List of people from Tampa, Florida

• Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975), saxophone player
• Nat Adderley (1931–2000), cornet player
• Doug Allen (born 1951), American football player
• T.D. Allman (born 1944), writer, foreign correspondent, historian, author
• Jose Alvarez (born 1956), professional baseball player
• Mike Awesome (1965–2007), professional wrestler
• Jeff Baisley (born 1982), professional baseball player
• George F. Baughman (1915–2004), first president of New College of Florida, rear admiral, USNR
• Derek Bell (born 1968), professional baseball player
• Butch Benton (born 1957), professional baseball player
• Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900–2001), Ybor business pioneer
• William Brennan (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Evelyn Brent (1899–1975), actress
• Corey Brown (born 1985), professional baseball player
• Bubba the Love Sponge (born 1966), professional broadcaster
• Mike Bynum (born 1978), professional baseball player
• Aaron Carter (born 1987), actor/singer
• Jeff Carter (born 1964), professional baseball player
• Nick Carter (born 1980), singer of the Backstreet Boys
• Rick Casares (1931–2013), professional football player
• Kevin Cash (born 1977), professional baseball player
• Celph Titled, rapper, record producer
• John Cena (born 1977), professional wrestler
• Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues and pops singer, pianist
• Nardi Contreras (born 1951), professional baseball player
• Tim Crews (born 1961), professional baseball player
• Helen Davis (1926–2015), Florida state legislator
• Cory Doyne (born 1981), professional baseball player
• Sam Dyson (born 1988), professional baseball player
• Carl Everett (born 1971), professional baseball player
• Lenny Faedo (born 1960), professional baseball player
• Mike Figga (born 1970), professional baseball player
• Leo Gallagher (born 1947), better known as Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian
• Joanna Garcia (born 1979), actress
• Steve Garvey (born 1948), professional baseball player
• Graham Godfrey (born 1984), professional baseball player
• Luis Gonzalez (born 1967), professional baseball player
• Dwight Gooden (born 1964), professional baseball player
• Bob Hall (born 1942), member of Texas State Senate
• Garry Hancock (born 1954), professional baseball player
• Rondo Hatton (1894–1946), actor/reporter
• Eric Hayes (born 1967), American football player
• Mike Heath (born 1955), professional baseball player
• Hulk Hogan (born 1953), actor/wrestler
• Melissa Howard (born 1977), actress/comedian
• John Hudek (born 1966), professional baseball player
• Lauren Hutton (born 1943), supermodel, actress
• Paul D. Irving (born 1957), Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives
• Matt Joyce (born 1984), professional baseball player
• Jill Kelley (born 1975), philanthropist and advocate
• KJ-52 (born 1975), Christian rapper
• Ryszard Kukliński, Polish soldier and CIA agent
• Tony LaRussa (born 1944), professional baseball player
• Tony Little (born 1955), fitness equipment pitchman
• Al Lopez (1908–2005), professional baseball player
• Vance Lovelace (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Dave Magadan (born 1962), professional baseball player
• Matt Mantei (born 1973), professional baseball player
• Sam Marsonek (born 1978), professional baseball player
• Robert Martinez (born 1934), politician, former Governor of Florida
• Tino Martinez (born 1967), professional baseball player
• Billy Mays (1958–2009), TV commercial pitchman
• Eugene McCaslin (born 1977), professional football player
• Lance McCullers (born 1964), professional baseball player
• Tom McEwen (1923–2011), sportswriter
• Fred McGriff (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Butterfly McQueen (1911–1995), actress, Gone with the Wind
• Jason Michaels (born 1976), professional baseball player
• Sam Militello (born 1969), professional baseball player
• Rich Monteleone (born 1963), professional baseball player
• Gene Nelson (born 1960), professional baseball player
• Ralph Onis (1908–1995), professional baseball player
• Ferdie Pacheco (born 1927), physician, boxing analyst
• Susan Pamerleau (born 1946), sheriff of Bexar County, Texas; stationed in the Air Force at MacDill AFB in the late 1970s
• Sarah Paulson (born 1974), actress
• Lou Piniella (born 1943), professional baseball player
• Rich Puig (born 1953), professional baseball player
• Ryan Raburn (born 1981), professional baseball player
• John Ramos (born 1965), professional baseball player
• Chris Ray (born 1982), professional baseball player
• Jody Reed (born 1962), professional baseball player
• Roy Roberts (born 1906–1975), actor
• Shane Robinson (born 1984), professional baseball player
• Todd Rogers (born 1964), electronic sports player
• Jason Romano (born 1979), professional baseball player
• Tony Samuels (1954–2001), gridiron football player
• David Sanborn (born 1945), musician (saxophonist)
• Randy Savage (1952–2011), professional wrestler
• Set It Off, rock band
• Gary Sheffield (born 1968), professional baseball player
• Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
• Matthew Stafford (born 1988), professional football player
• George Steinbrenner (1930–2010), philanthropist, principal owner of New York Yankees
• Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer/songwriter, musician
• John H Sykes, businessman and philanthropist, founder of Sykes Enterprises
• Channing Tatum (born 1980), actor
• Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr. (1924–1945), Marine, one of six who raised first flag on Mount Suribachi at Battle of Iwo Jima
• Santo Trafficante, Jr. (1914–1987), Mafia boss
• Dreama Walker (born 1986), actress
• John White (tight end) (born 1935), American football player
• Mike Williams (born 1984), professional football player
• Charles R. Wilson (born 1954), federal judge
• Tony Zappone (born 1947), journalist, broadcaster, author