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Famous people · Wauchula

Wauchula is the birthplace of 5 famous people

Most widely known is Doyle E. Carlton, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. B. J. McLeod, the American stock car racing driver, comes second, with Don Herndon third. Half or more of the towns in Florida have no one on record, but this one has 10.1 for every 10,000 residents. The earliest on the list is Doyle E. Carlton, born in 1885, and the youngest B. J. McLeod, born in 1983.

#1 best knownDoyle E. CarltonPolitics & Law · 1885–1972
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Doyle E. Carlton
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Doyle E. Carlton
Youngest
1983
B. J. McLeod
Most common field
Sports
3 people

What stands out about Wauchula’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Wauchula’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000B. J. McLeodDoyle E. Carlton
SportsPolitics & Law

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

The best known

Born in Wauchula

Counted by languages, Doyle E. Carlton is ahead of B. J. McLeod and Don Herndon: 7, 4 and 4.

Doyle E. Carlton#1
Politics & Law

Doyle E. Carlton

1885–1972

American politician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
B. J. McLeod#2
Sports

B. J. McLeod

born 1983

American stock car racing driver

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DH#3
Sports

Don Herndon

1936–2009

American football player and coach

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Wauchula is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Wauchula

Here are 2 more, born from 1891 to 1961.

ZM

Zeke Mowatt

born 1961

American football player

GW

George William Whitehurst

1891–1974

United States federal judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wauchula 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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