List of people from St. Petersburg, Florida

This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of St. Petersburg, Florida, and its surrounding metropolitan area.

Athletics

• Kurt Abbott, MLB shortstop for the Oakland Athletics^[1]
• Jack Albright, MLB shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies^[2]
• Mike Alstott, retired professional football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers^[3]
• Ricky Anderson, All-American football player^[4]
• Rolando Arrojo, former baseball player; one of the first free agents signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays^[5]
• Lynn Barry, basketball player^[6]
• Jeff D'Amico, MLB pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians^[7]
• Ernest Givins, former football player^[8]
• Dwight Gooden, baseball player^[9]
• Nicole Haislett, Olympic gold medalist in swimming^[10]
• Jack Hardy, MLB pitcher for the Chicago White Sox^[11]
• Charles Horton, football player
• Bobby Kline, MLB shortstop for the Washington Senators^[12]
• Casey Kotchman, MLB first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians^[13]
• Ben Kozlowski, MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers^[14]
• Jeff Lacy, professional boxer^[15]
• Max Lanier, MLB baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals^[16]
• Gordon Mackenzie, former Major League Baseball player and minor league manager^[17]
• Zac MacMath, goalkeeper in Major League Soccer^[18]
• Nick Masset, MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds^[19]
• Mark Mendelblatt, yachtsman, silver medalist at 1999 Pan American Games and 2004 Laser World Championships^[20]
• Betsy Nagelsen
• Johnny Nee, baseball scout^[21]
• Dan O'Brien, MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals^[22]
• Nate Oliver, MLB second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs^[23]
• Ron Plaza, former Major League Baseball player and minor league manager^[24]
• George Smith, MLB second baseman for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox^[25]
• Roy Smith, MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Indians^[26]
• Marreese Speights, NBA player for the Golden State Warriors^[27]
• Doug Waechter. MLB pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins and Kansas City Royals^[28]
• Dan Wheldon, Indy Racing League driver (killed in 15-car crash on October 16, 2011)^[29]
• Winky Wright, professional boxer^[30]
• Jerry Wunsch, former professional football player^[31]

Movies, television, other media

• Angela Bassett, actress^[32]
• Michael France, film screenwriter^[33]
• Chris Fuller, filmmaker^[34]
• Hank Green, vlogger, musician, and entrepreneur
• Kip Kedersha, creator of YouTube channel Kipkay
• Dennis Lehane, American author
• Del Vaughn, CBS News correspondent who was killed in a helicopter crash in Pennsylvania while covering Hurricane Agnes in June 1972; considered St. Petersburg his hometown^[35]
• Sean Waltman, professional wrestler

Music, the arts

• Al Downing, jazz musician, member of Tuskegee Airmen^[36]
• Babs Reingold, interdisciplinary artist^[37]
• Special Generation, boy band, singing group that started at Lakewood Senior High in the 1980s

Literature

• Jack Kerouac, leading figure of the beat generation^[38]
• Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia co-founder^[39]
• Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, writer, political activist, author of Night, about his experience in concentration camps in 1944–1945; teaches at Eckerd College during the winter term^[40]
• Ernest Vincent Wright, author of Gadsby, a 50,000-word lipogram

Politics

• Charlie Crist, former governor of Florida^[41]
• Herman Goldner, former mayor of St. Petersburg (1961-1967) (1971-1973)^[42]
• Al Lang, former mayor of St. Petersburg (died 1960)^[43]
• Omali Yeshitela, civil rights activist^[44]

Miscellaneous

• Jarvis Hunt, architect
• Ray Robson, a young chess master^[45]

References

1. "Kurt Abbott Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
2. "Jack Albright". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
3. "Mike Alstott". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
4. "Ricky Anderson drafted". The Evening Independent. May 1, 1985. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
5. "Rolando Arrojo". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
6. "Lynn Barry". College of William And Mary. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
7. "Jeff D'Amico". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
8. "Ernest Givins". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
9. "Dwight Gooden". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
10. "Nicole Haislett". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
11. "Jack Hardy". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
12. "Bobby Kline". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
13. "Casey Kotchman". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
14. "Ben Kozlowski". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
15. "Jeff Lacy". BoxingNews24.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
16. Max Lanier at SABR Baseball Biography Project
17. "Gordon Mackenzie". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
18. "San Diego's Online Jewish Newspaper-August 27, 20". San DiegoJewish World. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
19. "Nick Masset". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
20. "Mark Mendelblatt". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
21. "Johnny Nee". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
22. "Dan O'Brien". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
23. "Nate Oliver". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
24. "Ron Plaza". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
25. "George Smith". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
26. "Roy Smith". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
27. "Marreese Speights". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
28. "Doug Waechter". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
29. "Dan Wheldon". .racing-reference.info/. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
30. "Winky Wright to retire after comeback ends in defeat". Espn.go.com. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
31. "71 Jerry Wunsch". FoxSports.com. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
32. "Angela Bassett". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
33. "Michael France". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
34. "St. Petersburg Filmmaker Chris Fuller". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
35. "Del Vaughn". scncz.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
36. "Alvin Joseph Downing". Copyright, St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
37. "Babs Reingold". .florida-arts.org/. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
38. "Jack Kerouac". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
39. "Jimmy Wales". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
40. "Elie Wiesel". Jewish Press Pinellas. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
41. "Charlie Crist". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
42. "Scott Taylor Hartzell, "Herman Goldner dubbed a 'pre-eminent mayor", August 21, 2002". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
43. "Al Lang". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
44. "Future Tense: Future Visions". Faculty.usfsp.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
45. "Ray Robson". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2013.