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Notable people from Tampa, Florida
This is a list of notable people from
Tampa, Florida.
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Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975), saxophone player
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Nat Adderley (1931–2000), cornet player
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Doug Allen (born 1951), football player
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Geronimo Allison (born 1994), professional football player
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T.D. Allman (born 1944), writer, foreign correspondent, historian, author
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Aric Almirola (born 1984), stock car driver
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Pete Alonso (born 1994), professional baseball player
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Jose Alvarez (born 1956), professional baseball player
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Erin Andrews (born 1978), sports anchor
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Gilbert Arenas (born 1982), professional basketball player
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Mike Awesome (1965–2007), professional wrestler
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Jeff Baisley (born 1982), professional baseball player
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George F. Baughman (1915–2004), first president of
New College of Florida, rear admiral, USNR
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Derek Bell (born 1968), professional baseball player
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Butch Benton (born 1957), professional baseball player
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Big Show (born 1972), professional wrestler
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Dan Bilzerian (born 1980), professional poker player, personality
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Sheila Bleck (born 1974), professional bodybuilder
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Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900–2001), Ybor business pioneer
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Isaiah Bolden (born 1999), professional football player
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William Brennan (born 1963), professional baseball player
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Evelyn Brent (1895–1975), actress
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Corey Brown (born 1985), professional baseball player
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Bob Buckhorn, politician
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Mike Bynum (born 1978), professional baseball player
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CADE (born 1996), singer/songwriter, musician
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Cody Carson (born 1989), singer
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Aaron Carter (1987–2022), actor/singer
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Jeff Carter (born 1964), professional baseball player
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Leslie Carter (1986–2012), singer
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Nick Carter (born 1980), singer of the
Backstreet Boys
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Rick Casares (1931–2013), professional football player
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Kevin Cash (born 1977), professional baseball player
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Celph Titled, rapper, record producer
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John Cena (born 1977), professional wrestler, actor, rapper, television presenter
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Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues and pops singer, pianist
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Jordan Clarkson (born 1992), professional basketball player for the
Utah Jazz
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Barry Cohen (1939–2018), criminal defense attorney
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Nardi Contreras (born 1951), professional baseball player
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Matthew Cox (born 1969), former mortgage broker and fraudster; Most Wanted by Secret Service in 2006
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Ron Crawford (born 1945), actor and artist
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Tim Crews (1961–1993), professional baseball
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Cr1TiKaL (born 1994), YouTuber, streamer, musician
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Gallagher (1947–2022), watermelon-smashing comedian
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Robert Gant (born 1968), actor
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Joanna Garcia (born 1979), actress
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Steve Garvey (born 1948), professional baseball player
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Walter Lee Gibbons (1928–2015), pitcher in Negro league baseball and the Minor Leagues
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Mychal Givens (born 1990), MLB pitcher
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Graham Godfrey (born 1984), professional baseball player
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Luis Gonzalez (born 1967), professional baseball player
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Dwight Gooden (born 1964), professional baseball player
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Omar Gosh (born 1982), YouTube personality, actor, camera operator, film editor, businessman
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Arjun Gupta (born 1986), actor
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Bob Hall (born 1942), member of
Texas State Senate
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Denny Hamlin (born 1980), professional stock car driver
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Garry Hancock (1954–2015), professional baseball player
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Rondo Hatton (1894–1946), actor, reporter
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Eric Hayes (born 1967), football player
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Mike Heath (born 1955), professional baseball catcher
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Fallon Henley (born 1994), pro wrestler
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Jaclyn Hill (born 1990), entrepreneur and internet personality
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Hulk Hogan (born 1953), actor/wrestler
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Melissa Howard (born 1977), actress/comedian
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Rodney Howard-Brown, Christian evangelist and pastor of River Church
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John Hudek (born 1966), professional baseball pitcher
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Joe Hudson (born 1991), professional baseball catcher
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Gary Huff (born 1951), professional football player
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Dario Hunt (born 1989), basketball player for
Hapoel Haifa of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Lauren Hutton (born 1943), supermodel, actress
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Paul D. Irving (born 1957), Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives
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Dave Magadan (born 1962), professional baseball player
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Matt Mantei (born 1973), professional baseball player
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Sam Marsonek (born 1978), professional baseball player
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Andrew Martin (1975–2009), Canadian professional wrestler, died in Tampa
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Robert Martinez (born 1934), politician, former Governor of Florida
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Tino Martinez (born 1967), professional baseball player
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Billy Mays (1958–2009), TV commercial pitchman
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Eugene McCaslin (born 1977), professional football player
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Lance McCullers (born 1964), professional baseball player
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Tom McEwen (1923–2011), sportswriter
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Fred McGriff (born 1963), professional baseball player
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Butterfly McQueen (1911–1995), actress, Gone with the Wind
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Alex Mechanik (born 1986), filmmaker
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Peter Mellor (born 1947), English-born American soccer player and coach
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Jason Michaels (born 1976), professional baseball player
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Sam Militello (born 1969), professional baseball player
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Rich Monteleone (born 1963), professional baseball player
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Aaron Murray, professional football player
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Ralph Onis (1908–1995), professional baseball player
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Ryan Raburn (born 1981), professional baseball player
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John Ramos (born 1965), professional baseball player
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Chris Ray (born 1982), professional baseball player
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John Reaves (1950–2017), professional football player
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Jody Reed (born 1962), professional baseball player
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Roy Roberts (1906–1975), actor
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Shane Robinson (born 1984), professional baseball player
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Todd Rogers (born 1964), electronic sports player
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Jason Romano (born 1979), professional baseball player
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Calvin Royal III, ballet dancer
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Tony Samuels (1954–2001), gridiron football player
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David Sanborn (born 1945), musician (saxophonist)
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Stephanie Moulton Sarkis (born 1974), psychotherapist and author
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Randy Savage (1952–2011), professional wrestler
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Gary Sheffield (born 1968), professional baseball player
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Dakota Skye (1994–2021), pornographic actress
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Amber Smith (born 1971), actress and model
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Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
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Matthew Stafford (born 1988), professional football player
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George Steinbrenner (1930–2010), philanthropist, principal owner of New York Yankees
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Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer/songwriter, musician
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Steve Swindal, businessman, chairman of the
Port Tampa Bay
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John H. Sykes, businessman and philanthropist, founder of Sykes Enterprises
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Dreama Walker (born 1986), actress
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Ted Washington (born 1968), professional football player
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Sharon Webb (1936–2010), science fiction writer
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Dan White (1908–1980), Award winning American actor in vaudeville, theater, film and television
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John White (1935–1988), football player
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Slim Whitman (1923–2013), country music and western music singer
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Mike Williams (born 1984), professional football player
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Charles R. Wilson (born 1954), federal judge
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