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Famous people · Hialeah

Of the 32 famous people born in Hialeah, an unusual share are athletes

Most widely known is Neil Covone, the American soccer player, with articles in 13 languages. The largest group, 21, was born since 1970. Over 42 years of births, the list goes from Chris Cavanaugh (1962) to Cooper Pratt (2004). For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.4, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there.

#2 best knownChris CavanaughSports · born 1962
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Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Neil Covone
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1962
Chris Cavanaugh
Youngest
2004
Cooper Pratt
Most common field
Sports
20 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Hialeah’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Hialeah’s famous people were born

The 1960s alone account for 10 of the births charted here.

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

Known for

What Hialeah is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.8 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Hialeah

All three are athletes.

NC#1
Sports

Neil Covone

born 1969

American soccer player

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Chris Cavanaugh#2
Sports

Chris Cavanaugh

born 1962

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Gio Gonzalez#3
Sports

Gio Gonzalez

born 1985

American baseball player

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Hialeah

Here are 29 more, born from 1965 to 2004.

Alex Avila

Alex Avila

born 1987

Professional baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks

AA

Agustin Anello

born 2002

American soccer player

DN

David Norona

born 1972

Cuban-American actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
LG

Luchi Gonzalez

born 1980

Peruvian association football coach

Mishel Prada

Mishel Prada

born 1989

American actress

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Luis Exposito

Luis Exposito

born 1987

American baseball player

Terry Borcheller

Terry Borcheller

born 1966

American racecar driver

Carlos Eduardo Mendoza

Carlos Eduardo Mendoza

born 1970

United States District Judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Corey Lemonier

Corey Lemonier

born 1991

American football player

Jessie Lemonier

Jessie Lemonier

1997–2023

American football defensive end

Rene Garcia

Rene Garcia

born 1974

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Bryan Avila

Bryan Avila

born 1984

Florida State Representative

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
GJ

Greg Jackson

born 1966

American football player and coach

Manny Díaz, Jr.

Manny Díaz, Jr.

born 1973

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
SK

Sergio van Kanten

born 1984

American soccer player

TM

Tom Miller

born 1965

American performance artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
BE

Bobby Estalella

born 1974

American baseball player

A chosen home

Also called Hialeah home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hialeah, though born elsewhere.

Rudy Garcia

Rudy Garcia

born 1963

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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4 towns around it have someone on record.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hialeah 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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