- Al Lopez
Alfonso Ramon Lopez (August 20 1908 - October 30 2005) was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball and the son of immigrants from Asturias, [Spain]] who went to Cuba, then settled in Tampa's Spanish-speaking Ybor City section. He established a major league record for career games as a catcher, and later became the only manager to interrupt the New York Yankees' string of American League pennants from 1949 to 1964. - Pam Iorio
Pam Iorio , 49, is the mayor of Tampa, the nation's 55th largest city. Sworn into office for a second four-year term on April 1, 2007, Mayor Iorio has established six strategic goals to guide Tampa throughout this decade. - Hulk Hogan
Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. He currently stars on the VH1 reality show "Hogan Knows Best". - Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. Sheffield has primarily played right field, though he has also played left field, third base, shortstop, and a handful of games at first base. He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and New York Yankees. - Lou Piniella
Louis Victor Piniella (born August 28, 1943, in Tampa, Florida) is the current manager of the Chicago Cubs and a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He has been nicknamed "Sweet Lou," both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager. - Luis Gonzalez
Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967), nicknamed "Gonzo", is an American baseball player who plays left field for the Los Angeles Dodgers. A Cuban-American, Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in that organization's history. He is a native of Tampa, Florida, but he and his family (which includes wife Christine and triplets Megan, Jacob and Alyssa) are residents of Scottsdale, Arizona. - Jessica Sierra
Jessica Ann Sierra (born November 11, 1985 in Tampa, Florida) is an American singer and was the tenth-place finalist on the fourth season of "American Idol". She was the third finalist eliminated, on March 30 2005. - Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck (born February 10 1964) is a conservative talk-radio and television host. His radio show, "The Glenn Beck Program", is syndicated by over 230 radio stations and on XM Satellite Radio channel 165 talk radio, which airs from 9 AM - 12 PM (ET). The Glenn Beck Program is the 3<sup>rd</sup> highest-ranked national radio talk show among adults ages 25 to 54, according to Premiere Research/Arbitron. He is sixth for overall listeners with 3.75 million a week. - Wade Boggs
Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox, whose hitting in the 1980s and 1990s dominated the American League in much the same way as his National League contemporary Tony Gwynn. Boggs was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. With 12 straight All-Star appearances, Boggs is second only to Brooks Robinson in number of consecutive appearances as a third baseman. - John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, hip hop musician and actor. He is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), wrestling on its "RAW" brand, where he is the reigning WWE Champion. In WWE, he is also a three-time United States Champion and a one-time World Tag Team Champion. Before being called up to the main WWE roster, Cena trained in and wrestled for Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling, … - Fred McGriff
Frederick Stanley "Crime Dog" McGriff (born October 31, 1963 in Tampa, Florida) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball player who starred for several teams from the mid-1980s until the early 2000s. A power-hitting first baseman with a tall, lanky build, the five-time All-Star became, in 1992, the first player since the dead-ball era to lead both leagues in home runs. Although he has never hit more than 37 homers in a single season, … - Lee Roy Selmon
Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma) is a former NFL football defensive lineman and the first member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Steve Young, who began his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but is most famous as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, was inducted in 2005). He is the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, raised on a farm at Eufaula, Oklahoma. - Tony La Russa
Anthony La Russa, Jr. (born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League Baseball, currently with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2004 he became the sixth manager in history to win pennants with both American and National League teams; in 2006 he became the first manager ever to win multiple pennants in both leagues and became one of only two managers to win the World Series in both leagues. - Tino Martinez
Constantino "Tino" Martinez (born December 7, 1967 in Tampa, Florida) is a retired first baseman in Major League Baseball. Martinez was the 1st round draft pick for the Seattle Mariners in 1988 out of the University of Tampa where Tino starred during his time on campus. He began his major league career in 1990 and has played for the Mariners, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and rejoined the Yankees in the 2005 season, … - Joe Redner
Joseph R. "Joe" Redner, born "c." 1940, is the owner of the Mons Venus, a nude strip club in Tampa, Florida, and is known as the father of the nude lap dance. Redner has been engaged in legal battles with the Tampa City Council, which has tried to place restrictions on the strip club industry for 25 years. Mons Venus and Redner have filed suits that have reached the Supreme Court and have become case law in many court cases. - Brooke Hogan
Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5 1988) better known by her stage name, Brooke Hogan, is a singer, and appeared on a reality television show. Brooke Hogan was born in Tampa, Florida, and is the oldest child of Terrence Gene “Terry” Bollea (professional wrestler Hulk Hogan) and his wife Linda. Brooke appeared on the reality-television series "Hogan Knows Best", which focused on her family, and which premiered on July 10 2005 on VH1. - Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian actor, radio host, rock musician and inactive professional wrestler. Jericho is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), … - Dwight Gooden
Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964 in Tampa, Florida), also known as Doc Gooden or Dr. K, is a former major league baseball player. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s, but his career declined precipitously, primarily due to injuries and drug abuse. - Al Green
Al Green is a professional wrestler who has performed in North America, Europe and Japan under a variety of gimmicks the most well known being "Rage" (One half of the team The Wrecking Crew with Fury), Blade one half of the Master Blasters with Steel and as "Big" Al and the Dog in World Championship Wrestling at the turn of the millennium. - Carl Everett
Carl Edward Everett III (born June 3, 1971 in Tampa, Florida) is a former All-star Major League Baseball outfielder. A switch hitter, he played with the Chicago White Sox on their 2005 World Series winning team. He was a member of the Seattle Mariners until the Mariners designated him for assignment on July 26, 2006. He threw right-handed and played all outfield positions, and was often the designated hitter. - Bubba The Love Sponge
Bubba the Love Sponge Clem (born Todd Clem in Warsaw, Indiana on April 23, 1966) is a Tampa, Florida radio talk show host who has had a colorful past. His radio show can be heard five days (Monday-Friday) a week between 3PM and 7PM (EST) on Howard 101, a channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. Replays of the show can be heard between 1-5AM (EST) also on Howard 101. - John Winter
John Winter (September 81967-April 5, 2007) was a meteorologist for NBC affiliate WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida. A native of Seminole, Florida and an alum of Seminole High School, Winter was a Bachelor of Arts graduate in the field of meteorology at the University of Kansas. He began his career as a television meteorologist at KGBT-TV in Harlingen, Texas, working there for two years before moving to the Tampa area in 1994 and joining WFLA-TV. - Jason Michaels
Jason Drew "J-Mike" Michaels (born May 4, 1976 in Tampa, Florida) is an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He is a 1994 graduate of Jesuit High School of Tampa and received an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from Okaloosa-Walton Community College in 1996. He went on to star in baseball at the University of Miami in 1997 and 1998 and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies after they selected him in the fourth round of the June 1998 amateur draft. - Kevin Cash
Kevin Forrest Cash (born on December 6, 1977 in Tampa, Florida) is a major league catcher who plays for the Boston Red Sox. Cash played a total of 101 games from 2002 to 2004 with the Toronto Blue Jays, and he joined the Devil Rays in 2005. Cash played college baseball for the Florida State University Seminoles under head coach Mike Martin. He is a career .173 hitter, and he bats and throws right-handed. - Trey Azagthoth
Trey Azagthoth (born George Emmanuel III March 26 1965 in Bellingham, Washington) is an American musician best known as founder and guitarist of the Florida death metal band Morbid Angel. Azagthoth is an admitted fan of Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix. His playing reflects his influences, particularly in his Van Halen-like use of the whammy bar. His non-musical interests include anime, video games and using his Alienware laptop. - James Smith
James Smith is the guitarist for the post-hardcore band Underoath from Tampa, Florida. He began playing guitar in 7th grade and currently plays a Fender Telecaster and a Gibson Les Paul. Smith is the only member of Underoath who's attended college. He enrolled in pre-med studies at the University of South Florida before later focusing on criminology, which helped his then-job as an office assistant for the FBI. - Denard Span
Denard Span (born February 27, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American Minor League Baseball outfielder in the Minnesota Twins organization. He was selected by the Twins with the 20th overall pick in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Span turned down just over $2 million from Colorado in an offer for a predraft deal; he fell all the way to the 20th pick and cost himself around $800,000. He bats and throws left handed and mainly due to his exceptional speed, … - Michael Jenkins
Michael Gerard Jenkins (born June 18, 1982) is an American football player for the Atlanta Falcons. - Gerald Williams
Gerald Floyd Williams (born August 10 1966) is a former major league baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and New York Mets. - Steve Garvey
Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, and current Southern California businessman. - Dean Malenko
Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960) is a semi-retired professional wrestler best known by the ring name Dean Malenko. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on its "ECW" brand as the senior road agent. - Chris Clark
Chris Clark is a sports reporter for Catch 47, a regional sports network in Tampa Bay, Florida. He formerly worked for WTOC-TV of Savannah, GA. He won numerous Associated Press awards, an Emmy, and an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2005 for his stories on high school football players. He won another pair of Emmy's in 2007, one for Best Sports Reporter. Before WTOC, Chris was the sports director for WBOY, NBC 12 in Clarksburg, WV. - Sam Gibbons
Sam Melville Gibbons (born January 20, 1920) is a politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. - Melissa McGhee
Melissa Christine McGhee (born September 14, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American singer and was the 12th place finalist on the fifth season of "American Idol". - Juran Bolden
Juran T. Bolden (born June 27, 1974 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. Bolden played college football for Mississippi Delta Community College. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons, and played for the Falcons during the 1996, 1997, 2002, and 2003 seasons. Bolden played for the Atlanta, Green Bay, and Carolina Panthers in 1998; and then in 1999 he played for the Kansas City Chiefs. - Willa Ford
Amanda Lee Williford, known professionally as Willa Ford (born January 22, 1981) is an American dance-pop singer-songwriter, producer, and occasional actress, television personality and host. She became known in 2001 as the self-proclaimed "Bad Girl of Pop", when she released her debut album, "Willa Was Here". Aside from her music career, Ford has hosted several reality television shows, posed for Playboy, … - Gail Kim
Gail Kim (born February 20, 1976) is a Korean Canadian professional wrestler, valet, and actress. She is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. - Gwen Miller
Gwen Miller is the Chairwoman of the City Council in Tampa, Florida. An educator by training, Miller is serving her third term on the City Council. Miller received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Florida A&M University. She was a longtime teacher and human resources specialist in the public schools of Hillsborough County. Since 1994, she has run her own business. She was first elected to the City Council in 1995 as councilwoman for the 5th District, … - Paul Wight
Paul Randall Wight, Jr. (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as (The) Giant and with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as (The) Big Show. - Brittany Snow
Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986 in Tampa, Florida) is an American television and film actress. Snow began modeling at the age of three in a print ad for Burdines. She is a 2004 graduate of Gaither High School in Tampa, Florida.
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