List of Great Floridians

Great Floridians 2000 (program ended in 2000)

Full Name	Last Name	Attribute	Sponsoring City	Plaque Location
Alvan Wentworth Chapman	Chapman	Physician and Botanist; author of Flora of the Southern United States	Apalachicola
John Gorrie	Gorrie	Physician, Scientist and Inventor	Apalachicola
Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier	Carrier	Teacher and first black Principal in Florida, Rosewood Survivor	Archer
William Emory (Hitup) Maddox	Maddox	founder of Maddox Foundry & Machine Works and photographer/historian	Archer
Ephriam Mikell Baynard	Baynard	Landowner, Cattle Rancher, Farmer, Financier, Real Estate Developer	Auburndale
Albert H. Blanding	Blanding	Distinguished Soldier, National Guardsman & Civic leader	Bartow
Lawrence Bernard (L.B.) Brown	Brown	Former Slave, Bible Salesman, Furniture maker, Church founder	Bartow
Lillian Carpenter	Carpenter	Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library founder, Researcher & Civic leader, Historian & Librarian	Bartow
E.W. Codington	Codington	Banker, Landowner, Mayor, Ice Plant builder, Home Building & Loan Association founder, Board of Trade organizer	Bartow
Bruce Barkley Downs, Sr	Downs	Florida Department of Transportation Director & Hillsborough director of Public Works	Bartow
Louise Kelley Frisbie	Frisbie	Newspaper Columnist, Author and local Historian	Bartow
Roy Trent Gallemore	Gallemore	40-year Navy man, 10 years U.S. Department of Interior in Micronesia, owner of Benjamin Franklin Holland House	Bartow
George Gause	Gause	Mortician, First black City Commissioner, Mayor, School Board member	Bartow
Samuel Sharpless Green	Green	Public library volunteer & supporter	Bartow
Jeremiah M. Hayman	Hayman	Baptist Minister & Missionary; Polk County Clerk of Court	Bartow
Spessard Holland	Holland	Florida's 28th Governor 1941-1945	Bartow
Evander McIvor Law	Law	Author, Teacher, and Confederate general in the Civil War	Bartow
E. Louise Marquis	Marquis	Civic leader	Bartow
Mary Stewart McLeod	McLeod	Civic leader	Bartow
William Franklin Peacock	Peacock	Civic leader	Bartow
George E. Pittas	Pittas	Civic leader	Bartow
Edward Crosland Stuart	Stuart	Civic leader	Bartow
Jacob Summerlin	Summerlin	King of the Crackers, Cattle Baron; wealthiest man in Florida prior to Civil War	Bartow
James Alward Van Fleet	Van Fleet	Combat Commander & Four-Star General	Bartow
Charles Cooper Wilson	Wilson	Civic leader	Bartow
Thomas Farrar Fleming, Jr.	Fleming	Civic leader	Boca Raton
Charles W. Pierce	Pierce	Civic leader	Boynton Beach
Bernard Preston Thomas	Thomas	Civic leader	Boynton Beach
Beulah Rebecca Hooks Hannah Tingley	Tingley	Civic leader	Bradenton
Eldridge F. McLane	McLane	Civic leader	Brandon
John Law Ayers	Ayers	Civic leader	Brooksville
James E. "Nick" Connor	Connor	Civic leader	Brooksville
Lena Culver Hawkins	Hawkins	Civic leader	Brooksville
May Mann Jennings	Jennings	Women’s Rights activist, Environmentalist & advocate for the welfare of children	Brooksville
William Sherman Jennings	Jennings	Florida's 18th Governor 1901-1905	Brooksville
Frank Elmore Saxon	Saxon	Civic leader	Brooksville
St. Clair Whitman	Whitman	Civic leader	Cedar Key
Solomon Smith (S.S.) Coachman	Coachman	Civic leader	Clearwater
Marie Ringo Holderman	Holderman	Civic leader	Cocoa
Gus Callaway Edwards	Edwards	Civic leader	Cocoa Beach
Phillip Randolph	Randolph	Civic leader	Crescent City
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings	Rawlings	Pulitzer Prize winning Author for fiction in 1939	Cross Creek
Ripley Bullen	Bullen	Archaeologist	Crystal River
Francis L. Dade	Dade	Military Major in Florida Territory	Dade City
William M. Larkin	Larkin	M	Dade City
Frank "Tootie" Adler	Adler	M	Dania Beach
Mary McLeod Bethune	Bethune	M	Daytona Beach
Charles Grover Burgoyne	Burgoyne	M	Daytona Beach
Matthias Day, Jr.	Day	M	Daytona Beach
George W. Engram, Sr.	Engram	M	Daytona Beach
William (H.G.) France & Annie B. France	France	M	Daytona Beach
Jeanne M. Goddard	Goddard	M	Daytona Beach
J. Griffen Greene	Greene	M	Daytona Beach
Lorenzo Dow Huston	Huston	M	Daytona Beach
Dr. Richard Vernon Moore, Sr.	Moore	M	Daytona Beach
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson	Robinson	M	Daytona Beach
David Dunham Rogers	Rogers	M	Daytona Beach
Dr. Josie Rogers	Rogers	M	Daytona Beach
Chapman Shaw Root	Root	M	Daytona Beach
Dr. Joseph Taylor	Taylor	M	Daytona Beach
Dr. Howard W. Thurman	Thurman	M	Daytona Beach
Frederick deBary	deBary	M	DeBarry
George Emory Butler	Butler	M	Deerfield Beach
James Dallas Butler	Butler	M	Deerfield Beach
Emily Mildred Olson Dietrich	Dietrich	M	Deerfield Beach
Branhilda Knowles	Knowles	M	Deerfield Beach
Odas Lee Tanner	Tanner	M	Deerfield Beach
John Bartow Wiles, Jr.	Wiles	M	Deerfield Beach
Earl W. Brown	Brown	M	Deland
Charles H. Campbell, Jr.	Campbell	M	Deland
Hawtense Conrad	Conrad	M	Deland
Robert Conrad	Conrad	M	Deland
Dr. George Augustus Davis	Davis	M	Deland
Henry Addison DeLand	DeLand	M	Deland
Bert Fish	Fish	M	Deland
Arthur George Hamlin	Hamlin	M	Deland
Lue Gim Gong	Gong	AKA "The Citrus Wizard", created sweet & frost resistant variety of Valencia orange	Deland
John B. Stetson	Stetson	Hatmaker, created practical, durable hats for Western settlers & cowboys	Deland
William Amory Underhill	Underhill	Lawyer, public servant, lobbyist and philanthropist	Deland
Calhoun Yancey "C.Y." Byrd	Byrd	M	Delray Beach
Dr. John Robert Cason, Jr.	Cason	M	Delray Beach
Marshall DeWitt	DeWitt	M	Delray Beach
Barbara Dodge Smith	Smith	M	Delray Beach
Solomon David Spady	Spady	M	Delray Beach
Myrtle Scharrer Betz	Betz	M	Dunedin
Bronson Cushing Skinner	Skinner	M	Dunedin
Martin A. "Marty" Kellner	Kellner	Councilman, Mayor & Civic leader	Eagle Lake
Ora Belle Starling	Starling	Volunteer & Civic leader	Eagle Lake
Zora Neale Hurston	Hurston	Writer and Folklorist	Eatonville
Dr. John Milton Hawks	Hawks	Physician, Author, Historian, Teacher, Newspaper Publisher, Army Officer, Orange Grower, first superintendent of Volusia County Schools and founder of Hawks Park—renamed Edgewater	Edgewater
Cyrus Teed	Teed	Originated Hollow Earth theory and founded Koreshan Unity	Estero
S.T.E. Pinkney	Pinkney	School Administrator & City Commissioner/Mayor	Eustis
Deaconess Harriet Bedell	Bedell	Episcopalian missionary to Everglades Indians	Everglades City
David Graham Copeland	Copeland	Manager of 40 Barron Collier businesses & County Commissioner	Everglades City
Gilbert Edward Barkoski	Barkoski	Dist	Fellsmere
Liberty Billings	Billings	Dist	Fernandina Beach
Emma B. Delaney	Delaney	Dist	Fernandina Beach
George Rainsford Fairbanks	Fairbanks	Dist	Fernandina Beach
Louis G. Hirth	Hirth	Dist	Fernandina Beach
Amos Latham	Latham	Dist	Fernandina Beach
Chloe Merrick	Merrick	Dist	Fernandina Beach
William Henderson Peck	Peck	Dist	Fernandina Beach
Solicito "Mike" Salvador	Salvador	Dist	Fernandina Beach
Sisters of St. Joseph	St. Joseph	Dist	Fernandina Beach
Samuel A. Swann	Swann	Dist	Fernandina Beach
Marcellus Alphonso Williams	Williams	Dist	Fernandina Beach
David Levy Yulee	Yulee	Lawyer, Florida Statehood leader, US Senator, Plantation owner, Railroad builder	Fernandina Beach
Evelyn Fortune Bartlett	Bartlett	Dist	Ft. Lauderdale
Frederic Clay Bartlett	Bartlett	Dist	Ft. Lauderdale
George W. English, Jr.	English	Dist	Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. Von Delany Mizell	Mizell	Dist	Ft. Lauderdale
Estelle Rouse Pinkett	Pinkett	Dist	Ft. Lauderdale
Margaret Blake Roach	Roach	Dist	Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. James F. Sistrunk	Sistrunk	Dist	Ft. Lauderdale
Frank and Ivy Stranahan	Stranahan	Dist	Ft. Lauderdale
Leon Watts	Watts	Dist	Ft. Lauderdale
Nathaniel "Nat" J. Patterson	Patterson	Dist	Fort Meade
Thomas Alva & Mina Miller Edison	Edison	Inventor	Fort Myers
Henry Ford	Ford	Founder of Ford Motor Company & Assembly Lines	Fort Myers
William Thomas Howard	Howard	Instrumental in establishing Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers
Albert E. "Bean" Backus	Backus	Self-taught Painter, Charitable Benefactor	Fort Pierce
Dr. Clem C. Benton	Benton	Physician, Founder of Fort Pierce Memorial Hospital, College Trustee and Civic Leader	Fort Pierce
Zora Neale Hurston	Hurston	Writer and Folklorist	Fort Pierce
Daniel T. McCarty	McCarty	Florida's 31st Governor 1952-1953	Fort Pierce
Willie H. Blankston	Blankston	Civil Rights Advocate	Fort Walton Beach
John Thomas Brooks	Brooks	Founder of Fort Walton Beach, Civil War veteran, area "Doctor" & Hotel owner	Fort Walton Beach
Adam J. Gerlach	Gerlach	Owner of Gulfview Hotel and Catholic Church supporter	Fort Walton Beach
Liza Jackson	Jackson	Hotel Proprietor, Women’s & Garden Club founder, Donated Land for numerous Civic Projects	Fort Walton Beach
William C. Lazarus	Lazarus	Pilot, Aeronautics Instructor & Research Engineer, Project Manager of Indian Temple Mound Museum	Fort Walton Beach
Chester Pruitt	Pruitt	First Black FWB Police Officer, Youth Mediator	Fort Walton Beach
Ben Hill Griffin, Jr.	Griffin	Citrus Baron, Civic Leader & Benefactor	Frostproof
Latimer Maxcy	Maxcy	Citrus Grower & Processor, Cattle Rancher and Civic Leader	Frostproof
Albert H. Blanding	Blanding	Distinguished Soldier, National Guardsman & Civic leader	Gainesville
Sarah Matheson	Matheson	Missionary and Presbyterian Religous leader at Local, State & National levels	Gainesville
Sarah Lucretia Robb	Robb	Alachua County’s first female physician in 1880's, making housecalls and authored book on "common sense" medicine for public use	Gainesville
Jesse Earl Franklin	Franklin	Postmaster, Church leader and Historic Preservationist	Glen St. Mary
Alverdo Adair Geitgey	Geitgey	Baker County landowner & developer, Glen St. Mary founder, citrus & pecan grower	Glen St. Mary
Isaiah Sherman Mikell	Mikell	Railroad depot agent, farmer and community supporter during the depression	Glen St. Mary
George Lindley Taber, Sr.	Taber	Civic leader	Glen St. Mary
Karlie Tyler	Tyler	Civic leader	Glen St. Mary
John Preston Hall, Sr.	Hall	Civic leader	Green Cove Springs
John Preston Hall, Jr.	Hall	Civic leader	Green Cove Springs
Ed Stansel	Stansel	Civic leader	Green Cove Springs
Richard Reid Wagner	Wagner	Civic leader	Green Cove Springs
Catherine Powell Hickman	Hickman	Civic leader	Gulfport
Arnold S. White, Sr.	White	Civic leader	Gulfport
Donald Ray "Billy" Matthews	Matthews	US Representative 1953–1967 & Teacher	Hawthorne
Chester Shell	Shell	Hunting & fishing guide, Raised funds for 1st Black school in Alachua County	Hawthorne
William Flemming	Flemming	Founder of Holly Hill	Holly Hill
Robert Anderson	Anderson	Bank founder, president & director and City Commissioner	Hollywood
Dorothy Walker Bush	Bush	Civic leader & wife of a US Senator, mother of a POTUS and grandmother of 2 governors & a POTUS	Hollywood
Clarence P. Hammerstein	Hammerstein	Citrus authority, tourism promoter, Broward Kiwanis founder	Hollywood
Joseph Wesley Young	Young	Founder & Developer of Hollywood, Florida	Hollywood
Anne Kolb	Kolb	Environmental preservationist and 1st female Broward County Commissioner	Hollywood
Preston B. Bird	Bird	City Politician and Civic leader	Homestead
Lily Lawrence Bow	Bow	Homestead Library Supporter and Book provider	Homestead
May Mann Jennings	Jennings	Women’s Rights activist, Environmentalist & advocate for the welfare of children	Homestead
William J. Krome	Krome	Railroad Surveyor & Engineer, Agriculture and Horticulture enthusiast	Homestead
Max Losner	Losner	Bank President, Federal Reserve Board member, City Councilman and Civic leader	Homestead
James Daniel Reid	Reid	Homestead founder and developer, City Councilman 1913-24, Dade County Commissioner 1921-41	Homestead
James Archer Smith	Smith	World War I Army Doctor, Physician and Chief Surgeon of Dade County Hospital	Homestead
David Levy Yulee	Yulee	Lawyer, Florida Statehood leader, US Senator, Plantation owner, Railroad builder	Homosassa
Napoleon Bonaparte Broward	Broward	Florida's 19th Governor 1905-1909, Duval Co. Sheriff & State Representative	Jacksonville
J.J. Daniel	Daniel	Businessman and Civic leader	Jacksonville
Alfred I. du Pont	du Pont	Philanthropist	Jacksonville
David H. Dwight	Dwight	Racial activist	Jacksonville
Lex Hester	Hester	Government administrator	Jacksonville
James Weldon Johnson	Johnson	Educator, lawyer, diplomat & racial activist	Jacksonville
Henry John Klutho	Klutho	Architect	Jacksonville
Abraham Lincoln Lewis	Lewis	Insurance executive, Philanthropist & founder of American Beach	Jacksonville
Eartha M. M. White	White	Clara White Mission founder, teacher, Nursing Home founder	Jacksonville
Doris Whitmore	Whitmore	Jacksonville Museum of Science & History supporter/promoter	Jacksonville
R.R. Ricou	Ricou	Fishing businesss owner & Civic leader	Jensen Beach
Bessie Wilson DuBois	DuBois	Historian	Jupiter
Joseph Verner Reed	Reed	Wildlife & Nature Conservationist and charitable benefactor	Jupiter Island
Permelia Pryor Reed	Reed	Wildlife & Nature Conservationist and charitable benefactor	Jupiter Island
William M. Beam	Beam	City Politician & man of action	Keystone Heights
John Edward Larson	Larson	Local & State Politician, IRS Head for Florida	Keystone Heights
Howard S. England	England	Benefactor of Fort Zachary Taylor	Key West
Mel Fisher	Fisher	Scuba Diver & Treasure Hunter	Key West
Ernest Hemingway	Hemingway	Writer & Adventurer	Key West
Walter Sayers Lightbourn	Lightbourn	Tobacco grower and Cigar maker	Key West
Harry S. Truman	Truman	POTUS	Key West
Captain Melville Emory Forrey	Forrey	x	LaBelle
Francis A. Hendry	Hendry		LaBelle
Rosabelle Blake	Blake		Lakeland
Thomas W. Bryant	Bryant		Lakeland
Lawton Mainor Chiles	Chiles	Florida's 41st Governor 1991-1998 & US Senator 1971-1989	Lakeland
John Franklin Cox	Cox		Lakeland
Herbert J. Drane	Drane		Lakeland
Clare Henley	Henley		Lakeland
Dr. John Sidney Jackson	Jackson	Surgeon, City Commissioner & Mayor	Lakeland
Paul Scott Linder	Linder		Lakeland
J. Hardin Peterson	Peterson	Congressman	Lakeland
Park Trammell	Trammell	Florida's 21st Governor 1913-1917	Lakeland
Lassie Goodbread-Black	Goodbread	Teacher & Civic Leader	Lake City
Fred P. Cone	Cone	Florida's 27th Governor 1937-1941	Lake City
McKinley Jeffers	Jeffers	Educator & Civic Leader	Lake City
May Vinzant Perkins	Perkins	Writer, Historian	Lake City
Betsy Hopkins	Hopkins	Philanthropist	Lake Helen
John P. Mace	Mace	Architect/builder	Lake Helen
Edward W. Bok	Bok	Editor, Philanthropist	Lake Wales
Bertha Louise Hinshaw	Hinshaw	Innkeeper	Lake Wales
Delbert Lorenzo Layton	Layton	City Benefactor	Layton
Hubert O. Dabney	Dabney	Athlete & educator	Leesburg
Joseph M. Tardugno, Jr.	Tardugno	Utility innovator	Leesburg
Pat Thomas	Thomas	City Benefactor	Leesburg
Porter Claude Crapps, Jr.	Crapps		Live Oak
Thomas Dowling	Dowling		Live Oak
Cary A. Hardee	Hardee	Florida's 23rd Governor 1921-1925	Live Oak
Brantly Walker Helvenston	Helvenston	Insurance agent, teacher, banker	Live Oak
John Parshley	Parshley	Civic leader	Live Oak
Josiah B. Clouser	Clouser		Longwood
Edwin B. Browning, Sr.	Browning		Madison
Tommie Camilla Stephens Barfield	Barfield		Marco Island
William David Collier	Collier		Marco Island
Theophilus West	West		Marianna
James Hartley Beal	Beal		Mary Esther
Thomas Jefferson Pryor, Jr.	Pryor		Mary Esther
Joe Wickham	Wickham		Melbourne
Dana A. Dorsey	Dorsey		Miami
David Grandison Fairchild	Fairchild		Miami
Catherine Hauberg Sweeney	Sweeney		Miami
Barbara Baer Capitman	Capitman		Miami Beach
John Stiles Collins	Collins		Miami Beach
Stephen J. Cranman	Cranman		Miami Beach
L. Murray Dixon	Dixon		Miami Beach
John J. Farrey	Farrey		Miami Beach
Carl Graham Fisher	Fisher		Miami Beach
Henry Hohauser	Hohauser		Miami Beach
Anna Brenner Meyers	Meyers		Miami Beach
Glenn Hammond Curtiss	Curtiss	Aircraft Motor builder, aviator and developer of Hialeah, Miami Springs & Opa-locka	Miami Springs
Chief Micanopy	Micanopy	Leader of the Seminole Nation at Cuscowilla during the Second Seminole War	Micanopy
Archie Carr	Carr	International biologist & environmentalist, honored nature author	Micanopy
Marjorie Carr	Carr	First female wildlife specialist at US Fish & Wildlife Service, founder of Florida Defenders of the Environment	Micanopy
Bennett C. Russell	Russell	Teacher, Administrator & Superintendent, using technology as educational tool	Milton
Reuben Wyatt Harper	Harper	Citrus grower, broker & industry leader, City Councilman	Montverde
Henry B. Watkins, Sr.	Watkins	x	Naples
Henry B. Watkins, Jr.	Watkins	x	Naples
Henry Nehrling	Nehrling	x	Naples
Elroy M. Avery	Avery	Mayor, Author, Businessman, Bank Chairman & Civic leader	New Port Richey
Gene Sarazen	Sarazen	x	New Port Richey
George E. Musson	Musson	x	New Smyrna Beach
Al E. Fellner	Fellner	Mayor, Civic leader, Businessman	North Redington Beach
Peter Raulerson	Raulerson	x	Okeechobee
Ransom Eli Olds	Olds	x	Oldsmar
Dr. Francis Dickinson	Dickinson	Surgeon, Benefactor, Philanthropist & champion of Women's Sufferage	Orange City
Dr. Seth French	French	Physician, Florida: Promoter, Senator & Commissioner of Immigration	Orange City
Alfred Benjamin "A. B." Michael	Michael	x	Orchid
Martin Andersen	Andersen	x	Orlando
William A. (Bill) McCree, Jr.	McCree	x	Orlando
Walter C. Meloon	Meloon	x	Orlando
Oakes Ames	Ames	x	Ormond Beach
John Anderson	Anderson	x	Ormond Beach
Eileen Butts	Butts	x	Ormond Beach
James Carnell	Carnell	x	Ormond Beach
Charles McNary	McNary	x	Ormond Beach
Joseph Price	Price	x	Ormond Beach
John D. Rockefeller	Rockefeller	Industrialist & Philanthropist	Ormond Beach
Edith Stanton	Stanton	x	Ormond Beach
Elsa Scherer Burrows	Burrows	x	Osprey
Francis Stephen Huggins	Huggins	x	Palm Bay
Henry Morrison Flagler	Flagler	Industrialist and Developer	Palm Beach
Francis MacKay Howze	Howse	x	Palmetto
Francis F. Taylor	Taylor	x	Palmetto
George Mortimer West	West	x	Panama City
Delbert Davis	Davis	x	Parker
Captain Ed Parker	Parker	x	Parker
Charles W. Flanagan	Flanagan	x	Pembroke Pines
James Cash Penney	Penney	x	Penney Farms
H. Clay Armstrong	Armstrong	x	Pensacola
William Dudley Chipley	Chipley	x	Pensacola
Occie Clubbs	Clubbs	x	Pensacola
Mayhew W. (Pat) Dodson III	Dodson	x	Pensacola
Daniel "Chappie" James	James	x	Pensacola
Lillie Anna "Mother" James	James	x	Pensacola
Stephen Russell Mallory	Mallory	x	Pensacola
Edward A. Perry	Perry	x	Pensacola
Mary Turner Rule Reed	Reed	Historic Restoration and Preservationist	Pensacola
Oliver J. Semmes, Jr.	Semmes	City engineer and Manager noted for paving 150 miles of streets, purchased the municipally-owned gas company and negotiated a favorable franchise agreement with the local power company	Pensacola
Joyce Garrett Turner	Turner	Teacher and Historic Preservationist	Pensacola
T. T. Wentworth, Jr.	Wentworth	Founder of Pensacola Historical Society, Pensacola Historical Museum & Wentworth Museum in Ensley; helped establish Pensacola Public Library	Pensacola
P.K. Yonge	Yonge	Businessman & civic leader who served almost 30 years as a member and chairman of Florida Board of Control	Pensacola
William Thomas Cash	Cash	Educator, State Representative, author, campaign financial disclosed law sponsor and First State Librarian: 1927-51	Perry
Edwin F. Deicke	Deicke	Agricultural pioneer & author, Philanthropist	Plantation
Lois Deicke	Deicke	Philanthropist and Civic leader	Plantation
Helen B. Hoffman	Hoffman	Original resident of Plantation. With husband, Dr. Abram Hoffman, started the Plantation Homeowners Association; PHA secretary for 40+ years. Founded the Plantation Library and local Agency on Aging.	Plantation
Frederick C. Peters	Peters	Everglades Rancher & Farmer, Agricultural pioneer and donated land to church, city, county & state agencies	Plantation
Jessie Ball du Pont	du Pont	Spouse of Alfred I. du Pont, Benefactor & Philanthropist, brother of Ed Ball	Port St. Joe
David W. Jones	Jones	Head Coach at Washington County High School who personally visited his students’ homes and their churches, teaching them respect, responsibility, perseverance, initiative, kindness, fairness, honesty and cooperation.	Port St. Joe
Witt A. Campbell	Campbell	Educator and Civil Rights worker	Quincy
Dr. William Spencer Stevens	Stevens	First Black Physician, Pharmacist, Built "Colored" Hospital & Supervisor of City Schools	Quincy
Judge Hugh M. Taylor	Taylor	Lawyer, State Representative, Judge & Florida Constitutional Revision Commission Chairman	Quincy
Odet Philippe	Philippe	Civic leader	Safety Harbor
Peter A. Demens	Demens	Civic leader	San Antonio
Judge Edmund F. Dunne	Dunne	Civic leader	San Antonio
James J. Horgan	Horgan	Civic leader	San Antonio
Frank P. Bailey	Bailey	Civic leader	Sanibel
Owen Burns	Burns	Civic leader	Sarasota
John L. Early	Early	Civic leader	Sarasota
Arthur Britton Edwards	Edwards	Civic leader	Sarasota
John Hamilton Gillespie	Gillespie	Civic leader	Sarasota
Dr. Joseph Halton	Halton	Surgeon & Civic leader	Sarasota
Harry Lee Higel	Higel	Civic leader	Sarasota
David and George Lindsay	Lindsay	Civic leader	Sarasota
Andrew McAnsh	McAnsh	Civic leader	Sarasota
Thomas Reed Martin	Martin	Civic leader	Sarasota
Charles Ringling	Ringling	Civic leader	Sarasota
John Ringling	Ringling	Civic leader	Sarasota
Marie Selby	Selby	Civic leader	Sarasota
Ernest Arthur Smith	Smith	Civic leader	Sarasota
Karl Wallenda	Wallenda	Civic leader	Sarasota
Percy L. Hedgecock	Hedgecock	Civic leader	Satellite Beach
Paul Kroegal	Kroegal	Civic leader	Sebastian
Margaret Shippen Roebling	Roebling	Civic leader	Sebring
Dr. Andrew Anderson, Jr.	Anderson	Physician, Philanthropist & Benefactor	St. Augustine
Frank B. Butler	Butler	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Felix deCrano	deCrano	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Earl Cunningham	Cunningham	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Anna Maria Dummett	Dummett	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Louisa Fatio	Fatio	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Henry Morrison Flagler	Flagler	Industrialist and Developer	St. Augustine
Walter B. Fraser	Fraser	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Nina Hawkins	Hawkins	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Martin Johnson Heade	Heade	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Lawerence Lewis, Jr.	Lewis	Civic leader	St. Augustine
William Wing Loring	Loring	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Dr. Luella Day McConnell	McConnell	Physician, Yukon Gold Rush participant, created Fountain of Youth tourist attraction	St. Augustine
Albert Manucy	Manucy	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Pedro Menendez de Aviles	Menendez	Spanish Captain and Explorer	St. Augustine
Prince Napoleon Achille Murat	Murat	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Francisco Pellicer	Pellicer	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Xavier Lopez Pellicer	Pellicer	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Verle A. Pope	Pope	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Robert Ripley	Ripley	Cartoonist, Entrepreneur and amateur Anthropologist; creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!	St. Augustine
Edmund Kirby Smith	Smith	Career US Army officer, educator, and a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War	St. Augustine
Frances Kirby Smith	Smith	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Franklin Waldo Smith	Smith	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Thomas Buckingham Smith	Smith	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Elizabeth Morley Towers	Towers	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Henry L. Twine	Twine	Civic leader	St. Augustine
F. Charles Usina	Usina	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Father Felix Varela	Varela	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Emily Lloyd Wilson	Wilson	Civic leader	St. Augustine
Frank T. Hurley	Hurley	WWI & WWII Army Staff Officer, Real Estate & Mortgage Executive, Civic leader	St. Pete Beach
Thomas J. Rowe	Rowe	Beachfront Hotel owner	St. Pete Beach
Earl Morrow Clark	Clark	Teacher & Headmaster, School Accreditation Leader	St. Petersburg
Dr. Paul R. Hortin	Hortin	Methodist Minister, Hunter, Fisherman	St. Petersburg
Morris Raiford Johns	Johns	Pineapple grower, Businessman & Deputy Sheriff	Stuart
Walter Kitching	Kitching	Businessman, Banker, Justice of the Peace & Philanthropist	Stuart
George W. Parks	Parks	Businessman, Bank founder, Councilman & Mayor	Stuart
James R. Pomeroy	Pomeroy	Educator, County Politician, Postmaster & Businessman	Stuart
Dan Pearl	Pearl	Politician & Civic leader	Sunrise
J. Broward Culpepper	Culpepper	FSU Dean and Secretary/Director of the Florida Board of Control	Tallahassee
B. Calvin Jones	Jones	Archaeologist and Discoverer of multiple Historic sites	Tallahassee
William Valentine Knott	Knott	State Auditor, Treasurer, Comptroller	Tallahassee
Catherine Murat	Murat	Historic Preservationist, Civil War supporter	Tallahassee
James Page	Page	Florida’s first Black minister, church founder, County Commissioner, Senate Chaplain and Justice of the Peace	Tallahassee
Romulus Hunter Thompson	Thompson	Band Director	Tallahassee
Curtis L. Waller	Waller	Attorney, State Legislator, State Attorney, Circuit Judge and Federal Court of Appeals Judge	Tallahassee
Cesar Gonzmart	Gonzmart	Expanded Columbia Restaurant, Ybor City Historic District promoter, Civic leader	Tampa
Celestino Vega	Vega	Cigar maker, President of Centro Español and promoter of Spanish arts & culture	Tampa
Vicente Martinez Ybor	Ybor	Founder & Developer of Ybor City, Cigar maker and Labor supporter	Tampa
Peter Themis Assimack	Assimack	CPA, Chamber of Commerce President and Civic leader	Tarpon Springs
John K. Cheyney	Cheyney	Sponge Company & Sponge Exchange founder, local politician and Sponge Industry promoter	Tarpon Springs
Thomas Craig	Craig	Businessman, City Commissioner & Mayor	Tarpon Springs
George Frantzis	Frantzis	Greek Lawyer who helped liberate Dodecanese Islands from Italy & reunite with Greece; School Principal & Sponge Industry saviour	Tarpon Springs
George Inness, Jr.	Inness	Successful Landscape and Figure Artist; spouse Julia Inness founded the Tarpon Springs Library	Tarpon Springs
Demos A. Megaloudis	Megaloudis	Business and Civic leader	Tarpon Springs
Anson Peasely Killen Safford	Safford	Nevada Surveyor General, Governor of the Arizona Territory, Land Developer and Tarpon Springs Founder	Tarpon Springs
Mary J. Stafford	Stafford	Teacher at Boston University College of Medicine and first practicing woman physician in Florida	Tarpon Springs
Colonel Henry McKie Salley	Salley	Army Engineer, Airport & Bridge builder and city manager	Tarpon Springs
Alexander St. Clair-Abrams	St. Clair-Abrams	Lawyer and Founder/Developer of Tavares	Tavares
James Hudson Baker	Baker	Building contractor	Vero Beach
Merrill P. Barber	Barber	Politician & Banker	Vero Beach
Alex MacWilliam, Sr.	MacWilliam	Politician & Builder	Vero Beach
Garnett L. Radin	Radin	Nurse & founder of Indian River Memorial Hospital	Vero Beach
Waldo E. Sexton	Sexton	Citrus Grower & Processor, Dairy farmer	Vero Beach
Sherman N. Smith, Jr.	Smith	Lawyer, Prosecutor, Politician & Judge	Vero Beach
Herman Julius Zeuch	Zeuch	Developer and Citrus farmer	Vero Beach
Edward Ball	Ball	du Pont Trust Manager & Philanthropist	Wakulla Springs
W. Curtis Ezelle	Ezelle	Local politician & Civic leader	Wachula
Edward R. Bradley	Bradley	Philanthropist	West Palm Beach
Dr. Joseph Wiley Jenkins	Jenkins	Pharmacist & Society Host	West Palm Beach
Marvin U. Mounts	Mounts	Agricultural leader	West Palm Beach
Dr. Thomas Rudolph Vickers	Vickers	African-American Healthcare provider	West Palm Beach
Nellie A. Grice	Grice	Businessperson & Civic leader	Windermere
Dr. John Howard Johnson	Johnson	Philanthropist	Windermere
John Calvin Palmer	Palmer	Politician & Philanthropist	Windermere
Dick Pope, Sr.	Pope	Cypress Gardens Founder & Tourism Promoter	Windermere
Loring A. Chase	Chase	Winter Park Founder	Winter Park
Jeannette Genius McKean	McKean	Painter and Rollins College benefactor	Winter Park
Albin Polasek	Polasek	Sculptor and Cultural Leader	Winter Park
Alice Fryer Hall	Hall	Teacher, Journalist & Civic leader	Zephyrhills

Great Floridians Program (on-going)

Full Name	Last Name	Attribute	Year
Harry T. Moore	Moore	Civil rights activist	2007
Connie Mack III	Mack	US Senator 1989-2001 & US Representative 1983–1989	2007
Richard Keith Call	Call	Florida’s 3rd & 5th Territorial Governor	2006
Julia DeForest Sturtevant Tuttle	Tuttle	"Mother of Miami"	2006
William Pope DuVal	DuVal	Florida's 1st Territorial Governor 1822-1834	2005
Al Hoffman	Hoffman	Philanthropist & Civic Leader	2005
Spessard Holland	Holland	Florida's 28th Governor 1941-1945	2004
Fuller Warren	Warren	Florida's 30th Governor 1949-1953	2004
Mary Call Darby Collins	Collins	Lifelong Preservationist	2003
Henry Morrison Flagler	Flagler	Industrialist and Developer	2003
Zora Neale Hurston	Hurston	Writer and Folklorist	2003
Henry	Plant	Industrialist and Developer	2003
James Alward	Van Fleet	Combat Commander & Four-Star General	2002
Mary McLeod Bethune	Bethune	Educator and Activist	2002
John Gorrie	Gorrie	Physician, Scientist and Inventor	2002
William Henry Getty (Bill) France	France	NASCAR Founder and Motor Sports Promoter	2002
Richard (Dick) Pope	Pope	Cypress Gardens Founder & Tourism Promoter	2002
Mallory E. Horne	Horne	Florida House Speaker and Senate President	2002
Horacio Aguirre	Aguirre	Publisher, Journalist & Editor of Diario Las Americas	2001
Lawton M. Chiles	Chiles	Florida's 41st Governor 1991-1998 & US Senator 1971-1989	2001
Reubin O'D. Askew	Askew	Florida's 37th Governor 1971-1979	1998
William Patrick Foster	Foster	Bandleader, Florida A&M "Marching 100"	1998
Chesterfield Smith	Smith	Justice Advocate & Florida's First American Bar Association President	1997
E. T. York	York	Florida University System Chancellor & IFAS Founder	1997
Cecil Farris Bryant	Bryant	Florida's 34th Governor 1961-1965	1994
George A. Smathers	Smathers	US Senator 1951-1969	1994
Stephen C. O'Connell	O'Connell	Florida Supreme Court Justice 1966-1967 & UF President 1967-1973	1993
B. K. Roberts	Roberts	Three-Time Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court	1990
Chester Howell Ferguson	Ferguson	Attorney, Business & Civic Leader	1988
Claude Denson Pepper	Pepper	US Senator 1936-1951 & US Representative 1963-1989	1988
Ben Hill Griffin, Jr.	Griffin	Citrus Baron, Civic Leader & Benefactor	1987
Marjory Stoneman Douglas	Douglas	Writer and Environmental Activist	1987
Alonzo "Jake" Gaither	Gaither	Head Football Coach, Florida A&M University	1984
Thomas LeRoy Collins	Collins	Florida's 33rd Governor 1955-1961	1981
C. D. Atkins	Atkins	Co-created process to make Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate	1999
Edward Ball	Ball	du Pont Trust manager & Philanthropist	1999
Red Barber	Barber	Radio Sportscaster for Baseball & Football	1999
Rosemary Barkett	Barkett	Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court & Federal Appeals Court Judge	1999
Bobby Bowden	Bowden	Florida State University Head Football Coach	1999
Napoleon Bonaparte Broward	Broward	Florida's 19th Governor 1905-1909, Duval Co. Sheriff & State Representative	1999
Jimmy Buffet	Buffet	Musician & Civic leader	1999
Ray Charles	Charles	Musician	1999
Barron Gift Collier	Collier	Advertising Mogul, Florida's largest landholder & developer, Businessman	1999
Davis Brothers	Davis	Supermarket Moguls	1999
Alfred I. du Pont	du Pont	Philanthropist	1999
Jessie Ball du Pont	du Pont	Spouse of Alfred, Benefactor & Philanthropist, brother of Ed Ball	1999
Jack Eckerd	Eckerd	Drug Store Chain founder & politician	1999
Thomas Edison	Edison	Inventor	1999
Carl Fisher	Fisher	Civic	1999
Bob Graham	Graham	Florida's 33rd Governor 1955-1961	1999
Ernest Hemingway	Hemingway	Writer	1999
Daniel "Chappie" James	James	Civic	1999
George Jenkins	Jenkins	Civic	1999
May Mann Jennings	Jennings	Women’s Rights activist, Environmentalist & advocate for the welfare of children	1999
James Weldon Johnson	Johnson	Civic	1999
John S. Knight	Knight	Civic	1999
Lykes Brothers	Lykes	Civic	1999
Louis G. MacDowell	MacDowell	Co-created process to make Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate	1999
George Merrick	Merrick	Civic	1999
Addison Mizner	Mizner	Co	1999
Edwin L. Moore‎	Moore	Co-created process to make Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate	1999
Allen Morris	Morris	Civic	1999
Dick Pope, Sr.	Pope	Cypress Gardens founder & tourism promoter	1999
Nelson Poynter	Poynter	Civic	1999
Sam Proctor	Proctor	Civic	1999
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings	Rawlings	Writer	1999
Janet Reno	Reno	US Attorney General	1999
Burt Reynolds	Reynolds	Actor & FSU Booster	1999
Eddie Rickenbacker	Rickenbacker	WWI Fighter Pilot	1999
John Ringling	Ringling	Circus Owner & promoter	1999
E. Clay Shaw, Jr.	Shaw	Civic	1999
Don Shula	Shula	Miami Dolphins Head Coach	1999
Charles Kenzie Steele	Steele	Civic	1999
Charlton Tebeau	Tebeau	Civic	1999
'Babe' Didrikson Zaharias	Zaharias	Gifted Athlete: Golfer, Olympic Track & Field medalist	1999

External links

• Florida Division of Historical Resources: Great Floridians 2000 Program
• Great Floridian Program