Editing Fort Myers, Florida (section)

===Past===

* [[Verna Aardema]], children's book author
* [[Patty Berg]], Hall of Fame golfer, one of [[LPGA]]'s founders
* [[Gerard Damiano]], adult film director
* [[Thomas Edison]], improved and perfected the incandescent [[light bulb]] and [[audio recording]] methods, had a winter estate next to Henry Ford's
* [[Harvey Firestone]], founded [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone Tire Company]], had a winter estate near Edison and Ford's homes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/FL/200002844.html |title=Florida: Edison Pageant of Light (Local Legacies: Celebrating Community Roots - Library of Congress) |publisher=Lcweb2.loc.gov |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729064954/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/FL/200002844.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Henry Ford]], founded the [[Ford Motor Company]], and father of the [[assembly line]], had a winter estate next to Thomas Edison's
* [[Charles Ghigna]], poet and children's author known as "Father Goose;" boyhood home 1950-1973
* [[Mario Henderson]], offensive tackle, Oakland Raiders<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/mariohenderson/profile?id=HEN115292 |title=Mario Henderson |work=Nfl.com |date=October 29, 1984 |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-date=April 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427173137/http://www.nfl.com/players/mariohenderson/profile?id=HEN115292 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Sara Hildebrand]], United States [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] diver (2000, 2004)<ref name="swimmingworld">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/hildebrand-hired-as-first-diving-coach-at-florida-gulf-coast/|title=Hildebrand Hired as First Diving Coach at Florida Gulf Coast|date=August 31, 2006|magazine=Swimming World|access-date=March 2, 2018|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303002831/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/hildebrand-hired-as-first-diving-coach-at-florida-gulf-coast/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jan Hooks]], American actress and comedian, best known for [[Saturday Night Live]]
* [[Andrew Jacobson]] (born 1985), Major League Soccer player
* [[Jerry Lawler]], [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestler and announcer<ref name="Lawler, Jerry (2002). It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes."/>
* [[Clyde Everett Lassen|Clyde Lassen]], [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[Commander]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Denise Masino]], professional bodybuilder
* [[Mindy McCready]], [[country music]] artist<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-07-25-mindy-mccready_N.htm | work=USA Today | title=Singer Mindy McCready taken into custody | date=July 26, 2007 | access-date=May 2, 2010 | archive-date=December 29, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229030547/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-07-25-mindy-mccready_N.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Norma Miller]], Lindy Hop dancer, choreographer, actress, author, and comedian known as the Queen of Swing
* [[Diamond Dallas Page]], former [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] and [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestler, actor
* [[Kimberly Page]], former member of the [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] [[Nitro Girls]] and ''[[Playboy]]'' model
* [[Charles Rogers (wide receiver)|Charles Rogers]], Former NFL running back
* [[Marius Russo]], professional baseball player
* [[Jean Shepherd]], storyteller, humorist, media personality
* [[Walt Wesley]], professional basketball player