List of people from Winter Haven, Florida
The following is a list of notable people who were born in, lived in or are associated with the city of Winter Haven, Florida:
- Frank Attkisson, politician
- Andre Berto, professional welterweight boxer
- Otis Birdsong, former professional basketball player
- George A. "Banana George" Blair, professional barefoot skier
- Kenneth Brokenburr, gold medalist, 4x100 meter relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Lem Burnham, football player
- Chris Cameron, gymnast
- Stephen Christian, lead singer of Anberlin
- Tim Ford, Mississippi lawyer and legislator
- Rowdy Gaines, Olympic 3-time gold medal swimmer [1]
- Michael Griffin, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Gloria Hendry, actress
- Ralph Houk, former manager of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox
- Gene Leedy, modern architect
- Charlie Manuel, former manager of MLB's Philadelphia Phillies
- Jake Owen, country singer
- Kathleen Parker, author and syndicated columnist
- Gram Parsons, country and rock musician[2]
- James Lord Pierpont, songwriter of Jingle Bells. Uncle of J.P. Morgan.
- Dick Pope, Sr., founder of Cypress Gardens and famed water-skier
- Dick Pope, Jr., former world champion water-skier and bare-foot water-skier
- Alex Ramirez, professional baseball player
- Lawrence Scarpa, architect
- Jordan Schafer, MLB player
- Burt Shotton, former manager of MLB's Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers
- John A. Snively, pioneer citrus grower, developed extensive groves in the Winter Haven area
- Jim Stafford, country singer
- Dewey Tomko, professional poker player
- Sally Wheeler, actress
- O.D. Wilson, powerlifter and professional strongman
- Gary Wright, singer, actor, arts educator/presenter
- Michael Yon, journalist[3]
References
- ^ "Rowdy Gaines bio". premierespeakers.com. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ "Byrd Watcher". ebni.com. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ "About Michael Yon". Michael Yon Online. Retrieved 2010-10-01.