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List of people from Lakeland, Florida

Last updated October 17, 2025

This is a list of famous people from Lakeland, Florida.

Entertainment

Nat Adderley, jazz cornetist and composer^[1]
Lindsey Alley, Mouseketeer and actress
Bobby Braddock, record producer in Country Music Hall of Fame
Copeland, pop/alternative rock band
Jonny Diaz, Christian musician
Samantha Dorman, Playboy Playmate ^[2]
Rhea Durham, Victoria's Secret model^[2]
Faith Evans, singer^[2]
Stephen Baron Johnson, painter
Frances Langford, singer, actress, and radio star (1930s and 1940s)^[2]
Neva Jane Langley, Miss America 1953
Mike Marshall, bluegrass musician and mandolinist
Kara Monaco, Playboy Playmate^[2]
Robert Phillips, guitarist
Forrest Sawyer, NBC reporter and anchor^[2]
J. D. Sumner, singer-songwriter
Karen Olivo, Broadway actress

Sports

Chris Richard, NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves, Chicago Bulls
Andy Bean, PGA Tour golfer^[3]
Keon Broxton, Milwaukee Brewers Center Fielder
Ahmad Black, NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers^[4]
Desmond Clark, NFL player, Chicago Bears ^[5]
Lance Davis, MLB player, Cincinnati Reds ^[6]
Matt Diaz, MLB player, Atlanta Braves ^[7]
Paul Edinger, NFL player, Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears^[8]
Justin Forsett, running back, UC Berkeley ^{[ citation needed ]}
Carson Fulmer, former Vanderbilt baseball player, drafted 8th overall by Chicago White Sox
Ronnie Ghent, football player^[9]
Matt Grothe, quarterback, South Florida Bulls ^[10]
Nick Hamilton, pro wrestling referee
Alice Haylett, AAGPBL All-Star pitcher^{[ citation needed ]}
Lee Janzen, PGA Tour golfer, U.S. Open winner^{[ citation needed ]}
Ray Lewis, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl champion and MVP, 2-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year^[11]
Rocco Mediate, PGA Tour golfer^{[ citation needed ]}
Freddie Mitchell, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs ^[12]
Joe Nemechek, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver^{[ citation needed ]}
Joe Niekro, MLB player^{[ citation needed ]}
Lance Niekro, MLB player, San Francisco Giants ^[13]
Steve Pearce, MLB player, Toronto Blue Jays ^[14]
Maurkice Pouncey, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers ^[15]
Mike Pouncey, NFL player, Miami Dolphins ^[16]
Boog Powell, MLB player, Baltimore Orioles ^[17]
Chris Rainey, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers^[18]
Andrew Reynolds, professional skateboarder^{[ citation needed ]}
Chris Sale, MLB player, Boston Red Sox ^[19]
Brenda Sell, Taekwondo Grandmaster ^[20]
Rod Smart, NFL & XFL player ^[21]
Donnell Smith, NFL player, Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots ^[22]
Ron Smith, NFL player, Los Angeles Rams
Bill Spivey, basketball player^{[ citation needed ]}
Jameson Taillon, MLB pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
Justin Verlander, MLB pitcher, Houston Astros ^[23]
Keydrick Vincent, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens^{[ citation needed ]}
Chris Waters, MLB player, Milwaukee Brewers ^[24]
Lou Whitaker, MLB player, Detroit Tigers ^{[ citation needed ]}
Corey Gonzalez , professional skateboarder^{[ citation needed ]}

Other

Charles T. Canady, Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court^[25]
Lawton Chiles, Senator and Governor of Florida ^[26]
Scott Franklin, U.S. Representative and former Lakeland City Commissioner^[27]
Carol Jenkins Barnett, philanthropist and businesswoman, the daughter of George W. Jenkins
George W. Jenkins, founder of Publix Super Markets^[28]
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ^[29]
Marvin Pipkin, scientist engineer that had many inventions and innovations for the light bulb.^[30]
Gene Ready, Florida businessman and state legislator^[31]
Charles Z. Smith, Associate Justice, Washington State Supreme Court^[32]
Park Trammell, Mayor of Lakeland, Florida Attorney General, Governor of Florida and U.S. Senator^[33]

References

↑ "NPR's Jazz Profiles". NPR. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Most Popular People Born in Lakeland/Florida/USA". IMDb. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
↑ "Andy Bean". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "43 Ahmad Black, DB". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Desmond Darice Clark". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Lance Davis Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Matt Diaz Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Paul Edinger". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Ronnie Ghent". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Matt Grothe Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Ray Lewis". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Freddie Mitchell". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Lance Niekro Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Steve Pearce Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Maurkice Pouncey". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "MIKE POUNCEY – MIAMI DOLPHINS". Lakeland Football. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Boog Powell Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Chris Rainey Stats". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Chris Sale Stats". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
↑ "Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
↑ "Rod Smart". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
↑ "Donnell Smith". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Detroit Tigers trade Lakeland resident Justin Verlander to Houston Astros". The Ledger. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
↑ "Chris Waters Stats". The Ledger. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
↑ "Charles T. Canady - Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court". The Florida Bar Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "Biography of Lawton Chiles". lawtonchiles.org. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
↑ "The Ledger Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts". subscribe.theledger.com. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
↑ "George Jenkins, 88, Founder Of $9 Billion Grocery Chain". The New York Times. April 10, 1996. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑ "The Reformer". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
↑
- Kane, Joseph Nathan (1964). Famous First Facts. H. W. Wilson. The first electric lamp bulb frosted on the inside with sufficient strength for commercial handling was invented by Marvin Pipkin of the Incandescent Lamp Department of the General Electric Company at Nela Park, Ohio. On June 29, 1925, he applied for a patent.
↑ "Former Legislator Gene Ready Dies at 74 - lkldnow". lkldnow.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
↑ "Charles Z. Smith". depts.washington.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
↑ "Biographical Directory US Congress". US Congress. Retrieved September 19, 2010.

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[NPR's_Jazz_Profiles-1] "NPR's Jazz Profiles". NPR. Retrieved September 19, 2010.

[Most_Popular_People_Born_in_Lakeland/Florida/USA-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Most Popular People Born in Lakeland/Florida/USA". IMDb. Retrieved September 19, 2010.

[3] "Andy Bean". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[4] "43 Ahmad Black, DB". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[5] "Desmond Darice Clark". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[6] "Lance Davis Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[7] "Matt Diaz Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[8] "Paul Edinger". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[9] "Ronnie Ghent". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[10] "Matt Grothe Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[11] "Ray Lewis". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[12] "Freddie Mitchell". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[13] "Lance Niekro Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[14] "Steve Pearce Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[15] "Maurkice Pouncey". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[16] "MIKE POUNCEY – MIAMI DOLPHINS". Lakeland Football. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[17] "Boog Powell Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[18] "Chris Rainey Stats". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[19] "Chris Sale Stats". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

[20] "Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

[21] "Rod Smart". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

[22] "Donnell Smith". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[23] "Detroit Tigers trade Lakeland resident Justin Verlander to Houston Astros". The Ledger. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[24] "Chris Waters Stats". The Ledger. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[25] "Charles T. Canady - Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court". The Florida Bar Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[Biography_of_Lawton_Chiles-26] "Biography of Lawton Chiles". lawtonchiles.org. Retrieved September 19, 2010.

[27] "The Ledger Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts". subscribe.theledger.com. Retrieved June 23, 2025.

[28] "George Jenkins, 88, Founder Of $9 Billion Grocery Chain". The New York Times. April 10, 1996. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[29] "The Reformer". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[30] 
Kane, Joseph Nathan (1964). Famous First Facts. H. W. Wilson. The first electric lamp bulb frosted on the inside with sufficient strength for commercial handling was invented by Marvin Pipkin of the Incandescent Lamp Department of the General Electric Company at Nela Park, Ohio. On June 29, 1925, he applied for a patent.

[mwApU] Kane, Joseph Nathan (1964). Famous First Facts. H. W. Wilson. The first electric lamp bulb frosted on the inside with sufficient strength for commercial handling was invented by Marvin Pipkin of the Incandescent Lamp Department of the General Electric Company at Nela Park, Ohio. On June 29, 1925, he applied for a patent.

[31] "Former Legislator Gene Ready Dies at 74 - lkldnow". lkldnow.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

[32] "Charles Z. Smith". depts.washington.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

[Biographical_Directory_US_Congress-33] "Biographical Directory US Congress". US Congress. Retrieved September 19, 2010.

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