Florida has a long history of attracting the rich, talented and famous, while producing some legends and icons itself. But which one is the most famous?
The USA TODAY Network-Florida is continuing its search for the most famous Floridian. On Aug. 27, we published a staff-created list of 150 famous Floridians: living, deceased, natives, some who owned second or third homes here, and even including celebrities whose lives or careers have impacted Florida culture.
In the first round of polling, readers narrowed down their top 50 from that list. On Sept. 3, round two of voting began, closing on Sunday, Sept. 7. Now, it’s time to whittle the list down to the top 10 most famous Floridians (see poll below).
Here’s how to vote and a list of some big names that were kicked out of the poll in the first two rounds.
Snubbed! These famous Floridians didn’t make our ‘most famous’ list. Who did we miss?
See rules for ‘Famous Floridians’ 2025 poll, third round of voting
Our staff-created list covered a wide range of people and is not limited to just native Floridians. This list is wide-ranging, and includes famous people who once lived here, own second or third homes, and even people whose careers are closely tied to the Sunshine State.
Readers have already cast votes to narrow the list of 150 down to just 25 people, and we are entering our third round of voting. As of Sept. 10, the late, great Jimmy Buffett is still in the lead as the most famous Floridian, with Burt Reynolds unseating Tom Petty for second place.
The rules are simple: click the poll below and select your nominations for the top 10 most famous Floridians. After the results are in, we will issue our fourth poll to choose the top five on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
There will be five rounds of voting altogether, culminating in a reader-voted “most famous Floridian” title for one of the people on the list.
POLL: Vote for who you think is the most famous Floridian below
To vote in the third round of our “Famous Floridians” poll, click the poll below and select your top 10 submissions for the most famous from the list of 25 and click the “vote” button.
See some of the top names eliminated in the first two rounds
Curious which celebrities have already been eliminated in the first poll?
Here are just a few big names of the 100 that were kicked off in round one:
FOX personality Sean Hannity
Author Zora Neale Hurston
11-time World Surf League (WSL) champion from Cocoa Beach Kelly Slater
“Love Island” host Ariana Madix
Tiktoker and soon-to-be “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Alix Earle
Here are a few of the big names of the 25 that were kicked off in round two:
Current Secretary of State and former U.S. Senator born in Miami Marco Rubio
Tennis GOAT Venus Williams
Late legendary TV artist and Florida native Bob Ross
ADVERTISEMENTFirst woman to serve as Attorney General and Florida native, the late Janet Reno
Ariana Grande, among the most-streamed female artists, was born in Boca Raton
Pitbull, singer and rapper born and raised in Miami, known as “Mr. 305”
Maya Rudolph, SNL actress and comedian born in Gainesville
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, lives in Billionaire Bunker
Who did we miss? Take the survey
Since this is a list made by humans, there are many famous Floridians and people with ties to Florida that we missed.
Can you think of any? Submit your “snubs” with the survey below.
And may the most famous Floridian win!
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Famous Floridians 2025: Vote in third poll to find top 10 celebrities
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