The following is a list of notable people who were born or who live or formerly lived in the city of Miami, Florida.
Artists and designers
- Jorge Arango (1917âÂÂ2007), Colombia-born architect
- Natalia Arbelaez (born 1983), ceramicist, educator, born in Miami
- Hernan Bas (born 1978), visual artist
- Jonathan Crenshaw (1972âÂÂ2023), armless, homeless street painter
- Clandestine Culture, contemporary artist
- Kat Reeder, Peruvian-born illustrator, graphic designer, and artist
- Arturo RodrÃÂguez (born 1956), Cuban-born painter
- Cesar Santos (born 1982), Cuban-born painter
- Sebastian Spreng (born 1956), visual artist and journalist
- Robert Law Weed, architect
- Purvis Young (1943âÂÂ2010), painter
Authors, writers, and journalists
- T. D. Allman (1944âÂÂ2024), foreign correspondent, historian
- Dave Barry (born 1947), columnist and humorist
- James Carlos Blake (born 1947), fiction writer and essayist
- Edna Buchanan (born 1939), novelist and Miami journalist (born in Paterson, New Jersey)
- DaÃÂna Chaviano (born 1957), author of historical, sci-fi & fantasy novels, born in Havana (Cuba)
- Patricia Cornwell (born 1956), novelist
- Reed Cowan (born 1972), journalist
- Jennine Capó Crucet, novelist, essayist, short story writer
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890âÂÂ1998), conservationist and writer of fiction and non-fiction
- Eric Garcia, writer whose Matchstick Men was adapted into a movie
- Lillian Glass (born 1952), body-language expert, author, columnist, TV commentator
- Thomas Harris (born 1940), author of novels featuring Hannibal Lecter
- Carl Hiaasen (born 1953), novelist and former Miami Herald columnist, originally from Plantation, Florida
- Dan Le Batard (born 1968), columnist and sports radio host
- Jeff Lindsay (born 1952), author of novels featuring Dexter Morgan
- Tom Llamas (born 1979), ABC and NBC News correspondent
- Kirk Munroe (1850âÂÂ1930), author of children's books
- Chris Myers, sportscaster and host of The Chris Myers Interview
- Ferdie Pacheco (1927âÂÂ2017), Muhammad Ali's cornerman and doctor, TV commentator, artist, writer
- Amy Serrano (born 1966), poet, essayist, author, filmmaker
Actors and entertainers
- Somy Ali (born 1976), former Bollywood actress, writer, model, filmmaker and activist
- Diora Baird (born 1983), actress and former model
- Esther Baxter (born 1984), actress
- Garcelle Beauvais (born 1966), actress in The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, actress (born in Haiti but grew up in Miami)
- Jack Betts (born 1929), actor
- Paul Bouche, TV host and producer of A Oscuras Pero Encendidos
- Jencarlos Canela (born 1988), Cuban-American actor/singer/songwriter
- Noah Centineo (born 1996), actor, To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Black Adam
- Matt Cohen, South of Nowhere
- Abella Danger (born 1995), pornographic actress and model
- Joshua Day, model
- Cote de Pablo (born 1979), actress, NCIS (born in Chile but grew up in Miami)
- Patricia Delgado, ballet dancer
- Gail Edwards (born 1952), actress, It's a Living, Full House, Blossom
- Michael Flessas (born 1959), Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or (Golden Palm)-winning film Dancer in the Dark
- Brandon Flynn (born 1993), actor, 13 Reasons Why and Hellraiser
- Andy GarcÃÂa (born 1956), born in Cuba, moved to the United States at age 5
- Yani Gellman (born 1985), actor, The Lizzie McGuire Movie
- Lynda Goodfriend (born 1953), actress
- Marcello Hernández (born 1997), stand-up comedian and actor
- Pat Hingle (1924âÂÂ2009), actor
- Nick Hogan (born 1990), actor, reality television personality, son of Hulk Hogan
- Adam Irigoyen (born 1997), actor, Shake It Up
- Oscar Isaac (born 1979), actor, Inside Llewyn Davis, Star Wars sequel trilogy, Moon Knight
- Victoria Jackson (born 1959), former Saturday Night Live cast member
- Blake Jenner (born 1992), actor in Glee and Everybody Wants Some
- Barry Jenkins (born 1979), filmmaker; Moonlight
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (born 1972), actor, wrestler and former University of Miami defensive end
- Lawrence Kasdan (born 1949), co-writer, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, ' and '
- Catherine Keener (born 1959), Academy Award-nominated actress
- Veronica Lake (1922âÂÂ1973), film, stage, and television actress
- Cris Lankenau (born 1981), actor
- Monica Lopera (born 1985), actress
- Phil Lord (born 1975), director and writer of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, and The Lego Movie; executive producer of Storks and Smallfoot
- Josie Loren (born 1987), Make It or Break It
- William H. Macy (born 1950), actor, Academy Award-nominated for Fargo
- Kristin Minter (born 1965), model and actress from Home Alone and ER
- Julio Oscar Mechoso (1955âÂÂ2017), The Legend of Zorro
- Camila Mendes (born 1994), American-Brazilian actress, Riverdale
- Eva Mendes (born 1974), actress
- E. Roger Mitchell (born 1971), actor
- MarÃÂa Antonieta de las Nieves (born 1949), actress known for El Chavo del Ocho (currently lives in Miami)
- Vivian Nixon (born 1984), actress and dancer
- Alexa PenaVega (born 1988), actress in Spy Kids and Repo! The Genetic Opera
- Danny Pino (born 1974), actor in Cold Case, ' and Dear Evan Hansen
- Larsa Pippen (born 1974), reality television personality, socialite, and businesswoman, The Real Housewives of Miami
- Sidney Poitier (1927âÂÂ2022), Academy Award-winning actor; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? and In the Heat of the Night
- Yvette Prieto (born 1978), model for designer Alexander Wang
- Nathalia Ramos (born 1992), Spanish-Australian-American actress (born in Spain but once lived in Miami)
- Riley Reid (born 1991), pornographic actress
- Genesis Rodriguez (born 1987), actress
- Roxie Roker (1929âÂÂ1995), actress in The Jeffersons
- Mickey Rourke (born 1952), actor, Moved to Miami Beach aged 6, graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1971
- Christian Slater (born 1969), actor in Heathers (lives in New York City and Miami)
- Stugotz (born 1972), radio host of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz on ESPN Radio, current resident of Miami
- Anya Taylor-Joy (born 1996), actress, born in Miami
- Philip Michael Thomas (born 1949), Miami Vice
- Wilmer Valderrama (born 1980), That '70s Show, Yo Momma, NCIS
- Ben Vereen (born 1946), actor and entertainer
- Sofia Vergara (born 1972), actress and model, Modern Family
- Lulu Wang (born 1983), filmmaker
- Persia White (born 1972), Girlfriends
- Pharrell Williams (born 1973), singer-songwriter, producer, rapper and film producer
- Dave Williamson, stand-up comedian
Business
Criminals
Musicians and singers
- Steve Aoki (born 1977), DJ
- David Archuleta (born 1990), singer
- Giselle Bellas, singer-songwriter
- Booba (born 1976), rapper
- Brisco (born 1982), rapper
- Camila Cabello (born 1997), former member of Fifth Harmony, born in Cuba, relocated to the US at age 5
- Tego Calderón (born 1972), rapper, born in Puerto Rico, moved to and attended high school in Miami
- Luther Campbell (born 1960), rapper, aka Luke, former leader of 2 Live Crew
- Harry Wayne Casey (born 1951), better known as "KC" of KC and the Sunshine Band
- Willy Chirino (born 1947), salsa singer
- City Girls, rap group
- Phil Collins (born 1951), singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor, lives in Miami
- Cool and Dre, team of hip-hop producers
- Celia Cruz (1925âÂÂ2003), salsa music singer
- Denzel Curry (born 1995), rapper
- Kat Dahlia (born 1990), rapper
- Christian Daniel (born 1984), singer-songwriter and actor, moved to Miami in 2007
- DaniLeigh (born 1994), singer
- Craig David (born 1981), British singer
- Jason Derulo (born 1989), singer-songwriter
- DJ Craze (born 1977), Nicaraguan American, only DJ in history to win three consecutive World DMC Champion titles
- DJ Khaled (born 1975), rapper, born in New Orleans but raised and lives in Miami
- DJ Laz (born 1971), rapper, DJ
- DJ Uncle Al (1969âÂÂ2001), local hip hop DJ
- Dunk Ryders, rap group
- Gloria Estefan (born 1957), Latin pop singer-songwriter
- Expose, freestyle group
- Flo Rida (born 1979), rapper
- Sage Francis (born 1976), alternative hip hop artist
- Barry Gibb (born 1946), lead vocalist in Bee Gees
- Maurice Gibb (1949âÂÂ2003), musician in Bee Gees
- Deborah Harry (born 1945), singer of Blondie
- Brooke Hogan (born 1988), pop and R&B singer; daughter of Hulk Hogan
- Ace Hood (born 1988), rapper
- I Set My Friends on Fire, post-hardcore band
- Enrique Iglesias (born 1975), Spanish singer-songwriter
- Julio Iglesias (born 1943), Latin artist
- Iron & Wine, folk rock singer-songwriter
- Jacki-O (born 1976), rapper
- Lauren Jauregui (born 1996), singer-songwriter, former member of Fifth Harmony
- JT Money (born 1972), rapper
- Victoria Justice (born 1993), actress and singer
- Sean Kingston (born 1990), singer and rapper
- Lil Pump (born 2000), rapper (real name: Gazzy Garcia)
- Jennifer Lopez (born 1969), singer
- LunchMoney Lewis (born 1987), singer
- Yngwie Malmsteen (born 1963), Swedish-born heavy metal guitarist, now resides in Miami with his family
- Maluma (born 1994), Colombian singer living in Miami
- Ky-Mani Marley (born 1976), reggae singer, actor, son of Bob Marley
- Ricky Martin (born 1971), Latin pop singer
- áMayday!, rap group signed to Strange Music
- MC Jin (born 1982), rapper and actor
- George McCrae (born 1944), soul music singer
- Syesha Mercado (born 1987), singer-songwriter, actress and model
- Samuel David Moore (born 1935), of Sam & Dave
- Damien Moyal (born 1976), singer and musician
- Brianna Perry (born 1992), rapper and actress, originating from Dade County
- Pitbull (born 1981), Cuban-American rapper who mentions "Dade County" in several songs
- Pleasure P (born 1984), singer
- Poison Clan, rap group
- Iggy Pop (born 1947), singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor, born in Muskegon, but lives in Miami
- Pretty Ricky, rap and R&B group
- Red Spyda (born 1975), producer, hip-hop R&B
- Rick Ross (born 1976), rapper
- Paulina Rubio (born 1971), Mexican Latin pop singer
- Santaye, singer-songwriter
- Jon Secada (born 1961), singer-songwriter, Latin pop singer
- Shakira (born 1977), Colombian singer, and songwriter
- Smitty (born 1979), rapper
- Smokepurpp (born 1997), rapper born in Chicago but grew up in Miami
- Frida SofÃÂa (born 1992), Mexican-born singer-songwriter, media personality and fashion model
- Spaceghostpurrp (born 1991), rapper
- Stevie B (born 1958), freestyle music singer
- Stitches (born 1995), rapper
- Jessica Sutta (born 1982), of the girl group Pussycat Dolls
- Malu Trevejo (born 2002), Cuban-born singer
- Trick Daddy (born 1973), rapper
- Trina (born 1978), rapper
- Will to Power, freestyle group
- Marion Williams (1927âÂÂ1994), gospel music singer
- Betty Wright (1953âÂÂ2020), Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
Politicians, honor civil servants, and activists
- Victor Agosto (born 1985), anti-war activist
- G. Holmes Braddock (1925âÂÂ2025), politician
- George P. Bush (born 1976), Texas General Land Office commissioner
- Jeb Bush (born 1953), politician, 43rd governor of Florida
- Kathy Castor (born 1966), U.S. representative for Florida
- Mattie Belle Davis, judge
- Mario DÃÂaz-Balart (born 1961), U.S. representative and former Florida senator and Florida representative
- Anitere Flores (born 1976), politician
- Carlos A. Giménez (born 1954), U.S. representative and former mayor of Miami-Dade County
- Renita Holmes, housing activist
- Carlos López-Cantera (born 1973), politician
- Scott James Meyer, attorney and former stand-up comedian
- Yeshimabeit Milner, technologist and activist
- Daniel Noboa (born 1987), 48th president of Ecuador
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born 1952), U.S. representative
- Marco Rubio (born 1971), U.S. senator for Florida and U.S. secretary of state
- MarÃÂa Elvira Salazar (born 1961), U.S. representative and journalist
- Francis Suarez (born 1977), 43rd mayor of Miami
- Robert H. Traurig (1925âÂÂ2018), co-founder of Greenberg Traurig, one of the nation's largest law and lobbying firms
- Frederica Wilson (born 1942), U.S. representative
Sports
Autoracing
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Mixed martial artists
Soccer
Tennis
Multiple disciplines
Other sports
- Fannie Barrios (1964âÂÂ2005), IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Fabiano Caruana (born 1992), former United States Chess champion
- Lisa Cross (born 1978), IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Layla El (born 1977), former WWE professional wrestler
- Brian Ginsberg (born 1966), gymnast, two-time US junior national gymnastics champion
- Margie Goldstein-Engle (born 1958), equestrian
- Hulk Hogan (1953âÂÂ2025), professional wrestler, actor
- Ashleigh Johnson (born 1994), water polo goalkeeper
- Glen Johnson (born 1969), former world light heavyweight boxing champion
- Jorge Masvidal (born 1984), mixed martial artist fighting in the UFC
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. (born 1977), professional boxer, boxing promoter
- Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (born 1966), IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Hans Pienitz (born 1988), American-born German professional ice hockey player
- Andrew Talansky (born 1988), professional cyclist
- Betty Viana-Adkins (born 1971), IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Lola Vice (born 1998), professional wrestler, mixed martial artist
- Montel Vontavious Porter (born 1973, MVP), professional wrestler
Miscellaneous
- Stephanie Abrams (born 1978), meteorologist at the Weather Channel since 2003
- Nina Agdal (born 1992), Danish model
- Richard A. Appelbaum, U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral
- Don Aronow (1927âÂÂ1987), speedboat builder and racer
- Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg, supportive housing developer
- Princess Eugénie of Bourbon (born 2007), relative of the Spanish royal family
- Leslie Cochran (1951âÂÂ2012), Austin, Texas, resident who personified "Keep Austin Weird"
- Kyan Douglas (born 1970), star of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
- Howard Engle (1919âÂÂ2009), physician and lead plaintiff in a landmark lawsuit against the tobacco industry
- Manuel J. Fernandez (1925âÂÂ1980), U.S. Air Force fighter ace; raised in Miami
- Roy Firestone (born 1953), TV personality
- Don Francisco (born 1940), TV host
- Dave Graveline (born 1954), talk radio host
- Leroy Griffith (born 1932), theater and club proprietor
- Charlie Hall (1930âÂÂ2014), firefighter and member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Richard L. Hoxie (1844âÂÂ1930), U.S. Army brigadier general
- José Luis de Jesús (1946âÂÂ2013), leader of the Creciendo en Gracia cult and self-declared messiah
- Kid Fury (born 1987), vlogger and co-host of podcast The Read
- Arefeh Mansouri (born 1980), fashion and costume designer
- Jeanine Mason (born 1991), winner of So You Think You Can Dance (Season 5), actress
- Valeria Morales (born 1998), Miss Colombia 2018
- Ana Navarro (born 1971), political strategist, political commentator for CNN, co-host of The View
- Adriana Paniagua (born 1995), Miss Nicaragua 2018
- Edward C. Peter II (1929âÂÂ2008), U.S. Army lieutenant general; raised in Miami
- Allen Lawrence Pope (1928âÂÂ2020), former military and paramilitary aviator who was shot down over Indonesia during the Permesta Rebellion
- Brett Ratner (born 1969), director of the Rush Hour films
- Albert Reed (born 1985), model, Dancing with the Stars
- Crystal Renn (born 1986), plus-size model
- Bella Rodriguez-Torres (2002âÂÂ2013), pediatric cancer patient whose story inspired the #LiveLikeBella movement and the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation.
- Daniel Schechter (born 1962), child psychiatrist and researcher
- Robert L. Shevin (1934âÂÂ2005), politician and judge
- O.J. Simpson (1947âÂÂ2024), football player, actor
- Ondi Timoner (born 1972), film director
- Dayanara Torres (born 1974), Miss Universe 1993
- Rick Tyler (born 1957), white supremacist and political candidate from Tennessee
- Pedro Zamora (1972âÂÂ1994), AIDS educator and ' television personality
See also
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