#1Famous people · Naples
Athletes stand out among the 24 famous people born in Naples
At the top of the list is the American musician Dominic Fike, covered in 31 languages. 22 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Lewis Gilbert, born in 1956, the newest to Kaitlin Quevedo, born in 2006. Half or more of the towns in Florida have no one on record, but this one has 12.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Dominic Fike
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1956
Lewis Gilbert
Youngest
2006
Kaitlin Quevedo
Most common field
Sports
19 people
Also called it home
12
notable residents
What stands out about Naples’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Naples’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 8 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Naples is known for
Naples has 2.2× the usual share of athletes.
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 Naples
Three names lead: Dominic Fike (31 languages), Kaitlin Quevedo (11) and Jesse Witten (9).
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Everyone else born in Naples
A further 21 follow, born between 1956 and 2002.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Naples home
12 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Shahid Khan the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Naples 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 (13)
- Dominic Fike: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaitlin Quevedo: si.robi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Witten: Brett Weinstein, Wikipedia user Nrbelex, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Embree: Lauren_Embree.jpg: Robbie Mendelson derivative work: Arteyu ? Blame it on me !, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Johnson: LWY on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garnet Hathaway: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Resop: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shahid Khan: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Donalds: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Sale: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Usue Maitane Arconada: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glennon Doyle: Dahlia4519, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Schutz: Marcel Antonisse / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons