Famous people · Southport
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Southport
Closest of all is James Finch, from Lynn Haven, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Artis Gilmore, with articles in 18 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Southport. Across Florida, 285 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
34 mi
Artis Gilmore
Best known
Artis Gilmore
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Southport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Southport
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alice Lee
1911–2014One of Alabama's first female lawyers, recipient of the Maud McClure Kelly Award from the Alabama Bar Association. Sister of author Harper Lee
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southport 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)
- Artis Gilmore: Mark Bruner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janay DeLoach: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Shields: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Saief: Matt Garrity from West Palm Beach, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Andrews: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Walker: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Boy Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons