List of Famous people born in United States of America
Anita Bryant
Anita Jane Bryant is an American singer and anti-gay rights activist. She scored four Top 40 hits in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Paper Roses" that reached No. 5 on the charts. She was also a former Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and was a brand ambassador from 1969 to 1980 for the Florida Citrus Commission.
Ken Marino
Kenneth Joseph Marino is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He was a cast member on MTV's The State and has starred in shows such as Party Down, Marry Me, Burning Love, and Childrens Hospital.
Thomas McDonell
Thomas Hunter Campbell McDonell is an American actor, musician, artist, and photographer known for his role as Finn Collins on the CW post-apocalyptic series The 100.
Gregg Alexander
Gregg Alexander is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer. He is best known as the frontman of the New Radicals, who had an international hit with "You Get What You Give" in late 1998. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he recorded two solo albums, Michigan Rain and Intoxifornication. He dissolved the New Radicals in 1999 to focus on production and songwriting work, winning a Grammy Award for the song "The Game of Love" in 2003. He later co-penned songs for the film Begin Again, including "Lost Stars", which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Davern Williams
Davern L. Williams is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants, and a current defensive line coach. He played college football at Troy State University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Williams was the defensive line coach for East Mississippi Community College, and was featured in the first two seasons of the Netflix series Last Chance U. Williams is currently the defensive line coach at Troy University, his collegiate alma mater.
Megan Rosenbloom
Megan Curran Rosenbloom, born in 1981, is an American medical librarian and expert on anthropodermic bibliopegy – the practice of binding books in human skin. She is a team member of The Anthropodermic Book Project, a group which scientifically tests skin-bound books to determine if their origins are human.
Jalen Smith
Jalen Rasheed Smith is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins, and was picked 10th overall in the 2020 NBA draft.
Rich Froning Jr.
Rich Froning Jr. is an American professional CrossFit athlete known for his achievements participating in the CrossFit Games. He became the first person to win the title of "Fittest Man on Earth" four times with his first-place finish in the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 CrossFit Games. In 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019 he led team CrossFit Mayhem Freedom to the first-place finish in the Team category in the CrossFit Games.
Tony Randall
Anthony Leonard Randall was an American actor, comedian and singer. He is best known for his role as Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play The Odd Couple by Neil Simon. In a career spanning about six decades, Randall received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Tommy Bowden
Tommy Pearce Bowden is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Clemson University from 1999 until October 13, 2008. He is a son of Bobby Bowden, former head football coach of Florida State University, against whom he has coached in games nicknamed the "Bowden Bowl." He is also a brother of Terry Bowden, previously head football coach of the University of Akron.