#1Famous people · Tarpon Springs
Of the 16 famous people born in Tarpon Springs, an unusual share are athletes
2 Pistols, the American rapper, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Behind the leader come Michael Bilirakis and Bertie Higgins. Births since 1970 account for 7 of the names. Fewer than a quarter of the 286 towns in Florida with famous people list more.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
2 Pistols
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Elliot Bigelow
Youngest
1999
Austin Katz
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Tarpon Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Tarpon Springs’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 3.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tarpon Springs is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 3.4 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 Tarpon Springs
2 Pistols leads with articles in 14 languages, ahead of Michael Bilirakis (13) and Bertie Higgins (8).
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Everyone else born in Tarpon Springs
Another 13, the earliest born in 1897.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Palm Harbor, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tarpon Springs 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 (10)
- 2 Pistols: JJxFile, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Bilirakis: Directory of the US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy "The Kid" Emerson: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dieselboy: Maryishimotomorris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Durrance: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Themistocles Leftheris: Ryosuke Yagi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Charpie: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Chizik: White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Koulianos: Theremaybeawayyet, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tucker Albrizzi: Claudine Andrews, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons