#1Famous people · Tallahassee
Of the 47 famous people born in Tallahassee, an unusual share are performers
Articles in 36 languages make the American actor Shea Whigham the best known. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 24 of them. Kay Aldridge (1917) and Anthony Belton (2001) mark the two ends of the list. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.3, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Shea Whigham
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Kay Aldridge
Youngest
2001
Anthony Belton
Most common field
Sports
24 people
Also called it home
11
notable residents
What stands out about Tallahassee’s famous people
Still making namesSince 1950, 37 of them have been born here, the latest in 2001.A town of performersAmong the 47 people born here, 8 are performers: 1.8 times the usual share.A chosen home11 more notable people chose to live in Tallahassee, including Ron DeSantis.47 notable peopleMore than most towns: 47 notable people were born in Tallahassee.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Tallahassee’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 10.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicNotableScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tallahassee is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 1.8 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 Tallahassee
By how many languages cover them, Shea Whigham comes first (36), then Brad Davis (31) and Lobo (21).
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Everyone else born in Tallahassee
44 more, best known first.
Clifford Charlton
born 1965All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker
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Leonardo Drew
born 1961American contemporary artist based in Brooklyn, New York
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Tallahassee home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 11 in all, led by Ron DeSantis.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tallahassee 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 (15)
- Shea Whigham: Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Davis: CBS Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lobo: AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Piper Curda: Kelli Berglund Updates, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carla Hayden: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Aldridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel T. Durrance: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Clark: Mandy Coombes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie P. Meek: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norm Lewis: Michael Schamis from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Perry: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron DeSantis: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kévin Borlée: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Borlée: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Tinsley: Foley, Mark T., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons