Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida ranks 749th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Salto, Uruguay, Győr, and Lincoln, Nebraska. The most famous people from Gainesville, Florida are Tom Petty, Desmond Child, and Don Felder. The most famous people who died in Gainesville, Florida are Charles W. Morris, Marvin Harris, and Wilbur Scoville. Gainesville, Florida has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many biologists, and philosophers. Gainesville, Florida is located in United States.
People
Between 1947 and 1998, Gainesville, Florida was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Tom Petty, Desmond Child, and Don Felder. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Gainesville, Florida including Charles W. Morris, Marvin Harris, and Wilbur Scoville.
People Born in Gainesville, Florida
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Tom Petty
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 1
Desmond Child
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 2
Don Felder
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 3
Philip H. Dybvig
ECONOMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 4
Scott Ritter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5
Lana
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 6
Dustin Moskovitz
BUSINESSPERSON
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 7
Maya Rudolph
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 8
Charles Bradley
SINGER
1948 - 2017
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 9
Bob Burns
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2015
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 10
Rodney Mullen
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 11
Abigail Cowen
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gainesville, Florida
Go to all RankingsScott Ritter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5
Tammy Jackson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 19
Scottie Wilbekin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 22
Vernon Maxwell
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 23
People Deceased in Gainesville, Florida
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Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 1
Marvin Harris
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1927 - 2001
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 2
Wilbur Scoville
BIOLOGIST
1865 - 1942
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 3
Rudolf E. Kálmán
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 4
William Calley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - 2024
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 5
William Murrill
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1957
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 6
Bob Graham
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2024
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 7
Kenneth To
SWIMMER
1992 - 2019
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gainesville, Florida were actors (6), musicians (5), basketball players (3), politicians (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were biologists (2), philosophers (1), anthropologists (1), mathematicians (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Gainesville, Florida since 1700.
