culture and society | January 17, 2026

University Of Central Florida Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of University Of Central Florida. The list includes people like Mónica Spear, Adam LZ, Brandon Marshall, Francesca Battistelli & Aric Almirola. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as sportspersons, singers, musicians, fashion and film & theater personalities etc.

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Shaquem Griffin

(American football player)

Shaquem Griffin

Birthdate: July 20, 1995

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Florida

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Brandon Marshall

Birthdate: March 23, 1984

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Brandon Marshall is a retired American football legend, who is nicknamed ‘The Beast’ for his ability to handle tackles as a wide receiver. Although his career in the National Football League spanned over 13 years and 179 matches, he never played in a playoff. His association with the sport continued as appears on the television as an analyst.

 3 

Blake Bortles

(American football player)

Blake Bortles

Birthdate: April 28, 1992

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, USA

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

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Sierra Deaton

(Winner of the 3rd Season of 'The X Factor US' Known for Her Album 'It's About Us')

Sierra Deaton

Birthdate: February 11, 1991

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Shaquill Griffin

(Football player)

Shaquill Griffin

Birthdate: July 20, 1995

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 6 

Daniel Tosh

(Comedian Known for His Deliberately Offensive and Controversial Style of Black Comedy)

Daniel Tosh

Birthdate: May 29, 1975

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Boppard, Germany

Born to American parents in Germany, Daniel Tosh initially graduated in marketing and began his career as a telemarketer. He later began performing in comedy clubs and scored a breakthrough on the Late Show with David Letterman. He has also appeared in The Love Guru and even had his own show, Tosh.0.

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Donald De La Haye

(YouTuber)

Donald De La Haye

Birthdate: December 2, 1996

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Limon, Costa Rica

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Birthdate: July 1, 1976

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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Asante Samuel

(American Football player)

Asante Samuel

Birthdate: January 6, 1981

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 10 

Jeffrey Jordan

(Basketball player)

Jeffrey Jordan

Birthdate: November 18, 1988

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Marcus Jordan

(Basketball player)

Marcus Jordan

Birthdate: December 24, 1990

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Matt Prater

(American Football player)

Matt Prater

Birthdate: August 10, 1984

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Mayfield Heights, Ohio, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Latavius Murray

(American football running back)

Latavius Murray

Birthdate: January 18, 1990

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Titusville, Florida, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Mónica Spear

Birthdate: October 1, 1984

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Maracaibo

Died: January 6, 2014

Actor-model Mónica Spear was crowned Miss Venezuela 2004 and later participated in the Miss Universe pageant, too. She and her former husband were murdered in their car while on a vacation with their 5-year-old daughter in Venezuela, in an attempted robbery after their car broke down.

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Phil Dalhausser

(American Professional Beach Volleyball Player)

Phil Dalhausser

Birthdate: January 26, 1980

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Baden, Switzerland

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

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Felicia Spencer

(Canadian Retired Mixed Martial Artist)

Felicia Spencer

Birthdate: November 20, 1990

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

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Alan Eustace

(Computer Scientist)

Alan Eustace

Birthdate: 1957 AD

Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States

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McKenzie Milton

(American football player)

McKenzie Milton

Birthdate: October 10, 1997

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Kapolei, Hawaii, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Aric Almirola

(American Professional Stock Car Racing Driver)

Aric Almirola

Birthdate: March 14, 1984

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

Nicknamed Cuban Missile, American-Cuban stock car racer Aric Almirola began racing nationally at the age of fourteen, earning several awards before beginning his NASCAR career with the Camping World Truck series in 2005.  Currently, full-time competitor in the NASCAR Cup Series, he has so far appeared in 386 races, winning among others the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 race in 2021.

 20 

Breshad Perriman

(American football player)

Breshad Perriman

Birthdate: September 10, 1993

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Lithonia, Georgia, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Gabriel Davis

(American Football Player)

Gabriel Davis

Birthdate: April 1, 1999

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 22 

Francesca Battistelli

(American Christian Singer and Songwriter)

Francesca Battistelli

Birthdate: May 18, 1985

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

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Mike Hughes

(American Football Player)

Mike Hughes

Birthdate: February 11, 1997

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: New Bern, North Carolina, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 24 

Brian France

(Businessman)

Brian France

Birthdate: August 2, 1962

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

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Trysten Hill

(American football player)

Trysten Hill

Birthdate: March 25, 1998

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Lee, Florida, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Seth Petruzelli

(American Retired Mixed Martial Artist)

Seth Petruzelli

Birthdate: December 3, 1979

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Cape Coral, Florida, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Ricky Meléndez

(Singer, Lawyer)

Ricky Meléndez

Birthdate: November 22, 1967

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

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Valery Ortiz

(Actress, Model)

Valery Ortiz

Birthdate: August 1, 1984

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

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Tre Nixon

(American football player)

Tre Nixon

Birthdate: January 26, 1998

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Viera, Florida, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 30 

Drew Butera

(Baseball player)

Drew Butera

Birthdate: August 9, 1983

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Aaron Robinson

(American Football Player)

Aaron Robinson

Birthdate: November 10, 1998

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Mattie Rogers

(American Olympic Weightlifter and Four-Time Silver Medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships)

Mattie Rogers

Birthdate: August 23, 1995

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Apopka, Florida, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Jordan Franks

(American football player)

Jordan Franks

Birthdate: February 1, 1996

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Keren Swanson

Birthdate: November 18, 1992

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Griffin, Georgia, United States

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Birthdate: May 5, 1995

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Woodbury, Connecticut, United States

 36 

Jermaine Taylor

(Basketball player)

Jermaine Taylor

Birthdate: December 8, 1986

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Tavares, Florida, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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Julia Pierson

(Law Enforcer)

Julia Pierson

Birthdate: July 21, 1959

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States

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Jaha Dukureh

(Activist known for FGM and women's rights activist)

Jaha Dukureh

Birthdate: 1989 AD

Birthplace: The Gambia

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Atari Bigby

(Football player)

Atari Bigby

Birthdate: September 19, 1981

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Trelawny Parish, Jamaica

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Sagi Kalev

(Bodybuilder, Model)

Sagi Kalev

Birthdate: July 30, 1971

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Tel Aviv

A celebrity trainer for Beachbody, Sagi Kalev is a clinical nutritionist who has introduced health programs such as Body Beast. Apart from being a 2-time Mr. Israel, Sagi is also part of the IFBB Hall of Fame. He has also been on the covers of fitness magazines such as Iron Man and Flex.

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Giannina Milady Gibelli

(Reality Star Who Appeared on the Netflix Series 'Love Is Blind')

Giannina Milady Gibelli

Birthdate: April 3, 1993

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Venezuela

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

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Rayyan

(Instagram Fashion Model)

Rayyan

Birthdate: May 30, 1997

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States

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Birthdate: August 20, 1993

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Palm Beach, Florida

University of Central Florida, also known as UCF is one of the most popular educational institutions in Orlando, Florida. It is immensely popular as one of the best ‘metropolitan public research university’ in the world. The Florida Legislature founded this reputed institution in the year 1963 and called it the ‘Florida Technological University’. The aim of opening this institution was to provide support to, growing U.S. space program at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Florida's Space Coast. In 1978, this outstanding institution was renamed as the ‘The University of Central Florida’, going on to becoming one of the most famous institutions in the world. Most of the students all over the world have dreamed of graduating from this institution to make a name for themselves in their career. Starting with 1,948 students this establishment has over lakhs of student who pass out every year. The alumni of this institution are making a name for themselves in every single field, be it, sports, entertainment, politics. They also have one of the best sports team in the world; they strive to be the best at everything they put their hands on. One of the most famous people who have graduated from this institution are the famous comedian, Daniel Tosh, the famous actress Cheryl Hines or for that matter, the super popular, Ericka Dunlap. This list of notable University Of Central Florida alumni is based on the individual’s achievements and fame. We are quite certain that you will be surprised by some of the notable University Of Central Florida alumni who made it to this list.