Editing Clearwater, Florida (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Kirstie Alley]] (1951–2022), television and film actress<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2022/12/05/kirstie-alley-star-cheers-look-whos-talking-dies-cancer-tampa/|title=Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning 'Cheers' star and Clearwater resident, dies at 71| publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=December 5, 2022|access-date=December 6, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Austin Aries]], professional wrestler<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mooneyham|first=Mike|title=TNA star Austin Aries more than a wrestler|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/staff/mike_mooneyham/tna-star-austin-aries-more-than-a-wrestler/article_c84d3689-9d86-5f31-aecc-3611fa194405.html|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Post and Courier|date=October 5, 2013 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jeff Attinella]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff Attinella |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jeff-attinella/ |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref>
* [[Sara Blakely]], founder of [[Spanx|Spanx, Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forbes says Spanx's Sara Blakely, of Clearwater, is world's youngest self-made female billionaire|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/forbes-says-spanxs-sara-blakely-of-clearwater-is-worlds-youngest-self-made/1218862/|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref> and a minority owner of the [[Atlanta Hawks]]
* [[Donald Byrd (choreographer)|Donald Byrd]] (born 1949), modern dance choreographer<ref>Choreographer Comes Home – Donald Byrd Says the World Opened up for Him in the Tampa Bay Area, Where He First Discovered Dance," by John Fleming, ''[[Tampa Bay Times]],'' October 10, 1999, pps. 1F & 6F (accessible ''via'' Newspapers.com; subscription required)</ref>
* [[Ricky Carmichael]], supercross/motocross racer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kidzworld.com/article/7643-ricky-carmichael-biography|title=Ricky Carmichael Biography|website=Kidzworld|access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Ken Climo]], professional disc golfer, 12-time [[Professional Disc Golf Association|PDGA]] Professional Open World Champion and three-time PDGA Professional Masters World Champion<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ken Climo - 11 time PDGA World Champion|url=http://www.kenclimo.com/bio.htm|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=www.kenclimo.com|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613075536/https://kenclimo.com/bio.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Carter W. Clarke]] (1896–1987), U.S. Army General who oversaw the [[Venona project]] and much of the post-war investigation into the intelligence failure that lead to the [[Pearl Harbor Attack]] spent his retirement in Clearwater
*[[Chick Corea]] (1941–2021), jazz pianist<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chick Corea, jazz legend and longtime Clearwater resident, dies at 79|url=https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/music/2021/02/11/chick-corea-jazz-legend-and-longtime-clearwater-resident-dies-at-79/|access-date=February 11, 2021|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Tom Cruise]], actor and film producer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tom Cruise's New Florida Penthouse Near Scientology Headquarters Features 'Pool Garden and Kitchen'|url=https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/tom-cruise-new-florida-penthouse-scientology-headquarters/|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Celebrity|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jared Frayer]], American [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle wrestler]], competed at [[2012 Summer Olympics]] for Team USA<ref>[https://hokiesports.com/news/2023/5/11/jared-frayer-inducted-into-florida-wrestling-hall-of-fame.aspx Hard Frayer inducted into Florida Wrestling Hall of Fame]. ''hokiesports.com''. Retrieved March 18, 2024.</ref>
* [[Jeremiah George]], former American football player
* [[Raquel Gibson]], model and actress, and ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Playmate of the Month]] (November 2005)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raquel Gibson|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2106809/|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=IMDb}}</ref>
* [[Joseph W. Hatchett]] (1932–2021), [[Florida Supreme Court]] Justice<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maxwell|first=Elissa|date=March 15, 2018|title=Joseph Woodrow Hatchett (1932- )|url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/hatchett-joseph-woodrow-1932/|access-date=October 22, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> 
* [[Hulk Hogan]], professional wrestler<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hulk Hogan downsizes into $3.3 million mansion on tony stretch of Clearwater Beach|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/hulk-hogan-downsizes-into-33-million-mansion-on-tony-stretch-of-clearwater/1228994/|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref> 
* [[Howard Johnson (baseball)|Howard Johnson]], [[1986 World Series]] Champion with the [[New York Mets]], Major League Baseball third baseman<ref>{{Cite web|title=Howard Johnson Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=johnso005how|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Evel Knievel]] (1938–2007), stuntman<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2007/07/11/Hillsborough/Knievel__rapper_eye_m.shtml|title=Hillsborough: Knievel, rapper eye mediation|website=www.sptimes.com|access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Nigel Mansell]], [[1992 Formula One World Championship|1992 Formula One World Champion]], resident during early 1990s
* [[Donald Campbell McMullen]] (1871-1947), member of the [[Florida House of Representatives]] and [[Florida Senate]]
* [[Clark Mills (boatbuilder)|Clark Mills]] (1915-2001), creator of international [[Optimist dinghy]] (first sailed in Clearwater)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Croson|first=Curtis|title=Clark Mills And The Dunedin Woodwright - The boatbuilder and workshop that impacted and revolutionized sailing throughout the world.|url=http://tampahistorical.org/items/show/29|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Tampa Historical|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kirstjen Nielsen]], former [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Secretary of Homeland Security: Who Is Kirstjen Nielsen?|url=http://www.allgov.com/news?news=860354|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=AllGov}}</ref>
* [[Tilian Pearson]], musician, lyricist, and vocalist for post-hardcore band [[Dance Gavin Dance]]
* [[Lisa Marie Presley]] (1968–2023), former resident<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2002/10/10/NorthPinellas/Manse_with_celebrity_.shtml|title=Northpinellas: Manse with celebrity ties hits market|website=www.sptimes.com|access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Gary Puckett]], singer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2022/06/24/gary-puckett-play-casino-ballroom-weekend-happy-together-tour/7721000001/ |title=Gary Puckett to play Casino Ballroom this weekend in the Happy Together Tour |first=Dick |last=Trust |date=June 24, 2022 |website=[[SeacoastOnline]]}}</ref>
* [[Jimmy Roselli]] (1925–2011), singer-pianist,  WWII veteran<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fox|first=Margalit|date=July 10, 2011|title=Jimmy Roselli, Italian-American Singer, Dies at 85 (Published 2011)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/arts/music/jimmy-roselli-italian-american-singer-dies-at-85.html|access-date=October 22, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>  
* [[Melanie Safka]] (1947–2024), singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|title=Woodstock singer Melanie wants a new home in Tampa Bay. All she needs is the key.|url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/Woodstock-singer-Melanie-wants-a-new-home-in-Tampa-Bay-All-she-needs-is-the-key-_164445761/|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Juliet Simms]], musician, Scientologist, contestant on ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]'', resident from 1994 to 2006<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/j/juliet-simms.html|title=Juliet Simms - Scientology Service Completions &#124; Truth About Scientology Statistics Project|website=www.truthaboutscientology.com|access-date=June 29, 2017|archive-date=November 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106121124/http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/by-name/j/juliet-simms.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Belcher |first1=Walt |title=Clearwater's Juliet Simms riding wave of support since "The Voice" |url=http://www.tbo.com/arts_music/clearwaters-juliet-simms-riding-wave-of-support-since-the-voice-592484 |access-date=February 5, 2020 |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |date=December 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106103930/http://www.tbo.com/arts_music/clearwaters-juliet-simms-riding-wave-of-support-since-the-voice-592484 |archive-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cltampa.com/arts/clearwater-rocker-juliet-simms-finds-her-voice-12303393|title=Clearwater rocker Juliet Simms finds her Voice|first=Julie|last=Garisto|website=Creative Loafing Tampa Bay}}</ref>
* [[Lynn D. Stewart (businessman)|Lynn D. Stewart]], co-founder of the [[Hooters]] restaurant chain<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/11/10/Business/Hooters__founder_blam.shtml|title=Business: Hooters' founder blames ex-friend|website=www.sptimes.com|access-date=June 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Elsie Thompson]] (1899–2013), supercentenarian<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elsie Thompson, country's oldest person, dies in Clearwater|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/elsie-thompson-countrys-oldest-person-dies-in-clearwater/2112360/|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Keith Thurman]], professional boxer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Keith Thurman - Next Fight, Fighter Bio, Stats & News|url=https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/keith-thurman|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=PBC Boxing|date=February 19, 2015 |language=en}}
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