#1Politics & Law
Susie Wiles
born 1957Chief of Staff to President of the United States
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Famous people · Lake City
Of the 23 famous people born in Lake City, an unusual share are athletes
Best known of all is Susie Wiles, written about in 29 languages. Grace Elizabeth, the American model, comes second, with Pat Summerall third. The list is still growing: 10 were born since 1970. Fewer than a quarter of the 285 towns in Florida with famous people list more.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Susie Wiles
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Augustus V. Long
Youngest
1997
Grace Elizabeth
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lake City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lake City’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lake City is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
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 Lake City
Languages with an article: 29 for Susie Wiles, 15 for Grace Elizabeth, 8 for Pat Summerall.
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#3Sports
Pat Summerall
1930–2013American football player and television sportscaster
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lake City
The other 20 span the years 1877 to 1996.
Jay Owens
1947–2005American electric blues and soul blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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A chosen home
Also called Lake City home
Born elsewhere, Martha Mier lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake 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 (6)
- Susie Wiles: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Summerall: Riley's Autographs, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerard Warren: Raiders_players_52_93_61_and_92_in_Jan_2010.jpg: Michael Dorausch derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Kirkman: Red3biggs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timmy Jernigan: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth W. Porter: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons