Don’t know if they were voted Most Likely To Succeed in the yearbook, but these Tampa area high school grads all made their mark. From actors to pro wrestlers (although that could be considered one and the same), reporters to rappers, the list of celebrities who wore the cap and gown at their high school graduation here in Tampa Bay is pretty diverse.

• Kevin Cash

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  The Tampa Bay Rays manager grew up in Lutz and graduated from Tampa's Gaither High School in 1996. But he says most of his time was spent at Northside Little League Park on Lakeview Drive.

• Stephen Stills

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  The Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Still, Nash and Young singer and songwriter actually was born in Dallas. He attended Admiral Farragunt Academy in St. Pete and played in th emarching band at Plant High School in Tampa.

• Hulk Hogan

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  The former WWF champ was part of the Class of 1971 at Robinson High School. These days, Hulk is putting those math skills he learned at Robinson by counting money from that lawsuit and selling memorabilia at his shop on Clearwater Beach.
• Erin Andrews

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  You watched her dad for years on Tampa TV news broadcasts. Erin followed the TV career path too after graduating from Bloomingdale High in Valrico in 1996.

• Tony Little

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  Remember the fitness video guy with the pony tail? Yup he's a 1975 graduate of Dixie Hollins High School in St. Pete.

• Wade Boggs

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  He played for the Rays briefly but is probably better known for his time with the Boston Red Sox. He is a Plant High 1976 grad.
• Angela Bassett

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  The actress who played Tina Turner gradauted from Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport back in 1976.

• Channing Tatum

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  Word is his parents gave him a choice. Private or military school. Tatum chose Tampa Catholic and graduated in 1998. It's not known in which class he learned those moves from Magic Mike.

• Shock G

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  A 1980 graduate of Chamberlain High School. We sadly lost Shock G (AKA Humpty Hump) last year far too young.
• Sara Blakely

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  One of the sharks from Shark Tank, this 1989 Clearwater High grad must have received a pretty solid business education. The Spanx founder was named one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes in 2014.

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