Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida ranks 730th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Colombo, Pest, Hungary, and Trento. Memorable people born in Gainesville, Florida include Tom Petty, Don Felder, and Dustin Moskovitz. Memorable people who died in Gainesville, Florida include Wilbur Scoville, Charles W. Morris, and Marvin Harris. Gainesville, Florida has been the birth place of many musicians and actors and the death place of many biologists and philosophers. Gainesville, Florida is located in United States.
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, and the most populous city in North Central Florida, with a population of 145,214 in 2022. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, which had a population of 339,247 in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1947 and 1997, Gainesville, Florida was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Tom Petty, Don Felder, and Dustin Moskovitz. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Gainesville, Florida including Wilbur Scoville, Charles W. Morris, and Marvin Harris.
People Born in Gainesville, Florida
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Tom Petty
1950 - 2017
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1
Don Felder
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 2
Dustin Moskovitz
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 3
Desmond Child
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 4
Rodney Mullen
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 5
Maya Rudolph
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 6
Bob Burns
1950 - 2015
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 7
Robert Hoffman
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.14
Rank: 8
Brittany Daniel
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.03
Rank: 9
Will Hunt
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 10
Alysia Reiner
1970 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 11
Merritt Butrick
1959 - 1989
HPI: 33.24
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Gainesville, Florida
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Wilbur Scoville
1865 - 1942
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 1
Charles W. Morris
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 2
Marvin Harris
1927 - 2001
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 3
Rudolf E. Kálmán
1930 - 2016
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4
William Murrill
1869 - 1957
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Gainesville, Florida
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Gainesville, Florida were musicians (5), actors (5), athletes (3), politicians (2), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were biologists (2), philosophers (1), anthropologists (1), and mathematicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gainesville, Florida, including Tom Petty, Don Felder, and Desmond Child. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gainesville, Florida, including Tom Petty, Don Felder, and Desmond Child.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Gainesville, Florida since 1700.
