List of personalities of the city of Miami

The list of personalities in the city of Miami includes people who were born in Miami , Florida , as well as those who worked in Miami without being born here. Both sections are sorted chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.

Miami-born personalities

Sidney Poitier

Janet Reno

Bill Nelson

Deborah Harry

William H. Macy

Marco Rubio

Eva Mendes

Perez Hilton

Pit bull

Jessica Sutta

David Archuleta

Fabiano Caruana

Corinne Oviedo , singer, composer, arranger and producer of Latin American music

Until 1940

Cedric Wallace (1909–1985), jazz bassist
George Kelly (1915–1998), jazz tenor saxophonist, singer and arranger
Panama Francis (1918-2001), jazz drummer
Lew Allen Jr. (1925-2010), US Air Force general
Herbie Jones (1926-2001), jazz musician
Phil Hill (1927–2008), racing car driver
Sidney Poitier (* 1927), actor and director
Marion Williams (1927-1994), gospel singer
Roxie Roker (1929–1995), actress
Charles Austin (* 1930), jazz musician
Blue Mitchell (1930-1979), jazz musician
William Benedict Friend (1931-2015), Bishop
Willis Jackson (1932–1987), jazz musician
Mickey Roker (1932-2017), jazz musician
Jimmy Garrison (1934–1976), jazz musician
Al Hendrix (* 1934), rock and roll and country musician
Willie Pastrano (1935-1997), boxer
Bobby Allison (* 1937), racing car driver
John Graves (* 1937), racing car driver
Janet Reno (1938–2016), lawyer and politician
Jimmy Voytek (1938–1980), country and rockabilly musician
William Benjamin Lenoir (1939-2010), astronaut
Joe McPhee (* 1939), jazz musician
Thalmus Rasulala (1939–1991), film and theater actor
E. Clay Shaw (1939–2013), lawyer and politician
Kent Westberry (* 1939), country and rockabilly musician and songwriter
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (* 1939), violinist and composer
Herb Francis (1940–1988), cyclist
Paul Kelly (1940-2012), soul and R'n'B singer
Lewis Spratlan (* 1940), composer and university professor

1941 to 1960

Ed Roberts (1941-2010), entrepreneur
Bill Nelson (* 1942), politician and astronaut
Frederica Wilson (* 1942), politician
William Calley (born 1943), officer
Hugh Wilson (1943–2018), director, producer and screenwriter
Steve Carlton (born 1944), baseball player
Dennis Donahue (born 1944), biathlete
Deborah Harry (* 1945), singer and actress
Ben Vereen (* 1946), film and theater actor and preacher
Bob Vila (* 1946), Cuban-American presenter
Donna Jo Napoli (* 1948), writer
Charlie Waters (born 1948), American football player
Lawrence Kasdan (* 1949), director, screenwriter and actor
Sam Pilafian (1949-2019), tuba player
Michael W. Young (* 1949), chronobiologist and professor
Craig Zadan (1949-2018), film producer
William H. Macy (born 1950), actor
Winston Elliott Scott (born 1950), astronaut
Larry Black (1951-2006), sprinter and Olympic champion
Teri DeSario (* 1951), singer
Gerald Tinker (* 1951), sprinter and Olympic champion
Scott Adams (* 1952), programmer and computer game pioneer
Glenn W. Most (* 1952), classical philologist
Betty Wright (1953-2020), soul singer
Judy Cheeks (* 1954), disco, pop and house singer
Terri Gibbs (* 1954), country and gospel singer
Carmen Lundy (* 1954), jazz musician
Carol M. Browner (* 1955), politician
Fernando Bujones (1955–2005), dancer and choreographer
Julio Oscar Mechoso (1955-2017), actor
Patricia Cornwell (* 1956), writer
Curtis Lundy (* 1956), jazz bassist, composer and producer
Roberto Musacchio (* 1956), Italian politician
Jack Sherman (1956-2020), studio musician
Kurt Thomas (1956–2020), apparatus gymnast, first US world champion in gymnastics
Robert Thomas, Jr. (born around 1956), jazz musician
Debbie Cameron (born 1958), singer
Amy Thomson (born 1958), writer
Mark Adler (* 1959), computer scientist and aerospace engineer
Catherine Keener (born 1959), actress
Terri Garber (born 1960), actress
Fiona Hutchison (* 1960), British-American actress
Samuel Moreno Rojas (* 1960), Colombian politician and lawyer
Blaine Willenborg (born 1960), tennis player

1961 to 1980

David Binney (* 1961), jazz alto saxophonist and composer
Nelson Jesus Perez (* 1961), Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Philadelphia
Adolfo Constanzo (1962–1989), Mexican serial killer
Eric Boe (* 1964), astronaut
Kelly Reichardt (* 1964), screenwriter and director
Andrea Vicari (* 1965), British jazz pianist, composer and university teacher
Maria Canals-Barrera (born 1966), actress
Kathy Castor (* 1966), politician
Dorothy Hindman (* 1966), composer and music teacher
Anthony Mason (1966-2015), basketball player
Kendrick Meek (born 1966), politician
Terell Stafford (* 1966), jazz trumpeter
Tim Lester (born 1968), American football player
Larry Brown (born 1969), American football player
Francisco Montana (* 1969), tennis player
Matt Gerald (born 1970), actor
Marco Rubio (* 1971), politician
Eric Garcia (* 1972), writer and author
Chuck Todd (* 1972), journalist and television presenter
Persia White (* 1972), actress and musician
Trick Daddy (born 1973), rapper
Enrique Murciano (* 1973), actor
Mel Rodriguez (born 1973), actor
Myron Walden (* 1973), jazz musician
Eva Mendes (* 1974), actress and model
Mari Morrow (born 1974), actress
Danny Pino (born 1974), actor
Jacki-O (* 1975), rapper
Sage Francis (born 1976), hip-hop musician
Mike McKenzie (born 1976), American football player
Derek Phillips (born 1976), actor
Jennifer Rodriguez (* 1976), speed skater
Steve Aoki (* 1977), electro house DJ and music producer
Cristie Kerr (born 1977), professional golfer
Hugo Armando (* 1978), tennis player
Perez Hilton (born 1978), blogger
Chad Johnson (born 1978), American football player
Robert Mizrachi (* 1978), poker player
Graydon Oliver (born 1978), tennis player
Otto von Schirach (* 1978), IDM and breakcore musician
Andrew Gillum (* 1979), Mayor of Tallahassee
Marcus Strickland (* 1979), jazz saxophonist
James Jones (born 1980), basketball player
Wilmer Valderrama (* 1980), actor, voice actor and film producer

1981 to 1990

Michael Mizrachi (* 1981), poker player
Pitbull (born 1981), rapper
Karen Russell (* 1981), writer
Jin Au-Yeung (* 1982), rapper and actor
Winsome Frazier (born 1982), basketball player
Natalie Garza (* 1982), actress
Nicole Garza (* 1982), actress
Jessica Sutta (* 1982), singer and dancer
Michael Yarmush (* 1982), Canadian actor and voice actor
Ana Ayora (born 1983), actress
Diora Baird (* 1983), actress and model
Andre Berto (* 1983), Haitian-American boxer
Jonathan James (1983-2008), black hat hacker
Ice LaFox (born 1983), porn actress
Patrick Murphy (* 1983), politician
Harmony Rose (born 1983), porn actress
Sean Taylor (1983-2007), American football player
Tiffany Williams (* 1983), hurdler
Natalie Martinez (* 1984), actress and model
Trevor Ariza (born 1985), basketball player
Lina Esco (* 1985), actress and director
Sylvia Fowles (* 1985), basketball player
Yani Gellman (born 1985), actor
Blake Ross (* 1985), software developer
Lauren Leech (born 1986), actress
Christiana Leucas (* 1986), actress and model
Crystal Renn (* 1986), model
Kevin Smith (born 1986), American football player
Josie Loren (* 1987), actress
Patrick Robinson (born 1987), American football player
Génesis Rodríguez (* 1987), actress
Uffie (* 1987), singer and rapper
Hans Pienitz (* 1988), American-German ice hockey player
David Del Rio (born 1988), actor
Alexa Vega (* 1988), actress
Bryan Arguez (* 1989), football player
David Espinoza (* 1989), track cyclist
Penny Pax (* 1989), porn actress
Cécile McLorin Salvant (* 1989), jazz singer
TY Hilton (born 1989), American football player
David Archuleta (* 1990), pop singer
Lavonte David (born 1990), American football player
Johanna Driest (* 1990), German writer
Sean Kingston (born 1990), singer

From 1991

Allen Hurns (born 1991), football player
Kemal Ishmael (* 1991), football player
Jeanine Mason (* 1991) actress and dancer
Lamar Miller (born 1991), football player
Ruben Carter (* 1992), American and Canadian football player
Fabiano Caruana (* 1992), American-Italian chess player
Jordan Cox (born 1992), tennis player
Paulina Gaitán (* 1992), Mexican actress
Nina Reber (* 1992), Swiss singer
Tray Walker (1992-2016), American football player
Amari Cooper (born 1994), football player
Ereck Flowers (* 1994), football player
Noah Silver (* 1994), American-French actor
Abella Danger (born 1995), porn actress
Victoria Duval (* 1995), tennis player
Noah Centineo (born 1996), actor
Lauren Jauregui (born 1996), singer
Adam Irigoyen (* 1997), actor and voice actor
Alexandar Lasarow (* 1997), Bulgarian tennis player
Stefania LaVie Owen (born 1997), actress
Sandor Delgado (* 1999), track cyclist
Ricardo Hurtado (* 1999), actor
Mavrick Moreno (* 1999), actor
Enzo Fittipaldi (* 2001), Brazilian racing car driver

Known Miami residents

Carlos Prio

Leo Reisman (1897–1961), violinist and big band leader
Carlos Prío (1903–1977), President of the Republic of Cuba
Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1908–1997), President of Guatemala
Luis Rodríguez (1937-1996), Cuban boxer
Pedro Carmona (* 1941), Venezuelan industrialist
Barry Gibb (* 1946), band leader of the pop group Bee Gees, music producer
Melton Mustafa (1947–2017), jazz musician and music teacher
Mario Diaz-Balart (* 1961), politician
Ivan (* 1962), Spanish pop singer
Mike Lowell (born 1974), baseball player
Enrique Iglesias (* 1975), Spanish pop singer
Castro Supreme (* 1976), porn actor and model
Kirsten Price (* 1981), Canadian porn actress
Princess Madeleine of Sweden (* 1982), youngest daughter of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden
Simon Desue (* 1991), German Youtuber
Jessie Andrews (* 1992), porn actress