#1Famous people · Sunrise
7 famous people were born in Sunrise, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Elijah Moore, the American football wide receiver, with articles in 7 languages. Jeff Owens is second and Stanley Arnoux third. More than half were born since 1970, 7 in all. The first birth on record is Regina Woodward’s, in 1970, and the last Elijah Moore’s, in 2000.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Elijah Moore
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1970
Regina Woodward
Youngest
2000
Elijah Moore
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Sunrise’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sunrise’s famous people were born
The 1980s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sunrise is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.4 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 Sunrise
Languages with an article: 7 for Elijah Moore, 4 for Jeff Owens, 3 for Stanley Arnoux.
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Everyone else born in Sunrise
A further 4 follow, born between 1970 and 1994.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Sunrise home
One more notable person made the town home: Nick Saviano.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Plantation leads the towns around it, with 25 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sunrise 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 (6)
- Elijah Moore: utrhighlightvideos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Arnoux: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- XXXTentacion: State of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Castellanos: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sami Gayle: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Hart: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons