#1Famous people · St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg leads Florida with 57 famous people
Danielle Collins, the American tennis player, is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. The American actress Violett Beane ranks second, ahead of Monica Raymund. The largest group, 35, was born since 1970. Musicians are unusually common here: 7, 2.2 times the usual share.
Born here
57
notable people
Best known
Danielle Collins
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Hank Herring
Youngest
1998
Kaylan Marckese
Most common field
Sports
31 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about St. Petersburg’s famous people
Still making namesSince 1950, 47 of them have been born here, the latest in 1998.A town of musiciansMusicians make up 7 of the 57, 2.2 times the usual share.A chosen home6 more notable people chose to live in St. Petersburg, including Charlie Crist.57 notable peopleMore than most towns: 57 notable people were born in St. Petersburg.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When St. Petersburg’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 17 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicinePolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What St. Petersburg is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 2.2 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 St. Petersburg
Ranked by languages covered: Danielle Collins with 31, then Violett Beane with 31 and Monica Raymund with 25.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in St. Petersburg
Still to come: 54 more, from 1922 to 1998.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called St. Petersburg home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by Charlie Crist.
Rhonda Shear
born 1954American actress, television personality, and comedian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Petersburg 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 (28)
- Danielle Collins: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Violett Beane: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monica Raymund: Hispanic Lifestyle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marreese Speights: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrence McNally: ReadingReed43, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Rotunda: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Brown: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George DiCarlo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Miller: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Wave: Michealjordan45, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Silver: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zac MacMath: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Graves: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan M. Lovelace: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Speedy Smith: Pofka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Buck: Monowi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Milhoan: CFletcher2012, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pearl: dvsross, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sierra Kusterbeck: Taylor Rosenbalm-Fabrao, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Lawrence: Keenan Hairston from Raleigh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Winfree: Gene Selkov, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Lincicome: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryane Heaberlin: @el_loko74, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Fowler: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Baird: Mbaird42, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaquill Griffin: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Crist: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Barbara Seibert: Smithsonian Institution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons