Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Ashley Moody
in 21 Wikipedia languages
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Plant City’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Plant City’s famous people were born Births peak in the 1960s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Mills & railroads The American century Today 1900 1950 2000 Gary Gibson Pam Tillis John H. Land Ashley Moody Johni Broome Sports Politics & Law Music Film, TV & Stage Notable Writing & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for What Plant City is known for Plant City has 1.5× the usual share of athletes.
Sports 14 people 54%1.5× usual Politics & Law 5 people 19%about usual Music 2 people 8%1.4× usual Film, TV & Stage 2 people 8%about usual Notable 2 people 8% Writing & Arts 1 person 4%below usual 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 Plant City By how many languages cover them, Ashley Moody comes first (21), then Pam Tillis (16) and Johni Broome (8).
#1 Politics & Law Ashley Moody born 1975 United States Senator from Florida since 2025
#2 Music Pam Tillis born 1957 American country music singer-songwriter and actress
#3 Sports Johni Broome born 2002 American basketball player
Everyone Everyone else born in Plant City Here are 23 more, born from 1899 to 1990.
All · 23 Politics & Law · 4 Sports · 13 Music · 1 Film, TV & Stage · 2 Writing & Arts · 1 Notable · 2
Any time Mills & railroads · 3 The American century · 10 Today · 9
John H. Land 1920–2014 American politician
CH Chevelle Hallback born 1971 American boxer
LA Lynne Austin born 1961 American actress
BF Brian Fekete born 1990 American soccer player
CR Cheyne Roberts born 1988 American soccer player
EC Edward Cowart 1925–1987 American judge
Gary Gibson born 1982 Player of American football
AC Arthur Cox 1961–2020 American football player
DG Derrick Gainer born 1966 American football player
JP Joe Pennington 1928–2020 American musician
KK Kenny Kelly born 1979 American baseball player
LJ Lee Jurras 1934–2017 Ammunition designer
MA Mary Wells Ashworth 1903–1992 American historian
CR Clay Roberts Association football player
ER Ean Randolph born 1984 American football player
HB Horace Broadnax born 1964 American basketball player-coach
Jake Raburn born 1985 Florida State Representative
MP Mark Popek born 1990 Professional football player, offensive lineman
ME Michael Edwards born 1957 American football player
J. Edwin Baker 1899–1963 American politician
JR Jaclyn Raulerson born 1990 American model
JH Jimmy Hill 1918–1993 American baseball player
LB Lorene Byron Brown 1933–2019 African-American library science educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plant City 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) Ashley Moody: Senator Scott's Press Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Pam Tillis: Matt Spicher, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Johni Broome: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons John H. Land: DrPMO, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gary Gibson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jake Raburn: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons J. Edwin Baker: Florida Gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Faith Evans: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons