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Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
Sara Blakely (1971–)	Businesswoman; founder and owner of Spanx Florida State University
James J. Greco (1958–)	Businessman; chief executive officer and president of Sbarro	Lives in Boynton Beach
Wayne Huizenga (1937–2018)	Businessman; founder of Blockbuster Video, AutoNation, Waste Management, Inc. and was the owner or co-owner of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League, and the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball	Graduated from Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale in 1956; Founded Waste Management, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale in 1971
Robert James (1909–1983)	Businessman; founder of Raymond James Financial, an S&P 500-listed financial services company headquartered in St. Petersburg	Founded Raymond James Financial in St. Petersburg in 1962
Thomas James (1942/43–)	Businessman; chairman of Raymond James Financial, an S&P 500-listed financial services company headquartered in St. Petersburg	Resides in St. Petersburg; Graduated from Stetson College of Law in St. Petersburg
George W. Jenkins (1907–1996)	Businessman; founder of Publix	Founded Publix in Winter Haven in 1930 and resided in Lakeland until his death in 1996
Jeffrey Rosen	President of Rose Art Industries, owner of Maccabi Haifa, and owner of the Miami Midnites	Owner of Miami Midnites
Chip Skowron	Hedge fund manager	Born in Cocoa.^[1]

Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
Jeb Bush (1953–)	former governor of Florida (1999–2007); brother of former president George W. Bush	Lived in Miami
Ron DeSantis (1978-)	46th Governor of Florida (2019-)	Born in Jacksonville
J. Dudley Goodlette (born 1948)	Florida State Representative (1999-2007)	Lived in Naples
Bill Nelson (1942–)	former U.S. senator from Florida (2001-2019), former U.S. congressman from Florida (1979–1991), NASA Administrator (2021-)	Born in Miami
Janet Reno (1938–2016)	U.S. attorney general, 1993–2001; first woman to serve as attorney general	Born in Miami
Marco Rubio (1971–)	U.S. senator from Florida since 2011; unsuccessful candidate for president in 2016	Born in Miami
Donald Trump (1946-)	former president of USA (2017-2021), businessman	Lives in Palm Beach

Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
Elizabeth Ashley (1939–)	Film and television actress	Born in Ocala^{[citation needed]}
Angela Bassett (1958–)	Film and television actress	Lived in St. Petersburg
Matt Battaglia (1965–)	Film and television actor, producer, philanthropist	Born in Tallahassee^{[citation needed]}
Steven Bauer (1956–)	Film and television actor	Grew up in Miami^[2]
Amanda Bearse (1958–)	Film and television actress	Born in Winter Park^{[citation needed]}
Shannon Bream (1971–)	Reporter and anchor for Fox News	Grew up in Tallahassee^[3]
Delta Burke (1956–)	Television actress	Born in Orlando^[4]
Tom Byrd (1960–)	Television actor (NBC's Boone)	Born in Philippine Islands; raised in Florida^{[citation needed]}
Maria Canals-Barrera (1966–)	Film and television actress	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Diana Canova (1953–)	Actress	Born in West Palm Beach^{[citation needed]}
David Caruso (1956–)	Film and television actor	Lives in Miami Beach
Jonathan Chase (1979–)	Film and television actor	Born in Plantation
Merian C. Cooper (1893–1973)	Film director, screenwriter, and producer	Born in Jacksonville^[5]
Matt Damon (1970–)	Film actor	Lived in Miami
Brittany Daniel (1976–)	Television and film actress	Born in Gainesville^{[citation needed]}
Brad Davis (1949–1991)	Film actor	Born in Tallahassee
Johnny Depp (1963–)	Film actor	Raised in Miramar^[6]
Creagen Dow (1991–)	Film and television actor	Born in Sebring^{[citation needed]}
Faye Dunaway (1941–)	Academy Award-winning actress	Born in Bascom^[7]
Gail Edwards (1952–)	Film and television actress	Born and raised in Coral Gables^{[citation needed]}
Raúl Esparza (1970–)	Film, television, and stage actor	Born in Miami^[8]
Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985)	Film actor and comedian	Born in Key West^[9]
Megan Fox (1986–)	Film and television actress	Partly raised in St. Petersburg^[10]
Josh Gad (1981–)	Film actor, comedian, and singer best known for voicing Olaf from Frozen	Born in Hollywood
Robert Gant (1968–)	Television actor	Born in Tampa^{[citation needed]}
Andy Garcia (1956–)	Film actor	Born in Cuba; raised in Miami
Joanna García (1979–)	Film and television actress	Born in Tampa^{[citation needed]}
Matt Gerald (1970–)	Film and television actor	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Malcolm Gets (1963–)	Actor	Born in Gainesville^{[citation needed]}
Skyler Gisondo (1996–)	Film and television actor	Born in Palm Beach County^{[citation needed]}
Julie Gonzalo (1981–)	Film and television actress	Raised in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Mel Gorham (1959–)	Film and television actress	Born in Coral Gables^{[citation needed]}
Ashley Greene (1987–)	Film and television actress	Born in Jacksonville^{[citation needed]}
Carla Gugino (1973–)	Film and television actress	Born in Sarasota^{[citation needed]}
Tony Hale (1970–)	Film and television actor	Born in Tallahassee^[11]
Darrell Hammond (1955–)	Comedian from Saturday Night Live; actor	Born in Melbourne^[12]
Gina Hecht (1953–)	Television and film actress	Born in Winter Park^{[citation needed]}
Wanda Hendrix (1928–1981)	Film actress	Born in Jacksonville^[13]
Catherine Hickland (1956–)	Soap opera actress	Born in Fort Lauderdale^[14]
Cheryl Hines (1965–)	Actress	Born in Miami Beach^{[citation needed]}
Crystal Hunt (1985–)	Soap opera actress	Born in Clearwater^[15]
Jonathan Jackson (1982–)	Actor	Born in Orlando^{[citation needed]}
Victoria Jackson (1959–)	Film and television actress	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Carter Jenkins (1991–)	Film and television actor	Born in Tampa^{[citation needed]}
Sarah Jones (1983–)	Film and television actress	Born in Winter Springs^{[citation needed]}
Victoria Justice (1993–)	Actress, singer	Born in Hollywood^{[citation needed]}
Lawrence Kasdan (1949–)	Film director and screenwriter	Born in Miami^[16]
Arielle Kebbel (1985–)	Film and televistion actress	Born in Winter Park^{[citation needed]}
Catherine Keener (1960–)	Actress	Born in Miami^[17]
David Labrava (1962–)	Writer and actor	Born in Miami
Jennifer Lopez (1969–)	Singer and actress	Lived in Miami
Beth Littleford (1968–)	Film and television actress	Grew up in Winter Park^[18]
Josie Loren (1987–)	Television actress	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Vinicius Machado (1982–)	Film and television actor	Raised in Orlando^{[citation needed]}
William H. Macy (1950–)	Film actor	Born in Miami
Chris Marquette (1984–)	Film and television actor	Born in Stuart^{[citation needed]}
Natalie Martinez (1984–)	Model and actress	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Velia Martínez (1920–1993)	Actress and singer	Born in Tampa^{[citation needed]}
DeLane Matthews (1961–)	Television actress	Born in Rockledge^{[citation needed]}
Butterfly McQueen (1911–1995)	Film and television actress	Born in Tampa^{[citation needed]}
Julio Oscar Mechoso (1955–)	Film and television actor	Born in Miami^[19]
Leighton Meester (1986–)	Film and television actress	Born in Marco Island^{[citation needed]}
Katy Mixon (1981–)	Film and television actress	Born in Pensacola^{[citation needed]}
Eva Mendes (1974)	Film actress	Born in Miami
Mandy Moore (1984–)	Actress and singer-songwriter	Grew up in Longwood^[20]
Jessica Morris (1980–)	Soap opera actress	Born in Jacksonville^[21]
Enrique Murciano (1973–)	Film and television actor	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Chris Núñez (1973–)	Tattoo artist and subject of TLC's Miami Ink	Born in Miami Beach^{[citation needed]}
Victor Nuñez (1945–)	Film director	Born in DeLand^{[citation needed]}
Sarah Paulson (1974–)	Film, stage and television actress	Born in Tampa^{[citation needed]}
Kimberly Peirce (1967–)	Film director	Born in Miami^[22]
Carlos Pena Jr. (1989–)	Television actor and singer	Born in Weston^{[citation needed]}
Gina Philips (1975–)	Film and television actress	Born in Miami Beach^{[citation needed]}
Summer Phoenix (1978–)	Actress and model	Born in Winter Park^{[citation needed]}
Danny Pino (1974–)	Film and television actor	Born and raised in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Sidney Poitier (1927–)	Academy Award-winning actor	Born in Miami^[23]
Brett Ratner (1969–)	Film and music video director	Born and raised in Miami Beach^{[citation needed]}
Monica Raymund (1986–)	Television actress	Born in St. Petersburg^{[citation needed]}
Riley Reid (1991–)	Pornographic actress	Born in Miami Beach
Ashley Rickards (1992–)	Television actress	Born in Sarasota^{[citation needed]}
Genesis Rodriguez (1987–)	Television actress	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Maggie Rodriguez (1969–)	Co-anchor of CBS's The Early Show	Born in Miami^[24]
Stephen Root (1951–)	Film and television actor	Born in Sarasota^{[citation needed]}
Bob Ross (1942–1995)	Television presenter and artist	Born in Daytona Beach^[25]
Mickey Rourke (1952–)	Film actor	Raised in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Maya Rudolph (1972–)	Film and television actress	Born in Gainesville^{[citation needed]}
Rick Sanchez (1958–)	Host of CNN's Rick's List	Grew up in Hialeah^[26]
Pat Skipper (1958–)	Film and television actor	Born in Lakeland^{[citation needed]}
Wesley Snipes (1962–)	Actor and film producer	Born in Orlando^{[citation needed]}
Rachel Specter (1980–)	Film and television actress	Born in Tampa^{[citation needed]}
Kirsten Storms (1984–)	Television actress	Born in Orlando^[27]
Bella Thorne (1997–)	Television actress	Born in Hollywood, Florida^{[citation needed]}
Daniel Tosh (1975–)	Television comedian	Born in Germany; raised in Titusville^[28]
Wilmer Valderrama (1980–)	Film and television actor	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Alexa Vega (1988–)	Film and television actress	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Ben Vereen (1946–)	Actor, dancer and singer	Born in Miami^[29]
Sofía Vergara (1972–)	Film and television actress	Lives in Miami
Bob Vila (1946–)	Television home improvement personality	Born in Miami^[30]
Aidan Gallagher (1969–)	Film and television actor	Born in Tallahassee^{[citation needed]}
Dave Williamson	Stand-up comedian	Born in Miami^[31]
Hugh Wilson (1943–2018)	Film director	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Jorja Fox	Television Actress	Lived in Melbourne, Beach, FL
Noah Centineo (1996–)	Actor and model	Born in Miami

Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
T.D. Allman (1944–)	Exposed CIA secret involvement with the war in Laos and interviews with world figures; historian author of Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State and Miami: City of the Future	Born in Tampa^{[citation needed]}
Kristen Arnett (1980–)	Fiction author and essayist. Her debut novel, Mostly Dead Things, was a New York Times bestseller.	Born, raised, and resides in Orlando^[32]
Dave Barry (1947–)	Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and best-selling author	Lives in Miami^[33]
Shmuley Boteach (1966–)	Best-selling author of 31 books including Kosher Sex and Kosher Jesus, Orthodox rabbi, radio and television host	Lived in Miami^[34]
Pat Frank (1907–1964)	Author of Alas, Babylon	Lived in Tangerine^[35]
Carl Hiaasen (1953–)	Journalist and novelist	Born in Plantation^[36]
Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)	Author and folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance	Raised in Eatonville^[37]
James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)	Author, poet, and civil rights activist	Born in Jacksonville^[38]
Stetson Kennedy (1916–2011)	Author of Palmetto Country and civil rights activist	Lived in Jacksonville and St. Augustine
David Nolan (1946–)	Author of Fifty Feet in Paradise: The Booming of Florida	Lives in St. Augustine
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953)	Novelist and short story writer	Lived in Cross Creek, the setting for most of her work^[39]
Lillian Smith (1897–1966)	Author and social critic	Born in Jasper^[40]
Florence Duval West (1840–1881)	Poet	Born in Tallahassee, Florida^[41]

Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
Chester R. Bender (1914–1996)	Superintendent, United States Coast Guard Academy: Commandant, US Coast Guard	Born in Burnsville, West Virginia;	lived in Plant City^[42]
Alan Stephenson Boyd (1922–2020)	First United States Secretary of Transportation	Born in Jacksonville^[43]
Roy Geiger (1885–1947)	Marine Corps 4-star general during World War II	Born in Middleburg^[44]
Joseph Kittinger (1928–)	Aviation and space flight pioneer	Born in Tampa^[45]
John Young (1930–2018)	Navy fighter pilot and NASA Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle astronaut	Raised in Orlando^[46]

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Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
9lokkNine	Rapper	Born in Orlando
Ethel Cain (1998–)	singer-songwriter	Born in Tallahassee, raised in Perry
Denzel Curry (1995-)	Rapper	Born in Miami
SpaceGhostPurrp (1991-)	Rapper	Born in Miami
Wifisfuneral (1997-)	Rapper	Raised in Palm Beach
YNW Melly	Rapper	Born in Gifford
Adassa	Reggaetón artist	Born in Miami^[47]
DJ Uncle Al (1969–2001)	DJ rap artist	Born in Miami
Steve Aoki (1977–)	DJ	Born in Miami
Birdman (1969–)	Rap artist	Lived in Miami Beach
Kodak Black (1997–)	Musician	Born in Pompano Beach
Gary U.S. Bonds (1939–)	Singer and songwriter	Born in Jacksonville^[48]
Pat Boone (1934–)	1950s rock and roll singer	Born in Jacksonville^[49]
Danielle Bregoli (2003–)	Rapper	Born in West Palm Beach
Brisco (1982–)	Rap artist	Born in Opa-locka
Jo Ann Campbell (1938–)	Pop singer	Born in Jacksonville^[50]
Luther Campbell (1960–)	R&B singer	Born in Miami^[51]
Aaron Carter (1987–2022)	Singer	Born in Tampa^{[citation needed]}
Nick Carter	Backstreet Boys singer	Resides in Tampa
Desmond Child (1953–)	Songwriter; singer; Songwriter's Hall of Fame	Born in Gainesville^{[citation needed]}
Cool & Dre	Rap record producers and songwriters	Born or raised in Miami
Easton Corbin	Country music singer	Born in Trenton^[52]
Carter Cornelius (1948–1991)	R&B artist; lead singer of Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose	Born in Dania^[53]
Christian Cuevas (1995–)	Pop rock singer-songwriter and contestant from NBC's The Voice season 11	Born in Orlando
Christian Daniel (1984–)	Singer-songwriter and actor	Resides in Miami^[54]
Billy Daniels (1915–1988)	Big band singer and actor	Born in Jacksonville^{[citation needed]}
Clint Daniels (1974–)	Country singer and writer	Born in Panama City^{[citation needed]}
Jason Derülo (1989–)	Pop and R&B singer	Born in Miami^[55]
Diplo (1978–)	DJ and producer; co-creator and lead member of Major Lazer	Born in Mississippi; attended University of Central Florida, as well as residing in Florida for years^{[citation needed]}
Fred Durst (1970–)	Lead singer of Limp Bizkit	Born in Jacksonville^{[citation needed]}
Greg Eklund (1970–)	Drummer for Everclear	Born in Jacksonville^{[citation needed]}
Flo Rida (Tramar Dillard) (1979–)	Rapper and actor	Born in Opa-Locka^[56]
Gloria Estefan (1957–)	Singer	Born in Cuba; raised in Miami
Willa Ford (1981–)	Pop singer	Born/raised in Ruskin^{[citation needed]}
Ariana Grande (1993–)	Singer, songwriter, and actress	Born and raised in Boca Raton^{[citation needed]}
Gunplay (1979–)	Rap artist	Moved to Carol City at age 10
Debbie Harry (1945–)	Vocalist, musician, actress, and lead singer of the new wave band Blondie	Born in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Bertie Higgins (1944–)	Singer and songwriter	Born in Tarpon Springs^{[citation needed]}
Brooke Hogan (1988–)	Singer and rapper	Born/Raised in Tampa^[57]
Ace Hood (1988–)	Rapper	Born in Port St. Lucie, raised in Deerfield Beach^[58]
Island Boys (2001–)	Brothers Kodiyakredd (Franky Venegas) and Flyysoulja (Alex Venegas), a hip hop duo who gained notoriety via the video sharing platform TikTok	Based in South Florida.^[59]^[60]
Jacki-O (198?–)	Rap artist	Born in Miami^[61]
Lauren Jauregui	Singer of Fifth Harmony	Born and raised in Miami^[62]
J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954)	Composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance	Born in Jacksonville^[63]
Georgette Jones (1970–)	Country music singer	Born in Lakeland^{[citation needed]}
Josh Kaufman (1976–)	Indianapolis-based Soul singer-songwriter and winner of NBC's The Voice season 6	Born and raised in Sarasota until age 13
DJ Khaled (1975–)	DJ rap artist	Raised in Miami
Khia (1970–)	Rap artist	Born in Tampa^[64]
Sean Kingston (1990–)	Reggae fusion singer and rapper	Born in Miami^[65]
Frances Langford	Big Band singer and movie actress	Born in Lakeland^{[citation needed]}
DJ Laz (Lazaro Mendez)	Rapper	Born in Miami^[66]
Lil Pump (Gazzy Garcia) (2000–)	Rap artist	Born in Miami
Lil Wayne (1982–)	Rap artist	Lived in Miami Beach
James MacDonough (1970–)	Bass guitarist	Born in Jacksonville^[67]
Raul Malo (1965–)	Country music singer-songwriter	Born in Miami^[68]
Ricky Martin (1971–)	Latin pop singer	Lived in Miami Beach
Mase (Mason Betha) (1977–)	Rap artist	Born in Jacksonville^[69]
AJ McLean (1978–)	Singer	Born in West Palm Beach^[70]
Thurston Moore (1958–)	Singer and guitarist of Sonic Youth	Born in Coral Gables
Jim Morrison (1943–1971)	Singer, songwriter, and poet	Born in Melbourne^[71]
Jake Owen (1981–)	Country music artist	Born in Vero Beach^{[citation needed]}
Pleasure P (1984–)	Singer	Raised in Broward
Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)	Jazz bassist, former member of Weather Report	Raised in Fort Lauderdale until his death^[72]
Tom Petty (1950–2017)	Musician	Born in Gainesville^[73]
Pitbull (1981–)	Rap artist and actor	Born in Miami^[74]
Plies (1976–)	Rap artist	Born in Fort Myers
Rick Ross (1977–)	Rap artist	Born in Carol City^[75]
Santaye	Singer-songwriter	Resides in Miami^[76]
Markus Schulz	DJ	Resides in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Shakira (1977–)	Singer	Resides in Miami
Sleeping with Sirens	Rock band	Lives in Orlando
Smitty (1982–)	Rap artist	Born in Miami^[77]
Smokepurpp (1997–)	Rap artist	Moved to Miami at age 3
Kyle Sokol (1974–)	Bass player for Rude Squad and Trust for Liars	Born and resides in Saint Petersburg^{[citation needed]}
Scott Stapp (1973–)	Singer and songwriter	Born in Orlando^{[citation needed]}
Ski Mask The Slump God (1996–)	Rapper	Born in Fort Lauderdale
Stitches (Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis) (1995–)	Rap artist	Born in Miami
T-Pain (1985–)	Rap artist	Born in Tallahassee^[78]
Tiësto (1969–)	DJ	Lived in Miami^[79]
Mel Tillis (1932–2017)	Country music singer and songwriter	Born in Dover^{[citation needed]}
Pam Tillis (1957–)	Country music singer and songwriter	Born in Plant City^{[citation needed]}
Johnny Tillotson (1939–)	Singer and songwriter	Born in Jacksonville^[80]
Trick Daddy (Maurice Young) (1975–)	Rap artist	Born in Sarasota^[81]
Trina (1974–)	Rap artist	Born in Miami
Claude "Butch" Trucks (1947–2017)	Drummer of the Allman Brothers Band	Born in Jacksonville^[82]
Donnie Van Zant (1952–)	Lead singer of .38 Special	Born in Jacksonville^[83]
Johnny Van Zant (1960–)	Lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd after his brother	Born in Jacksonville
Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977)	Lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd	Born in Jacksonville^[84]
Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle)	Rap artist	Moved to Miami at 16; resides in Wellington^{[citation needed]}
Scooter Ward (1970–)	Lead singer of Cold	Born in Jacksonville^[85]
Danielle White (1992–)	Singer	Born in Bradenton^[86]
Pharrell Williams (1973–)	Singer	Lived in Miami
XXXTENTACION (1998–2018)	Rapper, singer, and songwriter	Born in Plantation
Nardo Wick (2001–)	Rapper	Born in Jacksonville
SpotemGottem (2001–)	Rapper	Born in Jacksonville

Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
Anthony J. Arduengo, III (1952–)	Chemist and material scientist; discoverer of persistent carbene	Born in Tampa^[87]
Wendy Chung	Molecular and clinical geneticist	Born and raised in southern Florida^[88]
Philip Don Estridge (1937–1985)	Led the development of the IBM Personal Computer	Born in Jacksonville; lived and worked in Boca Raton^[89]
John Gorrie (1803–1855)	Inventor of mechanical cooling	Lived and worked in Apalachicola from 1833–onward^[90]
George Smoot (1945–)	Astrophysicist and cosmologist; recipient, 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics	Born in Yukon^[91]
John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008)	Theoretical physicist	Born in Jacksonville^[92]

Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
Gary Alexander (1969–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Jacksonville
Nate Allen (1987–)	Professional football safety	Born in Fort Myers^[93]
Ray Allen (1975–)	Professional basketball player	Lived in Miami
Aric Almirola (1984–)	NASCAR driver	Born in Tampa^[94]
Robert Andino (1984–)	Professional baseball shortstop	Born in Miami^[95]
Leati Joseph Anoaʻi (1985–)	Professional wrestler	Born in Pensacola
Gilbert Arenas (1982–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Tampa
J. P. Arencibia (1986–)	Professional baseball catcher	Born in Miami^[96]
Devin Aromashodu (1984–)	Professional football wide receiver	Born in Miami^[97]
Bronson Arroyo (1977–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Key West^[98]
Chucky Atkins (1974–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Orlando^[99]
Alex Avila (1987–)	Professional baseball catcher	Born in Hialeah^[100]
Zach Banks (1997–)	Racing driver	Born in Miami^[101]
Antwan Barnes (1984–)	Professional football defensive end	Born in Miami^[102]
Daniel Berger (1993–)	Professional golfer	Born in Plantation^[103]
Jay Berger (1966–)	Professional tennis player; highest world ranking # 7	Lived in Key Biscayne and Jupiter^[104]
Sheila Bleck (1974–)	IFBB professional bodybuilder	Lives in Tampa^[105]
Chaim Bloom (1983–)	Senior VP of the Tampa Bay Rays	Lives in St. Petersburg
Wade Boggs (1958–)	Professional baseball player	Lives in Tampa^[106]
Boof Bonser (1981–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in St. Petersburg^[107]
Blake Bortles (1992–)	Professional football quarterback	Born in Altamonte Springs, played at UCF and for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Chris Bosh (1984–)	Professional basketball player	Lived in Miami
Sébastien Bourdais (1979-)	Racing driver	Resides in St. Petersburg
Dwayne Bowe (1984–)	Professional football wide receiver	Born in Miami^[108]
Antonio Brown (1988–)	Professional football wide receiver	Born in Miami^[109]
Daniel Bukantz (1917–2008)	Four-time Olympic fencer	Lived in Sarasota^[110]
Brodrick Bunkley (1983–)	Professional football defensive tackle	Born in Tampa^[111]
Billy Butler (1986–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Orange Park^[112]
Rashad Butler (1983–)	Professional football offensive tackle	Born in Palm Beach Gardens^[113]
Dayana Cadeau (1966–)	Professional bodybuilder	Lives in Wilton Manors^[114]
Jose Canseco (1964–)	Major League Baseball outfielder	Raised in Miami^[115]
Steve Carlton (1944–)	Major League Baseball pitcher	Born in Miami^[116]
Ryan Carpenter (1991–)	Professional ice hockey forward	Born in Oviedo^[117]
Vince Carter (1977–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Daytona Beach^[118]
Kevin Cash (1977–)	Professional baseball catcher	Born in Tampa^[119]
Jamar Chaney (1986–)	Professional football linebacker	Born in Fort Pierce^[120]
John Chaney (1932–2021)	College basketball coach	Born in Jacksonville^[121]
Ross Chastain (1992–)	NASCAR driver	Born in Alva^[122]
Jakob Chychrun (1998–)	Professional ice hockey defenceman	Born in Boca Raton^[123]
Desmond Clark (1977–)	Professional football tight end	Born in Bartow^[124]
Audra Cohen (1986–)	Professional tennis player	Born in Plantation^[125]
Laveranues Coles (1977–)	Professional football player	Born in Jacksonville^[126]
Jim Courier (1970–)	Professional American tennis player	Born in Sanford^[127]
Lisa Cross (1978–)	IFBB professional bodybuilder	Lived in Miami^[128]
Daunte Culpepper (1977–)	Professional football quarterback	Born in Ocala^[129]
Jeff Cunningham (1976–)	Professional soccer player	Lived in Crystal River^[130]
Johnny Damon (1974–)	Major League Baseball All-Star outfielder	Grew up in Orlando^[131]
Wade Davis (1985–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Lake Wales^[132]
Ian Desmond (1985–)	Professional baseball shortstop	Born in Sarasota
Antonio Dixon (1985–)	Professional football defensive tackle	Born in Miami^[133]
Keyon Dooling (1980–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Fort Lauderdale
Caeleb Dressel (1996–)	Competitive swimmer; 2016 and 2020 Olympian	Born in Green Cove Springs^[134]
Amy Dumas (1975–)	Professional wrestler	Born in Fort Lauderdale
Elvis Dumervil (1984–)	Professional football linebacker	Born in Miami^[135]
David Duval (1971–)	Professional golfer	Born in Jacksonville^[136]
Dallas Eakins (1967–)	Professional ice hockey defenceman and head coach	Born in Dade City^[137]
Dave Eiland (1966–)	Professional pitching coach	Born in Dade City^[138]
Layla El (1977–)	Professional wrestler	Lived in Miami
Chris Evert (1954–)	Professional tennis player	Born in Fort Lauderdale
Solofa F. Fatu Jr. (1965–)	Professional wrestler	Lives in Central Osceola/Polk County
Brian Ferlin (1992–)	Professional ice hockey forward	Born in Jacksonville^[139]
Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (1959–)	Professional wrestler	Lives in Kissimmee
Bruce Fleisher (1948–2021)	Professional golfer	Lives in the Palm Beach Gardens area^[140]
Jared Frayer (1978–)	Freestyle wrestler at 2012 Summer Olympics	Born in Miami, grew up in Clearwater^[141]
Eric Foster (1985–)	Professional defensive tackle	Born in Homestead^[142]
Jeff Fulchino (1979–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Titusville^[143]
William Gay (1985–)	Professional football cornerback	Born in Tallahassee^[144]
Alonzo Gee (1987–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Riviera Beach^[145]
Blake Geoffrion (1988–)	Professional ice hockey forward	Born in Plantation^[146]
Brian Ginsberg (1966–)	Gymnast
Logan Gilbert (1997–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Winter Park^[147]
Margie Goldstein-Engle (1958–)	Equestrian	Born in Wellington
Gio González (1985–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Hialeah^[148]
Luis Gonzalez (1967–)	Professional baseball outfielder	Born in Tampa^[149]
Dwight Gooden (1964–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Tampa^[150]
Richard Goodman (1987–)	Professional football wide receiver	Born in Fort Lauderdale^[151]
Tom Gordon (1967–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Avon Park^[152]
Frank Gore (1983–)	Professional football player	Born in Miami, Florida
Shayne Gostisbehere (1993–)	Professional ice hockey defenceman	Born in Pembroke Pines^[153]
Brian Gottfried (1952–)	World No. 3-ranked singles and No. 2-ranked doubles tennis player	Lives in Ponte Vedra^[154]
Nick Green (1978–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Pensacola
Zack Greinke (1983–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Orlando^[155]
Colette Guimond (1961–)	IFBB professional bodybuilder	Lives in New Port Richey^[156]
Al Harris (1974–)	Professional football cornerback	Born in Pompano Beach^[157]
Udonis Haslem (1980–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Miami^[158]
Garnet Hathaway (1991–)	Professional ice hockey forward	Born in Naples^[159]
Bob Hayes (1942–2002)	Track and field athlete and professional football player	Born in Jacksonville^[160]
Geno Hayes (1987–)	Professional football linebacker	Born and raised in Greenville^[161]
Mario Henderson (1984–)	Professional football offensive tackle	Born in Lehigh Acres^[162]
Derrick Henry (1994–)	Professional football running back	Born in Yulee^[163]
Devin Hester (1982–)	Professional football wide receiver and punt returner	Born and raised in Riviera Beach^[164]
Dan Hinote (1977–)	Professional ice hockey forward and assistant coach	Born in Leesburg^[165]
Hulk Hogan (1953–)	Professional wrestler and television star	Raised in Tampa
Eric Hosmer (1989–)	Professional baseball first baseman	Born in South Miami^[166]
Jack Hughes (2001–)	Professional hockey player	Born in Orlando^[167]
Quinn Hughes (1999–)	Professional hockey player	Born in Orlando^[168]
Eric Hurley (1985–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Jacksonville^[169]
Michael Irvin (1966–)	Professional football player	Born in Fort Lauderdale
Lamar Jackson (1997–)	Professional football quarterback	Born in Pompano Beach^[170]
Jamaal Jackson (1980–)	Professional football center	Born in Miami^[171]
Andrew Jacobson (1985–)	Major League Soccer player
LeBron James (1984–)	Professional basketball player	Lived in Miami
Val James (1957–)	Professional ice hockey forward	Born in Ocala^[172]
Max Jean-Gilles (1983–)	Professional football guard	Born in Miami^[173]
Mike Jenkins (1985–)	Professional football player	Grew up in Bradenton^[174]
Andre Johnson (1981–)	Professional football wide receiver	Born in Miami^[175]
Ashleigh Johnson (1994–)	Professional water polo goalie; 2016 and 2020 Olympian	Born in Miami^[176]
Bruce Johnson (1987–)	Professional football cornerback	Born in Live Oak^[177]
Chris Johnson (1985–)	Professional football running back	Born in Orlando^[178]
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (1972–)	Professional wrestler and actor	Lives in Miami^[179]
Gartrell Johnson (1986–)	Professional football running back	Born in Miami^[180]
Howard Johnson (1960–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Clearwater^[181]
Chipper Jones (1972–)	Professional baseball player	Born in DeLand^[182]
Hunter Jones (1984–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Palm Beach Gardens^[183]
James Jones (1980–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Miami^[184]
Roy Jones Jr. (1969–)	Former boxing champion	Born in Pensacola^{[citation needed]}
Solomon Jones (1984–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Eustis^[185]
Matt Joyce (1984–)	Professional baseball outfielder	Born in Tampa^[186]
Kelly Kelly (1987–)	Professional wrestler	Born in Jacksonville
Skip Kendall (1964–)	Professional golfer	Lives in Windermere^[187]
Howard Kendrick (1983–)	Professional baseball second baseman	Born in Jacksonville^[188]
Jeff Keppinger (1980–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Miami^[189]
Casey Kotchman (1983–)	Professional baseball first baseman	Born in St. Petersburg^[190]
Byron Krieger (1920–2015)	Fencer, NCAA champion; two-time Pan Am gold medalist; two-time Olympian; two-time Maccabiah Games gold medalist
Tony La Russa (1944–)	Professional baseball manager	Born and raised in Tampa^[191]
Sean Labanowski (1992–)	Professional basketball player
Matt LaPorta (1985–)	Professional baseball first baseman	Born in Port Charlotte^[192]
Debi Laszewski (1969–)	IFBB professional bodybuilder	Lives in Jupiter^[193]
Jesse Levine (1987–)	Professional tennis player	Lives in Boca Raton^[194]
Ray Lewis (1975–)	Professional football player	Born in Bartow; lived in Lakeland^[195]
Danell Leyva (1991–)	Gymnast; 2012 Olympic silver medalist, men's all-around	Raised in Miami^[196]
Jesse Litsch (1985–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Pinellas Park^[197]
Sid Luckman (1916–1998)	NFL Hall of Fame football player	Lived in Aventura^[198]
Zac MacMath (born 1991)	Soccer player	Born in St. Petersburg^[199]
Elliott Maddox (1947–)	Professional baseball outfielder	Lives in Coral Springs^[200]
Dave Magadan (1962–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Tampa^[201]
Olindo Mare (1973–)	Professional football placekicker	Born in Hollywood^[202]
Melanie Margalis (1991–)	Competitive swimmer; 2016 Olympian	Born in Clearwater^[203]
Caroline Marks (2002–)	Professional surfer; Olympian	Raised in Melbourne Beach^[204]
Tino Martinez (1967–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Tampa^[205]
Denise Masino (1968–)	IFBB professional bodybuilder	Lives in Fort Myers^[206]
Ricardo Mathews (1987–)	Professional football defensive tackle	Born in Jacksonville^[207]
Jeff Mathis (1983–)	Professional baseball catcher	Born in Marianna^[208]
Michelle McCool (1980–)	Former WWE wrestler	Born and lives in Palatka
Mark McCumber (1951–)	Professional golfer	Born in Jacksonville^[209]
Bryant McFadden (1981–)	Professional football cornerback	Born in Hollywood^[210]
Willis McGahee (1981–)	Professional football player	Born in Miami^[211]
Tracy McGrady (1979–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Bartow^[212]
B. J. McLeod (1983–)	NASCAR driver	Born in Wauchula
Jaycob Megna (1992–)	Professional ice hockey defenceman	Born in Plantation^[213]
Jayson Megna (1990–)	Professional ice hockey forward	Born in Fort Lauderdale^[214]
Jason Michaels (1976–)	Professional baseball outfielder	Born in Tampa^[215]
Joshua Moore (1988–)	Professional football cornerback	Born in Fort Lauderdale^[216]
DaJuan Morgan (1985–)	Professional football safety	Born in Riviera Beach^[217]
Santana Moss (1979–)	Professional football player	Born in Miami^[218]
Sinorice Moss (1983–)	Professional football wide receiver	Born in Miami^[219]
Alonzo Mourning (1970–)	Professional basketball player	Lived in Miami
John Ryan Murphy (1991–)	Professional baseball catcher	Born in Bradenton^[220]
Louis Murphy (1987–)	Professional football wide receiver	Born in St. Petersburg^[221]
Ryan Murphy (1995–)	Competitive swimmer; 2016 and 2020 Olympian	Grew up in Jacksonville^[222]
Brett Myers (1980–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Jacksonville^[223]
Chris Myers (1981–)	Professional football lineman	Born in Miami^[224]
Naomi (1987–)	Professional wrestler	Born in Sanford
Mike Napoli (1981–)	Professional baseball catcher	Born in Hollywood^[225]
Joe Nemechek (1963–)	NASCAR driver	Born in Naples^[226]
Harry Newman (1909–2000)	Professional NFL All-Pro football quarterback	Lived in South Florida^[227]
Stephen Nicholas (1983–)	Professional football linebacker	Born in Jacksonville^[228]
Chad Ochocinco (1978–)	Professional football player	Born in Miami^[229]
Darren O'Day (1982–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Jacksonville^[230]
Shaquille O'Neal (1972–)	Professional basketball player	Lived in Orlando
Rob Oppenheim (1980–)	Professional golfer	Lives near Orlando^[231]
Donna Orender (née Geils) (1957–)	College basketball player and Women's Pro Basketball League All-Star; WNBA president	Lives in Jacksonville Beach^[232]
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (1966–)	IFBB professional bodybuilder	Lives in Miami Beach^[233]
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (1988–)	Professional football safety	Born in Gainesville^[234]
Jonathan Papelbon (1980–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Grew up in Jacksonville^[235]
Dimitri Patterson (1983–)	Professional football cornerback	Born in Orlando^[236]
Eric Patterson (1983–)	Professional baseball outfielder	Born in Tallahassee^[237]
Kenny Phillips (1986–)	Professional football safety	Born in Miami^[238]
Ryan Pickett (1979–)	Professional football nose tackle	Born and raised in Zephyrhills^[239]
Jason Pierre-Paul (1989–)	Professional football defensive end	Born in Deerfield Beach^[240]
A. J. Pierzynski (1976–)	Professional baseball catcher	Raised in Orlando^[241]
Jim Presley (1961–)	Professional baseball third baseman	Born in Pensacola^[242]
Ryan Raburn (1981–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Tampa^[243]
Tim Raines (1959–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Sanford^[244]
Jay Ratliff (1981–)	Professional football nose tackle	Born in St. Petersburg^[245]
Chris Ray (1982–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Tampa^[246]
David Reutimann (1970–)	NASCAR driver	Born in Zephyrhills^[247]
Alex Rodriguez (1975–)	Professional baseball player	Partly raised in Miami^[248]
Sean Rodriguez (1985–)	Professional baseball second baseman	Born in Miami^[249]
Antrel Rolle (1982–)	Professional football free safety	Born in Homestead^[250]
Al Rosen (1924–2015)	Professional baseball player; MLB four-time All-Star; MVP; two-time home run champion	Lived in Miami^[251]
Yoav Saffar (1975–)	Professional basketball player
Chris Sale (1989–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Lakeland^[252]
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (1985–)	Professional baseball catcher	Born in West Palm Beach^[253]
Asante Samuel (1981–)	Professional football cornerback	Born in Fort Lauderdale^[254]
Deion Sanders (1967–)	Professional football cornerback	Born in Fort Myers
Warren Sapp (1972–)	Professional football player	Born in Orlando^[255]
Ossie Schectman (1919–2013)	Basketball player who scored the first basket in NBA history	Lived in Florida^[256]
Luke Scott (1978–)	Professional baseball player	Born in DeLand^[257]
Clint Session (1984–)	Professional football linebacker	Born in Pompano Beach^[258]
Maria Sharapova (1987–)	Professional tennis player	Lives in Bradenton^[259]
Derrick Sharp (1971–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Orlando^[260]
Darryl Sharpton (1988–)	Professional football linebacker	Born in Coral Gables^[261]
Lito Sheppard (1981–)	Professional football player	Born in Jacksonville^[262]
Scot Shields (1975–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Fort Lauderdale^[263]
Tom Shields (1991–)	Competitive swimmer; 2016 and 2020 Olympian	Born in Panama City^[264]
Buck Showalter (1956–)	Professional baseball manager	Born in DeFuniak Springs^[265]
Brandon Siler (1985–)	Professional football linebacker	Born in Daytona Beach^[266]
Ernie Sims (1984–)	Professional football linebacker	Born in Tallahassee^[267]
Mike Sims-Walker (1984–)	Professional football wide receiver	Born in Orlando^[268]
Kelly Slater (1972–)	Professional surfer	Born in Cocoa Beach^[269]
Emmitt Smith (1969–)	Professional football player	Born in Pensacola^[270]
Geno Smith (1990–)	Professional football quarterback	Born in Miami^[271]
Kevin Smith (1986–)	Professional football running back	Born in Miami^[272]
Mike Smith (1959–)	Professional football head coach	Born in Daytona Beach^[273]
Rusty Smith (1987–)	Professional football quarterback	Born in Jacksonville^[274]
Chris Snelling (1981–)	Professional baseball player	Born in North Miami^[275]
Harold Solomon (1952–)	Professional tennis player, ranked No. 5 in the world	Lives in Fort Lauderdale^[276]
Mose Solomon (1900–1966)	Professional baseball player	Lived in Miami^[277]
Denard Span (1984–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Tampa^[278]
Frank Spellman (1922–2017)	Olympic weightlifter; 1948 gold medal, 75 kg	Lived in Gulf Breeze^{[citation needed]}
Steve Spurrier (1945–)	Football player and coach	Born in Miami Beach^[279]
Matthew Stafford (1988–)	Professional football quarterback	Born in Tampa^[280]
Amar'e Stoudemire (1982–)	Professional basketball player	Born in Lake Wales^[281]
Steve Tannen (1948–)	Professional NFL football player	Born in Miami^[282]
Antonio Tarver (1968–)	Professional boxer	Born in Tampa^[283]
Din Thomas (1976–)	UFC fighter	Lives and trains in Port St. Lucie^[284]
Joanna Thomas (1976–)	IFBB professional bodybuilder	Lives in Fort Lauderdale^[285]
Willie Thornton (1986–)	Professional CFL football player	Born in Belle Glade
Danny Valencia (1984–)	Professional baseball player	Born in Miami^[286]
Jason Varitek (1972–)	Professional baseball player	Grew up in Longwood^[287]
Alan Veingrad (1963–)	Professional NFL football player	Raised in part in Miami^[288]
Betty Viana-Adkins (1971–)	IFBB professional bodybuilder	Lives in Miami Beach^[289]
Jonathan Vilma (1982–)	Professional football player	Born in Coral Gables
Dwyane Wade (1982–)	Professional basketball player	Lived in Miami
Tim Wakefield (1966–)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Melbourne^[290]
Neal Walk (1948–2015)	Professional NBA basketball player	Raised in Florida
Leon Washington (1982–)	Professional football running back	Born in Jacksonville^[291]
Leonard Weaver (1982–)	Professional football fullback	Born in Melbourne^[292]
Eric Weems (1985–)	Professional football wide receiver	Born in Daytona Beach^[293]
Dan Wheldon (1978–2011)	Racing driver	Born in England; lived in St. Petersburg
Paul Wight (1972–)	Professional wrestler	Lives in Tampa
Bobby Wilson (1983–)	Professional baseball catcher	Born in Dunedin^[294]
Major Wright (1988–)	Professional football safety	Born in Miramar^[295]
LeeRoy Yarbrough (1938–1984)	NASCAR driver	Born in Jacksonville^[296]
Sam Young (1987–)	Professional football quarterback	Born in Coral Springs^[297]
Kerry Blackshear Jr. (1997–)	Professional basketball player
Rakeem Buckles (1990–)	Professional basketball player
Norris Coleman (1961–)	Professional basketball player
Ed Elisma (1975–)	Professional basketball player
Eric Griffin (1990–)	Professional basketball player
Ángel Hernández (1961–)	Baseball umpire
Chris Johnson (1990–)	Professional basketball player
Glen Rice Jr.	Professional basketball player
Corey Walden	Professional basketball player
Scottie Wilbekin (1993–)	Professional basketball player

Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
G. Harold Alexander (1900–1987)	Florida Republican Party state chairman (c. 1952–1964)	Resided in Fort Myers^[298]
John Atchison (1954–2007)	Assistant U.S. Attorney and children's sports coach, committed suicide in prison after being charged with soliciting sex from a five-year-old girl	Resided in Gulf Breeze
Carrot Top (1965–)	Prop comedian	Born in Cocoa Beach^[299]
Fabiano Caruana (1992–)	Youngest chess grandmaster in United States history	Born in Miami
Rick Dees (1950–)	Radio personality	Born in Jacksonville
Janice Dickinson (1955–)	Early supermodel	Born in Hollywood^[300]
Tiffany Fallon (1974–)	Playboy Playmate of the Year (2005)	Born in Fort Lauderdale^[301]
Abraham Lincoln Lewis (1865–1947)	Businessman and Florida's first African-American millionaire^{[citation needed]}	Born in Madison^[302]
Adam Lovell (1977–)	Founder of WriteAPrisoner.com	Lives and works in Edgewater^[303]
Charles E. Merrill (1885–1956)	Founder of Merrill Lynch	Born in Green Cove Springs^[304]
Kara Monaco (1983–)	Playboy Playmate of the Year (2006)	Born in Lakeland^[305]
Carolyn Murphy (1973–)	Supermodel	Born in Fort Walton Beach^{[citation needed]}
Chris Myers (1959–)	Sportscaster	Born in Miami^[306]
Kathleen Parker (1952–)	Syndicated columnist	Grew up in Winter Haven
A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979)	Civil rights activist	Born in Crescent City
Jason Schappert	Aviator, flight instructor	Lives in Ocala
Krissy Taylor (1978–1995)	Model	Born in Miami^[307]
Niki Taylor (1975–)	Model	Born in Miami^[308]
Norman Thagard (1943–)	NASA astronaut	Lives and works in Tallahassee^[309]
Hugo Vihlen (1931–)	Record-breaking solo sailor	Born in Florida; lived in Homestead^[310]
Jimmy Wales (1966–)	Founding member of the Wikimedia Foundation	Resided in St. Petersburg^[311]
Roger L. Worsley (1937–)	Higher education administrator, president of Laredo Community College and chancellor of Southern Arkansas University Tech^[312]	Resident of The Villages in Sumter County since 2011^[313]
Adin Ross (2000–)	Twitch streamer	Born in Boca Raton

Name	Notability	Connection to Florida
Alia Atkinson (1988–)	Competitive swimmer; 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympian	Born in Jamaica, partly raised in and resides in Pembroke Pines^[314]
Camila Cabello (1997–)	Singer and former member of Fifth Harmony	Born in Cuba and raised in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Mark Consuelos (1970–)	Television actor and husband of Kelly Ripa	Born in Spain and lived in Tampa^[315]
Gloria Estefan (1957–)	Grammy Award-winning singer	Born in Cuba and raised in Miami^{[citation needed]}
José Fernandez (1992–2016)	Professional baseball pitcher	Born in Cuba and later moved to Tampa
Don Francisco (1940–)	Popular television personality from Telemundo	Born in Chile and lives in Miami
Enrique Iglesias (1975–)	Pop singer-songwriter and son of Spanish music legend Julio Iglesias	Born in Spain and raised in Miami^{[citation needed]}
Mark Meadows (1959–)	U.S. representative from North Carolina (2013-2020) and White House Chief of Staff (2020-2021)	Born in France and raised in Brandon
Tim Tebow (1987–)	Professional baseball outfielder and former football quarterback	Born in the Philippines and raised in Jacksonville^[316]
Carlos Valdés (1989–)	actor and singer known for his role as Cisco Ramon in the television series The Flash	Born in Colombia and raised in Miami
Malu Trevejo (2002–)	Singer	Born in Cuba and moved to Miami at age 13^[317]