Editing Bartow, Florida (section)

==Notable people==
{{See also|List of people from Bartow, Florida}}
As it is the county seat, many government officials and politicians have been associated with Bartow since its founding. Perhaps the most notable is [[Spessard Holland]], former Florida governor and U.S. Senator, who governed the state during World War Two and introduced the [[Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution]], which prohibited use of the [[poll tax]] in federal elections. Holland had opposed previous civil rights legislation.<ref name="A Guide to the Spessard L. Holland Papers">{{cite web
| url = http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/holland.htm
| title = A Guide to the Spessard L. Holland Papers
| access-date = 2010-09-24
| publisher = University of Florida
}}</ref> Spessard L. Holland Elementary, named in his honor, opened in 2009. His predecessor in the U.S. Senate, [[Charles O. Andrews]], also attended school in Bartow.<ref name="ANDREWS, Charles Oscar">{{cite web
| url = http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000244
| title = ANDREWS, Charles Oscar
| access-date = 2010-11-11
| publisher = congress.gov
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101105092734/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000244| archive-date= November 5, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Others who were raised and schooled in Bartow include former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice [[Stephen H. Grimes|Stephen Grimes]],<ref name="Justice Stephen H. Grimes">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/justices/retired/grimes.html
 |title=Justice Stephen H. Grimes
 |access-date=2010-10-01
 |publisher=Florida Supreme Court
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521030338/http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/justices/retired/grimes.html
 |archive-date=May 21, 2011
}}</ref> former Florida Secretary of State [[Katherine Harris]], who had a key role during the [[2000 U.S. Presidential election]],<ref name="Women in Congress:Katherine Harris">{{cite web
| url = http://womenincongress.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=101
| title = Women in Congress:Katherine Harris
| access-date = 2010-09-24
| publisher = house.gov
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007122628/http://womenincongress.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=101
| archive-date = October 7, 2010
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> and former U.S. congressman [[Adam Putnam]].<ref name="Congressman Adam H. Putnam">{{cite web
| url = http://adamputnam.house.gov/bio.shtml
| title = Congressman Adam H. Putnam
| access-date = 2010-10-01
| publisher = Congressional Website of Adam Putnam
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100924225723/http://adamputnam.house.gov/bio.shtml
| archive-date = September 24, 2010
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

The most notable military officer from Bartow is four-star general [[James Van Fleet]], who was the commanding officer of the [[United Nations]] forces during the [[Korean War]]. Other generals associated with the City of Bartow include [[Albert H. Blanding]], who served during World War One, and Confederate General [[Evander M. Law]], who lived for his last forty years in Bartow.<ref name="Evander Law">{{cite web
| url = http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/evander-law-is-born
| title = Evander Law
| access-date = 2010-10-26
| publisher = History Channel
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120928095641/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/evander-law-is-born
| archive-date = September 28, 2012
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref name="The Great Floridians 2000 Program">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/floridians/?section=b
 |title=The Great Floridians 2000 Program
 |access-date=2010-10-01
 |publisher=myflorida's history website
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031004955/http://flheritage.com/services/sites/floridians/?section=b
 |archive-date=October 31, 2010
 |url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Numerous men who became professional athletes were born, lived in or associated with the city of Bartow. Some  were born in Polk General Hospital, a public hospital in Bartow which closed in 1995, but most were generally associated with other cities in Polk County.<ref name="Eight Hospitals Took Care Of Residents">{{cite web
| url = http://www.bluetoad.com/display_article.php?id=635089
| title = Eight Hospitals Took Care Of Residents
| access-date = 2011-11-06
| publisher = The Ledger/bluetoad.com
}}</ref> Born in Bartow and raised elsewhere in the county were [[NFL]] linebacker [[Ray Lewis]],<ref name="Ray Lewis NFL Bio">{{cite web
| url = http://www.nfl.com/players/raylewis/profile?id=LEW562347
| title = Ray Lewis NFL Bio
| access-date = 2010-10-08
| publisher = NFL
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101012092255/http://www.nfl.com/players/raylewis/profile?id=LEW562347| archive-date= October 12, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[NBA]] guard [[Tracy McGrady]],<ref name="Tracy McGrady, basketball-reference.com">{{cite web
| url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcgratr01.html
| title = Tracy McGrady, basketball-reference.com
| access-date = 2010-11-08
| publisher =basketball-reference.com
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101204071144/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcgratr01.html| archive-date= December 4, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> and [[motocross]] star [[James "Bubba" Stewart]].<ref name="James Stewart Bio">{{cite web
| url = http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/493/1094/Motorcycle-Article/James-Stewart-Bio.aspx
| title = James Stewart Bio
| access-date = 2010-10-26
| publisher = Motorcycle USA
| archive-date = May 27, 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100527040702/http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/493/1094/motorcycle-article/James-stewart-bio.aspx
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> Other athletes who were raised and educated in Bartow include former NFL defensive back (2023 Hall of Fame class)  [[Ken Riley]], former NFL defensive back [[Marcus Floyd]], former [[Cleveland Indians]] outfielder [[Frank Baker (outfielder)|Frank Baker]], and former NASCAR driver [[Rick Wilson (racing driver)|Rick Wilson]].<ref name="Polk's Former Pros Have No Regrets">{{cite news
| url = http://www.theledger.com/article/20100828/NEWS/8285061
| title = Polk's Former Pros Have No Regrets
| access-date = 2010-10-26
| newspaper = The Ledger
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101031190311/http://www.theledger.com/article/20100828/NEWS/8285061| archive-date= October 31, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Where is ... Rick Wilson?">{{cite web
| url = http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/features/08/23/where.is.rick.wilson/index.html
| title = Where is ... Rick Wilson?
| access-date = 2010-10-26
| publisher = NASCAR.com
}}</ref>

Other notable people from Bartow include Lake Eola Park founder [[Jacob Summerlin]], January 2010 ''[[Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]] '' Playmate [[Jaime Faith Edmondson]],<ref name="Jaime Faith Edmondson From The Amazing Race in Playboy">{{cite web
| url = http://www.daemonstv.com/2009/12/16/jaime-faith-edmonson-from-the-amazing-race-in-playboy/
| title = Jaime Faith Edmondson From The Amazing Race in Playboy
| date = December 16, 2009
| access-date = 2010-09-23
| publisher = daemonstv.com
}}</ref> centenarian [[Charlie Smith (centenarian)|Charlie Smith]],<ref name="Gerontology: Secret of Long Life">{{cite magazine
 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899657,00.html
 |title=Gerontology: Secret of Long Life
 |access-date=2010-10-07
 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]
 |date=July 14, 1967
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015091852/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C899657%2C00.html
 |archive-date=October 15, 2010
 |url-status=dead
}}</ref> lynching victim [[Fred Rochelle]], and [[Ossian Sweet]], a physician who challenged the color line in Detroit and was acquitted of murder charges.<ref name="Sweet, Ossian (1895-1960)">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/sweet-ossian-1895-1960
 |title=Sweet, Ossian (1895-1960)
 |date=July 18, 2007
 |access-date=2010-10-08
 |publisher=blackpast.org
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009010040/http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah%2Fsweet-ossian-1895-1960
 |archive-date=October 9, 2010
 |url-status=live
}}</ref>