List of people from Tampa, Florida

This is a list of notable people from Tampa, Florida.

A

• Eddie Ababio (born 1988), soccer player and coach
• Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975), saxophone player
• Nat Adderley (1931–2000), cornet player
• Philip Agee (1935–2008), CIA whistleblower
• Doug Allen (born 1951), football player
• Kirsten Bloom Allen, ballet dancer and actress
• Geronimo Allison (born 1994), professional football player
• T.D. Allman (born 1944), writer, foreign correspondent, historian, author
• Aric Almirola (born 1984), stock car driver
• Pete Alonso (born 1994), professional baseball player
• Jose Alvarez (born 1956), professional baseball player
• Austin Amer (born 2000), soccer player
• Erin Andrews (born 1978), sports anchor
• Gilbert Arenas (born 1982), professional basketball player
• Mike Awesome (1965–2007), professional wrestler

B

• Derek Backman (born 1966), soccer player
• 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
• Butch Benton (born 1957), professional baseball player
• Dan Bilzerian (born 1980), professional poker player
• Paul Bilzerian (born 1950), financier convicted of securities fraud
• Les Blank (1935–2013), documentary filmmaker
• Sheila Bleck (born 1974), professional bodybuilder
• Salha "Mama" Bobo (1907–2001), Ybor business pioneer
• Isaiah Bolden (born 1999), professional football player
• Pam Bondi (born 1965), Florida attorney general
• John Austin Branch (born 1908), Florida politician
• William Brennan (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Evelyn Brent (1895–1975), actress
• Corey Brown (born 1985), professional baseball player
• Bob Buckhorn (born 1958), mayor of Tampa
• Mike Bynum (born 1978), professional baseball player

C

• CADE (born 1996), singer/songwriter, musician
• Cody Carson (born 1989), singer
• Aaron Carter (1987–2022), 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
• Santiago Castañeda (born 2004), soccer player
• Kathy Castor (born 1966), U.S. representative and former Hillsborough County commissioner
• Celph Titled (born 1980), rapper, record producer
• John Cena (born 1977), professional wrestler, actor, rapper, television presenter
• Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues and pop singer, pianist
• Jordan Clarkson (born 1992), professional basketball player for the New York Knicks
• Barry Cohen (1939–2018), criminal defense attorney
• Nardi Contreras (born 1951), professional baseball player
• Matthew Cox (born 1969), former mortgage broker and fraudster; "Most Wanted" by Secret Service in 2006
• Ron Crawford (born 1945), actor and artist
• Tim Crews (1961–1993), professional baseball
• Cr1TiKaL (born 1994), YouTuber, streamer, musician

D

• Helen Davis (1926–2015), Florida state legislator
• Nancy Davis (born c. 1977), investor, businessperson
• Ryan Davis (born 1989), professional football player
• Jules Dervaes (1947–2016), urban farmer and environmentalist
• Doechii (born 1998), rapper
• Howell Emanuel Donaldson III (born 1993), serial killer
• Toney Douglas (born 1986), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Cory Doyne (born 1981), professional baseball player
• Sam Dyson (born 1988), professional baseball player

E

• Carl Everett (born 1971), professional baseball player

F

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

G

• Gallagher (1947–2022), 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
• Arjun Gupta (born 1986), actor

H

• Bob Hall (born 1942), member of Texas State Senate
• Denny Hamlin (born 1980), professional stock car driver
• Garry Hancock (1954–2015), professional baseball player
• Rondo Hatton (1894–1946), actor, reporter
• Eric Hayes (born 1967), football player
• Mike Heath (born 1955), professional baseball catcher
• Fallon Henley (born 1994), pro wrestler
• Jaclyn Hill (born 1990), entrepreneur and internet personality
• Hulk Hogan (1953—2025), actor/wrestler
• Melissa Howard (born 1977), actress/comedian
• Rodney Howard-Brown, Christian evangelist and pastor of River Church
• John Hudek (born 1966), professional baseball pitcher
• Joe Hudson (born 1991), professional baseball catcher
• Gary Huff (born 1951), professional football player
• Dario Hunt (born 1989), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Lauren Hutton (born 1943), supermodel, actress

I

• Paul D. Irving (born 1957), sergeant at arms of the United States House of Representatives

J

• Carter Jenkins (born 1991), actor
• Tate Johnson (born 2005), soccer player
• Matt Joyce (born 1984), professional baseball player

K

• Kamelot (formed 1991), power metal band
• Jill Kelley (born 1975), philanthropist and advocate
• Jen Kiggans (born 1971), U.S. representative for Virginia
• Richard King, Academy Award-winning sound designer
• Tarence Kinsey (born 1984), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League
• Joseph Kittinger, former United States Air Force officer
• KJ-52 (born 1975), Christian rapper
• Bert Kreischer, comedian
• Ryszard Kukliński, Polish soldier and CIA agent

L

• Bernard LaFayette (born 1940), civil rights leader
• Tony LaRussa (born 1944), professional baseball player
• Laurel Lee (born 1974), U.S. representative and former Secretary of State of Florida and judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
• Tony Little (born 1956), fitness equipment pitchman
• Bobby Joe Long (1953–2019), serial killer executed by lethal injection
• 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
• Andrew Martin (1975–2009), Canadian professional wrestler, died in Tampa
• 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
• Alex Mechanik (born 1986), filmmaker
• 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
• Ashley Moody (born 1975), U.S. senator, former Florida attorney general
• Aaron Murray, professional football player

N

• Gene Nelson (born 1960), professional baseball player
• Leslie Nicholas Jr. (1927–2007), businessman
• Reena Ninan (born 1979), Indian-American television journalist, founder of the news company Good Trouble Productions

O

• Ralph Onis (1908–1995), professional baseball player

P

• Ferdie Pacheco (1927–2017), physician, boxing analyst
• Sarah Paulson (born 1974), Emmy Award-winning actress
• Michelle Phan (born 1987), YouTube personality and entrepreneur
• 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
• Calvin Royal III, ballet dancer

S

• Tony Samuels (1954–2001), gridiron football player
• David Sanborn (born 1945), saxophonist
• Stephanie Moulton Sarkis (born 1974), psychotherapist and author
• Randy Savage (1952–2011), professional wrestler
• Gary Sheffield (born 1968), professional baseball player
• Dakota Skye (1994–2021), pornographic actress
• Amber Smith (born 1971), actress and model
• Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
• Jewels Sparkles (born 2001), drag queen and singer
• 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 (1913–2014), 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
• Kyle Tucker (born 1997), Major League Baseball player
• Preston Tucker (born 1990), MLB player

V

• David E. Vogt III, politician
• VoiceoverPete (Pete Accetturo) (born 1959), Internet personality

W

• Dreama Walker (born 1986), actress
• Ted Washington (born 1968), professional football player
• Sharon Webb (1936–2010), science fiction writer
• Gavin Weiland (born 2000), musician
• Dan White (1908–1980), actor in vaudeville, theater, film and television
• John White (1935–1988), football player
• Slim Whitman (1923–2013), country music and western music singer
• Paul Wight (born 1972), professional wrestler, 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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