Lakeland, Florida

===Sports===
* [[George Almones]], NBA Player<ref name="killian" />
* [[Dwayne Bacon]], NBA Player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nba.com/players/dwayne/bacon/1628407|title = Dwayne Bacon| publisher= NBA|access-date= July 29, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Danny Baggish]], pro darts player
* [[Andy Bean]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01068.andy-bean.html|title = Andy Bean| publisher= PGA Tour|access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ahmad Black]], NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1273166/ahmad-black|title = 43 Ahmad Black, DB| publisher= CBSSports.com|access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Keon Broxton]]- [[Milwaukee Brewers]] Center Fielder
* [[Desmond Clark]], [[National Football League|NFL]] player, [[Chicago Bears]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CLARKDES01 |title=Desmond Darice Clark |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919114300/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CLARKDES01 |archive-date=September 19, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Lance Davis]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player, [[Cincinnati Reds]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=davisla01|title=  Lance Davis Stats |publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Matt Diaz]], former MLB player <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=diazma02|title=  Matt Diaz Stats |publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Paul Edinger]], NFL player, [[Minnesota Vikings]] and Chicago Bears<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=EDINGPAU01 
 |title=Paul Edinger 
 |publisher=databaseFootball.com 
 |access-date=April 14, 2013 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922065200/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=EDINGPAU01 
 |archive-date=September 22, 2012 
}}</ref>
* [[Justin Forsett]], running back, [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://highfiveagency.com/speakers/justin-forsett-3/|title=Justin Forsett |website=High Five Agency |access-date=13 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814214815/http://highfiveagency.com/speakers/justin-forsett-3/|archive-date=August 14, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Carson Fulmer]], former Vanderbilt baseball player, drafted 8th overall by [[Chicago White Sox]] 
* [[Kenneth Gant]], NFL safety
* [[Ronnie Ghent]], football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GhentRon01 |title=Ronnie Ghent |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530162559/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GhentRon01 |archive-date=May 30, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Matt Grothe]], quarterback, [[South Florida Bulls football|South Florida Bulls]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/173139/matt-grothe|title = Matt Grothe Stats| work= ESPN.com|access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Nick Patrick (referee)|Nick Hamilton]], pro wrestling referee
* [[Killian Hayes]], basketball player<ref name="killian" />
* [[Alice Haylett]], [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League|AAGPBL]] All-Star pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/alice-haylett-al/351|title = Alice Haylett| publisher= ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE |access-date= October 20, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Drew Hutchison (baseball)|Drew Hutchison]], MLB pitcher
* [[Lee Janzen]], PGA Tour golfer, [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] winner<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20080601/News/608147316/LL/|title = Lee Janzen| publisher= The Ledger [Florida] |access-date= October 20, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Ray Lewis (American football)|Ray Lewis]], NFL player, [[Baltimore Ravens]], [[Super Bowl]] champion and MVP, 2-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LEWISRAY01 |title=Ray Lewis |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405130709/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LEWISRAY01 |archive-date=April 5, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Freddie Mitchell]], NFL player, [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[Kansas City Chiefs]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MITCHFRE01 |title=Freddie Mitchell |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420221846/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MITCHFRE01 |archive-date=April 20, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Joe Nemechek]], NASCAR Sprint Cup driver<ref>{{cite web| title=Joe Nemechek |url= https://nemcomotorsports.com/driversteams/joe-nemechek/ |publisher= Nemco Motorsports |access-date= January 28, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Joe Niekro]], MLB knuckleball pitcher<ref name="Striketime">{{cite book |last1=Katz |first1=Jeff |title=Split Season: 1981 Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball |date=2015 |isbn=9781250045218 |page=133 |quote=On the lawn of their Lakeland, Florida home, Joe Niekro had time for a father-son catch with his boy Lance}}</ref>
* [[Lance Niekro]], MLB player, [[San Francisco Giants]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=niekrla01|title=  Lance Niekro Stats |publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Steve Pearce (baseball)|Steve Pearce]], MLB player, [[Boston Red Sox]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=pearcst01|title=  Steve Pearce Stats |publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Maurkice Pouncey]], NFL player, [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MITCHFRE01 |title=Maurkice Pouncey |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420221846/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MITCHFRE01 |archive-date=April 20, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Mike Pouncey]], former NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url= http://lakelandfootball.com/mike-pouncey-miami-dolphins/|title = MIKE POUNCEY – MIAMI DOLPHINS| publisher= Lakeland Football|access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Boog Powell]], former MLB player<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=powelbo01|title=  Boog Powell Stats |publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Chris Rainey]], NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers<ref>{{cite web|url= http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/235222/chris-rainey|title = Chris Rainey Stats| publisher= databaseFootball.com|access-date= April 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Andrew Reynolds (skateboarder)|Andrew Reynolds]], professional skateboarder<ref name="RVCA">{{cite web |title=Andrew Reynolds |url=https://rvca.com/advocates/skate/andrew-reynolds.html |access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[Chris Sale]], MLB player, [[Boston Red Sox]]<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=salech01|
title= Chris Sale Stats|publisher=baseball-almanac.com|access-date= November 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Brenda Sell]], Taekwondo Grandmaster <ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n5UsAAAAIBAJ&pg=4649,4164066&dq=united+states+chung+do+kwan+association&hl=en|title=Lakeland Ledger – Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>
* [[Rod Smart]], NFL & [[XFL (2001)|XFL]] player <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMARTROD01/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204162156/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMARTROD01%2F |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |title=Rod Smart |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 26, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Donnell Smith]], NFL player, [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[New England Patriots]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHDON02 |title=Donnell Smith |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123134724/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHDON02 |archive-date=January 23, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Ron Smith (wide receiver)|Ron Smith]], NFL player, [[Los Angeles Rams]]
* [[Bill Spivey]], basketball player<ref name="killian">{{cite web |last1=Edwards II |first1=James L |title=Inside Killian Hayes' training to become the Pistons' point guard of the future |url=https://theathletic.com/2244436/2020/12/09/killian-hayes-training-pistons-point-guard/ |access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[Jameson Taillon]], MLB pitcher, [[New York Yankees]]
* [[Adarius Taylor]], NFL linebacker
* [[Jim Thomas (basketball)|Jim Thomas]], NBA player<ref name="killian" />
* [[Justin Verlander]], MLB pitcher, [[Houston Astros]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theledger.com/sports/20170901/detroit-tigers-trade-lakeland-resident-justin-verlander-to-houston-astros|title= Detroit Tigers trade Lakeland resident Justin Verlander to Houston Astros |newspaper= The Ledger |access-date= October 25, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Chris Waters (baseball)|Chris Waters]], former MLB player<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=waterch01|title=  Chris Waters Stats |newspaper= The Ledger |access-date= October 25, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Brooks Wilson]], MLB pitcher, [[Atlanta Braves]]
*[[Alec Asher]], former [[MLB]] baseball player