#1Famous people · Riviera Beach
7 famous people were born in Riviera Beach, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American football player Devin Hester, covered in 17 languages. Behind the leader come Richard Rellford and Kaiir Elam. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. 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
7
notable people
Best known
Devin Hester
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1960
Anthony Carter
Youngest
2001
Kaiir Elam
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Riviera Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Riviera Beach’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 3.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Riviera Beach is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.4 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 Riviera Beach
By how many languages cover them, Devin Hester comes first (17), then Richard Rellford (6) and Kaiir Elam (5).
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Everyone else born in Riviera Beach
The rest number 4, with 3 athletes among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is West Palm Beach’s, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riviera 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 (7)
- Devin Hester: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Young: original: U.S. Army Public Affairs Midwestderivative: Diddykong1130, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Carter: Dlz28 (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Powell: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiffany Trump: Ali Shaker/VOA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Paulson: Treasury Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Mercer: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons