Famous people · Surfside
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Surfside
The nearest, Robert Mizrachi, was born in Sunny Isles Beach, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Surfside as a birthplace. The best known of them is Sidney Poitier, with articles in 100 languages. 284 towns across Florida can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Sidney Poitier
Best known
Sidney Poitier
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Surfside’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Surfside
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Laila Ali
born 1977American television personality and retired professional boxer
Brett Ratner
born 1969American film director and producer
Billy Milligay
1955–2014First suspect acquitted by reason of dissociative identity disorder
Sidney Poitier
1927–2022Bahamian and American actor and diplomat
Marco Rubio
born 197172nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
Debbie Harry
born 1945American singer, songwriter and actress, frontwoman of Blondie
Matt Gaetz
born 1982United States Representative from Florida from 2017 to 2024
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Surfside 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 (12)
- Sidney Poitier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Rubio: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Mendes: Nicolas Genin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Justice: Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Macy: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbie Harry: Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laila Ali: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Hines: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett McGill: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Gabel: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Wayne Casey: BradP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Mizrachi: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons