
Born near St. Augustine Shores: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Edmund Kirby Smith, born in St. Augustine, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joseph Stilwell, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person’s birth in St. Augustine Shores is on record yet. 285 of the towns in Florida list at least one person.
What stands out about St. Augustine Shores’ famous people
Famous people born near St. Augustine Shores
The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


LaChanze
born 1961American actress, singer, and dancer

Edmund J. Davis
1827–1883Governor of Texas from 1870 to 1874


John Alexander Armstrong, Jr
1922–2010American historian




John L. Williams
born 1964American football player, running back, fullback





A. Philip Randolph
1889–1979Black American civil rights activist, labor unionist, politician

Glen P. Robinson
1923–2013Founder of Scientific Atlanta

Louise Celia Fleming
1862–1899African-American physician



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Augustine Shores 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 (19)
- Joseph Stilwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Johnson: Joe Nuxoll from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle McCool: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augusta Savage: Andrew Herman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Kirby Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Philip Randolph: John Bottega, NYWTS staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Fogt: Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_U.S._Olympic_Bobsled_Team_Contenders.jpg: The U.S. Army derivative work: Daryona, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaChanze: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund J. Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Butler: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Sturgis: The original uploader was Skotywa at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill T. Jones: Russell Jenkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Alexander Armstrong, Jr: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Celia Fleming: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane Dunning: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Lloyd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Holden: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Bryant: Savvasg21, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen P. Robinson: Georgia Tech Research Institute, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons