#1Music
Harry Wayne Casey
born 1951American musician and record producer
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Famous people · Opa-locka
8 famous people were born in Opa-locka, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Harry Wayne Casey, the American musician and record producer, with articles in 11 languages. Behind the leader come Randall Bailey and Armando Allen. The largest group, 6, was born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in Florida have no one on record, but this one has 4.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Harry Wayne Casey
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Harry Wayne Casey
Youngest
1989
Justin Francis
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Opa-locka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Opa-locka’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 5.
SportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Opa-locka is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 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 Opa-locka
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Opa-locka
The rest number 5, with 4 athletes among them.
Larry Brinson
born 1954American college football coach and former college and professional football player
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Hialeah has the most on record, with 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Opa-locka 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 (4)
- Harry Wayne Casey: BradP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brisco: powtv, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Brinson: Kentucky National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diamanté: Mike Kalasnik from Charlotte, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons