Famous Floridians
These are just a few of the famous people who were either born in Florida or spent some important time in Florida.
Brian Adams, aka Crush, wrestler
Mike Alstott, football player
Stuart Appleby, golfer
Reubin Askew, Florida governor
Ronde Barber, football player
T. Bubba Bechtol, comedian
Josh Bidwell, football player
Juran Bolden, football player
Marty Booker, football player
Derrick Brooks, football player
Ronnie Brown, football player
Jimmy Buffett, singer
Nick Buoniconti, football player
Jeb Bush, Florida governor
Prescott Bush, U.S. senator
J. Robert Cade, inventor of Gatorade
Bud Carson, football coach
Chris Carter, football player
Kevin Carter, football player
Helio Castroneves, race car driver
Chris Chambers, football player
Lawton Chiles, Florida governor
Mark Clayton, football player
Sam Cowart, football player
James V. Crum III, author
Larry Csonka, football player
Mark Cuban, Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks basketball team owner
Daunte Culpepper, football player
Matt Damon, actor
Donovan Darius, football player
Anthony Davis, football player
Ponce de Leon, explorer
Cote de Pablo, actress
Johnny Depp, actor
Nelson Doubleday, publisher
Tony Dungy, football player and coach
Warrick Dunn, football player
Rhea Durham, model
Thomas Edison, inventor
Laurence Elder, jazz musician
Michael Esposito, author
Manny Fernandez, football player
Harvey Firestone, founder, Firestone Tire
Henry Flagler, industrialist and real estate developer
Francis Fleming, Florida governor
Henry Ford, founder, Ford Motor Company
Bill France Jr., chairman of NASCAR
Bill France Sr., founder of NASCAR
Gus Frerotte, football player
Joey Galloway, football player
Malcolm Glazer, football team owner
Curt Gowdy, sportscaster
Daniel Graham, Florida governor
Kelsey Grammer, actor
Bob Griese, football player
Brian Griese, football player
John Gruden, football coach
John Wesley Hardin, killer and gambler
Averell Harriman, ambassador
Reggie Hayward, football player
Ernest Hemingway, novelist
John Henderson, football player
Carl Hiaasen, mystery writer
Ike Hilliard, football player
Hulk Hogan, wrestler
Vonnie Holliday, football player
Chris Hovan, football player
Rex Hubbard, televangelist
Zora Neal Hurston, novelist
Dexter Jackson, football player
Brad Johnson, football player
Don Johnson, actor
Anand Jon, fashion designer
Matt Jones, football player
Tebucky Jones, football player
Monte Kiffin, football coach
Jim Kiick, football player
Roger King, TV executive, King World
Claude Kirk, Florida governor
Jack Kuney, director and producer
Jim Langer, football player
Byron Leftwich, football player
Elmore Leonard, novelist
Rush Limbaugh, radio talk show host and author
Scott Linehan, football coach
Larry Little, football player
Father López, pioneer
Kenneth Mackay, Florida governor
Sam Madison, football player
Olindo Mare, football player
Robert Martinez, Florida governor
Anthony McFarland, football player
Rich McKay, football manager
Pedro Menéndez, explorer
John Mixson, Florida governor
Earl Morrall, football player
Mercury Morris, football player
Sammie Morris, football player
Al Neuharth, publisher, founder of USA Today
Shaquille O'Neal, basketball player
Jermaine Phillips, football player
Michael Pittman, football player
Shelton Quarles, football player
Jeff Reardon, baseball player
Burt Reynolds, actor
Jean Ribault, pioneer
Simeon Rice, football player
Herbert Saffir, structural engineer,
developed Saffir-Simpson scale for designating hurricane strength
Johann Santana, baseball player
Warren Sapp, football player
Lance Schulters, football player
Josh Scobee, football player
Jake Scott, football player
Junior Seau, football player
Don Shula, football coach
Chris Simms, football player
O. J. Simpson, football player and actor
Emmitt Smith, football player
Jimmy Smith, football player
Robert Smith, football player
Bob Stanfill, football player
Marcus Stroud, football player
Todd Steussie, football player
Fred Taylor, football player
Sean Taylor, football player
Jason Taylor, football player
Zach Thomas, football player
Lady Tigra, singer
John Travolta, actor
Keith Traylor, football player
Donald Trump, businessman and reality TV star
Dwyane Wade, football player
Kenyatta Walker, football player
Paul Warfield, football player
Wes Welker, football player
Carnell “Cadillac” Williams, football player
Reggie Williams, football player
Kenny Wright, football player
Marcellus Wiley, football player
Tiger Woods, golfer
Garo Yepremian, football player
Jordan Zimmerman, billionaire owner of Florida Panthers basketball team
