List of people from Palatka, Florida

This is a list of Palatkans who are notable citizens of Palatka, Florida.

Born and raised in Palatka
The following people were born and spent a significant amount of their growing-up years in Palatka.Arleen Polite, Artist
 * Clayton Beauford, professional football player
 * William L. Calhoun, admiral
 * James Colbert, radio show host in Orlando Florida
 * Kevis Coley, professional football player
 * John Crawford, author
 * Bill Foster, college basketball coach
 * Camellia Johnson, opera singer
 * John Henry Lloyd, National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1977
 * Michelle McCool, WWE retired professional wrestler, Former 2X holder of the WWE Women's Championship (1956-2010) and Former 2X WWE Divas Champion
 * Steven Douglas Merryday, judge
 * Willie Offord, professional football player
 * Charles Sharon, professional football player
 * Jarvis Williams, professional football player
 * John L. Williams, professional football player

Born elsewhere, raised in Palatka
The following people were not born in Palatka, but spent a significant amount of their growing-up years in the city.
 * Omar Ahmad, Internet entrepreneur and politician
 * H. M. Fearnside, businessman, politician and had served as one of the mayors of Palatka, Florida
 * Isaac Guillory, folk musician
 * Robert H. Jenkins, Jr., Vietnam veteran, Medal of Honor recipient
 * Kelley R. Smith, congressman
 * Johnny Tillotson, singer-songwriter

Born in Palatka, raised elsewhere
The following people were born in Palatka but spent most (if not all) of their growing-up years away from the city.


 * Odell Barnes, entrepreneur
 * Earl Leggett, professional football player
 * Medwin Peek, architect
 * Joseph Warren Stilwell, general
 * George Tucker, jazz musician

Significant to Palatka
The following people were born and raised elsewhere, but played a significant role in the community.


 * Mary McLeod Bethune, educator, founder Bethune Cookman University
 * Isaac H. Bronson, judge and congressman
 * Hubbard Hart, steamboat operator and hotelier
 * William A. Forward, politician and judge
 * William Dunn Moseley, first governor of Florida
 * Slomon Moody, physician