List of people from Tampa, Florida

A

Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975), saxophone player
Nat Adderley (1931–2000), cornet player
Doug Allen (born 1951), football player
T.D. Allman (born 1944), writer, foreign correspondent, historian, author
Aric Almirola (born 1984), stock car driver
Jose Alvarez (born 1956), professional baseball player
Erin Andrews (born 1978), sports anchor
Gilbert Arenas (born 1982), professional basketball player
Mike Awesome (1965–2007), professional wrestler

B

Jeff Baisley (born 1982), professional baseball player
George F. Baughman (1915–2004), first president of New College of Florida, rear admiral, USNR
Derek Bell (born 1968), professional baseball player
David Bellini (born 1961), software tycoon, leader of men
Nikki Bella (born 1983), professional wrestler
Butch Benton (born 1957), professional baseball player
Dan Bilzerian (born 1980), professional poker player, personality
Sheila Bleck (born 1974), professional bodybuilder
Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900–2001), Ybor business pioneer
William Brennan (born 1963), professional baseball player
Evelyn Brent (1899–1975), actress
Corey Brown (born 1985), professional baseball player
Bob Buckhorn, politician
Mike Bynum (born 1978), professional baseball player

C

Cody Carson (born 1989), singer
Aaron Carter (born 1987), actor/singer
Jeff Carter (born 1964), professional baseball player
Leslie Carter (1986–2012), singer
Nick Carter (born 1980), singer of the Backstreet Boys
Rick Casares (1931–2013), professional football player
Kevin Cash (born 1977), professional baseball player
Celph Titled, rapper, record producer
John Cena (born 1977), professional wrestler, actor, rapper, television presenter
Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues and pops singer, pianist
Jordan Clarkson (born 1992), professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Barry Cohen (attorney) (born 1939), criminal defense attorney
Nardi Contreras (born 1951), professional baseball player
Ron Crawford (born 1945), actor and artist
Tim Crews (1961–1993), professional baseball player

D

Helen Davis (1926–2015), Florida state legislator
Jules Dervaes (1947–2016), urban farmer and environmentalist
Cory Doyne (born 1981), professional baseball player
Sam Dyson (born 1988), professional baseball player
Ryan Davis (born 1989), professional football player

E

Carl Everett (born 1971), professional baseball player

F

Lenny Faedo (born 1960), professional baseball player
David Fagen (born 1870), Buffalo Soldier, anti-imperialist
Ernest Ferlita (1927–2015), Jesuit priest and playwright
Mike Figga (born 1970), professional baseball player

G

Leo Gallagher (born 1947), better known as Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian
Robert Gant (born 1968), actor
Joanna Garcia (born 1979), actress
Steve Garvey (born 1948), professional baseball player
Walter Lee Gibbons (1928–2015), pitcher in Negro League Baseball and the Minor Leagues
Mychal Givens (born 1990), MLB pitcher
Graham Godfrey (born 1984), professional baseball player
Luis Gonzalez (born 1967), professional baseball player
Dwight Gooden (born 1964), professional baseball player

H

Bob Hall (born 1942), member of Texas State Senate
Denny Hamlin (born 1980), professional stock car driver
Garry Hancock (born 1954), professional baseball player
Rondo Hatton (1894–1946), actor/reporter
Eric Hayes (born 1967), football player
Mike Heath (born 1955), professional baseball player
Jaclyn Hill (born 1990), American entrepreneur and internet personality
Hulk Hogan (born 1953), actor/wrestler
Melissa Howard (born 1977), actress/comedian
John Hudek (born 1966), professional baseball player
Lauren Hutton (born 1943), supermodel, actress

I

Paul D. Irving (born 1957), Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives

J

Rick Jacobson, The grouper king of Tampa
Carter Jenkins (born 1991), actor
Matt Joyce (born 1984), professional baseball player

K

Kamelot (formed 1991), power metal band
Jill Kelley (born 1975), philanthropist and advocate
Tarence Kinsey (born 1984), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League
KJ-52 (born 1975), Christian rapper
Ryszard Kukliński, Polish soldier and CIA agent
Joseph Kittinger, Former United States Air Force officer

L

Tony LaRussa (born 1944), professional baseball player
Tony Little (born 1956), fitness equipment pitchman
Al López (1908–2005), professional baseball player
Vance Lovelace (born 1963), professional baseball player
Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (1893–1985), businessman, civic leader, National Guard commander and segregationist political figure

M

Dave Magadan (born 1962), professional baseball player
Matt Mantei (born 1973), professional baseball player
Sam Marsonek (born 1978), professional baseball player
Robert Martinez (born 1934), politician, former Governor of Florida
Tino Martinez (born 1967), professional baseball player
Billy Mays (1958–2009), TV commercial pitchman
Eugene McCaslin (born 1977), professional football player
Lance McCullers (born 1964), professional baseball player
Tom McEwen (1923–2011), sportswriter
Fred McGriff (born 1963), professional baseball player
Butterfly McQueen (1911–1995), actress, Gone with the Wind
Peter Mellor (born 1947), English-born American soccer player and coach
Jason Michaels (born 1976), professional baseball player
Sam Militello (born 1969), professional baseball player
Rich Monteleone (born 1963), professional baseball player
Aaron Murray, professional football player

N

Gene Nelson (born 1960), professional baseball player

O

Ralph Onis (1908–1995), professional baseball player
Obituary, death metal band

P

VoiceoverPete (Pete Accetturo) (born 1959), Internet personality
Ferdie Pacheco (born 1927), physician, boxing analyst
Sarah Paulson (born 1974), Emmy Award-winning actress
Lou Piniella (born 1943), professional baseball player
Peter Polansky, tennis player
Rich Puig (born 1953), professional baseball player

R

Ryan Raburn (born 1981), professional baseball player
John Ramos (born 1965), professional baseball player
Chris Ray (born 1982), professional baseball player
John Reaves (1950–2017), professional football player
Jody Reed (born 1962), professional baseball player
Roy Roberts (1906–1975), actor
Shane Robinson (born 1984), professional baseball player
Todd Rogers (born 1964), electronic sports player
Jason Romano (born 1979), professional baseball player

S

Tony Samuels (1954–2001), gridiron football player
David Sanborn (born 1945), musician (saxophonist)
Stephanie Moulton Sarkis (born 1974), psychotherapist and author
Randy Savage (1952–2011), professional wrestler
Gary Sheffield (born 1968), professional baseball player
Amber Smith (born 1971), actress and model
Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
Matthew Stafford (born 1988), professional football player
George Steinbrenner (1930–2010), philanthropist, principal owner of New York Yankees
Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer/songwriter, musician
Steve Swindal, businessman, chairman of the Port Tampa Bay
John H Sykes, businessman and philanthropist, founder of Sykes Enterprises

T

Channing Tatum (born 1980), actor
Owen Teague (born 1998), actor
Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr. (1924–1945), Marine, one of six who raised first flag on Mount Suribachi at Battle of Iwo Jima
Randolph W. Thrower, former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
Mel Tillis (1932–2017), country-western singer-songwriter and musician; Country Music Entertainer of the Year in 1976
Santo Trafficante, Jr. (1914–1987), Mafia boss

V

Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, drag queen from RuPaul's Drag Race
David E. Vogt III, politician

W

Dreama Walker (born 1986), actress
Sharon Webb (1936–2010), science fiction writer
Dan White (actor) (March 25, 1908–July 7, 1980), American actor in vaudeville, theater, film and television
John White (born 1935), football player
Slim Whitman (1923–2013), country music and western music singer
Paul Wight (Big Show) (born 1972), professional wrestler and actor
Mike Williams (born 1984), professional football player
Charles R. Wilson (born 1954), federal judge

Z

Tony Zappone (born 1947), journalist, broadcaster, author

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