List of people from Tallahassee, Florida explained
This is a list of notable people who were either born or raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the Tallahassee, Florida metropolitan area.
Academics, education, and research
- Roy Baumeister – psychologist of self-control
- Konrad E. Bloch – Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, who helped learn about the functioning of cholesterol
- Mark Frederick Boyd - malariologist and writer
- James M. Buchanan – winner of Nobel Prize in economics
- Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte – attorney, civil-rights activist, former dean of the Florida State University Law School, former president of Florida State University, president of the American Bar Association and the American Judicature Society
- Paul Dirac – Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose theories predicted antimatter
- Sylvia Earle – former chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Neil Frank – former director of the National Hurricane Center
- Fred Gainous – former president of Florida A & M University, 2002–2004; former chancellor of the Alabama College System's Department of Postsecondary Education; associate vice president of St. Petersburg College
- Robert A. Holton – chemist and inventor of Taxol
- Tim Howard – president and founder of Cambridge Graduate University international, former head of doctorate program of Law & Policy at Northeastern University, former Assistant Attorney General of Florida
- Sir Harold Kroto – Nobel Prize-winning chemist who helped discover fullerenes
- Max Mayfield – former director of the National Hurricane Center
- Alfred Mele – philosopher of free will
- Robert S. Mulliken – physicist and chemist who won both the Priestley Medal and the Nobel Prize
- Michel Oksenberg – China scholar, member of National Security Council
- X. William Proenza – former director of the National Hurricane Center
- Michael Ruse – philosopher, historian of science, noteworthy atheist
- Robert Schrieffer – Nobel Laureate, BCS Theory of Superconductivity
- E. Lee Spence – underwater archeologist
- G. Gabrielle Starr – president of Pomona College[1]
Space exploration
Authors
Aviation
- Jerrie Mock – aviator and first woman to fly around the world solo
Business
Film, television, and radio
Acting
- Kay Aldridge – model and actress
- Matt Battaglia – actor and former NFL player
- Cathy Jenéen Doe – actress
- Brad Davis – actor (Midnight Express, Querelle)
- Kyan Douglas – the "grooming expert" from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
- Faye Dunaway – actress, Academy Award winner for Network
- Tony Hale – actor, played Byron "Buster" Bluth on Arrested Development
- Cheryl Hines – actress, two-time Emmy nominee for Curb your Enthusiasm, director, married to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Polly Holliday – actress, Golden Globe winner (for television series Alice)
- Will Kirby – Big Brother 2 (2001) winner
- Christine Lahti – film actress and director, winner of Academy Award for Leiberman in Love, two Golden Globes and Emmy for Chicago Hope
- Burt Reynolds – Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning, Oscar-nominated actor, attended FSU
- Anika Noni Rose – Tony Award-winning actress, as Emmie Thibodeaux in Caroline, or Change
- Sonny Shroyer – actor who played deputy sheriff on The Dukes of Hazzard
- Roy Wood, Jr. – comedian and actor on The Daily Show
Writing and production
Government and politics
Historical people
Infamy
Music
Composition
Sports
- David Ross (baseball) – MLB catcher
- Robert "Bobby" C. Bowden – college football coach, winner of two national championships
- Ricky Carmichael – motocross/supercross champion
- Kevin Carter – NFL defensive end
- Bradley Cooper – member of 1984 and 1988 Bahamas Summer Olympics team
- Gene Cox – State of Florida Sports Hall of Fame member (Leon High School football coach)[3]
- Antonio Cromartie – NFL player credited with the longest play in NFL history
- Kim Crosby – NASCAR driver, with a best race finish of 20th, in 2004
- Dwight F. Davis – founder of the international tennis Davis Cup
- Walter Dix – U.S. track team member and medalist at 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Warrick Dunn – FSU and NFL football star
- Carrie Englert (Zimmerman) – member of 1976 U.S. Summer Olympics team[4]
- Corey Fuller – played for FSU's football team, later became a wide receiver for the Vikings, Browns and Ravens
- Michael Gaines – tight end for the Detroit Lions
- DaVanche (Ron) Galimore – member of 1980 U.S. Summer Olympics team
- Willie Galimore – member of College Football Hall of Fame, and NFL football player
- William Gay – NFL cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Althea Gibson – winner of several Wimbledon and US Open tennis championships
- Frances C. Griscom – U.S. Women's amateur golf champion
- Ken Harnden – hurdler and sprinter who represented Zimbabwe in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games
- Tahesia Harrigan – professional sprinter (BVI)
- Bob Hayes – sprinter and gold medal winner on 1964 U.S. Summer Olympics team; NFL football wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
- Missy Hyatt – professional wrestling valet and commentator for World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling
- Taylor Jacobs – professional football player, wide receiver with Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos
- Marty Jannetty – professional wrestler, best known for his work with WWE
- Reggie Jefferson – MLB player
- Brad Johnson – NFL quarterback
- Brandy Johnson – member of 1988 U.S. Summer Olympics team
- Desmond Koh – amateur swimmer who represented Singapore in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games
- Nevin McCaskill – NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
- Mike "11" Martin – All-Time winningest coach in NCAA Division I College Baseball; 2019 inductee in National College Baseball Hall of Fame
- Michelle McCool – World Wrestling Entertainment diva (formally Diva Champion)
- Fondren Mitchell – football player
- Brian Olson – member of 1996, 2000 and 2004 U.S. Summer Olympics teams[5]
- Burgess Owens – professional football player, member of Oakland Raider team that won Super Bowl XV
- Bill Peterson – college and NFL head football coach
- Zach Piller – NFL guard for the Tennessee Titans
- Don Pumphrey, Jr – offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[6]
- Elise Ray – gymnast, represented United States in 2000 Olympic Games
- Gabrielle Reece – professional volleyball player, model
- Deion Sanders – FSU football star, NFL cornerback, Major League Baseball outfielder, NFL Network commentator
- Ernie Sims – NFL linebacker
- Dwight Smith – MLB outfielder
- Bobby Thigpen – MLB relief pitcher and coach
- Craphonso Thorpe – NFL wide receiver
- Marion Tinsley – world checkers champion 1955–58, 1975–91
- Charlie Ward – 1993 Heisman Trophy winner
- Pat Watkins – NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys
- Chris Weinke – 2000 Heisman Trophy winner
- Boo Williams – NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints
- Jameis Winston – 2014 Heisman winner and quarterback for the Tampa
- Woody Woodward – MLB shortstop - Braves, Reds; FSU Baseball Head Coach (1975–78); MLB GM - Yankees, Phillies, Mariners
- Wally Williams – NFL (1993-2003) Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and New Orleans Saints (First Franchise Player in Ravens History)
Visual arts
Notes and References
- News: Xia . Rosanna . Pomona College's new president will be the first woman and African American to lead the campus . 28 August 2020 . . 9 December 2016.
- Book: van der Vat, Dan. 1991. The Pacific Campaign. Simon & Schuster. 0-671-73899-2. registration.
- http://localism.com/article/166086/Tallahassee-Treasure-Uncovered Tallahassee Treasure Uncovered!
- Web site: Tallahassee Tumbling Tots-8 . 2008-06-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080818075941/http://tallahasseetumblingtots.org/TTT-8.htm . 2008-08-18 . Tallahassee Tumbling Tots' Olympians
- http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880611021 "Olson vies for fourth straight Olympics in Judo" (Tallahassee Democrat, 11 June 2008)
- Web site: Don Pumphrey: Career Stats at NFL.com. www.nfl.com. 2019-07-15.
