St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida ranks 1,246th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fuchū, Tokyo, Burgos, and Hungary. Memorable people born in St. Petersburg, Florida include Dawn Olivieri, Lin Carter, and Mike Rotunda. Memorable people who died in St. Petersburg, Florida include Jack Kerouac, Jaromír Weinberger, and Lee Wallard. St. Petersburg, Florida has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and composers. St. Petersburg, Florida is located in United States.
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the most populous city in the state that is not a county seat. It is the second-most populous city in the Tampa Bay area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Florida with an estimated population of about 3.29 million in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1930 and 1999, St. Petersburg, Florida was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Dawn Olivieri, Lin Carter, and Mike Rotunda. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in St. Petersburg, Florida including Jack Kerouac, Jaromír Weinberger, and Lee Wallard.
People Born in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Dawn Olivieri
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 12
Lin Carter
WRITER
1930 - 1988
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 14
Mike Rotunda
WRESTLER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 9
Violett Beane
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 13
Terrence McNally
WRITER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1
John Kirby
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 8
Monica Raymund
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 5
Betsy Nagelsen
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 4
Danielle Collins
TENNIS PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 3
Nicole Haislett
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 11
Trayvon Bromell
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 2
Marreese Speights
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.08
Rank: 10
People Deceased in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Jack Kerouac
WRITER
1922 - 1969
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 5
Jaromír Weinberger
COMPOSER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 6
Lee Wallard
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1963
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 1
Almon Brown Strowger
INVENTOR
1839 - 1902
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 7
Harry Spanjer
BOXER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 2
Florence B. Seibert
CHEMIST
1897 - 1991
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 4
William Dickey
ATHLETE
1874 - 1944
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day St. Petersburg, Florida were actors (3), athletes (3), writers (2), tennis players (2), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were writers (1), composers (1), racing drivers (1), inventors (1), and boxers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in St. Petersburg, Florida, including Dawn Olivieri, Violett Beane, and Monica Raymund. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day St. Petersburg, Florida, including Dawn Olivieri, Violett Beane, and Monica Raymund.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in St. Petersburg, Florida since 1700.
