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This is a list of notable people who were either born or raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the
Tallahassee, Florida metropolitan area.
Academics, education, and research
Konrad Emil Bloch , Nobel-winning biochemist
G. Gabrielle Starr , president of
Pomona College
Roy Baumeister – psychologist of self-control
Konrad E. Bloch –
Nobel Prize -winning biochemist, who helped learn about the functioning of cholesterol
Mark Frederick Boyd - malariologist and writer
James M. Buchanan – winner of
Nobel Prize in economics
Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte – attorney, civil-rights activist, former dean of the Florida State University Law School, former president of Florida State University, president of the American Bar Association and the American Judicature Society
Paul Dirac –
Nobel Prize -winning physicist whose theories predicted
antimatter
Sylvia Earle – former chief scientist for the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Neil Frank – former director of the
National Hurricane Center
Fred Gainous – former president of Florida A & M University, 2002–2004; former chancellor of the Alabama College System's Department of Postsecondary Education; associate vice president of St. Petersburg College
Robert A. Holton – chemist and inventor of Taxol
Tim Howard – president and founder of Cambridge Graduate University international, former head of doctorate program of Law & Policy at Northeastern University, former Assistant Attorney General of Florida
Sir
Harold Kroto –
Nobel Prize -winning chemist who helped discover
fullerenes
Max Mayfield – former director of the
National Hurricane Center
Alfred Mele – philosopher of free will
Robert S. Mulliken – physicist and chemist who won both the
Priestley Medal and the
Nobel Prize
Michel Oksenberg – China scholar, member of
National Security Council
X. William Proenza – former director of the
National Hurricane Center
Michael Ruse – philosopher, historian of science, noteworthy atheist
Robert Schrieffer –
Nobel Laureate , BCS Theory of
Superconductivity
E. Lee Spence – underwater archeologist
G. Gabrielle Starr – president of
Pomona College
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Space exploration
Authors
Robert Olen Butler , Pulitzer-winning author
Aviation
Jerrie Mock – aviator and first woman to fly around the world solo
Business
Film, television, and radio
Jim Cramer , TV host
Acting
Faye Dunaway , actress
Kay Aldridge – model and actress
Matt Battaglia – actor and former NFL player
Cathy Jenéen Doe – actress
Brad Davis – actor (
Midnight Express ,
Querelle )
Kyan Douglas – the "grooming expert" from
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Faye Dunaway – actress,
Academy Award winner for
Network
Tony Hale – actor, played
Byron "Buster" Bluth on
Arrested Development
Cheryl Hines – actress, two-time
Emmy nominee for
Curb your Enthusiasm , director, married to
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Polly Holliday – actress,
Golden Globe winner (for television series
Alice )
Will Kirby –
Big Brother 2 (2001) winner
Christine Lahti – film actress and director, winner of
Academy Award for Leiberman in Love , two
Golden Globes and
Emmy for
Chicago Hope
Burt Reynolds –
Emmy and
Golden Globe Award -winning, Oscar-nominated actor, attended FSU
Anika Noni Rose –
Tony Award -winning actress, as Emmie Thibodeaux in Caroline, or Change
Sonny Shroyer – actor who played deputy sheriff on
The Dukes of Hazzard
Roy Wood, Jr. – comedian and actor on
The Daily Show
Writing and production
Government and politics
Reubin Askew , governor of Florida
Historical people
Infamy
Music
Cannonball Adderley , left, saxophonist
Composition
Sports
Walter Dix , sprinter
David Ross (baseball) –
MLB catcher
Robert "Bobby" C. Bowden – college football coach, winner of two
national championships
Ricky Carmichael –
motocross /
supercross champion
Kevin Carter –
NFL
defensive end
Bradley Cooper – member of 1984 and 1988 Bahamas Summer Olympics team
Gene Cox – State of Florida Sports Hall of Fame member (Leon High School football coach)
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Antonio Cromartie – NFL player credited with the longest play in NFL history
Kim Crosby –
NASCAR driver, with a best race finish of 20th, in 2004
Dwight F. Davis – founder of the international tennis
Davis Cup
Walter Dix – U.S. track team member and medalist at
2008 Beijing Olympics
Warrick Dunn –
FSU and NFL football star
Carrie Englert (Zimmerman) – member of 1976 U.S. Summer Olympics team
[4]
Corey Fuller – played for FSU's football team, later became a wide receiver for the Vikings, Browns and Ravens
Michael Gaines – tight end for the
Detroit Lions
DaVanche (Ron) Galimore – member of 1980 U.S. Summer Olympics team
[4]
Willie Galimore – member of
College Football Hall of Fame , and NFL football player
William Gay – NFL cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Althea Gibson – winner of several
Wimbledon and
US Open tennis championships
Frances C. Griscom – U.S. Women's amateur golf champion
Ken Harnden – hurdler and sprinter who represented
Zimbabwe in the 1996 and 2000
Olympic Games
Tahesia Harrigan – professional sprinter (BVI)
Bob Hayes – sprinter and gold medal winner on 1964 U.S. Summer Olympics team; NFL football wide receiver for
Dallas Cowboys
Missy Hyatt – professional wrestling valet and commentator for
World Championship Wrestling and
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Taylor Jacobs – professional football player, wide receiver with
Washington Redskins ,
San Francisco 49ers , and
Denver Broncos
Marty Jannetty – professional wrestler, best known for his work with
WWE
Reggie Jefferson –
MLB player
Brad Johnson – NFL quarterback
Brandy Johnson – member of 1988 U.S. Summer Olympics team
Desmond Koh – amateur swimmer who represented
Singapore in the 1988, 1992, and 1996
Olympic Games
Nevin McCaskill –
NFL player for the
Green Bay Packers
Mike "11" Martin – All-Time winningest coach in NCAA Division I College Baseball; 2019 inductee in National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Michelle McCool – World Wrestling Entertainment diva (formally Diva Champion)
Fondren Mitchell – football player
Brian Olson – member of 1996, 2000 and 2004 U.S. Summer Olympics teams
[5]
Burgess Owens – professional football player, member of
Oakland Raider team that won
Super Bowl XV
Bill Peterson – college and NFL head football coach
Zach Piller – NFL guard for the Tennessee Titans
Don Pumphrey, Jr – offensive tackle for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[6]
Elise Ray – gymnast, represented United States in 2000
Olympic Games
Gabrielle Reece – professional
volleyball player, model
Deion Sanders – FSU football star, NFL cornerback, Major League Baseball outfielder, NFL Network commentator
Ernie Sims – NFL linebacker
Dwight Smith – MLB outfielder
Bobby Thigpen – MLB relief pitcher and coach
Craphonso Thorpe – NFL wide receiver
Marion Tinsley – world checkers champion 1955–58, 1975–91
Charlie Ward – 1993
Heisman Trophy winner
Pat Watkins – NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys
Chris Weinke – 2000
Heisman Trophy winner
Boo Williams – NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints
Jameis Winston – 2014 Heisman winner and quarterback for the Tampa
Woody Woodward – MLB shortstop - Braves, Reds; FSU Baseball Head Coach (1975–78); MLB GM - Yankees, Phillies, Mariners
Wally Williams – NFL (1993-2003) Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and New Orleans Saints (First Franchise Player in Ravens History)
Visual arts
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