List of Famous people born in United States of America
William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty was an American writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist, for which he won the Academy Award for the screenplay of its film adaptation and was nominated for Best Picture as its producer. The film also earned Blatty the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture as producer. He also wrote and directed the sequel The Exorcist III.
Harris Faulkner
Harris Kimberley Faulkner is a conservative American newscaster, and television host for Fox News Channel. Faulkner joined Fox News Channel in 2005, where she anchors a daily daytime show The Faulkner Focus which began airing in 2021 as part as the new line up as well in addition to hosting Outnumbered. Faulkner also hosts her own prime time political franchise called Town Hall America with Harris Faulkner. She has received six Emmy Awards including the awards in 2005 for Best Newscaster and Best News Special.
A'ja Wilson
A’ja Riyadh Wilson is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2017, and won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award. In the 2018 WNBA Draft, she was drafted first overall by the Aces. That same year, she won a record 3rd straight SEC Player of the Year award, led South Carolina to a record 4th straight SEC Tournament Championship, became the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina women's basketball history, and was a consensus first-team All-American for the 3rd consecutive season. Wilson swept all National Player of the Year awards as the best player in Women's College basketball for 2018.
John A. Chapman
John A. Chapman was a Combat Controller in the United States Air Force who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018 for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar during the War in Afghanistan. He is the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Chapman was inducted into the Hall of Heroes on August 23, 2018, and posthumously promoted to Master Sergeant on the following day.
Alan Page
Alan Cedric Page is an American retired jurist and former professional football player.
Michael Dudikoff
Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff Jr. is an American actor and martial artist known for lead roles in action films such as American Ninja series (1985–1990), Avenging Force (1986), Platoon Leader (1988), River of Death (1989), Soldier Boyz (1996), Bounty Hunters (1996), Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997), and many more.
Travis Fulton
Travis Jon Fulton is an American mixed martial artist and a professional boxer in the heavyweight division of both sports. Known as a longtime veteran in mixed martial arts, he has competed in over 300 sanctioned bouts and while he is perhaps best known for competing in smaller US-based promotions, he has also competed in the UFC, the WEC, Pancrase, the Chicago Red Bears of the IFL, King of the Cage and RINGS. He also holds the record for the most sanctioned mixed martial arts bouts, with 320 bouts; in addition to that, he also holds the most wins in mixed martial arts that is growing, as he still competes today.
Orlando Brown Jr.
Orlando Claude Brown Jr. is an American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, and was drafted by the Ravens in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Brown is the son of the late offensive tackle Orlando Brown, who also played for the Ravens.
Foxy Brown
Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand, better known by her stage name Foxy Brown, is an American rapper. After signing to Def Jam in 1996, she released her debut album, Ill Na Na, that same year, and was also part of the short-lived rap group the Firm.
Richard Russell
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years, from 1933 to 1971. Russell was a founder and leader of the conservative coalition that dominated Congress from 1937 to 1963, and at his death was the most senior member of the Senate. He was for decades a leader of Southern opposition to the civil rights movement.