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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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Showing 50 of 559 notable people

0001 ACTOR

Sarah Paulson

Born 1974

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0002 ACTOR

Brittany Snow

Born 1986

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0003 ACTOR

Aaron Carter

Born 1987

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0007 ACTOR

Butterfly McQueen

1911 - 1995

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0011 ACTOR

Carter Jenkins

Born 1991

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0014 ACTOR

Shawn Pyfrom

Born 1986

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0018 ACTOR

Robert Gant

Born 1968

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0019 ACTOR

Evelyn Brent

1901 - 1975

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0021 ACTOR

Amber Smith

Born 1971

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0023 ACTOR

Dreama Walker

Born 1986

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0027 ACTOR

Avy Scott

Born 1981

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0030 ACTOR

Keisha Grey

Born 1994

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Aja (actress)

1963 - 2006

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Adrian R'Mante

Born 1978

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0045 ACTOR

Joe Lala

1947 - 2014

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0055 ACTOR

Lauren Mayhew

Born 1985

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0061 ACTOR

Rachel Specter

Born 1980

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0066 ACTOR

Skylar Stecker

Born 2002

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0078 ACTOR

KJ-52

Born 1975

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0083 ACTOR

Dakota Skye

Born 1994

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Catherine Parks

Born 1956

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0097 ACTOR

Arjun Gupta (actor)

Born 1986

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0098 ACTOR

Michael Roof

1976 - 2009

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0115 ACTOR

Ron Crawford

Born 1945

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0124 ACTOR

Violet Starr

Born 1996

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0144 ACTOR

Owen Teague

Born 1998

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0146 ACTOR

Taylor Trensch

Born 1989

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0159 ACTOR

Raven Bay

Born 1990

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0174 ACTOR

Sydney Cole

Born 1995

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0182 ACTOR

Emma Rayne Lyle

Born 2003

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0194 ACTOR

Bert Kreischer

Born 1972

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0211 ACTOR

Sean O'Neal

Born 1975

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0216 ACTOR

Omid Khansari

Born 1979

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0218 ACTOR

Robert Vito

Born 1987

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0232 ACTOR

William Haze

1969 - 2016

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0241 ACTOR

Brooke Wylde

Born 1995

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0265 ACTOR

Carmen Caliente

Born 1994

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0269 ACTOR

Ashley Adams

Born 1996

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0288 ACTOR

Taylor Whyte

Born 1993

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0291 ACTOR

Alma Cuervo

Born 1951

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0316 ACTOR

Amy Vitale

Born 1977

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0321 ACTOR

Richard E. Council

Born 1947

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0351 ACTOR

Teri Hope

Born 1939

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0367 ACTOR

Desmond Mullen

Born 1966

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0405 ACTOR

Robert Farrior

Born 1969

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0424 ACTOR

Allan Medina

Born 1978

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0457 ACTOR

Danielle Trzcinski

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0478 ACTOR

Velia Martínez

1920 - 1993

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0481 ACTOR

Nathan Purdee

Born 1950

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0529 ACTOR

Lazzaro Oertli

Born 1999

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