Famous people · Sawgrass
Born near Sawgrass: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Linden Ashby, from Atlantic Beach, 10 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Sawgrass. The best known of them is John Archibald Wheeler, with articles in 60 languages. No town in Florida lists more than St. Petersburg, with 57.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
John Archibald Wheeler
Best known
John Archibald Wheeler
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sawgrass’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sawgrass
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Merian C. Cooper
1893–1973American aviator, actor, director and producer
Travis Taylor
born 1978American football player, wide receiver
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sawgrass 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)
- John Archibald Wheeler: Emielke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron DeSantis: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Durst: ECarterSterling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Boone: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merian C. Cooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linden Ashby: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augusta Savage: Andrew Herman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons