Key West, Florida

1. Stepin Fetchit (1902)

African-american Actor

Hollywood's first black film star who earned millions by playing stereotypical racist roles. His films include The Ghost Talks, Big Timers, and 36 Hours to Kill.

2. Jack Mitchell (1925)

Photographer

American photographer and writer who became world-famous for his portraits of musicians, writers, and other artists. His best known works are the numerous photographs he took for the Arts and...

3. Bronson Arroyo (1977)

Major League Baseball Pitcher

MLB starting pitcher who began his career in 2000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates; helped lead the Boston Red Sox to a World Series Championship in 2004.

4. Shane Spencer (1972)

American Baseball Player

Outfielder known for solid home run power who played seven seasons in the big leagues, winning three World Series with the New York Yankees.

5. David Robinson (1965)

Actor

10-time All-Star and Hall of Fame San Antonio Spurs center known as "The Admiral." He won NBA Championships in 1999 and 2003 and was named NBA MVP in 1995.

6. George Mira (1942)

American College Football Player

George Ignacio Mira is a former professional American football player. A quarterback drafted in the second round of the 1964 NFL Draft from the University of Miami Mira played in...

7. Rich Garcia (1942)

United States Marine And America

Richard Raul Garcia is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1975 to 1999. Garcia wore uniform number 19 when the AL adopted...

8. Frank Mouris (1944)

Director

9. Richard N. Richards (1946)

American Astronaut

Richard Noel Dick Richards is an American aviator retired U. S. Navy officer and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s....

10. Ronald Saunders (1954)

American Politician

Ron Saunders was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 120th District which includes all of Monroe County and parts of Miami-Dade County from 1986 to...

11. William J. Lynn III (Unknow)

American Defense Department Offi

J. Lynn III is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. Before that he was Under Secretary of Defense and a lobbyist for Raytheon.

12. Jim Gabarra (1959)

American Soccer Player-coach

Jim Gabarra is a retired American soccer forward who coached the Washington Freedom women's soccer team for ten years. He played professionally in the American Soccer League United Soccer League...

13. Randy Sterling (1951)

American Baseball Player

Randall Wayne Sterling is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in three games for the New York Mets in 1974. He pitched 9 1/3 innings over the three...

14. Ed Beckman (1955)

American Football Player

Edwin Jay Beckman is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He played his entire 8 year career with the Kansas City Chiefs. He later...

15. Denver David Hargis (1921)

American Politician

Denver David Hargis was a U. S. Representative from Kansas from 1959 to 1961. In 1922 when Hargis was one year old his parents moved to Coffeyville Kansas. He attended...

16. M. Athalie Range (Unknow)

American Activist

M. Athalie Range was a civil rights activist and politician who was the first African-American to serve on the Miami Florida City Commission and the first African-American since Reconstruction and...

17. Katherine Harris (1957)

U.s. Politician

Katherine Harris is a former Secretary of State of Florida and former member of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican Harris won the 2002 election to represent Florida's...

18. Corey Sawyer (1971)

All-american College Football Pl

Corey Franklyn Sawyer is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1990s. He played college...

19. Saralyn Smith (1978)

American Beach Volleyball Player

Saralyn Smith is a female beach volleyball player from the United States who won the silver medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Guatemala playing with Beth Van Fleet. She...

20. Cintio Vitier (1921)

Cuban Writer

Cintio Vitier was a Cuban poet essayist and novelist. Upon winning the Juan Rulfo Prize the award jury called him one of the most important writers of his generation.

21. Vic Albury (1947)

American Baseball Player

Victor Albury is a former Major League pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He played in four seasons with the Twins appearing in 101 games and amassing a career record of...

22. Alex Pompez (1890)

American Baseball Executive

Alejandro Alex Pompez was an American executive in Negro league baseball who owned the Cuban Stars and New York Cubans franchises from 1916 to 1950. His family had immigrated from...

23. John Patterson (infielder) (1967)

American Baseball Player

John Allen Patterson is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played from 1992 to 1995 for the San Francisco Giants. Prior to professional baseball he attended Grand Canyon...

24. Irvin Brooks (1891)

American Baseball Player

Irvin Woodberry Chester Brooks was an African American baseball player in the Negro Leagues. Several reference books incorrectly list him as Chester Brooks born in the Bahamas he was actually...

25. Eric Shanower (1963)

Writer

Eric James Shanower is an American comics artist and writer best known for his Oz novels and comics and the on-going retelling of the Trojan War as Age of Bronze.

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