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Famous University of Florida alumni
include:
Arts, Literature,
Humanities and Entertainment
- Stephanie Abrams, reporter, The Weather Channel
- John Atanasoff, inventor of the digital
electronic computer
- Todd Barry, stand-up comedian
- David Bellamy, country music artists the Bellamy
Brothers
- Howard Bellamy, country music artists the Bellamy
Brothers
- Stanley Benton aka Stat Quo, Hip-Hop Artist
- Rita Mae Brown, author and activist
- Michael Connelly, JM 1980, best-selling author
and Alumnus of Distinction of the College [1]
- Jonathan Demme, Academy Award winning director of
The Silence of the Lambs
- Kate DiCamillo, award-winning children's novelist
and screenwriter
- Faye Dunaway, Academy Award winning actress for
Network
- Buddy Ebsen, actor, best known as Jed Clampett on
The Beverly Hillbillies
- Raymond J. Drohan, Creator of Highlander2.com,
the number one highlander fansite in the world.
- Rich Fields, announcer of The Price Is Right,
meteorologist, radio personality, voice-over actor
- David Finkel, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning
reporter for the Washington Post
- Malcolm Gets, actor, Caroline in the City
- Alex Scott, activist for Young Men's Society of
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Philip Graham, famed publisher of the Washington
Post
- edwin Granberry, long-time writer of the comic
strip Buz Sawyer
- Darrell Hammond, comedian, Saturday Night Live
- Kristin Harmel, People reporter and
novelist
- Carl Hiaasen, novelist and Miami Herald columnist
- Yoanna House, fashion model and winner of cycle 2
of the America's Next Top Model
- Ken Leebow, author, speaker and TV personality --
300 Incredible Things to Do on the Internet book series
- Marcus Pearcy, famed speaker, personality,
educational expert, and creator of "Happy Fun Ball."
- John Janick, owner of Fueled by Ramen Records
- Frances Mayes,Author of New York Times
bestselling book Under the Tuscan Sun.
- Jamie McIntyre, senior Pentagon correspondent for
CNN
- Jesse Palmer, NFL Quarterback and star of ABC's
The Bachelor
- Stephen Root, actor, best known as Milton in the
Mike Judge comedy classic Office Space
- Forrest Sawyer, anchorman, ABC News
- Stephen Stills, member of bands CSNY and Buffalo
Springfield
- Mel Tillis, singer, songwriter and comedian
- Kendra Todd, real estate businesswoman and winner
of The Apprentice 3 reality TV show
- Bob Vila, home-improvement guru and former host
of This Old House
- Edward Yang, renowned Taiwanese film-maker,
winner of Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi yi
- C. Dale Young, award-winning poet
- Adrian Pasdar, Nathan Petrelli on heroes (tv
series), played football at UF for one season
- Joshua Murphy, Mechanical Engineer who worked on
several important projects in the development of SouthWest Florida
Science and
mathematics
- Marshall Nirenberg, Nobel Prize winner in
Physiology or Medicine in 1968
- Robert Grubbs, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry in
2005
- John Griggs Thompson, recipient of the Fields
Medal in 1970
- John Vincent Atanasoff, inventor of the first
automatic electronic digital computer
- Grady Paxton III, Microbiologist
Sports
Sportcasters
- Red Barber, radio sportscaster principally for
the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Elfi Schlegel-Dunn, sports/gymnastics commentator
for NBC
- Erin Andrews, TV commentator for ESPN
- Guy Rawlings, TV sports anchor for NBC-Miami
- Bob Coldeen, TV sports commentator for KSPN -
Saipan
Baseball
- John Burke, former Major League Pitcher and first
ever Draft Choice of the Colorado Rockies
- David Eckstein, All-Star shortstop, and 2006
World Series M.V.P. for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Mark Ellis, current Oakland Athletics second
baseman
- Josh Fogg, current pitcher for the Colorado
Rockies
- Rob Murphy, former major league baseball pitcher
for the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds
- Al Rosen, former Cleveland Indians third baseman
and AL MVP
- Brad Wilkerson, major league baseball player for
the Texas Rangers
Basketball
- Matt Bonner, NBA basketball player
- Andrew DeClercq, NBA basketball player
- Kurt Feazel, 1965-69
- Udonis Haslem, NBA basketball player
- David Lee, NBA basketball player
- Vernon Maxwell, NBA basketball player
- Mike Miller, NBA basketball player
- Andy Owens- Led Florida to their first
post-season tournament in 1969 with Neal Walk.
- Neal Walk - NBA basketball player, Univ of Fla
Greatest Player
- Jason Williams, NBA basketball player
- Ronnie Williams, Univ. of Florida All-time
leading scorer, 2nd round draft pick 1984, Boston Celtics
Football
- Wes Chandler, former Gator & NFL wide
receiver
- Cris Collinsworth, former NFL wide receiver and
television sportscaster for HBO's "Inside the NFL"
- Rex Grossman, quarterback for the Chicago Bears
- Lindy Infante, NFL head coach for the Green Bay
Packers and the Indianapolis Colts
- Jevon Kearse, professional football player for
the Philadelphia Eagles
- Bobby McCray, NFL Defensive End for the
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Mike Peterson, NFL Middle Linebacker for the
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jesse Palmer, NFL Quarterback and star of ABC's
The Bachelor
- Lito Sheppard, NFL cornerback for the
Philadelphia Eagles
- Emmitt Smith, former professional football
player, Super Bowl MVP, NFL's all-time leading rusher, winner of
Dancing With the Stars
- Steve Spurrier, former Florida Gators quarterback
and national-championship winning head coach, 1966 Heisman Trophy
winner, former coach of the NFL's Washington Redskins, current
head football coach at the University of South Carolina
- Fred Taylor, NFL running back for the
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Danny Wuerffel, Heisman Trophy-winning
quarterback, led the Florida Gators to the 1996 National
Championship, former NFL player
- Jack Youngblood, Hall of Fame NFL football player
- Alex Brown, NFL Defensive End
- Taylor Jacobs, NFL, Wide Receiver, Washington
Redskins
- Wilber Marshall, NFL, Pro Bowl Linebacker,
Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins
- James Jones, NFL, Pro Bowl Fullback, Detroit
Lions and Seattle Seahawks
- Kevin Carter, NFL, Pro Bowl Tackle, St. Louis
Rams, Tennessee Titans, and Miami Dolphins
- Neal Anderson, NFL, Pro Bowl Running Back,
Chicago Bears
- John L. Williams, NFL Pro Bowl Full Back, Seattle
Seahawks
- Lomas Brown, NFL, Pro Bowl Offensive Tackle, NFL
All-Decade Team, Detroit Lions
- Darrell Jackson, NFL, Wide Receiver, Seattle
Seahwaks
- Kenyatta Walker, NFL, Tackle, Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
- Ike Hilliard, NFL, Wide Receiver, Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
- Channing Crowder, NFL Linebacker, Miami Dolphins
- Jabar Gaffney, NFL Wide Receiver, New England
Patriots
- Ian Scott, NFL Defensive Tackle, Chicago Bears
- Reche Caldwell, NFL Wide Receiver, New England
Patriots
- Chad Jackson, NFL Wide Receiver, New England
Patriots
- Chris Leak, led the Florida Gators to the 2006
National Championship, current Florida all-time career passing
leader
Golf
- Tommy Aaron, winner of the 1973 Masters
Tournament
- Andy Bean, won 11 PGA Tour events
- Frank Beard, topped the PGA Tour money list in
1969
- Mark Calcavecchia, winner of the 1989 Open
Championship
- Chris DiMarco, PGA Tour golfer
- Scott Dunlap, PGA Tour golfer
- Andy North, golfer, winner of the 1978 and 1985
U.S. Open
- Camilo Villegas, professional golfer
- Dan Sikes, 1963 (1) Doral C.C. Open Invitational,
1965 (1) Cleveland Open Invitational, 1967 (2) Jacksonville Open,
Philadelphia Golf Classic, 1968 (2) Florida Citrus Open
Invitational, Minnesota Golf Classic
Olympics
- Tracy Caulkins, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer
- Mary Wayte, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer
- Nicole Haislett, Olympic swimmer
- Ryan Lochte, Olympic swimmer
- Martin López-Zubero, Olympic Gold Medalist
Swimmer
- Steve Mesler, Olympic Bobsledder
- Erin Gilreath, Olympic hammer thrower
- Nancy Hogshead, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer
- Dara Torres, Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer
Government and
Military
- Scott Camil, political activist, known primarily
for leading the Gainesville Eight
- Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., decorated Marine and
Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Lawton Chiles, former Florida governor and U.S.
Senator
- John Delaney, former mayor of Jacksonville and
current president of the University of North Florida
- Bob Graham, former Florida governor and U.S.
Senator
- Spessard Holland, former Florida governor and
U.S. Senator, partner of Holland & Knight
- Buddy MacKay, former Florida lieutenant governor,
interim Florida governor
- Bill McCollum, former U.S. Representative from
Florida's 5th congressional district and Florida's 8th
congressional district; Florida Attorney General
- Joe Scarborough, former congressman and MSNBC
talk show host
- George A. Smathers, former U.S. Senator and
Presidential Candidate, US Marine Corps, Library East
(Gainesville, Florida)
- Bruce Smathers, former Florida Secretary of State
- Jeronimo Sandoval Sorto, former mayor of San
Pedro Sula, Honduras, former Honduras Congressman, former
Secretary of Telecomunication, Transportation and Public Work and
former Secretary of Natural Resources
- Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay
- Marco Rubio the current Speaker of the Florida
House of Representatives
- Jeff Kottcamp the current Lt. Governor of Florida
- Gus Bilirakis current US Congressman for
Florida's 9th District
- Corrine Brown current US Congresswoman for
Florida's 3rd District
- Ander Crenshaw current US Congressman for
Florida's 4th District
- Connie Mack IV current US Congressman for
Florida's 14th District
- John Mica current US Congressman for Florida's
7th District
- Jeff Miller current US Congressman for Florida's
1st District
- Adam Putnam current US Congressman for Florida's
12th District
- Robert I. Wexler current US Congressman for
Florida's 19th District
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz current US Congresswoman
for Florida's 20th District
- Andy Owens former Gator basketball player and
current Judge
- Kurt Feazel former Gator basketball player, USAF
F-4 Pilot & President of Pecten Trading Company
Other
- Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., Florida citrus farmer,
University benefactor Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Joseph Kittinger, famed pilot, best known for his
high-altitude balloon flights and parachute jumps
- Fred Levin, prominent attorney, namesake of the
Levin College of Law at the University of Florida
- Melinda Lou "Wendy" Thomas, namesake of Wendy's
Restaurants and daughter of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas
- Robert Love, open source developer known for his
contributions to the Linux kernel.
- Carey Cavanaugh, former U.S. ambassador and
Director of Patterson School of Diplomacy
- Mark Long, model, reality tv star of Road Rules,
and correspondent for Reality Remix
- Bill McBride, successful florida businessman and
lawyer, known for unsuccessfully running for governor of Florida
in 2002.
- Jamie Dupree, Cox Broadcasting Washington News
Bureau.
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