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Quackenbush: Jameboy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Rabelo: User verbirk on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Pearson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Arrington: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons