18 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Bradenton
Sebastian Korda, born in Bradenton, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Carla Gugino, with articles in 60 languages. No famous person on record lists West Bradenton as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
What stands out about West Bradenton’s famous people
Famous people born near West Bradenton
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Greg Steube
born 1978U.S. politician; Representative from Florida







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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Bradenton has the most on record: 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Bradenton 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)
- Ashley Rickards: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelly Korda: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shanley Caswell: EsotericSapience (Flickr profile), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Steube: U.S. House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Osuigwe: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Ellis: Octagon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irene Petrie: As noted in book, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mistral Raymond: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hills: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons