Palm Beach Maryly Van Leer Peck, American academic, first woman president of a Florida community college and first woman engineer graduate from University of Florida Kyril Vassilev, Bulgarian-American portrait painter Larry Walker, MLB right fielder, first Canadian to win Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) of MLB Steve Walsh, NFL quarterback, football head coach at Cardinal Newman High School Robert Wexler, U.S. Congressman Serena Williams, professional tennis player Venus Williams, professional tennis player Yanni, composer Nick Zano, actor Virginia Zeani, opera singer Snot, rapper See also Okeeheelee Park References Bibliography (Personal remembrance, circa 1900s-1950s) (Personal remembrance, circa 1920s) External links West Palm Beach official website Items related to West Palm Beach, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America) 1894 establishments in Florida Cities in Florida Cities in Palm Beach County, Florida County seats in Florida Populated places established in 1894 Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida Port cities and towns of the Florida Atlantic coast