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TAMPA

Most Famous People Born in Tampa, United States

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.

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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.

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

Born 1980

Born 1932

1974 - 2017

Born 1948

Born 1947

Born 1952