6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Upper Grand Lagoon
The best known of them is Carolyn Murphy, with articles in 19 languages. James Finch, born in Lynn Haven, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Upper Grand Lagoon as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
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Famous people born near Upper Grand Lagoon
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Grand Lagoon 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.
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- Janay DeLoach: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Shields: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Saief: Matt Garrity from West Palm Beach, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons