List of Florida State University people

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Westcott Building
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FSU Alumni Center

This list of Florida State University people includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Florida State University (FSU). Florida State alumni are generally known as Seminoles. Florida State University is a public space-grant and sea-grant research university in Tallahassee, Florida. Since its founding in 1851, Florida State has graduated 173 classes of students and today has approximately 400,000 alumni.[1]

Academia and research

Educators

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Eric Barron
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Frank Hagenback
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Paul Stein
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Jim Towey
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T. K. Wetherell

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James Ammons President of Florida A&M University [2]
J. David Armstrong President of Broward College [3]
Eric J. Barron President of Florida State University and Pennsylvania State University [4]
Judith A. Bense President of the University of West Florida [5]
John Grosskopf President of North Florida Community College [6]
Franklin L. Hagenbeck Superintendent of the United States Military Academy [7]
Mark R. Hamilton President of the University of Alaska System [8]
Carl Hite President of Cleveland State Community College [9]
Marvalene Hughes President of Dillard University [10]
Ronald R. Ingle President of Coastal Carolina University [11]
John P. Johnson President of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University [12]
A. James Kerley President of Gulf Coast State College [13]
Anne B. Kerr President of Florida Southern College [14]
Carl M. Kuttler, Jr. President of St. Petersburg College [15]
Charlie LaPradd President of St. Johns River Community College [16]
William D. Law President of St. Petersburg College [17]
Terrence Leas President of Big Bend Community College [18]
Aubrey K. Lucas President of the University of Southern Mississippi [19]
E. Ann McGee President of Seminole State College of Florida [20]
Robert McLendon President of St. Johns River Community College [21]
Charles R. Middleton President of Roosevelt University [22]
Albert A. Murphree President of Florida State College for Women and the University of Florida [23]
William L. Proctor Chancellor of Flagler College and athletic director for Florida State University [24]
James C. Renick Chancellor of University of Michigan–Dearborn and vice president for the American Council on Education [25]
Clyda Stokes Rent President of Mississippi University for Women [26]
Martha Dunagin Saunders President of the University of West Florida [27]
Betty L. Siegel President of Kennesaw State University and the University System of Georgia [28]
Paul E. Stein Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy [29]
Glenn Terrell President of Washington State University [30]
John E. Thrasher President of Florida State University [31]
Jim Towey President of Ave Maria University, president of Saint Vincent College, and director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives [32]
John Kenneth Waddell President of Allen University and president of Denmark Community College [33]
E. Jean Walker President of Virginia Highlands Community College [34]
T. K. Wetherell President of Florida State University [35]
Mark S. Wrighton Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis [36]

Academic administrators

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Lawrence Abele
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William Proctor
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Betty Siegel

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Lawrence G. Abele Provost of Florida State University [37]
Debra D. Austin Chancellor of the State University System of Florida and provost of FAMU [38]
Gordon C. Bond Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University [39]
Todd Britsch Vice president at Brigham Young University and emeritus professor of humanities [40]
Jered Carr Director of the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Urban Affairs [41]
Thomas A. Desjardin Commissioner of Education for the State of Maine
Steve Edwards Deputy provost of Florida State University [42]
Marc H. Ellis Director of Jewish Studies at Baylor University [43]
Leonard Erickson Deputy director of the Indiana University Cancer Center [44]
Wayne Flynt Writer, historian, and University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University. [45]
Dwight Gustafson Dean of fine arts at Bob Jones University [46]
Tameka Bradley Hobbs Associate provost of Florida Memorial University and founding director of the FMU Social Justice Institute think tank and research center [47]
Patrick C. Kennell Director of the Center for Intensive English Studies at Florida State University [48]
Hilal Khashan Administrator at the American University of Beirut [49]
Aquila Berlas Kiani President of the Pakistan Federation of University Women Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Stephen MacNamara Vice president at Florida State University [50]
Robert Millet Emeritus dean of religious education at Brigham Young University [51]
William L. Proctor Athletic director for Florida State University [52]
James C. Renick Vice president for the American Council on Education [53]
Xavier Serra Founder and director of the Music Technology Group at the Pompeu Fabra University [54]
Betty Siegel President of the University System of Georgia [55]

Professors and researchers

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Virginia S. Carr

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Masood Ashraf Raja Associate professor of postcolonial literature and theory at the University of North Texas. He is also the editor of Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies, an open access journal that he founded in 2009. [56][57][58][59][60]
Virginia Spencer Carr Biographer, professor at Columbia State University and Georgia State University.
Ricardo Dominguez Artist, activist, and associate professor of visual arts at UC San Diego. He has been the subject of controversy over a number of acts of electronic civil disobedience on his own and with the Electronic Disturbance Theater, which he founded.
Skip Horack Writer and professor. He is a former Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer at Stanford University, and is currently an assistant professor at Florida State University.
Fiona Kelleghan Science fiction scholar and critic. Associate professor at the University of Miami.
Jesse Lee Kercheval Academic, poet, memoirist, translator and fiction writer. She is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is the author of numerous books, notably Building Fiction, The Museum of Happiness, and The Dogeater.
Margaret Keyes American academic and heritage preserver. She was a professor of Home Economics at the University of Iowa and is a nationally recognized leader in the field of heritage conservation, best known for her work to preserve the Iowa Old Capitol Building. [61]
Leonard Skinner American high school gym teacher, basketball coach, and businessman. He is known in popular culture as the namesake of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
David Ward-Steinman Composer and music professor. Became Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus at San Diego State University and was a professor at Indiana University. [62][63]
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch Lawyer, elected member of the American Law Institute, currently the Fuller E. Callaway Chair of Law at the University of Georgia, and from 2017 to 2018, the Charles Hughes Kirbo Chair of Law at the same university.
Thomas E. Baker Constitutional law scholar and Professor of Law. He is a founding member of the Florida International University of the College of Law. A nationally recognized constitutionalist, Professor Baker has authored numerous books and editions, as well as commentary on constitutional law and the federal courts.

Science, space, technology, and math

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Kathleen Amm Researcher and Director of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory [64]
Brent A. Barlow Former professor at Brigham Young University and author [65]
Eric J. Barron Former director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado and former dean of the College of Geosciences at the University of Texas-Austin [66]
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Antonio Busalacchi Jr. Current chairman of World Climate Research Programme and a committee for the National Academy of Sciences, professor at the University of Maryland [67][68]
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Joseph W. Cullen Former deputy director of the National Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C. [69]
Sylvia Earle Former chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [70]
Steve Edwards Physicist [71]
Mostafa El-Sayed Current Julius Brown Chair and Regents Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology; Member of the National Academy of Sciences [72]
Marc H. Ellis Theologian and philosopher [73]
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A. Wilson Greene Civil War historian and author; former executive director of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier [74]
Carolyn S. Griner Former director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center [75]
Steven Hebert Nephrologist [76]
Robert A. Holton Scientist who created Taxol, current professor at Florida State University [77]
Yun-Hwa Peggy Hsieh Food scientist and fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists [78]
Mujaddid Ahmed Ijaz Experimental physicist, early pioneer in developing Pakistan's nuclear deterrence program [79]
Dan Jones Professor of English studies at University of Central Florida [80]
Jesse Lee Kercheval Academic and writer, and on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison [81]
Margaret Keyes Scholar in heritage conservation [82]
Hilal Khashan Professor of Political Science at the American University of Beirut [83]
Jim Kuypers Communications expert, professor at Virginia Tech [84]
William Leap Anthropologist and professor at American University [85]
Deborah Mash Professor of neurology, and director of the Brain Endowment Bank at the University of Miami [86]
Warren P. Mason Electrical engineer and physicist, founder of the field of distributed-element circuits [87]
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Jason Moore Translational bioinformatics scientist and human geneticist [88]
Anthony Nicholls English physicist [89]
Harold O'Neil Experimental psychologist, and currently a professor at the University of Southern California [90]
Orrin H. Pilkey Geologist, and professor emeritus at Duke University [91]
Alan R. Price Former associate director for investigative oversight for the National Institute of Health [92]
Thomas S. Ray Ecologist who created and developed the Tierra project, a computer simulation of artificial life Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Dušan Repovš Slovenian mathematician, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia for Science [93]
Matthew Barnett Robinson Criminologist [94]
Landon T. Ross Environmental biologist [95]
Anne Rudloe Marine biologist, writer, environmentalist, cofounder of Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award Winner [96][97]
James A. Shymansky Science educator [98]
Dewey Smith Professional aquanaut and underwater diver [99]
Nyayapathi Swamy Mathematical physicist [100]
Maria Zemankova Computer scientist, created the theory of Fuzzy Relational Database System, recipient of the SIGMOD Contributions Award [101]

Astronauts

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Winston E. Scott

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Winston Scott Former NASA astronaut [102]
Norman Thagard Former NASA astronaut and currently a tenured professor of engineering at Florida State University [103]

Meteorology

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Stan Goldenberg
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Bill Proenza

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Stephanie Abrams Meteorologist, The Weather Channel [104]
Neil Frank Former director of the National Hurricane Center [105]
Stanley Goldenberg Current meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [106]
Thomas Grazulis Meteorologist, worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [107]
Janice Huff Meteorologist, currently works for WNBC, and the Today Show [108]
Richard Knabb Former director of the National Hurricane Center; currently at The Weather Channel [109]
Jennifer Lopez Meteorologist, currently works for The Weather Channel Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Max Mayfield Former director of the National Hurricane Center [110]
Bryan Norcross Meteorologist, currently a hurricane specialist for The Weather Channel Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Bill Proenza Former director of the National Hurricane Center and former director of the National Weather Service's Southern Region [111]
Dallas Raines Meteorologist, currently works for KABC-TV [112]
George Winterling Former meteorologist with WJXT [113]

Rhodes Scholars

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Frederick William Buchholz 1905 Rhodes Scholar
Caroline Alexander 1976 Rhodes Scholar
Garrett Johnson 2006 Rhodes Scholar
Myron Rolle 2009 Rhodes Scholar [114]

Architecture, engineering and building industry

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Lex Hester Consolidation architect, former chief administrative officer in Orlando, Broward County and Jacksonville
Margaret Keyes American academic and heritage preserver. She was a professor of Home Economics at the University of Iowa and is a nationally recognized leader in the field of heritage conservation, best known for her work to preserve the Iowa Old Capitol Building. [61]

Arts and humanities

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Bud Grace

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Martin Eichinger American sculptor. Deemed one of the few 'Living Masters' by the Art Renewal Center, Eichinger is known for his bronze narrative sculptures. [115]
Alyson Fox Artist and illustrator
Bud Grace Cartoonist, who has worked on the comic strip Ernie, whose title was later changed to Piranha Club in the United States. He also drew the Babs and Aldo comic strip for King under the pseudonym Buddy Valentine.
Masumi Hayaski Photographer and Fulbright fellow
James F. Hutchinson Painter, member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame
Salvador Miranda Church historian and librarian
Ted Studebaker Christian missionary to Vietnam
Lynne Taetzsch Abstract painter and writer

Business and finance

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Bob Bowman the mentor to Michael Phelps
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Manuel Johnson
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Peter Romero
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Harry Sargeant
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Orson Swindle

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Sandon Berg Film producer, actor, and screenwriter; co-founder of the United Gay Network
Sara Blakely President and founder of Spanx; judge on ABC's former reality television series American Inventor
Bob Bowman Current CEO of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club; mentor to Michael Phelps
Ed Burr Founder, president and chief executive officer of GreenPointe Holdings, LLC, a diversified holding company [116]
Jose Ceballos Current director for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Todd Combs Hedge fund manager who has been tapped as a potential successor of Warren Buffett as the chief investment officer of Berkshire Hathaway
R. Clarke Cooper Executive director of Log Cabin Republicans
Todd Crannell Current president of Q2 Sports and Entertainment
Meg Crofton Current president, the Walt Disney World Resort
John Culver Current Executive Vice President of Starbucks
James Dahl Former Senior Vice President of Drexel Burnham Lambert
Jeff Galloway Current CEO of Galloway Productions
Michael Genevie Current executive director of the Abbeville Opera House
James W. Grant Former Executive Vice President of Worldwide Chemical; former U.S. Representative
Chuck Hardwick Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Pfizer Inc.
Gordon S. Holder Currently a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, and retired vice admiral in the United States Navy
Glenda Hope Head of the San Francisco Network Ministries, and minister with the Presbyterian Church
Gary Huff Former CFO for the Los Angeles Raiders, and also worked with the IBM Corporation
Patricia Ireland Former president of the National Organization for Women, and writer
Kenneth A. Jessell Current president of Florida International University and former senior vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer of Florida International University
Manuel H. Johnson Current co-chairman of Johnson Smick International; former vice chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve Bank
Donald E. Kiernan Former CFO of Southwestern Bell Corporation
Richard Legendre Current vice president of CF Montreal
Daryl Logullo Marketing expert
Marjorie Matthews Former bishop for the United Methodist Church
Martin Mayhew American football player and executive
Marc Middleton Current CEO and founder of Growing Bolder
Virginia Montes Former secretary of the National Organization for Women, and civil rights activist
Jane Mouton Management theorist
Gregory Parkes Current bishop for the Catholic Church
Tom Petway Current minority partner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and chairman of the board for Zurich Insurance Services
Bobby Pittman Current vice president with African Development Bank
Richard W. Rahn Current chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth
Jeff Rosenthal Current president and CEO of Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.
Peter F. Romero Current CEO of Experior Advisory, and former United States Ambassador
Robert Sanborn Current president and CEO of Children at Risk
Gary A. Sanders Former CEO of Wackenhut
Harry Sargeant III Owner of International Oil Trading Company; billionaire
Bob Sasser Current CEO of Dollar Tree Inc.
Brian Sussman Current Managing Partner of 34 Pictures Entertainment
Orson Swindle Former executive director of United We Stand America, and former Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Carlos O. Torano Current president of Toraño Cigars and Central America Tobacco
Irita Van Doren Former editor of the New York Herald Tribune
Mike Vasilinda Former executive with Florida's News Channel
Woody Woodward Former general manager for the New York Yankees
Ed Young Founder and Senior Pastor for Fellowship Church

Entertainment

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Courtney Hansen

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Valorie Burton Life coach, author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. Author of Listen to Your Life, What's Really Holding You Back?, Rich Minds, Rich Rewards She is the founder of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute (CaPP). Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Matt Chapman American writer, voice actor, director, producer, and composer. Best known as the co-creator of the animated series Homestar Runner.
Colleen Clinkenbeard Director, writer, and producer for the English-language dub of Fullmetal Alchemist
William A. Dawson American football player and assistant coach for Marshall University. He was nicknamed "Red" for his red hair. Coach who was portrayed by Matthew Fox in the film We Are Marshall
Neil Druckmann writer, creative director, designer, and programmer who is the co-president of the video game developer Naughty Dog. He is best known for his work on the game franchise The Last of Us
Courtney Hansen Syndicated columnist, TV personality, and model
Allan Havey HBO stand-up comic and host
Ron Hazelton Home improvement television personality
Barry Horowitz Former wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling
Kevin Kelly Professional wrestling manager, pundit, sportscaster and ring announcer
Jonathan King Producer and vice president for Focus Features, Dreamgirls, I, Robot, and Finding Forrester
Bert Kreischer Stand-up comedian and television host; real-life inspiration for the movie Van Wilder
Michael James Nelson Comedian, writer, producer, The Bachelor, MTV Movie Awards, Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Heather Parcells Dancer, singer, and actress
Catherine Joy Perry Model, actress, dancer, singer, and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Lana
Gabrielle Reece Sports presenter, former fashion model, and professional volleyball player
Jenn Sterger Model, television personality, and former online columnist for Sports Illustrated. She was an original member of the FSU Cowgirls.
J'Tia Hart Competitor on Survivor: Cagayan

Film

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Alan Ball
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Barry Jenkins, 2009
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Christine Lahti

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Josephine Abady Director and producer [117]
Alan Ball Academy Award–winning screenwriter and creator of Six Feet Under, True Blood, American Beauty [118]
Wes Ball Director, The Maze Runner
Ricou Browning Film director, actor, producer and underwater cinematographer [119]
Kat Candler Award-winning independent filmmaker
Steven Conrad Screenwriter, The Pursuit of Happyness
Ron J. Friedman Screenwriter, films Brother Bear, Chicken Little, and Open Season
Barry Jenkins Academy Award–winning director, producer, and screenwriter, known for directing Medicine for Melancholy and Moonlight
Christine Lahti Academy Award–winning director, and actress, Chicago Hope, Jack & Bobby
Brad Linaweaver Screenwriter and film producer, actor, science fiction writer
Jamie Linden Screenwriter, Money Monster, We Are Marshall
James Laxton Cinematographer, Moonlight
Greg Marcks Film director and screenwriter, 11:14 and Lector
Joi McMillon Film editor, Moonlight
Lauren Miller Actress and screenwriter
David Robert Mitchell Film director, It Follows
Aaron Moorhead Film director, The Endless, V/H/S: Viral (segment "Bonestorm")
Nancy Oliver Screenwriter
Adele Romanski Film producer, Moonlight
Nat Sanders Film editor
Steven L. Sears Television producer and screenwriter; author of novels and graphic novels
Robin Swicord Screenwriter and film director

Actors

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Faye Dunaway
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Cheryl Hines
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Traylor Howard
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Burt Reynolds
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Ron Simmons
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Robert Urich
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Casper Van Dien

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Frankie J. Alvarez Actor, Looking
Senait Ashenafi Actress, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and General Hospital
King Bach Actor/Comedian/YouTuber, Fifty Shades of Black, Wild 'N Out and Meet the Blacks
Vanessa Baden Actress, Gullah Gullah Island, Rosewood, and Kenan & Kel
Dan Bakkedahl Actor, improvisor, and teacher
Trenesha Biggers Actress, former wrestler for WWE and TNA
Ricou Browning Actor, Creature from the Black Lagoon
Cody Burger Actor, Heavyweights, and Christmas Vacation
Matt Cohen Actor, South of Nowhere, The O.C., and Boogeyman 2
Gregor Collins Actor, Ocean's Thirteen
Mekia Cox Actress, My Brother and Me and Kenan & Kel
Valerie Cruz Actress, Nip/Tuck, The Dresden Files, and The Devil's Tomb
Dimitri Diatchenko Actor and musician
Faye Dunaway Academy Award–winning actress
Tiffany Fallon Actress, Playboy Playmate of the Year 2005, co-host of the International Fight League, and former cheerleader for the Atlanta Falcons
Luis Fonsi Puerto Rican singer, singer-songwriter, composer, and actor.
Suzanne Friedline Actress and voice artist
Joanna García Actress, Reba, Boston Public, Dawson's Creek, American Pie 2
Paul Gleason Actor, The Breakfast Club, Die Hard, Not Another Teen Movie
Montego Glover Actress, Smash and on Broadway
Andre Gordon Actor, Modern Family, Scrubs, Campus Ladies
Jennifer Hammon Actress
Joey Haro Actor, Awkward
Cheryl Hines Actress, producer, director, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Campus Ladies, RV
Andre Holland Actor, The Knick, Moonlight
Polly Holliday Actress, Golden Globe winner, nominated for an Emmy Award
Traylor Howard Actress, Monk on USA network, Son of the Mask
Kevin Kelly Former ring announcer and manager for the World Wrestling Federation
Nancy Kulp Actress, The Beverly Hillbillies
Billy Lane Actor on the Discovery Channel and Biker Build-Off; owner of Choppers Inc.
Jon Locke Actor, Land of the Lost, Highway Patrol, Bonanza, Gunsmoke
DeLane Matthews Actress, Dave's World
Michelle McCool Actress and former WWE wrestler
Gerald McCullouch Actor, director, screenwriter, and singer
Vic Morrow Actor, Combat! and Twilight Zone: The Movie
Henry Polic II Actor, Super Password and Webster
John G. Preston Stage and film actor
Art Supawatt Purdy Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard Award-Nominated Actor,[120] Former Warner Music Recording Artist, Soi Cowboy (film)
Burt Reynolds Actor, Boogie Nights, The Longest Yard, The Dukes of Hazzard, Deliverance
Chay Santini Actress and model, Nightstalker, Seeing Other People
Amy Seimetz Actress, writer, producer, director, and editor, Pet Sematary, Atlanta, The Girlfriend Experience
Sonny Shroyer Actor, The Dukes of Hazzard, Forrest Gump, The Rainmaker
Richard Simmons Actor and fitness expert
Ron Simmons Professional wrestler with WCW and WWE; former football player for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the CFL
Pat Skipper Actor, American Summer, Wall Street, Lethal Weapon 2, and Predator 2
J. Smith-Cameron Actress, Crimes of the Heart, Lend Me a Tenor, Our Country's Good, and The First Wives Club
Tonea Stewart Actress, In the Heat of the Night
Erik Stolhanske Actor and director, Super Troopers; co-founder of the comedy troupe Broken Lizard
Gabriel Traversari Actor, director, writer, and singer
Robert Urich Actor, Vega$, Spenser: For Hire
Casper Van Dien Actor, Saved by the Bell, Starship Troopers, and Sleepy Hollow
Joseph Will Actor, NYPD Blue, Will & Grace
Henry Zebrowski Actor, comedian, and podcast host, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Heroes Reborn, The Last Podcast on the Left

Government, law, and public policy

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Richard Blankenship
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Eleanor Hill
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Jeff Kottkamp
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Mel Martinez
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Frank Sanchez
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Jim Smith

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Chris Anyanwu Current senator for the Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Imo
Mokgweetsi Masisi Current president of the Republic of Botswana since April 1, 2018 – Present.
Mohammed Nadir Atash Former senior advisor to the Ministry of Transport for Afghanistan
Michael Berenbaum Current director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
David Bibb Former deputy administrator of the General Services Administration, served as acting administrator for a short period
Richard Blankenship Former United States Ambassador to the Bahamas
Jose Ceballos Government affairs advocate in the Democratic Party
Bradley Cooper Former minister of recreation for the Bahamas; Olympic discus thrower
Pearl Long Cullen First woman to hold a constitutional office in the state of Florida
Charles J. Cunningham Former director of the Defense Security Service; former Lieutenant General in the U.S. Air Force
Val Demings Former chief of the Orlando Police Department
Richard L. Dugger Former secretary for the Florida Department of Corrections
Carl W. Ford Jr. Former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research and head of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Mark Gilbert Former United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
Eleanor J. Hill Former inspector general to the U.S. Department of Defense
Benedikt Jóhannesson Icelandic Minister of Finance, Member of the Althing and founder of Viðreisn [121]
Manuel H. Johnson Former assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury
LeAlan Jones Former United States Senate candidate in Illinois; journalist
Mark E. Kaplan Former secretary Florida Department of Transportation and chief of staff to Governor Jeb Bush
Brian Kelley Former CIA officer
Jeff Kottkamp Former lieutenant. governor of Florida
Al Lamberti Current sheriff of Broward County, Florida
Richard Legendre Former member of National Assembly of Quebec; former Quebec Minister of Sports; former professional tennis player
Mel Martinez Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Mokgweetsi Masisi Current president of Botswana
Harold O'Neil Former director with the United States Department of Defense
Bobby Pittman Former special assistant to the president and senior director for African affairs to the Bush administration
Aleksandar Popović Current Serbian Minister of Energetics
Roger A. Powell Retired major general in the Australian Army and a deputy force commander of the United Nations
Pete Romero Former U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador, and the Assistant Secretary of State
Ion Sancho Current supervisor of elections for Leon County, Florida, gained notoriety in the 2000 presidential recount
Frank Sanchez Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the Department of Commerce
Dana Seetahal Former member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
James C. Smith Former Florida Attorney General; former Florida Secretary of State; current chairman of the Florida State University Board of Trustees
Orson Swindle Former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
Jim Towey Former director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Vic Vickers Former United States Senate candidate in Alaska
Doan Viet Hoat Vietnamese academic and dissident, winner of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award [122]
Dale Watson Former assistant director for the Counterterrorism Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; current consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton

United States Congress

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Kay Hagan
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Jason Altmire
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Dina Titus

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Jason Altmire Former Congressman for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
Kathy Castor Current congresswoman for Florida's 11th congressional district
Matt Gaetz Former Congressman for Florida's 1st congressional district
John Rutherford Current Congressman for Florida's 4th congressional district; former Sheriff of Jacksonville, Florida
Byron Donalds Current Congressman for Florida's 19th congressional district
Al Lawson Former Congressman for Florida's 5th congressional district
Val Demings Former Congresswoman for Florida's 10th congressional district
Charlie Crist Former Congressman for Florida's 13th congressional district, currently pending U.S. Senate confirmation to be Permanent Representative of the United States to the International Civil Aviation Organization
Jim Bacchus Former congressman for Florida's 11th congressional district and Florida's 15th congressional district, current justice and chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization
Allen Boyd Former congressman for Florida's 2nd congressional district
William Carney Former congressman for New York's 1st congressional district
James W. Grant Former congressman for Florida's 2nd congressional district
Kay Hagan Former United States Senator from North Carolina
Mel Martinez Former United States Senator from Florida
Dina Titus Current congresswoman for Nevada's 1st congressional district; former congresswoman for Nevada's 3rd congressional district; former member of the Nevada Senate
Emmett Wilson Former congressman for Florida's 3rd congressional district

Governors

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Charlie Crist

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Reubin O'Donovan Askew Former Governor of Florida, member of the Florida Senate, United States Trade Representative, and former candidate for President of the United States
Charlie Crist Former Governor of Florida; former Florida Attorney General; Florida Secretary of Education; member of the Florida Senate
Parris N. Glendening Former Governor of Maryland and former city councilman in the town of Hyattsville, Maryland
Larry Hogan Former Governor of Maryland

State senators

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Mike Haridopolos
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Chris Smith
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Alex Villalobos

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Dempsey J. Barron Former President of the Florida Senate
Dennis K. Baxley Current member of the Florida Senate and former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Oscar Braynon Current member of the Florida Senate and former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Michael Brennan Former member of the Maine Senate and former member of the Maine House of Representatives
W. D. Childers Former member of the Florida Senate
Charles S. Dean, Sr. Former member of the Florida Senate
Gary Farmer Current member of the Florida Senate
Steven Geller Former member for the Florida Senate
Audrey Gibson Current member of the Florida Senate, and former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mike Haridopolos Former president of the Florida Senate
Ken Jenne Former member for the Florida Senate
Jim King Former president of the Florida Senate
Alfred Lawson, Jr. Former member of the Florida Senate
John McKay Former President of the Florida Senate
Robert W. McKnight Former member of the Florida Senate and former member of the Florida House of Representatives.
Bill Montford Current member of the Florida Senate
Steve Oelrich Former member of the Florida Senate
Bobby Powell Current member of the Florida Senate
Chris Smith Former member of the Florida Senate
Geraldine F. Thompson Former member of the Florida State and former member of the Florida House of Representatives
John E. Thrasher Former member of the Florida Senate, former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, and former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
J. Alex Villalobos Former member of the Florida Senate
Dana Young Current member of the Florida Senate

State representatives

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Frank Artiles
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Allan Bense
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Marti Coley
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Marcelo Llorente
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Juan-Carlos Planas
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Carlos Trujillo
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Chesley V. Morton

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Martha Alexander Former member of the North Carolina General Assembly
J. Keith Arnold Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Frank Artiles Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Halsey Beshears Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Dennis Baxley Former member of the Florida House of Representatives, current member of the Florida Senate
Leonard L. Bembry Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Allan Bense Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Mack Bernard Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Jim Boyd Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Lindsey Burke Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives [123]
Cynthia M. Chestnut Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Marti Coley Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Neil Combee Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Kimberly Daniels Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Carl J. Domino Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Terry Fields Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Erik Fresen Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Matt Gaetz Former member of the Florida House of Representatives, current member of the United States House of Representatives
Greg Gay Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Joe Geller Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Tom Goodson Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Tom Grady Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Joe Gruters Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Chris Hart IV Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Adam Hasner Former majority leader for the Florida House of Representatives
Deborah J. Horan Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Clay Ingram Current member of the Florida House of Representative
Evan Jenne Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Bolley Johnson Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Everett A. Kelly Former member of the Florida House of Representative
Kurt Kelly Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Marcelo Llorente Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mark Mahon Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Anne McGihon Former member of the Colorado House of Representatives
Sharon J. Merchant Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Larry Metz Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Chesley V. Morton Former member of the Georgia House of Representatives [124]
Jimmy Patronis Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Juan-Carlos Planas Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mel Ponder Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Elizabeth W. Porter Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Holly Raschein Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Dan Raulerson Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Curtis B. Richardson Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Beryl D. Roberts Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Ray Sansom Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Michael Scionti Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Said Sharbini Former member of the Colorado House of Representatives [125]
Ken Sorensen Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Ross Spano Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Beverly Burnsed Spencer Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
John K. Stargel Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Jason Steele Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Jim K. Tillman Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Trey Traviesa Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Carlos Trujillo Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Leslie Waters Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mike Weinstein Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Wayne Westmark Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
John Wood Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Dana Young Former member of the Florida House of Representatives, current member of the Florida Senate

Mayors

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Rick Baker
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John Marks

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Art Agnos Former Mayor of San Francisco, California
Rick Baker Former mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida
Michael F. Brennan Current mayor of Portland, Maine
Rich Crotty Former mayor of Orange County, Florida
Donna Deegan Current mayor of Jacksonville, Florida [126]
Mike Halfacre Current mayor in New Jersey and attorney
Teresa Jacobs Current mayor of Orange County, Florida
Ken Keechl Current mayor of Broward County, Florida
David T. Kennedy Former Mayor of Miami, Florida
Scott Maddox Former mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, former chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida
John Marks Former mayor of Tallahassee, Florida
Jack McLean Former mayor of Tallahassee, Florida
Morgan McPherson Current mayor of Key West, Florida

Law

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Benjamin Crump
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Angela Corey
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Bruce Jacob
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Gregory Tony

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Jose Baez Lead attorney for Casey Anthony in the Death of Caylee Anthony trial
Thomas E. Baker Attorney, writer, and currently a professor at Florida International University College of Law
Barry Cohen Personal injury and criminal attorney
Angela Corey Former State Attorney for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
Benjamin Crump Lead attorney for the family of Trayvon Martin
Jerry Demings Sheriff of Orange County Florida
Mike Halfacre Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Tim Howard Current director of the Northeastern University's Executive Doctorate Program in Law and Policy; former Assistant Attorney General of Florida
Bruce Jacob Former Assistant Attorney General for Florida, prosecuted in Gideon v. Wainwright.
Craig McCarthy Attorney on a number of high-profile cases and candidate for the Florida House of Representatives
Mark O'Mara Defense attorney
Marlins Man Nickname of Laurence Leavy, attorney and well known sports fan
Gary Pajcic Attorney and philanthropist
Daryl Parks Attorney and former president of the National Bar Association
Gregory Tony Sheriff of Broward County, Florida [127]

Judges

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Kenneth Bell
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Raoul Cantero
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Rudy Contreras

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John Antoon Current United States District Judge
Kenneth B. Bell Former Florida Supreme Court Justice
Susan H. Black Current U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Susan C. Bucklew Current United States District Judge
Raoul G. Cantero, III Former Florida Supreme Court Justice
Lacey A. Collier Current United States District Judge
Rudolph Contreras Current United States District Judge
Zina Pickens Cruse 20th Judicial Circuit judge in St. Clair County, Illinois, the first African-American woman to serve in the circuit.
W. Thomas Cumbie Current Senior Judge for the United States Air Force; Colonel
Paul Danielson Current Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court
George Greer Judge; presided over the Terri Schiavo case; presided over Hulk Hogan's divorce case in January 2008
Kim Hammond Circuit court judge, former quarterback of the Florida State Seminoles
Robert L. Hinkle Current United States District Judge
David L. Middlebrooks Former United States District Judge
Kevin Michael Moore Current United States District Judge
Ricky Polston Former Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court [128]
Mary Stenson Scriven Current United States District Judge

Journalism and media

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Cathy Areu

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Cathy Areu News analyst and as of 2018 she is the "Liberal Sherpa" on Fox News's Tucker Carlson Tonight. She is also the founder and publisher of Catalina magazine.
Doug Bandow Political writer and former columnist and fellow for the Cato Institute [129]
Anthony Cormier Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism [130]
Dayle Hinman FBI-trained criminal profiler
Anne Hull National staff writer for the Washington Post
LeAlan Jones Journalist
Danny Kanell Currently the host of ESPNU's late-night sports and humor show UNITE, and former professional football player with the NFL
Mike McQueen Journalist
Carol Marbin Miller Senior Investigative Reporter, Miami Herald
Jeffrey Scott Shapiro Practicing American attorney and nationally recognized investigative journalist.
Peter Tom Willis Former commentator for the Florida State Seminoles

Anchors and correspondents

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Lee Corso
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Donna Deegan

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Dan Bakkedahl Correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show
Jackie Bange Anchor and reporter for CW affiliate and cable superstation WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois
Shannon Bream Correspondent on the Fox News Channel, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Also, while attending Liberty University she won the beauty-pageant title Miss Virginia in 1990. She participated in the Miss America 1991 pageant. Her scholarship award covered much of her education. In 1995 was Miss Florida USA.
Max Bretos Current sports anchor for ESPN
Diem Brown Entertainment reporter for Sky Living and a recurring cast member on MTV's reality television series The Challenge
Lee Corso Sports broadcaster for ESPN, starred on College GameDay since its inception, and was the former head coach of Louisville and the Indiana University
Donna Deegan Former weekday anchor for WTLV/WJXX
Arnold Díaz Correspondent on WNYW-TV in New York City
Jamie Dukes Sports broadcaster for ESPN and host of Put Up Your Dukes
Dave Neal American sportscaster for ESPN
Gary Parris Current commentator for the University of Central Florida
Stephen Parry Commentator for the BBC Sport
Eduardo Pérez Current commentator for ESPN's Baseball Tonight
Cecile Reynaud Commentator for Fox Sports Net, the Sunshine Network, and ESPN
Chris Rix Current football analyst for ABC and Fox Sports Radio
Spencer Ross Former sports broadcaster
Danyelle Sargent Current anchor for ESPN
Gayle Sierens Current news anchor, WFLA-TV, Tampa
Bailey White Current commentator for the NPR program All Things Considered
Matt Yocum NASCAR reporter and sportscaster

Literature, writing, and translation

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Dorothy Allison Writer [131]
Jason Altmire Political author and columnist [132]
John Bensko Poet [133]
Michael Berenbaum Writer and former professor of Theology [134]
Matt Bondurant (PhD) Writer, The Wettest County in the World [135]
Christopher Buehlman Playwright, poet and comedian [136]
Anthony J. Bryant Author and editor [137]
Lela E. Buis Author, poet and playwright Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Jesse Bullington Author, Enterprise of Death, Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Jessica Burkhart Author, Canterwood Crest Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Brigitte Byrd French-born poet and author
Doug Bandow Political writer and former columnist and fellow for the Cato Institute [129]
Virginia Spencer Carr Biographer, professor at Columbia State University and Georgia State University.
Sandra M. Castillo Poet
Ryan Van Cleave Writer, creative writing instructor
John Crawford Author of the Iraq War memoir The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell
Thomas A. Desjardin Historian and author
Jeff Galloway Author and Olympian
Charles Ghigna Children's author and poet
John Earl Haynes American historian who worked as a specialist in 20th-century political history in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
Rebecca Hazelton Award-winning poet, editor, and critic
Skip Horack Writer and professor. He is a former Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer at Stanford University, and is currently an assistant professor at Florida State University.
Stephen Graham Jones Author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction
Juan Gutiérrez Colombian author
Aiden James American author and fiction writer
Fiona Kelleghan Science fiction scholar and critic. Associate professor at the University of Miami.
Jesse Lee Kercheval Academic, poet, memoirist, translator and fiction writer. She is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is the author of numerous books, notably Building Fiction, The Museum of Happiness, and The Dogeater.
David Kirby Guggenheim Fellowship (English)
Arthur Kurzweil Author, educator, editor, writer, and publisher
Sharon Lechter Author, Rich Dad Poor Dad
D. S. Lliteras Author
Jean Lorrah Science fiction novelist and contributor to Star Trek series
Richard Lukas Author and historian
Brooke Magnanti Research scientist, blogger and writer who goes by the pen name Belle de Jour
Charles Martin Author
Jenna McCarthy Author
Jen McClanaghan Poet
Janisse Ray Writer, naturalist, and environmental activist
Emilie Richards Author of romance and mystery novels
Jordan S. Rubin Novelist
Gwyn Hyman Rubio Novelist
Linnea Sinclair Award-winning writer of science fiction romance, fantasy romance and paranormal romance
Jeff Shaara Novelist
Art Smith Chef and author
Jane Springer Award-winning poet
Leon Stokesbury Poet
Hunter S. Thompson Author and journalist
Ann VanderMeer Editor of Weird Tales magazine and several anthologies of fantasy and sci-fi literature; wife of author Jeff VanderMeer

Pulitzer Prize winners

The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions.

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Robert Olen Butler Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain. Currently Krafft Distinguished Professor holding the Michael Shaara Chair in Creative Writing at FSU. Bio.
Adam Johnson Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist and short story writer, The Orphan Master's Son
Doug Marlette Cartoonist who won the Pulitzer Prize; novelist who wrote The Bridge and Magic Time; former professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kathleen Parker Pulitzer Prize–winning newspaper columnist, The Washington Post
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Composer and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music

Military

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Norma Elaine Brown Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force
John Crawford Former Specialist in the U.S. Army National Guard; Iraq War veteran; author of the memoir The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell
Charles J. Cunningham Retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force
Jay Garner Retired general in the U.S. Army and the former director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq
William H. Ginn Jr. Retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force
Franklin L. Hagenbeck Active lieutenant general in the U.S. Army and the current commandant of the U.S. Military Academy
Mark R. Hamilton Retired major general in the U.S. Army
Winfield S. Harpe Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force
Richard S. Heyser Pilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis; retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force
Gordon S. Holder Retired vice admiral in the U.S. Navy
J. Adrian Jackson Retired rear admiral and Naval Aviator in the U.S. Navy
Paul David Miller Retired admiral and Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy; current chairman of the Alliant Techsystems company
Kenneth Minihan Retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force; former director of the National Security Agency (NSA)
Polly A. Peyer Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force
John L. Piotrowski Retired general in the U.S. Air Force
Steven H. Ratti Active rear admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard
Michael K. Sheridan Retired brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps
Scott Speicher Captain in the U.S. Navy pilot, who was shot down in the Persian Gulf War
Lawrence W. Steinkraus Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force
Paul E. Stein Retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force
William D. Sullivan Active vice admiral in the U.S. Navy
LeRoy W. Svendsen, Jr. Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force
H. Marshal Ward Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force
W. Thomas West Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force

Music

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Cristian Amigo Chilean composer, improviser, guitarist, and ethnomusicologist
Kim Barlow Canadian folk music singer-songwriter
Sam Beam Sole member of Iron & Wine
Ryland Blackinton Guitarist for the band Cobra Starship
Brenda Boozer An internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano who had an active career performing in operas and concerts around the world and was a member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for 11 seasons.
Khari Cain Record producer, engineer and composer. Also known by his stage name Needlz.
Ricardo Cobo Colombian guitar player
Rita Coolidge Grammy Award-winning singer
Frank Cooper Pianist, conductor, founder of the Festival of Neglected Romantic Music, research professor of music at the University of Miami
Glenn Crytzer Composer, guitarist, banjoist, and singer
Dimitri Diatchenko Actor and musician
Jonny Diaz Contemporary Christian artist
Ernst von Dohnányi composer and conductor of classical music
Virgil Roger du Pont III Vocals for The Crüxshadows
Luis Fonsi Singer and songwriter
Thomas G. Glenn Canadian opera singer
Marvin Goldstein Professional pianist and performer
John Driskell Hopkins Member of the Zac Brown Band
Sarah Hutchings Composer
Brian Kelley Country singer, Florida Georgia Line
Frank Kelley Tenor and faculty member at Boston University
Ryan Key Vocals and guitar player for the band Yellowcard
Peter Kurau Principal Horn of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; professor at the Eastman School of Music
Justin Long Guitar player for No Address
Sean Mackin Vocals and violin player for the band Yellowcard
Martha Mier Composer, "Seventh Street Blues" and "Jackson Street Blues"
Stephen Montague American composer, conductor and recording artist living in London
David Morris Vocals for Cold Water Army
Jim Morrison Singer and songwriter for The Doors
Jake Owen Country singer
Rosephanye Powell Choral composer, singer, professor, and researcher
R.LUM.R Alternative R&B artist and classical guitarist
Daniell Revenaugh Composer and pianist
Marcus Roberts Jazz pianist
Alex Sadkin Record producer and saxophonist
Leonard Skinner American high school gym teacher, basketball coach, and businessman. He is known in popular culture as the namesake of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Ryan Speedo Green Master's in Music in 2010 and did his first foreign language opera at FSU. In 2023, he won the lead role in jazz opera Champion at the Metropolitan Opera. Speedo Green's FSU story in his own words
Morgan Sorne Singer-songwriter and multi-media artist
Tori Sparks Singer and songwriter
Scott Stapp Singer for the band Creed
William Takacs Principal trumpet for the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra; professor at West Texas A&M University
Mark Tremonti Guitarist for the bands Creed and Alter Bridge
Butch Trucks Drummer, The Allman Brothers Band
Charles Turner Jazz trumpeter
Will Turpin Bassist for Collective Soul
Nancy Van de Vate Composer
Balint Vazsonyi Hungarian pianist
T. Edward Vives Trombonist and composer
David Ward-Steinman Composer for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stella Zambalis Spinto soprano
Richard Zarou Contemporary composer of concert and film music

Pageantry

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Kylie Williams

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Valorie Burton Miss Black Texas USA
Tara Dawn Holland Christensen Miss America 1997, Miss Kansas 1996, and National Sweetheart 1995
Shannon Bream Miss Virginia 1990, Miss Florida USA 1995
Tiffany Fallon Miss Georgia USA 2001
Lea Mack Miss Ohio 1994, and motivational speaker
Shauna Pender Miss Florida 2003
Toni-Ann Singh Miss World 2019
Kylie Williams Miss Florida 2007

Social reform

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Leslie Cochran Peace activist, cross-dresser, urban outdoorsman and outspoken critic of police treatment of the homeless. Cochran was known in Austin as Leslie. Cochran was considered the man who personified "Keep Austin Weird". [138][139][140][141]
Benjamin Crump American attorney who specializes in civil rights, including those of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd, Keenan Anderson, Randy Cox, and Tyre Nichols, people affected by the Flint water crisis, the estate of Henrietta Lacks, and the plaintiffs behind the 2019 Johnson & Johnson baby powder lawsuit alleging the company's talcum powder product led to ovarian cancer diagnoses.
Ricardo Dominguez Artist, activist, and associate professor of visual arts at UC San Diego. He has been the subject of controversy over a number of acts of electronic civil disobedience on his own and with the Electronic Disturbance Theater, which he founded.
Linda Tinker Watkins 39th President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Sports

Baseball

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Cal Raleigh
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Tony La Russa

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Ron Fraser Former baseball coach for the University of Miami
Dick Howser Former baseball coach for the Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, and Florida State University
Terry Kennedy Former baseball coach for the Iowa Cubs
Tony La Russa Former baseball manager for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland A's, and St. Louis Cardinals
Carlos Lezcano Current baseball coach for the Lake Elsinore Storm
Mike Martin Former baseball coach for Florida State University
Larry Rothschild Former baseball player for the Detroit Tigers and baseball coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, now pitching coach of the San Diego Padres
Cal Raleigh Best catcher in baseball for the Seattle Mariners
Patrick Hafner Best Video Coordinator in baseball for the Seattle Mariners

Basketball

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Braian Angola

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Braian Angola Colombian basketball player who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Dave Cowens Former basketball coach for the Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Sky
Hugh Durham Former basketball coach for the University of Georgia and Florida State University
Cliff Ellis Former basketball coach for Clemson University and Auburn University
Tom Nissalke Former basketball coach for the Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, and San Antonio Spurs
Isaiah Swann Professional basketball player
Scottie Barnes NBA Rookie of the Year (2022)
Terance Mann Professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers
Sam Cassell Professional basketball coach for the Boston Celtics, former basketball player

Football

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Mack Brown

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Joe Avezzano Football coach of Oregon State University
Mike Bloomgren Head football coach, Rice University
Terry Bowden Football coach for Auburn University and the University of Akron
Mack Brown Football coach for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Texas at Austin
Lee Corso Football coach for the University of Louisville and Indiana University
Gene Cox Football coach of Leon High School and member of the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
William A. Dawson American football player and assistant coach for Marshall University. He was nicknamed "Red" for his red hair. Portrayed by Matthew Fox in the film We Are Marshall
Manny Diaz Head football coach for the University of Miami
Bobby Frazier Football coach for the University of the District of Columbia and Bethune-Cookman University
Vince Gibson Football coach for Kansas State University, Tulane University, and University of Louisville
Reggie Herring Football coach for the University of Arkansas
Niles Nelson Football coach for Husson University
Jamal Reynolds Lombardi Award winner, unanimous All-American
Kirby Smart Football coach for the University of Georgia
Rick Stockstill Football coach for Middle Tennessee State University
Jim Yarbrough Football coach for Southeastern Louisiana University

Other

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Kathy Flores

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Zach Banks Racing driver
Bob Bowman Former swimming coach for the University of Michigan, and mentor to Michael Phelps
John Cernuto Professional poker player
Kathy Flores Current head coach for the United States women's national rugby union team
Cecile Reynaud Former volleyball coach for Florida State University, current analyst for ESPN

Notable faculty and staff

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Florida State University presidents

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Talbot D'Alemberte
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Albert Murphree

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George Edgar 1887–1892
Alvin Lewis 1892–1897
Albert A. Murphree 1897–1909, subsequently president of the University of Florida, 1909–1927
Edward Conradi 1909–1947
Doak S. Campbell 1947–1957
Albert B. Martin 1957 (interim)
Robert M. Strozier 1957–1960[142]
Milton W. Carothers 1960 (interim)
Gordon W. Blackwell 1960–1965, and President of Furman University, 1965–1976
John E. Champion 1965–1969
J. Stanley Marshall 1969–1976
Bernard F. Sliger 1976–1991
Dale W. Lick 1991–1994
Talbot D'Alemberte 1994–2003
T. K. Wetherell 2003–2009, and former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Eric J. Barron 2009–2014
Garnett S. Stokes 2014 (interim)
John E. Thrasher 2014–2021
Richard D. McCullough 2021–present

Faculty winners of major honors

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Lawrence G. Abele American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biological Science)
Roy Baumeister Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Psychology/Psychiatry)
Konrad E. Bloch 1964 Nobel Prize in Medicine[143]
James M. Buchanan 1986 Nobel Prize in Economics[144]
Robert Olen Butler Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Guggenheim Fellowship (English)
Donald Caspar National Academy of Sciences (Biophysics); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Guggenheim Fellowship (Biological Science)
Donald A. Crosby Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Colorado State University
Timothy Cross American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)
Naresh Dalal American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics,[145]
Dean Falk American Association for the Advancement of Science (Anthropology)
Carlisle Floyd 1956 Guggenheim Fellowship (Music)
Lev Gor'kov National Academy of Sciences (Physics)
Max Gunzburger 2008 SIAM W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics
Frances James American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Evolutionary and Population Biology and Ecology); American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biology)
Thomas Joiner Guggenheim Fellowship (Psychology)
Michael Kasha National Academy of Sciences (Chemistry); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Guggenheim Fellowship (Physical Chemistry)
John Kelsay Guggenheim Fellowship (Religion)
Sir Harold W. Kroto 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry;[146] National Academy of Sciences (Chemistry); Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Chemistry)
David Larbalestier National Academy of Engineering (Superconducting Materials)
Alan Marshall American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)
Robert Sanderson Mulliken 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[147][148]
Simon Ostrach National Academy of Engineering (Space Science/Mechanical Engineering); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Space Science/Mechanical Engineering)
Jill Quadagno Guggenheim Fellowship (Sociology)
Michael Ruse Guggenheim Fellowship (Philosophy); American Association for the Advancement of Science (Philosophy)
Shridhar Sathe Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Agricultural Sciences)
John Robert Schrieffer 1972 Nobel Prize Physics[149]
Melvin Stern National Academy of Sciences (Geophysics); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Astronomy and Earth Sciences); Guggenheim Fellowship (Oceanography)
Gary Taylor Guggenheim Fellowship (English)
André J. Thomas Robert Shaw Choral Award, American Choral Directors Association[150]
R. Jay Turner Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Social Sciences)
Sherwood Wise American Association for the Advancement of Science (Geological Sciences)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Pulitzer Prize for Music; American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Visual and Performing Arts); Guggenheim Fellowship (Music)

Other notable faculty

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Amy Ai Fellow of the American Psychological Association's Division 56, and fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.
Abdus Suttar Khan Chemist and aerospace researcher
Gerald M. Ackerman Art historian, Appleton Distinguished Professor (1994)
Farrukh S. Alvi Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Carrie Ann Baade Painter
Richard Burgin Violinist and concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Yvonne Ciannella Coloratura soprano
Dean Falk Lead scientist in research team mapping the brain shape of the LB1 Hobbit
Gerald R. Ferris Scholar of management and psychology
Charles Figley Traumatologist, American Psychological Association Fellow, and Fulbright Fellow
Robert Gellately Historian known for research on Nazi-era Germany and the Cold War
H. Winter Griffith Physician and author of many popular books on health and medicine
Paul G. Halpern Historian known for research and documentary publications on the naval history of the First World War
Barbara Hamby Poet in residence
Janice Harsanyi Soprano
William H. Heard Expert on freshwater mollusks
Mary Hicks Professor Emeritus, 30 years in the Interdivisional Program of Marriage and the Family
Toussaint Hocevar Economic historian
Randall Holcombe Co-founder of Buchanan–Holcombe Branch of economists,[151] past President of the Society for Development of Austrian Economics[152] and the Public Choice Society[153]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Robert A. Holton Inventor of the synthetic process for making taxol
R. Mark Isaac Scholar of experimental economics
Kelly Jemison Geologist specializing in Antarctic diatoms
Frederick L. Jenks 2002 TESOL Heinle & Heinle Excellence in Teaching Award
Gary Kleck Criminologist known for empirical work on guns and violence
Vadim Komkov Mathematician and physicist
T. N. Krishnamurti Recipient of the Carl Gustav Rossby Medal from the American Meteorological Society and developer of the FSU "Superensemble" hurricane prediction model
Justin Leiber Philosopher and science fiction writer
Dan Markel Law professor known for work on criminal justice
Alan G. Marshall Society for Applied Spectroscopy fellow (2004)
Alfred Mele Philosopher in practical reason
Doron Nof Fridtjof Nansen Medal winner
Victor Nuñez Film director
Ruth Posselt Classical violinist
Per Arne Rikvold 2004 Foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Michael Ruse Philosopher of science, known for his work on the relationship between creationism and evolution
Michael Shaara Writer of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction
Louis Sola Federal Maritime Commissioner [154]
Friedrich Stephan Discovered the suprachiasmatic nucleus (circadian "clock")
Stephan von Molnár 1986 Alexander von Humboldt Senior U.S. Scientist Award
Mark Winegardner Novelist
Kun Yang 2003 Outstanding Young Researcher Award of the Overseas Chinese Physics Association
Susan Blessing Particle Physicist, APS Fellow, former Chair of the APS Forum on Education [155][156]

See also

References

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