#1Military
Jay Garner
born 1938United States Army general and United States Marine
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Famous people · Arcadia
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Arcadia
Jay Garner is the best known, with articles in 22 languages. Close behind are Ernie Clark and Chesterfield Smith. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jay Garner
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Chesterfield Smith
Youngest
1980
Jeff Scott
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Arcadia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Arcadia’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Arcadia is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Arcadia
Languages with an article: 22 for Jay Garner, 5 for Ernie Clark, 3 for Chesterfield Smith.
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#3Politics & Law
Chesterfield Smith
1917–2003Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Arcadia
Of the other 6, 4 are athletes.
Perry McGriff
1937–2017All-American college baseball player, college football player, Florida state representative
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arcadia 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 (6)
- Jay Garner: DoD photo by R.D. Ward. (Released) ID: 030311-D-9880W-032, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chesterfield Smith: Richard Parks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Eisnaugle: Florida House Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Perry McGriff: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Scott: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassandra Quave: Miremory, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons