The following is a list of notable people who were born or who live or formerly lived in the city of Boca Raton, Florida.
Jon Bon Jovi, singer & musician
Ernest Borgnine, actor
Wayne Dyer, author [2]
Pete Rose, baseball player
Mike is a masculine given name. It is also encountered as a short form of Michael. Notable people with the name include:
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos. The final -d in Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as Ronald. A short form of Donald is Don. Pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald.
Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida. It was founded in Fort Lauderdale in 1934 by Mae McMillan, who also served as the school's first president. The Boca Raton campus, originally Boca Raton Academy, was absorbed by Pine Crest in 1991 and hosts students in pre-kindergarten through grade 8. The Fort Lauderdale campus hosts students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
Spanish River Community High School is a public high school in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. It is part of the School District of Palm Beach County and serves the cities of Boca Raton and Delray Beach.
The American Heritage Schools are a pair of private, college preparatory, independent, nonsectarian, and co-educational day schools for grades Pre-K 3 through 12. The two campuses together teach 4,200 students and are located in the United States in Plantation, Florida, a suburb just west of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, and in Delray Beach, Florida, a city just north of Boca Raton in southern Palm Beach County.
Saint Andrew's School is a pre-kindergarten through Grade 12, day and boarding school in Boca Raton, Florida. As a day and boarding school in the Episcopal tradition, Saint Andrew’s serves 1,335 students from over 40 countries and several states. The school, which offers Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, is seen locally as one of the area's top schools.
Joey is a unisex given name or nickname, used for both males and females, but more commonly for males. It can be a short form of:
Donnie or Donny is a familiar form (hypocorism) of the masculine given name Donald, Donal, Don, or Donovan.
Scott is a mostly masculine given name of Scottish origin. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: