#1Famous people · Parkland
6 famous people from Parkland, many of them athletes
The best known is the American professional baseball player Anthony Rizzo, with articles in 16 languages. The next two names are Andrew Peeke and Ashley Cooke. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. Born in 1975, Caesar Bacarella is the first name on record, and Andrew Peeke, born in 1998, the most recent.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Anthony Rizzo
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1975
Caesar Bacarella
Youngest
1998
Andrew Peeke
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Parkland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Parkland’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Parkland is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, 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 Parkland
Anthony Rizzo, Andrew Peeke and Ashley Cooke are written about in 16, 11 and 5 languages.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Parkland
3 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Parkland home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by X González.
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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parkland 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)
- Anthony Rizzo: Ian D'Andrea on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- X González: The Office of Congressman Ted Deutch, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfonso Calderon: Josemic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Kashuv: Office of Senator Orrin Hatch, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Deitsch: RyanDeitsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Cipes: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons