List of Famous people born in United States of America

Brittany Chikyra Barber is an American songwriter and She is from Compton, California. She released two mixtapes throughout 2016: AfterHours, and HelloSummer. Her EP Urban Nostalgia debuted #168 on the R&B iTunes Top 200 charts in 2018. She has collaborated with numerous artists including Queen Naija, Chrisette Michele, John Legend, YG, Kash Doll, Ty Dolla Sign, Tyla Yaweh, Eric Bellinger and Ledisi. She has writing credits that include Theophilus London's "Can't Stop" featuring Kanye West, Ledisi's "Let Love Rule" and Atlantic Records artist Bhad Bhabie. She is also known as one of the youngest African American female A&Rs to have worked at Warner Music Group. Barber features in Season 6 of Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood as a recurring cast member.

William Robert "Slick" Leonard was an American professional basketball player and coach, who coached the Indiana Pacers to three American Basketball Association championships. Leonard was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Edward Ward Carmack was an attorney, newspaperman, and political figure who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1901 to 1907.

Ciara Quinn Bravo is an American actress. She is known for her role as Katie Knight on Big Time Rush and her role as Emma Chota on Red Band Society.

Daniel Paul Bard is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Boston Red Sox from 2009 to 2013. In 2011, Bard set a Red Sox team record with 25 consecutive scoreless appearances. His highest velocity pitch was 102 miles per hour (164 km/h). In subsequent years, Bard experienced a loss of control over his pitches, derailing his playing career. After pitching in only two major league games during 2013, he played for several minor league teams before retiring in 2017 to become a player mentor. In 2020, Bard returned as a player after regaining his control, earned a spot on the Rockies' MLB roster, and went on to win the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Winston Kinnard Garland is an American former professional basketball player at the point guard position. He played collegiately at the Southeastern Community College (Iowa) for two seasons, and then at the Missouri State University for the two following seasons. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1987 NBA draft. Garland played eight professional seasons, 7 of which were in the NBA, where he played for 5 different teams – Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers (1990–91), Denver Nuggets (1991–92), Houston Rockets (1992–93) and Minnesota Timberwolves (1994–95).

Joan Elise Sledge was an American singer–songwriter, actress and producer. Sledge was best known as a founding member of the American family vocal group Sister Sledge, who were best known for their hits during the mid–1970s through the mid–1990s; most notably 1979's "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer". Sledge died from natural causes on March 10, 2017 at age 60.

William Joseph Bratton CBE is an American law enforcement officer and businessman who served two terms as the New York City Police Commissioner. He previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (BPD) (1993–1994) and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) (2002–2009).

Erin Boheme is an American jazz singer.

David Stroh Buckel was an American LGBT rights lawyer and an environmental activist. He died on April 14, 2018, by self-immolation as a protest against the use of fossil fuels.