#1Science & Medicine
Michael Tomasello
born 1950American developmental psychologist
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Famous people · Bartow
Of the 24 famous people born in Bartow, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American developmental psychologist Michael Tomasello, covered in 17 languages. The American basketball player Tony Bradley ranks second, ahead of Spessard Holland. The largest group, 10, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list is still growing: 9 were born since 1970.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Michael Tomasello
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Spessard Holland
Youngest
1998
Tony Bradley
Most common field
Sports
17 people
What stands out about Bartow’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bartow’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bartow is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2 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 Bartow
Michael Tomasello leads with articles in 17 languages, ahead of Tony Bradley (14) and Spessard Holland (13).
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#3Politics & Law
Spessard Holland
1892–1971Former Senator and Governor of Florida
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Bartow
21 more, best known first.
Johnny Burnett
1904–1959American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, shortstop
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bartow 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 (8)
- Michael Tomasello: Karl-Heinz Schalk, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Bradley: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spessard Holland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Putnam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Stewart: Mark, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Riley: Deborah Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Blake: Phil Coale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Clark: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons