Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida ranks 278th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Austin, Texas, Durban, and Poznań. Memorable people born in Jacksonville, Florida include John Archibald Wheeler, Fred Durst, and Scott McKenzie. Memorable people who died in Jacksonville, Florida include Paul Sorvino, Marcial Maciel, and Dennis Viollet. Jacksonville, Florida has been the birth place of many musicians, and actors and the death place of many actors, and soccer players. Jacksonville, Florida is located in United States.
Jacksonville is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonville consolidated in 1968. It was the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020, and became the 10th largest city by population in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1871 and 2000, Jacksonville, Florida was the birth place of 49 globally memorable people, including John Archibald Wheeler, Fred Durst, and Scott McKenzie. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Jacksonville, Florida including Paul Sorvino, Marcial Maciel, and Dennis Viollet.
People Born in Jacksonville, Florida
Go to all RankingsJohn Archibald Wheeler
PHYSICIST
1911 - 2008
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 1
Fred Durst
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 2
Scott McKenzie
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2012
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 3
Merian C. Cooper
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4
Pat Boone
SINGER
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 5
Ronnie Van Zant
SINGER
1948 - 1977
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 6
Sable
MODEL
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 7
Dexter Jackson
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 8
Paula Kelly
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 9
Khandi Alexander
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 10
Ottis Toole
EXTREMIST
1947 - 1996
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 11
Blind Blake
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1934
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Jacksonville, Florida
Go to all RankingsPaula Kelly
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 9
Ottis Toole
EXTREMIST
1947 - 1996
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 11
James MacDonough
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 32.21
Rank: 39
Elizabeth Edwards
WRITER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 40
Callie Hernandez
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.10
Rank: 42
Grayson Allen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.22
Rank: 44
Garrett Scantling
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 47
Yousif Bu Arish
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 48
Michelle Moultrie
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Jacksonville, Florida
Go to all RankingsPaul Sorvino
ACTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1
Marcial Maciel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2008
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2
Dennis Viollet
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1999
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 3
Panajot Pano
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2010
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 4
Bessie Coleman
PILOT
1892 - 1926
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 5
Basdeo Panday
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 6
Allen Collins
MUSICIAN
1952 - 1990
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 7
James MacArthur
ACTOR
1937 - 2010
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 8
Bob Hayes
ATHLETE
1942 - 2002
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 9
Luke Harper
WRESTLER
1979 - 2020
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 10
Barbara Bedford
ACTOR
1903 - 1981
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jacksonville, Florida were musicians (12), actors (10), athletes (6), singers (5), and politicians (3), while most who died were actors (3), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), pilots (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jacksonville, Florida, including Fred Durst, Scott McKenzie, and Gary Rossington. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jacksonville, Florida, including Fred Durst, Scott McKenzie, and Blind Blake.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Jacksonville, Florida since 1700.