Jay Garner
born 1938United States Army general and United States Marine
Famous people · Southeast Arcadia
Born near Southeast Arcadia: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jay Garner, from Arcadia, 2 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Southeast Arcadia. St. Petersburg has the most of any town in Florida: 57. After St. Petersburg, the next longest list in Florida is Hollywood’s, with 56.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Jay Garner
Best known
Jay Garner
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Southeast Arcadia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Southeast Arcadia
Nobody born in Southeast Arcadia is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Chesterfield Smith
1917–2003Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Perry McGriff
1937–2017All-American college baseball player, college football player, Florida state representative
George William Whitehurst
1891–1974United States federal judge
Frankie Neal
born 1965American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Arcadia, at 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southeast Arcadia 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 (15)
- Jay Garner: DoD photo by R.D. Ward. (Released) ID: 030311-D-9880W-032, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Clayton Jr.: Tom Hagerty, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaPorta: jiazi on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Gordon: User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doyle E. Carlton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Parker Whetsol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Vogelbach: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- B. J. McLeod: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Joe Henry Peeples, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons