List of University of Florida alumni

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Notable alumni or attendees

Presidents of Universities & Colleges

• Edythe M. Abdullah, current President of Florida Community College at Jacksonville
• George F. Baughman, the founding President of New College of Florida
• Thomas G. Carpenter, the founding President of University of North Florida
• Catherine Cornelius, former President of South Florida Community College
• Marshall Criser, former President of University of Florida and former Chairman of Scripps Florida
• Harold B. Crosby, former President of University of West Florida and Florida International University
• Gay Culverhouse, former President of Notre Dame College and President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Sandy D'Alemberte, former President of Florida State University and the American Bar Association
• John Delaney, current President of the University of North Florida, former mayor of Jacksonville
• Donald R. Eastman III, current President of Eckerd College
• Fred Gainous, former President of Florida A&M University
• Charles N. Millican, the founding President of the University of Central Florida
• Stephen C. O'Connell, former President of University of Florida, served on the Florida Supreme Court
• Eduardo J. Padrón, current President of Miami Dade College
• William L. Proctor, former Chancellor of Flagler College

Government and Military

• J.D. Alexander, current member of the Florida Senate, Grandson of Ben Hill Griffin Jr.
• John Allison, the father of Air Force special operations
• Alan Paul Anderson, current Commissioner of the Federal Martime Commission
• Winston E. Arnow, judge who presided over the Gainesville Eight trial
• Jeffrey Atwater, current member of the Florida Senate, former CEO of Barnett Bank
• Wayne Besen, former spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, and gay rights advocate
• Holly Benson, current Secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation for Florida
• Bob Butterworth, former Florida Attorney General, Dean of St. Thomas University College of Law
• Scott Camil, political activist, known primarily for leading the Gainesville Eight
• Skip Campbell, former member of the Florida Senate, ran unsuccessfully for Florida Attorney General, Professor at Nova Southeastern University
• Bernadette Castro, former Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation for the state of New York
• Paula Dockery, current member of the Florida Senate and current Majority Whip
• Stan Dromisky, former member of the Canadian House of Commons, current professor and a director of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery
• Richard Ervin, former Florida Attorney General
• George Greer, judge who presided over the Terri Schiavo case, he serves in the Pinellas-Pasco County Circuit Court of Florida
• Earl Faircloth, former Florida Attorney General
• Mallory Horne, former President of the Florida Senate, former Speaker of the House of Representatives for Florida
• Joseph Kittinger, famous pilot for the U.S. Airforce, known for his high-altitude balloon flights & parachute jumps
• Jeff Kottkamp, current Florida lieutenant governor
• James W. Kynes, former Florida Attorney General, former Vice President for the Jim Walter Corporation
• Andrew Owens, former Gator basketball player and current Judge
• Beverly Perdue, current North Carolina lieutenant governor
• Robert Pittman, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
• Marco Rubio, current Speaker of the House of Representatives for Florida
• Katherine Fernandez Rundle, current State Attorney for Miami, Florida
• Harold Sebring, judge at the Nuremberg Trials, former Florida Supreme Court judge
• T. Terrell Sessums, former Speaker of the House of Representatives for Florida, former Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents
• William A. Shands, former member of the Florida Senate and namesake for the Shands Hospital
• Robert Shevin, former Florida Attorney General, current Judge for Florida's Third District Court of Appeal
• Bruce Smathers, former Florida Secretary of State
• José Smith, current City Attorney of Miami Beach, Florida, former Vice Mayor & Commissioner for Miami Beach, Florida
• Rod Smith (politician), former member of the Florida Senate, successfully prosecuted Danny Rolling, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida
• Jeronimo Sandoval Sorto, former mayor in Honduras, former Honduras Congressman
• Steve Stanton, former city manager of Largo, Florida
• Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay
• John Vogt, former President of the Florida Senate
• Seventeen graduates have served on the Florida Supreme Court, 15 of them as Chief Justice

United States Ambassadors

• Lucius D. Battle, former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, former President of the Middle Eastern Institute
• Carey Cavanaugh, former U.S. Ambassador and Director of Patterson School of Diplomacy
• Donald L. Tucker, former Special U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

United States Senators

• Charles O. Andrews, former U.S. Senator from Florida
• Lawton Chiles, former U.S. Senator and Florida governor
• Bob Graham, former U.S. Senator and Florida governor & Presidential Candidate
• William Luther Hill, former U.S. Senator from Florida
• Spessard Holland, former U.S. Senator, founder of Holland & Knight and former Florida governor
• Connie Mack III, former U.S. Senator from Florida and U.S. Representative
• Bill Nelson, current U.S. Senator, and former U.S. Representative from Florida
• George A. Smathers, former U.S. Senator & Presidential Candidate, benefactor for Library East (Gainesville, Florida)

Federal Judges

• S. Jay Plager (United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit)
• Susan H. Black (United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)
• Rosemary Barkett (United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)
• Peter T. Fay (United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)
• Jon B. Morgan (United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)
• Stephan P. Mickle (United States District Judge, Northern District of Florida)
• Maurice M. Paul (United States District Judge, Northern District of Florida)
• John Richard Smoak, Jr. (United States District Judge, Northern District of Florida)
• William Terrell Hodges (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• Steven D. Merryday (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• Anne Conway (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr. (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• Patricia C. Fawsett (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• James S. Moody, Jr. (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• Howell W. Melton (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• Ben Krentzman (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• George C. Young (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• William J. Castagna (United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida)
• James Lawrence King (United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida)
• C. Clyde Atkins (United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida)
• Edward B. Davis (United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida)
• Ursula Mancusi Ungaro-Benages (United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida)
• Jose A. Gonzalez, Jr. (United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida)
• Sidney M. Aronovitz (United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida)
• James W. Kehoe (United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida)

United States Representatives

• Charles Edward Bennett, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Michael Bilirakis, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• William V. Chappell, Jr., former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Jim Davis (politician), former U.S. Representative from Florida, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida
• Don Fuqua, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Sam Gibbons, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• James W. Grant, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Robert A. Green, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Bill Gunter, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Albert S. Herlong, Jr., former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Marjorie Holt, former U.S. Representative from Maryland
• William C. Lantaff, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Tom Lewis (politician), former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Harry Johnston (politician), former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Connie Mack III, former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator
• Donald Ray Matthews, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Bill McCollum, former U.S. Representative from Florida and current Florida Attorney General
• Chester B. McMullen, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Daniel Mica, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Dan Miller (U.S. politician), former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Bill Nelson, former U.S. Representative from Florida and current U.S. Senator
• J. Hardin Peterson, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Paul G. Rogers, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Joe Scarborough, former U.S. Representative from Florida and current MSNBC talk show host
• Robert L. F. Sikes, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Karen Thurman, former U.S. Representative from Florida
• Gus Bilirakis, current US Congressman for Florida's 9th District
• Corrine Brown, current US Congresswoman for Florida's 3rd District
• Ander Crenshaw, current US Congressman for Florida's 4th District
• Connie Mack IV, current US Congressman for Florida's 14th District
• John Mica, current US Congressman for Florida's 7th District
• Jeff Miller, current US Congressman for Florida's 1st District
• Adam Putnam, current US Congressman for Florida's 12th District
• Robert Wexler, current US Congressman for Florida's 19th District
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz, current US Congresswoman for Florida's 20th District

Governors

• Reubin O'Donovan Askew, former Florida governor
• C. Farris Bryant, former Florida governor
• Lawton Chiles, former Florida governor and U.S. Senator
• Bob Graham, former Florida governor and U.S. Senator & Presidential Candidate
• Spessard Holland, former Florida governor and U.S. Senator, founder of Holland & Knight
• Buddy MacKay, former Florida governor and Florida lieutenant governor
• Daniel T. McCarty, former Florida governor
• Wayne Mixson, former Florida governor
• Fuller Warren, former Florida governor

Mayors

• Ed Austin, former Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida
• Buddy Dyer, current Mayor of Orlando, Florida
• Robert L. Floyd, former Mayor of Miami, Florida
• Pegeen Hanrahan, current Mayor of Gainesville, Florida
• Julian Barnes Lane, former Mayor of Tampa, Florida
• William F. Poe, former Mayor of Tampa, Florida
• Hans Tanzler, former Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida

Generals & Admirals

• George F. Baughman, retired Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy, and founding President of New College of Florida
• Richard E. Cellon, current Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy
• Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., retired General of the Marine and Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Charles W. Dorman, retired Brigadier General, & Chief Judge for the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Joseph C. Joyce, retired Brigadier General of the U.S. Army, and current Vice President of IFAS
• Leon E. Salomon, retired General of the U.S. Army, current Vice President for Rubbermaid
• Paul Tibbets, retired Brigadier General of the U.S. Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay

Science and Mathematics

• Linda H. Aiken, current Director of the Center of Health Outcomes and Policy Research, and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
• James Allchin, developed Microsoft Operating Systems, former executive
• John D. Anderson, Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum
• John Vincent Atanasoff, inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer
• Charles A. Becker, food scientist
• Robert Cade, co-creator of Gatorade
• Christa Calamas, former Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
• Archie Carr, eminent American zoologist, famed conservationist, and founder of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation
• Bruce C. Kone, current Dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine
• Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Philip Don Estridge, led development of the original IBM Personal Computer (PC), and thus is known as "father of the IBM PC"
• Harry James Free, co-creator of Gatorade
• Joe Hernandez, current CEO for the biotech firm Innovative Biosensors
• Richard Highton, famous Zoologist, and current Professor Emeritus in Biology at the University of Maryland
• Shere Hite, famous sex educator and feminist
• Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. famous carcinologist
• Crawford G. Jackson Jr., former Managing Editor for the Ecological Society of America
• George Kauffman, former Professor emeritus for Chemistry, Guggenheim Fellow
• Pramod Khargonekar, current Dean of the University of Florida College of Engineering
• Joseph C. Joyce, current Executive Vice President for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
• Robert Love, American author, speaker, and open source software developer
• Louis MacDowell, co-creator of the frozen Orange Juice concentrate
• Edwin M. McConkey, prominent biologists who study evolution, current Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado
• Gary Myers, current President of the North Florida Technology Innovation Corporation
• Lee Ann Newsom, famed Anthropologist, MacArthur Fellow
• Grady Paxton III, famed Microbiologist
• Lesa Roe, current Director of the NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia
• Michael Ryschkewitsch, current chief engineer for NASA
• Dana Shires, co-creator of Gatorade
• Jeffrey Spieler, current Director of Research for USAID
• Gilbert Stork, organic chemist
• Juan Vitali, current Development Director for the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Virginia

Nobel Prize Winners

• Robert Grubbs, won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2005
• Marshall Nirenberg, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 1968

Astronauts

• William Frederick Fisher, NASA Astronaut, and Medical Doctor
• Norman Thagard, NASA Astronaut, current Professor of Engineering at Florida State University

Business Executives, Policy Leaders, and Others

• DuBose Ausley, former Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents
• Joseph Beckham, Professor at Florida State University, received the McGhehey award
• Charles R. Black Jr., former Chief spokesman for the Republican National Committee, current CEO of Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey
• Carol Browner, administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, current Chairman of the Audobon Society
• Dana Bullen, former director of the Press Freedom Committee, former foreign editor of The Washington Star
• Kiki Carter, former environmental activist, organizer, songwriter, and columnist
• Luther W. Coggin, current Chairman of Coggin Automotive Group
• Marshall Criser, former Chairman of Scripps Florida, and former President of the University of Florida
• Courtney Cunningham, former Chief Counsel for the Republican National Committee
• Leighton Campbell, prominent investment advisor, and author of "The Other Way"
• John J. Considine, current Senior Minister for the Unity Church, former member of the Florida House of Representatives
• Doug Dickey, former Athletic Director for the University of Tennessee, former head coach for the Florida Gators
• John Dillin, former editor for the Christian Science Monitor
• William A. Emerson, former Senior Vice President for Merrill Lynch
• Mark Erstling, Senior Vice President and COO for the Association of Public Television Stations
• Mark S. Fowler, former Federal Communications Commissioner
• Gordon H. Harris, founder of Gray, Harris & Robinson
• Mason Hawkins, founder of Southeastern Asset Management
• Kenneth T. Henson, current Dean of Education at The Citadel (military college)
• Lawrence J. Hoffman, founder of Greenberg Traurig
• Van Ellis Huff, inventor of the Jalousie Window
• Maryfran Johnson, former Editor-in-Chief of Computerworld, current VP & Editorial Director, CIO Decisions Media Group
• Frank Karel III, former Vice President of the Rockefeller Foundation
• Robert Love, developer that uses open source, known for his contributions to the Linux kernel
• Bill McBride (candidate), successful Florida businessman & lawyer, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida in 2002
• Marshall McDonald, former Chairman of Florida Power and Light
• James E. McLean, current Dean of Education at the University of Alabama
• Jennifer McMillin, current Executive Vice President for Golin Harris International
• Richard Monroe, current Vice President for Darden Restaurants Inc
• Mortimer Neufville, former Executive Vice-President for the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
• Rosemarie Rolando Nye, current Vice President for Avaya Inc
• Ivan Osorio, current editor of the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC
• Wilford B. Poe, current Vice President for the Space Systems Group
• Randy Roberts, Director of Government Relations for Publix Super Markets, Inc.
• David Ropes, former Vice President of Reebok
• Joan D. Ruffier, former Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents
• Carol Sanger, current Vice President of Communications for Macy's Inc
• Harold Z. Steinbrenner, current Executive Vice President and General Partner for the New York Yankees
• Haywood Sullivan, former owner of the Boston Red Sox
• Donald Thomas, current COO of American Cancer Society
• Melinda Lou Thomas, namesake of Wendy's Restaurants and daughter of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas
• James R. Thompson, Jr. former Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
• Jon L. Thompson, former Vice President of the Exxon Mobil Corporation
• W. Brad Todd, former Chair of the Dept. of Advertising’s Professional Advisory, principal for the Richards Group
• Julie K. Underwood, current dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education
• Lilya Wagner, current Vice President for Counterpart International
• James Wattenbarger, the creator of Florida’s Community College System
• Harry Wismer, founding owner of the New York Titans, which ultimately became the New York Jets
• Jean Hoehn Zimmerman, current Vice President for CHANEL

Presidents & Chief Executive Officers

• Carlos Alfonso, current CEO of Alliant Partners, currently serving on the UF Board of Trustees
• Cesar Alvarez, current CEO of Greenberg Traurig
• Martha Barnett, former President of American Bar Association
• Barry Berrish, former President of the James B. Beam Distilling Company
• Gordon M. Byrnes, former CEO, Chairman, and President of the Milwaukee Forge Corporation
• Alvin Cowans, current President and CEO of McCoy Federal Credit Union
• Gay Culverhouse, former President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• J. Michael Cook, former CEO of Deloitte & Touche
• Joe Cordell, current CEO of the Jim Walter Corporation
• John Dasburg, former CEO of Northwest Airlines and former Chairman of the Burger King Corporation
• Chris A. Davis, General Partner of Forstmann Little & Company, former Chairman and CEO of McLeodUSA, Inc.
• Kurt Feazel, current President of Pecten Trading Company, former USAF Pilot, former Gator Basketball player
• Manny Fernandez, former CEO of Gartner & Chairman of UF Board of Trustees
• Alvin Flanagan, former President & Chairman of Gannett Broadcasting and former Vice Chairman of United Television
• Bill France, Jr., former President of NASCAR
• C. Del Galloway, current CEO of Public Relations Society of America
• Mark F. Gibbins, former President of DME Corporation
• Harbert Gregory, founder of the Gregory-Salisbury & Company, former Chairman and CEO of Electrical Equipment, Inc.
• Ben Hill Griffin III, former Chairman and CEO of Alico Inc.
• Glenda K. Griffin, current President & CEO of Corporate Growth Consultants Inc.
• Susan Ivey, current Chairman and CEO of Reynolds American
• John Janick, current Founder and CEO of Fueled by Ramen Records
• Jack Katz, founder & President of the Panama Jack Corporation
• Keith Koenig, co-founder and current President of City Furniture
• Alan Levine, current CEO of the Broward Hospital District, former Secretary of Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration
• Hyung Khu Lim, current CEO of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
• James Mandell, current President and CEO of Children's Hospital Boston
• Betsy Markey, current CEO of Syscom Services, currently a US Congressional candidate
• Howell Melton Jr., current CEO of Holland & Knight
• Daniel Mica, current President and CEO of the Credit Union National Association and former U.S. Congressman
• David Miller, former President of JC Penny
• J. Keith Moyer, current President for Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Alex Olcese, current President of AllChem Industries
• Donna Pastore, current President of the National Association for Gils & Women in sports
• Herb H. Peyton, founder and President of the Gate Petroleum Company
• Earl W. Powell, current CEO for Trivest Partners, L.P.
• Kenneth W. Price, current CEO of CHF Enterprises
• Sachio Semmoto, current CEO for eAccess
• Jonathan A. Shaw, current CEO for Shaw American Financial Corporation
• Eleanor Smeal, former President of National Organization for Women
• Chesterfield Smith, former President of the American Bar Association, investigated the Watergate Scandal
• Dianne Snedaker, current President of Ketchum Advertising
• R. Bruce Taylor, current CEO and Chairman of Taylor Engineering, Inc.
• Lynn M. Thompson, current President for Thompson Writing & Editing Inc.
• Carlos O. Torano, President of Toraño Cigars and Central America Tobacco
• Pamela N. Valenzuela, current President of the Ascent Management corporation
• Herb Yalof, former President of Macy's
• Jose Zaglul, current President of Earth University

University Benefactors

• Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., Florida citrus farmer, University benefactor for the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida
• William R. Hough, prominent investment banker, namesake of the "Hough Graduate School of Business" at the University of Florida
• Fred Levin, prominent attorney, namesake of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida
• Alfred A. McKethan, former Chairman of the SunTrust Bank, namesake of the Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
• George A. Smathers, benefactor for Library East (Gainesville, Florida) at the University of Florida
• Alfred C. Warrington, former CEO of Sanfill, namesake of the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida

Art, Literature, Humanities, and Entertainment

• Don Addis, columnist and comic strip artist
• Chris Bachelder, American writer, e-book pioneer
• C. E. Barber, former President of the Florida Alligator Newspaper
• Todd Barry, stand-up comedian
• Rita Mae Brown, author and famous activist
• Al Burt, writer for the Miami Herald, and the Atlanta Journal
• Jean C. Chance, Chairman of the Hearst Awards Committee for 25 years, Professor of Journalism at UF
• Harry Crews, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
• Michael Connelly, best-selling author and Alumnus of Distinction
• Jonathan Demme, Director, won an Academy Award for directing the The Silence of the Lambs
• Karen DeYoung, won the Pulitzer Prize, and is the associate editor for The Washington Post
• Kate DiCamillo, award-winning children's novelist and screenwriter
• Micki Dickoff, multiple Emmy Award winning Director & Producer
• Brian Doherty (journalist), Senior Editor at Reason Magazine, author
• Geri Doran, famous American Poet
• Deborah Dugan, current President of Disney Publishing Worldwide, former Vice President of Angel Records
• Albert Etheridge, international event promoter and producer
• Rich Fields, announcer of The Price Is Right, meteorologist, radio personality, voice-over actor
• Dexter Filkins, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his journalism
• Jesse Hill Ford, writer and screenwriter
• Michael Ford, prominent screenwriter: Golden Eye, Hulk, and Punisher
• Robert Fulton, award winning writer, and naturalist
• Merrill Joan Gerber, award-winning author
• MaryAnne Golon, current picture editor for Time Magazine
• Philip Graham, former publisher of the Washington Post
• Richard Grayson, famous writer and political activist
• Edwin Granberry, long-time writer of the comic strip Buz Sawyer
• Rebecca Greer, current editor for Woman's Day
• James Grippando, novelist and lawyer
• Robert J. Haiman, executive editor of the St. Petersburg Times, current President of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies
• Carl Hiaasen, novelist and Miami Herald columnist, also won the Newbery Honor
• Jason Hines, rock alternative afternoon radio host as "Roach" on "The Roach Motel Radio Show at KXNA-FM
• Shere Hite, author of the "Hite Report", she is also a sex educator & feminist
• Yoanna House, fashion model and winner of cycle 2 of the America's Next Top Model
• Judith Ivory, best-selling American author of historical romance novels
• Steen Johansen, prominent film producer
• Clint Johnson, famous American historian and author of nonfiction books
• Ed Johnson, senior Editor for the New York Times
• Mindi Keirnan, current Vice President of Operations for Knight-Ridder
• Tom Kennedy, current managing editor for the Washington Post and Newsweek Interactive
• Dennis Kneale, managing editor of Forbes Magazine
• Larry Lancit, received an Emmy Award for Reading Rainbow
• David Lawrence Jr., former publisher of the Miami Herald, and former editor of the Detroit Free Press
• Ken Leebow, author, speaker and TV personality -- 300 Incredible Things to Do on the Internet book series
• Stephen Marteski, World renowned historian of northern European culture
• Guillermo Martinez, syndicated columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee
• Steven Matthews, prolific author, notable academic, and frequent lecturer on Early Modern European topics
• Frances Mayes, author of New York Times bestselling book Under the Tuscan Sun
• Diane McFarlin, publisher of the Sarasota Herald Tribune
• Andrew Mondshein, nominated for an Oscar for his film editing
• Lee Ann Newsom, famous anthropologist, named a MacArthur Fellow for 2002
• Howard Norton, is a Pulitzer Prize winner
• Patricia Walker O’Connor, top scholar of Spanish theater and literature
• Mike Papantonio, prominent trial lawyer, and co-hosts of Ring of Fire
• Marcus Pearcy, speaker, personality, educational expert, and creator of "Happy Fun Ball"
• David Penzer, current professional wrestling ring announcer
• Emilio Perez, famous artist out of Miami
• Sam Proctor, was the world's foremost scholars of Florida history
• Joan Ryan, author and Columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle
• Alex Scott, activist for Young Men's Society of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Edward Sears, former Editor for the Palm Beach Post
• Stephanie B. Smith, award winning photojournalist for National Geographic
• Kendra Todd, real estate businesswoman and winner of The Apprentice 3 reality TV show
• Fredrick Ward, writer and photographer
• Miles Wilken, co-producer of the Broadway hit "The Producers"
• Hugh Wilson, famous director, writer, and actor
• Dale Van Sickel, former president of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures
• Edward Yang, renowned Taiwanese film-maker, winner of Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi yi
• Adam Yeomans, Kentucky/Tennessee bureau chief for the Associated Press.
• C. Dale Young, award-winning poet
• Hugo Zacchini, known as the "Human Cannonball"
• Phyllis Zatlin, prominent author, received the Fulbright Fellowship, named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow

Actors & Actresses

• Faye Dunaway, actress, won an Academy Award for the movie Network
• Buddy Ebsen, actor, best known as Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies
• Malcolm Gets, actor, Caroline in the City
• Darrell Hammond, actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live
• Patty Maloney, actress, Far Out Space Nuts
• Patrick O'Neal, American television and film actor
• Adrian Pasdar, Nathan Petrelli on Heroes, played football at UF for one season
• John Posey, TV actor on Seinfeld, Cheers and [[The Pretender {TV series)|The Pretender]]
• Stephen Root, actor, best known as "Milton" in Office Space
• Wil Shriner, prominent actor, director and game show host
• Rachel Specter, actress
• Bob Vila, actor, home-improvement guru and former host of This Old House
• Jack Youngblood, Emmy-nominated actor, author and NFL/College Football Hall of Famer

Head Coaches

• Kerwin Bell, current head coach for Jacksonville University
• Gene Chizik, current head coach for the Iowa State Cyclones
• Doug Dickey, former head coach for the Tennessee Volunteers and the Florida Gators
• Chan Gailey, current head coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and former NFL head coach for the Dallas Cowboys
• Lindy Infante, former head coach for the Green Bay Packers, and the Indianapolis Colts
• Mike Mularkey, former head coach for the Buffalo Bills
• Steve Spurrier, current head coach for the University of South Carolina, former coach of the Washington Redskins & Florida Gators, and Quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1966 for the University of Florida
• Kay Stephenson, former head coach for the Buffalo Bills
• Charlie Strong, Interim Head Coach for the Florida Gators, current Co-Defensive Coordinator for the Florida Gators

Musicians

• David M. Bellamy, country music artists the Bellamy Brothers
• Howard Bellamy, country music artists the Bellamy Brothers
• Stanley Benton, aka Stat Quo is a Hip-Hop Artist
• Jett Beres, plays bass guitarist and vocals for Sister Hazel
• Ken Block, sings lead vocals for Sister Hazel
• Bob Bryar, Drummer for the band My Chemical Romance
• Andrew Copeland, plays baritone, rhythm and acoustic guitar for Sister Hazel
• Chris Demakes, co-founder and lead singer for Less than Jake
• Vinnie Fiorello, co-founder and drummer for Less than Jake
• Shaun Grief, co-founder and former bassist for Less than Jake
• Ryan Newell, plays guitar for the band Sister Hazel
• Stephen Stills, member of bands CSNY and Buffalo Springfield
• Mel Tillis, singer, songwriter, and comedian
• Johnny Tillotson, singer, and songwriter

Pagaent Winners

• Kristen Berset, the Miss Florida USA for 2004, was a finalist for Miss USA, current Model
• Julie Donaldson, the Miss Florida USA for 2001, current host for Mets Weekly & Heat TV
• Allison Kreiger, the Miss Florida for 2006
• Carrie Ann Mewha, the Miss Florida USA for 2003, current Medical Doctor
• Ann Schmalzried, the Miss Florida for 1975, Top 10 finalist at Miss America
• Tonoya Toyloy, the Miss Jamaica for 2004, and Miss World 2004 contestant
• Mari Wilensky, the Miss Florida for 2005, Top 10 finalist at Miss America
• Melissa Witek, the Miss Florida USA for 2005, Top 5 at Miss USA, and contestant on NBC's "Treasure Hunters"

Reporters, Correspondents, and Anchormen

• Stephanie Abrams, reporter for The Weather Channel
• Deborah Amos, correspondent to the ABC News Magazine "Turning Point"
• Sharyl Attkinson, correspondent to CBS News
• H. G. Davis, Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter
• Jamie Dupree, Correspondent for Cox Broadcasting Washington News Bureau
• David Finkel, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Washington Post
• Kristin Harmel, reporter and novelist for People
• Ian Denis Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent and presently Berlin bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal
• David Johnson (Anchorman), American news anchorman for WPXI-TV
• Clarence Jones, 3 time winner of the duPont-Columbia Award for investigative reporting
• Mark Long, model, reality tv star of Road Rules, and correspondent for Reality Remix
• Jamie McIntyre, Senior Pentagon correspondent for CNN
• Jim McGee, won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the Iran-Contra Affair
• Forrest Sawyer, current anchorman for ABC News

Sportcasters

• Erin Andrews, TV commentator for ESPN
• Red Barber, radio sportscaster principally for the Brooklyn Dodgers
• Bob Coldeen, TV sports commentator for KSPN-Saipan
• Gene Deckerhoff, current radio announcer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida State Seminoles
• Ferdie Pacheco, current Showtime boxing analyst, and personal physician to Muhammad Ali
• Jesse Palmer, TV commentator for ESPN, former NFL Quarterback and star of ABC's The Bachelor
• Guy Rawlings, TV sports anchor for NBC-Miami
• Elfi Schlegel-Dunn, sports/gymnastics commentator for NBC

Sports

Baseball

• Ross Baumgarten, former Major League Pitcher
• Henry Boney, former Major League Pitcher
• John Burke, former Major League Pitcher and first ever Draft Choice for the Colorado Rockies
• Doug Corbett, former Major League Pitcher
• Robert Dodd (baseball player), former Major League Pitcher
• David Eckstein, All-Star shortstop, and 2006 World Series Most Valuable Player for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Dave Eiland, former Major League Pitcher
• Mark Ellis, current Oakland Athletics Second Baseman
• Josh Fogg, current Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
• Steve Lombardozzi, former Major League Second Baseman
• Jamie McAndrew, former Major League Pitcher
• Rob Murphy, former major league baseball Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox & Cincinnati Reds
• Tim Olson, former Major League Third Baseman
• Mike Perez, former Major League Pitcher
• Herbert Perry, former Major League Infielder
• Kevin Polcovich, former Major League Pitcher
• Bill Ramsey, former Major League Outfielder
• Paul Rigdon, former Major League Pitcher
• Al Rosen, former Cleveland Indians Third Baseman and American League Most Valuable Player
• David Ross (baseball), current major league baseball Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds
• Brad Wilkerson, major league baseball player for the Texas Rangers

Basketball (Female)

• Amanda Butler, current head coach for the University of Florida womens basketball team
• Monique Cardenas, WNBA Basketball player
• Vanessa Hayden (basketball), WNBA Basketball player
• Tammy Jackson, WNBA Basketball player
• Merlakia Jones, WNBA Basketball player
• Tonya Massaline, WNBA Basketball player
• Brandi McCain, WNBA Basketball player
• DeLisha Milton-Jones, WNBA Basketball player
• Murriel Page, WNBA Basketball player
• Tamara Stocks, WNBA Basketball player
• Bridget Pettis, WNBA Basketball player
• Tiffany Travis, WNBA Basketball player
• Sophia Witherspoon, WNBA Basketball player

Basketball (Male)

• Matt Bonner, NBA basketball player
• Corey Brewer, NBA basketball player, 2 time NCAA Champion
• Ben Davis (basketball), NBA basketball player
• Andrew DeClercq, NBA basketball player
• Christian Drejer, basketball player in Europe
• Jim Grandholm, NBA basketball player
• Taurean Green, NBA basketball player, 2 time NCAA Champion
• Orien Greene, NBA basketball player
• Donnell Harvey, NBA basketball player
• Udonis Haslem, NBA basketball player
• Al Horford, NBA basketball player, 2 time NCAA Champion
• Lee Humphrey, basketball player in Europe, 2 time NCAA Champion
• David Lee, NBA basketball player
• Clifford Lett, NBA basketball player
• Mike Miller, NBA basketball player
• Joakim Noah, NBA basketball player, 2 time NCAA Champion
• Chris Richard, NBA basketball player, 2 time NCAA Champion
• Anthony Roberson, NBA basketball player
• Dwayne Schintzius, NBA basketball player
• Neal Walk, NBA basketball player
• Matt Walsh (basketball), NBA basketball player
• James White (basketball), NBA basketball player
• Jason Williams (basketball), NBA basketball player
• Ronnie Williams, NBA basketball player

Football

• Neal Anderson, former NFL Pro Bowl Running Back, Chicago Bears
• Alex Brown, NFL Defensive End for the Chicago Bears
• Lomas Brown, former NFL Pro Bowl Offensive Tackle, NFL All-Decade Team, Detroit Lions
• Reche Caldwell, NFL Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
• Cooper Carlisle, NFL Offesive Guard for the Oakland Raiders
• Kevin Carter, NFL, Pro Bowl Tackle, St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans, and Miami Dolphins
• Ran Carthon, NFL Running Back for the Indianapolis Colts
• Wes Chandler, former NFL Wide Receiver for the San Diego Chargers
• Cris Collinsworth, former NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals and current sportscaster for HBO's "Inside the NFL"
• Channing Crowder, NFL Linebacker, Miami Dolphins
• Andra Davis, NFL Linebacker for the Cleveland Browns
• Ciatrick Fason, NFL Running Back for the Minnesota Vikings
• Jabar Gaffney, NFL Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
• Earnest Graham, NFL Running Back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Rex Grossman, NFL Quarterback for the Chicago Bears
• Randy Hand, NFL Offesive Tackle for the Buffalo Bills
• Ike Hilliard, NFL, Wide Receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Reynaldo Hill, NFL Corner Back for the Tennessee Titans
• Lindy Infante, former NFL head coach for the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts
• Chad Jackson, NFL Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
• Darrell Jackson, NFL, Wide Receiver, San Francisco 49ers
• Taylor Jacobs, NFL, Wide Receiver, San Francisco 49ers
• Doug Johnson, NFL Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Todd Johnson, NFL Safety for the St. Louis Rams
• James Jones, NFL, Pro Bowl Fullback, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks
• Jevon Kearse, NFL Defensive End for the Philadelphia Eagles, also Defensive Rookie of the Year
• Kelvin Kight, NFL Wide Receiver for the New England Patriots
• Chris Leak, NFL Quarterback for the Chicago Bears, won the 2007 BCS National Championship Game & career passing leader for UF
• Marquand Manuel, NFL Linebacker for the Green Bay Packers
• Ingle Martin, NFL Quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
• Wilber Marshall, former NFL, Pro Bowl Linebacker, Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins
• Shane Matthews, former NFL Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins
• Bobby McCray, NFL Defensive End for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Jarvis Moss, NFL Defensive End, for the Denver Broncos
• Reggie Nelson, NFL Saftety, for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Jeremy Mincey, NFL Defensive End for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Jesse Palmer, former NFL Quarterback and star of ABC's The Bachelor
• Michael Pearson, NFL Offensive Tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Mike Peterson, NFL Middle Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Zach Piller, NFL Offensive Guard for the New York Giants
• Keiwan Ratliff, NFL Cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Guss Scott, NFL Safety for the New England Patriots
• Ian Scott, NFL Defensive Tackle for the Chicago Bears
• Lito Sheppard, NFL cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Emmitt Smith, former NFL Running Back, Super Bowl MVP, NFL's all-time leading rusher, winner of Dancing With the Stars
• Max Starks, NFL Offensive Tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Fred Taylor, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Travis Taylor (football player), NFL Wide Receiver for the Oakland Raiders
• Ben Troupe, NFL Tight End for the Tennessee Titans
• Aaron Walker, former NFL Tight End
• Kenyatta Walker, NFL Offensive Tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Gerard Warren, NFL Defensive Tackle for the Denver Broncos
• Tavares Washington, NFL Offensive Tackle for the San Francisco 49ers
• Dee Webb, NFL Cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Danny Wuerffel, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, led the Florida Gators to the 1996 National Championship, former NFL player
• John L. Williams, former NFL Pro Bowl Full Back, Seattle Seahawks
• Jack Youngblood, Hall of Fame NFL football player

Golf

• Tommy Aaron, PGA Tour golfer, won the 1973 Masters Tournament
• Pat Bates, PGA Tour golfer, won 5 total events
• Andy Bean, PGA Tour golfer, won 11 total events
• Frank Beard, PGA Tour golfer, topped the PGA Tour money list in 1969
• Woody Blackburn, PGA Tour golfer
• Mark Calcavecchia, PGA Tour golfer, won the 1989 Open Championship
• Chris Couch, PGA Tour golfer
• Bubba Dickerson, PGA Tour golfer, won the U.S. Amateur Championship
• Chris DiMarco, PGA Tour golfer
• Scott Dunlap, PGA Tour golfer
• Matthew Every, PGA Tour golfer
• Brian Gay, PGA Tour golfer
• Phil Hancock, PGA Tour golfer
• Dudley Hart, PGA Tour golfer, has been ranked in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings
• Gary Koch, PGA Tour golfer, won 6 total events
• Steve Melnyk (golfer), PGA Tour golfer, won the U.S. Amateur Championship
• Bob Murphy (golfer), PGA Tour & Senior PGA Tour golfer, won 17 total events
• Andy North, PGA Tour golfer, won the 1978 and 1985 U.S. Open
• Deb Richard, LPGA Tour golfer
• Camilo Villegas, PGA Tour golfer
• Dan Sikes, PGA Tour golfer

Olympians

• Katie Ball, Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimmer
• Matt Cetlinski, Olympic gold medalist, Swimmer
• John Capel, Oylmpic Sprinter
• Tracy Caulkins, Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimmer
• Erin Gilreath, Olympic Hammer thrower
• Danielle Fotopoulos, Olympic Gold Medalist, Soccer
• Nicole Haislett, Olympic Swimmer
• Nancy Hogshead, Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimmer
• David Larson, Olympic gold medalist, Swimmer
• Ryan Lochte, Olympic Swimmer
• Martin López-Zubero, Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimmer
• Steve Mesler, Olympic Bobsledder
• Dennis Mitchell, Olympic Gold medalist, Relay Runner
• Heather Mitts, Olympic Gold Medalist, Soccer
• Candice Scott, Olympic Hammer Thrower
• Allison Sinclair, Olympic gold medalist, Swimmer
• Dara Torres, Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimmer
• Janie Wagstaff, Olympic gold medalist, Swimmer
• Abby Wambach, Olympic Gold Medalist, Soccer
• Mary Wayte, Olympic Gold Medalist, Swimmer
• Bernard Williams (athletics), Olympic Gold Medalist, Relay Runner
• Martin Zubero, Olympic gold medalist, Swimmer

Tennis

• Jesse Levine, current pro tennis player, nationally ranked
• Jill Craybas, current pro tennis player
• Lisa Raymond, current pro tennis player, won 71 total titles, in 2000 was ranked the top player in the world

Notable Faculty

• Ida Altman, American historian of colonial Spain and Latin America
• Donald Ault, Professor of English at the University of Florida
• Leonard Beeghley, Famous Sociologist
• Steven Albert Benner, Molecular Biologist
• Robert Cade, co-inventor of Gatorade
• Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Horton H. Hobbs, Jr., American carcinologist
• C. S. Holling, Canadian ecologist
• Bernard J. Liska, American food scientist
• Michael Hofmann, Famous German poet
• Miriam Zach, American musicologist
• John H. Moore, Notable anthropologist
• Pierre Ramond, French physicist
• Darrett B. Rutman, American historian
• Daniel Smith (professor), American political scientist
• John G. Thompson, is a mathematician
• Gregory Ulmer, Professor of English at the University of Florida
• Sidney Wade, American poet
• Albert Wass, Hungarian Professor of Literature and History
• Joy Williams (writer), American author