Biographical Records

Notable People from Florida

736 notable figures born in Florida, showing page 7 of 15, ranked by historical prominence.

Stella Stocker
Stella Stocker
composer (1858–1924)
1858 – 1924
music educatorchoir directorcomposer
Edward Swann
Edward Swann
American politician (1862–1945)
1862 – 1945
politicianlawyerjudge
John Henry Lloyd
John Henry Lloyd
American Hall of Fame baseball player
1884 – 1964
baseball player
Carrie C. White
American woman mistakenly believed to be the world's oldest living person
1888 – 1991
David Johnson
David Johnson
American photographer
1926 – 2024
photojournalistphotographer
Hans Tanzler
American college basketball player, attorney, mayor of Jacksonville, Florida (1927–2013)
1927 – 2013
basketball playerpoliticianjudge
Marie Knight
American gospel and R&B singer
1925 – 2009
singer
Paul A. Yost, Jr.
Paul A. Yost, Jr.
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (1929–2022)
1929 – 2022
military officer
Peter Thomas
Peter Thomas
American television announcer and narrator (1924–2016)
1924 – 2016
voice actor
Ralph Turlington
Ralph Turlington
American education commissioner (1920-2021)
1920 – 2021
politician
Robert Earl Sawyer
Robert Earl Sawyer
American actor (1923-1994)
1923 – 1994
actor
Velia Martínez
American actress (1920-1993)
1920 – 1993
film actoractor
Letitia Baldrige
Letitia Baldrige
Chief of staff to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (1926–2012)
1926 – 2012
writer
Kenneth W. Ford
Kenneth W. Ford
American physicist
1926 – 2025
university teacherauthorphysicist
Victor G. Springer
U.S. biologist and ichthyologist (1928–2022)
1928 – 2022
ichthyologistbiologistcurator
Baldomero Lopez
Baldomero Lopez
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1925–1950)
1925 – 1950
military officer
Beatrix Hamburg
American psychiatrist (1923-2018)
1923 – 2018
psychiatrist
Emory L. Bennett
Emory L. Bennett
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1929 – 1951
military personnel
Forrest Tucker
American career criminal (1920–2004)
1920 – 2004
criminal
Frederick B. Karl
Frederick B. Karl
American lawyer and politician (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
politicianlawyerjudge
James R. Ford
James R. Ford
American mayor (1925-2017)
1925 – 2017
politician
Les Whitten
American writer
1928 – 2017
novelistjournalisttranslator
Betty Skelton Erde
Betty Skelton Erde
American aerobatic pilot, auto test driver, and advertising executive
1926 – 2011
racing driveraircraft pilot
Mary Lena Faulk
American professional golfer
1926 – 1995
golfer
Charles Donald Albury
aviator
1920 – 2009
aircraft pilot
Dorothy Shay
Dorothy Shay
American singer (1921-1978)
1921 – 1978
singeractor
Virginia Spencer Carr
Virginia Spencer Carr
Biographer and author (1929-2012)
1929 – 2012
literary scholarbiographeruniversity teacher
Fred Levin
Fred Levin
American lawyer
1937 – 2021
lawyer
Gerald Moss
American tennis player
1936 – 2008
tennis player
Dick Howser
Dick Howser
American Major League Baseball manager, college baseball coach (1936-1987)
1936 – 1987
baseball player
Benny Spellman
American rhythm and blues singer (1931-2011)
1931 – 2011
musician
Bobby Lord
Bobby Lord
American country musician (1934–2008)
1934 – 2008
country musicianpresenterbandleader
Sharon Webb
American writer (1936–2010)
1936 – 2010
science fiction writernovelistnurse
Bob Williams
American professional basketball player (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
basketball player
Connie Rea
Connie Rea
American professional basketball player (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
basketball player
Sharpe James
Sharpe James
American politician
1936 – 2025
politicianteacher
Susan Harrison
American actress (1938-2019)
1938 – 2019
television actorstage actoractor
Walter Jackson
Walter Jackson
singer (1938–1983)
1938 – 1983
singer
Ernie Clark
American football player
1937 – 2024
American football player
Robert L. Shevin
Robert L. Shevin
American politician (1934-2005)
1934 – 2005
politicianlawyer
Sandy D'Alemberte
Sandy D'Alemberte
American lawyer, politician, professor, university president
1933 – 2019
academic administratorjuristpolitician
Sarah Milledge Nelson
Sarah Milledge Nelson
American archaeologist
1931 – 2020
anthropologistarchaeologistuniversity teacher
Tom Cheek
American sportscaster (1939–2005)
1939 – 2005
radio personalitysports commentatorjournalist
Buddy Buie
American songwriter, producer, and publisher (1941-2015)
1941 – 2015
songwritermusic publisherrecord producer
Charlie Carlson
American actor, writer and producer (1943-2015)
1943 – 2015
film producernovelistwriter
Khan Jamal
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1946–2022)
1946 – 2022
recording artistvibraphonistjazz musician
Paul Kelly
United States singer-songwriter
1940 – 2012
musiciansinger-songwritersinger
Sam Pilafian
American tubist (1949-2019)
1949 – 2019
tubist
Denny Freeman
Denny Freeman
American Texas and electric blues guitarist (1944-2021)
1944 – 2021
guitaristsongwritermusician
Robert H. Jenkins, Jr.
Robert H. Jenkins, Jr.
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1948–1969)
1948 – 1969
military personnel
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