List of Famous people born in United States of America

Gordon Granger was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War, where he distinguished himself at the Battle of Chickamauga. Granger is best remembered for his June 19, 1865 proclamation in Texas that all slaves are free, commemorated today by the Juneteenth celebration.

Larry Lee Householder is an American politician who is the state representative for Ohio's 72nd District and was a two-time Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district includes Coshocton and Perry counties, as well as about half of Licking County. Householder represented the same district from 1997 to 2004, including as speaker from 2001 to 2004. In 2016 he was elected to the Statehouse again and on January 7, 2019, he was selected to serve again as speaker.

Kimberley Fiona Manning, better known as Kim Manning, is an American TV presenter, actress and dancer who has developed her career in Spain.

Jason White is an American former college football quarterback who played for the University of Oklahoma, was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy in 2003.

Beatrice 'Bebe' Neuwirth is an American actress, singer and dancer. On television, she played Dr. Lilith Sternin, Frasier Crane's wife, on both the TV sitcom Cheers and its spin-off Frasier. The role won her two Emmy Awards. On stage she played the Tony Award–winning roles of Nickie in the revival of Sweet Charity (1986) and Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago (1996). Other Broadway musical roles include Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (2010). From 2014 to 2017, she starred as Nadine Tolliver in the CBS political drama Madam Secretary. In film, she portrayed Nora Shepherd in the original Jumanji (1995) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).

Malik Benjamin "Shake" Milton is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2015 to 2018. Milton was drafted 54th overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and previously played for the Delaware Blue Coats.

Hakeem Temidayo Seriki, better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American rapper and entrepreneur from Houston, Texas. His father originally came from Lagos, Nigeria.

Jerry Eugene Pournelle was an American polymath: scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, he worked in the aerospace industry, but eventually focused on his writing career. In an obituary in Gizmodo, he is described as "a tireless ambassador for the future."

Steve Ensminger is an American football coach and former player. He is an offensive analyst at Louisiana State University (LSU).

Daniel James Cortese is an American actor. He played Perry Rollins on Veronica's Closet and Vic Meladeo on What I Like About You.