Famous Alumni
A short list of alumni include:
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Bill Nelson | Current U.S. Senator, Former U.S. Representative, and NASA Astronaut |
| Marco Rubio | Current U.S. Senator and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives |
| Dean Cannon | Current Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives |
| Lawton Chiles | 41st Florida Governor and former U.S. Senator |
| Bob Graham | 38th Governor of Florida, former U.S. Senator, and Founder of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service |
| Buddy MacKay | 42nd Governor of Florida, Lt. Governor, U.S. Congressman, and later special envoy of President Bill Clinton's administration for the Americas. |
| Stephen N. Zack | President of the American Bar Association, attorney in Bush v. Gore |
| Adam Putnam | Current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and former U.S. Congressman |
| Jeffrey Atwater | Current Chief Financial Officer of Florida and former President of the Florida Senate |
| Stephen C. O'Connell | Former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court and former President of the University of Florida |
| Ben Hill Griffin | Citrus magnate, State legislator, and Benefactor for Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
| Wayne Mixson | 39th Governor of Florida |
| Edward L. Jennings | Former member of the Florida House of Representatives |
| Reubin O'Donovan Askew | Former Governor of Florida and United States Trade Representative |
| Connie Mack III | Former U.S. Senator and U.S. Congressman |
| George Smathers | Former U.S. Senator, best man in wedding of John F. Kennedy |
| Bill McCollum | Former U.S. Representative and Florida Attorney General |
| Ronald Saunders | Current member of the Florida House of Representatives |
| Steve Spurrier | Former championship-winning coach for the Florida Gators and current head football coach for the University of South Carolina |
| Tim Tebow | 2007 recipient of the Heisman Trophy |
| Fuller Warren | 30th Governor of Florida |
| Phil Graham | Former publisher and co-owner of The Washington Post |
| Daniel T. McCarty | 31st Governor of Florida |
| C. Farris Bryant | 34th Governor of Florida |
| Greg Steube | Florida House of Representatives |
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Famous quotes containing the word famous:
“Nelson’s famous signal before the Battle of Trafalgar was not: “England expects that every man will be a hero.” It said: “England expects that every man will do his duty.” In 1805 that was enough. It should still be.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)