#1Famous people · Jacksonville
Musicians stand out among the 26 famous people born in Jacksonville
The best known is the American actress Margo Martindale, with articles in 34 languages. Behind the leader come Lee Ann Womack and Ron Wright. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 19 in all. The list is still growing: 5 were born since 1970.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Margo Martindale
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Al Dexter
Youngest
1981
Stephen Plunkett
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Jacksonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Jacksonville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 4.2 times.
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
Births peak in the 1950s, with 6 people born in that decade.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jacksonville
Margo Martindale has articles in 34 languages, Lee Ann Womack in 18 and Ron Wright in 17.
#1
#2Music
Lee Ann Womack
born 1966American country music singer and songwriter
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Jacksonville
The rest number 23, with 13 athletes among them.
Travis Ward
1922–2015Owner of Multiple Oil companies in cities in the United States and Europe.
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Billy Martindale
born 1938Professional golfer, golf course designed, college golf coach
SportsWikipedia ↗
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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 (8)
- Margo Martindale: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Ann Womack: Technical Sergeant Dan Neely; uploaded by Thivierr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Wright: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Dexter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal McCoy: WikiBunny2K1, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke McCown: Sgt. Randall A. Clinton, US Marines, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Plunkett: Livingonbliss46, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Eatman: PolskaGoyl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons