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Famous people · Williston Highlands

17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Williston Highlands

Bea Hines, born in Williston, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tom Petty, with articles in 54 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Williston Highlands. In Florida, 284 towns have someone on the list.

#1 best knownTom PettyMusic · 1950–2017
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Born nearby
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within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Tom Petty
Best known
Tom Petty
in 54 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Williston Highlands’ famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Williston Highlands

They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miGainesville · 6Ocala · 6Dunnellon · 2Williston · 1Micanopy · 1Inglis · 1Williston Highlands
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williston Highlands 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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