List of people from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The following people were born, or live 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] Joseph Safina[4] Baseball: Richard Bleier, MLB pitcher[5] Michael Morse[6] Matt Murton[7] Nick Rickles[8] John Riedling[9] Anthony Rizzo[10] Ryan Shealy[11] Mike Stanley[12] Anthony Swarzak[13]

Basketball: Ivan Aska (born 1990), basketball player in the Israeli National League Scottie Pippen[14] Mitch Richmond[15] IFBB bodybuilding: Dayana Cadeau[16] NFL football: Isaac Bruce[17] Abdul Hodge[18] Michael Irvin[19] Mike Mularkey, coach[20] Brian Piccolo[21] Asante Samuel[22] Alan Veingrad (born 1963)[23] James White Joey Bosa[24] Nick Bosa[25]

Soccer: Cory Gibbs[26] Christie Rampone[27][28] Tennis: Chris Evert[29] Robby Ginepri[30] Harold Solomon (born 1952), tennis player ranked No. 5 in the world in 1980 Wrestling: Lita[31]

Actors and models

Kaitlyn Ashley, pornographic actor[32] Pat Barrington, actress, exotic dancer[33] Angel Boris, actor, Playboy model[34] Ricou Browning, director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer and stuntman[35] Mary Carey, pornographic actress, politician[36] Sofia Carson, actress, singer Tiffany Fallon, Playboy model[37]

Catherine Hickland, television actor[38] Bailee Madison, actor[39] Leslie Nielsen, actor, comedian Paige O'Hara, stage actress, singer[40] Matthew Rush, pornographic actor[41] Niki Taylor, model[42] David Winters, actor, dancer, choreographer, producer, film distributor, director and screenwriter

Musicians

• David Cassidy, 1970s teen idol, singer and actor from the Partridge Family, died there.
• David L. Cook, Christian singer, comedian, The Cook Family Singers musician[43]
• Guitar Nubbit, blues musician[44]
• Marilyn Manson, musician[45]
• Dude Mowrey, country music artist[46]
• Nonpoint, musical group[47]
• Jaco Pastorius, influential jazz bassist[48]
• Scott Putesky (Daisy Berkowitz), former lead guitarist for Marilyn Manson[49]
• Puya, rock band[50]
• Reggie Sears, R&B/soul artist, former child prodigy blues guitarist[51]
• Archie Shepp, free jazz saxophonist[52]
• Nadine Sierra, opera singer[53]
• Ski Mask the Slump God (Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne), rapper
• xxxtentacion Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, rapper
• Mark Zeltser, concert pianist

Other notable people

• Edward Buchanan, former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives[54]
• James A. "Jimmie" Dallas, Sr., educator, entrepreneur, musical patron and civic leader[55]
• Fred DeLuca, founder and CEO of Subway[56]
• Arnold Denker, Chess Grandmaster and United States Chess Champion in 1945 and 1946[57]
• Eddie Egan, detective and actor[58]
• Lolita Files, author, screenwriter, and producer[59]
• Brian Patrick Flynn, interior designer
• Leo Goodwin, Sr., founder of GEICO; philanthropist[60]
• Wayne Huizenga, business/civic leader[61]
• Travis Jeppesen, author[62]
• D. James Kennedy, televangelist, author[63]
• Chesley V. Morton, businessman, former member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
• Fan Noli, Albanian scholar and politician[64]
• James Randi, magician, skeptic, and author[65]
• Mark Sanford, U.S. Representative and former Governor of South Carolina
• Theodore Swinarski, Illinois state legislator[66]
• Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's[67]
• Kenny, video game character from Telltale's The Walking Dead

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