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Gainesville, Florida (usa)

United States

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Gainesville, Florida ranks 749th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Salto, Uruguay, Győr, and Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorable people born in Gainesville, Florida include Tom Petty, Desmond Child, and Don Felder. Memorable people who died in Gainesville, Florida include Bob Graham, William Calley, and William Murrill. Gainesville, Florida has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many biologists, and politicians. Gainesville, Florida is located in United States.

Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States. It is the most populous city in North Central Florida with a population of 141,085 at the 2020 census, while the Gainesville metropolitan area has an estimated 360,000 residents. Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, the third-largest public university campus by enrollment in the United States as of the 2023–2024 academic year. The university is represented by the Florida Gators sports teams in NCAA competitions. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1947 and 1998, Gainesville, Florida was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Tom Petty, Desmond Child, and Don Felder. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Gainesville, Florida including Bob Graham, William Calley, and William Murrill.

People Born in Gainesville, Florida

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Gainesville, Florida were actors (6), musicians (5), politicians (2), athletes (2), and economists (1),  while most who died were biologists (2), politicians (1), military personnels (1), philosophers (1), and mathematicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gainesville, Florida, including Maya Rudolph, Abigail Cowen, and Brittany Daniel. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gainesville, Florida, including Maya Rudolph, Abigail Cowen, and Brittany Daniel.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Gainesville, Florida since 1700.