List of Famous people born in United States of America
Ski Mask the Slump God
Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne, known professionally as Ski Mask the Slump God, is an American rapper and songwriter. He initially rose to prominence alongside rapper XXXTentacion and their collective Members Only. In 2017, he released the singles "Catch Me Outside" and "Babywipe", both of which were featured on his mixtape You Will Regret (2017), which was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Leah Chase
Leyah (Leah) Chase was an American chef based in New Orleans, Louisiana. An author and television personality, she was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, advocating both African-American art and Creole cooking. Her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was known as a gathering place during the 1960s among many who participated in the Civil Rights Movement, and was known as a gallery due to its extensive African-American art collection. In 2018 it was named one of the 40 most important restaurants of the past 40 years by Food & Wine.
Joshua Dobbs
Robert Joshua Dobbs is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, and was drafted by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Ronald Charles McKernan, known as Pigpen, was an American singer and musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972.
Kendall Fuller
Kendall Christopher Fuller is an American football cornerback for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). Fuller played his college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted by Washington, then known as the Redskins, in the third round in the 2016 NFL Draft. He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, where he recorded the game-sealing interception in their Super Bowl LIV victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Edmund Zagorski
Edmund Zagorski was an American convicted murderer from Michigan who was executed by the state of Tennessee for the 1983 murders of John Dotson and Jimmy Porter in Robertson County. Zagorski lured the two men into a wooded hunting ground under the pretense of selling them 100 lb of marijuana – before shooting them and slitting their throats.
Norman Lewis
Norman Wilfred Lewis was an American painter, scholar, and teacher. Lewis, who was African-American and of Bermudian descent, was associated with abstract expressionism, and used representational strategies to focus on black urban life and his community's struggles.
Joshua Cooper Ramo
Joshua Cooper Ramo is vice chairman and co-chief executive of Kissinger Associates, the consulting firm of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. He is also the author of several non-fiction books including two New York Times best-sellers, The Age of the Unthinkable and The Seventh Sense.
Jim Abbott
James Anthony Abbott is an American former baseball pitcher. He is known for his success at the major league level despite having been born without a right hand. Abbott played ten seasons in Major League Baseball for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999.
Tionne Watkins
Tionne Tenese Watkins, also known by her stage name T-Boz, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and executive producer. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Watkins rose to fame in the early 1990s as a member of the girl-group TLC. She has won four Grammy Awards for her work with TLC.