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Famous people · Destin

3 famous people call Destin their birthplace

Most widely known is James Uthmeier, the Republican Florida attorney general, with articles in 5 languages. Chris Parrish and Aaron Jackson follow. The first birth on record is Chris Parrish’s, in 1979, and the last James Uthmeier’s, in 1987. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.1, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there.

#1 best knownJames UthmeierPolitics & Law · born 1987
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
James Uthmeier
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1979
Chris Parrish
Youngest
1987
James Uthmeier
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
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Born in Destin

Two of the three are leaders.

James Uthmeier#1
Politics & Law

James Uthmeier

born 1987

Republican Florida attorney general

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CP#2
Sports

Chris Parrish

born 1979

American water skier

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AJ#3
Politics & Law

Aaron Jackson

American activist

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Destin 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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  • James Uthmeier: Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons