List of people from Gainesville, Florida
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Celebrities that live or have lived in Gainesville, Florida include:
Individuals
Musicians
- Aslyn, singer/songwriter[1]
- Beverly Crawford, gospel songwriter/singer[2]
- Bo Diddley, musician (Lived in nearby Archer)[3]
- Don Felder, musician[4]
- Tom Gabel, Lead Singer and Songwriter of Against Me![5]
- Gladys Horton, singer (group The Marvelettes)[6]
- Tom Petty, musician[7]
- Marce, musician[8]
- Minnie Riperton, musician [9]
- Stephen Stills, musician[10]
- John Vanderslice, musician[11]
Actors/Performers
- Brittany Daniel, actress[12]
- Merritt Butrick, actor[13]
- Cynthia Daniel, actress[14]
- Faye Dunaway[15]
- Buddy Ebsen, actor[16]
- Malcolm Gets[17]
- Darrell Hammond, comedian[18]
- Robert Hoffman, actor[19]
- Tom Miller, Performance Artist[20]
- Joaquin Phoenix, actor[21]
- River Phoenix, actor[22]
- Stephen Root, actor[23]
- Maya Rudolph, actress, comedian[24]
- Tyra Sanchez, drag queen, reality television personality[25]
- Bob Vila, home renovation authority[15]
Athletes
- Corey Brewer, basketball player, NBA (Minnesota Timberwolves)[26]
- Lyubov Denisova, Marathon runner[27]
- Doug Dickey, Football Coach/Hall of Fame member (University of Florida, University of Tennessee)[28]
- Taurean Green, basketball player, NBA (Denver Nuggets)[29]
- Udonis Haslem, basketball player, NBA (Miami Heat) [30]
- Al Horford, basketball player, NBA (Atlanta Hawks)[31]
- Darrell Jackson, football player, NFL (Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers)[32]
- Chris Leak, football player, NFL (Chicago Bears)[33]
- Marty Liquori, Olympic track athlete, TV announcer, jazz guitarist[34]
- Ryan Lochte, Olympic swimmer[35]
- Roger Maris baseball player(Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees)[36]
- Vernon Maxwell Basketball Player (Houston Rockets)[37]
- Andrew Miller, baseball player (Detroit Tigers)[38]
- Heather Mitts, soccer player (United States women's national soccer team)[39]
- Rodney Mullen, professional skateboarder[40]
- Joakim Noah, basketball player, NBA (Chicago Bulls)[41]
- Clinton Portis, football player, NFL (Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins)[42]
- Chris Richard, basketball player, NBA (Minnesota Timberwolves)[43]
- Emmitt Smith, professional football player, NFL (Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals)[44]
- Steve Spurrier, football player and coach (University of Florida, Washington Redskins, and University of South Carolina)[45]
- Tim Tebow, professional football player, NFL (Denver Broncos)[46]
- Abby Wambach, soccer player, United States women's national soccer team[47]
- Bernard Williams, sprinter and Olympic gold medalist[48]
- Jack Youngblood, football player/Hall of Fame member, NFL (Los Angeles Rams)[49]
Writers
- Joel Achenbach, newspaper staff writer and book author[50]
- Kiki Carter, environmental activist, organizer, musician, writer[51]
- Michael Connelly, multiple-bestselling thriller/mystery writer[52]
- Harry Crews, Southern Gothic author[53]
- Nancy Yi Fan, children's book author[54]
- Joe Haldeman, science fiction author[55]
- Andrew Knowlton, food writer[56]
- David Leavitt, author, editor, and English professor[57]
- Tom Meek, newspaper columnist and writer[58]
Other notable individuals
- Stephanie Abrams, meteorologist[59]
- Robert Cade, inventor of Gatorade[60]
- Scott Camil, activist[61]
- Jamie Dupree, Radio News Reporter & Washington Correspondent[62]
- Bob Graham, Governor and U.S. Senator[63]
- William R. Maples, Forensic anthropologist [64]
- Charles R. Perry, Philanthropist and businessman[65]
- Maggie Taylor, artist[66]
- John Thompson, mathematician, Fields medalist[67]
- Jerry Uelsmann, fine art photographer[66]
Music Groups
References
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- ^ Tinker, Cleveland (January 19, 2011). "A gospel celebration". The Gainesville Sun. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110119/GUARDIAN/110119341. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ^ Crabbe, Nathan (26 February 2006). "Bo Diddley's day is full of appreciation and music". Gainesville Sun. http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060226/LOCAL/202260346/1078/news. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ^ "Don Felder-Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p17478/biography. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ^ "Against Me!-Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p603214/biography. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (January 27, 2011). "Gladys Horton, Marvelettes’ Lead Singer, Is Dead". New York Times (New York City: New York Times). http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/arts/music/28horton.html. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
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- ^ Aria, Travis (23 June 2005). "The Tom Miller Show". Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929120526/http://search.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050623/SCENE/206230306/1004/entertainment. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
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- ^ "Stephen Root - Yahoo! TV". Yahoo!. http://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/31645/bio. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "About Gainesville-General Facts". City of Gainesville. http://www.cityofgainesville.org/about/. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ The World of Tyra: Bio from www.theworldoftyra.com
- ^ "Prospect profile—Cory Brewer". National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/draft2007/profiles/CoreyBrewer.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ Tanser, Toby. "A brief chat with Lyubov Denisova". Runner's World. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-239-379--11796-0,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Tennessean of the Year Doug Dickey". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.tshf.net/honorees/d-dickey.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Prospect profile—Taurean Green". National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/draft2007/profiles/TaureanGreen.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Udonis Haslem bio". National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/udonis_haslem/bio.html. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ "Prospect profile—Al Horford". National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/draft2007/profiles/AlHorford.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Darrell Jackson/#82/WR". National Football League. http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=JAC122780. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (27 July 2006). "Senior Leak will remain starter; freshman Tebow turning heads". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-07-26-leak_x.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Marty Liquori—the musician". Marty Liquori. http://www.martyliquori.com/music.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Bios: Ryan Lochte". USA Swimming. http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopModules/BioViewManaged.aspx?personid=ef40c7a1-7499-4931-8027-f8a7f1c4175d&TabId=1453&Mid=6519. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ Capozzi, Joe (4 August 1998). "Chasing 61". The Standard-Times (New Bedford, MA). http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/08-98/08-04-98/d01sp126.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "NBA.com profile: Vernon Maxwell". National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/vernon_maxwell/bio.html. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ "Players—Andrew Miller". baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millean01.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Heather Mitts". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20070313143459/http://www.usoc.org/26_13785.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Rodney Mullen Bio". About.com. http://skateboard.about.com/od/proskaterbios/p/ProRodneyMullen.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Prospect Profile—Joachim Noah". National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/draft2007/profiles/JoakimNoah.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Clinton Portis/#26/RB". National Football League. http://www.nfl.com/players/clintonportis/profile?id=POR792942. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Chris Richard info page". National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chris_richard/index.html?nav=page. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Emmitt Smith Bio". Emmitt Smith (Official Website). http://www.emmittsmith.com/ssp/bio/. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ English, Antonya (1 October 2006). "Gators start Ring of Honor with four former greats". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.sptimes.com/2006/10/01/Sports/Gators_start_Ring_of_.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Tim Tebow". Tim Tebow (Official Website). http://www.timtebow.com/. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Abby Wambach". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930024133/http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_13777.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Bernard Williams". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930204743/http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2005/Williams_Bernard.asp. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Jack Youngblood". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=237. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Post Magazine". The Washington Post. April 29, 2002. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/02/magazine/magazine_achenbach050602.htm. Retrieved April 29, 2002.
- ^ "Dancing Light Bio". Sunblossom Records. http://dancinglight.us/bio.html. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "About Michael Connelly". Michael Connely (Official Site). Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20070814082911/http://www.michaelconnelly.com/About_the_Author/about_the_author.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Brief Biography". Harry Crews (Official Site). http://www.harrycrews.com/Personal/Biography/index.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ Young, Lucie (27 January 2007). "Flight of fantasy". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2007-05-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070505114849/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/01/27/smnancy27.xml&page=1. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
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- ^ "David Leavitt". University of Florida, Department of English. http://web.english.ufl.edu/faculty/dleavitt/. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ Meek, Tom. "Digital Superzooms Make True All-In-One Cameras". Gainesville Voice. http://adayincyberville.gainesvillevoice.com/default.asp?item=669451. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Meteorologists—Stephanie Abrams". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20070814011152/http://press.weather.com/index.php/meteorologists/9.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
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- ^ "Daniel Robert Graham". State of Florida. http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/governors/about.cfm?id=45. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "William R. Maples". University of Florida Maples Center. http://maples-center.ufl.edu/wrmaples.html. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Longtime builder, benefactor Perry dies". Gainesville Sun. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20050511/LOCAL/205110326?p=all&tc=pgall. Retrieved 2005-05-11.
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- ^ Leslie, Mary (10 August 2007). "It's going well for Gainesville's Against Me!". Tallahassee Democrat. http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070810/ENT02/708100316/1019&template=printart. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "As Friends Rust Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p375791. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "The Draft Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p709643. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Holopaw Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p551735. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Hot Water Music Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p182511. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Less Than Jake Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p198618. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Rehasher Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p675881. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Sister Hazel Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p200492. Retrieved 2007-09-03.