Famous people · Solana
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Solana
Red Nelson, born in Cleveland, 3 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Punta Gorda lists 4, Arthur Parker Whetsol first. The best known of them is Jay Garner, with articles in 22 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Solana yet.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Jay Garner
Best known
Jay Garner
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Solana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Solana
Nobody born in Solana is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jay Garner
born 1938United States Army general and United States Marine
Chesterfield Smith
1917–2003Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Perry McGriff
1937–2017All-American college baseball player, college football player, Florida state representative
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Solana 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 (13)
- Jay Garner: DoD photo by R.D. Ward. (Released) ID: 030311-D-9880W-032, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Zunino: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaPorta: jiazi on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Parker Whetsol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane Eagle: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Vogelbach: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Lynch: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Nelson: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chesterfield Smith: Richard Parks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Eisnaugle: Florida House Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hall: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perry McGriff: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Williams: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons