List of people from Palatka, Florida

This is a list of Palatkans who are notable citizens of Palatka, Florida.

Born and raised in Palatka

The following people were born and spent a significant amount of their growing-up years in Palatka.

• Clayton Beauford, professional football player
• William L. Calhoun, admiral
• Kevis Coley, professional football player
• John Crawford, author
• Bill Foster, college basketball coach
• Aaron Hall, pharmacist, A-1 Pharmacy
• Camellia Johnson, opera singer
• John Henry Lloyd, National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1977
• Michelle McCool, WWE retired professional wrestler, Former 2X holder of the WWE Women's Championship (1956-2010) and Former 2X WWE Divas Champion
• Steven Douglas Merryday, judge
• Willie Offord, professional football player
• Charles Sharon, professional football player
• Jarvis Williams, professional football player
• John L. Williams, professional football player

Born elsewhere, raised in Palatka

The following people were not born in Palatka, but spent a significant amount of their growing-up years in the city.

• Omar Ahmad, Internet entrepreneur and politician
• Isaac Guillory, folk musician
• Robert H. Jenkins, Jr., Vietnam Veteran, Medal of Honor recipient
• Kelly R. Smith, congressman
• Johnny Tillotson, singer and songwriter

Joseph Warren Stilwell

The following people were born in Palatka but spent most (if not all) of their growing-up years away from the city.

• Odell Barnes, entrepreneur
• Earl Leggett, professional football player
• Medwin Peek, Florida architect
• Joseph Warren Stilwell, general
• George Tucker, jazz musician

Significant to Palatka

The following people were born and raised elsewhere, but played a significant role in the community.

• Mary McLeod Bethune, educator, founder Bethune Cookman University
• Isaac H. Bronson, judge and congressman
• Hubbard Hart, steamboat operator and hotelier
• William A. Forward, politician and judge
• William Dunn Moseley, first governor of Florida