Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida ranks 6,114th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lewiston, Idaho, Dolores Hidalgo, and Stratford, Ontario. Memorable people born in Fort Myers, Florida include Haley Bennett, Mindy McCready, and Plies. Memorable people who died in Fort Myers, Florida include Melvin Laird, Jane Bell, and Gerard Damiano. Fort Myers, Florida has been the birth place of many singers, and actors and the death place of many athletes, and politicians. Fort Myers, Florida is located in United States.
Fort Myers is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 95,949 in 2022, making it the 25th-most populous city in Florida. Together with the larger and more residential city of Cape Coral, it anchors the Cape Coral–Fort Myers metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Lee County and has a population of 834,573 as of 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1975 and 1988, Fort Myers, Florida was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Haley Bennett, Mindy McCready, and Plies. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Fort Myers, Florida including Melvin Laird, Jane Bell, and Gerard Damiano. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Fort Myers, Florida than were born there.
People Born in Fort Myers, Florida
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Haley Bennett
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 1
Mindy McCready
SINGER
1975 - 2013
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 3
Plies
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.52
Rank: 2
Brooke Sweat
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 22.97
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Fort Myers, Florida
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Melvin Laird
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 3
Jane Bell
ATHLETE
1910 - 1998
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2
Gerard Damiano
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2008
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 1
William Stevenson
ATHLETE
1900 - 1985
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 5
Al Oerter
ATHLETE
1936 - 2007
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 4
Frank Frazetta
PAINTER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Fort Myers, Florida were singers (2), actors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were athletes (3), politicians (1), film directors (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fort Myers, Florida, including Mindy McCready, and Plies. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fort Myers, Florida, including Mindy McCready, and Plies.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Fort Myers, Florida since 1700.
