List of people from Boca Raton explained

The following is a list of notable people who were born or who live or formerly lived in the city of Boca Raton, Florida.

• Eric André, comedian
• Reed Alexander, actor
• Jozy Altidore, association football player
• Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
• Carling Bassett-Seguso with husband Robert Seguso, both tennis players
• A.J. & Big Justice, (Andrew "A.J." Befumo and his son Eric Befumo), social media personalities
• Alfred F. Beiter, former US Congressman
• Vitor Belfort, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, retired UFC fighter, current professional boxer
• Derek Bell, motor racing driver
• Sean Berdy, actor
• Yuniesky Betancourt, baseball player
• Yvenson Bernard, football player
• Jeanne Bice, founder of Quacker Factory^[1]
• Ian Bishop, former English association football player
• Ryland Blackinton, musician/guitarist for Cobra Starship
• Jon Bon Jovi, singer & musician
• Jason Bonham, rock and roll drummer & son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham
• Boots, musician and record producer
• Ernest Borgnine, actor
• Don Brewer, drummer for Grand Funk Railroad
• Rebecca Brooke, actress
• Keith Byars, former football player
• Daniel Cane, co-founder of Blackboard, Inc. and Modernizing Medicine
• Jennifer Capriati, tennis player
• Chris Carrabba, lead singer & guitarist of Dashboard Confessional
• Cris Carter, All-Pro football player
• Ethan Carter III, professional wrestler (billed as from Boca Raton, Florida)
• Noah Centineo, actor
• Jakob Chychrun (born 1998), hockey player for the Ottawa Senators
• Jeff Crowe, former New Zealand cricketer
• Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player
• Dion DiMucci, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member
• Don Drumm, country singer
• Wayne Dyer, author^[2]
• Rashad Evans, former UFC Lightheavyweight Champion, current UFC fighter
• Chris Evert, 18-time grand slam tennis player
• Dr. Frank Field, TV personality, and NYC meteorologist for 5 decades
• Mark Gilbert, Major League Baseball player, and US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
• Jeff Gordon, NASCAR racer
• Steffi Graf, tennis player
• Ariana Grande, singer, songwriter, and actress
• Frankie Grande, stage actor, producer, TV host, YouTube personality, dancer and singer
• Taurean Green, basketball player
• Kenneth C. Griffin, hedge fund manager, entrepreneur and investor
• John Grogan, author of Marley & Me
• Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
• Megan Hauserman, reality show star and contestant
• John W. Henry, one of the owners of the Boston Red Sox
• Scott Hirsch, boxing manager & former e-mail spammer^[3]
• Ryan Hunter-Reay, IndyCar Series driver
• Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, basketball player
• Khori Ivy, former football player
• Greg Joseph (born 1994), football placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League
• Don King, boxing promoter
• Don Kirshner, music publisher, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter.
• Kira Kosarin, actress, singer
• Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco International
• Byron Krieger (1920-2015), foil, sabre, and épée fencer; NCAA champion; two-time Pan Am gold medalist; two-time Olympian; two-time Maccabiah Games gold medalist
• Bernhard Langer, golfer
• Allison Lefcort, artist
• Jesse Levine (born 1987), American-Canadian tennis player
• Scott Levine, computer criminal
• DeDe Lind, glamour model^[4]
• Hector Lombard, former Bellator Middleweight Champion, current UFC fighter
• Ruth Madoff (born 1941), wife of Bernie Madoff
• Mathew Martoma (born 1974 as Ajai Mathew Mariamdani Thomas), hedge fund portfolio manager, convicted of insider trading
• Marilyn Manson, shock rocker
• Leonard Marshall, football player
• Tucker Max, writer
• Nicko McBrain, Iron Maiden drummer
• Vince McMahon, professional wrestler & promoter
• Scott Mersereau, professional football player for the New York Jets
• Andy Mill, Olympic ski racer and ex-husband of Chris Evert
• Corina Morariu, tennis player
• Jaclyn Nesheiwat, beauty queen, fashion model
• Greg Norman, golfer
• Petter Northug, Norwegian cross-country skier
• Tristan Nunez, professional racecar driver
• Terry Pegula, billionaire natural gas tycoon and owner of the Buffalo Sabres & the Buffalo Bills
• Sabby Piscitelli, football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Danny Porush, entrepreneur, investment banker
• Maury Povich and wife, Connie Chung, tabloid and news media personalities
• Morgan Pressel, golfer
• Guillaume Raoux, tennis player^[5]
  • Mark Richt, head football coach of the University of Miami Andy Roddick, tennis player
• Pete Rose, baseball player
• Frank Rosenthal, ex-Las Vegas casino owner & handicapper
• Marion Ryan, 1950s British singer
• Adin Ross (born 2000), twitch streamer
• Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
• Logan Sargeant, Formula One racing driver
• Ryan Shore, Grammy & Emmy nominated composer
• Vince Spadea (born 1974), tennis player
• Scott Stapp, lead singer for the rock band Creed
• Howard Stelzer, avant-garde composer & founder of Intransitive Recordings
• Anna Tatishvili, tennis player
• Horia Tecău, tennis player
• Sahaj Ticotin, lead singer for the rock band Ra
• David Schneider (born 1955), South African-Israeli tennis player
• Ben Shapiro, an American conservative political commentator^[6]
• Gregory Tony (Class of 1997), Sheriff of Broward County, Florida^[7]
• Jeff Tuel, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback
• Danny Valencia (born 1984), Major League and Team Israel baseball player
• Alan Veingrad (born 1963), NFL football player
• Brian Voss, bowler
• Blair Walsh, All-Pro football kicker for the Minnesota Vikings
• Sean White, starting QB for Auburn Tigers
• Ernie Wise, UK comedian & half of the double act Morecambe and Wise, had a holiday home here, where he spent much of his time after Morecambe's death in 1984.

Notes and References

1. News: Jan. Tuckwood. Queen of the 'Quackers' turned world on with her sparkle . . 2011-06-13 . 2011-06-27.
2. Young, Michelle. "Best-Selling Author Listed as Escort Client" Sun Sentinel, November 23, 1991
3. Web site: Are Hurricanes Swamping Spammers? . https://web.archive.org/web/20040917004725/http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2004/nf20040915_0180_db035.htm . dead . September 17, 2004 . 2004-09-15 .
4. Web site: DeDe Lind. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212035904/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1999-07-04/features/9906150452_1_playmates-playboy-modeling. dead. February 12, 2015. Roger Ruthhrt. 4 July 1999. Sun Sentinel. 11 February 2015.
5. Web site: ATP World Tour profile: Guillaume Raoux. 2012-03-14.
6. Web site: Paschall . Sarah . February 1, 2024 . Where does Ben Shapiro live? . October 18, 2024 . Velvet Ropes.
7. Web site: Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony wouldn’t have been hired as a cop if he revealed he killed a man, former boss says . Sun Sentinel . 19 August 2022.