#1Famous people · Homestead
24 famous people were born in Homestead, more of them athletes than in most towns
Chrissy Metz, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Close behind are Lacey Sturm and Jeff Zucker. The largest group, 16, was born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 285 towns in Florida with famous people list more.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Chrissy Metz
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Margaret Berger
Youngest
1998
Alek Manoah
Most common field
Sports
17 people
What stands out about Homestead’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Homestead’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 8 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Homestead is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2 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.
The best known
Born in Homestead
Chrissy Metz leads with articles in 23 languages, ahead of Lacey Sturm (20) and Jeff Zucker (13).
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Everyone else born in Homestead
The other 21 span the years 1922 to 1998.
Ron Tilton
born 1963American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, guard
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homestead 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 (9)
- Chrissy Metz: chris roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacey Sturm: Willlangley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Zucker: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antrel Rolle: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brown: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Dukes: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Lehtinen: David L. Shanks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Foster: U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Gregory Mcelwain/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Taylor: dbking of flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons