List of Great Floridians
Great Floridians Program
In 2007, the legislature resurrected, revised and formalized Great Floridians in Florida law as Florida Statute 267.0731. A defined committee consisting of the top members of the Executive and Legislative branches of government meets each year to nominate citizens for designation.

List of Great Floridians

Section Title: Great Floridians Program
Table Section Text: In 2007, the legislature resurrected, revised and formalized Great Floridians in Florida law as Florida Statute 267.0731. A defined committee consisting of the top members of the Executive and Legislative branches of government meets each year to nominate citizens for designation.

Full Name	Last Name	Attribute	Sponsoring City	Plaque Location

Alvan Wentworth Chapman	Chapman	Physician and Botanist; author of Flora of the Southern United States	Apalachicola

John Gorrie	Gorrie	Physician, Scientist and Inventor	Apalachicola

Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier	Carrier	Teacher, first black Principal in Florida, Rosewood massacre survivor	Archer

William Emory (Hitup) Maddox	Maddox	founder of Maddox Foundry & Machine Works and photographer/historian	Archer

Ephriam Mikell Baynard	Baynard	Landowner, Cattle Rancher, Farmer, Financier, Real Estate Developer	Auburndale

Albert H. Blanding	Blanding	Distinguished Soldier, National Guardsman & Civic leader	Bartow

Lawrence Bernard (L.B.) Brown	Brown	Former Slave, Bible Salesman, Furniture maker, Church founder	Bartow

Lillian Carpenter	Carpenter	Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library founder, Researcher & Civic leader, Historian & Librarian	Bartow

E.W. Codington	Codington	Banker, Landowner, Mayor, Ice Plant builder, Home Building & Loan Association founder, Board of Trade organizer	Bartow

Bruce Barkley Downs, Sr	Downs	Florida Department of Transportation Director & Hillsborough director of Public Works	Bartow

Louise Kelley Frisbie	Frisbie	Newspaper Columnist, Author and local Historian	Bartow

Roy Trent Gallemore	Gallemore	40-year Navy man, 10 years U.S. Department of Interior in Micronesia, owner of Benjamin Franklin Holland House	Bartow

George Gause	Gause	Mortician, First black City Commissioner, Mayor, School Board member	Bartow

Samuel Sharpless Green	Green	Public library volunteer & supporter	Bartow

Jeremiah M. Hayman	Hayman	Baptist Minister & Missionary; Polk County Clerk of Court	Bartow

Spessard Holland	Holland	Florida's 28th Governor 1941-1945	Bartow

Evander McIvor Law	Law	Author, Teacher, and Confederate general in the Civil War	Bartow

E. Louise Marquis	Marquis	Assistant to five city managers of over more than 40 years while earning Bachelors, Masters and Juris Doctor degrees	Bartow

Mary Stewart McLeod	McLeod	established & funded bible study program in Bartow schools for almost 50 years	Bartow

William Franklin Peacock	Peacock	physician & surgeon, hospital chief of staff and civic leader	Bartow

George E. Pittas	Pittas	restaurateur for 40 years, youth baseball president & national director and civic leader	Bartow

Edward Crosland Stuart	Stuart	phosphate land owner, bank director and church founder	Bartow

Jacob Summerlin	Summerlin	King of the Crackers, Cattle Baron; wealthiest man in Florida prior to Civil War	Bartow

James Alward Van Fleet	Van Fleet	Combat Commander & Four-Star General	Bartow

Charles Cooper Wilson	Wilson	lawyer, Florida Constitution framer, prosecuting attorney and state senator	Bartow

Thomas Farrar Fleming, Jr.	Fleming	bank founder, campaigned for bond issue for higher education and establishment of Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton

Charles W. Pierce	Pierce	Barefoot Mailman, hunting/fishing guide & explorer of SE FL interior; postmaster	Boynton Beach

Bernard Preston Thomas	Thomas	Artist and painter of Western scenes	Boynton Beach

Beulah Rebecca Hooks Hannah Tingley	Tingley	Democratic National Committee member, Florida Democratic Party chairperson, Bradenton Beach Library benefactor	Boynton Beach

Eldridge F. McLane	McLane	Educator, Administrator and Teaching advocate	Brandon

John Law Ayers	Ayers	Rancher, Citrus & Timber grower; county commission chairman, state representative, chairman of Livestock Commission & Citrus Commission; district supervisor for Soil Conservation District; bank director	Brooksville

James E. "Nick" Connor	Connor	City & County Clerk, State Senator, County Judge; obtained land & funding for local government, health & education	Brooksville

Lena Culver Hawkins	Hawkins	first woman mayor and woman's club president	Brooksville

May Mann Jennings	Jennings	Women's Rights activist, Environmentalist & advocate for the welfare of children	Brooksville

William Sherman Jennings	Jennings	Florida's 18th Governor 1901-1905	Brooksville

Frank Elmore Saxon	Saxon	Civil war veteran, tax assessor, postmaster, police chief, clerk of the court and state representative	Brooksville

St. Clair Whitman	Whitman	musician, inventor, artifact collector and historian	Cedar Key

Solomon Smith (S.S.) Coachman	Coachman	Citrus grower & sawmill operator, mercantile business & packing house, first county commission chairman, helped Pinellas County form from Hillsborough county	Clearwater

Marie Ringo Holderman	Holderman	Cocoa Tribune founder and publisher for 50 years	Cocoa

Gus Callaway Edwards	Edwards	lawyer, city attorney, mayor and founder of first community church	Cocoa Beach

A. Philip Randolph	Randolph	organized and was first President of the International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car porters, organized 2 marches on Washington, first black International Vice President of the AFL-CIO	Crescent City

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings	Rawlings	Pulitzer Prize winning Author for fiction in 1939	Cross Creek

Ripley Bullen	Bullen	Archaeologist	Crystal River

Francis L. Dade	Dade	Military Major in Florida Territory	Dade City

William M. Larkin	Larkin	Lawyer, prosecutor, cattleman	Dade City

Frank "Tootie" Adler	Adler	city commissioner, mayor, county commissioner and city attorney	Dania Beach

Mary McLeod Bethune	Bethune	co-founder of Bethune-Cookman College, director of federal Office of Minority Affairs, VP of NAACP	Daytona Beach

Charles Grover Burgoyne	Burgoyne	wealthy NY printer, philanthropist	Daytona Beach

Matthias Day, Jr.	Day	founder of Daytona Beach	Daytona Beach

George W. Engram, Sr.	Engram	electrical engineer, founder of electric company, general manager of African-American Bethune Beach	Daytona Beach

William (H.G.) France & Annie B. France	France	NASCAR founders	Daytona Beach

Jeanne M. Goddard	Goddard	co-founder & trustee of Daytona Beach Community College, school board chairman and volunteer extraordinaire	Daytona Beach

J. Griffen Greene	Greene	president of African-American Volusia County Community College, dean of Daytona Beach Junior College	Daytona Beach

Lorenzo Dow Huston	Huston	first mayor of Daytona, justice of the peace, school superintendent & county commissioner	Daytona Beach

Dr. Richard Vernon Moore, Sr.	Moore	Civic leader	Daytona Beach

Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson	Robinson	first African-American to integrate modern organized baseball, MVP	Daytona Beach

David Dunham Rogers	Rogers	co-founder and first surveyor of Daytona, built the first ice plant and first bridge across the Halifax River	Daytona Beach

Dr. Josie Rogers	Rogers	first female doctor, chairman of Florida State Health Department, commissioner & only female mayor	Daytona Beach

Chapman Shaw Root	Root	largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, artifact collector and philantrhopist	Daytona Beach

Dr. Joseph Taylor	Taylor	Professor of History, chairman of the Daytona Beach Historic Preservation Board	Daytona Beach

Dr. Howard W. Thurman	Thurman	author and college dean at Morehouse College, Howard University & Boston University	Daytona Beach

Frederick deBary	deBary	Wine merchant who built DeBary Hall, hunting & fishing estate on the St. Johns River; planted 10,000 citrus trees on 4,000 acres (16 km2); his steamships transported fruit and travellers north to Jacksonville	DeBary

George Emory Butler	Butler	Mayor, Judge, helped establish "Deerfield Locks" for transport via Lake Okeechobee to the Atlantic; helped found Irrigation Association co-op and owned Butler Packing House	Deerfield Beach

James Dallas Butler	Butler	Mercantile store owner, then Butler Brothers Farms owner; children's program supporter	Deerfield Beach

Emily Mildred Olson Dietrich	Dietrich	Teacher, library supporter and historic preservationist	Deerfield Beach

Branhilda Knowles	Knowles	Midwife and advocate for Migrant workers	Deerfield Beach

Odas Lee Tanner	Tanner	Construction company owner, city commissioner, vice mayor, expanded parks and implemented beach renourishment	Deerfield Beach

John Bartow Wiles, Jr.	Wiles	city commissioner who promoted irrigation control, road building & improvement, medical services, historical society founding member	Deerfield Beach

Earl W. Brown	Brown	Hotel operator, citrus producer & cattle rancher; city manager & mayor; Stephen Foster Memorial Commission chairman & Florida State Chamber of Commerce president	DeLand

Charles H. Campbell, Jr.	Campbell	Mayor, fire chief, Rotary Club and auto racing supporter	DeLand

Hawtense Conrad	Conrad	Philanthropist and museum founder	DeLand

Robert Conrad	Conrad	Philanthropist	DeLand

Dr. George Augustus Davis	Davis	City and county health officer, physician for the Florida East Coast and Atlantic Coast Line Railways, chamber of commerce president	DeLand

Henry Addison DeLand	DeLand	founded DeLand, established DeLand Academy which became Stetson University, founded Lake Helen	DeLand

Bert Fish	Fish	lawyer, school superintendent, county solicitor, judge; US diplomat to Egypt, Saudi Arabia & Portugal	DeLand

Arthur George Hamlin	Hamlin	Prominent attorney, represented Henry Flagler, citrus grower who developed the Hamlin Orange	DeLand

Lue Gim Gong	Gong	AKA "The Citrus Wizard", created sweet & frost resistant variety of Valencia orange	DeLand

John B. Stetson	Stetson	Hatmaker, created practical, durable hats for Western settlers & cowboys	DeLand

William Amory Underhill	Underhill	Lawyer, public servant, lobbyist and philanthropist	DeLand

Calhoun Yancey "C.Y." Byrd	Byrd	Lawyer, City Councilman, City Attorney, County Commissioner and Bar Association President	Delray Beach

Dr. John Robert Cason, Jr.	Cason	Minister who founded the Methodist Children's Home, School Board member and Municipal Judge	Delray Beach

Marshall DeWitt	DeWitt	farmer, agricultural leader, City Councilman, mayor, member, then Board Chairman of the First National Bank, Delray Beach Historical Society founder	Delray Beach

Barbara Dodge Smith	Smith	Chamber of Commerce president, City Commissioner, supported city's After School Program and Sandoway Nature Center, was president of the Delray Beach Community Child Care Center	Delray Beach

Solomon David Spady	Spady	School teacher and principal for 34 years who inspired children to learn and go to college	Delray Beach

Myrtle Scharrer Betz	Betz	Fisherwoman for 40 years, conservationist, and writer.	Dunedin

Bronson Cushing Skinner	Skinner	Developed the first acceptable process to make concentrated Orange Juice	Dunedin

Martin A. "Marty" Kellner	Kellner	Councilman, Mayor & Civic leader	Eagle Lake

Ora Belle Starling	Starling	Volunteer & Civic leader	Eagle Lake

Zora Neale Hurston	Hurston	Writer and Folklorist	Eatonville

Dr. John Milton Hawks	Hawks	Physician, Author, Historian, Teacher, Newspaper Publisher, Army Officer, Orange Grower, first superintendent of Volusia County Schools and founder of Hawks Park—renamed Edgewater	Edgewater

Cyrus Teed	Teed	Originated Hollow Earth theory and founded Koreshan Unity	Estero

S.T.E. Pinkney	Pinkney	School Administrator & City Commissioner/Mayor	Eustis

Deaconess Harriet Bedell	Bedell	Episcopalian missionary to Everglades Indians	Everglades City

David Graham Copeland	Copeland	Manager of 40 Barron Collier businesses & County Commissioner	Everglades City

Gilbert Edward Barkoski	Barkoski	Rancher, imported English cattle to crossbreed Spanish cows; school board member, county commissioner, World War II Ration Board and Drainage Board member; cattlemen's association president	Fellsmere

Liberty Billings	Billings	Civil war veteran, conducted the U.S. Census in Nassau County, president pro-tempore of the state senater	Fernandina Beach

Emma B. Delaney	Delaney	first African-American female missionary sent to Africa	Fernandina Beach

George Rainsford Fairbanks	Fairbanks	lawyer, Clerk of the Circuit Court, state Senator, president of Florida Fruit Growers Association and the Florida Fruit Exchange; editor of the Florida Mirror, authored book on Florida history used in schools, founder and president of Florida Historical Society	Fernandina Beach

Louis G. Hirth	Hirth	founder and proprietor of Palace Saloon, open since 1901	Fernandina Beach

Amos Latham	Latham	lighthouse keeper at Amelia Island	Fernandina Beach

Chloe Merrick	Merrick	Fernandina Beach

William Henderson Peck	Peck	Principal of Nassau Colored School Number 1 for 50 years; expanded curriculum to a full high school	Fernandina Beach

Solicito "Mike" Salvador	Salvador	leader and innovator in the Florida shrimping industry	Fernandina Beach

Sisters of St. Joseph	St. Joseph	Humanitarians who assisted all people through yellow fever epidemics; founded St. Joseph Academy	Fernandina Beach

Samuel A. Swann	Swann	Accountant and assistant secretary and treasurer of the Florida Railroad Company; land agent	Fernandina Beach

Marcellus Alphonso Williams	Williams	Surveyor and land agent	Fernandina Beach

David Levy Yulee	Yulee	Lawyer, Florida Statehood leader, US Senator, Plantation owner, Railroad builder	Fernandina Beach

Evelyn Fortune Bartlett	Bartlett	renovated the Bonnet House and 35-acre (140,000 m2) estate on Fort Lauderdale beach, preserving one of the last mangrove swamps and coastal hammocks on the South Florida coast	Ft. Lauderdale

Frederic Clay Bartlett	Bartlett	Noted artist and art collector; designed and built the Bonnet House	Ft. Lauderdale

George W. English, Jr.	English	after 1926 hurricane, worked with the city to exchange delinquent taxes for land, established a Savings and Loan Association to fund real estate development, established First National Bank, city attorney, drafted the city's first comprehensive plan and helped establish Broward General Hospital	Ft. Lauderdale

Dr. Von Delany Mizell	Mizell	second black physician who helped establish Provident Hospital; staged sit-ins, protests and started the first NAACP chapter in South Florida, boycotted Fort Lauderdale's "Colored School", sued Medical Association for admittance	Ft. Lauderdale

Estelle Rouse Pinkett	Pinkett	teacher who motivated her students to attend college, founded first "colored" USO, founded an initiative to train teachers	Ft. Lauderdale

Margaret Blake Roach	Roach	Broward County School administrator, Women in Distress Shelter and United Way supporter, president of the Broward Urban League, Broward Community College Trustee and civic leader	Ft. Lauderdale

Dr. James F. Sistrunk	Sistrunk	first black physician who helped establish Provident Hospital and was chief of staff, delivering 5,000 babies	Ft. Lauderdale

Frank Stranahan and Ivy Stranahan	Stranahan	trading post operator, postmaster, ferryboat owner, real estate developer who donated land for hospital, school, park and woman's club; schoolteacher who convinced Seminoles to move to a reservation, hospital supporter	Ft. Lauderdale

Leon Watts	Watts	Teacher, counselor, civil rights activist, community advocate and Broward Community College Trustee	Ft. Lauderdale

Nathaniel "Nat" J. Patterson	Patterson	Lawyer, City Attorney, Mayor, State Representative and civic leader	Fort Meade

Thomas Alva & Mina Miller Edison	Edison	prolific Inventor	Fort Myers

Henry Ford	Ford	Founder of Ford Motor Company & Assembly Lines	Fort Myers

William Thomas Howard	Howard	Instrumental in establishing Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers

Albert E. "Bean" Backus	Backus	Self-taught Painter, Charitable Benefactor	Fort Pierce

Dr. Clem C. Benton	Benton	Physician, Founder of Fort Pierce Memorial Hospital, College Trustee and Civic Leader	Fort Pierce

Zora Neale Hurston	Hurston	Writer and Folklorist	Fort Pierce

Daniel T. McCarty	McCarty	Florida's 31st Governor 1952-1953	Fort Pierce

Willie H. Blankston	Blankston	Civil Rights Advocate	Fort Walton Beach

John Thomas Brooks	Brooks	Founder of Fort Walton Beach, Civil War veteran, area "Doctor" & Hotel owner	Fort Walton Beach

Adam J. Gerlach	Gerlach	Owner of Gulfview Hotel and Catholic Church supporter	Fort Walton Beach

Liza Jackson	Jackson	Hotel Proprietor, Women's & Garden Club founder, Donated Land for numerous Civic Projects	Fort Walton Beach

William C. Lazarus	Lazarus	Pilot, Aeronautics Instructor & Research Engineer, Project Manager of Indian Temple Mound Museum	Fort Walton Beach

Chester Pruitt	Pruitt	First Black FWB Police Officer, Youth Mediator	Fort Walton Beach

Ben Hill Griffin, Jr.	Griffin	Citrus Baron, Civic Leader & Benefactor	Frostproof

Latimer Maxcy	Maxcy	Citrus Grower & Processor, Cattle Rancher and Civic Leader	Frostproof

Albert H. Blanding	Blanding	Distinguished Soldier, National Guardsman & Civic leader	Gainesville

Sarah Matheson	Matheson	Missionary and Presbyterian Religious leader at Local, State & National levels	Gainesville

Sarah Lucretia Robb	Robb	Alachua County's first female physician in the 1880s, making housecalls and authored book on "common sense" medicine for public use	Gainesville

Jesse Earl Franklin	Franklin	Postmaster, Church leader and Historic Preservationist	Glen St. Mary

Alverdo Adair Geitgey	Geitgey	Baker County landowner & developer, Glen St. Mary founder, citrus & pecan grower	Glen St. Mary

Isaiah Sherman Mikell	Mikell	Railroad depot agent, farmer and community supporter during the depression	Glen St. Mary

George Lindley Taber, Sr.	Taber	founded Glen Saint Mary Nursery, Florida State Horticulture Society president, developed cold-tolerant plants	Glen St. Mary

Karlie Tyler	Tyler	teacher, traveling librarian and volunteer librarian	Glen St. Mary

John Preston Hall, Sr.	Hall	bank president & chairman of the board; sheriff for 36 years; director, treasurer & president of Florida Sheriffs Association; founder and treasurer of the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch	Green Cove Springs

John Preston Hall, Jr.	Hall	deputy sheriff & bank president; ran family-owned land & timber company and children's charity, major donor to Florida Sheriffs' Youth Ranches	Green Cove Springs

Ed Stansel	Stansel	health department administrator; expanded services, built clinics, implemented first Health Department computer system, recruited doctors to donate time	Green Cove Springs

Richard Reid Wagner	Wagner	organized the fire department in 1930 and served as the unpaid fire chief for 62 years; often gave personal funds to fire victims	Green Cove Springs

Catherine Powell Hickman	Hickman	founded Gulfport Historical Society and museum; published Gulfport history; founded Gulfport Community Players & Girls Softball League and other youth activities	Gulfport

Arnold S. White, Sr.	White	deputy director at veterans medical center, volunteer & employee of Little League Baseball for more than 40 years	Gulfport

Donald Ray "Billy" Matthews	Matthews	US Representative 1953–1967 & Teacher	Hawthorne

Chester Shell	Shell	Hunting & fishing guide, Raised funds for 1st Black school in Alachua County	Hawthorne

William Flemming	Flemming	Founder of Holly Hill	Holly Hill

Robert Anderson (Hollywood, Florida community leader)	Anderson	Bank founder, president & director and City Commissioner	Hollywood

Dorothy Walker Bush	Bush	Civic leader & wife of a US Senator, mother of a POTUS and grandmother of 2 governors & a POTUS	Hollywood

Clarence P. Hammerstein	Hammerstein	Citrus authority, tourism promoter, Broward Kiwanis founder	Hollywood

Joseph Wesley Young	Young	Founder & Developer of Hollywood, Florida	Hollywood

Anne Kolb	Kolb	Environmental preservationist and 1st female Broward County Commissioner	Hollywood

Preston B. Bird	Bird	City Politician and Civic leader	Homestead

Lily Lawrence Bow	Bow	Homestead Library Supporter and Book provider	Homestead

May Mann Jennings	Jennings	Women's Rights activist, Environmentalist & advocate for the welfare of children	Homestead

William J. Krome	Krome	Railroad Surveyor & Engineer, Agriculture and Horticulture enthusiast	Homestead

Max Losner	Losner	Bank President, Federal Reserve Board member, City Councilman and Civic leader	Homestead

James Daniel Reid	Reid	Homestead founder and developer, City Councilman 1913-24, Dade County Commissioner 1921-41	Homestead

James Archer Smith	Smith	World War I Army Doctor, Physician and Chief Surgeon of Dade County Hospital	Homestead

David Levy Yulee	Yulee	Lawyer, Florida Statehood leader, US Senator, Plantation owner, Railroad builder	Homosassa

Napoleon Bonaparte Broward	Broward	Florida's 19th Governor 1905-1909, Duval Co. Sheriff & State Representative	Jacksonville

J.J. Daniel	Daniel	Businessman and Civic leader	Jacksonville

Alfred I. du Pont	du Pont	Philanthropist	Jacksonville

David H. Dwight	Dwight	Racial activist	Jacksonville

Lex Hester	Hester	Government administrator	Jacksonville

James Weldon Johnson	Johnson	Educator, lawyer, diplomat & racial activist	Jacksonville

Henry John Klutho	Klutho	Architect	Jacksonville

Abraham Lincoln Lewis	Lewis	Insurance executive, Philanthropist & founder of American Beach	Jacksonville

Eartha M. M. White	White	Clara White Mission founder, teacher, Nursing Home founder	Jacksonville

Doris Whitmore	Whitmore	Jacksonville Museum of Science & History supporter/promoter	Jacksonville

R.R. Ricou	Ricou	Fishing business owner & Civic leader	Jensen Beach

Bessie Wilson DuBois	DuBois	Historian	Jupiter

Joseph Verner Reed	Reed	Wildlife & Nature Conservationist and charitable benefactor	Jupiter Island

Permelia Pryor Reed	Reed	Wildlife & Nature Conservationist and charitable benefactor	Jupiter Island

William M. Beam	Beam	City Politician & man of action	Keystone Heights

John Edward Larson	Larson	Local & State Politician, IRS Head for Florida	Keystone Heights

Howard S. England	England	Benefactor of Fort Zachary Taylor	Key West

Mel Fisher	Fisher	Scuba Diver & Treasure Hunter	Key West

Ernest Hemingway	Hemingway	Writer & Adventurer	Key West

Walter Sayers Lightbourn	Lightbourn	Tobacco grower and Cigar maker	Key West

Harry S. Truman	Truman	POTUS	Key West

Captain Melville Emory Forrey	Forrey	farmer, dredge boat captain, general store owner & fur trader, city councilman, mayor and county commission chairman	LaBelle

Francis A. Hendry	Hendry	cattle rancher, Civil War Captain; helped establish Polk & Lee counties and Fort Myers; served as county commissioner & state representative; founder, mayor, town clerk, marshal, alderman and minister of LaBelle	LaBelle

Rosabelle Blake	Blake	School teacher and administrator	Lakeland

Thomas W. Bryant	Bryant	lawyer, state representative, Board of Control member, University of Florida advocate	Lakeland

Lawton Mainor Chiles	Chiles	Florida's 41st Governor 1991-1998 & US Senator 1971-1989	Lakeland

John Franklin Cox	Cox	mercantile owner, state representative, mayor, city treasurer and real estate developer	Lakeland

Herbert J. Drane	Drane	real estate, insurance, railroad and citrus businessman; co-founder of Lakeland, clerk, treasurer and mayor, newspaper editor, state representative & senator, US representative and Federal Power Commission member	Lakeland

Clare Henley	Henley	pharmacist, helped establish spring major league baseball training in Lakeland, Florida State League team owner and league manager	Lakeland

Dr. John Sidney Jackson	Jackson	Surgeon, City Commissioner & Mayor	Lakeland

Paul Scott Linder	Linder	founded heavy construction machinery company, leader of several Florida business organizations	Lakeland

J. Hardin Peterson	Peterson	Congressman	Lakeland

Park Trammell	Trammell	Florida's 21st Governor 1913-1917	Lakeland

Lassie Goodbread-Black	Goodbread	Teacher & Civic Leader	Lake City

Fred P. Cone	Cone	Florida's 27th Governor 1937-1941	Lake City

McKinley Jeffers	Jeffers	Educator & Civic Leader	Lake City

May Vinzant Perkins	Perkins	Writer, Historian	Lake City

Betsy Hopkins	Hopkins	Philanthropist	Lake Helen

John P. Mace	Mace	Architect/builder	Lake Helen

Edward W. Bok	Bok	Editor, Philanthropist	Lake Wales

Bertha Louise Hinshaw	Hinshaw	Innkeeper	Lake Wales

Delbert Lorenzo Layton	Layton	City Benefactor	Layton

Hubert O. Dabney	Dabney	Athlete & educator	Leesburg

Joseph M. Tardugno, Jr.	Tardugno	Utility innovator	Leesburg

Pat Thomas	Thomas	city manager & Benefactor	Leesburg

Porter Claude Crapps, Jr.	Crapps	bank owner, large timberland owner, promoted advanced forestry practices, helped build vo-tech school, supported 4-H and FFA	Live Oak

Thomas Dowling	Dowling	established several lumber companies, built railroad to transport wood, funded Live Oak waterworks, helped build & rebuild Advent Christian Church, founded Advent Christian Village in Dowling Park	Live Oak

Cary A. Hardee	Hardee	Florida's 23rd Governor 1921-1925	Live Oak

Brantly Walker Helvenston	Helvenston	Insurance agent, teacher, banker	Live Oak

John Parshley	Parshley	Civic leader	Live Oak

Josiah B. Clouser	Clouser	Hotelier and civic leader	Longwood

Edwin B. Browning, Sr.	Browning	Teacher & Superintendent, Historical Society founder, newspaper columnist & radio show host	Madison

Tommie Camilla Stephens Barfield	Barfield	Confectionery operator, lobbied for infrastructure, worked to create Collier County; first superintendent of schools and board member	Marco Island

William David Collier	Collier	mercantile store operator, discovered & donated fantastic trove of Indian artifacts, assisted clam farmers	Marco Island

Theophilus West	West	Civil war surgeon, local physician & druggist, school superintendent, mayor and state senator	Marianna

James Hartley Beal	Beal	scientist & pharmacist who collected plants & shells, donated them to museums; donated land & artesian well for first public water and sewer system	Mary Esther

Thomas Jefferson Pryor, Jr.	Pryor	general store manager, city councilman & mayor	Mary Esther

Joe Wickham	Wickham	surveyor with U.S. National Geodetic Survey, construction company owner, city councilman & county commissioner	Melbourne

Dana A. Dorsey	Dorsey	first black millionaire, established Mount Zion Baptist Church, bank, hotel & rental property owner, donated land for school & library	Miami

David Grandison Fairchild	Fairchild	horticulturist with United States Department of Agriculture, 75,000 new plants to the US for cultivation	Miami

Catherine Hauberg Sweeney	Sweeney	botanist, philanthropist & preservationist, especially the Coconut Grove estate, The Kampong, which contained rare and exotic tropical plants	Miami

Barbara Baer Capitman	Capitman	Art Deco design preservationist and author	Miami Beach

John Stiles Collins	Collins	Horticulturist & avocado grower, dredged Collins Canal and started Collins Bridge, built Hotel, Casino & began residential development	Miami Beach

Stephen J. Cranman	Cranman	Director of the Perrine-Cutler Ridge Council: redevelop area following Hurricane Andrew by attracting business with 3,000 jobs, US 1 Beautification, Community & Cultural Centers	Miami Beach

L. Murray Dixon	Dixon	architect who developed Miami Beach's Tropical Art Deco style of architecture	Miami Beach

John J. Farrey	Farrey	Chief Building, Plumbing and Electrical Inspector who initiated & enforced first Building Code, copied by 5,000+ communities	Miami Beach

Carl Graham Fisher	Fisher	Miami promoter & real estate developer, completed Collins Bridge, dredged Biscayne Bay, built Lincoln & Dixie Highways	Miami Beach

Henry Hohauser	Hohauser	Prolific architect who promulgated modernism in Miami Beach architecture	Miami Beach

Anna Brenner Meyers	Meyers	Integration leader for Miami schools, helped found Miami Dade College, started first educational TV station in Florida, WPBT	Miami Beach

Glenn Hammond Curtiss	Curtiss	Aircraft Motor builder, aviator and developer of Hialeah, Miami Springs & Opa-locka	Miami Springs

Chief Micanopy	Micanopy	Leader of the Seminole Nation at Cuscowilla during the Second Seminole War	Micanopy

Archie Carr	Carr	International biologist & environmentalist, honored nature author	Micanopy

Marjorie Carr	Carr	First female wildlife specialist at US Fish & Wildlife Service, founder of Florida Defenders of the Environment	Micanopy

Bennett C. Russell	Russell	Teacher, Administrator & Superintendent, using technology as educational tool	Milton

Reuben Wyatt Harper	Harper	Citrus grower, broker & industry leader, City Councilman	Montverde

Henry B. Watkins, Sr.	Watkins	real estate developer for most of Naples, donated 10 acres (40,000 m2) for downtown park	Naples

Henry B. Watkins, Jr.	Watkins	built first low-income housing in Naples, Edison Community College trustee, founded youth shelter, aa facility for mentally ill and local YMCA	Naples

Henry Nehrling	Nehrling	ornithologist and horticulturist; introduced caladiums, palms, bamboo, and amaryllis to the US	Naples

Elroy M. Avery	Avery	Mayor, Author, Businessman, Bank Chairman & Civic leader	New Port Richey

Gene Sarazen	Sarazen	first golf professional to win all four Grand Slam events; invented sand wedge, founded charitable foundation	New Port Richey

George E. Musson	Musson	civic leader and mayor who promoted road & bridge projects and revitalized downtown area	New Smyrna Beach

Al E. Fellner	Fellner	Mayor, Civic leader, Businessman	North Redington Beach

Peter Raulerson	Raulerson	postmaster, mayor, county commissioner and school trustee	Okeechobee

Ransom Eli Olds	Olds	Oldsmobile inventor; purchased land, platted & founded Oldsmar; built a sawmill & foundry	Oldsmar

Dr. Francis Dickinson	Dickinson	Surgeon, Benefactor, Philanthropist & champion of Women's Suffrage	Orange City

Dr. Seth French	French	Physician, Florida: Promoter, Senator & Commissioner of Immigration	Orange City

Alfred Benjamin "A. B." Michael	Michael	ship captain, successful citrus grower known as "Dean of the Florida Citrus Industry"	Orchid

Martin Andersen	Andersen	newspaper owner & editor, used paper to influence politicians & public to build roads, an airport and develop nearby Port Canaveral	Orlando

William A. (Bill) McCree, Jr.	McCree	civil engineer & general contractor; chairman of planning board that developed the first comprehensive development plan & capital improvements program	Orlando

Walter C. Meloon	Meloon	founded the Florida Variety Boat Company which became Correct Craft; built Army boats in World War II, Ski Nautique in 1951	Orlando

Oakes Ames	Ames	founding director of the American Orchid Society, prolific author, museum curator & director	Ormond Beach

John Anderson	Anderson	county tax assessor, built a plantation, Ormond Hotel & area's first golf course; organized first auto race on the beach & professional baseball team	Ormond Beach

Eileen Butts	Butts	botanical specimens collector; helped create state parks & an art gallery; raised money to restore The Casements; civic leader	Ormond Beach

James Carnell	Carnell	citrus grower, jelly factory owner, real estate agent, city councilman, postmaster & yachtsman	Ormond Beach

Charles McNary	McNary	alderman, councilman, mayor and justice of the peace	Ormond Beach

Joseph Price	Price	county commissioner & mayor; built & managed Ormond Hotel; organized first auto race on the beach	Ormond Beach

John D. Rockefeller	Rockefeller	Industrialist & Philanthropist	Ormond Beach

Edith Stanton	Stanton	teacher, newspaper & magazine writer; book author	Ormond Beach

Elsa Scherer Burrows	Burrows	created & preserved Oscar Scherer Park and donated it to the state	Osprey

Francis Stephen Huggins	Huggins	World War II Navy Veteran, retired government employee, tireless civic leader	Palm Bay

Henry Morrison Flagler	Flagler	Industrialist and Developer	Palm Beach

Francis MacKay Howze	Howse	teacher, "the Mother of Education in Manatee County", coach, financial sponsor, civic leader	Palmetto

Francis F. Taylor	Taylor	realtor, land developer & city promoter; benefactor of youth programs & young adults; donated land for parks	Palmetto

George Mortimer West	West	land developer, newspaper founder, author, town councilman and public library founder	Panama City

Delbert Davis	Davis	Schoolteacher, Scoutmaster, surveyor, musician and photographer	Parker

Captain Ed Parker	Parker	Boat captain, environmentalist and seafood industry founder	Parker

Charles W. Flanagan	Flanagan	City commissioner, mayor and civic leader	Pembroke Pines

James Cash Penney	Penney	Businessman and philanthropist, created Penney Farms Retirement Community in Clay County	Penney Farms

H. Clay Armstrong	Armstrong	Founder of the Pensacola Classical School, mayor and author	Pensacola

William Dudley Chipley	Chipley	County commissioner, City councilman and mayor, state senator; financed Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad	Pensacola

Occie Clubbs	Clubbs	teacher and principal; Pensacola Historical Society and Florida Historical Society president	Pensacola

Mayhew W. (Pat) Dodson III	Dodson	Florida Board of Regents member and promoter of University of West Florida; historic preservationist	Pensacola

Daniel "Chappie" James	James	Four-star general in the U.S. Air Force from Eglin Air Force Base who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam	Pensacola

Lillie Anna "Mother" James	James	established private colored school whose graduates became Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers and Military officers	Pensacola

Stephen Russell Mallory	Mallory	Lawyer, State Representative & Senator, United States Congressman & Senator	Pensacola

Edward A. Perry	Perry	Florida's 14th Governor 1885-1889; teacher, lawyer, Civil War Brigadier General	Pensacola

Mary Turner Rule Reed	Reed	Historic Restoration and Preservationist	Pensacola

Oliver J. Semmes, Jr.	Semmes	City engineer and Manager noted for paving 150 miles (240 km) of streets, purchased the municipally-owned gas company and negotiated a favorable franchise agreement with the local power company	Pensacola

Joyce Garrett Turner	Turner	Teacher and Historic Preservationist	Pensacola

T. T. Wentworth, Jr.	Wentworth	Founder of Pensacola Historical Society, Pensacola Historical Museum & Wentworth Museum in Ensley; helped establish Pensacola Public Library	Pensacola

P.K. Yonge	Yonge	Businessman & civic leader who served almost 30 years as a member and chairman of Florida Board of Control	Pensacola

William Thomas Cash	Cash	Educator, State Representative, author, campaign financial disclosed law sponsor and First State Librarian: 1927-51	Perry

Edwin F. Deicke	Deicke	Agricultural pioneer & author, Philanthropist	Plantation

Lois Deicke	Deicke	Philanthropist and Civic leader	Plantation

Helen B. Hoffman	Hoffman	Original resident of Plantation. With husband, Dr.	Plantation

Frederick C. Peters	Peters	Everglades Rancher & Farmer, Agricultural pioneer and donated land to church, city, county & state agencies	Plantation

Jessie Ball du Pont	du Pont	Spouse of Alfred I. du Pont, Benefactor & Philanthropist, brother of Edward Ball	Port St. Joe

David W. Jones	Jones	Head Coach at Washington County High School who personally visited his students' homes and their churches, teaching them respect, responsibility, perseverance, initiative, kindness, fairness, honesty and cooperation.	Port St. Joe

Witt A. Campbell	Campbell	Educator and Civil Rights worker	Quincy

Dr. William Spencer Stevens	Stevens	First Black Physician, pharmacist, Built "Colored" Hospital & Supervisor of City Schools	Quincy

Judge Hugh M. Taylor	Taylor	Lawyer, State Representative, Judge & Florida Constitutional Revision Commission Chairman	Quincy

Odet Philippe	Philippe	Early citrus grower who introduced grapefruit to Florida; first cigar maker in Tampa	Safety Harbor

Peter A. Demens	Demens	Russian immigrant citrus grower, constructed railroad stations and supplied crossties; took over bankrupt Orange Belt Railway and named St. Petersburg, FLorida for his birthplace	San Antonio

Judge Edmund F. Dunne	Dunne	western judge forced to resign due to mixing church and state; founder of San Antonio	San Antonio

James J. Horgan	Horgan	History professor at St. Leo College; historical society president, Florida Historical Society board member, prolific author and NAACP chapter founder	San Antonio

Frank P. Bailey	Bailey	Farmer, general store owner, started Sanibel Packing Company; founded the Sanibel Community Church, helped build Sanibel Community House, setup telephone system, served as justice of the peace	Sanibel

Owen Burns	Burns	established the Burns Realty and Burns Dredging companies; Burns Construction built Ringling Causeways, laid out and paved streets, built seawalls, first co-op subdivision and El Vernona Hotel	Sarasota

John L. Early	Early	Lawyer, school board attorney, school trustee, state representative and mayor	Sarasota

Arthur Britton Edwards	Edwards	sold real estate & insurance; tax assessor, mayor, established county tax assessor and bank VP	Sarasota

John Hamilton Gillespie	Gillespie	Scottish head of the Florida Mortgage and Investment Company, attorney & real estate agent, justice of the peace, built DeSoto Hotel, mayor and councilman; built one of the first golf courses in US, laid out courses in Jacksonville, Tampa, Kissimmee and Bellair	Sarasota

Dr. Joseph Halton	Halton	Surgeon who did many free operations, town councilman and council president	Sarasota

Harry Lee Higel	Higel	General store owner, boat owner, land developer, bank director, town councilman and mayor	Sarasota

David and George Lindsay	Lindsay	Father & Son editor and publisher of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune	Sarasota

Andrew McAnsh	McAnsh	Builder of the Mira Mar Hotel	Sarasota

Thomas Reed Martin	Martin	prolific architect	Sarasota

Charles Ringling	Ringling	Circus founder, real estate investor who developed downtown; chamber of commerce president and bank founder	Sarasota

John Ringling	Ringling	Circus founder, real estate investor who developed beaches; art collector who willed his art, museum and home to the state of Florida	Sarasota

Marie Selby	Selby	Created botanical garden at her residence; willed to the community; established a Foundation which gave 3,000 grants worth $50 million for education and scholarships	Sarasota

Ernest Arthur Smith	Smith	real estate investor and abstract company president; chamber of commerce organizer and mayor; improved water service and fire protection; acquired land for future civic projects	Sarasota

Karl Wallenda	Wallenda	family patriarch of a circus high wire act for 50 years	Sarasota

Percy L. Hedgecock	Hedgecock	First mayor, school board member, helped build first local school and acquire only oceanfront park; helped found Brevard Engineering College and served as trustee	Satellite Beach

Paul Kroegal	Kroegal	Ship Captain, first County commissioner and chairman; built the first paved road from Micco to Stuart and the first Sebastian River bridge; first National Wildlife Refuge warden in America	Sebastian

Margaret Shippen Roebling	Roebling	Donated money to acquire land for the 8,140-acre (32.9 km2) Highlands Hammock State Park when the National Park Service declined and the state had no money at height of depression	Sebring

Dr. Andrew Anderson, Jr.	Anderson	Physician, Philanthropist & Benefactor	St. Augustine

Frank B. Butler	Butler	Businessman, civic & political leader; founder of "colored" Butler Beach	St. Augustine

Felix deCrano	deCrano	Accomplished portrait, landscape, genre and still life painter in Henry Flagler's artist colony	St. Augustine

Earl Cunningham	Cunningham	self-taught American folk artist who painted schooners and portrayals of Seminole Indian life that he infused with images of Viking ships	St. Augustine

Anna Maria Dummett	Dummett	Boarding house owner, Civil War nurse, spy and caregiver; president & founder of Ladies Memorial Association, established a Confederate memorial	St. Augustine

Louisa Fatio	Fatio	owner/operator of several boarding houses; Fatio House was among city's best	St. Augustine

Henry Morrison Flagler	Flagler	Industrialist and Developer	St. Augustine

Walter B. Fraser	Fraser	City commissioner & mayor, state senator, organized city's first formal restoration movement, Colonial St. Augustine; donated the statues of Ponce de León & Pedro Menendez at the North City Gate	St. Augustine

Nina Hawkins	Hawkins	Newspaper reporter & editor; founded the Florida Women's Press Club; founded the St. Augustine Art Association; included much local history in paper to encourage historic preservation movement	St. Augustine

Martin Johnson Heade	Heade	portrait and genre painter early, then focused on landscapes, especially salt marshes; Henry Flagler was his wealthy patron	St. Augustine

Lawerence Lewis, Jr.	Lewis	Chairman of the Flagler Systems, established Flagler College and provided scholarships, endowments and new buildings; president of the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board and the St.	St. Augustine

William Wing Loring	Loring	Florida militiaman, lawyer and governor of the Florida Territory; first US Congressman from Florida; U.S. Army officer; Confederate Brigadier General; led contingent of Union & Confederate officers in Egypt setting up that country's defense	St. Augustine

Dr. Luella Day McConnell	McConnell	Physician, Yukon Gold Rush participant, created Fountain of Youth tourist attraction

Albert Manucy	Manucy	Authority on St. Augustine history & architecture; worked for National Park Service, studied Spanish architecture on Fulbright Scholarship; authored two books on St.	St. Augustine

Pedro Menendez de Aviles	Menendez	Spanish Captain and Explorer	St. Augustine

Prince Napoleon Achille Murat	Murat	Crown prince of Naples; authored several works, studied law and government	St. Augustine

Francisco Pellicer	Pellicer	Successful early carpenter, moved south on Matanzaz River; Pellicer Creek is named after him	St. Augustine

Xavier Lopez Pellicer	Pellicer	Bank VP, Flagler Hospital trustee & president; historical society president & director; president of the Florida Bankers Association, president of Florida Forestry Association; Civic leader	St. Augustine

Verle A. Pope	Pope	businessman and large landowner, elected to Florida House of Representatives, but went into Army in World War II; elected to Senate, served as president; approved the Florida Constitutional revision of 1968, established the community college system, created the Historic St.	St. Augustine

Robert Ripley	Ripley	Cartoonist, Entrepreneur and amateur Anthropologist; creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!	St. Augustine

Edmund Kirby Smith	Smith	Career US Army officer, educator, and a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War	St. Augustine

Frances Kirby Smith	Smith	most successful Confederate spy	St. Augustine

Franklin W. Smith	Smith	Built Villa Zorayda using cement mixed with coquina; encouraged Flagler to use Spanish architecture for his hotels; built the Casa Monica Hotel; historic preservationist	St. Augustine

Thomas Buckingham Smith	Smith	Lawyer, city councilman, territorial legislator, worked for US State Department in Mexico and Spain, researched Spanish settlement in Florida and translated documents from Spanish or Portuguese to English; authored several works; Florida Tax Commissioner	St. Augustine

Elizabeth Morley Towers	Towers	lifelong historic preservationist; served on the St. Augustine Preservation Board and the Florida State Park Board	St. Augustine

Henry L. Twine	Twine	NAACP chapter president, city commissioner and vice mayor; Democratic Party Executive Committee member	St. Augustine

F. Charles Usina	Usina	state representative who worked for a state mental health program and supported the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, serving on the school's Board of Trustees; member and leader of Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, Knights of Columbus, Elks, Moose, the St.	St. Augustine

Father Felix Varela	Varela	priest and Professor of Philosophy; established church ministry in New York City where he founded schools for children, built churches and evangelized the poor; on the road to sainthood	St. Augustine

Emily Lloyd Wilson	Wilson	Artist who purchased a residence in Henry Flagler's artist colony; researched St. Augustine's history in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C.; her notes and copies of maps, documents and Spanish records became the St.	St. Augustine

Frank T. Hurley	Hurley	World War I & World War II Army Staff Officer, Real Estate & Mortgage Executive, Civic leader	St. Pete Beach

Thomas J. Rowe	Rowe	Beachfront Hotel owner	St. Pete Beach

Earl Morrow Clark	Clark	Teacher & Headmaster, School Accreditation Leader	St. Petersburg

Dr. Paul R. Hortin	Hortin	Methodist Minister, Hunter, Fisherman	St. Petersburg

Morris Raiford Johns	Johns	Pineapple grower, Businessman & Deputy Sheriff	Stuart

Walter Kitching	Kitching	Businessman, Banker, Justice of the Peace & Philanthropist	Stuart

George W. Parks	Parks	Businessman, Bank founder, Councilman & Mayor	Stuart

James R. Pomeroy	Pomeroy	Educator, County Politician, Postmaster & Businessman	Stuart

Dan Pearl	Pearl	Politician & Civic leader	Sunrise

J. Broward Culpepper	Culpepper	FSU Dean and Secretary/Director of the Florida Board of Control	Tallahassee

B. Calvin Jones	Jones	Archaeologist and Discoverer of multiple Historic sites	Tallahassee

William Valentine Knott	Knott	State Auditor, Treasurer, Comptroller	Tallahassee

Catherine Murat	Murat	Historic Preservationist, Civil War supporter	Tallahassee

James Page	Page	Florida's first Black minister, church founder, County Commissioner, Senate Chaplain and Justice of the Peace	Tallahassee

Romulus Hunter Thompson	Thompson	Band Director	Tallahassee

Curtis L. Waller	Waller	Attorney, State Legislator, State Attorney, Circuit Judge and Federal Court of Appeals Judge	Tallahassee

Cesar Gonzmart	Gonzmart	Expanded Columbia Restaurant, Ybor City Historic District promoter, Civic leader	Tampa

Celestino Vega	Vega	Cigar maker, President of Centro Español and promoter of Spanish arts & culture	Tampa

Vicente Martinez Ybor	Ybor	Founder & Developer of Ybor City, Cigar maker and Labor supporter	Tampa

Peter Themis Assimack	Assimack	CPA, Chamber of Commerce President and Civic leader	Tarpon Springs

John K. Cheyney	Cheyney	Sponge Company & Sponge Exchange founder, local politician and Sponge Industry promoter	Tarpon Springs

Thomas Craig	Craig	Businessman, City Commissioner & Mayor	Tarpon Springs

George Frantzis	Frantzis	Greek Lawyer who helped liberate Dodecanese Islands from Italy & reunite with Greece;[dubious – discuss] School Principal & Sponge Industry saviour	Tarpon Springs

George Inness, Jr.	Inness	Successful Landscape and Figure Artist; spouse Julia Inness founded the Tarpon Springs Library	Tarpon Springs

Demos A. Megaloudis	Megaloudis	Business and Civic leader	Tarpon Springs

Anson Peasely Killen Safford	Safford	Nevada Surveyor General, Governor of the Arizona Territory, Land Developer and Tarpon Springs Founder	Tarpon Springs

Mary J. Stafford	Stafford	Teacher at Boston University College of Medicine and first practicing woman physician in Florida	Tarpon Springs

Colonel Henry McKie Salley	Salley	Army Engineer, Airport & Bridge builder and city manager	Tarpon Springs

Alexander St. Clair-Abrams	St. Clair-Abrams	Lawyer and Founder/Developer of Tavares	Tavares

James Hudson Baker	Baker	Building contractor	Vero Beach

Merrill P. Barber	Barber	Politician & Banker	Vero Beach

Alex MacWilliam, Sr.	MacWilliam	Politician & Builder	Vero Beach

Garnett L. Radin	Radin	Nurse & founder of Indian River Memorial Hospital	Vero Beach

Waldo E. Sexton	Sexton	Citrus Grower & Processor, Dairy farmer	Vero Beach

Sherman N. Smith, Jr.	Smith	Lawyer, Prosecutor, Politician & Judge	Vero Beach

Herman Julius Zeuch	Zeuch	Developer and Citrus farmer	Vero Beach

Edward Ball	Ball	du Pont Trust Manager & Philanthropist	Wakulla Springs

W. Curtis Ezelle	Ezelle	Local politician & Civic leader	Wauchula

Edward R. Bradley	Bradley	Philanthropist	West Palm Beach

Dr. Joseph Wiley Jenkins	Jenkins	Pharmacist & Society Host	West Palm Beach

Marvin U. Mounts	Mounts	Agricultural leader	West Palm Beach

Dr. Thomas Rudolph Vickers	Vickers	African-American Healthcare provider	West Palm Beach

Nellie A. Grice	Grice	Businessperson & Civic leader	Windermere

Dr. John Howard Johnson	Johnson	Philanthropist	Windermere

John Calvin Palmer	Palmer	Politician & Philanthropist	Windermere

Dick Pope, Sr.	Pope	Cypress Gardens Founder & Tourism Promoter	Windermere

Loring A. Chase	Chase	Winter Park Founder	Winter Park

Jeannette Genius McKean	McKean	Painter and Rollins College benefactor	Winter Park

Albin Polasek	Polasek	Sculptor and Cultural Leader	Winter Park

Alice Fryer Hall	Hall	Teacher, Journalist & Civic leader	Zephyrhills

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