#18 famous people come from Haines City, Sevyn Streeter the best known
Articles in 14 languages make the American singer Sevyn Streeter the best known. Athletes make up the largest group, 4 of them. From Bongo Joe Coleman in 1923 to Derwin James in 1996, the births cover 73 years. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names.
What stands out about Haines City’s famous people
When Haines City’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Haines City
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3What Haines City is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 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 Haines City
Here are 5 more, born from 1923 to 1991.


No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Haines City?
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Davenport’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haines City 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)
- Sevyn Streeter: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Burden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derwin James: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Hatcher: Film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike James: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Kelly: Debbie Byron, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Gunter: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

