List of people from Tampa, Florida

A

• Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975), saxophone player
• Nat Adderley (1931–2000), cornet player
• Doug Allen (born 1951), football player
• T.D. Allman (born 1944), writer, foreign correspondent, historian, author
• Aric Almirola (born 1984), stock car driver
• Jose Alvarez (born 1956), professional baseball player
• Gilbert Arenas (born 1982), professional basketball player
• Mike Awesome (1965–2007), professional wrestler

B

• Jeff Baisley (born 1982), professional baseball player
• George F. Baughman (1915–2004), first president of New College of Florida, rear admiral, USNR
• Derek Bell (born 1968), professional baseball player
• David Bellini (born 1961), software tycoon, leader of men
• Nikki Bella (born 1983), professional wrestler
• Butch Benton (born 1957), professional baseball player
• Dan Bilzerian (born 1980), professional poker player, personality
• Sheila Bleck (born 1974), professional bodybuilder
• Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900–2001), Ybor business pioneer
• William Brennan (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Evelyn Brent (1899–1975), actress
• Corey Brown (born 1985), professional baseball player
• Bob Buckhorn, politician
• Mike Bynum (born 1978), professional baseball player

C

• Cody Carson (born 1989), singer
• Aaron Carter (born 1987), actor/singer
• Jeff Carter (born 1964), professional baseball player
• Leslie Carter (1986–2012), singer
• Nick Carter (born 1980), singer of the Backstreet Boys
• Rick Casares (1931–2013), professional football player
• Kevin Cash (born 1977), professional baseball player
• Celph Titled, rapper, record producer
• John Cena (born 1977), professional wrestler, actor, rapper, television presenter
• Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues and pops singer, pianist
• Jordan Clarkson (born 1992), professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers
• Barry Cohen (attorney) (born 1939), criminal defense attorney
• Nardi Contreras (born 1951), professional baseball player
• Tim Crews (1961–1993), professional baseball player

D

• Helen Davis (1926–2015), Florida state legislator
• Jules Dervaes (1947–2016), urban farmer and environmentalist
• Cory Doyne (born 1981), professional baseball player
• Sam Dyson (born 1988), professional baseball player

E

• Carl Everett (born 1971), professional baseball player

F

• Lenny Faedo (born 1960), professional baseball player
• David Fagen (born 1870), Buffalo Soldier, anti-imperialist
• Ernest Ferlita (1927–2015), Jesuit priest and playwright
• Mike Figga (born 1970), professional baseball player

G

• Leo Gallagher (born 1947), better known as Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian
• Joanna Garcia (born 1979), actress
• Steve Garvey (born 1948), professional baseball player
• Walter Lee Gibbons (1928–2015), pitcher in Negro League Baseball and the Minor Leagues
• Mychal Givens (born 1990), MLB pitcher
• Graham Godfrey (born 1984), professional baseball player
• Luis Gonzalez (born 1967), professional baseball player
• Dwight Gooden (born 1964), professional baseball player

H

• Bob Hall (born 1942), member of Texas State Senate
• Denny Hamlin (born 1980), professional stock car driver
• Garry Hancock (born 1954), professional baseball player
• Rondo Hatton (1894–1946), actor/reporter
• Eric Hayes (born 1967), football player
• Mike Heath (born 1955), professional baseball player
• Jaclyn Hill (born 1990), American entrepreneur and internet personality
• Hulk Hogan (born 1953), actor/wrestler
• Melissa Howard (born 1977), actress/comedian
• John Hudek (born 1966), professional baseball player
• Lauren Hutton (born 1943), supermodel, actress

I

• Paul D. Irving (born 1957), Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives

J

• Matt Joyce (born 1984), professional baseball player
• Rick Jacobson, The grouper king of Tampa

K

• Kamelot (formed 1991), power metal band
• Jill Kelley (born 1975), philanthropist and advocate
• Tarence Kinsey (born 1984), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League
• KJ-52 (born 1975), Christian rapper
• Ryszard Kukliński, Polish soldier and CIA agent

L

• Tony LaRussa (born 1944), professional baseball player
• Tony Little (born 1956), fitness equipment pitchman
• Al López (1908–2005), professional baseball player
• Vance Lovelace (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (1893–1985), businessman, civic leader, National Guard commander and segregationist political figure

M

• Dave Magadan (born 1962), professional baseball player
• Matt Mantei (born 1973), professional baseball player
• Sam Marsonek (born 1978), professional baseball player
• Robert Martinez (born 1934), politician, former Governor of Florida
• Tino Martinez (born 1967), professional baseball player
• Billy Mays (1958–2009), TV commercial pitchman
• Eugene McCaslin (born 1977), professional football player
• Lance McCullers (born 1964), professional baseball player
• Tom McEwen (1923–2011), sportswriter
• Fred McGriff (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Butterfly McQueen (1911–1995), actress, Gone with the Wind
• Peter Mellor (born 1947), English-born American soccer player and coach
• Jason Michaels (born 1976), professional baseball player
• Sam Militello (born 1969), professional baseball player
• Rich Monteleone (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Aaron Murray, professional football player

N

• Gene Nelson (born 1960), professional baseball player

O

• Ralph Onis (1908–1995), professional baseball player
• Obituary, death metal band

P

• VoiceoverPete (Pete Accetturo) (born 1959), Internet personality
• Ferdie Pacheco (born 1927), physician, boxing analyst
• Sarah Paulson (born 1974), Emmy Award-winning actress
• Lou Piniella (born 1943), professional baseball player
• Peter Polansky, tennis player
• Rich Puig (born 1953), professional baseball player

R

• Ryan Raburn (born 1981), professional baseball player
• John Ramos (born 1965), professional baseball player
• Chris Ray (born 1982), professional baseball player
• John Reaves (1950–2017), professional football player
• Jody Reed (born 1962), professional baseball player
• Roy Roberts (1906–1975), actor
• Shane Robinson (born 1984), professional baseball player
• Todd Rogers (born 1964), electronic sports player
• Jason Romano (born 1979), professional baseball player

S

• Tony Samuels (1954–2001), gridiron football player
• David Sanborn (born 1945), musician (saxophonist)
• Stephanie Moulton Sarkis (born 1974), psychotherapist and author
• Randy Savage (1952–2011), professional wrestler
• Gary Sheffield (born 1968), professional baseball player
• Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
• Matthew Stafford (born 1988), professional football player
• George Steinbrenner (1930–2010), philanthropist, principal owner of New York Yankees
• Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer/songwriter, musician
• Steve Swindal, businessman, chairman of the Port Tampa Bay
• John H Sykes, businessman and philanthropist, founder of Sykes Enterprises

T

• Channing Tatum (born 1980), actor
• Owen Teague (born 1998), actor
• Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr. (1924–1945), Marine, one of six who raised first flag on Mount Suribachi at Battle of Iwo Jima
• Randolph W. Thrower, former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
• Mel Tillis (1932–2017), country-western singer-songwriter and musician; Country Music Entertainer of the Year in 1976
• Santo Trafficante, Jr. (1914–1987), Mafia boss

V

• Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, drag queen from RuPaul's Drag Race

W

• Dreama Walker (born 1986), actress
• Dan White (actor) (March 25, 1908–July 7, 1980), American actor in vaudeville, theater, film and television
• John White (born 1935), football player
• Slim Whitman (1923–2013), country music and western music singer
• Paul Wight (Big Show) (born 1972), professional wrestler and actor
• Mike Williams (born 1984), professional football player
• Charles R. Wilson (born 1954), federal judge

Z

• Tony Zappone (born 1947), journalist, broadcaster, author