Born near Surfside Beach: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Barry White is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. Closest of all is Jaleen Smith, from Freeport, 4 mi away. Next door, Freeport lists 11, led by Jaleen Smith. So far, no famous person on record was born in Surfside Beach.
What stands out about Surfside Beach’s famous people
Famous people born near Surfside Beach
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



King Vidor
1894–1982American film director, film producer, and screenwriter





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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Freeport counts 11 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Surfside 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 (8)
- Barry White: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Vidor: Cathrine Curtis Corporation / First National Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Johnson: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liana Liberato: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valerie Perrine: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Helmond: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Ward: Jar-Lar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Fuller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons