#1Athletes stand out among the 17 famous people born in Kissimmee
At the top of the list is the actor Richard Young, covered in 13 languages. Stefan Moody and Jonathan Summerton follow. The largest group, 10, was born since 1970. The list runs from Ralph McLaurin, born in 1885, to Ethan Salas, born in 2006.
What stands out about Kissimmee’s famous people
When Kissimmee’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 5 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Kissimmee is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Kissimmee
Three names lead: Richard Young (13 languages), Stefan Moody (10) and Jonathan Summerton (7).
#1Everyone else born in Kissimmee
14 more, best known first.



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Also called Kissimmee home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Kissimmee, though born elsewhere.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kissimmee 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 (5)
- Richard Young: Richard Young, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Bronson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewayne Douglas: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph McLaurin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Oliver: Grzegorz Jereczek from Gdańsk, Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons