List of people from St. Petersburg, Florida
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This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of St. Petersburg, Florida, and its surrounding metropolitan area.
Sports
- Kurt Abbott (b. 1969), Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop for the Oakland Athletics[1]
- Rodney Adams (b. 1994), National Football League (NFL) player
- Jack Albright (1921–1991), MLB shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies[2]
- Mike Alstott (b. 1973), NFL football player for Tampa Bay Buccaneers[3]
- Ricky Anderson (b. 1963), All-American football player[4]
- Rolando Arrojo (b. 1965), MLB pitcher; one of first free agents signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays[5]
- Lynn Barry (b. 1959), basketball player with Women's National Basketball Association[6]
- Bo Bichette (b. 1998), Major League Baseball player
- Chaim Bloom (b. 1983), senior vice president of Baseball Operations for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Murle Breer (b. 1939), professional golfer, U.S. Women's Open champion
- Sebastien Bourdais (b. 1979), French professional racing driver
- Joe Buck (b. 1969), Fox Sports announcer
- Chad Burt (b. 1988), soccer player and coach[7]
- Danielle Collins (b. 1993), professional tennis player
- Jeff D'Amico (b. 1975), MLB pitcher[8]
- Andrew Friedman (b. 1976), MLB general manager
- Ernest Givins (b. 1964), NFL football player[9]
- Dwight Gooden (b. 1964), MLB pitcher 1984–2000, 4-time All-Star[10]
- Colton Gordon (b. 1998), MLB pitcher for Houston Astros
- Shaquill Griffin (b. 1995), NFL player
- Shaquem Griffin (b. 1995), NFL player
- Nicole Haislett (b. 1972), Olympic gold medalist in swimming[11]
- Jack Hardy (b. 1959), MLB pitcher[12]
- Barry Horowitz (b. 1959), amateur wrestler, professional wrestler
- Charles Horton (b. [when?]), football player* Nikita Johnson (b. 2008), racing driver
- Bobby Kline (1929–2021), MLB shortstop for Washington Senators[13]
- Casey Kotchman (b. 1983), MLB first baseman[14]
- Ben Kozlowski (b. 1980), MLB pitcher[15]
- Jeff Lacy (b. 1977), professional boxer[16]
- Max Lanier (1915–2007), MLB pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals[17]
- Ron LeFlore (b. 1948), MLB outfielder, Detroit Tigers
- Gordon Mackenzie (1937–2014), MLB player, minor league manager[18]
- Zac MacMath (b. 1991), goalkeeper in Major League Soccer[19]
- Kevin Marion (b. 1984), former professional American and Canadian football player[20]
- Kaylan Marckese (b. 1998), soccer player for Arsenal[21]
- Nick Masset (b. 1982), MLB pitcher[22]
- Mark Mendelblatt (b. 1973), yachtsman, silver medalist at 1999 Pan American Games and 2004 Laser World Championships[23]
- Betsy Nagelsen (b. 1956), professional tennis player
- Johnny Nee (1890–1957), baseball scout[citation needed]
- Janet Newberry (b. 1953), professional tennis player, US team and Boston Lobsters
- Dan O'Brien (b. 1954), MLB pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals[24]
- Nate Oliver (b. 1940), MLB second baseman[25]
- Ron Plaza (1934–2012), MLB player and minor league manager[26]
- George Smith (1937–1987), MLB second baseman[27]
- Roy Smith (b. 1976), MLB pitcher[28]
- Speedy Smith (b. 1993), American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Marreese Speights (b. 1987), basketball player for NCAA champion Florida and NBA champion Golden State Warriors[29]
- Pat Terrell (b. 1968), professional NFL player
- Doug Waechter (b. 1981), MLB pitcher[30]
- Dan Wheldon (1978–2011), Indy Racing League driver (killed in 15-car crash on October 16, 2011)[31]
- Frank Wren (b. 1958), MLB general manager
- Winky Wright (b. 1971), professional boxer[32]
- Jerry Wunsch (b. 1974), professional football player[33]
- Isaiah Wynn (b. 1995), professional NFL player
- Emilio Ycaza (b. 1997), soccer player[34]
Movies, television, other media
- Angela Bassett (b. 1958), actress[35]
- Eugenie Bondurant, actress[36]
- Megan Fox, actress and model
- Michael France (1962–2013), screenwriter[37]
- Chris Fuller (b. 1982), filmmaker[38]
- Kip Kedersha (b. 1957), creator of YouTube channel Kipkay, YouTuber, internet celebrity
- Bert Kreischer (b. 1972), stand-up comedian, podcaster, reality television host and actor
- Dennis Lehane (b. 1965), author
- Will Packer (b. 1974), film producer
- Justin Hires (b. 1985), actor
- Pearl (b. [when?]), drag queen, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race season 7
- Rhonda Shear (b. 1954), actress and entrepreneur[39]
- Martin Sherman (b. 1971), actor[40][41]
- Sean Waltman (b. 1972), professional wrestler, ring names "1–2–3 Kid" and "X-Pac"
- Patrick Wilson (b. 1973), actor[42]
Music, the arts
- Edel Alvarez Galban (b. 1967), painter
- David Budd (1927–1991), abstract painter
- Exene Cervenka (b. 1956), singer[43]
- Al Downing (1916–2000), jazz musician, member of Tuskegee Airmen[44]
- John King (1953–2009), ukulelist[45]
- Todd La Torre (b. 1974), lead singer for progressive metal band Queensrÿche
- Michael Lynche (b. 1983), singer
- Mary Ellen Moylan (1925–2020), ballet dancer[46]
- Iron Mike Norton (b. 1973), swamp stomp recording artist and slide guitarist[47]
- Antonio Permuy, art patron, curator, art critic[48]
- Babs Reingold (b. [when?]), interdisciplinary artist[49]
- Rod Wave (b. 1998), rapper
Writers
- Charles B. Dew (b. 1937), historian
- Michele Elliott (b. 1946), author, psychologist and founder of child protection charity Kidscape[50]
- Thomas French (b. 1958), journalist[51]
- Bob Devin Jones, playwright, director
- Jack Kerouac (1922–1969), leading figure of the beat generation[52]
- Terrence McNally (1938–2020), dramatist[53]
- Elie Wiesel (1928–2016), Nobel laureate, writer, political activist, author of Night, about his experience in concentration camps in 1944–1945; taught at Eckerd College during the winter term[54]
- Ernest Vincent Wright (1872–1939), author of Gadsby, a 50,000-word lipogram
Politics
- Charlie Crist (b. 1956), former U.S. representative and governor of Florida[55]
- Bill Heller (1935–2020), member of the Florida House of Representatives and dean of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg College of Education
- Zeola Hershey Misener (1878–1966), suffragist and one of the first women elected to the Indiana General Assembly[56]
- Al Lang (1870–1960), businessman and politician credited with bringing baseball spring training to St. Petersburg; amesake of Al Lang Stadium
- Anna Paulina Luna (b. 1989), U.S. representative[57]
- Anastase Andreivitch Vonsiatsky (1898–1965), Russian fascist leader in exile
- Omali Yeshitela (b. 1941), African internationalist, founder of the Uhuru Movement and chair of the African People's Socialist Party
- Bill Young (1930–2013), U.S. representative[58]
Miscellaneous
- Tony Ables (b. 1954), serial killer and robber
- Paul Bilzerian (b. 1950), financier convicted of securities fraud
- Peter Demens (1850–1919), Russian nobleman and businessman
- Jarvis Hunt (1863–1941), architect
- Joe S. Lawrie (1916–2009), U.S. Army major general[59]
- Brett James McMullen (b. 1961), United States Air Force general officer[60]
- Ray Robson (b. 1994), young chess master[61]
- James A. Ryan (1867–1956), U.S. Army brigadier general[62]
- Jimmy Wales (b. 1966), Wikipedia co-founder[63]
- John Constantine Williams Sr. (d. 1892), businessman and co-founder of St. Petersburg