JW#1
Sports
John L. Williams
born 1964American football player, running back, fullback
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Larimer Memorial Library · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Palatka
Of the 10 famous people born in Palatka, an unusual share are athletes
John L. Williams leads the list, covered in 5 languages. Close behind are Clayton Beauford and Earl Leggett. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 9.4, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
John L. Williams
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Fred Hengeveld
Youngest
1983
Le'Andria Johnson
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Palatka’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Palatka’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Palatka is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.
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 Palatka
All three are athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Palatka
Here are 7 more, born from 1897 to 1983.
Jarvis Williams
1965–2010All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety
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Fred Hengeveld
1897–1969American college basketball and baseball coach; minor league baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palatka 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.