Famous people · Lakeland
Born near Lakeland: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bjørn Selander, from Hudson, 2 mi away. Across the town line, Hudson lists 11, Bjørn Selander first. The best known of them is Seann William Scott, with articles in 49 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lakeland.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Seann William Scott
Best known
Seann William Scott
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lakeland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lakeland
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Denis McDonough
born 196911th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Olive Ann Alcorn
1900–1975American actor, model and dancer
Thomas J. Abercrombie
1930–2006American photographer and writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Hudson has the most on record, with 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeland 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 (13)
- Seann William Scott: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis McDonough: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Fischbach: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Ann Alcorn: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bjørn Selander: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren P. Knowles: Photo by B. Artin Haig of Milwaukee, Wisconsin., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kassey Kallman: RonJonMan from Tallahassee, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Drewiske: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Frear: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Gramenz: Longbomb, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Pitera: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Eddy: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons