List of University of Florida alumni
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Famous University of Florida alumni include:
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[edit] Arts, Literature, Humanities and Entertainment
- Stephanie Abrams, reporter, The Weather Channel
- John Atanasoff, inventor of the digital electronic computer
- Todd Barry, stand-up comedian
- Stanley Benton aka Stat Quo, Hip-Hop Artist
- Rita Mae Brown, author and activist
- Michael Connelly, JM 1980, best-selling author and Alumnus of Distinction of the College [1]
- Jonathan Demme, Academy Award winning director of The Silence of the Lambs
- Kate DiCamillo, award-winning children's novelist and screenwriter
- Faye Dunaway, Academy Award winning actress for Network
- Buddy Ebsen, actor, best known as Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies
- Raymond J. Drohan, Creator of Highlander2.com, the number one highlander fansite in the world.
- Rich Fields, announcer of The Price Is Right, meteorologist, radio personality, voice-over actor
- David Finkel, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Washington Post
- Malcolm Gets, actor, Caroline in the City
- Alex Scott, activist for Young Men's Society of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Philip Graham, famed publisher of the Washington Post
- Darrell Hammond, comedian, Saturday Night Live
- Kristin Harmel, People reporter and novelist
- Carl Hiaasen, novelist and Miami Herald columnist
- Yoanna House, fashion model and winner of cycle 2 of the America's Next Top Model
- Ken Leebow, author, speaker and TV personality -- 300 Incredible Things to Do on the Internet book series
- Marcus Pearcy, famed speaker, personality, educational expert, and creator of "Happy Fun Ball."
- John Janick, owner of Fueled by Ramen Records
- Frances Mayes,Author of New York Times bestselling book Under the Tuscan Sun.
- Jamie McIntyre, senior Pentagon correspondent for CNN
- Jesse Palmer, NFL Quarterback and star of ABC's The Bachelor
- Stephen Root, actor, best known as Milton in the Mike Judge comedy classic Office Space
- Forrest Sawyer, anchorman, ABC News
- Stephen Stills, member of bands CSNY and Buffalo Springfield
- Mel Tillis, singer, songwriter and comedian
- Kendra Todd, real estate businesswoman and winner of The Apprentice 3 reality TV show
- Bob Vila, home-improvement guru and former host of This Old House
- Edward Yang, renowned Taiwanese film-maker, winner of Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi yi
- C. Dale Young, award-winning poet
- Adrian Pasdar, Nathan Petrelli on heroes (tv series), played football at UF for one season
- Joshua Murphy, Mechanical Engineer who worked on several important projects in the development of SouthWest Florida
[edit] Science and mathematics
- Marshall Nirenberg, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine in 1968
- Robert Grubbs, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry in 2005
- John Griggs Thompson, recipient of the Fields Medal in 1970
- John Vincent Atanasoff, inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer
- Grady Paxton III, Microbiologist
[edit] Sports
[edit] Sportcasters
- Red Barber, radio sportscaster principally for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Elfi Schlegel-Dunn, sports/gymnastics commentator for NBC
- Erin Andrews, TV commentator for ESPN
- Guy Rawlings, TV sports anchor for NBC-Miami
- Bob Coldeen, TV sports commentator for KSPN - Saipan
[edit] Baseball
- John Burke, former Major League Pitcher and first ever Draft Choice of the Colorado Rockies
- David Eckstein, All-Star shortstop, and 2006 World Series M.V.P. for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Mark Ellis, current Oakland Athletics second baseman
- Josh Fogg, current pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
- Rob Murphy, former major league baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds
- Al Rosen, former Cleveland Indians thirdbaseman and AL MVP
- Brad Wilkerson, major league baseball player for the Texas Rangers
[edit] Basketball
- Udonis Haslem, NBA basketball player
- Mike Miller, NBA basketball player
- Jason Williams, NBA basketball player
- Matt Bonner, NBA basketball player
- David Lee, NBA basketball player
- Andrew DeClercq, NBA basketball player
- Vernon Maxwell, NBA basketball player
- Ronnie Williams, Univ. of Florida All-time leading scorer
- Neal Walk - NBA basketball player, Univ of Fla Greatest Player
- Kurt Feazel - 1965-1969
[edit] Football
- Wes Chandler, former Gator & NFL wide receiver
- Cris Collinsworth, former NFL wide receiver and television sportscaster for HBO's "Inside the NFL"
- Rex Grossman, quarterback for the Chicago Bears
- Lindy Infante, NFL head coach for the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts
- Jevon Kearse, professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Bobby McCray, NFL Defensive End for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Mike Peterson, NFL Middle Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jesse Palmer, NFL Quarterback and star of ABC's The Bachelor
- Lito Sheppard, NFL cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Emmitt Smith, former professional football player, Super Bowl MVP, NFL's all-time leading rusher, winner of Dancing With the Stars
- Steve Spurrier, former Florida Gators quarterback and national-championship winning head coach, 1966 Heisman Trophy winner, former coach of the NFL's Washington Redskins, current head football coach at the University of South Carolina
- Fred Taylor, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Danny Wuerffel, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, led the Florida Gators to the 1996 National Championship, former NFL player
- Jack Youngblood, Hall of Fame NFL football player
- Alex Brown, NFL Defensive End
- Taylor Jacobs, NFL, Wide Receiver, Washington Redskins
- Wilber Marshall, NFL, Pro Bowl Linebacker, Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins
- James Jones, NFL, Pro Bowl Fullback, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks
- Kevin Carter, NFL, Pro Bowl Tackle, St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans, and Miami Dolphins
- Neal Anderson, NFL, Pro Bowl Running Back, Chicago Bears
- John L. Williams, NFL Pro Bowl Full Back, Seattle Seahawks
- Lomas Brown, NFL, Pro Bowl Offensive Tackle, NFL All-Decade Team, Detroit Lions
- Darrell Jackson, NFL, Wide Receiver, Seattle Seahwaks
- Kenyatta Walker, NFL, Tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Ike Hilliard, NFL, Wide Receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Channing Crowder, NFL Linebacker, Miami Dolphins
- Jabar Gaffney, NFL Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
- Ian Scott, NFL Defensive Tackle, Chicago Bears
- Reche Caldwell, NFL Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
- Chad Jackson, NFL Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
- Chris Leak, led the Florida Gators to the 2006 National Championship, current Florida all-time career passing leader
[edit] Golf
- Tommy Aaron, winner of the 1973 Masters Tournament
- Andy Bean, won 11 PGA Tour events
- Frank Beard, topped the PGA Tour money list in 1969
- Mark Calcavecchia, winner of the 1989 Open Championship
- Chris DiMarco, PGA Tour golfer
- Scott Dunlap, PGA Tour golfer
- Andy North, golfer, winner of the 1978 and 1985 U.S. Open
- Camilo Villegas, professional golfer
[edit] Olympics
- Tracy Caulkins, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer
- Mary Wayte, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer
- Nicole Haislett, Olympic swimmer
- Ryan Lochte, Olympic swimmer
- Martin López-Zubero, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer
- Steve Mesler, Olympic Bobsledder
- Erin Gilreath, Olympic hammer thrower
- Nancy Hogshead, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer
[edit] Government and Military
- Scott Camil, political activist, known primarily for leading the Gainesville Eight
- Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., decorated Marine and Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Lawton Chiles, former Florida governor and U.S. Senator
- John Delaney, former mayor of Jacksonville and current president of the University of North Florida
- Bob Graham, former Florida governor and U.S. Senator
- Spessard Holland, former Florida governor and U.S. Senator, partner of Holland & Knight
- Buddy MacKay, former Florida lieutenant governor, interim Florida governor
- Bill McCollum, former U.S. Representative from Florida's 5th congressional district and Florida's 8th congressional district; Florida Attorney General
- Joe Scarborough, former congressman and MSNBC talk show host
- George A. Smathers, former U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate, US Marine Corps, Library East (Gainesville, Florida)
- Bruce Smathers, former Florida Secretary of State
- Jeronimo Sandoval Sorto, former mayor of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, former Honduras Congressman, former Secretary of Telecomunication, Transportation and Public Work and former Secretary of Natural Resources
- Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay
- Marco Rubio the current Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
- Jeff Kottcamp the current Lt. Governor of Florida
- Gus Bilirakis current US Congressman for Florida's 9th District
- Corrine Brown current US Congresswoman for Florida's 3rd District
- Ander Crenshaw current US Congressman for Florida's 4th District
- Connie Mack IV current US Congressman for Florida's 14th District
- John Mica current US Congressman for Florida's 7th District
- Jeff Miller current US Congressman for Florida's 1st District
- Adam Putnam current US Congressman for Florida's 12th District
- Robert I. Wexler current US Congressman for Florida's 19th District
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz current US Congresswoman for Florida's 20th District
- Andy Owens former Gator basketball player and current Judge
- Kurt Feazel former Gator basketball player, USAF F-4 Pilot & President of Pecten Trading Company
[edit] Other
- Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., Florida citrus farmer, University benefactor Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Joseph Kittinger, famed pilot, best known for his high-altitude balloon flights and parachute jumps
- Fred Levin, prominent attorney, namesake of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida
- Melinda Lou "Wendy" Thomas, namesake of Wendy's Restaurants and daughter of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas
- Robert Love, open source developer known for his contributions to the Linux kernel.
- Carey Cavanaugh, former U.S. ambassador and Director of Patterson School of Diplomacy
- Mark Long, model, reality tv star of Road Rules, and correspondent for Reality Remix
- Bill McBride, successful florida businessman and lawyer, known for unsuccessfully running for governor of Florida in 2002.
- Jamie Dupree, Cox Broadcasting Washington News Bureau.
