Personal Life and Education
Farmer was born in North Adams, Massachusetts and raised in Weeki Wachee, Florida. He is a graduate of Hernando High School in Brooksville, Florida and was president of his senior class. He went on to attend Duke University as an Angier B. Duke Scholar, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in medical anthropology. He then attended Harvard University, earning an MD and a PhD in medical anthropology.
He and his wife, Didi, have two daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth, and one son, Sebastian. He currently lives in Kigali, Rwanda with his family. His younger brother, Jeff Farmer, also known as the nWo Sting, is a well-known athlete, competing on the professional wrestling circuit.
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