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Florida State Representative (1999–2007) Lived in Naples Abraham Katz (1926–2013) Diplomat, United States Ambassador to the OECD: Bill Nelson (1942–) Former U.S. senator from Florida (2001–2019), former U.S. congressman from Florida (1979–1991), NASA administrator (2021–) Born in Miami Janet Reno (1938–2016)
The Florida Department of State and the Florida League of Cities created the program in 1998 to help celebrate the approaching end of the millennium.The process dedicated a special series of commemorative panels in cities throughout the state recognizing deceased individuals who made significant contributions to the history and culture of Florida.
Marreese Speights (b. 1987), basketball player for NCAA champion Florida and NBA champion Golden State Warriors [28] Pat Terrell (b. 1968), professional NFL player; Doug Waechter (b. 1981), MLB pitcher [29] Dan Wheldon (1978–2011), Indy Racing League driver (killed in 15-car crash on October 16, 2011) [30] Frank Wren (b. 1958), MLB general ...
Ion Farris (1878–1934), former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and member of the Florida Senate; John W. Martin (1884–1958), former Jacksonville mayor and 24th governor of Florida 1921–1925; Emory H. Price (1899–1976), U.S. Representative from Florida; Fuller Warren (1905–1973), 30th governor of Florida 1949–1953
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Giselle Bellas, singer-songwriter (originally from Miami, Florida) Bo Bichette (born 1998), MLB player; Kerry Blackshear Jr. (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League; Kerlin Blaise (born 1974), NFL player; Alexa Bliss (born 1991), professional wrestler (originally from Columbus, Ohio)
Diana Nyad (born 1949), author, journalist, motivational speaker, long-distance swimmer; famous for being the first person to swim from Cuba to Key West without the aid of a shark cage [21] Bettie Page (1923–2008), pin-up model [ 22 ]
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