List of people from Tampa, Florida

• Cannonball Adderley (born 1928), musician (saxophone)
• Nat Adderley (1931–2000), musician (cornetist)
• Mike Awesome (1965–2007), professional wrestler
• George F. Baughman (1915–2004), first president of New College of Florida, rear admiral, USNR
• Derek Bell (born 1968), professional baseball player
• Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900 – 2001), Ybor business pioneer
• Evelyn Brent (1899–1975), actress
• Aaron Carter (born 1987), actor/singer
• Nick Carter (born 1980),singer/One-fifth of the Backstreet Boys
• Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues and pops singer, pianist
• Leo Gallagher (born 1947), better known as Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian
• Steve Garvey (born 1948), professional baseball player
• Dwight Gooden (born 1964), professional baseball player
• Jack Harris (born 1941) Radio and TV personality, author
• Rondo Hatton (1894-1946), actor/reporter
• Hulk Hogan (born 1953), actor/wrestler
• Melissa Howard (born 1977), actress/comedian
• Lauren Hutton (born 1943), fashion supermodel, actress
• Tony LaRussa (born 1944), professional baseball player
• Tony Little (born 1955), famed fitness equipment pitchman
• Al Lopez (1908–2005), professional baseball player
• Robert Martinez (born 1934), politician, former Governor of Florida
• Tino Martinez (born 1967), professional baseball player
• Billy Mays (1958-2009), famed TV commercial pitchman
• Eugene McCaslin (born 1977), professional football player
• Fred McGriff (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Butterfly McQueen (1911-1995), actress, Gone with the Wind
• Jason Michaels (born 1976), professional baseball player
• Ferdie Pacheco (born 1927), doctor, boxing analyst
• Lou Piniella (born 1943), professional baseball player
• Roy Roberts (born 1906-1975), actor
• David Sanborn (born 1945), musician (saxophonist)
• Randy Savage (1952-2011), professional wrestler
• Gary Sheffield (born 1968), professional baseball player
• Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
• George Steinbrenner (1930-2010), philanthropist, principal owner-New York Yankees
• Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer/songwriter, musician
• John H Sykes businessman and philanthropist, founder of Sykes Enterprises
• Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr. (1924–1945), United States Marine one of six who raised the first flag on Mount Suribachi at the Battle of Iwo Jima
• Santo Trafficante, Jr. (1914–1987), Mafia boss
• Tony Zappone (born 1947) journalist, broadcaster, author