List of Famous people born in Duval County, United States of America
H. F. Lenfest
Harold FitzGerald "Gerry" Lenfest was an American lawyer, media executive and philanthropist. In 2004, he was honoured to be a member of the American Philosophical Society.
Quincy Fouse
William Floyd
William Ali "Bar None" Floyd is a former American football fullback in the NFL and current color analyst on the Seminole ISP Sports Network.
Savannah Stehlin
Savannah Stehlin is an American actress. Savannah's most known role is Spork, the leading role in the musical comedy film Spork. She has also appeared in four episodes of the TV series Sleeper Cell and, in 2016, had the role of Elsie Holloway in the horror thriller film Viscilla.
John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler was an American theoretical physicist. He was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheeler also worked with Niels Bohr in explaining the basic principles behind nuclear fission. Together with Gregory Breit, Wheeler developed the concept of the Breit–Wheeler process. He is best known for using the term "black hole" for objects with gravitational collapse already predicted during the early 20th century, for inventing the terms "quantum foam", "neutron moderator", "wormhole" and "it from bit", and for hypothesizing the "one-electron universe".
Leonard Jackson
Leonard Jackson was an American stage, film, and television actor, perhaps most widely known for his roles in several PBS television series for children as well as his roles in films such as The Brother from Another Planet, Car Wash, and The Color Purple.
Francis P. Fleming
Francis Philip Fleming was an American politician and the 15th Governor of Florida from 1889 to 1893. Fleming was a Democrat. He was a Confederate soldier and lawyer before he became governor. He has been called the second-worst Florida governor, and his "racist record is undisputed".
Charles Ray
Charles Edgar Ray was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Ray rose to fame during the mid-1910s portraying young, wholesome hicks in silent comedy films.