Science and mathematics
- Mark Adler, American researcher, known for his work in data compression, and creator of zlib and gzip
- James Allchin, Developed Microsoft Operating Systems, former executive
- John D. Anderson, Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum
- John Vincent Atanasoff, Inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer
- C. D. Atkins, Co-creator of the frozen Orange Juice concentrate
- Rodney J. Bartlett, American chemist, and Guggenheim Fellow
- Charles A. Becker, Food scientist, winner of the Calvert L. Willey Award
- Karen Ramey Burns, American forensic anthropologist, and Fulbright Scholar
- Archie Carr, Eminent American zoologist, famed conservationist, and founder of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation
- Marjorie Harris Carr, Pioneer in the American Conservation Movement
- Robert Costanza, American ecological economist and the Gund Professor of Ecological economics and Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont
- Nils J. Diaz, Former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Jonathan F. Earle, American Engineer, received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
- Philip Don Estridge, Led development of the original IBM Personal Computer (PC), and thus is known as "father of the IBM PC"
- Manuel Fernandez, Entrepreneur, guiding force behind the Gavilan SC, the first laptop computer, Former Chair of UF Board of Trustees, Chairman of Sysco Foods
- Harry James Free, Co-creator of Gatorade
- Fred Gage, American researcher of Alzheimer's disease and the spinal cord
- Robert Gentry, Nuclear physicist and creationist advocate
- John W. Griffin, Archaeologist, researcher, administrator, and author
- Kelsie Harder, American onomastician
- Steven Hebert, American nephrologist
- Joe Hernandez, Current CEO for the biotech firm Innovative Biosensors
- Richard Highton, Famous Zoologist, and current Professor Emeritus in Biology at the University of Maryland
- Shere Hite, Famous sex educator and feminist
- Horton H. Hobbs, Jr., Famous carcinologist, and former Head Curator of the United States National Museum
- James Hollan, American cognitive scientist, and Professor at University of California, San Diego
- George Kauffman, Former Professor emeritus for Chemistry, Guggenheim Fellow
- Pramod Khargonekar, Current Dean of the University of Florida College of Engineering
- Bruce C. Kone, Former Dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine
- Joseph C. Joyce, Current Executive Vice President for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Robert Love, American author, speaker, and open source software developer
- Louis G. MacDowell, Co-creator of the frozen Orange Juice concentrate
- Chris Malachowsky, American computer scientist and co-founder of NVIDIA
- Preston McAfee, Current Vice President for Yahoo! Research
- Edwin H. McConkey, Prominent biologists who study evolution, current Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado
- Jerald Milanich, American anthropologist and archaeologist
- Lee Ann Newsom, Famed Anthropologist, and MacArthur Fellow
- Nandini Nimbkar, Current President of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in India
- Jerald S. Paul, Former Deputy Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration
- Peter Pritchard, Famed Zoologist
- Anil K. Rajvanshi, Mechanical Engineer, and current Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in India
- Michael Reynolds, Notable Astronomer
- Lesa Roe, Current Director of the NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia
- Douglas A. Rossman, American herpetologist
- Michael Ryschkewitsch, Current chief engineer for NASA
- Dana Shires, Co-creator of Gatorade
- Eduardo Sontag, Notable Argentine mathematician
- Jeffrey Spieler, Current Director of Research for USAID
- Lewis Stadler, American geneticist
- Gilbert Stork, Creator of the Stork enamine alkylation, and Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Columbia University
- Michael Thomas, American entomologist
- James Thompson, Former Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Nobel Prize laureates
- Robert Grubbs, Won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2005 for his work in the field of olefin metathesis
- Marshall Nirenberg, Won the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 1968 for describing the genetic code and how it operates in protein synthesis
- Dr. William Fisher
Astronauts
- William Frederick Fisher, NASA Astronaut, and current Medical Doctor
- Donald L. Mallick, NASA research pilot
- Bill Nelson, NASA Astronaut, current U.S. Senator, and former U.S. Representative
- Ronald A. Parise, NASA Astronaut
- Norman Thagard, NASA Astronaut, and current Tenured Professor of Engineering at Florida State University
Presidents of Universities & Colleges
- Byong Man Ahn, Former President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea
- George F. Baughman, Founding President of New College of Florida
- P. George Benson, Current President of the College of Charleston
- Thomas G. Carpenter, Former President of Memphis State University, and University of North Florida
- Marshall Criser, Former President of University of Florida and former Chairman of Scripps Florida
- Harold B. Crosby, Former President of University of West Florida and Florida International University
- Gay Culverhouse, Former President of Notre Dame College and President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Sandy D'Alemberte, Former President of Florida State University and the American Bar Association
- John Delaney, Current President of the University of North Florida, former mayor of Jacksonville
- Donald Eastman, Current President of Eckerd College
- Ray F. Ferrero Jr., Current President of Nova Southeastern University
- Fred Gainous, Former President of Florida A&M University
- S. Malcolm Gillis, Former President of Rice University
- Madlyn L. Hanes, Current President of Penn State Harrisburg
- Carl Hite, President of Cleveland State Community College, Tennessee
- Robert Lindgren, Current President of Randolph-Macon College
- Charles N. Millican, Founding President of the University of Central Florida
- Stephen C. O'Connell, Former President of the University of Florida
- Eduardo J. Padrón, Current President of Miami Dade College
- Paul G. Pearson, Former President of Miami University of Ohio and former Interim President for Rutgers University
- William L. Proctor, Former Chancellor of Flagler College
- Michael Rao, Current President of Central Michigan University
- W. Reece Smith Jr., Former President of the University of South Florida and the American Bar Association, and Rhodes Scholar
- Janet Todd, Current President of Lucy Cavendish College at the University of Cambridge
- E. Jean Walker, Former President of Virginia Highlands Community College
Politicians, Military, and Legal
- Alto L. Adams, Former Justice on the Florida Supreme Court
- Philip Agee, Former operative for the Central Intelligence Agency
- J.D. Alexander, Current member of the Florida Senate, Grandson of Ben Hill Griffin Jr.
- John R. Alison, The father of Air Force special operations
- Harry Lee Anstead, Former Justice on the Florida Supreme Court
- Winston E. Arnow, Judge who presided over the Gainesville Eight trial
- Jeffrey Atwater, Current member of the Florida Senate, former CEO of Barnett Bank
- Byllye Avery, Notable health care activist
- Charles R. Black, Jr., Presidential Advisor to Ronald Reagan, and Lobbyist
- Bob Butterworth, Former Florida Attorney General, Dean of St. Thomas University College of Law
- Scott Camil, Political activist, known primarily for leading the Gainesville Eight
- Skip Campbell, Former member of the Florida Senate, ran unsuccessfully for Florida Attorney General, Professor at Nova Southeastern University
- Bernadette Castro, Former Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation for the state of New York
- Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Commandant United States Marine Corps 1968-1972
- Paula Dockery, Current member of the Florida Senate and current Majority Whip
- Stan Dromisky, Former member of the Canadian House of Commons, current professor and a director of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery
- Raymond Ehrlich, Former justice on the Florida Supreme Court
- Richard Ervin, Former Florida Attorney General
- George Greer, Judge who presided over the Terri Schiavo case, he serves in the Pinellas-Pasco County Circuit Court of Florida
- Stephen H. Grimes, Former Justice on the Florida Supreme Court
- Earl Faircloth, Former Florida Attorney General
- Mallory Horne, Former President of the Florida Senate, former Speaker of the House of Representatives for Florida
- Bruce Jacob, Former Assistant Attorney General, and prosecuted in Gideon v. Wainwright
- Joseph Kittinger, Famous pilot for the U.S. Air Force, known for his high-altitude balloon flights & parachute jumps
- Jeff Kottkamp, Current Florida lieutenant governor
- James W. Kynes, Former Florida Attorney General, former Vice President for the Jim Walter Corporation
- Jorge Labarga, Current Justice on the Florida Supreme Court, also refused a new recount during the 2000 U.S. Presidential election
- Lewis Landes, Former U.S. Army Colonel and prominent Attorney
- Row Lewis, Grenadian activist
- Evelyn J. Lynn, Current member of the Florida Senate
- Parker Lee McDonald, Former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
- Virginia Montes, Latina civil rights activist and feminist
- Ben F. Overton, Former Justice on the Florida Supreme Court
- Andrew Owens, Former Gator basketball player and current Judge
- Robert C. Pittman, Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
- Nan Rich, Current member of the Florida Senate
- Alan G. Rogers, Civil rights activist, and US Army Major who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Marco Rubio, Current Speaker of the House of Representatives for Florida
- Harold Sebring, Judge at the Nuremberg Trials, former Florida Supreme Court judge
- T. Terrell Sessums, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives for Florida, former Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents
- William A. Shands, Former member of the Florida Senate and namesake for the Shands Hospital
- Robert Shevin, Former Florida Attorney General, current Judge for Florida's Third District Court of Appeal
- Bruce Smathers, Former Florida Secretary of State
- Terry Smiljanich, Counsel to the U.S. Senate during the Congressional hearing on the Iran-Contra Affair
- Rod Smith, Former member of the Florida Senate, successfully prosecuted Danny Rolling, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida
- Susan Stanton, Former city manager of Largo, Florida, and transsexual activist
- Evelyn L. Stratton Current Justice for the Ohio Supreme Court
- Mac Stipanovich, Republican Lobbyist, who had a large role in the 2000 Florida Recount
- Paul Tibbets, Pilot of the Enola Gay
- W. Fred Turner, Successful in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright
- Marc Warren, Currently an administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration
- Charles T. Wells, Former justice on the Florida Supreme Court
- Jim Williams, Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Former Florida lieutenant governor
United States Ambassadors
- Frank Almaguer, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras
- Lucius D. Battle, U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, former President of the Middle Eastern Institute
- Carey Cavanaugh, U.S. Ambassador and Director of Patterson School of Diplomacy
- Stanley Tuemler Escudero, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan
- Dennis K. Hays, U.S. Ambassador to Suriname
- Barbara J. Stephenson, U.S. Ambassador to Panama
- Donald L. Tucker, U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
United States Senators
- Charles O. Andrews, Former U.S. Senator
- Lawton Chiles, Former U.S. Senator and Florida governor
- John Porter East, Former U.S. Senator
- Bob Graham, Former U.S. Senator, Florida governor, and Presidential Candidate
- William Luther Hill, Former U.S. Senator
- Spessard Holland, Former U.S. Senator, Founder of Holland & Knight, and Former Florida governor
- Connie Mack III, Former U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative
- Bill Nelson, Current U.S. Senator, and former U.S. Representative
- George A. Smathers, Former U.S. Senator, Presidential Candidate, and benefactor for the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida
Federal Judges
- Sidney M. Aronovitz, United States District Judge
- C. Clyde Atkins, United States District Judge
- William Julius Barker, United States District Judge
- Rosemary Barkett, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
- Susan H. Black, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
- William J. Castagna, United States District Judge
- Anne C. Conway, United States District Judge
- Edward B. Davis, United States District Judge
- William Dimitrouleas, United States District Judge
- Joe Oscar Eaton, United States District Judge
- Patricia C. Fawsett, United States District Judge
- Peter T. Fay, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
- Alan Stephen Gold, United States District Judge
- Jose A. Gonzalez, Jr., United States District Judge
- William Terrell Hodges, United States District Judge
- Marcia Morales Howard, United States District Judge
- Paul Huck, United States District Judge
- Elizabeth Jenkins, United States Magistrate Judge
- James W. Kehoe, United States District Judge
- James Lawrence King, United States District Judge
- Ben Krentzman, United States District Judge
- Richard A. Lazzara, United States District Judge
- William McRae, United States District Judge
- William O. Mehrtens, United States District Judge
- Howell W. Melton, United States District Judge
- Steven D. Merryday, United States District Judge
- Stephan P. Mickle, United States District Judge
- Donald M. Middlebrooks, United States District Judge
- James S. Moody, Jr., United States District Judge
- Jon B. Morgan, United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
- Thomas Morris, United States Magistrate Judge
- Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr., United States District Judge
- James Carriger Paine, United States District Judge
- Maurice M. Paul, United States District Judge
- S. Jay Plager, United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit
- Gregory A. Presnell, United States District Judge
- John M. Bryan Simpson, United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
- John Richard Smoak, Jr., United States District Judge
- Eugene P. Spellman, United States District Judge
- Ursula Mancusi Ungaro-Benages, United States District Judge
- James Whittemore, United States District Judge
- George C. Young, United States District Judge
United States Representatives
- Charles Edward Bennett, Former U.S. Representative
- Gus Bilirakis, Current U.S. Representative
- Michael Bilirakis, Former U.S. Representative
- Corrine Brown, Current U.S. Representative
- William V. Chappell, Jr., Former U.S. Representative
- Ander Crenshaw, Current U.S. Representative
- Jim Davis, Former U.S. Representative, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida
- Don Fuqua, Former U.S. Representative
- Sam Gibbons, Former U.S. Representative
- James W. Grant, Former U.S. Representative
- Robert A. Green, Former U.S. Representative
- Bill Gunter, Former U.S. Representative
- Albert S. Herlong, Jr., Former U.S. Representative
- Marjorie Holt, Former U.S. Representative
- William C. Lantaff, Former U.S. Representative
- Tom Lewis, Former U.S. Representative
- Craig T. James, Former U.S. Representative
- Harry Johnston, Former U.S. Representative
- Buddy MacKay, Former U.S. Representative
- Connie Mack III, Former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator
- Connie Mack IV, Current U.S. Representative
- Betsy Markey, Current U.S. Representative
- Donald Ray Matthews, Former U.S. Representative
- Bill McCollum, Former U.S. Representative and Current Florida Attorney General
- Chester B. McMullen, Former U.S. Representative
- Daniel Mica, Former U.S. Representative
- John Mica, Current U.S. Representative
- Dan Miller, Former U.S. Representative
- Jeff Miller, Current U.S. Representative
- Bill Nelson, Former U.S. Representative and Current U.S. Senator
- J. Hardin Peterson, Former U.S. Representative
- Adam Putnam, Current U.S. Representative
- Paul G. Rogers, Former U.S. Representative
- Tom Rooney, Current U.S. Representative
- Joe Scarborough, Former U.S. Representative and Current MSNBC talk show host
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Current U.S. Representative
- Robert L. F. Sikes, Former U.S. Representative
- Karen Thurman, Former U.S. Representative
- Robert Wexler, Current U.S. Representative
Governors
- Reubin O'Donovan Askew, Florida governor
- C. Farris Bryant, Florida governor
- Lawton Chiles, Florida governor and U.S. Senator
- Bob Graham, Florida governor and U.S. Senator & Presidential Candidate
- Spessard Holland, Florida governor and U.S. Senator, and Founder of Holland & Knight
- Buddy MacKay, Florida governor and Florida lieutenant governor
- Daniel T. McCarty, Florida governor
- Wayne Mixson, Florida governor
- Beverly Perdue, North Carolina governor, and North Carolina lieutenant governor
- Fuller Warren, Florida governor
Mayors
- Ed Austin, Former Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida
- John Delaney, Former Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida
- John Dicks, Former Mayor of Plant City, Florida
- Buddy Dyer, Current Mayor of Orlando, Florida
- Randy Ewers, Current Mayor of Ocala, Florida
- Robert L. Floyd, Former Mayor of Miami, Florida
- Pegeen Hanrahan, Current Mayor of Gainesville, Florida
- John Land, Currently the longest serving Mayor in the history of the State of Florida
- Julian Barnes Lane, Former Mayor of Tampa, Florida
- William F. Poe, Former Mayor of Tampa, Florida
- Hans Tanzler, Former Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida
Generals & Admirals
- John R. Alison, Retired Major General of the U.S. Air Force, and father of Air Force Special Operations
- John M. Allen, Active Brigadier General of the U.S. Air Force
- George F. Baughman, Retired Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy, and founding President of New College of Florida
- Albert H. Blanding, Retired Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army
- Richard E. Cellon, Active Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy
- Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Retired General of the United States Marine Corps and Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Ronald G. Crowder, Active Major General for the Army National Guard
- Charles W. Dorman, Retired Brigadier General, & Chief Judge for the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
- John Douglas, Retired Brigadier General of the United States Air Force
- Mark T. Emerson, Active Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy, current Commander of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
- John Fryer, Retired Major General of the U.S. Air Force
- Joseph C. Joyce, Retired Brigadier General of the U.S. Army, and current Vice President of IFAS
- Richard B. Landolt, Active Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy
- Joseph Martin, Active Brigadier General of the U.S. Air Force
- Leon E. Salomon, Retired General of the U.S. Army, current Vice President for Rubbermaid
- Leland C. Shepard, Retired Brigadier General of the United States Air Force
- Paul Sullivan, Active Major General of the U.S. Air Force
- Alan S. Thompson, Active Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy
- Paul Tibbets, Retired Brigadier General of the U.S. Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay
Business executives, policy leaders, and others
- William J. Alcorn, Current Senior Vice President for J. C. Penney
- Raymond W. Alden III, Current Provost and Executive Vice President of Northern Illinois University
- Alan Paul Anderson, Current Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission
- Larry Arrington, Current Senior Vice President of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
- DuBose Ausley, Former Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents
- Debra D. Austin, Former Chancellor of the State University System of Florida
- Holly Benson, Current Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Alan Stephenson Boyd, Former Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation
- Robert B. Bradley, Current Vice President at Florida State University
- Carol Browner, Current Climate Czar for the Obama Administration, former Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Dana Bullen, Former director of the Press Freedom Committee, former foreign editor of The Washington Star
- Leighton Campbell, Prominent investment advisor, and author of "The Other Way"
- Kiki Carter, Former environmental activist, organizer, songwriter, and columnist
- Robert B. Carter, Current CIO of the FedEx Corporation
- Alan Cohen, Current owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team
- John J. Considine, Current Senior Minister for the Unity Church, former member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Marshall Criser, Former Chairman of Scripps Florida, and former President of the University of Florida
- J. Broward Culpepper, First Chancellor of the State University System of Florida, and former Dean at Florida State University
- J.J. Daniel, Former Publisher of the Florida Times-Union and Jacksonville Journal
- John Dillin, Former editor for the Christian Science Monitor
- Paul Rand Dixon, Former Chairman and Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
- Ngo Dong, Founder of Cuong Nhu
- William A. Emerson, Former Senior Vice President for Merrill Lynch
- Mark Erstling, Senior Vice President and COO for the Association of Public Television Stations
- Mark S. Fowler, Former Federal Communications Commissioner
- Pedro José Greer, Current Assistant Dean for the Florida International University College of Medicine
- Bill Gurley, General Partner at Benchmark Capital
- Mason Hawkins, Founder of Southeastern Asset Management
- W. Michael Heekin, Founding COO of WebMD, and Dean at the Florida State University College of Law
- Kenneth T. Henson, Current Dean of Education at The Citadel
- Lawrence J. Hoffman, Founder of Greenberg Traurig
- Willis N. Holcombe, Current Chancellor of the Community College System of Florida
- Van Ellis Huff, Inventor of the Jalousie Window
- Maryfran Johnson, Former Editor-in-Chief of Computerworld, current VP & Editorial Director, CIO Decisions Media Group
- Frank Karel III, Former Vice President of the Rockefeller Foundation
- Mark E. Kaplan, Former Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation
- Jack Katz, Founder of the Panama Jack Company
- Douglas Leigh, American advertising executive, and pioneer in signage and outdoor advertising, and created New York City's Times Square
- Chris Linn, Current Vice President for MTV
- Robert Love, Developer that uses open source, known for his contributions to the Linux kernel
- Shannon McAleavey, Current Vice President for Walt Disney World
- Bill McBride, Successful Florida businessman & lawyer, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida in 2002
- Marshall McDonald, Former Chairman of Florida Power and Light
- Kip McKean, Founder of the International Churches of Christ
- James E. McLean, Current Dean of Education at the University of Alabama
- Jennifer McMillin, Current Executive Vice President for Golin Harris International
- Howell W. Melton Jr., Current Managing Partner for Holland & Knight
- Richard Monroe, Current Vice President for Darden Restaurants Inc.
- Dianna Fuller Morgan, Former Senior Vice President of Walt Disney World, currently Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees for UF
- Mortimer Neufville, Former Executive Vice-President for the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
- Rosemarie Rolando Nye, Current Vice President for Avaya Inc
- Wilford B. Poe, Current Vice President for the Space Systems Group
- David Ropes, Former Vice President of Reebok
- Stephen M. Ross, Current owner of the Miami Dolphins and billionaire
- Joan D. Ruffier, Former Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents
- Frank Shorter, Former Chairman of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and Olympic Gold Medalist
- Eric J. Smith, Current Education Commissioner of Florida
- Hal Steinbrenner, Current Executive Vice President and General Partner for the New York Yankees
- Haywood Sullivan, Former owner of the Boston Red Sox
- Donald Thomas, Current COO of American Cancer Society
- Melinda Lou Thomas, Namesake of Wendy's Restaurants and daughter of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas
- James R. Thompson, Jr., Former Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Jon L. Thompson, Former Vice President of the Exxon Mobil Corporation
- Karen Thurman, Current Chairman for the Florida Democratic Party, and Former U.S. Representative
- W. Brad Todd, Former Chair of the Dept. of Advertising's Professional Advisory, principal for the Richards Group
- Julie K. Underwood, Current dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education
- Craig Waters, Spokesman for the Florida Supreme Court during the 2000 presidential election controversy
- James L. Wattenbarger, Creator of the Florida Community Colleges System
- Miles Wilkin, Current COO of Clear Channel Entertainment
- Harry Wismer, Founding owner of the New York Titans, which ultimately became the New York Jets
Presidents & Chief Executive Officers
- Carlos Alfonso, Current CEO of Alliant Partners, CEO Alfonso Architects, currently serving on the UF Board of Trustees
- Cesar L. Alvarez, Current CEO of Greenberg Traurig
- Martha Barnett, Former President of American Bar Association
- Richard C. Barlett, Former President of Mary Kay Inc.
- Barry Berrish, Former President of the James B. Beam Distilling Company
- Alan Stephenson Boyd, Former President of Amtrak, Airbus, and Illinois Central Railroad
- Malcolm Bricklin, Former CEO of Subaru of America & creator of the Bricklin SV-1
- J. Thomas Cardwell, Current CEO of Akerman Senterfitt
- William A. Chen, Current President of the Asia America Multitechnology Association
- Thomas E. Clarke, Former President of Nike, Inc.
- Lawrence W. Clarkson, Former President of Boeing Enterprises
- Gay Culverhouse, Former President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- J. Michael Cook, Former CEO of Deloitte & Touche
- Sandy D'Alemberte, Former President the American Bar Association, and Florida State University
- John Dasburg, Former CEO of Northwest Airlines and Former Chairman of the Burger King Corporation
- Chris A. Davis, Former Chairman and CEO of McLeodUSA, and Current General Partner of Forstmann Little & Company
- Deborah Dugan, Current President of Disney Publishing Worldwide, Former Vice President of Angel Records
- Kurt Feazel, Current President of Pecten Trading Company, Former USAF Pilot, Former Gator Basketball player
- Manuel Fernandez, Former CEO of Gartner, and Former Chairman of the UF Board of Trustees, Current Chairman of Sysco Foods
- Alvin Flanagan, Former President & Chairman of Gannett Broadcasting and Former Vice Chairman of United Television
- Bill France, Jr., Former President of NASCAR
- C. Del Galloway, Current CEO of Public Relations Society of America
- Mércio Pereira Gomes, Former President of the National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI)
- Harbert Gregory, Founder of the Gregory-Salisbury & Company, Former Chairman and CEO of Electrical Equipment, Inc.
- Ben Hill Griffin III, Former Chairman and CEO of Alico Inc.
- Glenda K. Griffin, Current President & CEO of Corporate Growth Consultants Inc.
- Kelsie B. Harder, Former President of the American Name Society and Professor
- Debra Harvey, Current President of Ron Jon Inc.
- Wayne T. Hockmeyer Founder, President, and CEO of MedImmune
- Susan Ivey, Current Chairman and CEO of Reynolds American
- John Janick, Current Founder and CEO of Fueled by Ramen Records
- William King, Former President of the National Academy of Design
- Josh Linkner, Founder and CEO of ePrize
- Alan Levine, Current CEO of the Broward Hospital District, former Secretary of Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration
- Stephen Knopik, Current CEO of Bealls Inc.
- Hyung Khu Lim, Current CEO of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
- James Mandell, Current President and CEO of Children's Hospital Boston
- Betsy Markey, Current CEO of Syscom Services, currently a US Representative
- J. Robert McClure III, Current President and CEO of the James Madison Institute
- Daniel Mica, Current President and CEO of the Credit Union National Association and former U.S. Congressman
- David Miller, Former President of J. C. Penney
- J. Keith Moyer, Current President for Minneapolis Star Tribune
- David Nelms, Current CEO of Discover Financial
- Donna Pastore, Current President of the National Association for Gils & Women in sports
- Herb Peyton, Founder and President of the Gate Petroleum Company
- Howard Roffman, Current President of Lucas Licensing
- Al Rosen, Former President of the Houston Astros, and the New York Yankees
- Sachio Semmoto, Current CEO for eAccess and eMobile
- Eleanor Smeal,Former President of National Organization for Women
- Chesterfield Smith, Former President of the American Bar Association, investigated the Watergate Scandal
- W. Reece Smith Jr., Former President of the American Bar Association, the USF, and Rhodes Scholar
- Dianne Snedaker, Current President of Ketchum Advertising
- Sung Won Sohn, Current CEO of Hanmi Financial Corp, former Vice President of Wells Fargo
- Stephen Strang, Current CEO of Relevant Magazine
- David M. Thomas, Former CEO of IMS Health
- Carlos O. Torano, Current President of Toraño Cigars and Central America Tobacco
- Herb Yalof, Former President of Macy's
- Mark E. Yegge, Former CEO and Chairman of NexTrade Holdings
- Jose Zaglul, Current President of EARTH University in Costa Rica
- Jerry Zucker, Former CEO of the Polymer Group, Hudson's Bay Company, and made Forbes magazine's list of billionaires
Athletic Directors
- William Carr, Former Athletic Director for the University of Houston, and University of Florida
- Paul Dee, Former Athletic Director for the University of Miami
- Doug Dickey, Former Athletic Director for the University of Tennessee
- Bill Proctor, Former Athletic Director for Florida State University
- Keith R. Tribble, Current Athletic Director for the University of Central Florida
University Benefactors
- Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., Florida citrus farmer, University benefactor for the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida
- William R. Hough, Prominent investment banker, namesake of the "Hough Graduate School of Business" at the University of Florida
- Fred Levin, Prominent attorney, namesake of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida
- Alfred A. McKethan, Former Chairman of the SunTrust Bank, namesake of the Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
- George Smathers, Benefactor for The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida
- Al Warrington, Former CEO of Sanfill, namesake of the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida
Art, literature, humanities, and entertainment
- Don Addis, Columnist and comic strip artist
- Chris Adrian, Prominent American author who wrote God's Grief
- Alberto Alfonso, Notable Architect, Designer of only Dale Chihuly Museum
- Lauren Anderson, American model
- Alex Anmahian, Notable architect and currently a faculty member at Harvard University
- Chris Bachelder, American writer, e-book pioneer
- Todd Barry, Stand-up comedian
- Joseph Beckham, Winner of the McGhehey award, and currently a Professor at Florida State University
- Wayne Besen, Former spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, and gay rights advocate
- Mike Bianchi, Columnist for the Orlando Sentinel
- Edward L. Bowen, Notable horse racing historian
- Wendy Brenner, Author and Professor; Phone Calls From the Dead , Large Animals in Everyday Life: Stories
- William C. Bradford, Apache writer, professor, and legal scholar
- Rita Mae Brown, Author and famous activist
- Alan Burnett, Television producer and writer
- Al Burt, Miami Herald and Atlanta Journalwriter
- Kevin Canty, American author; Into the Great Wide Open, Nine Below Zero, and Winslow in Love
- Kelly Carrington, American model
- Juliana Catlin, Interior Design authority
- Jean Chance, Chairman of the Hearst Awards Committee for 25 years, Professor of Journalism at UF
- Peter Christopher, American Author; Campfires of the Dead
- Harry Crews, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
- Michael Connelly, Best-selling author and Alumnus of Distinction
- Jonathan Demme, Director, Academy Award for directing The Silence of the Lambs
- Karen DeYoung, Pulitzer Prize recipient, Washington Postassociate editor
- Kate DiCamillo, Award-winning children's novelist and screenwriter
- Micki Dickoff, Multiple Emmy Award winning Director & Producer
- Brian Doherty, Senior Editor at Reason Magazine, author
- Gregg Doyel, Writer for CBS Sports
- Rich Fields, Announcer of The Price Is Right, meteorologist, radio personality, voice-over actor
- Dexter Filkins, Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his journalism
- Jesse Hill Ford, Writer and screenwriter
- Michael France, Prominent screenwriter for Golden Eye, Hulk, and Punisher
- Robert Fulton, Award winning writer and naturalist
- Michael Gannon, military historian and Catholic priest
- Merrill Gerber, author
- Norman Gilliland, author, WERN host
- MaryAnne Golon, picture editor for Time magazine
- Philip Graham, former Washington Post publisher
- Richard Grayson, Famous writer and political activist
- Edwin Granberry, Long-time writer of the comic strip Buz Sawyer
- Rebecca Greer, Woman's Day editor
- James Grippando, Novelist and lawyer
- Israel Gutierrez, Miami Herald columnist, former Palm Beach Post columnist
- Robert J. Haiman, St. Petersburg Times executive editor, Poynter Institute president
- Carl Hiaasen, novelist, Miami Herald columnist, also won the Newbery Honor
- Shere Hite, Author of the Hite Report, she is also a sex educator & feminist
- Noy Holland, Author of What Begins With Bird and Spectacle of the Body
- Judith Ivory, Best-selling American author of historical romance novels
- Eberhard Jäckel, German historian
- Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Indian columnist and consultant
- Clint Johnson, American historian and author
- Ed Johnson, Senior Editor for the New York Times
- Mindi Keirnan, Current Vice President of Operations for Knight-Ridder
- Stetson Kennedy, Award-winning author and human rights activist
- Tom Kennedy, Current managing editor for the Washington Post and Newsweek Interactive
- Jeff Kiel, Former Publisher for the San Jose Mercury News
- Eliot Kleinberg, Author and writer for the Palm Beach Post
- Dennis Kneale, Managing editor of Forbes Magazine
- Michael Koretzky, Journalist, editor, and writer
- Larry Lancit, Received an Emmy Award for Reading Rainbow
- Victoria Lancelotta, Current editor of the Georgetown Review, and American Author
- David Lawrence Jr., Former publisher of the Miami Herald, and former editor of the Detroit Free Press
- Charlotte Laws, American author, talk show host, and community activist
- Ken Leebow, Author, speaker and TV personality - 300 Incredible Things to Do on the Internet book series
- Moss Mabry, Famed Costume designer, and nominated for four Academy Awards
- Ron Magill, Renown photographer and wildlife expert
- Thomas E. Mann, Author and political pundit for the Brookings Institute
- Guillermo Martinez, Syndicated columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee
- Frances Mayes, Author of New York Times bestselling book Under the Tuscan Sun
- Andrew McClurg, Legal humor writer for the American Bar Association Journal
- Diane McFarlin, Publisher of the Sarasota Herald Tribune
- Tom Meek, Columnist and author of Another Day In Cyberville, Reflections On Media, and The Video Audio Overdose Galore
- Sam Michel, Author of Under the Light and Lecturer at University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Andrew Mondshein, Nominated for an Oscar for his film editing
- Rodney Mullen, Entertainer and one of the most influential skateboarders in the sport
- Lorraine Murray, Author of Why Me, Why Now?, and Grace Notes
- Lee Ann Newsom, Famous anthropologist, named a MacArthur Fellow for 2002
- Patricia O'Connor, Top scholar of Spanish theater and literature
- Ivan Osorio, Columnist and editor at the Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Mike Papantonio, Prominent trial lawyer, and co-hosts of Ring of Fire
- John Parker Jr., Prominent American writer
- David Penzer, Current professional wrestling ring announcer for the WWE
- Sam Proctor, One of the world's foremost scholars of Florida history
- Imad Rahman, Author who wrote I Dream of Microwaves
- Jeff Randall, Former business editor of BBC News
- James Rizzi, Prominent American pop artist
- Thane Rosenbaum, Notable novelist, essayist, and Professor of Law at Fordham University
- Joan Ryan, Author and Columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle
- Alex Scott, Activist for Young Men's Society of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Edward Sears, Former Editor for the Palm Beach Post
- George Solomon, Former sports editor and columnist for The Washington Post, and the first ombudsman for ESPN
- Julian Sprung, American writer
- Angie Swindell, contestant on Big Brother 10
- Janet Todd, Welsh-born author on books about women's literature, and Professor at the University of Aberdeen
- Kendra Todd, Real estate businesswoman and winner of The Apprentice 3 reality TV show
- Fredrick Ward, Writer and photographer
- Sterling Watson, Writer, Weep No More My Brother, The Calling, and Blind Tongues
- Miles Wilken, Co-producer of the Broadway hit The Producers
- Andrew Wilkow, Conservative political talk radio host on Sirius Satellite Radio
- Hugh Wilson, Famous director, writer, and actor
- Dale Van Sickel, Former president of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures
- Edward Yang, Renowned Taiwanese film-maker, winner of Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi yi
- Hugo Zacchini, Entertainer known as the "Human Cannonball"
- Phyllis Zatlin, Prominent author, received the Fulbright Fellowship, named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow
Actors & actresses
- Jonathan Chase, Actor, One on One, Another Gay Movie, Gingerdead Man, and 7eventy 5ive
- Cathy Jenéen Doe, Actress, Passions, Ed, and Buds for Life
- Kahil Dotay, Actor, director, writer, and he won an award for his performance in Frank & Flo
- Faye Dunaway, Actress, won an Academy Award for the movie Network
- Brian F. Durkin, Actor, Broken Bridges, The O.C., and Deja Vu
- Buddy Ebsen, Actor, best known as Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies
- Malcolm Gets, Actor, Caroline in the City
- Darrell Hammond, Actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live, Scary Movie 3, Epic Movie, and Agent Cody Banks
- Patty Maloney, Actress, Far Out Space Nuts
- Patrick O'Neal, American television and film actor
- Adrian Pasdar, Actor on Heroes, Profit, and Near Dark
- Rain Phoenix, Actress and musician
- John Posey, TV actor on Seinfeld, Cheers and The Pretender
- Stephen Root, Actor, best known as "Milton" in Office Space and for his performance in Dodgeball, In addition Root received an Emmy nomination
- Wil Shriner, Prominent actor, director and game show host
- Rachel Specter, Actress in Prom Night, The House Bunny, and Alone in the Dark II
- Nancy Stafford, Actress on Sidekicks, Matlock, and Judging Amy, and former Miss Florida
- Bob Vila, Actor, home-improvement guru and former host of This Old House
- Sally Wheeler, Actress, Two of a Kind, and Spin City
- Jack Youngblood, Emmy-nominated actor, author, and NFL/College Football Hall of Famer
Head coaches
- Kerwin Bell, Current head coach for Jacksonville University
- Gene Chizik, Current head coach for the Auburn Tigers, former coach for the Iowa State Cyclones
- Doug Dickey, Former head coach for the Tennessee Volunteers and the Florida Gators
- Chan Gailey, Former head coach for the Dallas Cowboys and former head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Kim Helton, Former head coach for the University of Houston Cougars
- Lindy Infante, Former head coach for the Green Bay Packers, and the Indianapolis Colts
- Mike Mularkey, Former head coach for the Buffalo Bills
- Steve Spurrier, Current head coach for the University of South Carolina, former coach of the Washington Redskins & Florida Gators, and Quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1966 for the University of Florida
- Kay Stephenson, Former head coach for the Buffalo Bills
- Charlie Strong, Interim Head Coach for the Florida Gators, current Co-Defensive Coordinator for the Florida Gators
Musicians
- Stat Quo, Rapper Shady Records
- Gene Adkinson, Baritone for the band The Dream Weavers
- David M. Bellamy, Country music artists the Bellamy Brothers
- Howard Bellamy, Country music artists the Bellamy Brothers
- Stanley Benton, Hip-Hop Artist who goes by the name Stat Quo
- Jett Beres, Plays bass guitarist and vocals for Sister Hazel
- Ken Block, Sings lead vocals for Sister Hazel
- Bob Bryar, Drummer for the band My Chemical Romance
- Wade Buff, Lead singer for the band The Dream Weavers
- Andrew Copeland, Plays baritone, rhythm and acoustic guitar for Sister Hazel, and in 2004 he released a solo album titled No Regrets
- Chris Demakes, Co-founder and lead singer for Less than Jake
- Vinnie Fiorello, Co-founder and drummer for Less than Jake
- James Melton, Singer, Actor, and named to the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Ryan Newell, Plays guitar for the band Sister Hazel
- Stephen Stills, Member of bands CSNY and Buffalo Springfield
- Keni Thomas, Country music singer
- Mel Tillis, Singer, songwriter, and comedian
- Johnny Tillotson, Singer, and songwriter
- Peter Traub, Composer of electronic and acoustic music
Pageantry
- Kristen Berset, The Miss Florida USA for 2004, was a finalist for Miss USA, current Model
- Michelyn Butler, The Miss Wisconsin USA for 2008
- Ann Gloria Daniel, The Miss Florida for 1954
- Julie Donaldson, The Miss Florida USA for 2001, current host for Mets Weekly & Heat TV
- Andrea Duke, The Miss North Carolina USA for 2008
- Allison Kreiger, The Miss Florida for 2006
- Kristin Ludecke, The Miss Florida for 1995, and Miss Florida USA for 2000
- Carrie Ann Mewha, The Miss Florida USA for 2003, current Medical Doctor
- Ann Schmalzried, The Miss Florida for 1975, Top 10 finalist at Miss America
- Nancy Stafford, The Miss Florida for 1976, and actress
- Tonoya Toyloy, The Miss Jamaica for 2004, and Miss World 2004 contestant
- Mari Wilensky, The Miss Florida for 2005, Top 10 finalist at Miss America
- Melissa Witek, The Miss Florida USA for 2005, Top 5 at Miss USA, and contestant on NBC's "Treasure Hunters"
Poets
- Deborah Ager, Notable American poet
- Joe Bolton, American poet who wrote Days of Summer Gone, The Last Nostalgia Poems, and Breckinridge County Suite
- Geoffrey Brock, American poet and translator
- Geri Doran, American poet
- Robert Bernard Hass, American poet, literary critic, and professor
- Randall Mann, American poet
- Gail Paige Shepherd, Award winning poet and food writer
- C. Dale Young, Award-winning poet
Reporters, correspondents, and anchormen
- Stephanie Abrams, Reporter for The Weather Channel
- Deborah Amos, Correspondent to the ABC News Magazine "Turning Point"
- Erin Andrews, Reporter for ESPN
- Sharyl Attkisson, Correspondent to CBS News
- Pam Bondi, Correspondent for Fox News
- Linda Church, Morning Weather Anchor for WPIX in New York
- H. G. Davis, Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter
- Jamie Dupree, Correspondent for Cox Broadcasting Washington News Bureau
- David Finkel, Journalist, and also is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Washington Post
- Kristin Harmel, Reporter and novelist for People
- Dan Hicken, Sports Director and Anchor for WTLV/WJXX in Jacksonville, Florida
- Joseph Scarborough, cable news and talk radio host of Morning Joe on MSNBC
- Ian D. Johnson, Current Berlin bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, and won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of China's suppression of the Falun Gong movement
- David Johnson, American news anchorman for WPXI-TV
- Clarence Jones, Three time winner of the duPont-Columbia Award for investigative reporting
- Mark Long, Model, reality TV star of Road Rules, and correspondent for Reality Remix
- Jamie McIntyre, Senior Pentagon correspondent for CNN
- Jim McGee, Won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the Iran-Contra Affair
- Jeff Nesmith, American journalist and winner of a Pulitzer Prize
- Howard Norton, Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for his reporting
- Forrest Sawyer, Current anchorman for ABC News and winner of the George Foster Peabody Award, five National Emmy Awards, two Edward Murrow Awards, and an Associated Press Award
- Joe Scarborough, Current MSNBC talk show host, and former US Representative
Sportcasters
- Red Barber, Radio sportscaster principally for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Bob Coldeen, TV sports commentator for KSPN-Saipan
- Cris Collinsworth, TV commentator for HBO's Inside the NFL and for FOX NFL Sunday
- Gene Deckerhoff, Current radio announcer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida State Seminoles, and also for the Arena Football League
- Ferdie Pacheco, Current Showtime boxing analyst, and personal physician to Muhammad Ali
- Jesse Palmer, TV commentator for ESPN, former NFL Quarterback and star of ABC's The Bachelor
- Guy Rawlings, TV sports anchor for NBC-Miami
- Elfi Schlegel-Dunn, Sports/gymnastics commentator for NBC
Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Tennis, Olympianssee List of University of Florida (insert sport here) Board of Trustees
- Carlos Alfonso, Current CEO of Alliant Partners and Alfonso Architects
- Frank Bova, Current Faculty member at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and member of the Graduate Research Faculty and the Doctoral Research Faculty
- Roland Daniels, Business owner and an active participant in community and civic organizations
- Mac McGriff, Chairman UF Board of Trustees; Private investor from Jacksonville
- Joelen Merkel, Consultant for News Corporation and Fox Television Stations' Chris-Craft division
- Dianna Fuller Morgan, Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and former Senior Vice President of Walt Disney World
- Cynthia O'Connell, Current Senior Vice President of Hill and Knowlton and widow of former UF president Stephen C. O'Connell
- Daniel Ponce, Current Partner in Miami based law firm
- Earl Powell, Founding Partner and Chairman Emeritus of Trivest and Director of SouthernSun Asset Management, Inc. and a Principal of Westshore Capital Partners, L.P
- Jordan Johnson, Former student body president of the University of Florida
- Steven Scott, Current Chairman of Scott Holdings
- Alfred Warrington, Former CEO of Sanfill, and benefactor of the Warrington College of Business