#1Famous people · Ocala
Of the 39 famous people born in Ocala, an unusual share are athletes
Elizabeth Ashley, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. Close behind are Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe. Births since 1970 account for 17 of the names. From Jack Durrance to Tyree Gillespie, the births on the list run from 1912 to 1998.
Born here
39
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Ashley
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Jack Durrance
Youngest
1998
Tyree Gillespie
Most common field
Sports
27 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Ocala’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ocala’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ocala 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 Ocala
Elizabeth Ashley leads with articles in 29 languages, ahead of Erin Jackson (24) and Brittany Bowe (23).
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Everyone else born in Ocala
The rest number 36, with 25 athletes among them.
Shaun Stafford
born 1968All-American college tennis player, professional tennis player
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Emery Brown
born 1957American statistician, neuroscientist, and anesthesiologist
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Judd Davis
born 1973American football player, placekicker, Lou Groza Award recipient
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A chosen home
Also called Ocala home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Michael James Shaw the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ocala 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 (8)
- Elizabeth Ashley: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy MacKay: Edward Jonas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick O'Neal: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Mantia: Orginal image: Linda L. Wood (woodsk8) Derivative work: ThaddeusB, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Johnson: File:JuliusErvingSlamDunk1981.jpg: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/ derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Santana Garrett: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caydee Denney: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Bavetta: bwjcaptures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons