List of people from Orlando, Florida
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This is a list of notable people that were born in, lived in, or currently reside in Orlando, Florida:
- Chuck Schuldiner(RIP), "Godfather of Death Metal", Frontman of influential Death Metal band Death
- Jack Kerouac, American author, poet and painter, who pioneered the Beat Generation.[1]
- Charles McArthur Emmanuel, the son of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor[2][3]
- Delta Burke, American television and film actress[4]
- Tiger Woods, golfer[5]
- Trivium, American heavy metal band[6]
- Wayne Brady, American actor, singer, comedian and television personality[7]
- Wesley Snipes, American film actor and producer[8]
- Marshall Warren Nirenberg, Nobel Prize winning American biochemist and geneticist who described the genetic code and its operation in protein synthesis in 1968[9]
- Brian Kendrick, American professional wrestler, who previously worked for World Wrestling Entertainment.[10]
- Lance Bass, American singer and former member of 'N Sync.[11]
- Johnny Damon, American Professional Baseball Player for the New York Yankees.
[edit] References
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_kerouac
- ^ "Ex-prisoner: Taylor's son laughed at torture." CNN. September 30, 2008.
- ^ Weimar, Carrie. "Liberian torture case traces back to Orlando." St. Petersburg Times. February 6, 2007.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Burke
- ^ "Voter registration not out of Woods." Akron Beacon Journal. September 10, 2008.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_(band)
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Brady
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Snipes
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Warren_Nirenberg
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kendrick
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Bass
