List of people from Pensacola, Florida explained

This list of people from Pensacola, Florida includes people who were born or lived there for a nontrivial amount of time. Note that Pensacola natives are referred to as Pensacolans/Pensacolians.

Politics, law, and military

• Reubin O'Donovan Askew - politician; 37th governor of Florida, 1971–1979
• Alexander Butterfield - deputy assistant to President Richard Nixon, 1969–1973
• Samuel Gibbs French (1818-1910) - military officer
• Harry B. Harris Jr. - diplomat and former U.S. Navy officer
• Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. - First African American to reach the rank of four-star general in the United States Armed Forces
• Fred Levin - lawyer
• Stephen Mallory (1812–1873) - politician
• Carol McCain - director of the White House Visitors Office during the Reagan administration
• Charles H. Percy
• Joe Scarborough
• George O. Van Orden
• Craig Waters
• Virginia Bass Wetherell
• Vince Whibbs
• Charles R. Wilson
• Emmett Wilson

Religion

• Paula Ackerman
• Chuck Baldwin
• Paul Jennings Hill
• Martin Holley
• Kent Hovind
• Peter Ruckman
• Katharine Jefferts Schori

Sports

• Doug Baldwin
• Roman Reigns
• Jay Bell
• Derrick Brooks
• Bryce Callahan
• Adron Chambers
• Tom Cheek
• Josh Donaldson
• Joe Durant
• Dave Elder
• Martin Emerson
• Reggie Evans
• Trinity Fatu
• Cortland Finnegan
• Travis Fryman
• Derrick Gainer
• Graham Gano
• Justin Gatlin
• Nick Green
• Tyronne Green
• Michael Hayes
• Kim Helton
• Horace Jones
• Roy Jones Jr.
• Alec Kessler
• Jonathan Little
• Johanna Long
• Max Macon
• Jason McKie
• Alfred Morris
• Winchester Osgood
• Jerry Pate
• Loucheiz Purifoy
• Damarious Randall
• Roman Reigns
• Brandon Rembert
• Trent Richardson
• Rikishi
• Fred Robbins
• Mitchell Robinson
• Shorty Rollins
• Addison Russell
• Darrell Russell
• Buck Showalter^[1]
• Josh Sitton
• Heath Slocum
• Emmitt Smith
• Michelle Snow
• Ron Stallworth
• Omar Stoutmire
• Don Sutton
• Lawrence Tynes
• Mark Whiten
• Devon Witherspoon

Music, media, and art

• Christopher Andersen
• Alfons Bach^[2]
• Ashley Brown
• Larry Butler
• Austin Carlile
• Joe Dallesandro
• Nancy Dussault
• Michael Edwards
• Mark Gormley
• Robert Graysmith
• Gigi Gryce - jazz composer and musician
• Bill Kurtis
  • Matt Maiellaro Rob and Amber Mariano
• Gwen McCrae
• Mike McCready
  • Georgie A. Hulse McLeod Katy Mixon
• Joshua Moon
• Dot Moore
• Joan Perry
• Bob Rasmussen
• John Schwab
• Peggy Scott-Adams
• Don Shirley - jazz and classical pianist, subject of the 2018 film Green Book
• This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
• Aaron Tippin

Other

• John David Roy Atchison (1954–2007) - Assistant US Attorney and children's sports coach, committed suicide in prison after being charged with soliciting sex from a 5-year-old girl
• James Edward Wood (1947–2004) - child murderer and suspected serial killer^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-10-27-9510270422-story.html Showalter won't return
2. News: Pace. Eric. Alfons Bach, 95, Designer of Tubular Furniture. Arts. 23 August 1999 . The New York Times. 1 October 2012.
3. Web site: Idaho death-row killer dies in prison . 3 February 2004 .