List of Famous people born in Florida, United States of America
Anthony Chickillo
Anthony Chickillo is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints.
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon is an American rapper, musician, and record producer. Sermon is best known as one-third, alongside PMD & DJ Scratch, of late-1980s–1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work.
Morgan Pressel
Morgan Pressel is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. She was the 2005 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year, and won the 2006 AJGA Nancy Lopez Award. She turned pro at age 17, and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship, when at age 18 she won the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship and vaulted to a career-high fourth in the world rankings.
Betsy Ruth
MaryKate Duignan Glidewell is an American professional wrestler. She is known for her work in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Sage Beckett at their developmental territory NXT. She is also known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rosie Lottalove. She previously retired on June 24, 2012 due to injuries before resuming her career in October 2014 after losing nearly 130 pounds.
Fred Taylor
Frederick Antwon Taylor is a former college and professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. Taylor was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, and played for the Jaguars and New England Patriots of the NFL. Taylor is a member of the 10,000 yard rushing club.
Harry Wayne Casey
Harry Wayne Casey, better known by his stage name K.C., is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, as a producer of several hits for other artists, and as a pioneer of the disco genre of the 1970s.
Denzel Perryman
Denzel Perryman is an American football middle linebacker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami.
Mary Kaye Huntsman
Mary Kaye Huntsman is an American activist and the wife of Jon Huntsman Jr. She launched and developed Bag of Hope and Power in You, programs that help children and teenagers deal with the emotional side of adversity with peer-to-peer and grownup support.
Gio Gonzalez
Giovany Aramis González is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox. A two-time All-Star, González led the National League in wins and won the Warren Spahn Award in 2012. He is of Cuban descent.
Antonio Callaway
Antonio Callaway is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.