Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is a city located in Alachua County, Florida. It is the county seat of Alachua County{{GR|6}}. Major sites include the Devil's Millhopper, the Florida Museum of Natural History and the historic downtown area. The University of Florida is located in Gainesville also.

Famous residents

Celebrities that live or have lived in Gainesville include:

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• Harry Crews, writer
• Robert Cade, inventor of Gatorade
• Bo Diddley, musician
• Buddy Ebsen, actor
• Ric Flair, professional wrestling personality
• Robert Frost, poet
• Joe Haldeman, science fiction author
• Bob Graham, Governor and U.S. Senator
• Marty Liquori, Olympic track & field athlete and TV announcer
• Tom Petty, musician
• River Phoenix, actor
• Joaquin Phoenix, actor
• Maya Rudolph, comedian
• Minnie Riperton, musician
• Forrest Sawyer, NBC anchor
• Steve Spurrier, football player and coach
• Stephen Stills, musician
• Emmitt Smith, professional football player
• John Thompson, mathematician, Fields medalist
• Less than Jake, band
• Hot Water Music, band
• Sister Hazel, band
• Against Me!, band
• Stephen Root, actor
• Bob Vila, television show host
• Jack Youngblood, professional football player & NFL Hall of Famer

Other celebrity ties to Gainesville include Faye Dunaway, who went to the University of Florida, and Malcom Gets, who grew up there, graduated from the university and wrote and performed at the Community Playhouse and the Hippodrome. Renee Richards lived in Gainesville for a time, and Roger Maris had a distributorship and raised his family there.

Related Topics:
Faye Dunaway - Malcom Gets - Renee Richards - Roger Maris

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