#1Famous people · Dunedin
Most of the 15 famous people born in Dunedin came into the world since 1970
At the top of the list is the American lobbyist and politician David Jolly, covered in 13 languages. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.2, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there. The first birth on record is Dwike Mitchell’s, in 1930, and the last Nadia Azzi’s, in 1998. Fewer than a quarter of the 284 towns in Florida with famous people list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
David Jolly
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Dwike Mitchell
Youngest
1998
Nadia Azzi
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Dunedin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dunedin’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dunedin
Languages with an article: 13 for David Jolly, 11 for Lari White, 10 for Nadia Azzi.
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Nadia Azzi
born 1998American classical pianist of Lebanese-Japanese origin
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Known for
What Dunedin is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 3.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Dunedin
12 more, 7 of them athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Clearwater leads the towns around it, with 42 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunedin 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)
- David Jolly: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lari White: Dave Hensley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nadia Azzi: Werldwayd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lowe: w:User:Timdorr, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Wilson: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinball Clemons: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Burnett: MissChatter on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tucker Albrizzi: Claudine Andrews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons