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.

• Mark Adler, researcher, known for his work indata compression, and creator ofzlib andgzip
• James Allchin, developedMicrosoft operating systems, former executive
• Miguel 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 concentrate
• Marc 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, aquanaut
• Archie Carr,zoologist, conservationist, and founder of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation
• Marjorie Harris Carr, pioneer in the AmericanConservation Movement
• Amitava Chattopadhyay, Professor in Corporate Innovation
• Jack Clemons, aerospace engineer and air and space industry professional
• Paul Cootner, financial economist
• Robert 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 Modeling
• Thomas 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 Mentoring
• G. B. Edwards, taxonomic entomologist specializing primarily in spiders
• John F. Eisenberg, zoologist
• David Ehrenfeld, biologist and author
• Wesley 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 computer
• Fred Gage, researcher ofAlzheimer's disease and thespinal cord
• Jesse James Garrett,experience designer, who coined the termAjax
• Jürgen Gauß,Germantheoretical chemist
• Robert Gentry, nuclear physicist and creationist advocate
• Thomas Gillespie, Professor and Chair of Environmental Sciences,Emory University
• John W. Griffin, archaeologist, researcher, administrator, and author
• Keith E. Gubbins, member of the National Academy of Engineering in the chemistry section
• Herbert Gursky, former superintendent of theNaval Research Laboratory's Space Science Division
• Kelsie Harder, onomastician
• Steven Hebert,nephrologist
• Richard Highton, zoologist, currentprofessor emeritus of biology at theUniversity of Maryland
• Shere Hite, sex educator and feminist
• Horton 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 Design
• Pramod Khargonekar, former dean of theUniversity of Florida College of Engineering,control system theorist
• Thomas Kilduff, neuroscientist and the director ofSRI International's Center for Neuroscience
• Bruce C. Kone, former dean of theUniversity of Florida College of Medicine
• Martin Kreitman,geneticist, professor at theUniversity of Chicago
• Kenney Krysko, herpetologist
• Jenna Jambeck, environmental engineer
• Thomas Des Jean, anthropologist
• Alan M. Jones, cell biologist, Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Capers 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 zoologist
• Seymour London, physician, and inventor of the first automaticblood pressure monitor
• Ira Longini, biostatistician and infectious disease epidemiologist
• Robert Love, author, speaker, andopen sourcesoftware developer
• Louis G. MacDowell, co-creator of frozen orange juice concentrate
• Ron 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 archaeologist
• William J. Mitsch, ecologist
• Lee Ann Newsom, anthropologist, andMacArthur Fellow
• Nandini Nimbkar, current president of theNimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in India
• Carole 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 Development
• David Price,anthropologist
• Peter Pritchard, zoologist
• Anil K. Rajvanshi, mechanical engineer, and current director of theNimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in India
• K. 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, Virginia
• Douglas A. Rossman,herpetologist
• Michael Ryschkewitsch, former chief engineer forNASA
• Melvin Sabshin, former Medical Director of theAmerican Psychiatric Association
• Sudhir Sastry, food engineer, academic, and author
• Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, psychotherapist and author
• Samuel Sears, psychologist
• Dana 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, botanist
• Robert S. Singleton, engineer, inventor, scientist, teacher of magnetics and computing
• Sung Won Sohn,Korean American economist
• Eduardo Sontag, Argentinemathematician
• Jeffrey Spieler, current director of research forUSAID
• Lewis Stadler,geneticist
• David Steadman, museum curator
• Will Steffen, executive director of the ANU Climate Change Institute
• Gilbert Stork, creator of theStork enamine alkylation, professor emeritus of chemistry atColumbia University
• Ashutosh Tewari, Indian oncologist and urologist
• Michael Thomas, entomologist
• James Thompson, former director of theNASAMarshall Space Flight Center
• Wolfgang A. Tomé, physicist
• Eva Vertes, Alzheimer's and cancer researcher
• Michael Warren,forensic anthropologist

• Robert Grubbs, winner of theNobel Prize for Chemistry in 2005 for his work in the field ofolefin metathesis
• Marshall Nirenberg, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 1968 for describing thegenetic code and how it operates inprotein synthesis

• Andrew M. Allen, former NASAastronaut, and formerU.S. Marine Corps naval aviator
• William Frederick Fisher, former NASA astronaut, and current medical doctor
• Kevin A. Ford, former NASA astronaut pilot
• Fitzhugh L. Fulton, research pilot at NASA'sDryden Flight Research Center
• Ronald J. Garan, NASA astronaut, and formerU.S. Air Force pilot
• Donald L. Mallick, former NASA research pilot
• Bill 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 accident
• Ronald A. Parise, former NASA astronaut
• Norman Thagard, former NASA astronaut, and current professor of engineering atFlorida State University

• 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, Tennessee
• Carolyn 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 justice
• Eduardo 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

• 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 operations
• Chester R. Allen, major general in the Marine Corps and former Quartermaster General
• William C. Andrews, former member of theFlorida House of Representatives
• Harry Lee Anstead, former justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Winston Arnow, judge who presided over theGainesville Eight trial
• Jeffrey Atwater, formerChief Financial Officer of Florida and former president of theFlorida Senate
• Byllye Avery, health care activist
• Doug Band, chief advisor to former presidentBill Clinton; created theClinton Global Initiative; founding partner ofTeneo, a global consulting firm
• Dempsey 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 recipient
• Pam 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 Law
• Scott 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 candidate
• Raymond Ehrlich, former justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Richard 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 Commerce
• Dane 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 years
• Charles Gambaro, politician and U.S. Army member
• Piti Gándara, member of theHouse of Representatives of Puerto Rico
• Jason Gonzalez, former General Counsel to the governor of Florida
• George Greer, circuit court judge who presided over theTerri Schiavo case, he serves in the Pinellas-Pasco County Circuit Court
• Stephen H. Grimes, former justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Ralph Haben, formerSpeaker of the Florida House of Representatives and lobbyist
• Mattox 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 Tennessee
• Mallory Horne, former president of theFlorida Senate, former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
• Bruce 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 jumps
• Jeff Kottkamp, formerFlorida lieutenant governor
• James W. Kynes, formerFlorida Attorney General, former vice president for the Jim Walter Corporation
• Jorge Labarga, current justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Howell Lancaster, former member of theFlorida House of Representatives
• Lewis Landes, formerU.S. Army colonel and prominent attorney
• Row Lewis,Grenadian activist
• Jonathan Lovitz, Biden Administration Appointee toDepartment of Commerce, national LGBTQ advocate
• Evelyn J. Lynn, current member of the Florida Senate
• Scott Makar, formerFlorida Solicitor General
• Ray Mattox, former member of theFlorida House of Representatives
• Parker Lee McDonald, former justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Virginia Montes, Latina civil rights activist and feminist
• Ashley Moody, currentU.S. Senator from Florida, former Florida Attorney General, Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge
• Marcela Mulholland, political director ofData for Progress
• Stephen C. O'Connell, former justice of the Florida Supreme Court and president of the University of Florida
• Ben F. Overton, former justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Andrew Owens, former Gators basketball player and current circuit Court judge
• Obie 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 Senate
• Adam 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 Senate
• Jose Rodriguez, 31-year veteran of theCentral Intelligence Agency, where he served as theDirector of the National Clandestine Service
• Richard Sealy, Barbadian Tourism Minister
• Harold Sebring, judge at theNuremberg Trials, former justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• T. 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 Florida
• Keith Sonderling, United States Deputy Secretary of Labor; Former Commissioner of the U.S.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Susan Stanton, formercity manager ofLargo, Florida, andtranssexual activist
• Douglas Stenstrom, former member of the Florida Senate
• Mac 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 Court
• Tommy Thompson, current member of theKentucky House of Representatives
• B. Campbell Thornal, former justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Ralph 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 Representatives
• Charles 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

• Frank Almaguer, formerU.S. Ambassador toHonduras
• Lucius D. Battle, former U.S. Ambassador toEgypt, former president of the Middle Eastern Institute
• Carey 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 Kingdom
• Donald 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

• 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]

• 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), 1966–1977
• Alan 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)

• 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 O'Donovan Askew, formerFlorida governor
• C. Farris Bryant, former Florida governor
• Lawton 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 governor
• Buddy MacKay, former Florida governor andFlorida lieutenant governor
• Daniel T. McCarty, former Florida governor
• Wayne Mixson, former Florida governor and lieutenant governor
• Beverly Perdue, formerNorth Carolina governor, and formerNorth Carolina lieutenant governor
• Fuller Warren, former Florida governor

• Ed Austin, former mayor ofJacksonville, Florida
• Lenny Curry, former mayor ofJacksonville, Florida
• John Delaney, former mayor of Jacksonville, Florida
• Buddy Dyer, current mayor ofOrlando, Florida
• Randy Ewers, current mayor ofOcala, Florida
• Robert L. Floyd, former mayor of Miami, Florida
• Pegeen 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, Florida
• Craig Lowe, former mayor of Gainesville, Florida
• William F. Poe, former mayor of Tampa, Florida
• Hans Tanzler, former mayor of Jacksonville, Florida

• John R. Alison, retiredU.S. Air Forcemajor general, and father of Air Force Special Operations
• George F. Baughman, retiredU.S. Navyrear admiral, and founding president ofNew College of Florida
• Albert H. Blanding, retiredU.S. Armylieutenant general
• Richard E. Cellon, active U.S. Navy rear admiral
• Leonard F. Chapman Jr., retiredU.S. Marine Corpsgeneral, 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 Center
• Joseph 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 admiral
• John M. LeMoyne, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant general
• Leon E. Salomon, retired U.S. Army general, current vice president forRubbermaid
• Leland C. Shepard, retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general
• Alan S. Thompson, retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral; former director of U.S. Defense Logistics Agency
• Paul Tibbets, retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, pilot of theEnola Gay
• Kenneth S. Wilsbach, active U.S. Air Force general

• 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 columnist
• Robert B. Carter, current CIO of theFedEx Corporation
• Alan Cohen, former owner of theFlorida Panthers hockey team
• John 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 Florida
• Marshall 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 Stations
• Mark 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 Management
• Kenneth T. Henson, current dean of education atThe Citadel
• Bertram Nelson Herlong, former Episcopal bishop of Tennessee
• Thomas 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 Company
• Denise 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 Partners
• Chris 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 novels
• Stephen 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 2002
• Kip 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 & Knight
• Jon 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 firm
• Joe 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 Group
• William 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 professor
• Stephen 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 medalist
• James 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

• 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 Foundation
• Alan 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 Corporation
• Martin Ebner (born 1945), Swiss billionaire businessman
• Michele 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 Foundation
• Mary 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 professor
• Linda Hudson, former president of BAE Systems' Land & Armaments
• Susan Ivey, current chairman and CEO ofReynolds American
• John Janick, founder and current CEO ofFueled by Ramen Records
• William King, former president of theNational Academy of Design
• Anjan Lahiri, current CEO of Birlasoft
• Alan Levine, current CEO of the Broward Hospital District, former Secretary of Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration
• Betsy Markey, current CEO of Syscom Services, formerU.S. representative
• Steven Marrs, founder and current CEO of Branded Pictures
• J. 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 Network
• Fikret Orman, current president ofBeşiktaş J.K., a Turkish sports club
• Donna Pastore, current president of the National Association for Girls & Women in Sports
• Herb Peyton, founder and president of the Gate Petroleum Company
• Satya 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 eMobile
• Eleanor 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 Tobacco
• Nusli 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. Representative
• Charles 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

• Alberto Alfonso, founding principal and President of Alfonso Architects
• Carlos J. Alfonso, founding principal and CEO of Alfonso Architects, former chairman of the University of Florida Board of Trustees
• Charles 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 designs
• Beatriz del Cueto Lopez, Cuban-born architect
• Gene Leedy, leading practitioner of theSarasota School of Architecture
• Aaron Neubert, architect and educator, Principal ANX
• Alfred Browning Parker,Modernistarchitect
• William Rupp, architect
• Lawrence Scarpa, current CEO of Brooks + Scarpa
• Max Strang, founding principal of Strang Design

• Bill Carr, formerathletic director for theUniversity of Houston and theUniversity of Florida
• Paul Dee, former athletic director for theUniversity of Miami
• Doug Dickey, former athletic director for theUniversity of Tennessee
• Bill Proctor, former athletic director forFlorida State University
• Keith R. Tribble, former athletic director for theUniversity of Central Florida

• 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 Business
• Fred 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

• 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, Screenwriter
• Lauren Anderson, model
• Adaeze Atuegwu, writer
• Chris Bachelder, novelist, short-story writer, ande-book pioneer
• Todd Barry, stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor
• Joseph 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 advocate
• Mike Bianchi, sports columnist for theOrlando Sentinel
• Dan Bilzerian, professional poker player, actor, and internet social media personality
• Matt Borondy, publisher forIdentity Theory online magazine
• Edward L. Bowen, horse racing historian
• Wendy Brenner, author and professor;Phone Calls From the Dead,Large Animals in Everyday Life: Stories
• Rita Mae Brown, author and activist
• Alan Burnett, television producer and writer
• Mike Burns, music producer
• Al Burt,Miami Herald andAtlanta Journal writer
• Kevin Canty, author;Into the Great Wide Open,Nine Below Zero, andWinslow in Love
• Kelly Carrington, model
• Alfred A. Cave, professor, historian, and author
• Debbie 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 Florida
• Peter Christopher, author,Campfires of the Dead
• Michael Connelly, best-selling author
• Paul Cootner, economist, author ofThe Random Character of Stock Market Prices
• Harry Crews, novelist, short story writer, and essayist
• Mark Curtis, journalist, author, and political analyst
• Jeff 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 editor
• Kate DiCamillo, award-winning children's novelist and screenwriter
• Micki Dickoff, television director and producer, winner of multipleEmmy Awards
• Brian Doherty, senior editor ofReason magazine, author
• Gregg Doyel, sports writer forCBSSports.com
• Brian Drolet, actor, producer and writer
• Louann Fernald, model and actress
• Robert W. Fichter, photographer
• Rich Fields, announcer ofThe Price Is Right, meteorologist, radio personality, voice actor
• Lolita Files, author, screenwriter, and producer
• Dexter Filkins, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
• Jesse Hill Ford, writer and screenwriter
• Michael France, screenwriter forGoldenEye,The Hulk, andPunisher
• Robert Fulton, award-winning writer and naturalist
• Alan Gallay, American historian, and winner of theNational Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
• Michael Gannon, military historian andCatholic priest
• Leslie Yalof Garfield, current editor of theJournal of Court Innovation and professor atPace Law School
• Merrill Gerber, author
• Norman Gilliland, author,WERN host
• GloZell, comedian
• MaryAnne Golon, picture editor forTime magazine
• Philip Graham, former publisher ofThe Washington Post
• Edwin Granberry, long-time writer of the comic stripBuz Sawyer
• Richard Grayson, writer and political activist
• Rebecca Greer,Woman's Day editor
• James Grippando, novelist and lawyer
• Israel Gutierrez,Miami Herald columnist, formerPalm Beach Post columnist
• Nikolas Gvosdev, international relations scholar
• Robert J. Haiman,St. Petersburg Times executive editor,Poynter Institute president
• Rebecca Heflin (pseudonym of Dianne Farb), romance novelist and attorney
• Carol Hernandez, journalist, educator,Pulitzer Prize winner
• Edward D. Hess, author and professor
• Carl 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 feminist
• Noy Holland, author ofWhat Begins With Bird andSpectacle of the Body
• Elise Ippolito, artist
• Judith Ivory, best-selling author of historicalromance novels
• Jarrod Jablonski, pioneeringtechnical diver and record settingcave diver
• Eberhard Jäckel, German historian
• Jamali, Indian-American painter and sculptor
• Clint Johnson, American historian and author
• Madison 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 Sports
• Stetson Kennedy, award-winning author andhuman rights activist
• Eliot Kleinberg, author and writer for thePalm Beach Post
• Jeff Klinkenberg, author and reporter for theTampa Bay Times
• Victoria Lancelotta, current editor of theGeorgetown Review, author
• Mernet Larsen, artist
• Charlotte Laws, author, talk show host, and community activist
• Gary Russell Libby, art historian, curator, and museum director
• Will Ludwigsen, writer of horror, mystery, and science fiction
• C. J. Lyons, physician and writer of medical suspense novels
• Moss Mabry, costume designer, nominated for fourAcademy Awards
• Ron Magill, photographer and wildlife expert
• Scooter Magruder, YouTuber
• Thomas E. Mann, author and political pundit for theBrookings Institution
• Gabriel Martinez, Cuban-American artist
• Frances Mayes, author of best-selling bookUnder the Tuscan Sun
• Andrew McClurg, legal humor writer for theAmerican Bar Association Journal
• Diane 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 writer
• Louis A. Meyer, writer and painter
• Sam Michel, author ofUnder the Light; lecturer atUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
• Jessel Miller, watercolorartist andchildren's writer
• Andrew Mondshein, nominated for anOscar for his film editing
• James Morgan, scenic designer and Producing Artistic Director of theYork Theatre
• Robert Morris, novelist
• Rodney Mullen, entertainer,skateboarder
• Lorraine Murray, author ofWhy Me, Why Now?, andGrace Notes
• Jeff Nesmith, journalist, educator,Pulitzer Prize winner
• Lee Ann Newsom, anthropologist, named aMacArthur Fellow for 2002
• Ivan Osorio, columnist and editor at theCompetitive Enterprise Institute
• Janis Owens, author
• Harvey Eugene Oyer III, author and attorney
• Mike Papantonio, trial lawyer, co-host ofRing of Fire
• Jeff Parker,novelist andshort story writer
• John L. Parker Jr., writer
• David Penzer, current professional wrestlingring announcer for theWWE
• Kay Picart, author, artist, radio host, and producer
• Sam Proctor, one of the world's foremost scholars ofFlorida history
• Andrew 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 artist
• Edward 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 Prodigal
• Scott Sanders,Emmy Award andTony Award-winning television producer
• Mia Schaikewitz, TV personality and spokesperson for disability advocacy
• Julia Sell, former national coach for theUnited States Tennis Association
• Jeffrey Scott Shapiro, investigative journalist and attorney
• Paul 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 speaker
• George Solomon, former sports editor and columnist forThe Washington Post; first ombudsman forESPN
• Julian Sprung, writer
• Howard Stelzer, composer and performer of electronic music
• Randall J. Stephens, author, editor, and historian ofAmerican religion
• Craig Symonds, distinguishedAmerican Civil War historian and former professor at theUnited States Naval Academy
• Maggie Taylor, digital imaging artist
• Janet Todd, Welsh-born author on books about women's literature; professor at theUniversity of Aberdeen
• Kendra Todd, real estate businesswoman and winner ofThe Apprentice 3reality TV show
• Victor Andres Triay, Cuban-American historian and writer
• Natasha Tsakos, performing artist andconceptual director
• Claudio Véliz,Chilean author, historian, and Sociologist
• Robert Venditti, comic book writer
• Tarita Virtue, Trinidadian-Americanprivate detective,investigator, and model
• Sterling Watson, writer,Weep No More My Brother,The Calling, andBlind Tongues
• Bill Whittle, blogger, political commentator, director, screenwriter, editor, pilot, and author
• Edward Walton Wilcox, painter and sculptor
• Andrew Wilkow, conservative political talk radio host onSirius Satellite Radio
• Hugh Wilson, director, writer, and actor
• Kevin Wilson, writer
• Edward Yang,Taiwanese filmmaker, winner of Best Director Award atCannes for his 2000 filmYi Yi
• Hugo Zacchini, entertainer known as the "Human Cannonball"

• Casey Calvert, actress
• Kavita Channe, television and radio personality
• Jonathan Chase, actor,One on One,Another Gay Movie,Gingerdead Man, and7eventy 5ive
• Richard E. Council, stage, television and film actor
• Abigail Cowen, actress
• Cathy 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 comedian
• Patty Maloney, actress,Far Out Space Nuts
• Vincent Martella, actor,Phineas and Ferb andEverybody Hates Chris
• Patrick O'Neal, television and film actor
• Adrian Pasdar, actor onHeroes,Profit, andNear Dark
• Rain Phoenix, actress and musician
• Lenny Platt, actor best known for his portrayal of Nate Salinger on the US daytime soap opera One Life to Live
• Angelique Rivera, Actress
• Stephen 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 host
• Rachel 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 musician
• Dale 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, actress
• Jordan Wall, television and film actor
• Robin Weisman, actress onThree Men and a Little Lady, andThunder in Paradise
• Jack Youngblood, Emmy-nominated actor, author, and NFL/College Football Hall of Famer
• Valerie Wildman, actress, known forBeverly Hills, 90210 andDays of Our Lives

• 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 Bills
• Charlie 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

• 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 Weavers
• Brian Carpenter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and radio producer
• Christina Cewe, singer and competitor onAmerican Idol^[55]
• Easton Corbin, country music artist
• Chris Demakes, co-founder and lead singer forLess than Jake
• Vinnie Fiorello, co-founder and drummer for Less than Jake
• Alejandro Manzano, musician, singer, and songwriter
• Fabian Manzano, guitarist, and songwriter
• James Melton, singer, actor, named to theHollywood Walk of Fame
• Slack Season, alternative rock group formed by UOF alumni
• Stat Quo, rapper, degree in International Business and Economics^[56]
• Howard Stelzer, electronic composer
• Stephen Stills, member of bandsCSNY andBuffalo Springfield
• Keni Thomas, country music singer
• Mel Tillis, singer, songwriter, and comedian
• Johnny Tillotson, singer, and songwriter
• Peter Traub, composer of electronic and acoustic music
• Toby Turner, singer, actor, comedian, and internet personality
• T. Edward Vives, current musical director for theLos Alamos Community Winds

• Kristen Berset,Miss Florida USA for 2004, finalist forMiss USA pageant, current model
• Michelyn Butler,Miss Wisconsin USA for 2008
• Ann Gloria Daniel,Miss Florida for 1954
• Julie Donaldson, Miss Florida USA for 2001
• Elizabeth Fechtel,Miss America's Outstanding Teen for 2012
• Mary Katherine Fechtel, Miss Florida for 2015
• Myrrhanda Jones, Miss Florida for 2013
• Allison Kreiger, Miss Florida for 2006
• Kristin Ludecke, Miss Florida for 1995, and Miss Florida USA for 2000
• Laura McKeeman Rutledge, Miss Florida for 2012 and host ofSEC Nation
• Molly Pesce, Miss Florida 1986, actress
• Jaclyn Raulerson, Miss Florida for 2010
• Nancy Stafford, Miss Florida for 1976, actress
• Mari Wilensky, Miss Florida for 2005, top-ten finalist at Miss America pageant
• Melissa 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 magazine
• Joe 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 Prize
• Orlando 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

• 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 ESPN
• Kavita Channe,television andradio personality, known for appearing onParadise Hotel
• Linda Church, morning weather anchor forWPIX in New York
• Bob Collins, former broadcaster forWGN-TV inChicago
• Mark Curtis, current anchor forWLNE-TV
• H. G. Davis Jr.,Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter
• Jamie Dupree, correspondent for Cox Broadcasting Washington News Bureau
• David Finkel, journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter forThe Washington Post
• Kristin Harmel, novelist and reporter forPeople magazine
• Dan 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-winner
• Jennifer Lopez, meteorologist forThe Weather Channel
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