#1Famous people · Jacksonville
5 famous people were born in Jacksonville from 1885 to 1989
Articles in 7 languages make the American singer/songwriter Riley Green the best known. Second place goes to the American politician James A. Haley, third to Todd Cunningham. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 3 of them. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Riley Green
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Neel Reid
Youngest
1989
Todd Cunningham
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Jacksonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jacksonville’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jacksonville
Three names lead: Riley Green (7 languages), James A. Haley (5) and Todd Cunningham (5).
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What Jacksonville is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Jacksonville
2 more, from 1885 to 1888.
Neel Reid
1885–1926Prominent architect in Atlanta, Georgia in the early 20th century
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jacksonville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Riley Green: Sgt. Jordan Arnold, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Haley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Cunningham: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons