Famous people · St. George Island
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. George Island
Closest of all is Mary Rogers Gregory, from Apalachicola, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Buck O'Neil, with articles in 8 languages. 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
13
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Buck O'Neil
Best known
Buck O'Neil
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. George Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. George Island
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ned Porter
1905–1968American Major League Baseball player, pitcher
Buck O'Neil
1911–2006American Hall of Fame baseball player & manager
Clifford Chester Sims
1942–1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. George Island 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 (9)
- Buck O'Neil: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Robinson: Ethiopian Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rogers Gregory: Walter Gerald Cooper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Pryor: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Ervin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Quinn: Ian D'Andrea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Kendrick: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Chester Sims: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George P. Raney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons