Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida ranks 350th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Winnipeg, Argentina, and Porto. Memorable people born in Tampa, Florida include Cannonball Adderley, Joseph Kittinger, and Sarah Paulson. Memorable people who died in Tampa, Florida include Angelo Dundee, Alexander Hurd, and George Steinbrenner. Tampa, Florida has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many businesspeople, and military personnels. Tampa, Florida is located in United States.
Tampa is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. It is the third-most populous city in Florida and 49th-most populous city in the country with a population of 403,364 at the 2020 census, while the Tampa Bay metropolitan area at over 3.42 million residents is the second-largest metropolitan area in Florida and 17th-largest in the United States. The Greater Tampa Bay area has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1895 and 2004, Tampa, Florida was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including Cannonball Adderley, Joseph Kittinger, and Sarah Paulson. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Tampa, Florida including Angelo Dundee, Alexander Hurd, and George Steinbrenner.
People Born in Tampa, Florida
Go to all RankingsCannonball Adderley
MUSICIAN
1928 - 1975
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 6
Joseph Kittinger
PILOT
1928 - 2022
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 11
Sarah Paulson
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 21
Blackie Lawless
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 24
David Sanborn
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 37
JoAnna Garcia
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 20
Brutus Beefcake
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1
Big E
WRESTLER
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 31
Butterfly McQueen
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 8
Nat Adderley
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2000
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 12
Evelyn Brent
ACTOR
1895 - 1975
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 10
Dan Bilzerian
POKER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Tampa, Florida
Go to all RankingsAngelo Dundee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 2012
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Rank: 1
Alexander Hurd
SKATER
1910 - 1982
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Rank: 2
George Steinbrenner
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2010
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Rank: 3
Ryszard Kukliński
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1930 - 2004
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Rank: 4
Marty Balin
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2018
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Rank: 5
Billy Mays
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - 2009
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Rank: 6
Tom Aldredge
ACTOR
1928 - 2011
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Rank: 7
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - 2012
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Rank: 8
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WRESTLER
1975 - 2009
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Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Tampa, Florida
Go to all RankingsAngelo Dundee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 2012
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Rank: 1
Alexander Hurd
SKATER
1910 - 1982
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Rank: 2
George Steinbrenner
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2010
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Rank: 3
Ryszard Kukliński
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1930 - 2004
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Rank: 4
Marty Balin
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2018
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Rank: 5
Billy Mays
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - 2009
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Rank: 6
Tom Aldredge
ACTOR
1928 - 2011
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Rank: 7
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - 2012
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Rank: 8
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WRESTLER
1975 - 2009
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Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tampa, Florida were actors (14), musicians (6), basketball players (3), wrestlers (2), and singers (2), while most who died were businesspeople (2), military personnels (2), religious figures (1), skaters (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tampa, Florida, including Sarah Paulson, JoAnna Garcia, and Brittany Snow. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tampa, Florida, including Sarah Paulson, JoAnna Garcia, and Butterfly McQueen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Tampa, Florida since 1700.