# List of people from Tampa, Florida

This is a list of notable people from Tampa, Florida.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975), saxophone player
* Nat Adderley (1931–2000), cornet player
* Doug Allen (born 1951), football player
* Geronimo Allison (born 1994), professional football player
* T.D. Allman (born 1944), writer, foreign correspondent, historian, author
* Austin Amer (born 2000), soccer player
* Aric Almirola (born 1984), stock car driver
* Pete Alonso (born 1994), professional baseball player
* 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

* 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
* Big Show (born 1972), professional wrestler
* Dan Bilzerian (born 1980), professional poker player, personality
* Les Blank (1935–2013), documentary filmmaker
* Sheila Bleck (born 1974), professional bodybuilder
* Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900–2001), Ybor business pioneer
* Isaiah Bolden (born 1999), professional football player
* Pam Bondi (born 1965), Florida attorney general
* John Austin Branch (1908 - ?), Florida politician
* William Brennan (born 1963), professional baseball player
* Evelyn Brent (1895–1975), actress
* Corey Brown (born 1985), professional baseball player
* Bob Buckhorn, politician
* 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
* 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 Utah Jazz
* 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
* 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 (born 1953), 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
* Matt Joyce (born 1984), professional baseball player
* Jewels Sparkles (Drag Queen)

## 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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), musician (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
* 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), Award winning American actor in vaudeville, theater, film and television
* John White (1935–1988), football player
* Slim Whitman (1923–2013), country music and western music singer
* Mike Williams (born 1984), professional football player
* Charles R. Wilson (born 1954), federal judge

## Z

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