#1Famous people · Rockledge
10 famous people were born in Rockledge, more of them performers than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American stand-up comedian Carrot Top, covered in 57 languages. Most were born since 1970: 7 of them. DeLane Matthews, born in 1961, is the earliest name and Antoine Green, born in 1999, the latest. Only 67 of the 284 towns in Florida with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Carrot Top
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1961
DeLane Matthews
Youngest
1999
Antoine Green
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
What stands out about Rockledge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rockledge is known for
Rockledge has 4.2× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Rockledge’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 3.
Film, TV & StageSportsScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rockledge
Two of the three are performers.
#1TL#2
Film, TV & Stage
Tammy Lynn Leppert
born 1965American actress and model
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Science & Medicine
Robert "RJ" Scaringe
born 1983American engineer and entrepreneur
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone else born in Rockledge
The rest number 7, with 4 athletes among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Cocoa has the most on record: 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockledge 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)
- Carrot Top: Hoggarazzi Photography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert "RJ" Scaringe: Richard Truesdell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeLane Matthews: Lester223$, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Mitchell: Pats1 T/C, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Crisafulli: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beau Taylor: Minda Haas Kuhlmann from Omaha, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Gardner-Johnson: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons