#1Science & Medicine
Jan Davis
born 1953American engineer and astronaut
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Famous people · Cocoa Beach
Jan Davis tops a list of 8 famous people born in Cocoa Beach
Articles in 28 languages make the American engineer and astronaut Jan Davis the best known. Kelly Slater is second and John Pescatore third. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names. Half or more of the towns in Florida have no one on record, but this one has 7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Jan Davis
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1953
Jan Davis
Youngest
1990
Justin Jackson
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Cocoa Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cocoa Beach’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Science & MedicineSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cocoa Beach
Three names lead: Jan Davis (28 languages), Kelly Slater (25) and John Pescatore (14).
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Known for
What Cocoa Beach is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 2.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Cocoa Beach
Here are 5 more, born from 1954 to 1990.
Melanie Harrison Okoro
born 1982Marine estuarine and environmental scientist
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Buck Curran
born 1967American singer-songwriter-guitarist, record producer and guitar maker
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A chosen home
Also called Cocoa Beach home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Cocoa Beach, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Merritt Island has the most on record: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cocoa 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 (6)
- Jan Davis: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Slater: US Embassy in Fiji, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Jackson: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Wolverton: BEYOND BAROQUE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Curran: Adelebabele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watch Out For Snakes: Milostollbooth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons