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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 wrestler18.9× 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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Showing 21 of 559 notable people

0004 BANDLEADER

Cannonball Adderley

1928 - 1975

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0008 SINGER

Slim Whitman

1924 - 2013

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0031 OFFICER

Joseph Kittinger

Born 1928

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0075 POLITICIAN

Sam Gibbons

1920 - 2012

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0076 POET

Thomas Burnett Swann

1928 - 1976

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0126 LAWYER

Frank Ragano

1923 - 1998

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0169 FIRST LADY

Hope Portocarrero

1929 - 1991

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0202 BOXING

Ferdie Pacheco

1927 - 2017

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0215 OFFICER

Baldomero López

1925 - 1950

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0224 JUDGE

Edward Cowart

1925 - 1987

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0233 PIANIST

Lamar Crowson

1926 - 1998

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0253 FOOTBALL

Marcelino Huerta

1924 - 1985

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0284 FOOTBALL

Jim Butterfield (American football)

1927 - 2002

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0287 ATHLETIC

Theresa Manuel

1926 - 2016

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0402 WORKER

Lawrence Singleton

1927 - 2001

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0477 MILITAR

Ernest Ivy Thomas Jr.

1924 - 1945

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0478 ACTOR

Velia Martínez

1920 - 1993

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0504 BASEBALL

Senaida Wirth

1926 - 1967

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0520 POLITICIAN

Spud Clements

Born 1928

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0534 POLITICIAN

Louis A. de la Parte Jr.

1929 - 2008

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0539 FOOTBALL

Angus Williams

Born 1927

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