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- Academics, education, and research Space exploration
- Authors
- Aviation
- Business
- Film, television, and radio Acting Writing and production
- Government and politics
- Historical people
- Infamy
- Music Composition
- Sports
- Visual arts
- References
This is a list of notable people who were either born or raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the Tallahassee, Florida metropolitan area. Academics, education, and research- Roy Baumeister — psychologist of self-control
- Konrad E. Bloch — Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, who helped learn about the functioning of cholesterol
- James M. Buchanan — winner of Nobel Prize in economics
- Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte — attorney, civil-rights activist, former Dean of the Florida State University Law School, former President of Florida State University, President of the American Bar Association and the American Judicature Society
- Paul Dirac — Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose theories predicted antimatter
- Sylvia Earle — former chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Neil Frank — former Director of the National Hurricane Center
- Fred Gainous — former President of Florida A & M University, 2002–2004; former Chancellor of the Alabama College System's Department of Postsecondary Education; Associate Vice President of St. Petersburg College
- Robert A. Holton — chemist and inventor of Taxol
- Tim Howard — President and founder of Cambridge Graduate University international, former head of doctorate program of Law & Policy at Northeastern University, former Assistant Attorney General of Florida
- Sir Harold Kroto — Nobel Prize-winning chemist who helped discover fullerenes
- Max Mayfield — former Director of the National Hurricane Center
- Alfred Mele — philosopher of free will
- Robert S. Mulliken — physicist and chemist who won both the Priestley Medal and the Nobel Prize
- Michel Oksenberg — China scholar, member of National Security Council
- X. William Proenza — former Director of the National Hurricane Center
- Michael Ruse — philosopher, historian of science, noteworthy atheist
- Robert Schrieffer — Nobel Laureate, BCS Theory of Superconductivity
- E. Lee Spence — underwater archeologist
Space exploration- Carolyn S. Griner — former Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Winston Scott — NASA astronaut
- Norman Thagard — NASA astronaut; flew on three different U.S. Space Shuttles, and on one Russian mission to the Mir space station
Authors- Jesse Bullington — Fantasy novelist; also published as Alex Marshall
- Robert Olen Butler — Pulitzer Prize-winning author for A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain (fiction)
- Lisa De Pasquale — political writer and columnist
- Doug Marlette — Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
- Jeff Shaara — New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction
- Michael Shaara — Pulitzer prize-winning author (for The Killer Angels)
- Jeff VanderMeer — World Fantasy Award-winning author (for the novella The Transformation of Martin Lake)
Aviation- Jerrie Mock — aviator and first woman to fly around the world solo
Business- Wally Amos — founder of the "Famous Amos" chocolate chip cookie brand; actor
- Eugene Figg — engineer for such bridges as Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Linn Cove Viaduct, and Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
- Robert B. Hilton — Tallahassee newspaper owner and Confederate congressman during the American Civil War
Film, television, and radio- Red Barber — sportscaster, Radio Hall of Fame member
- Jim Cramer — host of CNBC's Mad Money
Acting- Kay Aldridge — model and actress
- Matt Battaglia — actor and former NFL player
- Cathy Jenéen Doe — actress
- Kyan Douglas — the "grooming expert" from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
- Tony Hale — actor, played Byron "Buster" Bluth on Arrested Development
- Cheryl Hines — actress, two-time Emmy nominee for Curb your Enthusiasm, director, married to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Polly Holliday — actress, Golden Globe winner (for television series Alice)
- Will Kirby — Big Brother 2 (2001) winner
- Christine Lahti — film actress and director, winner of Academy Award for Leiberman in Love, two Golden Globes and Emmy for Chicago Hope
- Burt Reynolds — Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning, Oscar-nominated actor, attended FSU
- Anika Noni Rose — Tony Award-winning actress, as Emmie Thibodeaux in Caroline, or Change
- Sonny Shroyer — actor who played deputy sheriff on The Dukes of Hazzard
- Brad Davis - actor (Midnight Express, Querelle)
Writing and production- Jim Butterworth — documentary filmmaker, winner of DuPont-Columbia Award for Seoul Train
- Ron J. Friedman — writer of Disney's Academy Award nominated film Brother Bear
Government and politics- Art Agnos — former mayor of San Francisco, California
- Reubin Askew — politician, former Governor of Florida
- Bobby Brantley — Lt. Governor 1987–1991
- Lawton Chiles — politician and FSU research fellow; former US Senator and Governor of Florida.
- Leroy Collins — politician and Governor of Florida; the only Tallahassee native to serve as Florida's governor
- Parris N. Glendening — former Governor of Maryland
- Scott Maddox — former mayor
- John Marks — Mayor of Tallahassee 2003-14
- Kenneth Minihan — former director of the National Security Agency
- Orson Swindle — commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
- Craig Waters — spokesman for the Florida Supreme Court
Historical people- Catherine Willis Gray Murat — great-grandniece of George Washington
- Prince Achille Murat — nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte
- Charles Kenzie Steele — clergyman and civil rights activist
- Ernest I. Thomas — raiser of the original flag at Iwo Jima[1]
Infamy- Ted Bundy — serial killer (resident for approximately two weeks)
- Marshall Ledbetter — protester who took over the Florida capitol building
Music- Cannonball Adderley — jazz alto saxophone player, Grammy Award winner
- Nat Adderley — jazz cornet and trumpet player
- George Clinton — musician, founder of Funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic
- Rita Coolidge — Grammy Award-winning singer, "From the Bottle to the Bottom" and "Lover Please"
- Janice Harsanyi — vocalist and professor
- Kenny Howes — rock musician
- K. Michelle (born Kimberly Michelle Pate) — reality TV personality and R&B singer
- Jim Morrison — lead singer and lyricist of The Doors
- Marcus Roberts — jazz pianist
- T-Pain (born Faheem Najm) — hip hop and R&B singer
- Butch Trucks (Claude Hudson Trucks) — drummer, member of the Allman Brothers band
Composition- Creed — rock band formed in Tallahassee
- Carlisle Floyd — opera composer, Susannah (1955) and others
- Marcus Roberts — jazz pianist, composer and music professor at Florida State University
- Morgan Sorne — singer-songwriter
- Ernst von Dohnányi — composer and pianist
- Ellen Taaffe Zwilich — Pulitzer prize-winning composer (for Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. 1))
Sports- Robert "Bobby" C. Bowden — college football coach, winner of two national championships
- Ricky Carmichael — motocross/supercross champion
- Kevin Carter — NFL defensive end
- Bradley Cooper — member of 1984 and 1988 Bahamas Summer Olympics team
- Gene Cox — State of Florida Sports Hall of Fame member (Leon High School football coach) [2]
- Antonio Cromartie — NFL player credited with the longest play in NFL history
- Kim Crosby — NASCAR driver, with a best race finish of 20th, in 2004
- Dwight F. Davis — founder of the international tennis Davis Cup
- Walter Dix — U.S. track team member and medalist at 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Warrick Dunn — FSU and NFL football star
- Carrie Englert (Zimmerman) — member of 1976 U.S. Summer Olympics team [3]
- Corey Fuller — played for FSU's football team, later became a wide receiver for the Vikings, Browns and Ravens
- Michael Gaines — tight end for the Detroit Lions
- DaVanche (Ron) Galimore — member of 1980 U.S. Summer Olympics team [3]
- Willie Galimore — member of College Football Hall of Fame, and NFL football player
- William Gay — NFL cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Althea Gibson — winner of several Wimbledon and US Open tennis championships
- Frances C. Griscom — U.S. Women's Amateur golf champion
- Ken Harnden — hurdler and sprinter who represented Zimbabwe in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games
- Tahesia Harrigan — professional sprinter (BVI)
- Bob Hayes — sprinter and gold medal winner on 1964 U.S. Summer Olympics team; NFL football wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
- Missy Hyatt — professional wrestling valet and commentator for World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling
- Taylor Jacobs — professional football player, wide receiver with Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos
- Marty Jannetty — professional wrestler, best known for his work with WWE
- Reggie Jefferson — MLB player
- Brad Johnson — NFL quarterback
- Brandy Johnson — member of 1988 U.S. Summer Olympics team
- Desmond Koh — amateur swimmer who represented Singapore in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games
- Nevin McCaskill — NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
- Michelle McCool — World Wrestling Entertainment Diva (formally Diva Champion)
- Fondren Mitchell — football player
- Brian Olson — member of 1996, 2000 and 2004 U.S. Summer Olympics teams [4]
- Burgess Owens — professional football player, member of Oakland Raider team that won Super Bowl XV
- Bill Peterson — college and NFL head football coach
- Zach Piller — NFL guard for the Tennessee Titans
- Elise Ray — gymnast, represented United States in 2000 Olympic Games
- Gabrielle Reece — professional volleyball player, model
- Deion Sanders — FSU football star, NFL cornerback, Major League Baseball outfielder, NFL Network commentator
- Ernie Sims — NFL linebacker
- Dwight Smith — MLB outfielder
- Bobby Thigpen — MLB relief pitcher and coach
- Craphonso Thorpe — NFL wide receiver
- Marion Tinsley — world checkers champion 1955–58, 1975–91
- Charlie Ward — 1993 Heisman Trophy winner
- Pat Watkins — NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys
- Chris Weinke — 2000 Heisman Trophy winner
- Boo Williams — NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints
- Jameis Winston — 2014 Heisman winner and quarterback for the Tampa
Visual arts- Karl Zerbe — expressionist painter using the encaustic painting technique
References1. ^{{cite book|last=van der Vat|first=Dan|coauthors=|year=1991|title=The Pacific Campaign|edition=|publisher=Simon & Schuster|location=|isbn=0-671-73899-2}}
2. ^Tallahassee Treasure Uncovered!
3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://tallahasseetumblingtots.org/TTT-8.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-06-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818075941/http://tallahasseetumblingtots.org/TTT-8.htm |archivedate=2008-08-18 |df= }} Tallahassee Tumbling Tots' Olympians
4. ^http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880611021 "Olson vies for fourth straight Olympics in Judo" (Tallahassee Democrat, 11 June 2008)
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