Famous people · World Golf Village
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of World Golf Village
The best known of them is John Archibald Wheeler, with articles in 60 languages. Closest of all is Augusta Savage, from Green Cove Springs, 11 mi away. No entry yet names World Golf Village as a birthplace. St. Petersburg’s 57 names make the longest list in Florida.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
John Archibald Wheeler
Best known
John Archibald Wheeler
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about World Golf Village’s famous people
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Famous people born near World Golf Village
Nobody born in World Golf Village is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
LaChanze
born 1961American actress, singer, and dancer
Edmund J. Davis
1827–1883Governor of Texas from 1870 to 1874
John L. Williams
born 1964American football player, running back, fullback
Merian C. Cooper
1893–1973American aviator, actor, director and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is World Golf Village 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 (15)
- John Archibald Wheeler: Emielke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron DeSantis: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Durst: ECarterSterling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Boone: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merian C. Cooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Stilwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linden Ashby: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle McCool: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augusta Savage: Andrew Herman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Kirby Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Thompson: The 850 Podcast, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Fogt: Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_U.S._Olympic_Bobsled_Team_Contenders.jpg: The U.S. Army derivative work: Daryona, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaChanze: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund J. Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Geiger: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons