List of Famous people born in Duval County, United States of America
Shaun Wade
Shaun Wade is an American football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Jacksonville, Florida, he attended Trinity Christian Academy and was named USA Today's High School Football Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2016.
Merian C. Cooper
Merian Caldwell Cooper was an American aviator, United States Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, screenwriter, film director, and producer. Cooper was the founder of the Kościuszko Squadron during the Polish–Soviet War and was a Soviet prisoner of war for a time. He was a notable movie producer, and got his start with film as part of the Explorers Club, traveling the world and documenting adventures. He was a member of the board of directors of Pan American Airways, but his love of film always took priority. During his film career, he worked for companies such as Pioneer Pictures, RKO Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He is also credited as co-inventor of the Cinerama film projection process. Cooper's most famous film was the 1933 movie King Kong. He was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1952 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Edith Savage-Jennings
Edith Mae Savage-Jennings was an American civil rights leader from New Jersey. She was known for her association with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Madeline Rogero
Madeline Anne Rogero is an American politician who served as the 68th mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, elected in 2011. She was the first woman to hold the office and the first woman to be elected mayor in any of the Big Four cities in Tennessee. Before entering politics, Rogero worked as a community development director, non-profit executive, urban and regional planner, and community volunteer. She served on the Knox County Commission from 1990 to 1998, and first ran for mayor in 2003, losing to the later Governor of Tennessee, Bill Haslam. While Knoxville municipal elections are officially nonpartisan, Rogero is known to be a Democrat.
Tom Lyle
Thomas Stanford Lyle was an American comics artist, best known for his work on Starman and Robin for DC Comics, and Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.
Scott McKenzie
Scott McKenzie was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known for his 1967 hit single and generational anthem, "San Francisco ".
Martin López-Zubero
Martín López-Zubero Purcell, also known as Martin Zubero, is a former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. López-Zubero was born in the United States, swam in international competition for Spain, and holds dual Spanish-American citizenship.
Rex Smith
Rex Smith may refer to:
- Rex Smith (1896-1972), National Football League player
- Rex Smith (baseball) (1864–1895), born Henry W. Schmidt, professional baseball player
- Rex Smith (entertainer), American actor and singer
- Rex Smith, editor of the Albany Times Union since 2002
- Rex Smith Biplane, a pioneering biplane
Richard Chaves
Richard John Chaves is an American character actor.
Patrika Darbo
Patrika Darbo is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Nancy Wesley and Shirley Spectra in the television soap operas Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful, respectively.