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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 14 of 559 notable people

0006 MUSIC

David Sanborn

Born 1945

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0054 MUSIC

Frank Watkins (musician)

1968 - 2015

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0105 MUSIC

Mike Browning

Born 1964

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0108 MUSIC

Doug Hammond

Born 1942

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0111 MUSIC

Steve Jay

Born 1951

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0114 MUSIC

Trevor Peres

Born 1969

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0155 MUSIC

Joe Payne

1984 - 2020

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0190 MUSIC

Greg Gall

Born 1965

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0201 MUSIC

Lem Davis

1914 - 1970

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0261 MUSIC

Rick Barrio Dill

-

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0345 MUSIC

Lola Langusta

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0349 MUSIC

Charlie Souza

Born 1948

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0483 MUSIC

Sean C. Johnson

Born 1981

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0490 MUSIC

Cade (musician)

Born 1996

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