#1Lake Mary counts 4 famous people, first among them Aubrey Peeples
Most widely known is Aubrey Peeples, the American actor, with articles in 20 languages. Second place goes to the American soccer player Jordan Bender, third to Bart Creasman. The first birth on record is Bart Creasman’s, in 1983, and the last Jordan Bender’s, in 2001. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.4, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there.
Born in Lake Mary
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1When Lake Mary’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Lake Mary is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Lake Mary
1 more, best known first.

No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Lake Mary?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Sanford: 23.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Mary 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 (3)
- Aubrey Peeples: Aubspeeps, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Courier: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
