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Famous people · Haines City

8 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.

#1 best knownSevyn StreeterMusic · born 1986
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Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Sevyn Streeter
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Bongo Joe Coleman
Youngest
1996
Derwin James
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Haines City’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Haines City’s famous people were born

The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Mary HatcherLuther BurdenDerwin JamesSevyn Streeter
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Haines City

Two of the three are athletes.

Sevyn Streeter#1
Music

Sevyn Streeter

born 1986

American singer

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Luther Burden#2
Sports

Luther Burden

1953–2015

American basketball player

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Derwin James#3
Sports

Derwin James

born 1996

American football player

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Known for

What 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

Everyone else born in Haines City

Here are 5 more, born from 1923 to 1991.

Mary Hatcher

Mary Hatcher

1929–2018

American actress

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Wayne Gandy

born 1971

American football player

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Tommy Land

born 1955

Arkansas politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
BC

Bongo Joe Coleman

1923–1999

Musical artist

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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.

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