
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Taft
Closest of all is Emma Myers, from Orlando, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Orlando holds 24, Emma Myers first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Taft. Across Florida, the lists cover 284 towns.
What stands out about Taft’s famous people
Famous people born near Taft
Nobody born in Taft is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.









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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Orlando: 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taft 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)
- Emma Myers: 티비텐 TV10, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delta Burke: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Traylor Howard: Spc. Jon H. Arguello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Locke: John Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dax McCarty: F. Vera | DailyHarrison.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Kuchar: AJGA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Strange-Gordon: bridgetds on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Young: Richard Young, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Munger: Free Market Institute, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
