# List of people from Bartow, Florida

The following is a list of notable people who were born in, lived in or are associated with the city of Bartow, Florida.

## Entertainment

* Jaime Faith Edmondson, Playboy Playmate, born in Bartow
* Matt West, born in Bartow

## Government and politics

* Charles O. Andrews, U.S. Senator from 1938–1946; attended the South Florida Military Institute in Bartow
* Frank Clark, former Bartow City attorney, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District 1905-1925
* Stephen H. Grimes, former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice
* Katherine Harris, former U.S. Congressman, Florida 13th District; Florida's Secretary of State during the controversial Florida Recount of 2000
* Spessard Holland, 28th Florida governor and U.S. senator; author of the 24th amendment to the Constitution of the United States
* Jack Latvala, Member of Florida Senate. Candidate for governor, 2018.
* Adam Putnam, former U.S. Congressman, Florida Secretary of Agriculture and candidate for Governor 2018, CEO of Ducks Unlimited.
* Jacob Summerlin, the "King of the Crackers", first baby born in Florida after it was ceded from Spain to the United States; founder of both Bartow and Orlando, Florida

## Military

* Albert H. Blanding, general
* J. Adrian Jackson, Rear Admiral U.S. Navy
* Evander McIvor Law, Confederate general during American Civil War
* James Van Fleet, general during the Korean War

## Sports

* Johnny Burnett, MLB player for the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns 1927–1935
* Darryl Carlton, NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Bartow June 24, 1953
* Desmond Clark, NFL player (Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears), born in Bartow April 20, 1977
* Marcus Floyd, NFL player, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers, born in Bartow Oct 12, 1978
* Kenneth Gant, born in Bartow April 18, 1967
* Adarius Glanton, NFL player
* Torrian Gray, NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in Bartow March 18, 1974
* Alonzo Highsmith, NFL player, born in Bartow
* Ray Lewis, NFL linebacker (Baltimore Ravens), born in Bartow May 15, 1975
* Tracy McGrady, NBA player (Atlanta Hawks), born in Bartow May 24, 1979
* Jason Odom, former NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1996-1999; graduated from Bartow High School
* Ken Riley, born in Bartow August 6, 1947; former Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback with the Cincinnati Bengals.
* James Roberson, NFL football player, born in Bartow
* Sam Silas, NFL football player for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers 1964-1970, born in Homeland in 1940, graduated from Union Academy
* Jerry Simmons, NFL offensive tackle 1965-1974; graduated from Union Academy
* Theron Smith, NBA player (Charlotte Bobcats), born in Bartow Oct 3, 1980
* James "Bubba" Stewart, born in Bartow; the world's foremost Supercrosser
* Adarius Taylor, NFL Linebacker, born in Bartow
* Keydrick Vincent, NFL player (Baltimore Ravens), born in Bartow Apr 13, 1978
* Rick Wilson, NASCAR driver

## Other

* Robert McGrady Blackburn, Methodist bishop
* Armando Gutierrez, banker, owner of WQXM, spokesman for family of Elian Gonzalez
* Marshall Ledbetter, photographer, psychedelics enthusiast, iconoclast and unconventional protester, born in Bartow
* Nelson Serrano, infamous murderer
* Charlie Smith, famous centenarian, claimed to be the oldest person in American history (137)
* Ossian Sweet, Detroit physician best known for the Sweet Trials, defended by Clarence Darrow; born and raised in Bartow
* Michael Tomasello, developmental psychologist and anthropologist, National Academy of Sciences