Born near University: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Emma Myers is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. The nearest, Kayli Carter, was born in Oviedo, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in University. 285 towns in Florida have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about University’s famous people
Famous people born near University
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.











Lauren Boebert
born 1986United States Representative from Colorado since 2021

Alcee Hastings
1936–2021American politician & judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is University 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)
- Emma Myers: 티비텐 TV10, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Zusi: Conman33, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Boebert: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delta Burke: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Calathes: Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Traylor Howard: Spc. Jon H. Arguello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chandler Parsons: Norma Gonzalez, The Pan American, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Locke: John Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dax McCarty: F. Vera | DailyHarrison.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alcee Hastings: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Kuchar: AJGA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons