University of South Florida

The University of South Florida, or USF, is a public university located in Tampa, Florida, USA, with branch campuses in St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Lakeland. The main campus is located in the extreme northern part of Tampa, near the city of Temple Terrace, and is in close proximity to the Museum of Science and Industry as well as Busch Gardens and the University Mall shopping center.

Famous students

Graduates

• Chucky Atkins, basketball player
• Mark Chung, Major League Soccer player
• Mark Consuelos, actor (All My Children)
• Lincoln Diaz-Balart, U.S. Congress
• Tom Fitzgerald, soccer coach
• Leo Gallagher (better known as Gallagher), comedian
• Randy Gonzalez, police chief
• Anthony D. Henry, football player
• Drake Hogestyn, actor (Days of Our Lives)
• Melissa Howard, former MTV The Real World cast member
• Pam Iorio, current Tampa mayor (master's degree)
• Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999
• Joybubbles, blind phreaker
• Debra Lafave, teacher
• Tony La Russa, manager St. Louis Cardinals
• Lobo, musician
• Ruth Paine, friend of the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald
• Robert Stackhouse, artist
• Roy Wegerle, soccer player
• Kurt Wimmer, screenwriter and film director

Former students

• Elayne Boosler, comedian
• Terry Bollea (better known as Hulk Hogan), professional wrestler
• Lauren Hutton, actress
• Rob MacKenna, politician