Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida ranks #468 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Madison, Wisconsin, Norfolk, Virginia, and Angers. The most famous people from Orlando, Florida are Wesley Snipes, Howie Dorough, and Billy Gunn. The most famous people who died in Orlando, Florida are Bob Ross, Dusty Rhodes, and John Mott. Orlando, Florida has been the birthplace of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many wrestlers, and soccer players. Orlando, Florida is located in United States.
People
Between 1922 and 2002, present-day Orlando, Florida was the birthplace of 36 globally memorable people, including Wesley Snipes, Howie Dorough, and Billy Gunn. Additionally, 18 globally memorable people died in present-day Orlando, Florida, including Bob Ross, Dusty Rhodes, and John Mott.
People Born in Present-Day Orlando, Florida
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Wesley Snipes
Actor
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 1
Howie Dorough
Singer
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 2
Billy Gunn
Wrestler
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 3
Traylor Howard
Actor
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 4
Billy Beane
Businessperson
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 5
Antonio Tarver
Boxer
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 6
Rob Rock
Singer
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 7
Audrey Long
Actor
1922 - 2014
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 8
Emma Myers
Actor
2002 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 9
Josh Freese
Musician
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 10
Stan Bush
Musician
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 11
Delta Burke
Actor
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Orlando, Florida
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Singer
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 7
Quinn Hughes
Hockey Player
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 17
Michelle Finn-Burrell
Athlete
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 19
Damaris Egurrola
Soccer Player
1999 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 25
Jamaal Torrance
Athlete
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 26
Jeremy Pope
Actor
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.58
Rank: 27
Bryana Salaz
Actor
1997 - Present
HPI: 27.37
Rank: 30
Maxwell Frost
Politician
1997 - Present
HPI: 25.63
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Present-Day Orlando, Florida
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Bob Ross
Painter
1942 - 1995
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 1
Dusty Rhodes
Wrestler
1945 - 2015
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 2
John Mott
Religious Figure
1865 - 1955
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 3
Joseph Kittinger
Pilot
1928 - 2022
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 4
Emmanuel Sanon
Soccer Player
1951 - 2008
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 5
Sam Rivers
Musician
1923 - 2011
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 6
Reinhard Bonnke
Writer
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 7
Lou Thesz
Wrestler
1916 - 2002
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 8
Morton Gould
Composer
1913 - 1996
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 9
Gábor Delneky
Athlete
1932 - 2008
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 10
Darlanne Fluegel
Actor
1953 - 2017
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 11
Sam Rivers
Musician
1977 - 2025
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Orlando, Florida were actors (10), athletes (10), singers (3), musicians (2), and basketball players (2), while most who died were wrestlers (2), soccer players (2), musicians (2), writers (2), and actors (2).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in present-day Orlando, Florida since 1700.
