#1Famous people · Boynton Beach
32 famous people from Boynton Beach, many of them athletes
Bhad Bhabie, the American rapper, is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. Second and third on the list are Mike Waltz and Otis Thorpe. More than half were born since 1970, 24 in all. Fewer than a quarter of the 285 towns in Florida with famous people list more.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Bhad Bhabie
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1952
Charles Cornelius
Youngest
2003
Bhad Bhabie
Most common field
Sports
25 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Boynton Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Boynton Beach’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 9 births.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Boynton Beach is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.2 times the usual share.
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 Boynton Beach
First, Bhad Bhabie (30 languages), then Mike Waltz (30) and Otis Thorpe (16).
#1
#2Politics & Law
Mike Waltz
born 1974U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations since 2025
30 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Boynton Beach
The rest number 29, with 24 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Boynton Beach home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Vania King.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Delray Beach, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boynton Beach 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)
- Bhad Bhabie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Waltz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Thorpe: United States Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Trafford: Longbomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Wilfork: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trea Turner: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Martinez Martinez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vania King: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alla Kudryavtseva: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons