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Famous people · Sebring

Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in Sebring

Most widely known is Walter Clayton Jr., the American basketball player, with articles in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Tom Gordon and Frankie Neal. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Over 79 years of births, the list goes from Parker Lee McDonald (1924) to Walter Clayton Jr. (2003).

#1 best knownWalter Clayton Jr.Sports · born 2003
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7
notable people
Best known
Walter Clayton Jr.
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Parker Lee McDonald
Youngest
2003
Walter Clayton Jr.
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Sebring’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Sebring’s famous people were born

The 1960s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Tom GordonParker Lee McDonaldWalter Clayton Jr.
SportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Sebring is known for

Sebring has 2.4× 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 Sebring

Walter Clayton Jr. has articles in 9 languages, Tom Gordon in 8 and Frankie Neal in 3.

Walter Clayton Jr.#1
Sports

Walter Clayton Jr.

born 2003

American basketball player

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Tom Gordon#2
Sports

Tom Gordon

born 1967

American baseball player

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
FN#3
Sports

Frankie Neal

born 1965

American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Sebring

4 more, from 1924 to 1977.

Parker Lee McDonald

Parker Lee McDonald

1924–2017

American judge, Florida Supreme Court justice

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Larry Scott

born 1977

American football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sebring 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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