15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Riviera Beach
Closest of all is Gillberg, from Glen Burnie, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Frank Zappa, with articles in 110 languages. The nearest list is next door in Pasadena: 6 names, starting with Nilah Magruder. The list for Riviera Beach is empty for now.
What stands out about Riviera Beach’s famous people
Famous people born near Riviera Beach
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Johns Hopkins
1795–1873American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist
Franklin Adreon
1902–1979Screenwriter, director, producer, actor

Tamar Braxton
born 1977American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality


John Rawls
1921–2002American philosopher, philosophy teacher



Jack Andraka
born 1997American scientist, inventor and cancer researcher

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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Pasadena, at 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riviera Beach 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)
- Michael Phelps: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rawls: Published by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Photograph taken by Alec Rawls, John's son. The portrait was uncredited on the original dust jacket, but Alec is identified as its photographer on the copyright page of the 1994 German-lang…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Clancy: Gary Wayne Gilbert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Ruth: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Braxton: The Heart Truth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Stephenson: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johns Hopkins: Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Andraka: XPRIZE Foundation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nilah Magruder: Michelle Kinne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
