List of Famous people born in Duval County, United States of America
Mike Ertel
Michael Ertel is an American politician who briefly served as the 29th Secretary of State of Florida. A Republican, Ertel previously served as Supervisor of Elections for Seminole County, Florida, a position which he was first appointed to by Governor Jeb Bush in February 2005. Ertel resigned as Secretary of State after less than a month in office after photos of Ertel dressed in blackface surfaced.
Gary Rossington
Gary Robert Rossington is an American musician, best known as a founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, in which he plays lead and rhythm guitar.
Djordje Mihailovic
Djordje Aleksandar Mihailovic is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for CF Montréal in Major League Soccer and the United States national team.
Mase
Mason Durell Betha, better known by his mononym Mase, is an American rapper, songwriter and minister. In the late 1990s he recorded at Bad Boy Records alongside Sean "Diddy" Combs. From 1996 to 1999, as a lead or featured artist, Mase had six Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 singles and five US Rap No. 1 singles. His 1997 album Harlem World was Grammy nominated and certified quadruple Platinum by RIAA. His two other albums, Double Up and Welcome Back, are both certified Double platinum and Gold by RIAA.
Wakefield Poole
Walter Wakefield Poole III was an American dancer, choreographer, theatrical director, and pioneering film director in the gay pornography industry during the 1970s and 1980s.
Will Hill
Will Hill III is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football for the University of Florida and was a member of Florida's 2009 BCS National Championship team. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants in 2012, and has also played for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) from 2014 to 2015. He was also a member of the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL), the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.
Harold Carmichael
Lee Harold Carmichael is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1983) and one season for the Dallas Cowboys (1984). Carmichael was the Director of Player Development and Alumni for the Eagles from 1998−2014, and a Fan Engagement Liaison from 2014−2015, before retiring again in 2015.
Dexter Jackson
Dexter "The Blade" Jackson is a retired American IFBB professional bodybuilder and the 2008 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding champion. Jackson has won more professional bodybuilding titles than any other person. He has the distinction of winning the Arnold Classic a record five times. After winning the Arnold Classic in 2015, he proceeded to place second in the 2015 Mr. Olympia. He is from Jacksonville, Florida.
Josh Huff
Josh Huff is an American football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon. He also played with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, and Arizona Hotshots.
Isaiah Ford
Isaiah Alexander Ford is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft.