List of Famous people born in Alaska, United States of America
John Gourley
John Baldwin Gourley is an American musician, singer, and songwriter from Alaska. He is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist in the Portland, Oregon rock band Portugal. The Man, with the hit song "Feel It Still". Gourley was previously the lead singer in post-hardcore band, Anatomy of a Ghost. Gourley is also a visual artist, who often uses the alias The Fantastic The.
Mario Chalmers
Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers is an American professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basket League. He was selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves after playing three seasons of college basketball for the University of Kansas, including being a part of the 2007–08 national championship team. He was the first and currently only player to play in the NBA born in the state of Alaska. Chalmers was named the 2006–07 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Halie Loren
Halie Loren is an American jazz singer and songwriter from Sitka, Alaska. Her albums have reached number one on the Billboard Japan Top 20 Jazz Albums chart.
Nate Thompson
Nathan Scott Thompson is an American professional ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins drafted him in the sixth round at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Kevin Alfred Strom
Kevin Alfred Strom is an American white nationalist, neo-Nazi, Holocaust denier, white separatist, and associate editor of National Vanguard. Strom resigned from National Vanguard in July 2006, but rejoined in 2012.
Bill Walker
William Martin Walker is an American attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of Alaska, from 2014 to 2018. He is the second Alaska born governor after William A. Egan.
Robert Rozier
Robert Earnest Rozier Jr. is an American murderer and former defensive end.
Khleo
Khaleed “Khleo” Leon Thomas is an American actor, rapper, influencer, and music producer best known for his role as Zero in Holes and Mixed Mike in Roll Bounce. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, he began acting in commercials at age six after his family settled in Southern California. He also starred in other films like Friday After Next (2002), Walking Tall (2004), Going to the Mat (2004), Dirty (2005), and Remember the Daze (2007) and for his role as Lewis Wilks in Major Crimes (2017). He has recorded numerous mixtapes and singles since releasing his first mixtape The World Is A Cartoon in 2010.
Levi Johnston
Levi Keith Johnston is an American model and actor, best known as the twice-former fiancé of Bristol Palin and father of their son Tripp. He first received media attention in August 2008 when U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced that her daughter Bristol was five months pregnant by Johnston and that the two were engaged. The couple ultimately ended their relationship, and Johnston and the Palin family engaged in several public feuds.
Tony Barnette
Anthony Lee Barnette is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.