Thislist of University of Florida alumni includes current students, former students, and graduates of theUniversity of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Honorary degree recipients can be found on theList of University of Florida honorary degree recipients , and notable administration, faculty, and staff are found on theList of University of Florida faculty and administrators .
Century Tower – a tribute to the students and alumni who died inWorld War I andWorld War II University of Florida Alumni Association Engineering, science, and mathematics[ edit ] Dr. Marshall Nirenberg Dr. Nils Diaz Dr. Jonathan Earle Dr. Pramod Khargonekar Peter Pritchard Dr. Michael Ryschkewitsch Dr. Will Steffen Dr. Ashutosh Tewari Eva Vertes Dr. James Thompson Dr. Robert Grubbs Mark Adler , researcher, known for his work indata compression , and creator ofzlib andgzip James Allchin , developedMicrosoft operating systems, former executiveMiguel Altieri ,agroecologist at theUniversity of California, Berkeley John D. Anderson , curator of aerodynamics at theNational Air and Space Museum John Vincent Atanasoff , inventor of thefirst automatic electronic digital computer C. D. Atkins , co-creator of frozen orange juice concentrateMarc Baldus , physicist and expert insolid-state NMR spectroscopy Rodney J. Bartlett , chemist,Guggenheim Fellow Marston Bates , zoologist and fellow with theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences Sidney W. Bijou ,developmental psychologist George F. Bond , physician, father ofsaturation diving Karen Ramey Burns , forensic anthropologist,Fulbright Scholar Brian Caffo , winner of thePresidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Berry L. Cannon , aquanautArchie Carr ,zoologist , conservationist, and founder of the Caribbean Conservation CorporationMarjorie Harris Carr , pioneer in the AmericanConservation Movement Amitava Chattopadhyay , Professor in Corporate InnovationJack Clemons , aerospace engineer and air and space industry professionalPaul Cootner , financial economistRobert Costanza ,ecological economist , Gund Professor ofEcological economics and director of theGund Institute for Ecological Economics at theUniversity of Vermont Thomas R. Cundari , director of the Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and ModelingThomas Des Jean ,anthropologist Nils J. Diaz , former chairman of theNuclear Regulatory Commission Jonathan F. Earle , engineer, received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering MentoringG. B. Edwards , taxonomic entomologist specializing primarily in spidersJohn F. Eisenberg , zoologistDavid Ehrenfeld , biologist and authorWesley R. Elsberry ,marine biologist Philip Don Estridge , led development of the originalIBM Personal Computer (PC), known as "father of the IBM PC"Manuel Fernandez , entrepreneur, guiding force behind theGavilan SC , the first laptop computerFred Gage , researcher ofAlzheimer's disease and thespinal cord Jesse James Garrett ,experience designer , who coined the termAjax Jürgen Gauß ,German theoretical chemist Robert Gentry , nuclear physicist and creationist advocateThomas Gillespie , Professor and Chair of Environmental Sciences,Emory University John W. Griffin , archaeologist, researcher, administrator, and authorKeith E. Gubbins , member of the National Academy of Engineering in the chemistry sectionHerbert Gursky , former superintendent of theNaval Research Laboratory 's Space Science DivisionKelsie Harder , onomasticianSteven Hebert ,nephrologist Richard Highton , zoologist, currentprofessor emeritus of biology at theUniversity of Maryland Shere Hite , sex educator and feministHorton H. Hobbs Jr. , carcinologist, and former head curator of theUnited States National Museum James Hollan , cognitive scientist, professor atUniversity of California, San Diego Nicholas Honerkamp ,archaeologist George Kauffman , former professor emeritus of chemistry,Guggenheim Fellow Jerold Kemp , researcher in the field of Instructional DesignPramod Khargonekar , former dean of theUniversity of Florida College of Engineering ,control system theoristThomas Kilduff , neuroscientist and the director ofSRI International 's Center for NeuroscienceBruce C. Kone , former dean of theUniversity of Florida College of Medicine Martin Kreitman ,geneticist , professor at theUniversity of Chicago Kenney Krysko , herpetologistJenna Jambeck , environmental engineerThomas Des Jean , anthropologistAlan M. Jones , cell biologist, Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCapers Jones ,software engineer Joseph C. Joyce , current executive vice president for theInstitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Reynol Junco , psychologist and social media researcher, fellow atHarvard University K Ullas Karanth , Indian zoologistSeymour London , physician, and inventor of the first automaticblood pressure monitor Ira Longini , biostatistician and infectious disease epidemiologistRobert Love , author, speaker, andopen source software developer Louis G. MacDowell , co-creator of frozen orange juice concentrateRon Magill , wildlife expert, photographer and communications director for the regionalMiami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens Chris Malachowsky , computer scientist and co-founder ofNVIDIA M. Cristina Marchetti , physicist, professor atUniversity of California, Santa Barbara Preston McAfee , current vice president forYahoo! Research Edwin H. McConkey , biologist who studies evolution, current professor emeritus at theUniversity of Colorado Jerald Milanich , anthropologist and archaeologistWilliam J. Mitsch , ecologistLee Ann Newsom , anthropologist, andMacArthur Fellow Nandini Nimbkar , current president of theNimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in IndiaCarole C. Noon , primatologist, founder ofSave the Chimps Jerald S. Paul , former Deputy Administrator for theNational Nuclear Security Administration Maryly Van Leer Peck , first woman to receive an M.S. and a PhD in chemical engineering atUniversity of Florida , president atPolk Community College Gary John Previts , accountant, Professor of Leadership and Enterprise DevelopmentDavid Price ,anthropologist Peter Pritchard , zoologistAnil K. Rajvanshi , mechanical engineer, and current director of theNimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in IndiaK. R. Rao , electrical engineer and co-inventor of theDiscrete cosine transform Michael Reynolds ,astronomer Lesa Roe , current chancellor of theUniversity of North Texas System , and former director of the NASA'sLangley Research Center in Hampton, VirginiaDouglas A. Rossman ,herpetologist Michael Ryschkewitsch , former chief engineer forNASA Melvin Sabshin , former Medical Director of theAmerican Psychiatric Association Sudhir Sastry , food engineer, academic, and authorStephanie Moulton Sarkis , psychotherapist and authorSamuel Sears , psychologistDana Shires , medical researcher, member of the team that developedGatorade Aseem Shukla , professor of urology atUniversity of Pennsylvania and co-founder ofHindu American Foundation Stephen C. Sillett , botanistRobert S. Singleton , engineer, inventor, scientist, teacher of magnetics and computingSung Won Sohn ,Korean American economistEduardo Sontag , Argentinemathematician Jeffrey Spieler, current director of research forUSAID Lewis Stadler ,geneticist David Steadman , museum curatorWill Steffen , executive director of the ANU Climate Change InstituteGilbert Stork , creator of theStork enamine alkylation , professor emeritus of chemistry atColumbia University Ashutosh Tewari , Indian oncologist and urologistMichael Thomas , entomologistJames Thompson , former director of theNASA Marshall Space Flight Center Wolfgang A. Tomé , physicistEva Vertes , Alzheimer's and cancer researcherMichael Warren ,forensic anthropologist Nobel Prize laureates [ edit ] Kevin Ford Andrew M. Allen , former NASAastronaut , and formerU.S. Marine Corps naval aviatorWilliam Frederick Fisher , former NASA astronaut, and current medical doctorKevin A. Ford , former NASA astronaut pilotFitzhugh L. Fulton , research pilot at NASA'sDryden Flight Research Center Ronald J. Garan , NASA astronaut, and formerU.S. Air Force pilotDonald L. Mallick , former NASA research pilotBill Nelson , formerU.S. senator and formerU.S. representative ;Space Shuttle payload specialist astronaut (non-NASA Astronaut Corps); part of NASA initiative for placing U.S. congressional members in space until initiative suspended followingColumbia accidentRonald A. Parise , former NASA astronautNorman Thagard , former NASA astronaut, and current professor of engineering atFlorida State University Presidents of universities and colleges [ edit ] Sandy D'Alemberte Dr. Madaboosi Ananth Byong Man Ahn , former president ofHankuk University of Foreign Studies inSeoul, Korea , and formerMinistry of Education, Science and Technology forSouth Korea M. S. Ananth , former director ofIndian Institute of Technology Madras M. Katherine Banks , 26th and current president ofTexas A&M University George F. Baughman , founding president ofNew College of Florida P. George Benson , current president of theCollege of Charleston Thomas G. Carpenter , former president ofMemphis State University andUniversity of North Florida Marshall Criser , former president ofUniversity of Florida and former chairman ofScripps Florida Harold B. Crosby , former president ofUniversity of West Florida andFlorida International University Gay Culverhouse , former president ofNotre Dame College and president of theTampa Bay Buccaneers Sandy D'Alemberte , former president ofFlorida State University and theAmerican Bar Association John Delaney , former president of theUniversity of North Florida , former chancellor of theState University System of Florida Donald Eastman , current president ofEckerd College Ray F. Ferrero Jr. , former president and current chancellor ofNova Southeastern University Fred Gainous , former president ofFlorida A&M University S. Malcolm Gillis , former president ofRice University Lori Stewart Gonzalez , 23rd president ofOhio University ; interim president ofUniversity of Louisville Madlyn L. Hanes , current president ofPenn State Harrisburg Carl Hite , president ofCleveland State Community College , TennesseeCarolyn Ringer Lepre , 10th president ofSalisbury University ; interim president ofRadford University Robert Lindgren , current president ofRandolph-Macon College Charles N. Millican , founding president of theUniversity of Central Florida Stephen C. O'Connell , former president of the University of Florida, formerFlorida Supreme Court justiceEduardo J. Padrón , current president ofMiami Dade College Paul G. Pearson , former president ofMiami University and former interim president forRutgers University William L. Proctor , former chancellor ofFlagler College Michael Rao , current president ofVirginia Commonwealth University , and former president ofCentral Michigan University W. Reece Smith Jr. , former president of theUniversity of South Florida and theAmerican Bar Association , andRhodes Scholar Norman L. Stephens Jr. , current president ofSouth Florida State College Ann Stuart , current president ofTexas Woman's University Janet Todd , current president ofLucy Cavendish College at theUniversity of Cambridge E. Jean Walker , former president ofVirginia Highlands Community College Politicians, military officers, and judges[ edit ] Jeffrey Atwater Ellyn Bogdanoff John Bolt Pam Bondi Bernadette Castro Anitere Flores Joseph Kittinger Jonathan Lovitz Stephen C. O'Connell Adam Putnam Nan Rich Keith Sonderling Jim Williams Dr. Barbara Stephenson Lucius Battle Alto L. Adams , former justice of theFlorida Supreme Court Philip Agee , former operative for theCentral Intelligence Agency J.D. Alexander , former member of theFlorida Senate John R. Alison , the father ofU.S. Air Force special operationsChester R. Allen , major general in the Marine Corps and former Quartermaster GeneralWilliam C. Andrews , former member of theFlorida House of Representatives Harry Lee Anstead , former justice of the Florida Supreme CourtWinston Arnow , judge who presided over theGainesville Eight trialJeffrey Atwater , formerChief Financial Officer of Florida and former president of theFlorida Senate Byllye Avery , health care activistDoug Band , chief advisor to former presidentBill Clinton ; created theClinton Global Initiative ; founding partner ofTeneo , a global consulting firmDempsey Barron , formerPresident of the Florida Senate Charles R. Black Jr. , lobbyist; adviser to PresidentRonald Reagan Dick Black , current member of theVirginia Senate Ellyn Bogdanoff , current member of theFlorida Senate John F. Bolt , lieutenant colonel,United States Marine Corps ,Naval Aviator ,Navy Cross recipientPam Bondi ,Attorney General of the United States and formerAttorney General of Florida Rob Bradley , current member of theFlorida Senate Bob Butterworth , formerFlorida Attorney General , dean ofSt. Thomas University College of LawScott Camil , political activist, known primarily for leading theGainesville Eight John F. Campbell , currentPresident pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate Skip Campbell , former member of theFlorida Senate , ran unsuccessfully for Florida Attorney General, professor atNova Southeastern University Dean Cannon , formerSpeaker of the Florida House of Representatives Bernadette Castro , former Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation for the State ofNew York Agripino Cawich , former member of theBelize House of Representatives Leonard F. Chapman Jr. , general,United States Marine Corps , 24thCommandant of the Marine Corps Mack Cleveland , former member of theFlorida Senate Rik Combs , retired USAF officer and 2020 Missouri gubernatorial candidate.Doyle Conner , formerFlorida Commissioner of Agriculture , and former speaker of theFlorida House of Representatives C. Welborn Daniel , former member of theFlorida Senate Louis A. de la Parte Jr. , formerPresident of the Florida Senate Paula Dockery , former member of theFlorida Senate and currentMajority Whip Stan Dromisky , former member of theHouse of Commons of Canada , current professor and a director of theThunder Bay Art Gallery Nate Douglas , formerOrange County politician andFlorida House of Representatives candidateRaymond Ehrlich , former justice of the Florida Supreme CourtRichard Ervin , formerFlorida Attorney General Earl Faircloth , formerFlorida Attorney General Marc Feinstein , minority whip of theSouth Dakota House of Representatives Steven W. Fisher , former judge for theNew York Supreme Court Anitere Flores , current member of theFlorida Senate Nikki Fried , current commissioner of theFlorida Department of Agriculture Jamal Sowell , current CEO and President ofEnterprise Florida and the Florida Secretary of CommerceDane Eagle , current executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and former member of theFlorida House of Representatives Lou Frost , public defender in Jacksonville for 36 yearsCharles Gambaro , politician and U.S. Army memberPiti Gándara , member of theHouse of Representatives of Puerto Rico Jason Gonzalez , former General Counsel to the governor of FloridaGeorge Greer , circuit court judge who presided over theTerri Schiavo case, he serves in the Pinellas-Pasco County Circuit CourtStephen H. Grimes , former justice of the Florida Supreme CourtRalph Haben , formerSpeaker of the Florida House of Representatives and lobbyistMattox Hair , former member of theFlorida Senate Dorsey B. Hardeman , former member of both houses of theTexas State Legislature and former mayor ofSan Angelo Stuart A. Herrington , author and retired counterintelligence officer with theUnited States Army Bertram Herlong , former bishop with the Episcopal Diocese of TennesseeMallory Horne , former president of theFlorida Senate , former speaker of the Florida House of RepresentativesBruce Jacob , former assistant attorney general of Florida, and prosecuted inGideon v. Wainwright Joe Jacquot , former deputy attorney general of thestate of Florida Adam M. Jarchow , current member of theWisconsin State Assembly Frederick B. Karl , former justice of the Florida Supreme Court and former member of theFlorida Senate Mitchell Kaye , member of theGeorgia House of Representatives Larry Kirkwood , former member of theFlorida House of Representatives Joseph Kittinger , colonel, U.S. Air Force; USAF fighter pilot known for his high-altitude balloon flights and parachute jumpsJeff Kottkamp , formerFlorida lieutenant governor James W. Kynes , formerFlorida Attorney General , former vice president for the Jim Walter CorporationJorge Labarga , current justice of the Florida Supreme CourtHowell Lancaster , former member of theFlorida House of Representatives Lewis Landes , formerU.S. Army colonel and prominent attorneyRow Lewis ,Grenadian activistJonathan Lovitz , Biden Administration Appointee toDepartment of Commerce , national LGBTQ advocateEvelyn J. Lynn , current member of the Florida SenateScott Makar , formerFlorida Solicitor General Ray Mattox , former member of theFlorida House of Representatives Parker Lee McDonald , former justice of the Florida Supreme CourtVirginia Montes , Latina civil rights activist and feministAshley Moody , currentU.S. Senator from Florida , former Florida Attorney General, Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court JudgeMarcela Mulholland , political director ofData for Progress Stephen C. O'Connell , former justice of the Florida Supreme Court and president of the University of FloridaBen F. Overton , former justice of the Florida Supreme CourtAndrew Owens , former Gators basketball player and current circuit Court judgeObie Patterson , current member of theMaryland House of Delegates Robert C. Pittman , awarded theDistinguished Flying Cross Verle A. Pope , formerPresident of the Florida Senate Edgar Price , former member of the Florida SenateAdam Putnam , former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, formerFlorida Commissioner of Agriculture Donald H. Reed Jr. , former of theFlorida House of Representatives Nan Rich , current member of the Florida SenateJose Rodriguez , 31-year veteran of theCentral Intelligence Agency , where he served as theDirector of the National Clandestine Service Richard Sealy , Barbadian Tourism MinisterHarold Sebring , judge at theNuremberg Trials , former justice of the Florida Supreme CourtT. Terrell Sessums , former speaker of the House of Representatives forFlorida , former chairman of theFlorida Board of Regents William A. Shands , former member of theFlorida Senate and namesake of theShands Hospital Jeannett Slesnick , formerCoral Gables Commissioner, former First Lady of Coral Gables, past candidate for Mayor of Coral Gables, community advocate and philanthropist, past chair of various boards.Bruce Smathers , formerFlorida Secretary of State Terry Smiljanich , counsel to theU.S. Senate during the Congressional hearing on theIran-Contra Affair Rod Smith , former member of the Florida Senate, successfully prosecutedDanny Rolling , ran unsuccessfully for Governor of FloridaKeith Sonderling , United States Deputy Secretary of Labor; Former Commissioner of the U.S.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Susan Stanton , formercity manager ofLargo, Florida , andtranssexual activistDouglas Stenstrom , former member of the Florida SenateMac Stipanovich , Republican lobbyist and political consultant who had a large role in the2000 Florida Recount Evelyn L. Stratton , current justice of theOhio Supreme Court William Glenn Terrell , former justice of the Florida Supreme CourtTommy Thompson , current member of theKentucky House of Representatives B. Campbell Thornal , former justice of the Florida Supreme CourtRalph Turlington , formerSpeaker of the Florida House of Representatives W. Fred Turner , successful attorney in the landmarkU.S. Supreme Court caseGideon v. Wainwright Tom Warner , formerFlorida Solicitor General and former member of the Florida House of RepresentativesCharles T. Wells , former justice of theFlorida Supreme Court Lezlee Westine , formerAssistant to the President for Public Liaison in theBush Administration Jim Williams , former deputy secretary of theU.S. Department of Agriculture , and formerFlorida lieutenant governor Charles F. Willis , distinguished Naval Aviator who served as an aide to U.S. presidentDwight D. Eisenhower United States ambassadors [ edit ] Frank Almaguer , formerU.S. Ambassador toHonduras Lucius D. Battle , former U.S. Ambassador toEgypt , former president of the Middle Eastern InstituteCarey Cavanaugh , former U.S. Ambassador, current director ofPatterson School of Diplomacy Stanley Tuemler Escudero , former U.S. Ambassador toTajikistan ,Uzbekistan andAzerbaijan Dennis K. Hays , former U.S. Ambassador toSuriname Barbara J. Stephenson , former U.S. Ambassador toPanama and currentUnited States Minister to the United KingdomDonald L. Tucker , former U.S. Ambassador to theDominican Republic , former speaker of theFlorida House of Representatives A. Vernon Weaver , former U.S. Ambassador to theEuropean Union United States senators [ edit ] Bob Graham Marco Rubio Charles O. Andrews , formerU.S. Senator [ 1] Lawton Chiles , former U.S. senator andFlorida governor [ 2] John Porter East , former U.S. senator (North Carolina)[ 3] Bob Graham , former U.S. senator, Florida governor, andU.S. presidential candidate [ 4] William Luther Hill , former U.S. senator[ 5] Spessard Holland , former U.S. senator and Florida governor, founder ofHolland & Knight [ 6] Connie Mack III , former U.S. senator andU.S. representative [ 7] Bill Nelson , former U.S. senator and U.S. representative[ 8] Marco Rubio , currentUnited States Secretary of State , former U.S. senator, and former speaker of theFlorida House of Representatives [ 9] George A. Smathers , former U.S. senator, U.S. representative, and benefactor of the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida[ 10] Rosemary Barkett Susan Black James Whittemore George Young Sidney Aronovitz , former judge for theU.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida )C. Clyde Atkins , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)William J. Barker , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Rosemary Barkett , current judge for theU.S. Court of Appeals (Eleventh Circuit ), former justice of theFlorida Supreme Court Susan H. Black , current judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Eleventh Circuit), former judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida )Beth Bloom , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)William J. Castagna , current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Anne C. Conway , current chief judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Roy B. Dalton Jr. , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Brian J. Davis , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Edward B. Davis , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)William Dimitrouleas , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Joe Oscar Eaton , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Patricia C. Fawsett , current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Peter T. Fay , current senior judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Eleventh Circuit), former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Charles B. Fulton , former chief judge of the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida), 1966–1977Alan Stephen Gold , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)William Terrell Hodges , current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Charlene Honeywell , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Marcia Morales Howard , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Paul Huck , current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Elizabeth Jenkins , currentU.S. magistrate judge (Middle District of Florida)James W. Kehoe , former judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Eleventh Circuit), and U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)James Lawrence King , current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Ben Krentzman , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Richard A. Lazzara , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)William McRae , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida; Middle District of Florida)William O. Mehrtens , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Howell W. Melton , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Steven D. Merryday , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Stephan P. Mickle , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Florida )David L. Middlebrooks , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Florida)Donald M. Middlebrooks , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Kathryn Kimball Mizelle , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)James S. Moody Jr. , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)James Carriger Paine , current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Maurice M. Paul , current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Florida)S. Jay Plager , current judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Federal Circuit )Gregory A. Presnell , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)John M. Bryan Simpson , former judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Fifth Circuit ), and U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)John Richard Smoak Jr. , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Florida)Eugene P. Spellman , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Jose Victor Toledo , former judge for (United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico )Ursula Mancusi Ungaro , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)Mark E. Walker , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Florida)George Whitehurst , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern and Southern Districts of Florida)James Whittemore , current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)George C. Young , former judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida)United States Representatives [ edit ] Jason Altmire Gus Bilirakis Marjorie Holt Evan Jenkins John Mica Debbie Wasserman Schultz Jason Altmire , formerU.S. representative [ 11] Charles Edward Bennett , formerU.S. representative [ 12] Gus Bilirakis , current U.S. representative[ 13] Michael Bilirakis , former U.S. representative[ 14] Corrine Brown , former U.S. representative[ 15] William V. Chappell Jr. , former U.S. representative[ 16] Ander Crenshaw , former U.S. representative[ 17] Jim Davis , former U.S. representative, ran unsuccessfully forGovernor of Florida [ 18] Don Fuqua , former U.S. representative[ 19] Sam Gibbons , former U.S. representative[ 20] James W. Grant , former U.S. representative[ 21] Robert A. Green , former U.S. representative[ 22] Bill Gunter , former U.S. representative[citation needed ] Syd Herlong , former U.S. representative[ 23] Marjorie Holt , former U.S. representative[ 24] Craig James , former U.S. representative[ 25] Evan Jenkins , former U.S. representative from West Virginia[ 26] Harry Johnston , former U.S. representative[ 27] Bill Lantaff , former U.S. representative[citation needed ] Tom Lewis , former U.S. representative[ 28] Connie Mack III , former U.S. representative andU.S. Senator [ 29] Connie Mack IV , former U.S. representative[ 30] Buddy MacKay , former U.S. representative[ 31] Betsy Markey , former U.S. representative[ 32] Donald Ray Matthews , former U.S. representative[ 33] Bill McCollum , former U.S. representative and formerFlorida Attorney General [ 34] Chester B. McMullen , former U.S. representative[ 35] Daniel Mica , former U.S. representative[ 36] John Mica , former U.S. representative[ 37] Dan Miller , former U.S. representative[ 38] Jeff Miller , former U.S. representative[ 39] Bill Nelson , former U.S. representative and current U.S. senator[ 40] J. Hardin Peterson , former U.S. representative[ 41] Adam Putnam , former U.S. representative[ 42] Paul G. Rogers , former U.S. representative[ 43] Tom Rooney , former U.S. representative[ 44] Dennis A. Ross , current U.S. representative[ 45] Joe Scarborough , former U.S. representative and currentMSNBC talk show host[ 46] Debbie Wasserman Schultz , current U.S. representative[ 47] Bob Sikes , former U.S. representative[ 48] Karen Thurman , former U.S. representative[ 49] Robert Wexler , former U.S. representative[ 50] Ted Yoho , current U.S. representative[ 51] Greg Steube , current U.S. representative[ 52] Reubin Askew Reubin O'Donovan Askew , formerFlorida governor C. Farris Bryant , former Florida governorLawton Chiles , former Florida governor andU.S. Senator Bob Graham , former Florida governor, U.S. senator, andpresidential candidate Spessard Holland , former Florida governor U.S. senator, and founder ofHolland & Knight Charley Eugene Johns , former governorBuddy MacKay , former Florida governor andFlorida lieutenant governor Daniel T. McCarty , former Florida governorWayne Mixson , former Florida governor and lieutenant governorBeverly Perdue , formerNorth Carolina governor , and formerNorth Carolina lieutenant governor Fuller Warren , former Florida governorBuddy Dyer Ed Austin , former mayor ofJacksonville, Florida Lenny Curry , former mayor ofJacksonville, Florida John Delaney , former mayor of Jacksonville, FloridaBuddy Dyer , current mayor ofOrlando, Florida Randy Ewers , current mayor ofOcala, Florida Robert L. Floyd , former mayor of Miami, FloridaPegeen Hanrahan , former mayor ofGainesville Rick Kriseman , former mayor ofSt. Petersburg, Florida John Land , currently the longest-serving mayor in the history of theState of Florida Julian Lane , former mayor of Tampa, FloridaCraig Lowe , former mayor of Gainesville, FloridaWilliam F. Poe , former mayor of Tampa, FloridaHans Tanzler , former mayor of Jacksonville, FloridaLeon Salomon Paul Tibbets Generals and admirals [ edit ] John R. Alison , retiredU.S. Air Force major general , and father of Air Force Special OperationsGeorge F. Baughman , retiredU.S. Navy rear admiral , and founding president ofNew College of Florida Albert H. Blanding , retiredU.S. Army lieutenant general Richard E. Cellon , active U.S. Navy rear admiralLeonard F. Chapman Jr. , retiredU.S. Marine Corps general , formerCommandant of the Marine Corps Charles W. Dorman , retired U.S. Marine Corpsbrigadier general , former chief judge of the U.S.Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals Mark T. Emerson , active U.S. Navy rear admiral, current commander of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare CenterJoseph C. Joyce , retired U.S. Army brigadier general, current vice president ofInstitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Richard B. Landolt , active U.S. Navy rear admiralJohn M. LeMoyne , retired U.S. Army Lieutenant generalLeon E. Salomon , retired U.S. Army general, current vice president forRubbermaid Leland C. Shepard , retired U.S. Air Force brigadier generalAlan S. Thompson , retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral; former director of U.S. Defense Logistics AgencyPaul Tibbets , retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, pilot of theEnola Gay Kenneth S. Wilsbach , active U.S. Air Force general Business executives, policy leaders and others[ edit ] Carol Browner Pedro Greer Jon Mills Frederick Schultz Frank Shorter Hal Steinbrenner Jim Thompson Karen Thurman Craig Waters Khalid bin Mohammed Al Angari , former Minister of Higher Education for theKingdom of Saudi Arabia Raymond W. Alden III , current provost and executive vice president ofNorthern Illinois University A. Paul Anderson , former commissioner of theUnited States Federal Maritime Commission Steve Atkiss , former Chief of Staff at theU.S. Customs and Border Protection and principal withCommand Consulting Group DuBose Ausley , former chairman of theFlorida Board of Regents Debra D. Austin , former chancellor of theState University System of Florida Thomas E. Baker , founding member of theFlorida International University College of Law Holly Benson , former secretary of theFlorida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Alan Stephenson Boyd , former secretary of theUnited States Department of Transportation Robert B. Bradley , current vice president atFlorida State University David Bryan , bishop in theAnglican Church in North America Carol Browner , former director of theWhite House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy in theObama administration and former administrator of theEnvironmental Protection Agency Dana Bullen , former director of the Press Freedom Committee, former foreign editor ofThe Washington Star Kiki Carter , former environmental activist, organizer, songwriter, and columnistRobert B. Carter , current CIO of theFedEx CorporationAlan Cohen , former owner of theFlorida Panthers hockey teamJohn J. Considine , current senior minister for theUnity Church , former member of theFlorida House of Representatives Marshall Criser , former chairman ofScripps Florida , and former president of the University of FloridaMarshall Criser III , current chancellor of theState University System of Florida J. Broward Culpepper , first chancellor of theState University System of Florida , and former dean atFlorida State University J.J. Daniel , former publisher ofThe Florida Times-Union andJacksonville Journal Paul Rand Dixon , former commissioner and chairman of theFederal Trade Commission Ngo Dong , founder ofCuong Nhu Carl Epting , current bishop for theEpiscopal Church Mark Erstling , senior vice president and chief operating officer for the Association of Public Television StationsMark S. Fowler , formerFederal Communications Commissioner Richard Gershon , current dean of theUniversity of Mississippi School of Law Pedro José Greer , winner of thePresidential Medal of Freedom , and assistant dean forFlorida International University College of Medicine Bill Gurley , general partner atBenchmark Capital Nikolas Gvosdev , former editor ofThe National Interest and professor at theNaval War College andGeorgetown University John Halinski , former Deputy Administrator for theTransportation Security Administration Mason Hawkins , founder of Southeastern Asset ManagementKenneth T. Henson , current dean of education atThe Citadel Bertram Nelson Herlong , former Episcopal bishop of TennesseeThomas Hill , former vice president atIowa State University Lawrence J. Hoffman , founder ofGreenberg Traurig Willis N. Holcombe , former chancellor of theFlorida College System Van Ellis Huff , inventor of thejalousie window Carrie Julier, current COO ofOrangetheory Fitness Steven J. Kachelmeier , current editor ofThe Accounting Review and professor atThe University of Texas at Austin Mark E. Kaplan , former secretary of theFlorida Department of Transportation Jack Katz , founder and chief executive officer of the Panama Jack CompanyDenise Krepp , former Chief Council for U.S.Maritime Administration Douglas Leigh , advertising executive, and pioneer in signage andoutdoor advertising , and created New York City'sTimes Square Josh Linkner , founder, chief executive officer and executive chairman of ePrize, chief executive officer and general partner of Detroit Venture PartnersChris Linn , current vice president forMTV Robert Love , software developer who usesopen source , known for his contributions to theLinux kernel Alan M. Lovelace , former deputy administrator ofNASA CJ Lyons , physician and writer of medical suspense novelsStephen MacNamara , current vice president ofFlorida State University Scott Makar , formerFlorida Solicitor General Jack C. Massey , former owner ofKentucky Fried Chicken and founder ofHospital Corporation of America Bill McBride , lawyer, former managing partner ofHolland & Knight , ran unsuccessfully for Governor ofFlorida in 2002Kip McKean , founder of theInternational Churches of Christ James E. McLean , current dean of education at theUniversity of Alabama Howell W. Melton Jr. , former managing partner for Holland & KnightJon L. Mills , former dean of the university'sFredric G. Levin College of Law Dianna Fuller Morgan , former senior vice president ofWalt Disney World , current chairman of theUniversity of Florida Board of Trustees John Morgan , founder of Morgan & Morgan nationwide personal injury firmJoe Nosef , current chairman of theMississippi Republican Party Esther Olavarria , current deputy assistant secretary forUnited States Department of Homeland Security Karen W. Pane , former assistant secretary for theUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs Wilford B. Poe , current vice president for the Space Systems GroupWilliam F. Powers , former vice president of research for theFord Motor Company Buzz Ritchie , co-founder of Gulf Coast Community Bank, former member ofFlorida House of Representatives Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. , former director of theCentral Intelligence Agency 'sNational Clandestine Service Howie Roseman , current general manager of thePhiladelphia Eagles Thane Rosenbaum (born 1960), writer and law professorStephen M. Ross , current owner of theMiami Dolphins Scott W. Rothstein , disbarred attorney and convicted felon charged with perpetrating a $1.2 billionPonzi scheme Frederick H. Schultz , former vice chairman of theFederal Reserve System , and former speaker of theFlorida House of Representatives Frank Shorter , former chairman of theUnited States Anti-Doping Agency , and Olympic gold medalistJames F. Sirmons , radio broadcast pioneer and former executive vice president of Industrial Relations atCBS Eric J. Smith , formerEducation Commissioner of Florida Hal Steinbrenner , current executive vice president and general partner for theNew York Yankees Haywood Sullivan , former owner of theBoston Red Sox Melinda Lou Thomas , namesake ofWendy's restaurants and daughter of Wendy's founderDave Thomas James R. Thompson Jr. , former director of NASA'sMarshall Space Flight Center Karen Thurman , former chairwoman of theFlorida Democratic Party , and formerU.S. representative Julie K. Underwood , current dean of theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education Craig Waters , spokesman for theFlorida Supreme Court during the2000 presidential election controversy James L. Wattenbarger , creator of theFlorida Community Colleges System A. Vernon Weaver , former administrator of theU.S. Small Business Administration David P. Weber , former Chief Investigator of theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission , and professor at the Perdue School of Business atSalisbury University Harry Wismer , founding owner of the New York Titans, which became theNew York Jets Presidents and chief executive officers [ edit ] Alan Boyd Malcolm Bricklin Dr. André-Philippe Futa Betsy Markey Satya Prabhakar Robert Wexler Braulio Alonso , former president of theNational Education Association (NEA)Martha Barnett , former president of American Bar Association (ABA)Edward L. Bowen , current president of Grayson-Jockey Club Research FoundationAlan Stephenson Boyd , former president ofAmtrak ,Airbus , andIllinois Central Railroad James W. Bradford (BA 1969), CEO of AFG Industries, 1992–1999, and the United Glass Corporation 1999–2001[ 53] Malcolm Bricklin , former CEO ofSubaru of America and creator of theBricklin SV-1 Joie Chitwood , current president and chief operating officer of theIndianapolis Motor Speedway Robert Cohn , former CEO and founder ofOctel Communications Gay Culverhouse , former president of theTampa Bay Buccaneers Sandy D'Alemberte , former president the American Bar Association, andFlorida State University John Dasburg , former CEO ofNorthwest Airlines , and former chairman of theBurger King CorporationMartin Ebner (born 1945), Swiss billionaire businessmanMichele Elliott , author, psychologist, and founder of child protection charityKidscape [ 54] Manuel Fernandez , former CEO ofGartner , and former chairman of theUniversity of Florida Board of Trustees Craig Fleisher , former president of the international association of Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals, chair of the Competitive Intelligence FoundationMary Lou Foy , former president of theNational Press Photographers Association Bill France Jr. , former president ofNASCAR André-Philippe Futa , former president ofParti de l'Alliance Nationale pour l'Unité Todd H. Goldman , founder and CEO of theDavid and Goliath Company Mércio Pereira Gomes , former president of the National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI )Alexander Grass , founder and former CEO ofRite Aid Ben Hill Griffin III , former chairman and CEO of Alico, Inc.Kelsie B. Harder , former president of theAmerican Name Society and professorLinda Hudson , former president of BAE Systems' Land & ArmamentsSusan Ivey , current chairman and CEO ofReynolds American John Janick , founder and current CEO ofFueled by Ramen RecordsWilliam King , former president of theNational Academy of Design Anjan Lahiri , current CEO of BirlasoftAlan Levine , current CEO of the Broward Hospital District, former Secretary of Florida Agency for Healthcare AdministrationBetsy Markey , current CEO of Syscom Services, formerU.S. representative Steven Marrs , founder and current CEO of Branded PicturesJ. Keith Moyer , former publisher of theMinneapolis Star Tribune Sara Myers , former president of theAmerican Theological Library Association David Nelms , current CEO ofDiscover Financial Nandini Nimbkar , President ofNimbkar Agricultural Research Institute Kike Oniwinde , founder of BYP NetworkFikret Orman , current president ofBeşiktaş J.K. , a Turkish sports clubDonna Pastore , current president of the National Association for Girls & Women in SportsHerb Peyton , founder and president of the Gate Petroleum CompanySatya Prabhakar , founder and current CEO ofSulekha Gary B. Pruitt , current president and CEO of theAssociated Press Edward G. Roberts Jr. , former president of the Federation of Professional Athletes, inducted to theInternational Motorsports Hall of Fame Howard Roffman , current president ofLucas Licensing Al Rosen , former president of theHouston Astros andNew York Yankees Sachio Semmoto , current CEO foreAccess and eMobileEleanor Smeal , former president ofNational Organization for Women (NOW)Chesterfield Smith , former president of the American Bar Association (ABA)W. Reece Smith Jr. , former president of the American Bar Association, and theUniversity of South Florida ;Rhodes Scholar Sung Won Sohn , current CEO of Hanmi Financial Corp, former chief economist ofWells Fargo Margaretta Styles , former president of theAmerican Nurses Association David M. Thomas , former CEO ofIMS Health Carlos O. Torano , current president of Toraño Cigars and Central America TobaccoNusli Wadia , chairman of theWadia Group , son ofNeville Wadia andDina Wadia , grandson ofMuhammad Ali Jinnah andRattanbai Jinnah Wayne Weaver , former owner of theJacksonville Jaguars , current CEO ofShoe Carnival Scott Weiss , former CEO ofIronPort Systems, Inc. Lezlee Westine , current president and CEO ofPersonal Care Products Council Robert Wexler , current president of theCenter for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation , former U.S. RepresentativeCharles F. Willis , former president ofAlaska Airlines Walter J. Zable , founder, and former chairman and CEO ofCubic Corporation Stephen N. Zack , former president of the American Bar Association (ABA)Anita Zucker , former governor and chairman of theHudson's Bay Company Jerry Zucker , former CEO of the Polymer Group and former governor and chairman of theHudson's Bay Company Lawrence Scarpa Alberto Alfonso , founding principal and President of Alfonso ArchitectsCarlos J. Alfonso , founding principal and CEO of Alfonso Architects, former chairman of the University of Florida Board of TrusteesCharles M. Sieger, FAIA , founding principal ofSieger Suarez Architects Alex Anmahian, co-founding partner of Anmahian Winton Architects and faculty member atHarvard University Stephen Francis Jones , architect known for high-end restaurant designsBeatriz del Cueto Lopez , Cuban-born architectGene Leedy , leading practitioner of theSarasota School of Architecture Aaron Neubert , architect and educator, Principal ANXAlfred Browning Parker ,Modernist architect William Rupp , architectLawrence Scarpa , current CEO of Brooks + ScarpaMax Strang , founding principal of Strang DesignGeorge Smathers University benefactors [ edit ] Ben Hill Griffin Jr. , Florida citrus farmer, major University of Florida benefactor, namesake of the university'sBen Hill Griffin Stadium William R. Hough , prominent investment banker, major university benefactor, namesake of the university's Hough Graduate School of BusinessFred Levin , prominent attorney, major university benefactor, namesake of the university'sLevin College of Law ,Alfred A. McKethan , former chairman of SunTrust Bank, major university benefactor, namesake of the university'sAlfred A. McKethan Field George Smathers , former U.S. senator, major university benefactor, namesake of university'sThe George A. Smathers Libraries Al Warrington , former CEO of Sanfill, university benefactor, former chairman of UF's board of trustees, namesake of UF'sWarrington College of Business Herbert Wertheim , inventor, scientist, educator, clinician, entrepreneur, philanthropist and community leader Arts, literature, humanities, and entertainment[ edit ] Todd Barry Jenn Brown Kelly Carrington Michael Connelly GloZell Green Elise Ippolito Eliot Kleinberg Charlotte Laws Jon McKenzie Lorraine Murray Rodney Mullen Andrew Prokos Marc Randazza James Rizzi Alan Rogers Thane Rosenbaum Eugene Sledge Maggie Taylor Shane Acker , filmmaker,9 Don Addis , long-time newspaper columnist and syndicated comic strip artist for theSt. Petersburg Times Chris Adrian , novelist and short-story writer,Gob's Grief Siva Ananth , Film Producer, ScreenwriterLauren Anderson , modelAdaeze Atuegwu , writerChris Bachelder , novelist, short-story writer, ande-book pioneerTodd Barry , stand-up comedian, actor and voice actorJoseph Beckham , writer on the topic of legal problems in education, winner of the McGhehey award, and currently a professor of education leadership atFlorida State University Wayne Besen , former spokesman for theHuman Rights Campaign , and gay rights advocateMike Bianchi , sports columnist for theOrlando Sentinel Dan Bilzerian , professional poker player, actor, and internet social media personalityMatt Borondy , publisher forIdentity Theory online magazineEdward L. Bowen , horse racing historianWendy Brenner , author and professor;Phone Calls From the Dead ,Large Animals in Everyday Life: Stories Rita Mae Brown , author and activistAlan Burnett , television producer and writerMike Burns , music producerAl Burt ,Miami Herald andAtlanta Journal writerKevin Canty , author;Into the Great Wide Open ,Nine Below Zero , andWinslow in Love Kelly Carrington , modelAlfred A. Cave , professor, historian, and authorDebbie Cenziper , journalist withThe Washington Post , and winner of thePulitzer Prize Jean Chance , chairman of the Hearst Awards Committee for 25 years, professor of journalism at the University of FloridaPeter Christopher , author,Campfires of the Dead Michael Connelly , best-selling authorPaul Cootner , economist, author ofThe Random Character of Stock Market Prices Harry Crews , novelist, short story writer, and essayistMark Curtis , journalist, author, and political analystJeff Darlington , currentsportswriter for theMiami Herald Jonathan Demme , motion picture director, wonAcademy Award for directing forThe Silence of the Lambs Karen DeYoung , Pulitzer Prize recipient,The Washington Post associate editorKate DiCamillo , award-winning children's novelist and screenwriterMicki Dickoff , television director and producer, winner of multipleEmmy Awards Brian Doherty , senior editor ofReason magazine, authorGregg Doyel , sports writer forCBSSports.com Brian Drolet , actor, producer and writerLouann Fernald , model and actressRobert W. Fichter , photographerRich Fields , announcer ofThe Price Is Right , meteorologist, radio personality, voice actorLolita Files , author, screenwriter, and producerDexter Filkins , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistJesse Hill Ford , writer and screenwriterMichael France , screenwriter forGoldenEye ,The Hulk , andPunisher Robert Fulton , award-winning writer and naturalistAlan Gallay , American historian, and winner of theNational Endowment for the Humanities FellowshipMichael Gannon , military historian andCatholic priest Leslie Yalof Garfield , current editor of theJournal of Court Innovation and professor atPace Law School Merrill Gerber , authorNorman Gilliland , author,WERN hostGloZell , comedianMaryAnne Golon , picture editor forTime magazinePhilip Graham , former publisher ofThe Washington Post Edwin Granberry , long-time writer of the comic stripBuz Sawyer Richard Grayson , writer and political activistRebecca Greer ,Woman's Day editorJames Grippando , novelist and lawyerIsrael Gutierrez ,Miami Herald columnist, formerPalm Beach Post columnistNikolas Gvosdev , international relations scholarRobert J. Haiman ,St. Petersburg Times executive editor,Poynter Institute presidentRebecca Heflin (pseudonym of Dianne Farb), romance novelist and attorneyCarol Hernandez , journalist, educator,Pulitzer Prize winnerEdward D. Hess , author and professorCarl Hiaasen , novelist,Miami Herald columnist, won theNewbery Honor Rob Hiaasen ,The Capital columnist and editor, adjunct journalism professor at theUniversity of Maryland 'sPhilip Merrill College of Journalism , victim ofCapital Gazette shooting Shere Hite , author ofThe Hite Report , sex educator, and feministNoy Holland , author ofWhat Begins With Bird andSpectacle of the Body Elise Ippolito , artistJudith Ivory , best-selling author of historicalromance novels Jarrod Jablonski , pioneeringtechnical diver and record settingcave diver Eberhard Jäckel , German historianJamali , Indian-American painter and sculptorClint Johnson , American historian and authorMadison Jones , novelist and former professor atAuburn University Steven J. Kachelmeier , current editor ofThe Accounting Review , and professor at theUniversity of Texas Artie Kempner , director for FOX SportsStetson Kennedy , award-winning author andhuman rights activistEliot Kleinberg , author and writer for thePalm Beach Post Jeff Klinkenberg , author and reporter for theTampa Bay Times Victoria Lancelotta , current editor of theGeorgetown Review , authorMernet Larsen , artistCharlotte Laws , author, talk show host, and community activistGary Russell Libby , art historian, curator, and museum directorWill Ludwigsen , writer of horror, mystery, and science fictionC. J. Lyons , physician and writer of medical suspense novelsMoss Mabry , costume designer, nominated for fourAcademy Awards Ron Magill , photographer and wildlife expertScooter Magruder , YouTuberThomas E. Mann , author and political pundit for theBrookings Institution Gabriel Martinez , Cuban-American artistFrances Mayes , author of best-selling bookUnder the Tuscan Sun Andrew McClurg , legal humor writer for theAmerican Bar Association JournalDiane McFarlin , publisher of theSarasota Herald Tribune Jon McKenzie , performance and media scholar and practitioner, professor at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison Tom Meek , columnist and author ofAnother Day In Cyberville ,Reflections On Media , andThe Video Audio Overdose Galore Myka Meier , etiquette writerLouis A. Meyer , writer and painterSam Michel , author ofUnder the Light ; lecturer atUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst Jessel Miller , watercolorartist andchildren's writer Andrew Mondshein , nominated for anOscar for his film editingJames Morgan , scenic designer and Producing Artistic Director of theYork Theatre Robert Morris , novelistRodney Mullen , entertainer,skateboarder Lorraine Murray , author ofWhy Me, Why Now? , andGrace Notes Jeff Nesmith , journalist, educator,Pulitzer Prize winnerLee Ann Newsom , anthropologist, named aMacArthur Fellow for 2002Ivan Osorio , columnist and editor at theCompetitive Enterprise Institute Janis Owens , authorHarvey Eugene Oyer III , author and attorneyMike Papantonio , trial lawyer, co-host ofRing of Fire Jeff Parker ,novelist andshort story writerJohn L. Parker Jr. , writerDavid Penzer , current professional wrestlingring announcer for theWWE Kay Picart , author, artist, radio host, and producerSam Proctor , one of the world's foremost scholars ofFlorida historyAndrew Prokos , award-winning architectural andfine-art photographer Imad Rahman , author,I Dream of Microwaves Jeff Randall , former business editor ofBBC News Marc Randazza , current editor ofThe Legal Satyricon Charlie Reed , current journalist withStars and Stripes Pietra Rivoli , author and professor of finance atGeorgetown University James Rizzi , pop artistEdward G. Roberts Jr. , pioneer race car driver ofNASCAR Alan G. Rogers , gay rights activist, andU.S. Army major who died inOperation Iraqi Freedom Thane Rosenbaum , novelist, essayist, and professor of law atFordham University Rektok Ross , fiction writer, journalist, and entertainment host, best known for her contemporary romance novel ProdigalScott Sanders ,Emmy Award andTony Award -winning television producerMia Schaikewitz , TV personality and spokesperson for disability advocacyJulia Sell , former national coach for theUnited States Tennis Association Jeffrey Scott Shapiro , investigative journalist and attorneyPaul Shyre , director andplaywright who won aTony Award and anEmmy Award Eugene Sledge , WW2 United States Marine, biologist and university professor; author ofWith the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Rick Smith , author, entrepreneur, and public speakerGeorge Solomon , former sports editor and columnist forThe Washington Post ; first ombudsman forESPN Julian Sprung , writerHoward Stelzer , composer and performer of electronic musicRandall J. Stephens , author, editor, and historian ofAmerican religionCraig Symonds , distinguishedAmerican Civil War historian and former professor at theUnited States Naval Academy Maggie Taylor , digital imaging artistJanet Todd , Welsh-born author on books about women's literature; professor at theUniversity of Aberdeen Kendra Todd , real estate businesswoman and winner ofThe Apprentice 3 reality TV showVictor Andres Triay , Cuban-American historian and writerNatasha Tsakos , performing artist andconceptual director Claudio Véliz ,Chilean author, historian, and SociologistRobert Venditti , comic book writerTarita Virtue , Trinidadian-Americanprivate detective ,investigator , and modelSterling Watson , writer,Weep No More My Brother ,The Calling , andBlind Tongues Bill Whittle , blogger, political commentator, director, screenwriter, editor, pilot, and authorEdward Walton Wilcox , painter and sculptorAndrew Wilkow , conservative political talk radio host onSirius Satellite Radio Hugh Wilson , director, writer, and actorKevin Wilson , writerEdward Yang ,Taiwanese filmmaker, winner of Best Director Award atCannes for his 2000 filmYi Yi Hugo Zacchini , entertainer known as the "Human Cannonball"Actors and actresses [ edit ] Faye Dunaway Adrian Pasdar Stephen Root Casey Calvert , actressKavita Channe , television and radio personalityJonathan Chase , actor,One on One ,Another Gay Movie ,Gingerdead Man , and7eventy 5ive Richard E. Council , stage, television and film actorAbigail Cowen , actressCathy Jenéen Doe , actress,Passions ,Ed , andBuds for Life Kahil Dotay , actor, director, writer; won an award for his performance inFrank & Flo Faye Dunaway , actress, won anAcademy Award for the movieNetwork Brian F. Durkin , actor,Broken Bridges ,The O.C. , andDeja Vu Buddy Ebsen , actor, best known as Jed Clampett onThe Beverly Hillbillies Malcolm Gets , actor,Caroline in the City Darrell Hammond , actor and comedian,Saturday Night Live ,Scary Movie 3 ,Epic Movie , andAgent Cody Banks Gavin Houston , actor,The Cosby Show Jes Macallan , actress,Mistresses Cameron David Magruder , actor and comedianPatty Maloney , actress,Far Out Space Nuts Vincent Martella , actor,Phineas and Ferb andEverybody Hates Chris Patrick O'Neal , television and film actorAdrian Pasdar , actor onHeroes ,Profit , andNear Dark Rain Phoenix , actress and musicianLenny Platt , actor best known for his portrayal of Nate Salinger on the US daytime soap opera One Life to LiveAngelique Rivera , ActressStephen Root , Emmy-nominated actor, best known as "Milton" inOffice Space and for his performance inDodgeball George Salazar , actor,Be More Chill Wil Shriner , actor, director and game show hostRachel Specter , actress inProm Night ,The House Bunny , andAlone in the Dark II Nancy Stafford , actress onSidekicks ,Matlock , andJudging Amy , and formerMiss Florida Toby Turner , internet personality, actor, comedian and musicianDale Van Sickel , former president of theStuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures Bob Vila , actor, home-improvement guru and former host ofThis Old House Tarita Virtue , Trinidadian actress and model onThe Unit andLiving the Dream Alisha Wainwright , actressJordan Wall , television and film actorRobin Weisman , actress onThree Men and a Little Lady , andThunder in Paradise Jack Youngblood , Emmy-nominated actor, author, and NFL/College Football Hall of FamerValerie Wildman , actress, known forBeverly Hills, 90210 andDays of Our Lives Head football coaches [ edit ] Steve Spurrier Gene Chizik Kerwin Bell , former head coach for theValdosta State Blazers andJacksonville Dolphins , current offensive coordinator for theUSF Bulls Gene Chizik , former head coach for theAuburn Tigers , former head coach of theIowa State Cyclones Doug Dickey , former head coach for theTennessee Volunteers andFlorida Gators Chan Gailey , former head coach for theBuffalo Bills ,Dallas Cowboys , andGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets Fred Goldsmith , former head coach for theDuke Blue Devils and theRice Owls Todd Haley , former head coach of theKansas City Chiefs Kim Helton , former head coach for theHouston Cougars Marcelino Huerta , former head coach of theTampa Spartans , theWichita State Shockers andParsons College Lindy Infante , former head coach for theGreen Bay Packers andIndianapolis Colts Mike Mularkey , former head coach for theTennessee Titans ,Jacksonville Jaguars andBuffalo Bills Steve Spurrier , former head coach for theFlorida Gators ,South Carolina Gamecocks ,Duke Blue Devils ,Tampa Bay Bandits , andWashington Redskins Kay Stephenson , former head coach of the Buffalo BillsCharlie Strong , former head coach for theSouth Florida Bulls , former head coach for theTexas Longhorns andLouisville Cardinals , former interim head coach for theFlorida Gators John Symank , former head coach for theNorthern Arizona Lumberjacks andTexas–Arlington Mavericks Charlie Tate , former head coach for theMiami Hurricanes Andrew Copeland Stephen Stills Mel Tillis Gene Adkinson , baritone for the bandThe Dream Weavers Stanley Benton , hip-hop artist who goes by the nameStat Quo Bob Bryar , drummer for the bandMy Chemical Romance Wade Buff , lead singer for The Dream WeaversBrian Carpenter , composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and radio producerChristina Cewe , singer and competitor onAmerican Idol [ 55] Easton Corbin , country music artistChris Demakes , co-founder and lead singer forLess than Jake Vinnie Fiorello , co-founder and drummer for Less than JakeAlejandro Manzano , musician, singer, and songwriterFabian Manzano , guitarist, and songwriterJames Melton , singer, actor, named to theHollywood Walk of Fame Slack Season , alternative rock group formed by UOF alumniStat Quo , rapper, degree in International Business and Economics[ 56] Howard Stelzer , electronic composerStephen Stills , member of bandsCSNY andBuffalo Springfield Keni Thomas , country music singerMel Tillis , singer, songwriter, and comedianJohnny Tillotson , singer, and songwriterPeter Traub , composer of electronic and acoustic musicToby Turner , singer, actor, comedian, and internet personalityT. Edward Vives , current musical director for theLos Alamos Community Winds Nancy Stafford Melissa Witek Kristen Berset ,Miss Florida USA for 2004, finalist forMiss USA pageant, current modelMichelyn Butler ,Miss Wisconsin USA for 2008Ann Gloria Daniel ,Miss Florida for 1954Julie Donaldson , Miss Florida USA for 2001Elizabeth Fechtel ,Miss America's Outstanding Teen for 2012Mary Katherine Fechtel , Miss Florida for 2015Myrrhanda Jones , Miss Florida for 2013Allison Kreiger , Miss Florida for 2006Kristin Ludecke , Miss Florida for 1995, and Miss Florida USA for 2000Laura McKeeman Rutledge , Miss Florida for 2012 and host ofSEC Nation Molly Pesce , Miss Florida 1986, actressJaclyn Raulerson , Miss Florida for 2010Nancy Stafford , Miss Florida for 1976, actressMari Wilensky , Miss Florida for 2005, top-ten finalist at Miss America pageantMelissa Witek , Miss Florida USA for 2005, top-five finalist at Miss USA pageant, and contestant on NBC'sTreasure Hunters Deborah Ager , poet, co-founder of32 Poems literary magazineJoe Bolton , regional poet who wroteDays of Summer Gone ,The Last Nostalgia Poems , andBreckinridge County Suite Geoffrey Brock , poet, poetry translator, and professor at theUniversity of Arkansas Stephen Corey , poet and current editor ofThe Georgia Review Geri Doran , poet, professor of creative writing at theUniversity of Oregon , author ofResin andSanderlings Robert Bernard Hass , poet, professor of English atEdinboro University , author ofGoing by Contraries: Robert Frost's Conflict With Science andCounting Thunder Randall Mann , poet, author ofBreakfast with Thom Gunn andComplaint in the Garden , recipient of Kenyon PrizeOrlando Ricardo Menes , Cuban-American poet and teacher at theUniversity of Notre Dame C. Dale Young , award-winning poet and short-story writer, oncologist, professor of creative writing atWarren Wilson College Reporters, correspondents, and newscasters[ edit ] Erin Andrews Jamie McIntyre Heather Mitts Joseph Scarborough Stephanie Abrams , reporter forThe Weather Channel Erin Andrews , reporter forFox Sports and formerlyESPN Edward Aschoff , reporter forESPN Sharyl Attkisson , former correspondent forCBS News Jackie Bange , current anchor withWGN-TV Kristen Berset , current anchor forWBFF Ernie Bjorkman , former anchor forKWGN-TV in Denver, and winner of twoEmmy Awards Pam Bondi , correspondent forFox News Jenn Brown , two-time Emmy Award-winning sports reporter for ESPNKavita Channe ,television andradio personality , known for appearing onParadise Hotel Linda Church , morning weather anchor forWPIX in New YorkBob Collins , former broadcaster forWGN-TV inChicago Mark Curtis , current anchor forWLNE-TV H. G. Davis Jr. ,Pulitzer Prize -winning reporterJamie Dupree , correspondent for Cox Broadcasting Washington News BureauDavid Finkel , journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter forThe Washington Post Kristin Harmel , novelist and reporter forPeople magazineDan Hicken , sports director and anchor forWTLV /WJXX inJacksonville, Florida Susan Hutchison , former anchor forKIRO-TV inSeattle, Washington Ian D. Johnson , current Berlin bureau chief for TheWall Street Journal , Pulitzer Prize-winnerJennifer Lopez , meteorologist forThe Weather Channel Jamie McIntyre , news anchor for NPR'sAll Things Considered and former seniorPentagon correspondent forCNN Heather Mitts , former reporter forABC /ESPN , three-time Olympic gold medalist with theUSWNT , professional soccer playerJeff Nesmith , journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winnerHoward Norton , won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for his reportingElizabeth Prann , current reporter with theFox News Channel Raul Ramirez , 1969 editor ofFlorida Alligator ; print and broadcast journalist and executive, educator; activist in promoting independent reporting and diversity in the professionLaura Rutledge , anchor/reporter withSEC Network /ESPN Forrest Sawyer , current anchorman forABC News and winner of theGeorge Foster Peabody Award , five NationalEmmy Awards , twoEdward Murrow Awards , and anAssociated Press Award Joe Scarborough , currentMSNBC talk show host, and formerUS representative Sara Sidner , international correspondent withCNN Alison Starling , Emmy Award-winning anchor for ABC affiliate WJLA-TV News in Washington, D.C.Hal Suit , television broadcaster, formerly withWSB-TV inAtlanta ; 1970Republican gubernatorial nominee inGeorgia , lost toJimmy Carter Red Barber Tim Tebow Red Barber , long-time radio sportscaster for theBrooklyn Dodgers andNew York Yankees Lomas Brown , television commentator forESPN and former NFL offensive tackleKevin Carter , television commentator for ESPN and former NFL defensive endBob Collins , broadcasterCris Collinsworth , television commentator forHBO 'sInside the NFL andFox NFL Sunday , and former NFL wide receiverGene Deckerhoff , current radio announcer for theTampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida State Seminoles, and formerly for theArena Football League Julie Donaldson , former sports commentator forWHDH-TV Ferdie Pacheco , formerShowtime boxing analyst, and personal physician toMuhammad Ali Jesse Palmer , television commentator forESPN /ABC , NFL Insider forTSN , former NFL quarterback, and star of ABC'sThe Bachelor Laura Rutledge , television commentator forSEC Network /ESPN Get Up! ,First Take , andSportsCenter hostElfi Schlegel-Dunn , gymnastics and sports commentator forNBC Sports Lauren Shehadi , current sportscaster forMLB Network Emmitt Smith , television commentator for ESPN,Pro Football Hall of Fame former NFL running back, andNFL career rushing yards leaderChris Snode , Olympic diving commentator for BBC and EuroSport since 1988Tim Tebow , television commentator forSEC Network /ESPN and former NFL quarterbackAl Horford Basketball (current Gators)[ edit ] John Egbunu Kerry Blackshear Jr. (born 1997), basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League John Egbunu (born 1994), Nigerian-born American basketball player forHapoel Jerusalem of theIsraeli Basketball Premier League Jalen Hudson (born 1996), basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League Kenny Kadji (born 1988), Cameroonian basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League Egor Koulechov (born 1994), Israeli-Russian professional basketball player for Israeli teamIroni Nahariya Casey Prather (born 1991), basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League Nimrod Tishman (born 1991), Israeli basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League Alex Tyus (born 1988), American-Israeli professional basketball player, also plays for theIsraeli national basketball team Scottie Wilbekin (born 1993), basketball player forMaccabi Tel Aviv of theIsraeli Premier League and theEuroLeague ^ "Charles O. 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