List of Famous people born in Duval County, United States of America

Ronald Wayne Van Zant was an American musician known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was the older brother of two other rock vocalists: current Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant and Donnie Van Zant, the founder and vocalist of 38 Special. He was the father of Tammy Van Zant and Melody Van Zant.

Ashley Michele Greene is an American actress. She is known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels.

Brian Patrick Dawkins Sr. is a former American football safety who played 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft, whom he was a member of for 13 seasons. In his last three seasons, he played for the Denver Broncos. Dawkins was nicknamed "Weapon X" after the codename of the Marvel Comics character Wolverine for his reputation of relentless aggression on the field.

Thomas Roland Tillis is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from North Carolina since 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, and Speaker in 2011. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan, and reelected in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee Cal Cunningham.

David Robert Duval is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 Golfer who competed on the PGA Tour. Duval won 13 PGA Tour tournaments between 1997 and 2001; including one major title, The Open Championship in 2001.

Howard Joseph Kendrick III is an American former professional baseball infielder. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Kendrick in the tenth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2006. He has played in MLB for the Angels from 2006 to 2014, Los Angeles Dodgers from 2015 to 2016, the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017 and the Washington Nationals from 2017 to 2020, winning a World Series Championship with them in 2019. In 2011, he appeared in the MLB All-Star Game. While primarily a second baseman throughout his career, he has also played first base and left field.

Javon Wims is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia.

Kendrick Norton Jr. is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. He was critically injured after being involved in a car accident in July 2019 that caused his left arm to be amputated and effectively ended his NFL career.

Jessica Howard is a retired American rhythmic gymnast.

Paula Alma Kelly was an American actress, singer, dancer and choreographer in films, television and theatre. Kelly's career began during the mid–1960s in theatre, making her Broadway debut as Mrs. Veloz in the 1964 musical Something More!, alongside Barbara Cook. Kelly's other Broadway credits include The Dozens (1969), Paul Sills' Story Theatre (1971), Ovid's Metamorphoses (1971), and Sophisticated Ladies (1981), based on the music of Duke Ellington, appearing with Gregory Hines and Phyllis Hyman.