List of Famous people born in Florida, United States of America
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
Chauncey "C. J." Gardner-Johnson is an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.
Arin Hanson
Arin Joseph Hanson, also known by his Internet pseudonym Egoraptor, is an American Internet personality, animator, and voice actor. He is well known for his Internet animations, as well as being the co-founder and co-star of the popular YouTube Let's Play webseries Game Grumps. He is also a member of the video game-based parody musical trio Starbomb.
Tony Beckham
Antonio Dwight Beckham is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin–Stout.
Tammy Lynn Leppert
Tammy Lynn Leppert was an American former child and teen model, actress and beauty queen who went missing under mysterious circumstances at the age of 18.
Marlon Mack
Marlon Devon Mack is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida and was drafted by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft.
Anthony Grant
Anthony Duvale Grant is an American basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Dayton. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2006 to 2009, and at the University of Alabama from 2009 to 2015. Prior to becoming the VCU head coach, he was an assistant coach at the University of Florida from 1996 to 2006.
Glen Rice Jr.
Glen Anthony Rice Jr. is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2013 NBA draft, but was traded on draft night to the Wizards. He formerly played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets basketball team, but was dismissed from the team during his junior season for the 2011–12 Yellow Jackets team and went pro the following season, playing a year for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League (D-League). He led the Vipers to a D-League championship in 2013. As a professional, Rice has developed a reputation as a dunker, earning an invitation to the D-League slam dunk contest and then earning two slam dunk of the day recognitions in the 2013 NBA Summer League. He was MVP of the 2014 NBA Summer League and the 2018 Israeli State Cup. In 2017-18 he was the top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League. In August 2020, he signed with Juventus Utena of Lithuanian Basketball League, but was fired after just 10 days.
Brandon Silvers
William Brandon Silvers is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Troy.
Kristen Ledlow
Kristen Melissa Ledlow is an American sports anchor. She currently works for NBA TV as the host of NBA Inside Stuff. She currently is a courtside reporter for the NBA on TNT. She has also served as a sports anchor for HLN and CNN.
Denard Robinson
Denard Xavier Robinson is a former American football running back who played for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Robinson was the starting quarterback in all 26 games for the 2010 and 2011 Michigan Wolverines football teams and played at the same position as a senior for the 2012 team as well as running back and wide receiver in the second half of the season.