RJ#1
Sports
Rhi Jeffrey
born 1986American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion
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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Delray Beach
Of the 13 famous people born in Delray Beach, an unusual share are athletes
Rhi Jeffrey is the best known, with articles in 10 languages. The next two names are Al Wallace and Billie Harvey. Since 1970, 8 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.9, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Rhi Jeffrey
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
John Barrow
Youngest
2002
Brianna Kahane
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Delray Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Delray Beach’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Delray Beach is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 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 Delray Beach
Rhi Jeffrey, Al Wallace and Billie Harvey are written about in 10, 3 and 3 languages.
AW#2
BH#3
Science & Medicine
Billie Harvey
1950–2007Former NASCAR Cup Series driver
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Delray Beach
Another 10, 7 of them athletes.
John Barrow
1935–2015American football player, lineman, Canadian Football Hall of Fame member
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A chosen home
Also called Delray Beach home
One more notable person made the town home: Leslie Alexander.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Boynton Beach’s, with 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delray 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 (1)
- Bhad Bhabie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons