#1Famous people · Miami
13 famous people were born in Miami, more of them performers than in most towns
Articles in 13 languages make the actor Don Porter the best known. Lucien Ballard and Bob Rockwell follow. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 9 of them. Over 90 years of births, the list goes from Lucien Ballard (1904) to Mackenzie Douthit (1994).
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Don Porter
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Lucien Ballard
Youngest
1994
Mackenzie Douthit
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
What stands out about Miami’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Miami is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.3 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 Miami
By how many languages cover them, Don Porter comes first (13), then Lucien Ballard (10) and Bob Rockwell (5).
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#3Through the years
When Miami’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 3 births.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Miami 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 (3)
- Don Porter: McFadden, Strauss, Eddy & Irwin-public relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Rockwell: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Keith: TulsaPoliticsFan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons