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Famous people · New Smyrna Beach
15 famous people from New Smyrna Beach, many of them athletes
Walter M. Miller, the American fiction writer, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. The American football player Raheem Mostert ranks second, ahead of Cole Holcomb. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 9 of them. From Walter M. Miller in 1923 to Cole Holcomb in 1996, the births cover 73 years.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Walter M. Miller
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Walter M. Miller
Youngest
1996
Cole Holcomb
Most common field
Sports
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What stands out about New Smyrna Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New Smyrna Beach’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What New Smyrna Beach is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 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 New Smyrna Beach
By how many languages cover them, Walter M. Miller comes first (28), then Raheem Mostert (9) and Cole Holcomb (6).
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Everyone else born in New Smyrna Beach
The rest number 12, with 8 athletes among them.
Laura Brown
born 1970All-American college golfer, professional golfer, LPGA Tour member, college golf coach
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Of the towns around it, Port Orange has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Smyrna Beach 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)
- Raheem Mostert: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Holcomb: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory L. Bennett: en:American Battle Monuments Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Cusack: LM0419, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Chandler: Kiwanis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Morley: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons