Famous people · Lakeland
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lakeland
Tom Cruise is the most widely known, written about in 126 languages. Closest of all is Kim Black, from Liverpool, 2 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lakeland. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Tom Cruise
Best known
Tom Cruise
in 126 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lakeland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lakeland
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Leonard Bacon
1887–1954American poet, translator, and literary critic
Robert F. Engle
born 1942American economist and Nobel laureate
Bobcat Goldthwait
born 1962American comedian, actor, film director and screenwriter
Eric Carle
1929–2021American author and illustrator for children
Matilda Joslyn Gage
1826–1898American writer, Native American civil rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker
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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 (6)
- Robert F. Engle: Econterms, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Woese: Don Hamerman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Serling: CBS Television via the Bureau of Industrial Service. During the 1950s and 1960s, television networks, program sponsors and studios often used either advertising or public relations agencies to distribute publicity materials. The Bureau was a divisio…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matilda Joslyn Gage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Carle: Fotopersbureau De Boer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Corbin: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons