List of Famous people born in Florida, United States of America
D'Ernest Johnson
D'Ernest Johnson is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of South Florida.
Joe Brady
Joseph Brady is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Brady previously served as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach for the LSU Tigers during the 2019 season, winning the Broyles Award for the best assistant coach in college football. He also previously served as an offensive assistant for the New Orleans Saints from 2017 to 2018.
Ronald Cyler II
Ronald "RJ" Cyler II is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Power Rangers, I'm Dying Up Here and Scream.
Matt Gaetz
Matthew Louis Gaetz II is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, his district covers a large portion of the western Florida Panhandle, including Pensacola, Destin, Navarre and his hometown of Fort Walton Beach.
Jacoby Brissett
Jacoby Jajuan Brissett is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida before transferring to NC State, and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. As a member of the Patriots as a backup to Tom Brady, the Patriots won Super Bowl LI over the Atlanta Falcons, although Brissett was inactive, and was traded to the Colts the following season.
Prichard Colón
Prichard Colón Meléndez is an American former professional boxer and gold medal winner at the 2010 Panamerican Youth Championship in the 64 kg category.
Vince Wilfork
Vincent Lamar Wilfork is a former American football nose tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the University of Miami and was drafted by the Patriots in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and spent the first 11 years of his career there. Wilfork is considered to be one of the greatest defensive tackles in NFL history, and was named both to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro team in 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2012. He also played two seasons for the Houston Texans before retiring following the 2016 season.
Norman Reedus
Norman Mark Reedus is an American actor, voice actor, television host, and model. Reedus is known for starring in the popular AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead as Daryl Dixon, in the film The Boondock Saints (1999) and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) as Murphy MacManus, as Scud in Marvel's Blade II (2002), Marco in Deuces Wild (2002) and for his AMC TV show Ride with Norman Reedus. He has acted in numerous films and television series, and modeled for various fashion designers. Reedus also provided motion capture and voice acting for the lead character Sam Porter in the video game Death Stranding (2019).
Big E
Ettore Ewen is an American professional wrestler, voice actor, former American football player, and former powerlifter. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Big E, and is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion in his second reign.
Chipper Jones
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and current broadcast analyst. Jones was the Atlanta Braves' number one overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft and their primary third baseman from 1995 to 2012. He was also a member of their 1995 World Series championship team that beat the Cleveland Indians. An eight-time All-Star, Jones won the 1999 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award and the 1999 and 2000 NL Silver Slugger Award for third basemen. He was the MLB batting champion in 2008 after hitting .364.