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TAMPA

Most Famous People Born in Tampa, United States

Notable people
559
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1970
Most distinctive
Wrestler 18.9×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Tampa during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 114 notable births.

What Tampa Is Known For

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Football is Tampa's biggest profession — 25% of all notables (140).

Tampa over-indexes on wrestler — 18.9× the global rate.

Tampa under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football140
  2. Baseball86
  3. Actor50
  4. Wrestler34
  5. Politician34
  6. Singer21
  7. Basket20
  8. Music14
  1. Wrestler3418.9×
  2. Baseball8613.6×
  3. Guitar67.5×
  4. Driver84.6×
  5. Basket202.8×
  6. Football1402.3×
  7. Singer211.8×
  8. Music141.8×
  1. Politician340.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Tampa's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0007 ACTOR

Butterfly McQueen

1911 - 1995

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0073 GANGSTER

Santo Trafficante Jr.

1914 - 1987

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0082 LINGUIST

Robert Lado

1915 - 1995

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0104 BANK

Charles Rebozo

1912 - 1998

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0118 WRITER

Jose Yglesias

1919 - 1995

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0193 THEOLOGIAN

John Gerstner

1914 - 1996

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0201 MUSIC

Lem Davis

1914 - 1970

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0281 HISTORIAN

Tony Pizzo

1912 - 1994

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0358 POLITICIAN

Julian Lane

1914 - 1997

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0416 MURDER

Victor Licata

1912 - 1950

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0422 BOXER

Tommy Gómez

1919 - 2006

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0443 OFFICER

George F. Baughman

1915 - 2004

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0489 TEACHER

Braulio Alonso

1916 - 2010

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0499 CRIMINAL

Nick George Montos

1916 - 2008

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0507 BASEBALL

Bernard Fernandez

1918 - 2014

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0511 MILITAR

Angus R. Goss

1910 - 1943

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0514 BASEBALL

Charlie Cuellar

1917 - 1994

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0549 MILITAR

Baya M. Harrison Jr.

1912 - 1975

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