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- Cannonball Adderley – (1928-1975), musician (saxophonist)
- Nat Adderley – (1931-2000), musician (cornetist)
- Aric Almirola, NASCAR driver
- Derek Bell – (b. 1968), professional baseball player
- Les Blank – (b. 1935), documentary filmmaker
- Evelyn Brent (1899-1975), actor
- Jay Feely – (b. 1976), professional football player
- Leo Gallagher (b. 1947), better known as Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian
- Joanna Garcia – (b. 1979), actor
- Steve Garvey – (b. 1948), professional baseball player
- Luis Gonzalez – (b. 1967), professional baseball player
- Dwight Gooden – (b. 1964), professional baseball player
- Tony LaRussa – (b. 1944), professional baseball player
- Al Lopez – (1908-2005), professional baseball player
- Dean Malenko – (b. 1960), professional wrestler
- Robert Martinez – (b. 1934), politician, former Governor of Florida
- Tino Martinez – (b. 1967), professional baseball player
- Fred McGriff – (b. 1963), professional baseball player
- Butterfly McQueen – (1911-1995), actor
- Jason Michaels – (b. 1976), professional baseball player
- Ferdie Pacheco – (b. 1927), doctor, boxing analyst
- Lou Piniella – (b. 1943), professional baseball player
- David Sanborn – (b. 1945), musician (saxophonist)
- Gary Sheffield – (b. 1968), professional baseball player
- Brittany Snow – (b. 1986), actor
- Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr. (1924-1945),United States Marine one of six who raised first flag on Mount Suribachi.
- Santo Trafficante, Jr. – (1914-1987), Mafia boss
- Joe Varde, NASCAR driver
- Manuel Velazquez – (1904-1994) anti-boxing activist
- KJ-52 – (b.1975) Christian rapper
- Tedd Webb – (b.1949) broadcaster, photographer
- Tony Zappone – (b.1947) journalist, broadcaster, author
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- Mike Awesome (b. 1965-d. 2007), pro wrestler
- Salha "Mama" Bobo – (b. circa 1900-d. 2001), Ybor business pioneer
- Nick Carter – (b. 1980), singer
- Aaron Carter – (b. 1987), actor/singer
- Ray Charles (1930-2004), blind blues and pops singer, pianist
- Jack Harris – (b. 1941) Radio and TV personality, author
- Rondo Hatton – (b. 1894), actor/reporter
- Hulk Hogan – (b. 1953), actor/wrestler
- Melissa Howard – (b. 1977), actor/comedian
- Lauren Hutton – (b. 1943), fashion supermodel, actor
- Randy Savage (b. 1952), professional wrestler
- Stephen Stills – (b. 1945), singer/songwriter, musician
- John H Sykes – Businessman and philantropist, founder of Sykes Enterprises
