[HappyRetired]

Nancy Lopez no longer has a home in The Villages. After her marriage she moved to her husband's home and sold the one she had here.

Mike Huckabee has a place in the Pahandle.

Unless they do entertainment the ones that live in The Villages don't want to be known. I've heard a famous piano player (not Elton) lives here but can't confirm.

[BlackhawksFan]

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus

Who are some famous people that live in Florida or at least have a home here? My frame of reference is basically music, but feel free to list famous people from any field.

These are people I've heard or read live at least part of the time in our state:

Bruce Springsteen - Wellington
Jimmy Buffet - Palm Beach
Rod Stewart - Palm Beach area
Phil Collins - Miami
Jon Anderson formerly of Yes - Miami
Dickey Betts formerly of the Allman Brothers - Tampa area
Gary Puckett - Sarasota
Rick Derringer - Sarasota

Others I know of who lived here in the recent past until their deaths include Davy Jones of the Monkees, David Cassidy of the Partridge Family, Martin Balin of Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Burt Reynolds and Leslie Nielsen.

Who else? Does anyone famous have a home right here in Our Villages? Has anyone bumped into any of our famous neighbors anywhere in Florida?

Many MLB and NFL players do.

A Rod and J.Lo -Miami
Derek Jeter -Miami/Tampa
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen - in Jeter's Tampa house
There's just too many to mention.

[ficoguy]

Burt Reynolds kicked the bucket

[LiverpoolWalrus]

Originally Posted by ficoguy

Burt Reynolds kicked the bucket

As noted in original post, but thank you.

Speaking of which, someone else mentioned Rob Grill. He also kicked it. And it's why "The Grassroots" have been appearing in the Villages the last few years with no original members. Wouldn't that make them a mere tribute band with tickets that should rightly be valued quite a bit less than if they were the real deal?

[garynarramore]

Clifton Davis. Actor, singer, songwriter, author and minister owns a house in The Villages and I believe bought a house here for his mother too. I am proud that he lives here.

[Kahuna32162]

Originally Posted by BlkBlt6

Rob Grill of The Grass Roots

He passed away in 2011.

[Scorpyo]

Originally Posted by alwann

And just about every major champion golfer you've ever heard of. Oh, and me. My grandkids think I'm someone famous.

Yeah me too. My wife even thinks I'm famous - ok occasionally, ok all ready - rarely.

[nevjudbaker]

John Travolta Ocala area.

[Worldseries27]

John travolta and wife kelly preston on ocala
does tom brady o-2 vs eli
and gisele bundchen count. How about president trump calling palm beach home?

[jamesdschramm]

Donald Trump

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by Kahuna32162

He passed away in 2011.

Kahuna, love your status picture, I think you must be famous, LOL.

[rondvu2]

Vanilla Ice Robert Van winkle-Wellington

[B-flat]

There has been some talk that the two time Grammy Award winning pianist Peter Nero has a home in The Villages.

Peter Nero - Wikipedia

[OlifOlif]

Gillin Asbegh, formally of the team of Franz, Gillin, and O'Rourke. Last residence was near South Elroy in the north east area

[DangeloInspections]

I have done inspections here in The Villages for some well known, famous people who have bought here. At the risk of appearing rude, (which I am not), it is against my ethical standards to ever divulge the personal information of any of our clients. Statistically, with the thousands of good folks we have here, a portion will always be famous.

The great thing about life is whether one is famous or not, we all have amazing life stories.....Stay well!

Respectfully, Frank D.