Famous people · Vernon
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vernon
The nearest, Chris Walker, was born in Bonifay, 12 mi away. Norman Thagard is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. No entry yet names Vernon as a birthplace. The longest list in Florida is St. Petersburg’s, with 57 names.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Norman Thagard
Best known
Norman Thagard
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vernon’s famous people
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Famous people born near Vernon
Nobody born in Vernon is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Buck Showalter
born 1956American baseball player, coach, manager
Dexter McNabb
born 1969American football player, running back, fullback
Norman Thagard
born 1943United States Marine Corps officer, aviator and astronaut
Johnnie Bassett
1935–2012American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
Elizabeth B. Andrews
1911–2002American congresswoman for Alabama
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon 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 (14)
- Norman Thagard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Artis Gilmore: Mark Bruner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Goldsboro: United Artists Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Elizabeth B. Andrews: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hamilton: Betsafe-LKL TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Andrews: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Bassett: CedarBendDrive, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hall Milton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Walker: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Showalter: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Anderson: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons