List of Famous people born in United States of America
Arron Afflalo
Arron Agustin Afflalo is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for UCLA. As a junior, he was named a consensus All-American and was voted the player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference. After forgoing his senior year in college, Afflalo was selected in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons with the 27th overall pick.
Marvin Gay Sr.
Marvin Pentz Gay Sr. was an American Pentecostal minister. He was the father of American recording artists Marvin Gaye and Frankie Gaye and gained notoriety after shooting and killing Marvin on April 1, 1984, following an argument at their home.
Warren Miller
Warren A. Miller was an American ski and snowboarding filmmaker. He was the founder of Warren Miller Entertainment and produced, directed and narrated films until 1988. His published works include over 750 sports films, several books and hundreds of non-fiction articles. Miller was inducted into the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame (1978), the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame (1995), and was awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards from the International Skiing History Association (2004) and the California Ski Industry Association (2008).
Sgt. Slaughter
Robert Rudolph Remus, best known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE in the ambassador program.
Drew Gordon
Drew Edward Gordon is an American professional basketball player for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. The power forward began his college basketball career with the UCLA Bruins, then transferred during his sophomore year to the New Mexico Lobos. Gordon garnered a number of accolades for his play as the starting center for the Lobos, giving New Mexico a dominating inside presence. He is the older brother of Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon.
Audrey Williams
Audrey Mae Sheppard Williams was an American musician known for being the first wife of country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams, the mother of Hank Williams Jr. and the grandmother of Hank Williams III and Holly Williams.
Lupe Ontiveros
Guadalupe "Lupe" Ontiveros was an American actress best known for portraying Yolanda Saldívar in the film Selena. She acted in numerous films and television shows, often playing a maid or, near the end of her career, an all-knowing grandmother. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on Desperate Housewives and received critical acclaim for her role in Chuck & Buck, for which she won the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress, and was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
Gary Rossington
Gary Robert Rossington is an American musician, best known as a founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, in which he plays lead and rhythm guitar.
Paris Dennard
Paris Perrial Dennard is an American conservative political speaker. He previously worked in the Administration of President George W. Bush, the Republican National Committee (RNC), and has appeared as a conservative commentator on many national outlets including CNN and NPR, and is the Senior Director of Strategic Communications for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Nano
Nano is a Japanese-American singer and lyricist managed by HoriPro and signed to the Flying Dog label. She can sing in both Japanese and English, as Nano was born in New York. Nano posted music on YouTube and Niconico before being signed by a record label.