The following is a list of notable people who were born, who live, or formerly lived in the city of Boca Raton, Florida.
A.J. & Big Justice (Andrew "A.J." Befumo and his son Eric Befumo), social media personalities Reed Alexander, actor Jozy Altidore, soccer player Eric André, comedian Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player Carling Bassett-Seguso with husband Robert Seguso, both tennis players Alfred F. Beiter, former US Congressman Vitor Belfort, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, retired UFC fighter, current professional boxer Derek Bell, motor racing driver Sean Berdy, actor Yvenson Bernard, football player Yuniesky Betancourt, baseball player Jeanne Bice, founder of Quacker Factory Ian Bishop, former English association football player Ryland Blackinton, musician/guitarist for Cobra Starship Jon Bon Jovi, singer and musician Jason Bonham, rock and roll drummer; son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham Boots, musician and record producer Ernest Borgnine, actor Don Brewer, drummer for Grand Funk Railroad Rebecca Brooke, actress Keith Byars, former football player Daniel Cane, co-founder of Blackboard, Inc. and Modernizing Medicine Jennifer Capriati, tennis player Chris Carrabba, lead singer and guitarist of Dashboard Confessional Cris Carter, All-Pro football player Ethan Carter III, professional wrestler (billed as from Boca Raton, Florida) Noah Centineo, actor Connie Chung, tabloid and news media personality, spouse of Maury Povich Jakob Chychrun (born 1998), hockey player for the Washington Capitals Jeff Crowe, former New Zealand cricketer Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player Dion DiMucci, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Don Drumm, country singer Wayne Dyer, authorYoung, Michelle. "Best-Selling Author Listed as Escort Client" Sun Sentinel, November 23, 1991 Rashad Evans, former UFC Lightheavyweight Champion, current UFC fighter Chris Evert, 18-time grand slam tennis player Frank Field, TV personality, and NYC meteorologist for five decades Mark Gilbert, Major League Baseball player, and U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa Jeff Gordon, NASCAR racer Steffi Graf, tennis player Ariana Grande, singer, songwriter, and actress Frankie Grande, stage actor, producer, TV host, YouTube personality, dancer and singer Taurean Green, basketball player Kenneth C. Griffin, hedge fund manager, entrepreneur and investor John Grogan, author of Marley & Me Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player Megan Hauserman, reality show star and contestant John W. Henry, one of the owners of the Boston Red Sox Scott Hirsch, boxing manager and former e-mail spammer Ryan Hunter-Reay, IndyCar Series driver Greg Hyman (1947–2026), toy inventor who was co-creator of Tickle Me Elmo, the vibrating, giggling stuffed dollGreen, Penelope. "Greg Hyman, Co-Creator of Tickle Me Elmo, Dies at 78", The New York Times, May 19, 2026. Accessed May 19, 2026. "Greg Hyman, an electronics wizard and toy inventor who was a creator of Tickle Me Elmo, the giggling red plush Muppet that crushed sales records when it appeared in 1996 and became a touchstone of runaway toy success, died on May 1 at his home in Boca Raton, Fla." Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, basketball player Khori Ivy, former football player Greg Joseph (born 1994), football placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League Don King, boxing promoter Don Kirshner, music publisher, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter Kira Kosarin, actress, singer Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco International Byron Krieger (1920–2015), foil, sabre, and épée fencer; NCAA champion; two-time Pan Am gold medalist; two-time Olympian; two-time Maccabiah Games gold medalist Bernhard Langer, golfer Allison Lefcort, artist Jesse Levine (born 1987), American-Canadian tennis player Scott Levine, computer criminal DeDe Lind, glamour model Hector Lombard, former Bellator Middleweight Champion, current UFC fighter Ruth Madoff (born 1941), wife of Bernie Madoff Marilyn Manson, shock rocker Leonard Marshall, football player Mathew Martoma (born 1974 as Ajai Mathew Mariamdani Thomas), hedge fund portfolio manager, convicted of insider trading Tucker Max, writer Nicko McBrain, Iron Maiden drummer Vince McMahon, professional wrestler and promoter Scott Mersereau, professional football player for the New York Jets Andy Mill, Olympic ski racer and ex-husband of Chris Evert Corina Morariu, tennis player Jaclyn Nesheiwat, beauty queen, fashion model Greg Norman, golfer Petter Northug, Norwegian cross-country skier Tristan Nunez, professional racecar driver Terry Pegula, billionaire natural gas tycoon and owner of the Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Bills Sabby Piscitelli, football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Danny Porush, entrepreneur, investment banker Maury Povich, tabloid and news media personality, spouse of Connie Chung Morgan Pressel, golfer Guillaume Raoux, tennis player Mark Richt, head football coach of the University of Miami Andy Roddick, tennis player Pete Rose, baseball player Frank Rosenthal, ex-Las Vegas casino owner and handicapper Adin Ross (born 2000), twitch streamer Marion Ryan, 1950s British singer Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook Logan Sargeant, Formula One racing driver David Schneider (born 1955), South African-Israeli tennis player Ben Shapiro, conservative political commentator Ryan Shore, Grammy and Emmy-nominated composer Vince Spadea (born 1974), tennis player Scott Stapp, lead singer for the rock band Creed Howard Stelzer, avant-garde composer and founder of Intransitive Recordings Anna Tatishvili, tennis player Horia Tecău, tennis player Sahaj Ticotin, lead singer for the rock band Ra Gregory Tony (Class of 1997), Sheriff of Broward County, Florida Jeff Tuel, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Danny Valencia (born 1984), Major League and Team Israel baseball player Alan Veingrad (born 1963), NFL football player Brian Voss, bowler Blair Walsh, All-Pro football kicker for the Minnesota Vikings Sean White, starting QB for Auburn Tigers Ernie Wise, UK comedian and half of the double act Morecambe and Wise, had a holiday home here, where he spent much of his time after Morecambe's death in 1984
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