Famous people · Sweetwater
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sweetwater
The nearest, Eric Hosmer, was born in South Miami, 8 mi away. Mimi Rogers is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. The longest list in Florida is St. Petersburg’s, with 57 names. After St. Petersburg, the next longest list in Florida is Hollywood’s, with 56.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Mimi Rogers
Best known
Mimi Rogers
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sweetwater’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sweetwater
Nobody born in Sweetwater is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Chris Cavanaugh
born 1962American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Alex Avila
born 1987Professional baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Gwen Graham
born 1963American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party
Bob Graham
1936–2024American lawyer, author, and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sweetwater 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 (8)
- Thurston Moore: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Graham: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hosmer: Ryan Casey Aguinaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Kurtz: Elonka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Cavanaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Graham: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gio Gonzalez: muohace_dc on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Avila: RMTip21 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons