#1Famous people · Jacksonville
41 famous people were born in Jacksonville, more of them musicians than in most towns
Most widely known is A.J. Styles, the American professional wrestler, with articles in 42 languages. The next two names are Ryan Adams and Edwin Hodge. More than half were born since 1970, 23 in all. Births span 1889 to 2000, from Eugene Bonner to Amanda Duffy.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
A.J. Styles
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Eugene Bonner
Youngest
2000
Amanda Duffy
Most common field
Sports
22 people
What stands out about Jacksonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Jacksonville is known for
Jacksonville has 3.5× the usual share of musicians.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Jacksonville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 14 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jacksonville
First, A.J. Styles (42 languages), then Ryan Adams (28) and Edwin Hodge (19).
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Everyone else born in Jacksonville
Another 38, the earliest born in 1889.
Marcus Jones
born 1973All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, defensive end, mixed martial arts fighter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jacksonville 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 (14)
- A.J. Styles: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Adams: 6tee-zeven, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamal Shuler: Rootatroman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Evans: Max Goldberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Peck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dian Parkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Phillips: Trevor MacMillan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Charles Abell: TomKilworth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ike Reese: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jen Jordan: John Ramspott from Oxford, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Hickman: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Guidry: Interstate74, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Shepard: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald L. Burgess, Jr.: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons