The following is a list of notable people who were born in, lived in or are associated with the city of Winter Haven, Florida:
Frank Attkisson, politician Andre Berto, professional welterweight boxer Otis Birdsong, former professional basketball player George A. "Banana George" Blair, professional barefoot skier Kenneth Brokenburr, gold medalist, 4x100 meter relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics Lem Burnham, football player Chris Cameron, gymnast Stephen Christian, lead singer of Anberlin Tim Ford, Mississippi lawyer and legislator Rowdy Gaines, Olympic 3-time gold medal swimmer Michael Griffin, U.S. representative from Wisconsin Gloria Hendry, actress Ralph Houk, former manager of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox Gene Leedy, modern architect Charlie Manuel, former manager of MLB's Philadelphia Phillies Cory Mills, U.S. representative Jake Owen, country singer Kathleen Parker, author and syndicated columnist Gram Parsons, country and rock musician James Lord Pierpont, songwriter of "Jingle Bells", uncle of J.P. Morgan Dick Pope, Sr., founder of Cypress Gardens and famed water-skier Dick Pope, Jr., former world champion water-skier and bare-foot water-skier Alex Ramirez, professional baseball player Lawrence Scarpa, architect Jordan Schafer, MLB player Burt Shotton, former manager of MLB's Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers John A. Snively, pioneer citrus grower, developed extensive groves in the Winter Haven area Jim Stafford, country singer Dewey Tomko, professional poker player Kaylee Tuck, Florida state politician O.D. Wilson, powerlifter and professional strongman Michael Yon, journalist
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