#1Famous people · Pompano Beach
Athletes stand out among the 21 famous people born in Pompano Beach
At the top of the list is the actress Esther Rolle, covered in 26 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 14 in all. Esther Rolle, born in 1920, is the earliest name and Loe Shimmy, born in 1999, the latest. Half or more of the towns in Florida have no one on record, but this one has 1.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Esther Rolle
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Esther Rolle
Youngest
1999
Loe Shimmy
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Pompano Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Pompano Beach’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 6 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotableMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pompano Beach is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 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 Pompano Beach
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Pompano Beach
Here are 18 more, born from 1950 to 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Pompano Beach home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 4 in all, led by XXXTentacion.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Deerfield Beach has the longest list next door: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pompano Beach 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)
- Esther Rolle: CBS Television Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamar Jackson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Jones: Gilbert_Arenas_and_Eddie_Jones.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Szopinski: Brandon Oliver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- XXXTentacion: State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Moreno-Mejía: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linnea Quigley: Yearbook staff of Bettendorf High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Jeudy: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons