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Famous people · Stuart

18 famous people were born in Stuart, more of them athletes than in most towns

The best known is the American actor Chris Marquette, with articles in 23 languages. The next two names are Tori Penso and Kathy Rinaldi. More than half were born since 1970, 10 in all. Half or more of the towns in Florida have no one on record, but this one has 9.7 for every 10,000 residents.

#1 best knownChris MarquetteFilm, TV & Stage · born 1984
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Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Chris Marquette
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Jack E. White
Youngest
1992
Will Sheehey
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Stuart’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Stuart’s famous people were born

The 1980s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Scott ProctorKathy RinaldiWill Sheehey
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Stuart is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 1.7 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 Stuart

Chris Marquette has articles in 23 languages, Tori Penso in 23 and Kathy Rinaldi in 17.

Chris Marquette#1
Film, TV & Stage

Chris Marquette

born 1984

American actor

23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TP#2
Notable

Tori Penso

born 1986

American soccer referee

23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Kathy Rinaldi#3
Sports

Kathy Rinaldi

born 1967

American tennis player

17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Stuart

Still to come: 15 more, from 1921 to 1992.

Howard Porter

Howard Porter

1948–2007

American basketball player

JW

Jack Walrath

born 1946

American jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader

Scott Proctor

Scott Proctor

born 1977

American baseball player

Will Sheehey

Will Sheehey

born 1992

American basketball player

CG

Cleveland Gary

born 1966

American football player

JD

James Davis

born 1979

American football player, born 1979

Bryan Silas

Bryan Silas

born 1987

American stock car racing driver

Corey McIntyre

Corey McIntyre

born 1979

American football player

RM

Rusty Meacham

born 1968

American baseball player

JW

Jack E. White

1921–1988

American physician

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
KP

Kristy Powell

born 1980

American artistic gymnast

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
MP

Mitzi Pederson

born 1976

American artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Stuart home

Born elsewhere, Emily Gregory lived here.

EG

Emily Gregory

Florida House of Representatives-elect

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Close by, Jensen Beach counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stuart 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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