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Famous people · Deerfield Beach

15 famous people were born in Deerfield Beach, more of them athletes than in most towns

At the top of the list is the American football player Jerry Jeudy, covered in 10 languages. Jason Pierre-Paul is second and Denard Robinson third. Most were born since 1970: 13 of them. From Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed in 1940 to Nikita Klepov in 2008, the births cover 68 years.

#1 best knownJerry JeudySports · born 1999
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Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Jerry Jeudy
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1940
Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed
Youngest
2008
Nikita Klepov
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Deerfield Beach’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Deerfield Beach’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 8 births.

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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Deerfield Beach is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 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 Deerfield Beach

The three best known are all athletes.

Jerry Jeudy#1
Sports

Jerry Jeudy

born 1999

American football player

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JP#2
Sports

Jason Pierre-Paul

born 1989

American football player

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Denard Robinson#3
Sports

Denard Robinson

born 1990

American football player

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Deerfield Beach

Here are 12 more, born from 1940 to 2008.

Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed

Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed

born 1940

Florida State Representative

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Brandon Powell

Brandon Powell

born 1995

American football player

CJ

Canton Jones

born 1977

Christian musician and Christian hip-hop artist

Charlene Honeywell

Charlene Honeywell

born 1957

American judge

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AR

Aaron Robinson

born 1997

American football cornerback

BS

Brent Schaeffer

born 1986

American football player

JP

James Pierre

born 1996

American football cornerback

Jen Glantz

Jen Glantz

born 1988

Entrepreneur, Founder of Bridesmaid for Hire, Author of Always a Bridesmaid (for Hire)

NK

Nikita Klepov

born 2008

American ice hockey player

James Crawford

James Crawford

born 1994

American football linebacker

A chosen home

Also called Deerfield Beach home

One more notable person made the town home: Susan B. Anthony II.

Susan B. Anthony II

Susan B. Anthony II

1916–1991

American journalist, activist, and substance abuse counselor

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Famous people from the towns next door

2 towns around it have someone on record.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deerfield 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.

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