List of Famous people born in United States of America
Chaka Fattah
Chaka Fattah is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2016. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Zeke Upshaw
Zena Ray "Zeke" Upshaw was an American professional basketball player. He began his college basketball career with the Illinois State Redbirds. After playing sparingly for three seasons, he transferred to join the Hofstra Pride, where he led the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in scoring and was named second-team all-conference. Upshaw played professionally in Slovenia and Luxembourg before returning to the United States and joining the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League. In the Drive's regular season finale in 2017–18, he collapsed on the court in the game's final minute and died two days later.
Colion Noir
Collins Iyare Idehen Jr., better known as Colion Noir, is an American gun rights activist, lawyer, and host of the web series NOIR. He has over 121 million views and over 1,600,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel as of October 2020.
Brady Singer
Brady Alan Singer is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Terance Mann
Terance Stanley Mann is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.
Jan Howard
Jan Howard was an American author, country music singer and songwriter. As a singer, she placed 30 singles on the Billboard country songs chart, was a Grand Ole Opry member and was nominated for several major awards. As a writer, she wrote poems and published an autobiography. Additionally, she was married to American country songwriter Harlan Howard.
Denise Nicholas
Donna Denise Nicholas is an American retired actress, author, and social activist who was involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
Jake Cannavale
Jacob Lumet Cannavale is an American musician and theatre and television actor. He appeared on Broadway in 2015 in the comedy Fish in the Dark by Larry David. He has also appeared on television's Nurse Jackie and The Mandalorian. He is the son of actor Bobby Cannavale and screenwriter Jenny Lumet, a grandson of film director Sidney Lumet, and a great-grandson of singer/actress Lena Horne.
Rhett Akins
Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label, followed by 1998's What Livin's All About on MCA Nashville. Friday Night in Dixie was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment. Overall, Akins's albums have accounted for fourteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, including the number one "Don't Get Me Started" from 1996.
The Lady Chablis
The Lady Chablis, also known as The Grand Empress and The Doll, was an American actor, author, and transgender club performer. Through exposure in the bestselling nonfiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and its 1997 film adaptation, she became one of the first trans performers to be introduced to a wide audience.