Key West
Key West ranks 4,073rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Consett, Erzurum, and Quillota. Memorable people born in Key West include David Robinson, Fats Navarro, and Stepin Fetchit. Memorable people who died in Key West include Marie-Claire Blais, Shel Silverstein, and John Hersey. Key West has been the birth place of many basketball players, and musicians and the death place of many writers. Key West is located in United States.
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it constitutes the City of Key West. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1902 and 1965, Key West was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including David Robinson, Fats Navarro, and Stepin Fetchit. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Key West including Marie-Claire Blais, Shel Silverstein, and John Hersey.
People Born in Key West
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David Robinson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 1
Fats Navarro
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1950
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 2
Stepin Fetchit
ACTOR
1902 - 1985
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 3
Richard N. Richards
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Key West
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Marie-Claire Blais
WRITER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 1
Shel Silverstein
WRITER
1930 - 1999
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 2
John Hersey
WRITER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Key West were basketball players (1), musicians (1), actors (1), and astronauts (1), while most who died were writers (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Key West, including David Robinson. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Key West, including David Robinson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Key West since 1700.
