List of people from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The following people were born, or have lived in, Fort Lauderdale, Florida:

Sports figures

Auto racing Hélio Castroneves, 2001, 2002 and 2009 Indy 500 Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, 2014 Indy 500 Champion Sean Murphy Logan Sargeant, Formula One driver in 2023 and 2024 Baseball Richard Bleier (born 1987), MLB pitcher Luke Jackson (born 1991), baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Michael Morse Matt Murton, outfielder Nick Rickles, catcher John Riedling, pitcher Anthony Rizzo, first baseman Ryan Shealy, first baseman Mike Stanley, catcher Anthony Swarzak Michael A. Taylor, outfielder

Basketball Ivan Aska Barry Leibowitz Scottie Pippen Mitch Richmond Ice hockey Jayson Megna IFBB bodybuilding Dayana Cadeau NFL football Joey Bosa Nick Bosa Isaac Bruce Dennis Daley Abdul Hodge Michael Irvin Mike Mularkey, coach Brian Piccolo Calvin Ridley Asante Samuel Alan Veingrad James White Marco Wilson

Soccer Matt Clare Cory Gibbs Christie Rampone Tennis Angela Buxton (1934–2020), English tennis player Chris Evert Robby Ginepri Harold Solomon (born 1952), tennis player ranked No. 5 in the world in 1980 Wrestling Lita

Actors and models

Kaitlyn Ashley, pornographic actor Pat Barrington, actress, exotic dancer Angel Boris, actor, Playboy model Ricou Browning, director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer and stuntman Mary Carey, pornographic actress, politician Sofia Carson, actress, singer Bob Clark, film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter Tiffany Fallon, Playboy model

Jackie Gleason, actor, comedian Catherine Hickland, television actor Bailee Madison, actor Leslie Nielsen, actor, comedian Paige O'Hara, stage actress, singer Niki Taylor, model David Winters, actor, dancer, choreographer, producer, film distributor, director and screenwriter

Musicians

• Cory Asbury, Christian musician, worship pastor, songwriter, and former member of the Bethel Music collective
• Melvin LaThomas Brimm, singer-songwriter, vocal producer, dancer-choreographer, and actor
• David Cassidy, 1970s teen idol, singer and actor from the Partridge Family, died there
• Sabrina Claudio, singer
• Ian Grushka, bassist and founder of band New Found Glory (Coral Springs)
• Guitar Nubbit, blues musician
• Marilyn Manson, musician
• Dude Mowrey, country music artist
• Damien Moyal, vocalist and musician, notably of As Friends Rust, Morning Again and Shai Hulud
• Nonpoint, musical group
• Jaco Pastorius, influential jazz bassist
• Scott Putesky (Daisy Berkowitz), former lead guitarist for Marilyn Manson
• Puya, rock band
• Reggie Sears, R&B/soul artist, former child prodigy blues guitarist
• Archie Shepp, free jazz saxophonist
• Nadine Sierra, opera singer
• Ski Mask the Slump God (Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne), rapper
• XXXTentacion (Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy), rapper
• Mark Zeltser, concert pianist

Other notable people

• Cesar Barone, serial killer
• Edward Buchanan, Wyoming Secretary of State and former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
• James A. "Jimmie" Dallas, Sr., educator, entrepreneur, musical patron and civic leader
• Fred DeLuca, founder and CEO of Subway
• Arnold Denker, Chess Grandmaster and United States Chess Champion in 1945 and 1946
• Mario Díaz-Balart, U.S. representative
• Eddie Egan, detective and actor
• Lolita Files, author, screenwriter, and producer
• Brian Patrick Flynn, interior designer
• Leo Goodwin, Sr., founder of GEICO; philanthropist
• Wayne Huizenga, business/civic leader
• Travis Jeppesen, author
• Kenneth A. Jessell, educator and 6th President of Florida International University
• D. James Kennedy, televangelist, author
• Todd Kohlhepp, serial killer
• Paul Miller, white supremacist internet personality, troll, and boxer
• Chesley V. Morton, businessman, former member of the Georgia House of Representatives
• Fan Noli, Albanian scholar and politician
• James Randi, magician, skeptic, and author
• Mark Sanford, U.S. Representative and former Governor of South Carolina
• Theodore Swinarski, Illinois state legislator
• Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's
• Marion Wells, activist and president of the Marion G. Wells Foundation
• Dick Wells, businessman and philanthropist

Fictional characters

• Kenny, video game character from Telltale's The Walking Dead