List of people from Gainesville, Florida

Celebrities that live or have lived in Gainesville, Florida include:

Individuals

Musicians

* Aslyn, singer/songwriter [cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/10/earlyshow/saturday/secondcup/main700945.shtml |title=Aslyn's 'Lemon Love' |publisher=CBS News |date=11 June 2005 |accessdate=2007-07-19]
* Bo Diddley, musician (Lived in nearby Archer) [cite news |url=http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060226/LOCAL/202260346/1078/news |title=Bo Diddley's day is full of appreciation and music |author-Crabbe, Nathan |publisher="Gainesville Sun" |date=26 February 2006 |accessdate=2007-07-19]
* Don Felder, musician [cite web |url=http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=DON|FELDER&sql=11:a9fuxqy5ld0e~T1 |title=Don Felder-Biography |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-07-19]
* Tom Gabel, Lead Singer and Songwriter of Against Me!cite web |url=http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifqxqwaldje~T1 |title=Against Me!-Biography |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-07-19]
* Tom Petty, musician [cite news |url=http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060922/NEWS/209220355/1001/NEWS01 |title=No heartbreak at Petty's Gainesville homecoming |author=Schlenker, Dave |publisher=Ocala Star-Banner |date=22 September 2006 |accessdate=2007-07-19]
* Marce, musician [cite news |url=http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20060806/DAYBREAK/208060301|title=She's a folk singer on a mission |author=Wlodawski, Deena |publisher=The Gainesville Sun |date=06 August 2006 |accessdate=2008-04-06]
* Minnie Riperton, musician [cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&pg=PT409&lpg=PT409&dq=%22Minnie+Riperton%22+Gainesville&source=web&ots=cHxf2hcbdA&sig=Apo8rJOKwoljfIZv9Qy9SWpdtJg&hl=en |title=The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits |last=Bronson |first=Fred |authorlink=Fred Bronson |page=400 |publisher=Billboard Books |date=2003 |isbn=978-0823076772]
* Stephen Stills, musician [cite press release |url=http://www.uff.ufl.edu/News/PressRelease.asp?Story=18 |title=Rock legend Stephen Stills putting roof over heads of University of Florida marching band |author=Brazda, Christopher |publisher=University of Florida Foundation |date=7 May 2003 |accessdate=2007-07-19]
* John Vanderslice, musician [cite news |url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/01/26/DDGCDAVFFK1.DTL&type=music |title=Vanderslice likes to go with the flow -- especially if it's not digital |author=Vaziri, Aidin |publisher="San Francisco Chronicle" |date=26 January 2005 |accessdate=2007-07-19]

Actors/Performers

* Brittany Daniel, actress [cite web |url=http://cwtv.com/shows/the-game/cast/brittany-daniel |title=The Game-cast-Brittany Daniel |publisher=The CW |accessdate=2007-07-19]
* Merritt Butrick, actor [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125190/bio |title=Merritt Butrick—Biography |publisher=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=2008-03-08]
* Cynthia Daniel, actress [cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/cynthia-daniel/person/69015/biography.html |title=Cynthia Daniel Bio |publisher=TV.com |accessdate=2007-07-19]
* Faye Dunawaycite web |url=http://www.questions.ufl.edu/general/facts/150/ |title=Ask UF—Who are UF’s famous alumni? |publisher=University of Florida |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Buddy Ebsen, actor [cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117888942.html?categoryid=25&cs=1 |title=Song-and-dance man Ebsen hit it big on TV |author=Natale, Richard |publisher="Variety" |date=7 July 2003 |accessdate=2007-07-20]
* Malcolm Gets [cite web |url=http://www.carolineinthecity.com/citc/theseries/bio_richard.html |title=Biography—Malcolm Gets as Richard Karinsky |publisher=Eyemark Entertainment |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Darrell Hammond, comedian [cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/bios/Darrell_Hammond.shtml |title=Saturday Night Live Bios |publisher=NBC |accessdate=2007-07-20]
* Tom Miller, Performance Artist [cite news |url=http://search.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050623/SCENE/206230306/1004/entertainment |title=The Tom Miller Show |author=Aria, Travis |publisher="Gainesville Sun" |date=23 June 2005 |accessdate=2007-07-20]
* Joaquin Phoenix, actor [cite news |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE3DF123DF93AA1575AC0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |title= FILM; River Phoenix Is Not Just The Boy Next Door |last=Shoemer |first=Karen |date=29 September 1991 |publisher="The New York Times" |accessdate=2008-04-20]
* River Phoenix, actorcitation |url=http://www.aleka.org/phoenix/zines/phoeni12.htm |title=Lost in Hollywood: the fast times and short life of River Phoenix |publisher="Cosmopolitan" |last=Glatt |first=John |date=April 1995 |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Stephen Root, actor [cite web |url=http://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/31645/bio |title=Stephen Root - Yahoo! TV |publisher=Yahoo! |accessdate=2007-07-20]
* Maya Rudolph, comediancite web |url=http://www.cityofgainesville.org/about/ |title=About Gainesville-General Facts |publisher=City of Gainesville |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Bob Vila

Athletes

* Corey Brewer, basketball player, NBA (Minnesota Timberwolves) [cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/draft2007/profiles/CoreyBrewer.html|title=Prospect profile—Cory Brewer |publisher=National Basketball Association |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Lyubov Denisova, Marathon runner [cite web |url=http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-239-379--11796-0,00.html |title=A brief chat with Lyubov Denisova |publisher=Runner's World |last=Tanser |first=Toby |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Doug Dickey, Football Coach/Hall of Fame member (University of Florida, University of Tennessee) [cite web |url=http://www.tshf.net/honorees/d-dickey.html |title=Tennessean of the Year Doug Dickey |publisher=Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Taurean Green, basketball player, NBA (Denver Nuggets) [cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/draft2007/profiles/TaureanGreen.html |title=Prospect profile—Taurean Green |publisher=National Basketball Association |accessdate=2007-09-03]
*Udonis Haslem, basketball player, NBA (Miami Heat) [cite web
url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/udonis_haslem/bio.html |title=Udonis Haslem bio|publisher=National Basketball Association |accessdate=2007-09-27]
* Al Horford, basketball player, NBA (Atlanta Hawks) [cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/draft2007/profiles/AlHorford.html |title=Prospect profile—Al Horford |publisher=National Basketball Association |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Darrell Jackson, football player, NFL (Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers) [cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=JAC122780 |title=Darrell Jackson/#82/WR |publisher=National Football League |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Chris Leak, football player, NFL (Chicago Bears) [cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-07-26-leak_x.htm |title=Senior Leak will remain starter; freshman Tebow turning heads |publisher="USA Today" |last=Whiteside |first=Kelly |date=27 July 2006 |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Marty Liquori, Olympic track athlete, TV announcer, jazz guitarist [cite web |url=http://www.martyliquori.com/music.htm |title=Marty Liquori—the musician |publisher=Marty Liquori |accessdate-2007-09-03]
* Roger Maris baseball player(Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees) [cite news |url=http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/08-98/08-04-98/d01sp126.htm |title=Chasing 61 |last=Capozzi |first=Joe |publisher="The Standard-Times" (New Bedford, MA) |date=4 August 1998 |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Andrew Miller, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) [cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millean01.shtml |title=Players—Andrew Miller |publisher=baseball-reference.com |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Heather Mitts, soccer player (United States women's national soccer team) [cite web |url=http://www.usoc.org/26_13785.htm |title=Heather Mitts |publisher=United States Olympic Committee |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Rodney Mullen, professional skateboarder [cite web |url=http://skateboard.about.com/od/proskaterbios/p/ProRodneyMullen.htm |title=Rodney Mullen Bio |publisher=About.com |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Joakim Noah, basketball player, NBA (Chicago Bulls) [cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/draft2007/profiles/JoakimNoah.html |title=Prospect Profile—Joachim Noah |publisher=National Basketball Association |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Clinton Portis, football player, NFL (Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins) [cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/clintonportis/profile?id=POR792942 |title=Clinton Portis/#26/RB |publisher=National Football League |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Chris Richard, basketball player, NBA (Minnesota Timberwolves) [cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chris_richard/index.html?nav=page |title=Chris Richard info page |publisher=National Basketball Association |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Emmitt Smith, professional football player, NFL (Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals) [cite web |url=http://www.emmittsmith.com/ssp/bio/ |title=Emmitt Smith Bio |Publisher=Emmitt Smith (Official Website) |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Steve Spurrier, football player and coach (University of Florida, Washington Redskins, and University of South Carolina) [cite news |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2006/10/01/Sports/Gators_start_Ring_of_.shtml |title=Gators start Ring of Honor with four former greats |last=English |first=Antonya |date=1 October 2006 |publisher="St. Petersburg Times" |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Abby Wambach, soccer player, United States women's national soccer team [cite web |url=http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_13777.htm |title=Abby Wambach |publisher=United States Olympic Committee |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Bernard Williams, sprinter and Olympic gold medalist [cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2005/Williams_Bernard.asp |title=Bernard Williams |publisher=USA Track & Field |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Jack Youngblood, football player/Hall of Fame member, NFL (Los Angeles Rams) [cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=237 |title=Jack Youngblood |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |accessdate=2007-09-03]

Writers

* Kiki Carter, environmental activist, organizer, musician, writer [cite web |url=http://dancinglight.us/bio.html
title=Dancing Light Bio |publisher=Sunblossom Records |accessdate=2008-05-20]
* Michael Connelly, multiple-bestselling thriller/mystery writer [cite web |url=http://www.michaelconnelly.com/About_the_Author/about_the_author.html |title=About Michael Connelly |publisher=Michael Connely (Official Site) |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Harry Crews, Southern Gothic author [cite web |url=http://www.harrycrews.com/Personal/Biography/index.html |title=Brief Biography |publisher=Harry Crews (Official Site) |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Nancy Yi Fan, children's book author [cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/01/27/smnancy27.xml&page=1 |title= Flight of fantasy |last=Young |first=Lucie |date=27 January 2007 |publisher="The Daily Telegraph" |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Joe Haldeman, science fiction author [cite web |url=http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040223/haldeman.shtml |title=Interview:Joe Haldeman |last=Mead |first=Donald |publisher="Strange Horizons" |date=23 February 2004 |accessdate=2007-09-03]
*Andrew Knowlton, food writer [cite web |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_io/text/0,3180,FOOD_30216_64997,00.html |title=The Next Iron Chef: Cast: Andrew Knowlton |publisher=The Food Network |accessdate=2008-06-16]
* David Leavitt, author, editor, and English professor [cite web |url=http://web.english.ufl.edu/faculty/dleavitt/ |title=David Leavitt |publisher=University of Florida, Department of English |accessdate=2007-09-07]
* Tom Meek, newspaper columnist and writer [cite web |url=http://adayincyberville.gainesvillevoice.com/default.asp?item=669451 |title=Digital Superzooms Make True All-In-One Cameras |last=Meek |first=Tom |publisher=Gainesville Voice |accessdate=2007-09-03]

Other notable individuals

* Stephanie Abrams, meteorologist [cite web |url=http://press.weather.com/index.php/meteorologists/9.html |title= Meteorologists—Stephanie Abrams |publisher=The Weather Channel |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Robert Cade, inventor of Gatorade [citation |url=http://www.news.health.ufl.edu/story.aspx?ID=703 |title=Dr. Robert Cade…saga of the world’s best-selling sports drink and the creative physician scientist behind it |last=Phillips-Han |first=Arline |publisher=University of Florida Health News |date=24 February 2003 |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Scott Camil, activist [citation |url=http://www.jou.ufl.edu/Pubs/onb/F98/freedom.htm |title=Freedom Fighter |publisher="Orange and Blue" |last=Rhea |first=Scott |date=Fall 1998 |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Jamie Dupree, Radio News Reporter & Washington Correspondent [cite web |url=http://wsbradio.com/inside/jamie_dupree_bio.html |title=News/Talk 750 WSB's Washington Correspondent Jamie Dupree |publisher=Cox Radio |accessdate=2008-07-07]
* Bob Graham, Governor and U.S. Senator [cite web |url=http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/collections/governors/about.cfm?id=45 |title=Daniel Robert Graham |publisher=State of Florida |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* William R. Maples, Forensic anthropologist [cite web |url=http://maples-center.ufl.edu/wrmaples.html |title=William R. Maples |publisher=University of Florida Maples Center |accessdate=2008-05-20]
* Maggie Taylor, artistcite web |url=http://www.modernbook.com/maggietaylor.htm |title=Maggie Taylor:Solutions beginning with A |publisher=Modernbook Gallery |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* John Thompson, mathematician, Fields medalist [cite web |url=http://www.math.ufl.edu/fac/facdir-tab.html |title=Faculty Directory, UF Mathematics |publisher=University of Florida |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Jerry Uelsmann, fine art photographer

Music Groups

* Against Me! [cite news |url=http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070810/ENT02/708100316/1019&template=printart |title=It's going well for Gainesville's Against Me! |last=Leslie |first=Mary |publisher="Tallahassee Democrat" |date=10 August 2007 |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Aleka's Attic
* As Friends Rust [cite web |url=http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=AS|FRIENDS|RUST&sql=11:dbfoxqrjldde~T0 |title=As Friends Rust Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* The Draft [cite web |url=http://wm03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifrxq8sldse~T0 |title=The Draft Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Holopaw [cite web |url=http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=HOLOPAW&sql=11:jcfexql0ldde~T0 |title=Holopaw Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Hot Water Music [cite web |url=http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=HOT|WATER|MUSIC&sql=11:dnfqxqqgldae~T0 |title=Hot Water Music Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Less Than Jake [cite web |url=http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=LESS|THAN|JAKE&sql=11:ajfqxqugldse~T0 |title=Less Than Jake Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Mudcrutch [cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers |title=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Rehasher [cite web |url=http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=REHASHER&sql=11:dbfixqraldfe~T0 |title=Rehasher Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-09-03]
* Sister Hazel [cite web |url=http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=SISTER|HAZEL&sql=11:fifoxq9hld0e~T0 |title=Sister Hazel Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2007-09-03]

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