John Ireson Leonard (1886-1961) was born in Joliet, Illinois, where his father managed the local bank. Leonard attended nearby Lombard College and became an osteopathic and nephropathic physician in Joliet…
Raymond Field Kravis (1901-1993) was born in London, England, and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He developed a work ethic early from two working parents. After receiving an Engineer…
James Robert Knott (1910-1999) was born in Tallahassee, the grandson of a soldier who served in the Second Seminole War. Knott's father was William Valentine Knott, who worked as Florida's…
Ulysses Bradshaw "U. B. " Kinsey (1914-2005) was born the third of ten children in Fort White, Florida. His father sold the family farm and bought a grocery store in…
Harry Allison Johnston II (1931-2021) was born in West Palm Beach, the son of Harry Allison Johnston, Sr. (1895-1983), who was known as "Colonel Johnston" for his service during World…
Richard Salisbury "Dick" Johnson (1930-2012) and Patsy Ann "Pat" Seaton (1931-2025) were both delivered, nearly a year apart, by Dr. W. W. George at a maternity home on Kenilworth Boulevard,…
Richard Green Johnson, Sr. (1866-1945) was born in Tallahassee to Green Johnson and Letitia Josephine Johnson, and in 1897 married Margaret "Maggie" Bell (1872-1955) of Concord, Florida.
Johnson owned a 1480-acre…
Richard Green Johnson, Jr. (1900-1957) was born in Tallahassee to Richard G. Johnson, Sr. (see bio) and Margaret Ann "Maggie" Bell. Johnson attended the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and…
Dr. Joseph Wiley Jenkins (1901-1950) was born in Summerville, South Carolina. In 1929, he met and married Roberta Robinson (1907-2002) in Tampa, where she was studying. Jenkins then came to…
Thomas Leroy Jefferson (1867-1939) was born in Hazelhurst, Mississippi. His father, Thomas Jefferson, was light-skinned and a leading citizen in Hazelhurst after the Civil War. According to family legend, he…
Addison Hines (1928-2003) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the second child of Addison Hines Sr., an electrical engineer, and Pauline Powell Hines. His high school yearbook showed he was nicknamed…
Devin Hester (1982-) was born in Riviera Beach, where playing football helped him overcome personal tragedies in his youth. At Suncoast High School, he excelled as a cornerback, wide receiver,…