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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×
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.
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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- Politics & Law
- Music
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- Military
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Cannonball Adderley
1928 - 1975
Slim Whitman
1924 - 2013
Joseph Kittinger
Born 1928
Sam Gibbons
1920 - 2012
Thomas Burnett Swann
1928 - 1976
Frank Ragano
1923 - 1998
Hope Portocarrero
1929 - 1991
Ferdie Pacheco
1927 - 2017
Baldomero López
1925 - 1950
Edward Cowart
1925 - 1987
Lamar Crowson
1926 - 1998
Marcelino Huerta
1924 - 1985
Jim Butterfield (American football)
1927 - 2002
Theresa Manuel
1926 - 2016
Lawrence Singleton
1927 - 2001
Ernest Ivy Thomas Jr.
1924 - 1945
Velia Martínez
1920 - 1993
Senaida Wirth
1926 - 1967
Spud Clements
Born 1928
Louis A. de la Parte Jr.
1929 - 2008
Angus Williams
Born 1927