100 Notable alumni of
University of Florida
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The University of Florida is 63rd in the world, 32nd in North America, and 31st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Florida sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Aaron Hernandez
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- Studied in 2007-2009
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Aaron Josef Hernandez was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons with the New England Patriots until his arrest and conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd.
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Dan Bilzerian
- Occupations
- influencerbusinesspersonpoker player
- Biography
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Daniel Brandon Bilzerian is an American influencer. He gained notability from about 2013 for his extravagant lifestyle and photos with scantily dressed models on social media. He is the eldest son of businessman Paul Bilzerian.
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Cam Newton
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers. Nicknamed "Super Cam", he is second in career quarterback rushing touchdowns and third in career quarterback rushing yards. Following a stint with the Florida Gators, Newton played college football for the Auburn Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game as a junior. He was selected first overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL draft.
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Marco Rubio
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- In 1993 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- diplomatlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving as the 72nd United States secretary of state since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Florida in the U.S. Senate from 2011 to 2025. Rubio is also the acting national security advisor.
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Tim Tebow
- Occupations
- television presenterAmerican football playerprofessional baseball player
- Biography
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Timothy Richard Tebow is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. Tebow played college football for the Florida Gators, becoming the first underclassman to win the Heisman Trophy and leading the team to two BCS National Championship titles in 2006 and 2008. At the conclusion of his collegiate career, Tebow held the Southeastern Conference's records for career passing efficiency and rushing touchdowns. He was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Faye Dunaway
- Occupations
- film producerfilm actorstage actorfilm directortelevision actor
- Biography
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Dorothy Faye Dunaway is an American actress. She is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award.
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Pam Bondi
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- In 1987 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerlobbyistpolitician
- Biography
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Pamela Jo Bondi is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 87th United States attorney general since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the 37th attorney general of Florida from 2011 to 2019.
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Al Horford
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso OMDSM, nicknamed Big Al, is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time NBA All-Star and an NBA champion.
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Jason Williams
- Occupations
- basketball playerscreenwriter
- Biography
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Jason Chandler Williams is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for twelve seasons from 1998 to 2011. In 2006, Williams won an NBA championship as the starting point guard for the Miami Heat. Nicknamed "White Chocolate", Williams is known for his unorthodox, creative style of play.
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Michael Connelly
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- Studied journalism
- Occupations
- actorwritercrime fiction writerfilm producerchronicler
- Biography
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Michael Joseph Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Connelly is the bestselling author of 38 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004.
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Stephen Root
- Occupations
- television actorcharacter actorvoice actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Stephen Root is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present).
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Jesse Palmer
- Occupations
- sports commentatortelevision presenterAmerican football playerreality television participant
- Biography
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Jesse James Palmer is a Canadian television personality, sports commentator, and former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. Palmer played college football for the Florida Gators under coach Steve Spurrier, and then played professionally for the New York Giants in the NFL before spending half of the 2006 season with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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Erin Andrews
- Occupations
- television presentersports commentatorjournalist
- Biography
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Erin Jill Andrews is an American sportscaster and television personality. She rose to prominence as a correspondent on the American cable sports channel ESPN after joining the network in 2004. She later joined Fox Sports in 2012 and has since become the lead sideline reporter for the network's NFL broadcasting team. In 2010, she also gained further recognition from placing third on the tenth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars and eventually co-hosted the show from 2014 to 2019 with Tom Bergeron.
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Ryan Lochte
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Ryan Steven Lochte is an American former competition swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist. He is the third-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history measured by total number of medals, behind only Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky. Lochte's seven individual Olympic medals rank second in history in men's swimming (again to Michael Phelps), tied for second among all Olympic swimmers. He currently holds the world records in the 4×200-meter freestyle (long course).
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Joakim Noah
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joakim Simon Noah is a former professional basketball player. Born in New York, Noah was a member of the France national team and played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. The Chicago Bulls selected Noah with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Noah is a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2014 when he also was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
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Joe Scarborough
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- In 1990 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- radio personalitylawyerpoliticianmusicianjournalist
- Biography
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Charles Joseph Scarborough is an American television host and former politician who is the co-host of Morning Joe on MS NOW with his wife Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. He previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network. A former member of the Republican Party, Scarborough was in the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 1st district from 1995 to 2001. He was appointed to the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce in 2002 and was a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He was named in the 2011 Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world.
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Stephen Stills
- Occupations
- session musiciansinger-songwriterguitaristsinger
- Biography
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Stephen Arthur Stills is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and Manassas. As both a solo act and member of three successful bands, Stills has combined record sales of over 35 million albums. He was ranked number 28 in Rolling Stone's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and number 47 in the 2011 list. Stills became the first person to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Ryan Sweeting
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Ryan Sweeting is an American former professional tennis player.
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Emmitt Smith
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Emmitt James Smith III is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. He is the league's all-time leading rusher, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs of all time.
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Cris Collinsworth
- Occupations
- sports commentatorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Anthony Cris Collinsworth is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons (1981–1988) with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Florida Gators, earning first-team All-American honors. He is a television sportscaster for NBC, Showtime, and the NFL Network, and winner of 17 Sports Emmy Awards. He is also the majority owner of Pro Football Focus.
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Buddy Ebsen
- Occupations
- composerstage actoractorcomediantelevision actor
- Biography
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Buddy Ebsen, also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer, widely known for his role as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971) as well his title role in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980).
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Paul Tibbets
- Occupations
- military personnelmilitary officeraircraft pilot
- Biography
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Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
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Jonathan Demme
- Occupations
- film score composerdocumentary filmmakercinematographerproducerfilm screenwriter
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Robert Jonathan Demme was an American filmmaker. His career of directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. In addition to being an Academy Award and a Directors Guild of America Award winner, he received nominations for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Independent Spirit Awards.
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Abby Wambach
- Occupations
- podcasterassociation football coachassociation football player
- Biography
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Mary Abigail Wambach is an American former soccer player, coach, and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on the U.S. women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2015, earning her first cap in 2001. As a forward, she currently stands as the highest all-time goal scorer for the national team and is second in international goals for both female and male soccer players with 184 goals, behind Canadian Christine Sinclair. Wambach was awarded the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year, becoming the first American woman to win the award in 10 years. She was included on the 2015 Time 100 list as one of the most influential people in the world.
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Caeleb Dressel
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Caeleb Remel Dressel is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events. He swims representing the Cali Condors as part of the International Swimming League. He won a record seven gold medals at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, nine medals, six of which were gold, at the 2018 World Short Course Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, and eight medals, including six gold, at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju. Dressel is a nine-time Olympic gold medalist and holds world records in the 100 meter butterfly (long course), and 100 meter individual medley (short course).
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Bradley Beal
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Bradley Emmanuel Beal Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Big Panda", he is a three-time NBA All-Star and one-time All-NBA Third Team selection.
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Udonis Haslem
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Udonis Johneal Haslem is an American professional basketball executive and former player. He is the vice president of basketball development for the Miami Heat, where he spent his entire 20-year playing career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Haslem is one of only three players in NBA history to play at least 20 years with one team. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, where he was a key member of four NCAA tournament teams. Haslem began his professional career in France with Chalon-sur-Saône and then signed with his hometown team, the Miami Heat, in 2003, leaving as the longest-tenured player in franchise history when he retired 20 years later. Haslem won three NBA championships in 2006, 2012, and 2013.
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David Lee
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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David Clayton Lee is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before he was drafted 30th overall by the New York Knicks in the 2005 NBA draft. He was a 2-time NBA All-Star and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team in 2013.
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Joanna Garcia
- Occupations
- stage actorteachertelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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JoAnna García Swisher is an American actress and businesswoman. She is known for her roles as Sam in Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1994–96), Vicki Appleby in Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), and Cheyenne Hart-Montgomery on The WB/CW sitcom Reba (2001–07). She has also gained popularity with her acting roles in Privileged (2008–09), Better with You (2010–11), Animal Practice (2012), Once Upon a Time (2013–18), The Astronaut Wives Club (2015), Fist Fight (2017) and Sweet Magnolias (2020–present). García also stars as Lindsey Johnson in Hallmark Channel's As Luck Would Have It (2021). She has hosted two seasons of The Ultimatum: Queer Love on Netflix starting in 2023.
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Neil Druckmann
- Occupations
- computer scientistscreenwritercreative directorwriter
- Biography
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Neil Druckmann is an Israeli–American writer, creative director, designer, and programmer. He is the studio head and head of creative of the video game developer Naughty Dog, and is best known for his work on the game franchises Uncharted and The Last of Us, having co-created the latter as well as its television adaptation.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- In 1988 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1990 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- politiciancongressional staff
- Biography
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Deborah Wasserman Schultz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 25th congressional district, first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2011 until her resignation in 2016.
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Adrian Pasdar
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorcomposerfilm actorvoice actor
- Biography
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Adrian Kayvan Pasdar is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is known for his roles in Profit, Near Dark, Carlito's Way, Mysterious Ways, Desperate Housewives, Burn Notice, Heroes and as Glenn Talbot / Graviton on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Additionally, he directed the feature film Cement. He is also known as the voice of Tony Stark / Iron Man in Marvel Anime, as well as in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, and Avengers Assemble, and in the Lego Marvel Superheroes and Disney Infinity videogames. He also played district attorney Alec Rybak on The Lying Game. He has appeared on the American TV drama Grand Hotel as Felix.
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Eugene Sledge
- Occupations
- writerbiologistsoldieruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Eugene Bondurant Sledge was a United States Marine, university professor, and author. His 1981 memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa chronicled his combat experiences during World War II and was used as source material for the Ken Burns PBS documentary The War (2007), as well as the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), in which he is portrayed by Joseph Mazzello.
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Abdul Hakim Sani Brown
- Occupations
- athletics competitorsprinter
- Biography
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Abdul Hakim Sani Brown is a Japanese athlete specialising in sprinting events. Sani Brown has a Japanese mother and a Ghanaian father. Sani Brown won the 100 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics setting a championship record of 10.28 (−0.4) in the final.
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Pete Alonso
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Peter Morgan Alonso, nicknamed "Polar Bear", is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. Internationally, Alonso represents the United States.
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Bill Nelson
- Occupations
- lawyerastronautpolitician
- Biography
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Clarence William Nelson II is an American politician, attorney, and former astronaut who served from 2001 to 2019 as a United States senator from Florida and from 2021 to 2025 as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A member of the Democratic Party, Nelson served from 1979 to 1991 as a U.S. representative from Florida's Space Coast, and from 1972 to 1978 as a member of the Florida House of Representatives. In January 1986, he became the second sitting member of Congress to fly in space, after Senator Jake Garn, when he served as a payload specialist on mission STS-61-C aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Before entering politics, he served in the United States Army Reserve during the Vietnam War.
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Rodney Mullen
- Occupations
- skateboarder
- Biography
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John Rodney Mullen is an American professional skateboarder who practices freestyle skateboarding and street skateboarding. He is considered one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. Mullen is credited for inventing numerous tricks, including the flatground ollie, kickflip, heelflip, impossible, and 360-kickflip. As a result, he has been called the "godfather of modern street skating".
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David Ross
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David Wade Ross is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager. He managed the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2020 to 2023. He played in MLB for 15 seasons.
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Darrell Hammond
- Occupations
- film actorcomediantelevision actor
- Biography
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Darrell Clayton Hammond is an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and announcer. He was a regular cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2009, and has been its announcer since 2014.
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Chandler Parsons
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Chandler Evan Parsons is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators and was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 38th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Between 2011 and 2020, Parsons played in the NBA for the Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, and Atlanta Hawks before injuries caused by a drunk driver forced him into retirement. Post-retirement, he became a sports commentator, including currently as the co-host of FanDuel online show Run It Back.
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Steve Spurrier
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Stephen Orr Spurrier is a retired football player and coach often referred to by his nicknames, the Head Ball Coach or the ol' Ball Coach. Spurrier was a college football quarterback with the Florida Gators, where he won the 1966 Heisman Trophy. The San Francisco 49ers selected him in the first round of the 1967 NFL draft, and he spent a decade playing in the National Football League (NFL) mainly as a backup quarterback and punter. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986.
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Robert Ri'chard
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Robert Andrew Ri'chard is an American actor, known for his roles as Bobby Walker on the Nickelodeon sitcom Cousin Skeeter (1998–2002), and as Arnaz Ballard on the UPN sitcom One on One (2001–2006). He received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming for performance in the made-for-television movie In His Father's Shoes (1998), and NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress for the 1999 teen drama film, Light It Up.
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Stephen M. Ross
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Stephen Michael Ross is an American real estate developer, philanthropist, and sports team owner. Ross is the chairman of Related Companies, a global real estate development firm he founded in 1972. Related is best known for developing Deutsche Bank Center, as well as the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project. Ross has a net worth of $10.1 billion in 2020, ranking him 185 on Forbes Billionaires List in 2020. He is still featured on the list as of 2023. Ross is also the principal owner of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium.
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Will Grier
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- Studied in 2014-2016
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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William Grier is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round in the 2019 NFL draft.
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Charlie Strong
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Charles Rene Strong is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He recently served as the assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) in 2021 and also previously served as a defensive analyst at the University of Alabama in 2020.
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Percy Harvin
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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William Percy Harvin III is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, who won the BCS National Championship in 2006 and 2008. A two-time first-team All-American, he was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. Harvin also played for the Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. He was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2009 and won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks in 2013 over the Denver Broncos. He attended and played football for Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, where his team won the high school state championship in 2004.
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Katie Miller
- Occupations
- press secretaryspokesperson
- Biography
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Katie Rose Waldman Miller is an American political advisor and podcaster who served as the communications director to the vice president from 2020 to 2021 and the press secretary to the vice president from 2019 to 2020.
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Laura Rutledge
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- Studied broadcast journalism
- Occupations
- journalistbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Laura Rutledge is an American reporter and host for ESPN and the SEC Network. She is an American beauty pageant titleholder from St. Petersburg, Florida, who was named Miss Florida 2012.
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Edward Yang
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directordirectoractor
- Biography
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Edward Yang was a Taiwanese and American filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema. He won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi Yi.
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Toby Turner
- Occupations
- comedianYouTuberMinecraft YouTubertelevision producervoice actor
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Tobias Joseph Turner, also known by his stage name Tobuscus, is an American Internet personality, actor, and musician. He is best known for his YouTube videos including vlogs, Let's Plays and music. As of August 2025, Turner has a total of nearly 14 million subscribers and over 3.937 billion video views over his three YouTube channels. In addition to producing his own original content over three channels, Turner has worked together with a wide range of other YouTube personalities on various projects.
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Kadarius Toney
- Occupations
- rapperAmerican football player
- Biography
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Kadarius Toney is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. He has also played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns.
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Jes Macallan
- Occupations
- modeltelevision actorfilm directoractor
- Biography
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Jes Macallan is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Josslyn Carver in ABC drama series Mistresses and Ava Sharpe in The CW superhero comedy-drama Legends of Tomorrow.
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Jeff VanderMeer
- Occupations
- science fiction writerscreenwriterliterary criticwriternovelist
- Biography
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Jeff VanderMeer is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Series. The series' first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards, and was adapted into a Hollywood film by director Alex Garland. Among VanderMeer's other novels are Shriek: An Afterword and Borne. He has also edited with his wife Ann VanderMeer such influential and award-winning anthologies as The New Weird, The Weird, and The Big Book of Science Fiction.
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Corey Brewer
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Corey Wayne Brewer is an American former professional basketball player who serves as an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA national championships in 2006 and 2007. He was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2007 NCAA tournament.
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Mel Tillis
- Occupations
- musiciancomposermusic publicistsongwriteractor
- Biography
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Lonnie Melvin Tillis was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s as part of the outlaw country movement, with a long list of Top 10 hits. Tillis' biggest hits include "I Ain't Never", "Good Woman Blues", and "Coca-Cola Cowboy".
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Nick Calathes
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nicholas William Calathes is a Greek American professional basketball player for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the Serbian League (KLS), the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He is widely considered as one of the best point guards in EuroLeague history.
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John Vincent Atanasoff
- Occupations
- university teachermathematicianengineerinventorphysicist
- Biography
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John Vincent Atanasoff OCM was an American physicist and inventor credited with inventing the first electronic digital computer. Atanasoff invented the first electronic digital computer in the 1930s at Iowa State College (now known as Iowa State University). Challenges to his claim were resolved in 1973 when the Honeywell v. Sperry Rand lawsuit ruled that Atanasoff was the inventor of the computer. His special-purpose machine has come to be called the Atanasoff–Berry Computer.
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Harrison Bader
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Harrison Joseph Bader, nicknamed "Tots", is an American professional baseball center fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, and Philadelphia Phillies.
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Patrick O'Neal
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorrestaurateurfilm actor
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Patrick Wisdom O'Neal was an American actor and restaurateur.
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Rex Grossman
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Rex Daniel Grossman III is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, most notably with the Chicago Bears. Grossman played college football for the Florida Gators, where he was named AP College Football Player of the Year and won the 2002 Orange Bowl as a sophomore. He was selected by the Bears in the first round of the 2003 NFL draft.
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Joe Haden
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Joseph Walter Haden III is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, earning unanimous All-American honors and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft and played for them for seven seasons. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers for five seasons.
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Carl Hiaasen
- Occupations
- writernovelistchildren's writerjournalist
- Biography
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Carl Hiaasen is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for middle grade readers. Two of his novels have been made into feature films, and one has been made into a TV series.
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Ted Yoho
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- In 1979 graduated with Bachelor of Arts and Science
- In 1983 graduated with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- Occupations
- veterinarianpolitician
- Biography
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Theodore Scott Yoho is an American politician, veterinarian, and businessman, who served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 3rd congressional district from 2013 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Joseph Kittinger
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- Studied in 1947-1949
- Occupations
- air force officerfighter pilotballoonist
- Biography
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Joseph William Kittinger II was an American military pilot who was an officer in the United States Air Force. He served from 1950 to 1978 and earned Command Pilot status before retiring with the rank of colonel. He held the world record for the highest skydive—102,800 feet (31.3 km)—from 1960 until 2012.
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Stephanie Abrams
- Occupations
- weather presentermeteorologist
- Biography
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Stephanie Abrams is an American television meteorologist who has worked for The Weather Channel (TWC) since 2003. She currently co-hosts America's Morning Headquarters with Jim Cantore and Jordan Steele early weekday mornings, as well as Pattern alongside Steele. She was also employed by NBC News and occasionally appeared on NBC Nightly News, Today and MSNBC.
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Todd Haley
- Occupations
- American football coachcoach
- Biography
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Richard Todd Haley is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for the Columbus Aviators of the United Football League (UFL).
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Janoris Jenkins
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Janoris Jenkins, nicknamed "Jackrabbit", is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Alabama Lions and Florida Gators and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft. Jenkins had his most success as a member of the New York Giants, who he played four seasons with and made a Pro Bowl, and also had stints with the New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers.
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Wendy Thomas
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Melinda Lou "Wendy" Thomas-Morse is the daughter of American businessman Dave Thomas, the founder of the fast food brand Wendy's. She is the namesake and mascot of the brand. She uses the name Wendy Thomas in her role as a spokesperson for Wendy's.
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Mike Pouncey
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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James Michael Pouncey is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, was a member of a BCS National Championship team, and earned All-American honors. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft, and also played for the Los Angeles Chargers. He is the twin brother of former NFL center Maurkice Pouncey.
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Mike Miller
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Michael Lloyd Miller is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after being selected by the Orlando Magic in the first round of the 2000 NBA draft with the fifth overall pick. Miller was named the NBA Rookie of the Year with the Magic in 2001 and was voted NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2006. He won two consecutive NBA championships with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013.
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Ashley Moody
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- In 1996 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- In 2000 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- juristlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ashley Brooke Moody is an American politician and attorney serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Florida. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the 38th attorney general of Florida.
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Nancy Stafford
- Occupations
- film producerfilm actorfilm directorbeauty pageant contestanttelevision actor
- Biography
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Nancy Stafford is an American actress, speaker and author, known for her roles on television. She came to prominence in the 1980s as Michelle Thomas, law partner, on five seasons of Matlock. She later hosted a syndicated TV series called Main Floor, a show about fashion and beauty.
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Riley Cooper
- Occupations
- baseball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Riley Cooper is an American former professional football wide receiver who played six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He was selected by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Andrew Nembhard
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- Studied in 2018-2020
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Andrew William Nembhard is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators and Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was selected by the Pacers with the 31st overall pick in the second round of the 2022 NBA draft.
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Hal Steinbrenner
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Harold Zieg Steinbrenner is an American businessman best known as the chairman and managing general partner of Yankee Global Enterprises (YGE), which owns the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). In addition to owning the Yankees, YGE also has a 20% minority stake in the American soccer club New York City Football Club of Major League Soccer (MLS), and a 10% minority stake in Italian soccer club AC Milan of Serie A. He and his siblings inherited control of the team from their father, George Steinbrenner, who died in 2010.
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Trenton Brown
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Trenton Jacoby Brown is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Military College and for the Florida Gators before being selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft. Brown has also played for the Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots, and Cincinnati Bengals.
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Marreese Speights
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marreese Akeem "Mo" Speights is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, where he was a freshman member of their NCAA national championship team in 2007. The Philadelphia 76ers selected Speights in the first round of the 2008 NBA draft with the 16th overall pick. With the Golden State Warriors, he won an NBA championship in 2015.
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Jedd Fisch
- Occupations
- American football coachcoach
- Biography
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Jedd Ari Fisch is an American football coach, currently the head coach at the University of Washington. He was previously the head coach at the University of Arizona for three seasons.
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Vernon Maxwell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Vernon Maxwell is an American former professional basketball player. He was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for thirteen seasons during the late 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s.
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Olivier Rioux
- Years
- 2006-.. (age 20)
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- Studied in 2024
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Olivier Rioux is a Canadian college basketball player for the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Guinness World Records declared him as the tallest teenager in the world in 2021 when he measured 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) at the age of 15. He currently stands 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) tall.
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Ricky Pearsall
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- In 2023 graduated with bachelor's degree in educational sciences
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Richard Pearsall Jr. is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and Florida Gators. Pearsall was drafted by the 49ers in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.
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Bob Graham
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- In 1959 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyercattle ranchermaster builderpolitician
- Biography
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Daniel Robert Graham was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2005. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Matt Bonner
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Matthew Robert Bonner, also known as the Red Rocket or Red Mamba, is an American former professional basketball player. Bonner played college basketball for the University of Florida before being selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 45th overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. During his career Bonner played for the Toronto Raptors and the San Antonio Spurs with whom he won two NBA championships. He is the only player in NBA history to be born in New Hampshire.
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Lauren Shehadi
- Occupations
- journalistsports commentator
- Biography
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Julia Lauren Shehadi is an American sportscaster for the MLB Network and TNT Sports.
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Phil Graham
- Occupations
- journalistpublisher
- Biography
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Philip Leslie Graham was an American newspaperman. He served as publisher and later co-owner of The Washington Post and its parent company, The Washington Post Company.
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Carlos Arroyo
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association with the Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, and Boston Celtics.
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Bill Gurley
- Occupations
- basketball playerbusinessperson
- Biography
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John William Gurley is an American venture capitalist. He is a general partner at Benchmark, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm in San Francisco, California.
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Channing Crowder
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Randolph Channing Crowder Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for six seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, earning first-team All-American honors in 2004. Crowder was selected by the Dolphins in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft, and played his entire professional career with Miami.
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Sharyl Attkisson
- Occupations
- journalistopinion journalist
- Biography
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Sharyl Attkisson is an American journalist and television correspondent. She hosts the Sinclair Broadcast Group TV show Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson.
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Dara Torres Hoffman
- Occupations
- swimmermodel
- Biography
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Dara Grace Torres is an American former competitive swimmer, coach, and author who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), and at age 41, the oldest swimmer to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 50-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and won silver medals in all three events.
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Kate DiCamillo
- Occupations
- children's writernovelistwriter
- Biography
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Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo is an American author of children's fiction. She has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), The Tiger Rising (2001), The Tale of Despereaux (2003), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006), The Magician's Elephant (2009), the Mercy Watson series (2005–2022), and Flora & Ulysses (2013). Her books have sold around 37 million copies. Four have been developed into films and two have been adapted into musical settings. The Tale of Despereaux and Flora & Ulysses won the Newbery Medal, making DiCamillo one of seven authors to have won two Newbery Medals.
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Alex Anzalone
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Alex Anzalone is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators. Anzalone was selected in the third round by the New Orleans Saints in the 2017 NFL draft.
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John Morgan
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Bryan Morgan is an American attorney based in Florida, best known as founder of personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan. He is a billionaire.
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Shere Hite
- Occupations
- essayistnovelisthistoriansexologistwomen's rights activist
- Biography
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Shere Hite was an American-born German sex educator and feminist. Her sexological work focused primarily on female sexuality. Hite built upon biological studies of sex by Masters and Johnson and by Alfred Kinsey and was the author of The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study on Female Sexuality. She also referenced theoretical, political and psychological works associated with the feminist movement of the 1970s, such as Anne Koedt's essay "The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm". She renounced her United States citizenship in 1995 to become German.
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Scottie Wilbekin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Scottie Jordan Wilbekin is an American-born naturalized Turkish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, where he was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 2014. Wilbekin played professional basketball in Australia, Greece, Turkey and Israel. He led Darüşşafaka to win the 2018 EuroCup title, while earning the EuroCup Finals and the Regular Season MVP awards.
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Mike Mularkey
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Michael Rene Mularkey is an American former professional football coach and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the ninth round of the 1983 NFL draft and lasted until the final round of cuts. Mularkey then signed with the Minnesota Vikings with whom he played for six seasons before playing another three with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Nikki Fried
- Enrolled in the University of Florida
- In 2003 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- lawyerlobbyistpolitician
- Biography
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Nicole Heather "Nikki" Fried is an American politician, lawyer, and lobbyist serving as the chair of the Florida Democratic Party since 2023. Before she was elected chair, she served as the 12th Florida commissioner of agriculture from 2019 to 2023. As of 2025, she is the last Democrat to have held or won statewide office in Florida.
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Jack Youngblood
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Herbert Jackson Youngblood III is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He was a five-time consensus All-Pro and a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Before playing professionally, Youngblood played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. He is considered among the best players Florida ever produced—a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and one of only six Florida Gators to be named to the Gator Football Ring of Honor.
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Jordan Reed
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jordan Reed is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. With the Redskins, he was considered to be among the best at his position before multiple injuries led to him being released. He played his final season for the San Francisco 49ers in 2020 before retiring due to concussion-related health issues.
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Charlotte Laws
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Charlotte Anne Laws, also known by her stage name Missy Laws, is an American author, talk show host, animal rights advocate, anti-revenge porn activist, former politician, and actress. Laws is a former BBC News contributor and was a weekly commentator on KNBC-TV's The Filter with Fred Roggin from 2009 to 2013. She also co-hosted the Internet show Every Way Woman (2008–2013) and hosted a local television show called Uncommon Sense from October 2007 to September 2010.
