List of people from Pensacola, Florida
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This list of people from Pensacola, Florida includes people who were born or lived there for a nontrivial amount of time. Note that Pensacola natives are referred to as Pensacolans/Pensacolians.
Politics, law, and military
[edit]- Reubin O'Donovan Askew - politician; 37th governor of Florida, 1971–1979
- Alexander Butterfield - deputy assistant to President Richard Nixon, 1969–1973
- Derrill M. Daniel - US Army major general[1][2]
- Samuel Gibbs French (1818–1910) - military officer
- Harry B. Harris Jr. - diplomat and former U.S. Navy officer
- Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. - first African American to reach the rank of four-star general in the United States Armed Forces
- Fred Levin - lawyer
- Stephen Mallory (1812–1873) - politician
- Carol McCain - director of the White House Visitors Office during the Reagan administration
- Charles H. Percy
- Joe Scarborough
- George O. Van Orden
- Craig Waters
- Virginia Bass Wetherell
- Vince Whibbs
- Charles R. Wilson
- Emmett Wilson
Religion
[edit]Sports
[edit]
- Jon Akin – soccer player
- Doug Baldwin
- Jay Bell
- Derrick Brooks
- Bryce Callahan
- Adron Chambers
- Tom Cheek
- Josh Donaldson
- Joe Durant
- Dave Elder
- Martin Emerson
- Reggie Evans
- Trinity Fatu
- Cortland Finnegan
- Travis Fryman
- Derrick Gainer
- Graham Gano
- Justin Gatlin
- Nick Green
- Tyronne Green
- Michael Hayes
- Kim Helton
- Horace Jones
- Roy Jones Jr.
- Alec Kessler
- Jonathan Little
- Johanna Long
- Max Macon
- Jason McKie
- Alfred Morris
- Winchester Osgood
- Jerry Pate
- Loucheiz Purifoy
- Damarious Randall
- Roman Reigns
- Trent Richardson
- Rikishi
- Fred Robbins
- Mitchell Robinson
- Shorty Rollins
- Addison Russell
- Darrell Russell
- Buck Showalter[3]
- Josh Sitton
- Heath Slocum
- Emmitt Smith
- Michelle Snow
- Ron Stallworth
- Omar Stoutmire
- Don Sutton
- Lawrence Tynes
- Mark Whiten
- Devon Witherspoon
Music, media, and art
[edit]- Christopher Andersen
- Alfons Bach[4]
- Ashley Brown
- Larry Butler
- Austin Carlile
- Joe Dallesandro
- Nancy Dussault
- Michael Edwards
- Mark Gormley
- Robert Graysmith
- Gigi Gryce - jazz composer and musician
- Bill Kurtis
- Matt Maiellaro
- Rob and Amber Mariano
- Gwen McCrae
- Mike McCready
- Georgie A. Hulse McLeod
- Katy Mixon
- Joshua Moon
- Dot Moore
- Joan Perry
- Bob Rasmussen
- John Schwab
- Peggy Scott-Adams
- Don Shirley - jazz and classical pianist, subject of the 2018 film Green Book
- This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
- Aaron Tippin
Other
[edit]- John David Roy Atchison (1954–2007) - Assistant US Attorney and children's sports coach, committed suicide in prison after being charged with soliciting sex from a 5-year-old girl
- James Edward Wood (1947–2004) - child murderer and suspected serial killer[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Retired General Heads Martin Red Cross Drive". The Palm Beach Post. Palm Beach, Florida. 3 January 1968. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary, Major General Derrill M. Daniel". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. 26 July 1986. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Showalter won't return
- ^ Pace, Eric (23 August 1999). "Alfons Bach, 95, Designer of Tubular Furniture". Arts. The New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Idaho death-row killer dies in prison". 3 February 2004.
