List of people from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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

Sports figures

Auto racing Hélio Castroneves, 2001, 2002 and 2009 Indy 500 Champion[1] Ryan Hunter-Reay, 2014 Indy 500 Champion[2] Sean Murphy[3] Logan Sargeant, Formula One driver in 2023 and 2024 Baseball Richard Bleier (born 1987), MLB pitcher[4] Luke Jackson (born 1991), baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Michael Morse[5] Matt Murton, outfielder[6] Nick Rickles, catcher[7] John Riedling, pitcher[8] Anthony Rizzo, first baseman[9] Ryan Shealy, first baseman[10] Mike Stanley, catcher[11] Anthony Swarzak[12] Michael A. Taylor, outfielder

Basketball Ivan Aska Barry Leibowitz[13] Scottie Pippen[14] Mitch Richmond[15] Ice hockey Jayson Megna[16] IFBB bodybuilding Dayana Cadeau[17] NFL football Joey Bosa[18] Nick Bosa Isaac Bruce[19] Dennis Daley Abdul Hodge[20] Michael Irvin[21] Mike Mularkey, coach[22] Brian Piccolo[23] Calvin Ridley Asante Samuel[24] Alan Veingrad[25] James White Marco Wilson

Soccer Matt Clare[26] Cory Gibbs[27] Christie Rampone[28][29] Tennis Angela Buxton (1934–2020), English tennis player Chris Evert[30] Robby Ginepri[31] Harold Solomon (born 1952), tennis player ranked No. 5 in the world in 1980 Wrestling Lita[32]

Actors and models

Kaitlyn Ashley, pornographic actor[33] Pat Barrington, actress, exotic dancer[34] Angel Boris, actor, Playboy model[35] Ricou Browning, director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer and stuntman[36] Mary Carey, pornographic actress, politician[37] Sofia Carson, actress, singer Bob Clark, film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter Tiffany Fallon, Playboy model[38]

Jackie Gleason, actor, comedian Catherine Hickland, television actor[39] Bailee Madison, actor[40] Leslie Nielsen, actor, comedian Paige O'Hara, stage actress, singer[41] Niki Taylor, model[42] David Winters, actor, dancer, choreographer, producer, film distributor, director and screenwriter

Musicians

• Cory Asbury, Christian musician, worship pastor, songwriter, and former member of the Bethel Music collective
• Melvin LaThomas Brimm, singer-songwriter, vocal producer, dancer-choreographer, and actor
• David Cassidy, 1970s teen idol, singer and actor from the Partridge Family, died there
• Sabrina Claudio, singer
• Ian Grushka, bassist and founder of band New Found Glory (Coral Springs)
• Guitar Nubbit, blues musician^[43]
• Marilyn Manson, musician^[44]
• Dude Mowrey, country music artist^[45]
• Damien Moyal, vocalist and musician, notably of As Friends Rust, Morning Again and Shai Hulud
• Nonpoint, musical group^[46]
• Jaco Pastorius, influential jazz bassist^[47]
• Scott Putesky (Daisy Berkowitz), former lead guitarist for Marilyn Manson^[48]
• Puya, rock band^[49]
• Reggie Sears, R&B/soul artist, former child prodigy blues guitarist^[50]
• Archie Shepp, free jazz saxophonist^[51]
• Nadine Sierra, opera singer^[52]
• Ski Mask the Slump God (Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne), rapper
• XXXTentacion (Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy), rapper
• Mark Zeltser, concert pianist

Other notable people

• Edward Buchanan, Wyoming Secretary of State and former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives^[53]
• James A. "Jimmie" Dallas, Sr., educator, entrepreneur, musical patron and civic leader^[54]
• Fred DeLuca, founder and CEO of Subway^[55]
• Arnold Denker, Chess Grandmaster and United States Chess Champion in 1945 and 1946^[56]
• Eddie Egan, detective and actor^[57]
• Lolita Files, author, screenwriter, and producer^[58]
• Brian Patrick Flynn, interior designer
• Leo Goodwin, Sr., founder of GEICO; philanthropist^[59]
• Wayne Huizenga, business/civic leader^[60]
• Travis Jeppesen, author^[61]
• Kenneth A. Jessell, educator and 6th President of Florida International University^[62]
• D. James Kennedy, televangelist, author^[63]
• Todd Kohlhepp, serial killer
• Paul Miller, white supremacist internet personality, troll, and boxer^[64]
• Chesley V. Morton, businessman, former member of the Georgia House of Representatives
• Fan Noli, Albanian scholar and politician^[65]
• James Randi, magician, skeptic, and author^[66]
• Mark Sanford, U.S. Representative and former Governor of South Carolina
• Theodore Swinarski, Illinois state legislator^[67]
• Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's^[68]
• Marion G. Wells, activist and president of the Marion G. Wells Foundation
• Preston A. Wells Jr., businessman and philanthropist^[69]

Fictional characters

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

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