The following is a list of notable people who were born or who live or formerly lived in the city of Miami, Florida.
Musicians and singers
2 Live Crew, rap group
Ace Hood, rapper
Booba, rapper
Denzel Curry, rapper
Steve Aoki, DJ
David Archuleta
Brisco, rapper
Camila Cabello, ex member of Fifth Harmony
Lauren Jauregui, member of Fifth Harmony
Tego Calderón, rapper born in Puerto Rico who moved to and attended high school in Miami
Luther Campbell, rapper, aka Luke, former leader of 2 Live Crew
Harry Wayne Casey, better known as "KC" of KC and the Sunshine Band
Willy Chirino, salsa singer
Cool and Dre, a team of hip-hop producers
Celia Cruz, salsa music singer
Jason DeRulo, singer-songwriter
DJ Craze, Nicaraguan American, only DJ in history to win three consecutive World DMC Champion titles
DJ Khaled
DJ Laz, rapper, DJ
DJ Uncle Al, local hip hop DJ
Dunk Ryders, rap group
Gloria Estefan, Latin pop singer-songwriter
Expose, freestyle group
Flo Rida, rapper
Sage Francis, alternative hip hop artist
Barry Gibb, lead vocal in Bee Gees
Deborah Harry, singer of Blondie
Brooke Hogan, pop and R&B singer; daughter of Hulk Hogan
Julio Iglesias, Latin artist
I Set My Friends on Fire, post-hardcore band
Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter
Iron & Wine, folk rock singer-songwriter (real name: Sam Beam)
Jacki-O, rapper
JT Money, rapper
Victoria Justice, actress and singer
Sean Kingston
Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish-born heavy metal guitarist, now resides in Miami with his family
Ky-Mani Marley, reggae singer, actor, son of Bob Marley
Ricky Martin, Latin pop singer
¡Mayday!, rap group signed to Strange Music
George McCrae, soul music singer
Syesha Mercado
Samuel David Moore, of Sam & Dave
Brianna Perry, rapper and actress, originating from Dade County
Pitbull, Cuban American rapper who mentions "Dade County" in several songs
Pleasure P, singer
Poison Clan, rap group
Pretty Ricky, a rap and R&B group
Red Spyda, producer, hip-hop R&B
Rick Ross, rapper
Jon Secada Latin pop singer
Smitty, rapper
Stevie B, freestyle music singer
Jessica Sutta, of the girl group Pussycat Dolls
Trick Daddy, rapper
Trina, rapper
Will to Power, freestyle group
Marion Williams, gospel music singer
Betty Wright, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
Bobby Allison and family, NASCAR drivers
Zach Banks, racing driver
Bobby Johns, NASCAR driver
Tony Kanaan, 2013 Indianapolis 500 Champion, 2004 IndyCar Series Champion and 2015 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona overall winner
Juan Pablo Montoya, 2001 and 2015 Indianapolis 500 Champion and Formula One racing driver
Carlos Munoz, IndyCar Series racing driver
Robert Andino, current MLB baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles
J. P. Arencibia, current MLB catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Ray Bare, former MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers
Andy Barkett, former MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and current manager of the Class AA Jacksonville Suns
Rick Behenna, former MLB pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians
Brian Buchanan, former MLB outfielder for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres and New York Mets
José Canseco, former baseball player (born in Cuba, moved to Miami as an infant)
Steve Carlton, Hall of Fame baseball player
Alex Castellanos, current MLB outfielder for the New York Mets
Vinnie Chulk, current MLB relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
Andre Dawson, former MLB outfielder
Lenny DiNardo, MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals
Jorge Fábregas, former MLB catcher
Mike Fuentes, former MLB outfielder for the Montreal Expos
Alex Gonzalez, former MLB infielder
Charlie Greene, former MLB catcher
Ricky Gutiérrez, former major league baseball player
Lenny Harris, former MLB infielder/outfielder, holds current MLB record for most pinch hits
Fernando Hernandez, current MLB relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
Mark Higgins, former MLB first baseman for the Cleveland Indians
Bobby Hogue, former MLB pitcher for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Browns and New York Yankees
Jay Howell, former MLB relief pitcher
Dick Howser, former NBA player and manager
Jon Jay, major league baseball player
Charles Johnson, former MLB catcher
Jerry Johnson, former MLB pitcher
Randy Johnson, former MLB player for the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins
Ross Jones, former MLB shortstop for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals
Jeff Keppinger, current MLB infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays
Jim Lewis, former MLB pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins
Mickey Lopez, former MLB second baseman for the Seattle Mariners
Manny Machado, current MLB third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
Christopher Marrero, current MLB first baseman for the Washington Nationals
J. D. Martinez, current MLB outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
Luis Martinez, current MLB catcher for the Texas Rangers
Rob Murphy, former MLB relief pitcher
Don Newhauser, former MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Dan Otero, current MLB relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
Henry Owens, MLB pitcher for the Florida Marlins
Brad Peacock, current MLB pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
Dan Perkins, former MLB pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
Nick Regilio, former MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Carlos Reyes, former MLB pitcher
Mickey Rivers, former MLB center fielder for the California Angels, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers
Alex Rodriguez, major league baseball player who was born in New York City, but moved to Miami as a child
Iván Rodríguez, former MLB catcher for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Houston Astros
Sean Rodriguez, current MLB shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Mandy Romero, former MLB catcher for the San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies
Al "Flip" Rosen, MLB 4-time All-Star third baseman & first baseman, MVP, 2-time home run champion, 2-time RBI leader
Ryan Sadowski, former MLB pitcher currently playing in the Korean Baseball Organization
Gaby Sánchez, current MLB free agent first baseman; played for the Miami Marlins
Dennis Sherrill, former MLB infielder for the New York Yankees
Shannon Stewart, current MLB outfielder free agent
Larry Thomas, former MLB pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
Danny Valencia, current MLB third baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays
Elih Villanueva, current MLB pitcher for the Miami Marlins
Garrett Wittels, baseball player
Woody Woodward, former MLB infielder for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds and GM of the Seattle Mariners
Trevor Ariza, NBA small forward for the Houston Rockets (born in Miami, raised in L.A.)
Brandon Knight, NBA point guard for the Phoenix Suns
Carlos Arroyo, guard for the Galatasaray Liv Hospital (Turkey)
Raja Bell, former NBA guard
Steve Blake, NBA point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers (Hollywood)
Amir Celestin (born 1990), plays for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Keyon Dooling, NBA guard
Udonis Haslem, NBA forward for the Miami Heat
Eddie Jones, former NBA player (Pompano Beach)
James Jones, NBA small forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Shawn Jones (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Anthony Mason, former NBA basketball player
Mitch Richmond, former NBA basketball player (Ft. Lauderdale)
Neal Walk, former NBA basketball player
Blue Adams, NFL cornerback
Ottis Anderson, former NFL running back who was Super Bowl XXV MVP
Atari Bigby, NFL strong safety for the Green Bay Packers
Bennie Blades, former NFL free safety for the Detroit Lions
Brian Blades, former NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks
Teddy Bridgewater, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings
Cariel Brooks, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals
Antonio Brown, NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers; played college Football at Central Michigan University
Isaac Bruce, former wide receiver (Ft. Lauderdale)
Antonio Bryant, current NFL wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rashad Butler, current NFL offensive lineman for the Houston Texans
Vernon Carey, current NFL offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins
Johndale Carty, NFL defensive back
Tony Chickillo, NFL defensive linemen
Amari Cooper, current NFL Wide Receiver for the Oakland Raiders
Bret Cooper, Arena Football League player
Paris Cotton, current CFL running back
Terry Cousin, current NFL cornerback free agent
Travis Daniels, current NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs
Al Darby, NFL tight end
Troy Davis, former NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints
Charley Diamond, American Football League player
Elvis Dumervil, current NFL defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens
Onzy Elam, former NFL linebacker for the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys
Joaquin Gonzalez, former NFL offensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts
Frank Gore, current NFL running back for the *Indianapolis Colts
Steve Griffin, former NFL and Arena Football League player
Al Harris, current NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins
Ted Hendricks, former Hall of Fame NFL linebacker
Marcus Hudson, current NFL defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers
Steve Hutchinson, current NFL offensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings
Lindy Infante, former head coach of Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts
Michael Irvin, former NFL wide receiver (Ft. Lauderdale)
Jamaal Jackson, current NFL offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles
Craig Jay, former NFL tight end for the Green Bay Packers.
Andre Johnson, current NFL wide receiver for the Houston Texans
Carlos Joseph, current NFL offensive lineman for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Davin Joseph, current NFL offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
William Joseph, current NFL defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders
Patrick Lee, current NFL cornerback Green Bay Packers
Marquand Manuel, current NFL strong safety for the Detroit Lions
Darrell McClover, current NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
Stanley McClover, current NFL defensive end for the Houston Texans
Jerome McDougle, current NFL defensive free agent
Stockar McDougle, current NFL offensive lineman free agent
Willis McGahee, current NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns
Bryant McKinnie, current NFL offensive lineman free agent
Mike McKenzie, current NFL cornerback free agent
Eddie Miles, NFL player
Lamar Miller, NFL running back
Vernand Morency, current NFL running back free agent
Dan Morgan, current NFL linebacker for the Saints (Coral Springs)
Santana Moss, current NFL wide receiver for the Washington Redskins
Sinorice Moss, current NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants
Chris Myers, current NFL offensive lineman for the Houston Texans
Chad Ochocinco, current NFL wide receiver free agent
Branden Oliver, college football running back
Roscoe Parrish, current NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills
Brian Piccolo, late professional football player who played for the Chicago Bears (Ft. Lauderdale)
Larry Rentz, former AFL defensive back for the San Diego Chargers.
Antonio Robinson, current NFL wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
Antrel Rolle, current NFL free safety for the New York Giants
Samari Rolle, current NFL cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens
Drew Rosenhaus, current NFL agent for players such as Chad Johnson and Terrell Owens
Mike Rumph, former NFL free safety for the Washington Redskins
Asante Samuel, current NFL cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Smith, former University of Central Florida running back; 2008 Draft pick for the Detroit Lions
Steve Spurrier, current head football coach at the University of South Carolina
Duane Starks, former NFL cornerback for the Oakland Raiders
Lenny Taylor, former NFL wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
Sean Taylor, former NFL free safety for the Washington Redskins
Derrick Thomas, late NFL linebacker who was a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
Stephen Tulloch, NFL player for Detroit Lions
Alan Veingrad, former NFL football player
Carl Vereen, former NFL offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers
Jonathan Vilma, current NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
Nate Webster, current NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos
Fannie Barrios, IFBB professional bodybuilder
Erik Compton, professional golfer
Lisa Cross, IFBB professional bodybuilder
Layla El, WWE wrestler
Margie Goldstein-Engle (born 1958), equestrian
Glen Johnson, former world light heavyweight boxing champion
Anna Kournikova, professional tennis player
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, IFBB professional bodybuilder
Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), professional wrestler
Mike Rio, professional mixed martial arts fighter, former member of the UFC
Andrew Talansky, professional cyclist
Betty Viana-Adkins, IFBB professional bodybuilder
T.D. Allman, foreign correspondent, historian
Dave Barry, columnist and humorist
James Carlos Blake, fiction writer and essayist
Edna Buchanan, novelist and Miami journalist (born in New Jersey)
Patricia Cornwell, novelist
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, conservationist and writer of fiction and non-fiction
Eric Garcia, writer whose Matchstick Men was adapted into a movie
Dr. Lillian Glass, body-language expert, author, columnist, TV commentator
Thomas Harris, author of novels featuring Hannibal Lecter
Carl Hiaasen, novelist and former Miami Herald columnist, originally from Plantation, Florida
Dan Le Batard, columnist and sports radio host
Jeff Lindsay, author of novels featuring Dexter Morgan
Kirk Munroe, author of children's books
Chris Myers, sportscaster and host of The Chris Myers Interview
Ferdie Pacheco, Muhammad Ali's cornerman and doctor, TV commentator, artist, writer
Geoffrey Philp, poet
Clandestine Culture, contemporary artist
Stephanie Abrams, meteorologist at The Weather Channel since 2003
Victor Agosto, anti-war activist
Richard A. Appelbaum, U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral
Jorge Arango, architect
Don Aronow, speedboat builder and racer
Hernan Bas, visual artist
Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg, supportive housing developer
George P. Bush, son of Jeb Bush and nephew of George W. Bush
Jeb Bush, past governor of Florida
William Calley, war criminal
Al Capone, infamous Chicago mobster
Fabiano Caruana, youngest chess grandmaster in United States history
Black Chiney, Jamaican sound system
Leslie Cochran, Austin, Texas, resident who personified "Keep Austin Weird"
Reed Cowan, journalist
Kyan Douglas, star of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Howard Engle (1919–2009), physician and lead plaintiff in a landmark lawsuit against the tobacco industry
Roy Firestone, TV personality
Don Francisco, TV host
Kid Fury, YouTube vlogger and co-host of podcast The Read.
Gracie Glam, pornographic film actress
Dave Graveline, nationally syndicated talk radio host
Leroy Griffith, theater and club proprietor
Charlie Hall, firefighter and member of the Florida House of Representatives
Christina Hattler, fashion designer
Richard L. Hoxie, U.S. Army brigadier general
Jonathan James, youngest person ever to be incarcerated for cybercrime in the United States
Evelyn Kozak (born August 14, 1899; died June 11, 2013), American supercentenarian, once the world's oldest living Jewish person
Arefeh Mansouri, fashion and costume designer
Jeanine Mason, winner of So You Think You Can Dance (Season 5)
Ivan J. Parron, Esq., entertainment attorney and entrepreneur
Brett Ratner, director of the Rush Hour films
Albert Reed, model, Dancing with the Stars
Crystal Renn, plus-size model
James Rhine, model and reality television star of CBS's Big Brother
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, United States congresswoman (R)
Blake Ross, co-founder of Mozilla Firefox
Marco Rubio, United States senator (R)
Daniel Schechter, child psychiatrist and researcher
O.J. Simpson, football player, sportscaster, actor, murder defendant
Sebastian Spreng, visual artist and journalist
Ondi Timoner, film director
Dayanara Torres, Miss Universe 1993
Robert Law Weed, architect
Pedro Zamora, AIDS educator and The Real World: San Francisco television personality
List of people from Miami Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
