The city of

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

, has been home to many notable people, groups, and organizations. Those listed may have been born or raised in Jacksonville, been influenced by the city while living, working or retiring there, or lived in the metropolitan area.

Civil rights leaders

''Listed chronologically by year of birth:'' * Cataline Simmons (1806 - 1883) *

James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peop ...

(1871–1938), educator, lawyer, diplomat, songwriter, and civil rights activist; wrote ''

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man ''The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man'' (1912/1927) by James Weldon Johnson is the fictional account of a young biracial man, referred to only as the "Ex-Colored Man," living in post-Reconstruction era America in the late nineteenth and early t ...

'' and the words to "

Lift Every Voice and Sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a pray ...

" * A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979), African-American civil rights activist

Political and government leaders

''Listed chronologically by year of birth:'' *

Saturiwa The Saturiwa were a Timucua chiefdom centered on the mouth of the St. Johns River in what is now Jacksonville, Florida. They were the largest and best attested chiefdom of the Timucua subgroup known as the Mocama, who spoke the Mocama dialect of ...

(16th century), paramount chief of the

chiefdom, comprising 30

Mocama The Mocama were a Native American people who lived in the coastal areas of what are now northern Florida and southeastern Georgia. A Timucua group, they spoke the dialect known as Mocama, the best-attested dialect of the Timucua language. Their t ...

Timucua The Timucua were a Native American people who lived in Northeast and North Central Florida and southeast Georgia. They were the largest indigenous group in that area and consisted of about 35 chiefdoms, many leading thousands of people. The var ...

villages in present-day Jacksonville *

Jean Ribault Jean Ribault (also spelled ''Ribaut'') (1520 – October 12, 1565) was a French naval officer, navigator, and a colonizer of what would become the southeastern United States. He was a major figure in the French attempts to colonize Florida. A H ...

(1520–1565), French naval officer who led the first recorded expedition to the Jacksonville area *

René Goulaine de Laudonnière Rene Goulaine de Laudonnière (c. 1529–1574) was a French Huguenot explorer and the founder of the French colony of Fort Caroline in what is now Jacksonville, Florida. Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, a Huguenot, sent Jean Ribault and Laudonnière ...

(c. 1529–1574), founder of

Fort Caroline Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County. It was established under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière on 22 June, 1564, followin ...

in modern Jacksonville, the first French settlement in North America *

Isaiah Hart Isaiah David Hart (November 6, 1792 – September 4, 1861) was an American plantation owner, and the founder of Jacksonville, Florida. Originally from Georgia, Hart took up arms against Spain in the Patriot Rebellion of 1812. After moving to a lo ...

(1792–1861), plantation owner and founder of Jacksonville * Ossian B. Hart (1821–1874), 10th

governor of Florida A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

1873–1874 and Florida Supreme Court Justice * Francis P. Fleming (1841–1908), 15th governor of Florida 1889–1893 *

Napoleon B. Broward Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (April 19, 1857 – October 1, 1910) was an American river pilot, captain, and politician. He was elected as the 19th governor of the U.S. state of Florida, serving from January 3, 1905, to January 5, 1909. He was mos ...

(1857–1910), 19th governor of Florida 1905–1909; Jacksonville Sheriff 1888–1894 *

Duncan U. Fletcher Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (January 6, 1859June 17, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party. Senator Fletcher was the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Florida's history. He also served two terms as Mayor of Jacksonville an ...

(1859–1936), two-term

mayor of Jacksonville The Mayor of Jacksonville is the chief executive for the city of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Jacksonville currently utilizes the strong mayor form of government, in which the mayor has significant powers compared to the Jacksonville C ...

and U.S. Senator 1909–1936 *

Claude L'Engle Claude L'Engle (October 19, 1868 – November 6, 1919) was a United States representative from Florida for one term from 1913 to 1915. Early life He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where he attended the public schools and Duval High School ...

(1868–1919),

United States Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

from Florida * St. Elmo W. Acosta (1875–1947), city commissioner, state legislator and parks commissioner *

Ion Farris Ion Lowndes Farris (September 14, 1878 – November 10, 1934) was an American politician and attorney from the state of Florida. He served as both a member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He served twice as th ...

(1878–1934), former

Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives The speaker is the presiding member of the Florida House of Representatives. The Speaker and his staff provide direction and coordination to employees throughout the House and serve the members in carrying out their constitutional responsibilitie ...

and member of the

Florida Senate The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...

John W. Martin John Wellborn Martin (June 21, 1884 – February 22, 1958) was an American politician who served as the 24th Governor of Florida, from 1925 to 1929. He also served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, from 1917 to 1923. Born in Plainfield in Mario ...

(1884–1958), former Jacksonville mayor and 24th governor of Florida 1921–1925 *

Emory H. Price Emory Hilliard Price (December 3, 1899 – February 11, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Florida. Biography Born in Bostwick, Florida, Price attended the public schools of Duval County, Florida. He graduated from Jacksonville (Florida) Law ...

(1899–1976), U.S. Representative from Florida *

Fuller Warren Fuller Warren (October 3, 1905September 23, 1973) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th governor of Florida. Early life and education Born in Blountstown, Florida, he attended the University of Florida in Gainesvil ...

(1905–1973), 30th governor of Florida 1949–1953 *

Charles Edward Bennett Charles Edward Bennett (December 2, 1910 – September 6, 2003) was an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida. ...

(1910–2003), U.S. representative from 2nd/3rd congressional district 1949–1993 *

W. Haydon Burns William Haydon Burns (March 17, 1912 – November 22, 1987) was an American politician. He was Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1949 to 1965, and served as the 35th Governor of Florida from 1965 to 1967. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois ...

(1912–1987), 35th governor of Florida 1965–1967; Jacksonville mayor 1949–1965 * Dorcas Drake (1916–1993), Duval County judge and philanthropist *

Alan Stephenson Boyd Alan Stephenson Boyd (July 20, 1922October 18, 2020) was an American attorney and transportation executive who led several large corporations and also served the U.S. Government in various transportation-related positions. He was the first Unit ...

(1922–2020), the first

United States Secretary of Transportation The United States secretary of transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The secre ...

Ed Austin T. Edward "Ed" Austin Jr. (July 15, 1926 – April 23, 2011) was an American politician and attorney. He served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1991 to 1995. He also served as the first Public Defender for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circ ...

(1926–2011), former mayor of Jacksonville *

Willye Dennis Willye F. Clayton Dennis (March 14, 1926 – March 9, 2012) was an American librarian, civil and political rights, civil rights activist and Florida state legislator. She was the first African-American Chief of Children's Services for the Jackso ...

(1926–2012), Florida House of Representatives: 15th District 1992–2009 * Edward L. Howard (1926–2011), Pennsylvania State Senator: 10th District 1971–1986 *

Claude R. Kirk, Jr. Claude Roy Kirk Jr. (January 7, 1926 – September 28, 2011) was the 36th governor of the U.S. state of Florida (1967–1971). He was the first Republican governor of Florida since Reconstruction. Early life Kirk was born in San Bernardino, Ca ...

(1926–2011), 36th

1967–1971 * Lou Ritter (1926–2010), former mayor of Jacksonville *

Hans Tanzler Hans Gearhart Tanzler, Jr. (March 11, 1927 – July 25, 2013) was an American politician and judge. He served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1967 to 1979. During his administration, the City of Jacksonville consolidated with Duval Coun ...

(1927–2013), former mayor of Jacksonville * Don Davis (1931–2008), former city council president, Florida legislator and civic leader *

Lou Frost Louis O'Melville "Lou" Frost, Jr. (September 19, 1931 – January 16, 2008) was an American lawyer who served for 36 years as the elected public defender for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit, which consists of Duval, Nassau, and Clay counties. ...

(1931–2008), lawyer and public defender 1968–2005 * Maurice M. Paul (1932–2016),

United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (in case citations, N.D. Fla.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appea ...

Judge *

Don Fuqua John Donald Fuqua (born August 20, 1933) is a former U.S. Democratic politician. Early years and Education Don Fuqua was born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida in 1933. Fuqua attended the University of Florida at Gainesville from 1951 t ...

(born 1933), U.S. representative from 9th/2nd congressional district 1963–1987 *

Jake Godbold Jake Maurice Godbold (March 14, 1933 – January 23, 2020) was an American politician who served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1978 to 1987. Godbold was elected to the Jacksonville city council in 1967 and served until 1979; he was cit ...

(1933–2020), former mayor of Jacksonville * Frank F. Ledford, Jr. (1934–2019), former Surgeon General of the U.S. Army *

Bill Birchfield William O. Birchfield Jr. (December 19, 1935 – February 5, 2016) was an American politician, lawyer, and civic leader in Jacksonville, Florida. He referred to himself as the "Duke of Mayo" from the small town (population less than 1,000) where h ...

(1935–2016), state legislator 1970–1974, lawyer, civic leader * Tom Slade, Jr. (1936–2014), legislator, lobbyist, businessman *

James E. King James E. King (October 20, 1939 – July 26, 2009) was an American businessman and politician. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was a member of Florida House of Representatives from 1986 through 1999, and subsequently represent ...

(1939–2009), State Representative 1986–1999; State Senator 1999–2009 *

Harry Shorstein Harry L. Shorstein (born August 3, 1940) is an American lawyer who served as State Attorney for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, covering Duval, Clay and Nassau counties, from 1991–2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appoin ...

(born 1941), lawyer and State Attorney, 4th Judicial Circuit 1991–2008 *

Tillie Fowler Tillie Kidd Fowler (December 23, 1942 – March 2, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2001. Her father and brother served as s ...

(1942–2005), U.S. representative: 4th congressional district 1993–2001; Jacksonville City Council: 1985–1992 *

Nat Glover Nathaniel Glover Jr. (born March 29, 1943), is an American former college administrator and former police officer and sheriff. Glover is considered a pioneer in leadership in Jacksonville, Florida. He was the first African American elected sheriff ...

(born 1943), first African-American sheriff of Jacksonville, 1995–2003 *

Ander Crenshaw Alexander Mann "Ander" Crenshaw (born September 1, 1944) is an American banker, attorney, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. Crenshaw retired from Congress when ...

(born 1944), State Representative 1972–1978; State Senator 1986–1994; U.S. Representative: 4th congressional district 2001–2017 *

Mike Blouin Michael Thomas Blouin (born November 7, 1945), American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979, representing Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was a candidate in the 2006 race fo ...

(born 1945), U.S. Representative for Iowa's Second Congressional District *

Tommy Hazouri Thomas Lester Hazouri Sr. (October 11, 1944 – September 11, 2021) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1986, as Mayor of Jacksonville from 1987 to 1991, an ...

(1945–2021), former Jacksonville mayor and city council president *

Corrine Brown Corrine Brown (born November 11, 1946) is an American former politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017 and a convicted felon. She is a member of the Democratic Party. After a court-order ...

(born 1946), former U.S. representative * John Rutherford (born 1952), Sheriff of Jacksonville 2004–2015, U.S. representative 2017-present *

Angela Corey Angela Corey (born October 31, 1954) is a former Florida State's Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, which includes Duval, Nassau and Clay counties—including Jacksonville and the core of its metropolitan area. The first woman to h ...

(born 1954), lawyer and State Attorney, 4th Judicial Circuit 2009–2012 * John Delaney (born 1956), former mayor of Jacksonville and former president of the

University of North Florida The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public research university in Jacksonville, Florida. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Sch ...

Randy Brinson R. Randolph Brinson (born 1957) is a political activist and physician sub-specializing in gastroenterology from Montgomery, Alabama. In 2003 Brinson founded Redeem the Vote, an organization originally modeled after the youth-vote Rock the Vote camp ...

(born 1957), gastroenterologist and

Christian right The Christian right, or the religious right, are Christian political factions characterized by their strong support of socially conservative and traditionalist policies. Christian conservatives seek to influence politics and public policy with t ...

activist *

Thom Tillis Thomas Roland Tillis (born August 30, 1960) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, and began servi ...

(born 1960), former Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and U.S. Senator from North Carolina *

Alvin Brown Alvin Brown is an American politician from Florida who served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, from 2011 to 2015. He was the first African American to be elected to that position. Brown succeeded John Peyton as mayor after winning the 2011 ma ...

(born 1961), first African-American mayor of Jacksonville 2011–2015 * John Peyton (born 1964), Jacksonville mayor 2004–2011 * Jim Walsh (born 1964), State representative from

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2016–present, chair of the

Washington State Republican Party The Washington State Republican Party is the U.S. state, state affiliate of the national Republican Party (United States), United States Republican Party, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue. History Campaigns and elections Washin ...

2023-present *

Ron DeSantis Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician serving as the 46th governor of Florida since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, DeSantis represented Florida's 6th district in the U.S. House of Represe ...

(born 1978), former U.S. representative for Florida's 6th Congressional District, 46th governor of Florida

Business and civic leaders

''Listed chronologically by year of birth:'' *

Zephaniah Kingsley Zephaniah Kingsley Jr. (December 4, 1765 – September 14, 1843) was a Quaker, born in England, who moved as a child with his family to South Carolina, and became a planter, slave trader, and merchant. He built four plantations in the Spanish co ...

(1765–1843), major slaveholder and owner of

Kingsley Plantation Kingsley Plantation (also known as the Zephaniah Kingsley Plantation Home and Buildings) is the site of a former estate in Jacksonville, Florida, that was named for its developer and most famous owner, Zephaniah Kingsley, who spent 25 years there. ...

Anna Kingsley Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley, born Anta Madjiguène Ndiaye (18 June 1793 – April or May 1870), also known as Anta Majigeen Njaay or Anna Madgigine Jai, was a West African from present-day Senegal, who was enslaved and sold in Cuba, probably via t ...

(1793–1870), former slave, common-law wife of Kingsley, who became a businesswoman and slaveholder *

Martha Reed Mitchell Martha Reed Mitchell (March 1818 – February 15, 1902) was an American philanthropist and socialite, well known in charity, art and society circles in the U.S. and abroad. In 1841, she married Alexander Mitchell, one of the sturdy pioneers of ...

(1818-1902), philanthropist and socialite *

Henry Morrison Flagler Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder ...

(1830–1913),

tycoon A business magnate, also known as a tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. The term characteristically refers to a powerful entrepreneur or investor who controls, through perso ...

, real estate promoter, railroad developer and partner in

Standard Oil Standard Oil Company, Inc., was an American oil production, transportation, refining, and marketing company that operated from 1870 to 1911. At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co-f ...

Alice A. W. Cadwallader Alice A. W. Cadwallader (, Moorehouse; after first marriage, Cochran; after second marriage White; after third marriage, Cadwallader; 1832 – May 20, 1910) was an American philanthropist and temperance activist. She served in Florida as state pre ...

(1832-1910), philanthropist and temperance activist *

Alexander Darnes Alexander Hanson Darnes (c. 1840 – February 11, 1894) was the first African-American physician in Jacksonville, Florida, and the second in the state. Born into slavery in St. Augustine, Florida, as a young man he served as a valet to Edmund ...

(c.1840–1894), born into slavery, gained his medical degree and became first black doctor of Jacksonville * Minnie E. Neal (1858–1945), photographer and temperance leader *

Alfred I. duPont Alfred Irénée du Pont (May 12, 1864 – April 28, 1935) was an American industrialist, financier, philanthropist and a member of the influential Du Pont family. Alfred du Pont first rose to prominence through his work in his family's Delaware ...

(1864–1935), industrialist, financier and philanthropist *

Abraham Lincoln Lewis Abraham Lincoln Lewis (1865–1947) was an influential United States, American businessman who founded the Afro-American Life Insurance Company in Jacksonville, Florida and became the state's first African-American millionaire. He also founded the N ...

(1865–1947), businessman and developer of

American Beach, Florida American Beach is a historic beach community in northeastern Florida once popular with African-American vacationers. It is located north of Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville on Amelia Island in Nassau County, Florida, Nassau County. During the t ...

Cora Crane Cora Crane, born Cora Ethel Eaton Howarth (July 12, 1868 – September 5, 1910) was an American businesswoman, nightclub and bordello owner, writer and journalist. She is best known as the common-law wife of writer Stephen Crane from 1896 to h ...

(1865–1910), journalist, brothel owner known for her relationship with

Stephen Crane Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism an ...

, lived in the Jacksonville area multiple from 1894 * Arthur Pratt Warner (1870–1957), aviator *

Henry John Klutho Henry John Klutho (1873–1964) was an American architect known for his work in the "Prairie School" style. He helped in the reconstruction of Jacksonville, Florida after the Great Fire of 1901—the largest-ever urban fire in the Southeast—by ...

(1873–1964),

Prairie School Prairie School is a late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural style, most common in the Midwestern United States. The style is usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in ...

architect who influenced redevelopment of Jacksonville following the

Great Fire of 1901 The Great Fire of 1901 was a conflagration that occurred in Jacksonville, Florida on May 3, 1901. It was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the third largest urban fire in the U.S., next to the Great Chicago Fire, and the 1906 S ...

* Victor Earl Mark (1876–1948), architect *

Eartha M. M. White Eartha Mary Magdalene White (November 8, 1876 – January 18, 1974) was an American humanitarian, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Early life Born in Jacksonville, Florida, White was the 13th child of a former slave. She was adopted by Clara En ...

(1876–1974), African-American philanthropist and humanitarian *

Maxey Dell Moody Maxey Dell "Max" Moody Sr. (December 12, 1883 – July 27, 1949), also known as M. D. Moody, was the founder of M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. in 1913 and the patriarch of the Moody family of Jacksonville, Florida. His business, M. D. Moody, became the ...

(1883–1949), founder of M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. *

Jessie Ball duPont Jessie Ball duPont (January 20, 1884 – September 26, 1970) was an American teacher, philanthropist and designated a Great Floridian by the Florida Department of State.Charles E. Merrill Charles Edward Merrill (October 19, 1885 – October 6, 1956) was an American philanthropist, stockbroker, and co-founder, with Edmund C. Lynch, of Merrill Lynch (previously called Charles E. Merrill & Co.). Early years Charles E. Merrill, th ...

(1885–1956), co-founder of Merrill, Lynch & Company * Ed Ball (1888–1981), businessman who ran the

Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust The Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust is a non-profit organization created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont, Alfred Irénée du Pont in 1935, devoted to supporting the trust's sole charitable beneficiary, the Nemours Foundation. As of Decembe ...

for 46 years * H. Terry Parker (1890–1970), philanthropist; co-founder of Gulf Life Insurance Co., vice president of A.B. Farquhar Company *

Leslie R. Nicholas Leslie Robinson Nicholas Sr. (June 21, 1902 – December 17, 1948) was an executive for The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and president of the Nicholas Realty Company. Nicholas was a United States Army major of an anti-aircraft unit i ...

(1902–1948),

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executive and

Pacific War The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war, including the vast ...

veteran *

Louis Wolfson Louis Elwood Wolfson (January 28, 1912 – December 30, 2007) was an American financier, a convicted felon, and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by ''Time'' as such in a 1956 article.Wall Street Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for t ...

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, race horse owner-breeder and philanthropist * Maxey Dell Moody, Jr. (1913–1987), businessman and founder of MOBRO Marine, Inc. *

Denham Fouts Denham "Denny" Fouts (May 9, 1914 – December 16, 1948) was an American male prostitute, socialite, and literary muse. He served as the inspiration for characters by Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Christopher Isherwood, and Gavin Lambert. He was al ...

(1914–1949), prostitute, socialite and literary muse *

J. J. Daniel Jaquelin James Daniel (September 22, 1916 – August 7, 1990) was an American lawyer, businessman, civic leader, and newspaper publisher. He was born and lived most of his life in Jacksonville, Florida, where he led the effort that resulted in the ...

(1916–1990), lawyer, businessman and civic leader *

Claude Yates Claude J. Yates (December 26, 1899 - October 25, 1988), was a Jacksonville business executive in the 1960s who is known as the ''Father of Jacksonville's consolidation.'' Early years Claude was born in Gibson County, Tennessee, the second of five ...

(1916–1988), business executive and "father of

Jacksonville Consolidation The Jacksonville Consolidation was the city-county consolidation of the governments of the City of Jacksonville and Duval County, Florida. It was effected on October 1, 1968. Background In 1934, the Florida Constitution was amended to give the Fl ...

" *

Taylor Hardwick Taylor Hardwick (July 15, 1925 – September 27, 2014) was an American architect, interior designer, filmmaker, and educator who designed hundreds of buildings throughout northeast Florida, predominantly in and near the city of Jacksonville. Ha ...

(1925–2014), architect of Jacksonville schools, businesses and parks *

Herb Peyton Herbert Hill Peyton (born January 6, 1932) is an American entrepreneur and founder of Gate Petroleum in Jacksonville, Florida, which had sales of $1.44 billion in 2008. He is the father of John Peyton, current President of Gate and former two-term ...

(born 1926), businessman and civic leader * Homer G. Lindsay, Jr. (1927–2000), influential

preacher A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as a ...

and former pastor of the nation's third largest

Southern Baptist The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The word ...

church * Leslie Nicholas Jr. (1927–2007),

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executive *

Raymond K. Mason Raymond Knight Mason (February 28, 1927 - January 2, 2020) was an American business leader for nearly sixty years, almost 40 as head of the Charter Company in Jacksonville, Florida. Charter was in the Fortune 500 for 11 years beginning in 1974 a ...

(born 1927), businessman and protégé of Ed Ball *

Frank Cerveny Frank Stanley Cerveny (born ) was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida, Diocese of Florida and the 699th bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, a Ecclesiastical province, province of the Anglican Communion. ...

(born 1933),

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bishop of Florida *

Lex Hester Lewis Alexander Hester, III (December 24, 1935 – October 7, 2000) was a public administrator in Jacksonville, Florida. He "was the consummate no-nonsense administrator, the very best in his field," according to M. C. Harden III, past chairman of ...

(1935–2000), key architect of Jacksonville's consolidated government *

Wayne Weaver J. Wayne Weaver (born January 14, 1935) is an American businessman. He owns the shoe store chains Shoe Carnival and Nine West, and was the first owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) from 1993 to 2011. Biography ...

(born 1935), shoe mogul and former owner of

Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team play ...

(1993–2011) *

MaVynee Betsch MaVynee Betsch, christened Marvyne Elisabeth Betsch (January 13, 1935 – September 5, 2005), was an American environmentalist and an activist. She was better known as The Beach Lady, because she spent the better part of her adult life educating th ...

(1935–2005), Black activist and environmentalist for

American Beach American Beach is a historic beach community in northeastern Florida once popular with African-American vacationers. It is located north of Jacksonville on Amelia Island in Nassau County. During the time of segregation and the Jim Crow era, Afri ...

Jerry Vines Charles Jerry Vines (born September 1937) is an American preacher and former pastor of what was then the nation's third largest Southern Baptist church, the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida. Like his former co-pastor Homer G. Linds ...

(born 1937), president, Southern Baptist Convention, and former pastor of the nation's third-largest

church * Preston Haskell (born 1938), founder and chairman,

The Haskell Company Haskell is an architecture, engineering, construction and consulting firm headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded by Preston Haskell in 1965. James O'Leary succeeded Steve Halverson as CEO in August, 2018. Operations Haskell's ope ...

; minority owner of

Tom Petway Thomas Franklin Petway, III is a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Florida and one of the most successful business and civic leaders in Jacksonville and the state of Florida. Personal Petway was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1940 and graduate ...

(born 1941), businessman,

minority partner, civic leader *

Theodore Roosevelt IV Theodore Roosevelt V ( ) (born November 27, 1942), also called Theodore IV, is an American investment banker and managing director at Barclays Investment Bank. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, and ...

(born 1942), businessman and great-grandson of President

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

* Norman E. Thagard (born 1943),

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...

astronaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r ...

* Maxey Dell Moody III (born 1944), businessman *

Donald Moran Donald Richard Moran, Jr. (born August 2, 1945) is a former lawyer and judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Florida for 41 years, including 21 years as chief judge, the longest tenure in Florida history. He was an early advocate of diversion p ...

(born 1945), chief judge of 4th judicial circuit *

Steve Pajcic Steve Pajcic (born August 4, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician and philanthropist. He served in the Florida House of Representatives for six terms, from 1974–86. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in 1986. Upbringing ...

(born 1946), lawyer, state representative, Florida

Gubernatorial A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of ...

candidate and philanthropist *

Gary Pajcic Gary Pajcic (; October 2, 1947 – August 2, 2006), was a high school and college athlete, lawyer, and philanthropist in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. He earned his undergraduate degree from FSU in 1969 and his law degree from FSU in 19 ...

(1947–2006), athlete, lawyer and

philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

Elizabeth Edwards Mary Elizabeth Anania Edwards (July 3, 1949 – December 7, 2010) was an American attorney, author, and health care activist. She was married to John Edwards, the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who was the 2004 United States Democrati ...

(1949–2010), attorney, law professor and wife of Senator

John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George ...

Shahid Khan Shahid Rafiq Khan ( ur, ; born July 18, 1950)"Sha ...

(born 1950), entrepreneur and owner of the

* Samuel Johnson Howard (born 1951),

bishop of Florida *

Carey Cavanaugh Carey Edward Cavanaugh (born January 1955) is a former U.S. Ambassador/peace mediator who is currently a professor of diplomacy at the University of Kentucky and chairman of International Alert, a London-based independent peacebuilding organization ...

(born 1955), professor and former American ambassador/peace mediator *

John Palumbo John Anthony Palumbo (born 1956 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American author, businessman and professional speaker who writes and lectures internationally on consumer behavior, sales psychology, and personal development. He is based in Jacksonvil ...

(born 1958),

motivational speaker A motivational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. Such speakers may attempt to challenge or transform their audiences. The speech itself is popularly known as a pep talk. Motivational speakers ca ...

, businessman and salesman *

John Michael Phillips John Michael Phillips (born February 4, 1975) is an American lawyer, consumer and civil rights advocate, and legal commentator. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, New York, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois and Washington, DC. P ...

(born 1975), attorney, motivational speaker and news commentator * Diana Eng (born 1983), fashion designer and contestant on Season 2 of ''

Project Runway ''Project Runway'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on December 1, 2004. The series focuses on fashion design. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time, mater ...

Artists and designers

* Sanford Augustus Brookins (1877–1968), architect, builder, and businessperson; active in the neighborhoods of Sugar Hill, Durkee Gardens, and

Riverside Riverside may refer to: Places Australia * Riverside, Tasmania, a suburb of Launceston, Tasmania Canada * Riverside (electoral district), in the Yukon * Riverside, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Alberta * Riverside, Manitoba, a former rural m ...

* David Johnson (1926–2024), photographer of San Francisco's

Fillmore District The Fillmore District is a historical neighborhood in San Francisco located to the southwest of Nob Hill, west of Market Street and north of the Mission District.Oaks, Robert F. San Francisco's Fillmore District. lectronic resource n.p.: Charles ...

, first African American student of

Ansel Adams Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advoca ...

Augusta Savage Augusta Savage (born Augusta Christine Fells; February 29, 1892 – March 27, 1962) was an American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a teacher whose studio was important to the careers of a generation of artists who w ...

(1892–1962), sculptor associated with the

Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. At the t ...

* Mildred Thompson (1935–2003), painter, printmaker and sculptor

Writers

''Listed chronologically by year of birth:'' *

Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (; June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and became best known for her novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1852), which depicts the harsh ...

(1811–1896), author and abolitionist, best known for ''

Uncle Tom's Cabin ''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U. ...

'' *

(1871–1900), author of ''

The Red Badge of Courage ''The Red Badge of Courage'' is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Ove ...

'', lived in Jacksonville for a few weeks in 1896 and 1897; the stay inspired "

The Open Boat "The Open Boat" is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). First published in 1897, it was based on Crane's experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Florida earlier that year while traveling to Cuba to work as a ...

" *

Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on Hoodoo (spirituality), hoodoo. The most ...

(1891–1960), author and anthropologist, known for ''

Their Eyes Were Watching God ''Their Eyes Were Watching God'' is a 1937 novel by American writer Zora Neale Hurston. It is considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance, and Hurston's best known work. The novel explores main character Janie Crawford's "ripening from a vib ...

'', lived in Jacksonville during several periods from 1904 *

Pat Frank Harry Hart "Pat" Frank (May 5, 1908 – October 12, 1964) was an American writer, newspaperman, and government consultant. Frank's best known work is the 1959 ''Alas, Babylon'', and '' Forbidden Area''. Biography Frank was born in Chicago ...

(1908–1964), journalist and novelist *

Stetson Kennedy William Stetson Kennedy (October 5, 1916 – August 27, 2011) was an American author, folklorist and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated t ...

(1916–2011), author, folklorist and human rights activist who infiltrated the

Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan (), commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is an American white supremacist, right-wing terrorist, and hate group whose primary targets are African Americans, Jews, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and ...

, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world *

Madeleine L'Engle Madeleine L'Engle DStJ (; November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including ''A Wrinkle in Time'' and its sequels: ''A Wind in the Door'', ''A Swiftly Tilting Plan ...

(1918–2007), author of ''

A Wrinkle in Time ''A Wrinkle in Time'' is a Young adult fiction, young adult science fantasy novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle. First published in 1962, the book won the Newbery Medal, the Sequoyah Book Award, the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and ...

'' *

E. L. Konigsburg Elaine Lobl Konigsburg (February 10, 1930 – April 19, 2013) was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature, children's books and young adult fiction. She is one of six writers to win two Newbery Medals, the venerable American ...

(1930–2013), Newbery-winning novelist * Rebecca Heflin (born 1963), women's fiction and romance novelist * Charles Martin (born 1969), ''New York Times''-bestselling author *

Deesha Philyaw Deesha Philyaw is an American author, columnist, and public speaker. Her debut short story collection, ''The Secret Lives of Church Ladies'', was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in fiction and won The Story Prize. Her personal essay wr ...

(born c. 1971), author of ''

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies ''The Secret Lives of Church Ladies'' is a debut short story collection by Deesha Philyaw. The book consists of nine stories about Black women, church, and sexuality and was released on September 1, 2020 by West Virginia University Press. It was ...

'' * Dawnie Walton (born 1976), journalist and author of '' The Final Revival of Opal & Nev'' *

Greg Wrenn Greg Wrenn is an American poet and nonfiction writer from Jacksonville, Florida. He lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he is an assistant professor of English at James Madison University. He received an AB from Harvard University in 2003 and a ...

(born c. 1980), poet and nonfiction writer

Scientists and scholars

* Mazie O. Tyson (c. 1900–1975), geographer, college professor *

John Archibald Wheeler John Archibald Wheeler (July 9, 1911April 13, 2008) was an American theoretical physicist. He was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheeler also worked with Niels Bohr in e ...

(1911–2008),

theoretical physicist Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experimen ...

Philip Don Estridge Philip Donald Estridge (June 23, 1937 – August 2, 1985), known as Don Estridge, was an American computer engineer who led development of the original IBM Personal Computer (PC), and thus is known as the "father of the IBM PC". His decisions dra ...

(1937–1985), "Father of the IBM PC," led development of original

IBM Personal Computer The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible de facto standard. Released on August 12, 1981, it was created by a team ...

George Smoot George Fitzgerald Smoot III (born February 20, 1945) is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, Nobel laureate, and the 2nd contestant to win the $1 million prize on '' Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?''. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics i ...

(born 1945),

Nobel Prize for Physics ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , alt = A golden medallion with an embossed image of a bearded man facing left in profile. To the left of the man is the text "ALFR•" then "NOBEL", and on the right, the text (smaller) "NAT•" then " ...

Laureate, born in

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

, an incorporated ghost town in Jacksonville *

Michael Persinger Michael A. Persinger (June 26, 1945 – August 14, 2018) was an American-Canadian professor of psychology at Laurentian University, a position he had held from 1971 until his death in 2018. His most well-known hypotheses include the temporal lob ...

(1945–2018),

neuroscientist A neuroscientist (or neurobiologist) is a scientist who has specialised knowledge in neuroscience, a branch of biology that deals with the physiology, biochemistry, psychology, anatomy and molecular biology of neurons, Biological neural network, n ...

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

and noted philanthropist * Susana Urbina (born 1946),

, professor at the

* Charles T. Meide (born 1971), maritime archaeologist and Director of LAMP at the St. Augustine Lighthouse *

Kevin Folta Kevin M. Folta is a professor of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. From 2007 to 2010 he helped lead the project to sequence the strawberry genome, and continues to research photomorphogenesis in plants and compound ...

(born 1967), professor of horticultural sciences at the

Athletes

''Listed chronologically by year of birth:'' *

Bob Gandy Robert Brinkley Gandy (August 25, 1893 – June 19, 1945) was a Major League Baseball center fielder. Gandy stood at 6'3 180 lbs (which was considered tall for his time), earning him the nickname "String", for his more than average size. Gandy pl ...

(1893–1945), MLB outfielder *

Paul Schreiber Paul Frederick Schreiber (October 8, 1902 – January 28, 1982) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in ten games for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1922 and 1923 baseball season. He returned to the major leagues as a batting prac ...

(1902–1982), MLB pitcher and coach *

Coley Wallace Coley Wallace (April 5, 1927 – January 30, 2005) was an American actor and heavyweight boxer who once outpointed Rocky Marciano in a very close split decision three-round amateur fight. Although Wallace, a Jacksonville, FL native, had a respect ...

(1927–2005), heavyweight boxer and actor * Tom Scott (1930–2015), NFL linebacker *

Don Bessent Fred Donald Bessent (March 13, 1931 – July 7, 1990) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1955 to 1958 with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. He was signed by the New York Yankees out of high school, and in his first prof ...

(1931–1990), MLB pitcher * John Chaney (1932–2021), basketball coach *

Dennis Viollet Dennis Sydney Viollet (20 September 1933 – 6 March 1999) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and Stoke City as well as the England national team. He was famous as one of the Busby Babes and survived the Munich air disa ...

(1933–1999), men's soccer coach * Al Frazier (1935–2018), college all-American and NFL football player *

LeeRoy Yarbrough Lonnie "LeeRoy" Yarbrough (September 17, 1938 – December 7, 1984) was an American stock car racer. His best season was 1969 when he won seven races, tallied 21 finishes in the top-ten and earned $193,211 ($ when inflation is taken into accoun ...

(1938–1984),

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...

driver *

Al Denson Albert Wray Denson (born May 13, 1960, in Starkville, Mississippi), more commonly known as Al Denson, is a contemporary Christian music artist and a Christian radio and television show host. Biography Denson first became well known for his ...

(born 1942), NFL wide receiver *

Bob Hayes Robert Lee Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002), nicknamed "Bullet Bob", was an Olympic gold medalist sprinter who then became an American football split end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys (for 11 seasons). ...

(1942–2002), 1964 Olympic gold medalist (2) sprinter; Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver *

Joseph Dube Joseph Douglas "Joe" Dube (born February 15, 1944) is an American weightlifter, world champion, Olympic Games medalist and strongman competitor. He won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and set two world records in the clean and press ...

(born 1944), Olympic medalist

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

and world champion

1969 World Weightlifting Championships The 1969 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from September 20 to September 28, 1969. There were 166 men from 37 nations in the competition. Medal summary Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ran ...

Sam Davis Sam Davis (October 6, 1842 – November 27, 1863) was a Confederate soldier executed by Union forces in Pulaski, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. He is popularly known as the ''Boy Hero of the Confederacy'', although he was 21 when he ...

(1944–2019), offensive guard *

Tug McGraw Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. (August 30, 1944 – January 5, 2004) was an American professional baseball relief pitcher and long-time Major League Baseball (MLB) player, often remembered for coining the phrase "Ya Gotta Believe", which became th ...

(1944–2004), MLB pitcher; father of

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

Ron Sellers Ronald "Jingle Joints" Sellers (born February 5, 1947) is a former American football player. He played college football for Florida State University, where he was a two-time All-American ( 1967, 1968). Despite being limited to a total of 30 g ...

(born 1947), NFL wide receiver *

Ken Burrough Kenneth Othell Burrough (July 14, 1948 – February 24, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver with the Houston Oilers in the National Football League (NFL). He was a track star and played quarterback at Wil ...

(1948–2022), NFL wide receiver *

Harold Carmichael Lee Harold Carmichael (born September 22, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1983) and one season for ...

(born 1949), NFL wide receiver * Larry Brown (born 1949), NFL tight end *

Ray Nettles Ray Nettles (August 1, 1949 – September 29, 2009) was a football linebacker at the University of Tennessee who played professional Canadian football from 1972-1980. He was a five-time Canadian Football League All-Star and Hall of Famer. Early ...

(1949–2009),

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

Hall of Fame

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...

Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore (born September 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Bask ...

(born 1949), Hall of Fame basketball player *

Boobie Clark Charles Lee "Boobie" Clark (November 8, 1949October 25, 1988) was a professional American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons and was named the UPI AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year for 1973. Early ...

(1949–1988), NFL

fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to: Sports * A position in various kinds of football, including: ** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position ** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...

* Ed Jenkins (born 1950), NFL wide receiver *

Jack Youngblood Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He ...

(born 1950), NFL Hall-of-Fame defensive end * Tom Sullivan (1950–2002), NFL running back *

Noah Jackson Noah Jackson (born April 14, 1951) is a former American football player who played offensive lineman for ten seasons between 1975 and 1984 for the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Previously, he played three seasons for the Toronto A ...

(born 1951), NFL offensive lineman *

Mark McCumber Mark Randall McCumber (born September 7, 1951) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. McCumber was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he attended Robert E. Lee High School. He turned p ...

(born 1951), professional golfer *

Greg Coleman Gregory Jerome Coleman (born September 9, 1954) is a former American football punter who had a 12-year career in the National Football League playing for the Cleveland Browns, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Washington Redskins. He attended Flo ...

(born 1954), NFL punter *

Ron Meeks Ron Meeks (born August 27, 1954) is a former gridiron football player and coach. His son is former Stanford cornerback Quenton Meeks. Meeks played high school football for the Robert E. Lee Generals in Jacksonville, Florida. Meeks played coll ...

(born 1954), CFL player and NFL coach *

Derrick Gaffney Derrick Tyrone Gaffney (born May 24, 1955) is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. Gaffney played college footba ...

(born 1955), NFL wide receiver *

Fred Funk Frederick Funk (born June 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Early life Fred Funk was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He tried several sports, and even boxed for eight years for a junior ...

(born 1956), professional golfer * Terry LeCount (born 1956), NFL wide receiver *

Ron Duguay Ronald Duguay (born July 6, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1977 through 1989, and served four seasons as a minor league coach. He appeared as an ...

(born 1957), NHL player and WHA coach * Calvin Muhammad (born 1958), NFL wide receiver *

Patty Moise Patricia Moise-Sawyer () is a former NASCAR driver. She drove in five Winston Cup races from 1987 to 1989, and 133 Busch Series races from 1986 to 1998. She is the wife of former fellow NASCAR driver Elton Sawyer. Racing career Moise began raci ...

(born 1960),

driver * Vince Coleman (born 1961), MLB left fielder * Glenn Davis (born 1961), MLB first baseman * "Merciless" Ray Mercer (born 1961), WBO World Heavyweight Champion 1991 and Olympic gold medalist *

Norris Coleman Norris James Coleman (born September 27, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round (38th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA draft. A 6'8" forward from Kansas State Uni ...

(born 1961), NBA forward *

Nancy Hogshead-Makar Nancy Hogshead-Makar (born April 17, 1962), née Nancy Lynn Hogshead, is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she won three gold medals and one silver medal. She is currently the CEO of Champio ...

(born 1962), national and 1984 Olympic gold medalist swimmer *

Mike Oliphant Michael Nathaniel Oliphant (born May 19, 1963) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns. He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Sacrame ...

(born 1963), NFL running back *

Vijay Singh Vijay Singh ( hif, विजय सिंह ; born 22 February 1963), nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer. He has won 34 events on the PGA Tour, including three major championships: one Masters title (2000) and two ...

(born 1963), professional golfer *

Bryan Barker Bryan Christopher Barker (born June 28, 1964) is a former American football punter in the National Football League (NFL). Barker last played for the St. Louis Rams in 2005. Barker has previously played with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Philade ...

(born 1964), NFL punter * Otis Smith (born 1964),

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

player and GM * Willie Smith (born 1964), NFL player *

Joel Davis Joel Clark Davis (born January 30, 1965) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for the Chicago White Sox from 1985 to 1988. Career Davis was born in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from Sandalwood High School i ...

(born 1965), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Alvin Heggs Alvin Heggs (born December 8, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" and 225 lb forward born in Jacksonville, Florida, he attended the University of Texas and Florida State College at Jacksonville, Florida Communi ...

(born 1967), NBA player * Rena Mero (born 1967), Rena Greek aka "Sable,"

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

wrestler and actress * Rick Wilkins (born 1967), MLB catcher *

Steve Lofton Steve Lofton (born November 26, 1968, in Jacksonville, Texas) is a former cornerback who played 9 seasons in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 t ...

(born 1968), NFL cornerback with four teams * Gary Alexander (born 1969), basketball player * Dexter Jackson (born 1969), IFBB pro bodybuilder, 2008

Mr Olympia Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation ...

and nine-time

Arnold Classic The IFBB Arnold Sports Festival, also known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival, is an annual multi-sport event consisting of professional bodybuilding (''Arnold Classic''), strongman (''Arnold Strongman Classic''), fitness, figure and ...

Champion *

Edgar Bennett Edgar Bennett III (born February 15, 1969) is an American football coach and former running back who is the wide receivers coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Bennett played college football at Florida State ...

(born 1969), NFL running back *

Shawn Jefferson Vanchi LaShawn "Shawn" Jefferson Sr. (born February 22, 1969) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the associate head coach & wide receivers coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He previ ...

(born 1969), NFL wide receiver and coach * Martin Lopez Zubero (born 1969), Olympic swimming gold medalist * Dee Brown (born 1969),

player *

Jim Furyk James Michael Furyk (born May 12, 1970) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. In 2010, he was the FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 200 ...

(born 1970), professional golfer *

David Duval David Robert Duval (born November 9, 1971) is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 Golfer who competed on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Duval won 13 PGA Tour tournaments between 1997 and 2001; incl ...

(born 1971), professional golfer *

Chipper Jones Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr. (born April 24, 1972) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves from 1993 to 2012. The Braves chose Jones with the first overall p ...

(born 1972), MLB third baseman *

Nate Campbell Nathaniel "Nate" Campbell III (born March 7, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014, and currently works as a TV host. In boxing he held the unified WBA (Undisputed), IBF and WBO lightweight titles from 200 ...

(born 1972), professional boxer and lightweight title holder * Derrick Alexander (born 1973), NFL defensive end *

Brian Dawkins Brian Patrick Dawkins Sr. (born October 13, 1973) is an American former football safety who played 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Clemson and was drafted b ...

(born 1973), Hall of Fame NFL safety * Chris Terry (born 1975), NFL center *

Sam Cowart Samuel Cowart III (born February 26, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for Florida State University and w ...

(born 1975), NFL linebacker *

Paul Rigdon Paul David Rigdon (born November 2, 1975) is a former American professional baseball player who was a pitcher for two Major League Baseball seasons. Rigdon played for the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers from to . Rigdon was born in Jac ...

(born 1975), MLB pitcher *

Micah Ross Micah David Ross (born January 13, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the San Diego Chargers, and the Carolina Panthers. In 2001, he ...

(born 1975), NFL wide receiver *

Rahim Abdullah Rahim Fahim Abdullah (born March 22, 1976) is a former American football player from Clemson University. He was a second round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1999, the year of their return to the NFL. His brother is Khalid Abdullah, who ...

(born 1976),

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...

and

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

player *

Travis Tomko Travis David Tomko (born March 23, 1976) is an American retired professional wrestler, entrepreneur, best known for his tenures with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Tomko between 2006 and 2010. Prior to this, he worked for ...

(born 1976), "TomKo," TNA professional wrestler *

Ryan Freel Ryan Paul Freel (March 8, 1976 – December 22, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. A utility player, Freel played second base, third base, and all three outfield positions in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicag ...

(1976–2012), MLB infielder and outfielder *

Laveranues Coles Laveranues Leon Coles (; born December 29, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Jets. He played college football for ...

(born 1977), NFL wide receiver *

Rod Gardner Roderick F. Gardner (born October 26, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. College career Gardner played college football at Clemson ...

(born 1977), NFL wide receiver *

Daniel Hollie Daniel Richard Hollie (born October 3, 1977) is an American retired professional wrestler. Hollie is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 2003 and 2006 under the ring name Danny Basham, and Total Nonstop Actio ...

(born 1977), WWE professional wrestler *

Lito Sheppard Lito Decorian Sheppard (born April 8, 1981) is an American football coach and former cornerback. During his playing career, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first ...

(born 1977), NFL cornerback *

Travis Chapman Travis Adrian Chapman (born June 5, 1978) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, who played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in . Playing career Chapman attended Bishop Kenny High School i ...

(born 1978), MLB third baseman *

Elijah Burke Elijah Samuel Burke (born May 24, 1981) is an American professional wrestler also known under the ring names "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero and Da Pope. He currently wrestles for National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as "Da Pope" Elijah Burke, where he i ...

(born 1978), TNA professional wrestler * Roosevelt Williams (born 1978), NFL cornerback * Travis Taylor (born 1978), wide receiver for six NFL teams *

Matt Lehr Matthew Steven Lehr (born April 25, 1979) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints. He was selected by the Dalla ...

(born 1979), guard for six NFL teams * Khalid Abdullah (born 1979), NFL and CFL linebacker * Michael Jennings (born 1979), NFL wide receiver *

Chris Barnwell Christopher Edward Barnwell (born March 1, 1979) is a Canadian American former professional baseball infielder. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers of the Major League Baseball (MLB). College Chris was a collegiate standout at now-NCAA Div. II F ...

(born 1979), MLB infielder *

Ryan Jorgensen Ryan Wayne Jorgensen (born May 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He attended Kingwood High School and Louisiana State University. Jorgensen was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the Major ...

(born 1979), MLB player *

Dez White Edward Dezmon White (born August 23, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). White was selected in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and had a brief stint with the Atlan ...

(born 1979), NFL wide receiver *

Jabar Gaffney Derrick Jabar Gaffney (born December 1, 1980) is an American former football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in th ...

(born 1980), NFL wide receiver *

Jonathan Papelbon Jonathan Robert Papelbon (; born November 23, 1980) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Boston Red Sox, with whom he was an All-Star in four cons ...

(born 1980), MLB pitching *

Rashean Mathis Rashean Jamil Mathis (; born August 27, 1980) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bethune–Cookman University, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second r ...

(born 1980), NFL cornerback *

Brett Myers Brett Allen Myers (born August 17, 1980) is an American singer and former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians. Born and rai ...

(born 1980), MLB relief pitcher *

Ben Nowland Ben Nowland (born May 27, 1980, in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played most recently for the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League. High school years He attended Allen D. Nease Senior High Schoo ...

(born 1980), Arena Football League player *

Brian Buscher Brian Phillip Buscher (born April 18, 1981), nicknamed "The Urban Legend," is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He served in 2011 as the undergraduate assistant coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team. Professional career ...

(born 1981), MLB third baseman *

Bubba Dickerson Benjamin Gordon "Bubba" Dickerson (born May 6, 1981) is an American professional golfer who was previously a PGA Tour member and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour. He is best known for winning the 2001 U.S. Amateur. Dickerson was born in ...

(born 1981), professional golfer *

Amer Delic Amer may refer to: Places * Amer (river), a river in the Dutch province of North Brabant * Amer, Girona, a municipality in the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain * Amber, India (also known as Amer, India), former city of Rajasthan state ** Am ...

(born 1982), professional tennis player *

Lionel Gates Lionel Theron Gates (born March 13, 1982 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football running back. He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville. ...

(born 1982), NFL running back * Ciatrick Fason (born 1982), NFL running back *

Darren O'Day Darren Christopher O'Day (born October 22, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Oriole ...

(born 1982), MLB pitcher *

Guss Scott Guss T'Mar Scott (born May 21, 1982) is an American former college and professional football player was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the early 2000s. Scott played college football for the University of F ...

(born 1982), NFL safety *

Leon Washington Leon Dewitt Washington Sr. (born August 29, 1982) is a former American football running back and return specialist. He currently serves as a coach for the New York Jets. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Dra ...

(born 1982), NFL running back * Brian Clark (born 1983), former NFL and CFL wide receiver *

Jamaal Fudge Jamaal Jay Fudge (born May 17, 1983) is a former American football defensive back. On December 5, 2012, he signed a one-year contract for the 2013 Arena Football League season with the Jacksonville Sharks now he works as a coach for ed white high ...

(born 1983), NFL safety *

Howie Kendrick Howard Joseph Kendrick III (born July 12, 1983) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current special assistant to the General Manager for the Philadelphia Phillies. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Kendrick in the t ...

(born 1983), MLB player * Stephen Nicholas (born 1983), NFL linebacker * Christian Gaddis (born 1984), NFL center *

Reggie Lewis Reginald C. Lewis (November 21, 1965 – July 27, 1993) was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics from 1987 to 1993. Early life Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Lewis attended high schoo ...

(born 1984), NFL and CFL

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...

Dee Webb Demetrice A. Webb (born December 8, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back. Webb played college football for the University of Florida before playing professionally for the Jacksonville Jaguars of t ...

(born 1984), NFL cornerback * Daniel Murphy (born 1985), MLB infielder *

Bobby Cassevah Robert Alan Cassevah (born September 11, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Early life and amateur career Cassevah grew up in Pace, Florida wh ...

(born 1985), MLB pitcher *

Clarence Denmark Clarence Traneil Denmark (born September 29, 1985) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver who played in seven seasons, primarily for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to his time in the CFL, ...

(born 1985), NFL and CFL wide receiver * Marcus Thomas (born 1985), NFL defensive tackle * Billy Butler (born 1986), MLB player * Sha'reff Rashad (born 1986), NFL safety * Tony Carter (born 1986), NFL cornerback *

Derwin Kitchen Derwin Maurice Kitchen (born May 14, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Iowa Western Community College and Florida State University before playing professionally in Israel, Greece, Serbia, France ...

(born 1986), basketball player *

Josh Sitton Josh James Sitton ( ; born June 16, 1986) is a former American football guard. He played college football at the University of Central Florida and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He made four P ...

(born 1986), NFL offensive guard *

Riley Skinner Riley Skinner (born October 21, 1986) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Wake Forest University. College career Skinner played high sch ...

(born 1986), football quarterback * Tim Tebow (since age three; born 1987 in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

), 2007 Heisman Trophy winner,

Florida Gators The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Florida, located in Gainesville. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni and its sports fans are often collectively referred to as t ...

, NFL quarterback, former professional baseball player * Byron Hardmon (born 1981), former University of Florida football player, football coach *

Gerard Ross Gerard C. Ross (born December 27, 1982) is a former American football player. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Foot ...

(born 1987), NFL player * Jaime Harper (born 1987), football player *

Kelly Kelly Barbara Blank Coba (born Barbara Jean Blank; January 15, 1987), known professionally as Barbie Blank and by her ring name Kelly Kelly, is an American professional wrestler and model. Blank has a background in gymnastics and cheerleading, an ...

(born Barbara Jean Blank in 1987), actress, model, former

professional wrestler, former

WWE Divas Champion The WWE Divas Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship in WWE. The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced as part of the WWE brand extension via a storyline by then SmackDown General Manager Vickie Gu ...

Mike Clevinger Michael Anthony Clevinger (born December 21, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres. Clevinger ma ...

(born 1990), MLB pitcher *

John Brown John Brown most often refers to: *John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to: Academia * John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...

(born 1992), basketball player *

Brian Ferlin Brian Ferlin (born June 3, 1992) is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the Boston Bruins organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Bruins in the 4th round (121st overall) of the 2011 N ...

(born 1992), NHL forward *

Hayden Hurst Hayden Randle Hurst (born August 24, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round ...

(born 1993), former University of South Carolina player, NFL tight end, former professional baseball player * Reggie Northrup (born 1993), former Florida State University linebacker, NFL player, professional MMA fighter * Ryan Murphy (born 1995), Olympic swimming gold medalist *

Grayson Allen Grayson James Allen (born October 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played four years of college basketball at Duke University. Allen was drafted with ...

(born 1995), NBA guard * Bubba Thompson (born 1998), MLB player *

Mac Jones Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones (born September 5, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of Alabama, Alabama, where he set the Nationa ...

(born 1998), NFL quarterback *

Nassir Little Nassir Shamai Little (born February 11, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Little finished his high school career as one of the top-ranked players in hi ...

(born 2000), NBA player

Entertainers

''Listed chronologically by year of birth:'' *

Merian C. Cooper Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973) was an American filmmaker and Academy Award winner, as well as a former aviator who served as an officer in the United States Air Force and Polish Air Force. In film, he is credited a ...

(1893–1973), Hollywood director, producer and writer, ''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

'' * Rosalie King-Simpson (1902–1997), stage actress and singer * Professor Backwards (1910-1976), comedian with 23 appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show * Ruth Hall (1910–2003), actress * William Tuttle (1912–2007), Hollywood makeup artist for over 300 movies and television shows *

Frankie Manning Frank Manning (May 26, 1914 – April 27, 2009) was an American dancer, instructor, and choreographer. Manning is considered one of the founders of Lindy Hop, an energetic form of the jazz dance style known as swing. Biography Manning was b ...

(1914–2009), dancer and choreographer *

Meinhardt Raabe Meinhardt Frank Raabe (; September 2, 1915 – April 9, 2010) was an American actor. He was one of the last surviving Munchkin-actors in '' The Wizard of Oz'', and was also the last surviving cast member with any dialogue in the film. He po ...

(1915–2010), actor, played the Coroner Munchkin in '' The Wizard of Oz''; resided at Penny Farms Retirement Community *

Dorothy Shay Dorothy Shay (April 11, 1921 – October 22, 1978) was an American popular comedic recording artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s, who later became a character actress. She was known as the "Park Avenue Hillbillie". Early life Shay was bor ...

(1921–1978), chanteuse, "The Park Avenue Hillbillie" *

David Jack Holt David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(1927–2003), child actor, groomed to be the male

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ...

Wanda Hendrix Dixie Wanda Hendrix (November 3, 1928 – February 1, 1981) was an American film and television actress. Early life Hendrix's father was a logging foreman, and she was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She was performing in a school play in Ja ...

(1928–1981), actress, married World War II hero

Audie Murphy Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...

Leonard Jackson Leonard Jackson (8 April 1848 – 21 March 1887) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1877 to 1882. Jackson was born at Holme Hurst in Norton Woodseats, on the border of Yorkshire and Derbyshire. He first played cricket ...

(1928–2013), actor, starred on

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...

shows ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...

'' and ''

Shining Time Station ''Shining Time Station'' is an American children's television series jointly created by British television producer Britt Allcroft and American television producer Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by Quality Family Entertainment (the Ame ...

'' *

Dave Madden David Joseph Madden (December 17, 1931 – January 16, 2014) was a Canadian-born American actor. His most famous role came on the 1970s sitcom ''The Partridge Family'', in which he played the group's manager, Reuben Kincaid, opposite Shirley Jo ...

(1931–2014), actor, known for starring in the 1970s sitcom ''

The Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from Se ...

'', in which he played the group's manager, Reuben Kincaid * Paula Kelly (1943–2020), dancer and actress best known for ''

Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on ...

'' and ''

The Andromeda Strain ''The Andromeda Strain'' is a 1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, his first novel under his own name and his sixth novel overall. It is written as a report documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating the outbreak of ...

'' *

Gene Deckerhoff Emerson Eugene Deckerhoff, Jr. (born May 2, 1945) is the radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a post he has held since 1989. He also served as the longtime voice of the Florida State Seminoles, calling games for the fo ...

(born 1945), the voice of the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

and

Florida State Seminoles The Florida State Seminoles are the athletic teams representing Florida State University located in Tallahassee, Florida. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivis ...

Patrika Darbo Patrika Darbo (born April 6, 1948) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Nancy Wesley and Shirley Spectra in the television soap operas ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', respectively. In 2016, Darbo won a ...

(born 1948), television actress, ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' *

Ken Fallin Ken Fallin (born November 11, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American illustrator and caricaturist."You're Nobody Until You've Been Fallined", Leaders' magazine, July–September 2003, Volume 26, Number 3, p.118. His first big break was ...

(born 1948),

caricaturist A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures. List of caricaturists * Abed Abdi (born 1942) * Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003) * Alex Gard (1900–1948) * Alexander Saroukhan (1898–1977) * Alfred Grévin (1827–1892) * Alf ...

Richard Chaves __NOTOC__ Richard John Chaves is an American character actor. Biography Career Chaves helped write the critically acclaimed stage drama ''Tracers''. In the early 1980s, he began work as an actor taking on various soap opera roles until he gain ...

(born 1951), actor, known for playing "Poncho" in ''

Predator Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...

'' * Henriette Allais (born 1954), model, ''

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. K ...

Playmate A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...

March, 1980 *

Michael Emerson Michael Emerson (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor who is best known for his roles as serial killer William Hinks on ''The Practice'', Benjamin Linus on ''Lost'', Zep Hindle in the first ''Saw'' film, Cayden James on ''Arrow'', and H ...

(born 1954), film, television, and stage actor * Rex Smith (born 1955), actor and singer, ''

The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 ...

'' *

Linden Ashby Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III (born May 23, 1960) is an American actor and director. On television, he portrayed Brett Cooper on the final two seasons of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox soap opera ''Melrose Place'' (1997–1999) and Sheri ...

(born 1960), actor, known for playing

Johnny Cage Johnny Cage is a fictional character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games/NetherRealm Studios. Introduced in the original 1992 game, he is an action movie star with an extensive martial arts background. The series de ...

in ''

Mortal Kombat ''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a v ...

'' and Sheriff Noah Stilinski in the

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

series ''

Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...

'' *

Donna Deegan Donna Elizabeth Deegan (born February 28, 1961) is an American author, breast cancer awareness advocate, and former weekday television anchor on ''First Coast News'' in Jacksonville, Florida. She is a Democratic candidate in the 2023 Jacksonvill ...

(born 1962), television news anchor *

Leanza Cornett Eva Leanza Cornett (June 10, 1971 – October 28, 2020) was an American television personality and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Florida 1992 and Miss America 1993 the same year. Early life Cornett was born in Big Stone Gap, ...

(1971–2020), 1993

Miss America Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...

, television actress *

Al Letson Al Letson (born August 8, 1972) is an American writer, journalist, and radio and podcast host. Since 2013, he has served as the host of the radio show and podcast '' Reveal'' from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX. Before that, he cr ...

(born 1974), radio host; host of

National Public Radio National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other n ...

's '' Reveal'' * Nichole Van Croft (1973–2018), model, ''

October, 2000 *

Kat Candler Kat Candler (born November 11, 1974) is an American film writer, producer, and director. She wrote and directed the 2014 film '' Hellion,'' and has worked on television shows including ''13 Reasons Why'' and ''Queen Sugar''. Life Candler grew up ...

(born 1974), film writer, producer, and director *

Rahman Johnson Rahman K. Johnson (born May 26, 1976, in Orange Park, Florida) is a local television & radio personality and former Group 5 At Large Representative for the Duval County Soil and Water Conservation District. Politics With his election to the Duva ...

(born 1976), radio personality, politician *

Lil Duval Roland Powell (born June 12, 1977), better known by his stage name Lil Duval, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. In 2005, he was a finalist on BET's comedy competition series ''Coming to the Stage''. Powell is a series regular to the MT ...

(born 1977), comedian * Jennifer Rovero (born 1978), model, ''Playboy'' Playmate July, 1999 *

Emily Swallow Emily Swallow (born December 18, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Kim Fischer on ''The Mentalist'' and as Amara / The Darkness in the 11th season of ''Supernatural''. She also appears as The Armorer in the ''Star ...

(born 1979), film and television actor *

Aaron Staton Aaron Staton (born August 10, 1980) is an American actor. He played Ken Cosgrove on the AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015) and voiced Cole Phelps in the video game ''L.A. Noire'' (2011), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best P ...

(born 1980), film and television actor *

Daniel Breaker Daniel Breaker (born June 2, 1980) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Donkey in ''Shrek The Musical''. Career Beginning his career in 2002, immediately after graduating from Juilliard, Breaker has performed in Off-Br ...

(born 1980), stage actor *

Jessica Morris Jessica Morris (born in Jacksonville, Florida ) is an American actress. Career After several small film and television roles, Morris was cast as the dysfunctional Jennifer Rappaport on the ABC soap opera, '' One Life to Live'', a role she portr ...

(born 1980), television actress, ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' *

Yoanna House Yoanna House (born April 9, 1980) is an American fashion model and television host, best known as the winner of Cycle 2 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography House was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. House's father, a medical d ...

(born 1980), fashion model, winner of cycle 2 of ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...

'' *

Patrick Heusinger Patrick Heusinger (born February 14, 1981) is an American actor, known for his roles on the television series ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', ''Gossip Girl'', ''Royal Pains'' and '' Absentia''. Early life Heusinger was born and raised in Jac ...

(born 1981), film, television, and stage actor *

Tiffany Selby Tiffany may refer to: People * Tiffany (given name), list of people with this name * Tiffany (surname), list of people with this surname Known mononymously as "Tiffany": * Tiffany Darwish, (born 1971), an American singer, songwriter, actress know ...

(born 1981), model, ''Playboy'' Playmate July, 2007 *

Whitney Thompson Whitney Lee Thompson Forrester (born September 26, 1987) is an American plus-size model and is the winner of the tenth cycle of '' America's Next Top Model''. Early life Before her appearance on the show, Thompson worked locally in northern F ...

(born 1987), fashion model, winner of tenth cycle of ''

'' *

Ashley Greene Ashley Michele Greene Khoury (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress. She is known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' novels. Early life Greene was born on February 21, 1987, in Jack ...

(born 1987), actress, best known as Alice Cullen in ''

Twilight Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this il ...

'' *

Ned Fulmer ''The Try Guys'' is an American online entertainment group and media production company which produces content for their YouTube channel. The group was founded by Keith Habersberger, Ned Fulmer, Zach Kornfeld, and Eugene Lee Yang. The Try Guys ...

(born 1987), YouTuber, ex-host of ''The Try Guys'' *

RJ Cyler Ronald "RJ" Cyler II (born March 21, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (film), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'' (2015), ''Power Rangers (film), Power Rangers'' (2017), ''The ...

(born 1995), actor * Brittany Chrishawn Moore (born 199?), film producer, screen writer, human rights activist

Musicians and composers

''Listed chronologically by year of birth:'' *

Frederick Delius Delius, photographed in 1907 Frederick Theodore Albert Delius ( 29 January 1862 – 10 June 1934), originally Fritz Delius, was an English composer. Born in Bradford in the north of England to a prosperous mercantile family, he resisted atte ...

(1862–1934), English composer, wrote

Florida Suite The ''Florida Suite'' is an orchestral suite by English composer Frederick Delius. He composed the work in 1887 at Leipzig, after his time as manager of an orange grove in Florida, inspired by its landscape and culture, mainly centred on the St. J ...

; studied music in Jacksonville, lived nearby *

John Rosamond Johnson John Rosamond Johnson (August 11, 1873 – November 11, 1954; usually referred to as J. Rosamond Johnson) was an American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he had much of his career in New York ...

(1873–1954), musical composer, brother of James Weldon * Arthur "Blind" Blake (1896–1934), influential blues guitarist *

George Paxton George Paxton (March 24, 1914 – April 19, 1989) was an American big band leader, saxophonist, arranger, and publisher during the 1930s and 1940s. He was president of Coed Records and a producer for the label. Early career He was born in Jacks ...

(1914–1989), big band jazz leader, saxophonist, composer, producer *

Billy Daniels William Boone Daniels (September 12, 1915 – October 7, 1988) was an American singer active in the United States and Europe from the mid-1930s to 1988, notable for his hit recording of "That Old Black Magic" and his pioneering performances on e ...

(1915–1988), big band singer, actor * Samuel Jones (1924–1981),

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

bassist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboar ...

and

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

(1930–2004), blind, soulful singer *Luther Dixon (1931–2009), record producer and songwriter *Jack Sheldon (1931–2019), bebop and West Coast jazz trumpeter, singer and actor *Pat Boone (born 1934), popular 1950s singer, actor and teen idol *Nick Todd (1935–2023), pop singer *Jo Ann Campbell (born 1938), country and pop singer, actress *Scott McKenzie (1939–2012), rock and roll singer *Johnny Tillotson (born 1939), pop singer, songwriter, actor *Gary U.S. Bonds (born 1939), R&B singer *Alan Jabbour (1939–2017), old-time fiddler and folklorist *J.R. Cobb (1944–2019), guitarist and songwriter; member of Classics IV and Atlanta Rhythm Section *Jackie Moore (singer), Jackie Moore (1946–2019), R&B singer *Claude "Butch" Trucks (1947–2017), drummer of Allman Brothers Band *Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), singer-songwriter, founder of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd *Rick Dees (born 1950), radio disc jockey, recorded novelty hit "Disco Duck" *Danny Joe Brown (1951–2005), songwriter and former singer for the band Molly Hatchet *Gary Rossington (1951-2023), guitarist, songwriter and founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd *Allen Collins (1952–1990), guitarist, songwriter and founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd *Donnie Van Zant (born 1952), lead singer of Southern rock band 38 Special (band), .38 Special *Johnny Van Zant (born 1959), lead vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd since reforming in 1987 *Glenn Jones (born 1962), R&B and gospel singer *Marcus Roberts (born 1963), jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and teacher *Vic Chesnutt (1964–2009), folk rock singer-songwriter *Fred Durst (born 1970), lead singer, founder of Nu metal band Limp Bizkit *James MacDonough (born 1970), former Iced Earth and Megadeth bass player *Greg Eklund (born 1970), drummer of Everclear (band), Everclear *Scooter Ward (born 1970), singer, founder of post-grunge/alternative metal band Cold (band), Cold *Jeremy Marshall (born 1971), bassist for the band Cold (band), Cold *Terry Balsamo (born 1972), lead guitar for the band Evanescence *The Crüxshadows, Rogue (born 1972), lead singer for the Gothic rock, goth/electropop band The Crüxshadows *Kelly Hayes (musician), Kelly Hayes (born 1973), lead guitarist for the band Cold (band), Cold *Scott Borland (born 1977), former keyboard player for the band Limp Bizkit *Sam Rivers (bassist), Sam Rivers (born 1977), bass player for the band Limp Bizkit *Sam McCandless (born 1978), drummer for the band Cold (band), Cold *Ryan Key (born 1979), lead singer of the punk rock band Yellowcard *Derek Trucks (born 1979), child prodigy on guitar, member of Allman Brothers Band and Derek Trucks Band *Ben Cooper (musician), Ben Cooper (born 1982), singer-songwriter, Electric President and Radical Face *Shannon Wright, singer-songwriter *Asia Cruise (born 1990), contemporary R&B singer *YK Osiris (born 1998), singer-songwriter *Julio Foolio (born 1998), rapper *Yungeen Ace (born 1998), rapper *Nardo Wick (born 2001), rapper *SpotemGottem (born 2001), rapper

Bands

''Listed chronologically by year the band was formed:'' *Classics IV (1965), pop rock *The Allman Brothers Band (1969), Southern rock *Lynyrd Skynyrd (1970), Southern rock *Blackfoot (band), Blackfoot (1972), rock/Southern rock *Molly Hatchet (1975), Southern rock *38 Special (band), .38 Special (1975), rock *69 Boyz (1993), hip hop *Limp Bizkit (1994), nu-metal *Inspection 12 (1994), pop punk *Quad City DJ's (1995), hip hop *Cold (band), Cold (1996), post-grunge *Yellowcard (1997), pop punk *Swirl 360 (1998), pop rock *Skyliner (band), Skyliner (2000), power metal *Burn Season (2001), hard rock *Evergreen Terrace (band), Evergreen Terrace (2001), melodic hardcore *Shinedown (2001), rock *Greyfield (band), Greyfield (2001), pop punk *Whole Wheat Bread (band), Whole Wheat Bread (2003), punk rock *Casey Jones (band), Casey Jones (2003), hardcore *Electric President (2003), indie/electronic *Radical Face (2003), experimental/folk/indie *The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (2003), rock *Astronautalis (2003), hip hop *The Summer Obsession (2006), pop rock *Black Kids (2006), indie rock *Fit For Rivals (2008), rock *Tedeschi Trucks Band (2010), rock, blues rock, blues, soul *Breaking Through (2011), rock *The Black Pine (2014), indie/alternative rock

Serial killers

''Listed chronologically by year of birth:'' *Henry Lee Lucas (1936–2001), serial killer *George York and James Latham, George Ronald York (1943–1965), executed spree killer *Paul John Knowles (1946–1974), serial killer nicknamed ''The Casanova Killer'' *Ottis Toole (1947–1996), serial killer and probable murderer of Murder of Adam Walsh, Adam Walsh *Paul Durousseau (born 1970), serial killer nicknamed the ''Killer Cabbie''

Fictional characters

* Jason Mendoza (The Good Place character), Jason Mendoza, a principal character in the NBC series ''The Good Place''

References

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