List of people from Orlando, Florida
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This is a list of notable people that were born in, lived in, or currently reside in Orlando, Florida:
- Michelle Akers – professional soccer player
- Chucky Atkins – professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association
- Atari Bigby – professional football player for the Green Bay Packers
- Jack Billingham – former professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
- Dré Bly – professional football player with the Denver Broncos
- Wayne Brady – comedian, singer, and television personality
- Malcolm Bricklin – automobile entrepreneur
- Delta Burke – television and film actress
- Nick Calathes – basketball player for the Florida Gators
- Pat Calathes – former basketball player for the Saint Joseph's Hawks
- Vince Carter – professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets
- Pat Conroy – author
- Lee Corso – sports broadcaster and professional football analyst
- Mike Cuellar – former baseball pitcher
- Daunte Culpepper – American football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders
- Johnny Damon – professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees
- Darryl Dawkins – former NBA Player
- Marquis Daniels – professional basketball shooting guard/point guard for the Indiana Pacers
- Chris DiMarco – professional golfer
- DJ Icey – musician and prominent in international breaks music community
- DJ Khaled – rapper
- Buddy Ebsen – actor
- David Eckstein – baseball player
- Jeff Faine – football player
- Luis Fonsi – singer
- Joey Fatone – singer
- John Frame – American philosopher and a Calvinist theologian
- Doug Gabriel – professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Tom Gordon – professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Sidney Green – retired professional basketball player and college coach
- Zack Greinke – professional baseball player for the Kansas City Royals
- Ken Griffey, Jr. – professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
- Greg Gumbel – play-by-play announcer
- Cheryl Hines – actress
- Andrew Harr – music producer, member of the Runners
- Josh Freeze – founding member, drummer for the band A Perfect Circle
- Traylor Howard – actress
- Zora Neale Hurston – author, African-American folklorist
- Jermaine Jackson – music producer, member of the Runners
- Deacon Jones – football player
- Chris Johnson (running back) – NFL running back for the Tennessee Titans
- Davey Johnson – former professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs
- Jack Kerouac – novelist, writer, poet, artist
- Howie Dorough: Backstreet Boys
- Chet Lemon – former baseball player
- Felipe Lopez – baseball player
- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute – college basketball player
- Patty Maloney – dwarf actress
- Mike Maroth – professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers
- Brandon Marshall – professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Mel Martinez – current chairman of the National Republican Party, United States Senator
- Marlon McCree – professional football player for the San Diego Chargers
- Tracy McGrady – professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets
- Tim McKyer – former professional football player
- Brandon Meriweather – professional football player for the New England Patriots
- Kawika Mitchell – professional football player
- Mandy Moore – popstar, Song-Writer, actress, Fashion Designer
- Lennon Murphy – singer
- Ed Moses (swimmer) – Gold medalists in the 2000 Olympics
- Bill Nelson – U.S. Senator (Democrat)
- Nate Newton – former football player
- Joe Oliver – former baseball player
- Tari Phillips – professional basketball player in the WNBA for the Houston Comets
- A. J. Pierzynski – professional baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, and Chicago White Sox
- Richard L. Pratt, Jr. – author, American Reformed theologian
- Orlando Reeves – legendary American soldier who was killed during the Seminole Wars
- Tim Raines – retired baseball player
- Keith Rivers – linebacker for USC Trojans and Cincinnati Bengals
- Elizabeth Madox Roberts – novelist and poet from Kentucky
- Asante Samuel – football player, cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Warren Sapp – former professional football player who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and later the Oakland Raiders
- Jon Schneck – guitarist, banjo player, and bell player for the Christian rock band Relient K
- William C. Schwartz – Physicist, laser pioneer, founder of Orlando-based International Laser Systems and Schwartz Electro-Optics.
- Wesley Snipes – actor, film producer
- R. C. Sproul – Calvinist theologian, pastor
- Max Starks – professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Kirsten Storms – actress
- Amare Stoudemire – professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns
- Antonio Tarver – professional boxer
- Joe Tinker – former professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs
- Daniel Lawrence Whitney a.k.a. Larry the Cable Guy – stand-up comedian and co-star of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. Currently lives in the Orlando area.
- Frank Viola – former baseball player
- Whit Watson – sports anchor
- Rickie Weeks – baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers
- Paul Wilson – professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
- Darius Washington – professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs
- Jason Williams (basketball) – professional basketball player for the Miami Heat
- Tiger Woods – golfer
- Blake Young – college basketball player for Kansas State
- John W. Young – Apollo 16 astronaut
- Jack Youngblood – pro football hall of fame member
- The Runners – Producers
- Jon Young – Rapper
- J.Cash – Rapper
- Treal – Rap group
- Smilez & Southstar – Rap duo
- Dee Boi – Rapper
- Wes Fif – Rapper
