#1Famous people · Winter Haven
Of the 33 famous people born in Winter Haven, an unusual share are musicians
At the top of the list is the American singer-songwriter Gram Parsons, covered in 29 languages. Second and third on the list are Rowdy Gaines and Andre Berto. 16 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 284 towns in Florida with famous people list more.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Gram Parsons
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Katherine B. Hoffman
Youngest
1992
Trey Mancini
Most common field
Sports
19 people
What stands out about Winter Haven’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Winter Haven’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 9 births.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Winter Haven is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 2.2 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 Winter Haven
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2Sports
Rowdy Gaines
born 1959American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, television sports commentator
23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Winter Haven
Another 30, the earliest born in 1914.
O.D. Wilson
1954–1991American world champion powerlifter and world champion strongman competitor
NotableWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winter Haven 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 (8)
- Gram Parsons: Reprise Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowdy Gaines: Vasco77, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Berto: Arvee Eco from QUEENS, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Birdsong: Kansas City Kings / NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tree Rollins: Back9Network, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Mancini: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amar'e Stoudemire: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Ortagus: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons