Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida ranks 289th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tartu, Pyongyang, and Antioch. Memorable people born in Jacksonville, Florida include John Archibald Wheeler, Fred Durst, and Scott McKenzie. Memorable people who died in Jacksonville, Florida include Marcial Maciel, Paul Sorvino, and Bessie Coleman. 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 is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1871 and 1995, Jacksonville, Florida was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including John Archibald Wheeler, Fred Durst, and Scott McKenzie. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Jacksonville, Florida including Marcial Maciel, Paul Sorvino, and Bessie Coleman.
People Born in Jacksonville, Florida
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John Archibald Wheeler
1911 - 2008
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 1
Fred Durst
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 2
Scott McKenzie
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 3
Merian C. Cooper
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4
Pat Boone
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 5
Ronnie Van Zant
1948 - 1977
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 6
Sable
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 7
Dexter Jackson
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 8
Khandi Alexander
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 9
Blind Blake
1893 - 1934
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 10
Ashley Greene
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 11
Brad Mehldau
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Jacksonville, Florida
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Wanda Hendrix
1928 - 1981
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 16
Johnny Tillotson
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 20
Patrika Darbo
1948 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 30
RJ Cyler
1995 - Present
HPI: 21.50
Rank: 39
People Deceased in Jacksonville, Florida
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Marcial Maciel
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1
Paul Sorvino
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 2
Bessie Coleman
1892 - 1926
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 3
Panajot Pano
1939 - 2010
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 4
Dennis Viollet
1933 - 1999
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 5
James MacArthur
1937 - 2010
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 6
Allen Collins
1952 - 1990
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 7
Bob Hayes
1942 - 2002
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 8
Barbara Bedford
1903 - 1981
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 9
Luke Harper
1979 - 2020
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 10
Basdeo Panday
1933 - 2024
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Jacksonville, Florida
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Jacksonville, Florida were musicians (10), actors (8), singers (5), athletes (3), and politicians (3), while most who died were actors (3), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), pilots (1), and musicians (1).
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 Brad Mehldau. 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Jacksonville, Florida since 1700.
