#1Famous people · Mims
Mims is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Dick Yelvington, the American football player, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the American racing driver Barry Layne. Dick Yelvington (1928) and Barry Layne (1965) mark the two ends of the list. Of the towns next door, Titusville lists the most: 18, with Bart Gunn first.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dick Yelvington
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Dick Yelvington
Youngest
1965
Barry Layne
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Mims
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A chosen home
Also called Mims home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Mims, though born elsewhere.
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Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mims 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)
- Dick Yelvington: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry T. Moore: State Library and Archives of Florida, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bart Gunn: Mandy Coombes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons