Born near Whitfield: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Carla Gugino, born in Sarasota, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Whitfield as their birthplace yet. Across Florida, the lists cover 284 towns. The longest list of any town in Florida belongs to St. Petersburg, with 57.
What stands out about Whitfield’s famous people
Famous people born near Whitfield
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




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





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitfield 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