List of people from St. Petersburg, Florida
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
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- Kurt Abbott (b. 1969), Major League Baseball shortstop for the Oakland Athletics[1]
- Rodney Adams (b. 1994), professional National Football League player
- Jack Albright (1921–1991), MLB shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies[2]
- Mike Alstott (b. 1973), football player for Tampa Bay Buccaneers[3]
- Ricky Anderson (b. 1963), All-American football player[4]
- Rolando Arrojo (b. 1965), baseball player; 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]
- 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
- Danielle Collins (b. 1993), professional tennis player
- Jeff D'Amico (b. 1975), MLB pitcher[7]
- Andrew Friedman (b. 1976), MLB general manager
- Ernest Givins (b. 1964), football player[8]
- Dwight Gooden (b. 1964), MLB pitcher 1984–2000, 4-time All-Star[9]
- Shaquill Griffin (b. 1995), professional NFL player
- Shaquem Griffin (b. 1995), professional NFL player
- Nicole Haislett (b. 1972), Olympic gold medalist in swimming[10]
- Jack Hardy (b. 1959), MLB pitcher[11]
- Barry Horowitz (b. 1959), amateur wrestler, professional wrestler
- Charles Horton (b. [when?]), football player
- Bobby Kline (1929–2021), MLB shortstop for Washington Senators[12]
- Casey Kotchman (b. 1983), MLB first baseman[13]
- Ben Kozlowski (b. 1980), MLB pitcher[14]
- Jeff Lacy (b. 1977), professional boxer[15]
- Max Lanier (1915–2007), MLB player, St. Louis Cardinals[16]
- Ron LeFlore (b. 1948), MLB player, Detroit Tigers
- Gordon Mackenzie (1937–2014), MLB player, minor league manager[17]
- Zac MacMath (b. 1991), goalkeeper in Major League Soccer[18]
- Kevin Marion (b. 1984), former professional American and Canadian football player[19]
- Kaylan Marckese (b. 1998), soccer player for Arsenal[20]
- Nick Masset (b. 1982), MLB pitcher[21]
- Mark Mendelblatt (b. 1973), yachtsman, silver medalist at 1999 Pan American Games and 2004 Laser World Championships[22]
- Betsy Nagelsen (b. 1956), professional tennis player
- Johnny Nee (1890–1957), baseball scout[citation needed]
- Dan O'Brien (b. 1954), MLB pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals[23]
- Nate Oliver (b. 1940), MLB second baseman[24]
- Ron Plaza (1934–2012), Major League Baseball player and minor league manager[25]
- George Smith (1937–1987), MLB second baseman[26]
- Roy Smith (b. 1976), MLB pitcher[27]
- 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[28]
- Pat Terrell (b. 1968), professional NFL player
- Doug Waechter (b. 1981), MLB pitcher[29]
- Dan Wheldon (1978–2011), Indy Racing League driver (killed in 15-car crash on October 16, 2011)[30]
- Frank Wren (b. 1958), MLB general manager
- Winky Wright (b. 1971), professional boxer[31]
- Jerry Wunsch (b. 1974), professional football player[32]
- Isaiah Wynn (b. 1995), professional NFL player
- Janet Newberry (b. 1953), professional tennis player, US team and Boston Lobsters
Movies, television, other media
[edit]- Angela Bassett (b. 1958), actress[33]
- Megan Fox, actress and model
- Michael France (1962–2013), screenwriter[34]
- Chris Fuller (b. 1982), filmmaker[35]
- Hank Green (b. 1980), vlogger, musician, entrepreneur, internet celebrity, YouTuber
- 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[36]
- Sean Waltman (b. 1972), professional wrestler, ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac
- Patrick Wilson (b. 1973), actor[37]
Music, the arts
[edit]- Edel Alvarez Galban (b. 1967), painter
- David Budd (1927–1991), abstract painter
- Al Downing (1916–2000), jazz musician, member of Tuskegee Airmen[38]
- Todd La Torre (b. 1974), lead singer for progressive metal band Queensrÿche
- Michael Lynche (b. 1983), singer
- Mary Ellen Moylan (1925–2020), ballet dancer[39]
- Iron Mike Norton (b. 1973), swamp stomp recording artist and slide guitarist[40]
- Babs Reingold (b. [when?]), interdisciplinary artist[41]
- Rod Wave (b. 1998), rapper
- John King (ukulelist) (1953-2009), ukulelist[42]
Writers
[edit]- Charles B. Dew (b. 1937), historian
- Michele Elliott (b. 1946), author, psychologist and founder of child protection charity Kidscape[43]
- Thomas French (b. 1958), journalist[44]
- Jack Kerouac (1922–1969), leading figure of the beat generation[45]
- Terrence McNally (1938–2020), dramatist[46] two transplanted New Yorkers from Irish Catholic backgrounds.[47][48]
- 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[49]
- Ernest Vincent Wright (1872–1939), author of Gadsby, a 50,000-word lipogram
Politics
[edit]- Charlie Crist (b. 1956), U.S. Representative and former governor of Florida[50]
- Zeola Hershey Misener (1878–1966), suffragist and one of the first women elected to the Indiana General Assembly[51]
- 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[52]
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Tony Ables (b. 1954), serial killer and robber
- Jarvis Hunt (1863–1941), architect
- Joe S. Lawrie (1916–2009), U.S. Army major general[53]
- Brett James McMullen (b. 1961), United States Air Force General Officer[54]
- Ray Robson (b. 1994), young chess master[55]
- James A. Ryan (1867–1956), U.S. Army brigadier general[56]
- Jimmy Wales (b. 1966), Wikipedia co-founder[57]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kurt Abbott Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Jack Albright". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Mike Alstott". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Ricky Anderson drafted". The Evening Independent. May 1, 1985. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "Rolando Arrojo". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Lynn Barry". College of William And Mary. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Jeff D'Amico". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Ernest Givins". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Dwight Gooden". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Nicole Haislett". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Jack Hardy". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Bobby Kline". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Casey Kotchman". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Ben Kozlowski". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Jeff Lacy". BoxingNews24.com. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Max Lanier at SABR Baseball Biography Project
- ^ "Gordon Mackenzie". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "San Diego's Online Jewish Newspaper-August 27, 20". San DiegoJewish World. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ Montreal Alouettes Kevin Marion bio
- ^ "Focus on our new American Keeper Kaylan Marckese". justarsenal.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Nick Masset". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Mark Mendelblatt". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Dan O'Brien". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Nate Oliver". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Ron Plaza". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "George Smith". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Roy Smith". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Marreese Speights". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Doug Waechter". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Dan Wheldon". .racing-reference.info/. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Winky Wright to retire after comeback ends in defeat". Espn.go.com. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "71 Jerry Wunsch". FoxSports.com. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ "Angela Bassett". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Michael France". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "St. Petersburg Filmmaker Chris Fuller". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Only on 8: HSN entrepreneur weighs in on home shopping merger". wfla.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Persall, Steve (April 29, 2009). "Actor Patrick Wilson returns home to St. Petersburg for the Sunscreen Film Festival". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Alvin Joseph Downing". Copyright, St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (April 13, 2021). "Mary Ellen Moylan, 'First Great Balanchine Dancer,' Is Dead at 94". New York Times.
- ^ "LOCAL BEAT LIVE 03-10-2018".
- ^ "Babs Reingold". Florida Arts. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "John King, an Eckerd College instructor, was a true virtuoso of the ukulele - Tampa Bay Times". Archived from the original on 2012-07-01.
- ^ "Elliott, Michele Irmiter". Elliott, Michele Irmiter, (Born 7 Jan. 1946), Founder and Director, Kidscape Children's Charity, 1984–2009. Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U36925.
- ^ Indiana University School of Journalism (August 28, 2008). "Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas French returning to teach at the IU School of Journalism". IU News Room. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
- ^ "Jack Kerouac". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Galanes, Philip (April 10, 2019). "A Conversation With Terrence McNally, the Bard of American Theater". The New York Times.
- ^ O'Doherty, Cahir (June 10, 2015). "Terrence McNally's love of Irish energy". Irish Central. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Terrence McNally Obituary: US playwright who charted gay experience". The Irish Times. April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Elie Wiesel". Jewish Press (Pinellas ed.). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Charlie Crist". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Women as Lawmakers". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Meachum, Andrew (January 5, 2014). "Bill Young's first family emerges to tell their story". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Joe Lawrie Will Attend Louisiana State Next Fall". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, FL. April 22, 1932. p. Section 2, Page 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brigadier General Brett James McMullen". USAF June 2018.
- ^ "Ray Robson". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Obituary, James Augustine Ryan". Assembly. Newburgh, NY: Association of Graduates, U.S.M.A. July 1956. p. 77 – via West Point Digital Library.
- ^ Chozick, Amy (27 June 2013). "Jimmy Wales". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2013.