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Famous people · Virginia Gardens

Born near Virginia Gardens: 12 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Neil Covone, from Hialeah, 4 mi away. The list for Virginia Gardens is empty for now. Next door, Miami Springs lists 2, led by Joey Coulter. The best known of them is Sidney Poitier, with articles in 100 languages.

#1 best knownSidney PoitierFilm, TV & Stage · 1927–2022
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Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Sidney Poitier
Best known
Sidney Poitier
in 100 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Virginia Gardens’ famous people

Close to homeThe 12 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Virginia Gardens

The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMiami · 6Hialeah · 3South Miami · 2Virginia Gardens
Chris Cavanaugh

Chris Cavanaugh

born 1962

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

SportsHialeah · 4 miWikipedia ↗
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Miami Springs has the longest list next door: 2.

Joey CoulterMiami SpringsJoey Coulter & 1 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Virginia Gardens 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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