This is a list of notable people from Tampa, Florida.
A Eddie Ababio (born 1988), soccer player and coach Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975), saxophone player Nat Adderley (1931–2000), cornet player Philip Agee (1935–2008), CIA whistleblower Doug Allen (born 1951), football player Kirsten Bloom Allen, ballet dancer and actress Geronimo Allison (born 1994), professional football player T.D. Allman (born 1944), writer, foreign correspondent, historian, author Aric Almirola (born 1984), stock car driver Pete Alonso (born 1994), professional baseball player Jose Alvarez (born 1956), professional baseball player Austin Amer (born 2000), soccer 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 Dan Bilzerian (born 1980), professional poker player Paul Bilzerian (born 1950), financier convicted of securities fraud Les Blank (1935–2013), documentary filmmaker Sheila Bleck (born 1974), professional bodybuilder Salha "Mama" Bobo (1907–2001), Ybor business pioneer Isaiah Bolden (born 1999), professional football player Pam Bondi (born 1965), Florida attorney general John Austin Branch (born 1908), Florida politician William Brennan (born 1963), professional baseball player Evelyn Brent (1895–1975), actress Corey Brown (born 1985), professional baseball player Bob Buckhorn (born 1958), mayor of Tampa 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 Santiago Castañeda (born 2004), soccer player Kathy Castor (born 1966), U.S. representative and former Hillsborough County commissioner Celph Titled (born 1980), rapper, record producer John Cena (born 1977), professional wrestler, actor, rapper, television presenter Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues and pop singer, pianist Jordan Clarkson (born 1992), professional basketball player for the New York Knicks 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
D Helen Gordon 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), Grammy Award-Winning rapper, singer-songwriter, & actress Howell Emanuel Donaldson III (born 1993), serial killer 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 (1953—2025), 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 Tate Johnson (born 2005), soccer player Matt Joyce (born 1984), professional baseball player
K Kamelot (formed 1991), power metal band Jill Kelley (born 1975), philanthropist and advocate Jen Kiggans (born 1971), U.S. representative for Virginia Richard King, Academy Award-winning sound designer 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 Laurel Lee (born 1974), U.S. representative and former Secretary of State of Florida and judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Tony Little (born 1956), fitness equipment pitchman Bobby Joe Long (1953–2019), serial killer executed by lethal injection 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 MoistCr1tikal (born 1994), YouTuber, streamer, musician Ashley Moody (born 1975), U.S. senator, former Florida attorney general 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 Michelle Phan (born 1987), YouTube personality and entrepreneur 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), saxophonist Stephanie Moulton Sarkis (born 1974), psychotherapist and author Randy Savage (1952–2011), professional wrestler Emanuel Sharp (born 2004), American-Israeli basketball player"Houston star with Canadian ties named Big 12 Tournament's top player," March 15, 2025.sportsnet.ca 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 Jewels Sparkles (born 2001), drag queen and singer 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), actor in vaudeville, theater, film and television John White (1935–1988), football player Slim Whitman (1923–2013), country music and western music singer Paul Wight (born 1972), professional wrestler, actor Mike Williams (born 1984), professional football player Charles R. Wilson (born 1954), federal judge
Z Tony Zappone (born 1947), journalist, broadcaster, author
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