Biographical Records

Notable People from Florida

736 notable figures born in Florida, showing page 14 of 15, ranked by historical prominence.

Scott Helvenston
Navy Seal, personal trainer, American television actor
1965 – 2004
film actor
Glenn E. Summers
Glenn E. Summers
American politician (1925-2020)
1925 – 2020
politician
Tyrone Young
American football player, wide receiver (1960-2015)
1960 – 2015
American football player
Bill Gillespie
Bill Gillespie
American politician
1928 – 2008
politician
Isiah C. Smith
Isiah C. Smith
American judge
1922 – 2012
lawyerjudge
Bradley Jennings
American football linebacker
1977 – 2025
American football player
Marilyn Evans-Jones
Marilyn Evans-Jones
Florida state representative
1928 – 2021
politician
Dan Paul
American lawyer
1924 – 2010
lawyer
Betty Hay
Betty Hay
Cell biologist and Developmental biologist
1927 – 2007
embryologistuniversity teacher
Lawrence Singleton
Lawrence Singleton
American murderer (1927–2001)
1927 – 2001
sailor
Clarence Williams
American football player (1975–2022)
1975 – 2022
American football player
Jerome Berson
Jerome Berson
American chemist (1924-2017)
1924 – 2017
university teacherchemist
Willye Dennis
Willye Dennis
American politician in Florida (1926-2012)
1926 – 2012
librarianpolitician
Brice Hunter
American football player
1974 – 2004
American football player
Francis Joseph Kernan
Francis Joseph Kernan
American military personnel
1859 – 1945
military personnel
Char-ron Dorsey
American football player
1977 – 2024
American football player
John Nemechek
John Nemechek
American racing driver (1970–1997)
1970 – 1997
racing driver
Martha Beck
American serial killer (1920-1951)
1920 – 1951
serial killer
Edward Elder Cooper
Edward Elder Cooper
American newspaper publisher (1859–1908)
1859 – 1908
newspaper proprietorpublisher
William King
American sculptor (1925–2015)
1925 – 2015
sculptor
William Kessen
psychologists, educators, historians of science
1925 – 1999
university teacherpsychologisthistorian
Whitey Platt
Whitey Platt
American baseball player (1920–1970)
1920 – 1970
baseball player
Alexander Darnes
Alexander Darnes
African American born into slavery; one of the first black physicians in the state of Florida
1840 – 1894
physician
George P. Raney
George P. Raney
American judge (1845-1911)
1845 – 1911
politicianlawyerjudge
Jake Adam York
Jake Adam York
American poet (1972-2012)
1972 – 2012
poet
Johnny Gray
American baseball player (1926-2014)
1926 – 2014
baseball player
John Hope
American baseball player
1970 – 2018
baseball player
Wallace Turner
Wallace Turner
American journalist (1921–2010)
1921 – 2010
journalist
Glen P. Robinson
Glen P. Robinson
Founder of Scientific Atlanta (1923–2013)
1923 – 2013
engineer
Ferdie Pacheco
Cuban-American physician, artist, boxing commentator, personal physician of Muhammad Ali
1927 – 2017
sports commentatorcornermanphysician
Lamont Green
American football linebacker
1976 – 2025
American football player
Kenny Clark
American football player (born 1978)
1978 – 2025
American football player
Dan Warner
American guitarist, producer and songwriter
1970 – 2019
record producer
Ernie Newton
American actor (1925-1996)
1925 – 1996
voice actoractor
Ron Moore
United States football player (1977-2015)
1977 – 2015
American football player
Edward Hanrahan
American lawyer
1921 – 2009
juristpoliticianlawyer
Allen Trovillion
Allen Trovillion
American politician (1926-2020)
1926 – 2020
politician
Consuela Lee
American musician, pianist and music educator (1926–2009)
1926 – 2009
music educatorpianistmusician
W. Fred Turner
American lawyer (1922–2003)
1922 – 2003
lawyer
Thomas Gibbs Gee
United States federal judge (1925-1994)
1925 – 1994
military officerjudge
Stan Rogow
TV and film producer (1948–2023)
1948 – 2023
television directorfilm producerexecutive producer
Steve Oelrich
Steve Oelrich
American politician
1945 – 2024
politician
Sergio Mora
American soccer player-coach (1942-2009)
1942 – 2009
association football playerassociation football coach
Thaddeus Parker
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1923–1943)
1923 – 1943
military personnel
Ted Washington, Sr.
American football player (1948-2017)
1948 – 2017
American football player
Thara Memory
American musician
1948 – 2017
jazz musician
Willie Spence
American singer (1999-2022)
1999 – 2022
singer
Rich Peek
American basketball player
1943 – 2014
basketball player
‹ Previous12345678910Next ›
Floridahistory ›Floridacounties ›Historic sites in Florida›