#1Famous people · Okeechobee
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Okeechobee
Evan Neal, the American football offensive tackle, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The next two names are Gerald B. H. Solomon and Jim Burgess. 3 of them were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 11, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Evan Neal
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Gerald B. H. Solomon
Youngest
2000
Evan Neal
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Okeechobee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Okeechobee’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 2000s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee
Evan Neal, Gerald B. H. Solomon and Jim Burgess are written about in 8, 8 and 3 languages.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Gerald B. H. Solomon
1930–2001Politician and United States Marine
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JB#3
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Everyone else born in Okeechobee
The other 3 span the years 1966 to 1990.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Okeechobee 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 (2)
- Evan Neal: utrhighlightvideos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald B. H. Solomon: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons