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Famous people · Clearwater
42 famous people were born in Clearwater, more of them musicians than in most towns
Articles in 29 languages make the American businesswoman Sara Blakely the best known. Behind the leader come Melanie Margalis and Keith Thurman. Since 1970, 24 were born, the most of any period. Only 11 of the 284 towns in Florida with anyone on record list more.
Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Sara Blakely
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Ruby Stephens
Youngest
1997
Maggie Chapman
Most common field
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23 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Clearwater’s famous people
Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 32, the most recent in 1997.A town of musiciansAmong the 42 people born here, 5 are musicians: 2.2 times the usual share.A chosen home6 more notable people chose to live here, Hulk Hogan among them.42 notable peopleWith 42 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Clearwater’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 12 people born in that decade.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Clearwater is known for
Clearwater has 2.2× the usual share of musicians.
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 Clearwater
Ranked by languages covered: Sara Blakely with 29, then Melanie Margalis with 18 and Keith Thurman with 16.
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Melanie Margalis
born 1991American college swimmer, international swimmer
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Everyone else born in Clearwater
Still to come: 39 more, from 1924 to 1997.
Eddie Sharp
born 1964American stock car racing team owner, crew chief, driver and powerboat racer
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Cheryl Casone
born 1970American television business news anchor and journalist
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Clearwater home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by Hulk Hogan.
Hulk Hogan
1953–2025American professional wrestler, actor and television personality
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Dunedin’s, at 15 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clearwater 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)
- Keith Thurman: Denzel1312nico, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Carmichael: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hulk Hogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstie Alley: Kirstie Alley 1994.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bad Randolph, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Stott: Bill Stafford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Jolly: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tucker Albrizzi: Claudine Andrews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Rowland: Harrison Keely, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons