<p>A list of famous UF people.</p>
<p>List</a> of University of Florida people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>^^^ Make sure to check out the list ^^^</p>
<p>It's disgustingly long.</p>
<p>The University of Florida has more than 320,000 alumni. The university has produced two Nobel prize-winners, eight members of the United States Senate, almost thirty-five members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ten Governors, and multiple United States Ambassadors. UF graduates have served at the head of such diverse and important institutions as the United States Environmental Protection Agency, American Bar Association, the United States Marine Corps, the National Organization for Women, Burger King, NASCAR, the University of Central Florida, Florida State University, and Florida International University, also the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the New York Yankees, Barnett Bank, and the Jim Walter Company.</p>
<p>Major corporations run by graduates include Merrill Lynch, Northwest Airlines, Gartner, Deloitte & Touche, JC Penney, Reebok, Macy’s, Scripps, Golin Harris International, Darden Restaurants, Avaya, The Richards Group, James B. Beam Distilling, and the Boston Red Sox. Major regulatory bodies such as the Federal Communications Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Public Relations Society of America have had University of Florida alumni at the helm in recent years. It is also important to note that UF boasts a history of 12 Rhodes Scholars.</p>
<p>Among the individuals who have attended or graduated from the University of Florida are actress Faye Dunaway, Price is Right announcer Rich Fields, author Michael Connelly, nobel prize winner Marshall Nirenberg, pilot Paul Tibbets, governor & senator Bob Graham, zoologist Archie Carr, senator & astronaut Bill Nelson, reporter Stephanie Abrams, musician Mel Tillis, poet Geri Doran, director Jonathan Demme, comedian Darrell Hammond, columnist Kiki Carter, congressman Adam Putnam, activist Wayne Besen, actor Stephen Root, sportscaster Jesse Palmer, senator & governor Lawton Chiles, TV personality Bob Vila, novelist Carl Hiaasen, judge Harold Sebring, scientist Robert Grubbs, administrator Carol Browner, inventor John Atanasoff, lawyer Cesar L. Alvarez, mayor John Delaney, and the daughter of Dave Thomas, Wendy Thomas, the namesake of the food-chain Wendy's also attended the University of Florida.</p>
<p>The University of Florida has also been home to numerous top Olympians throughout the years. Nearly one hundred and fifty active and retired NFL football players and three Heisman Trophy winners. Around thirty MLB Baseball players, thirty NBA Basketball players, and twenty PGA Tour Golfers. Some famous University of Florida Athletes include the all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, Hall of Fame football player Jack Youngblood, the tennis sensation Lisa Raymond, the golfer Tommy Aaron, the basketball star Joakim Noah, the baseball player David Eckstein, the soccer player Heather Mitts, the swimmer Dara Torres, and the legendary coach Steve Spurrier.</p>
<ul>
<li> Bump -</li>
</ul>