List of Famous people born in Florida, United States of America
Stanley McClover
Stanley McClover is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.
Roosevelt Roberts
Roosevelt Alexander Roberts is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Tyler Cameron
Tyler Cameron is an American television personality and model. Cameron received national attention as a contestant on season fifteen of The Bachelorette, starring Hannah Brown, in which Cameron was the season's runner-up. He works as a model with Soul Artist Management in New York City and Next Management Miami.
Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State University and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Sam Saunders
Samuel Palmer Saunders is an American professional golfer and the grandson of Arnold Palmer.
Julia Salazar
Julia Salazar is an American politician and activist. She is the New York State Senator for the 18th district, which covers much of north Brooklyn. She won the seat as a first-time candidate after unseating incumbent Senator Martin Malave Dilan in the Democratic Party primary in 2018. She attracted national media attention for her support for sex workers rights and other views. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America, she became the first member of the organization to serve in New York's state legislature.
Benmont Tench
Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III is an American musician and singer, best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
C. Alan Lawson
Charles Alan Lawson, known professionally as Alan Lawson, is an attorney and jurist from Florida. He has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida since 2016, when he was appointed by Governor Rick Scott. He previously was a judge on the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Louis Oliver
Louis Oliver, III is an American former college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Oliver played college football for the University of Florida, and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was a first-round pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.
Sean Kingston
Kisean Paul Anderson, better known by his stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is known for his hit songs "Beautiful Girls", "Fire Burning", and "Eenie Meenie".