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Famous people · Plant City

26 famous people were born in Plant City, more of them athletes than in most towns

Ashley Moody is the best known, with articles in 21 languages. Second and third on the list are Pam Tillis and Johni Broome. Births since 1970 account for 11 of the names. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.4, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there.

#1 best knownAshley MoodyPolitics & Law · born 1975
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Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Ashley Moody
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
J. Edwin Baker
Youngest
2002
Johni Broome
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 & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Gary GibsonPam TillisJohn H. LandAshley MoodyJohni Broome
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & 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.

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).

Ashley Moody#1
Politics & Law

Ashley Moody

born 1975

United States Senator from Florida since 2025

21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Pam Tillis#2
Music

Pam Tillis

born 1957

American country music singer-songwriter and actress

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Johni Broome#3
Sports

Johni Broome

born 2002

American basketball player

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Plant City

Here are 23 more, born from 1899 to 1990.

John H. Land

John H. Land

1920–2014

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
LA

Lynne Austin

born 1961

American actress

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
CR

Cheyne Roberts

born 1988

American soccer player

EC

Edward Cowart

1925–1987

American judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Gary Gibson

Gary Gibson

born 1982

Player of American football

AC

Arthur Cox

1961–2020

American football player

DG

Derrick Gainer

born 1966

American football player

KK

Kenny Kelly

born 1979

American baseball player

MA

Mary Wells Ashworth

1903–1992

American historian

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
ER

Ean Randolph

born 1984

American football player

HB

Horace Broadnax

born 1964

American basketball player-coach

Jake Raburn

Jake Raburn

born 1985

Florida State Representative

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MP

Mark Popek

born 1990

Professional football player, offensive lineman

ME

Michael Edwards

born 1957

American football player

J. Edwin Baker

J. Edwin Baker

1899–1963

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JR

Jaclyn Raulerson

born 1990

American model

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
JH

Jimmy Hill

1918–1993

American baseball player

LB

Lorene Byron Brown

1933–2019

African-American library science educator

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The most names next door are in Lakeland: 45.

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.

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