#18 famous people were born in Fernandina Beach from 1858 to 1978
Articles in 10 languages make the American politician Aaron Bean the best known. Close behind are Henrietta Cuttino Dozier and William B. Allen. 3 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Florida have no one on record, but this one has 6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born in Fernandina Beach
Languages with an article: 10 for Aaron Bean, 7 for Henrietta Cuttino Dozier, 6 for William B. Allen.
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#3William B. Allen
born 1944American political scientist
When Fernandina Beach’s famous people were born
The 1870s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Fernandina Beach is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Fernandina Beach
The rest number 5, with 2 leaders among them.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fernandina 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 (7)
- Aaron Bean: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Cuttino Dozier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Allen: Copyright holder: William B. Allen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas J. Cutinha: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhydon Mays Call: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara M. Carey-Shuler: Ojuice1701, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Bertha Delaney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons