List of Famous people born in Florida, United States of America
Willie Snead
Willie Lee Snead IV is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Ball State.
Ric O'Barry
Richard "Ric" O'Barry is an American animal rights activist and former animal trainer who was first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the TV series Flipper. O'Barry transitioned from training dolphins to instead advocating against industries that keep dolphins in captivity, after one of the Flipper dolphins died in his arms at age. In 1996, a dolphin was seized from the Sugarloaf Dolphin Sanctuary, a corporation O'Barry worked for, for violating the Animal Welfare Act of 1966. In 1999, O'Barry was fined for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act as the result of illegally releasing two dolphins that were not able to survive in the wild. The dolphins sustained life-threatening injuries.
Elvira Salazar
María Elvira Salazar is an American journalist, author, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 27th congressional district. She is a Republican assistant whip. Before entering politics, Salazar worked for the Spanish-language network Telemundo for three decades after serving as a news anchor for Miami-based Mega TV. She has also worked for CNN Español and Univision.
Anastasija Zolotic
Anastasija Zolotic is a Serbian-American taekwondo athlete and Olympic gold medalist. She won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics on the Girls 49 kg. She qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. On Sunday 25 July 2021, she became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in taekwondo, defeating Tatiana Minina of the ROC 25 to 17.
Alwyn Cashe
Alwyn Crendall Cashe of Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, was a United States Army Non-Commissioned Officer posthumously awarded the Silver Star for heroism in Iraq. After additional information became known, on November 10, 2020, Congress voted to upgrade his award to the Medal of Honor. Final approval must be granted by the President. On December 4 2020, the President signed in to law H.R. 8276, which authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom while serving in the United States Army;
Carlos Rodon
Carlos Antonio Rodón is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). On April 14, 2021, Rodón pitched the 20th no-hitter in White Sox history against the Cleveland Indians.
Kevin Cash
Kevin Forrest Cash is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, Cash played catcher in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Houston Astros. As a player, Cash was listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg); he batted and threw right-handed. He was the bullpen coach for the Cleveland Indians before being hired as the Rays' manager in December 2014.
Derek Trucks
Derek Trucks is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of the Grammy Award-winning The Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010, he formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, blues singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. His musical style encompasses several genres and he has twice appeared on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He is the nephew of the late Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers.
Shannon Bream
Shannon Bream is an American journalist for the Fox News Channel. In 2017, Bream became the host of the prime time program, Fox News @ Night.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, and Toronto Blue Jays.