#1Film, TV & Stage
Judy Canova
1913–1983American comedian, actress, singer, and radio personality
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Famous people · Starke
9 famous people were born in Starke, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Judy Canova leads the list, covered in 12 languages. The earliest on the list is Edward A. Pace, born in 1861, and the youngest Jawan Jamison, born in 1991. Half or more of the towns in Florida have no one on record, but this one has 15.3 for every 10,000 residents. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Judy Canova
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Edward A. Pace
Youngest
1991
Jawan Jamison
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Starke
Ranked by languages covered: Judy Canova with 12, then Charley Eugene Johns with 8 and Edward A. Pace with 5.
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#3Through the years
When Starke’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaithMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Starke is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Starke
The rest number 6, with 3 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Starke 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 (5)
- Judy Canova: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Eugene Johns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward A. Pace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doyle Conner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Sternberg: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons