List of Famous people born in United States of America
Mona Charen
Mona Charen Parker is a columnist, journalist, political commentator, and writer in the United States. She has written three books: Useful Idiots: How Liberals Got it Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First (2003), Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help (2005), both New York Times bestsellers, and Sex Matters: How Modern Feminism Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense (2018). She was also a weekly panelist on CNN's Capital Gang until it was canceled. A political conservative, she often writes about foreign policy, terrorism, politics, poverty, family structure, public morality, and culture. She is also known for her generally pro-Israel views.
Charles Tillman
Charles Anthony Tillman, nicknamed Peanut, is a former American football cornerback, who is currently a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent. He played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
Kenneth Braithwaite
Kenneth John Braithwaite II is an American politician, diplomat and businessman who served as the 77th secretary of the Navy from May 29, 2020 to January 20, 2021. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on March 2, 2020 and was sworn on May 29, 2020. He served as the United States Ambassador to Norway from February 8, 2018 until his confirmation. Braitwaite is also a retired United States Navy one-star rear admiral. He was a former top advisor to former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter.
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression.
Mike Powell
Michael Anthony Powell is an American former track and field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record. He is a two-time world champion in this event and two-time Olympic silver medallist, and has a world record of 8.95m. He is considered one of the best Long jumpers in Track and Field history.
Mike Finnigan
Michael Kelly Finnigan was an American keyboard player and vocalist, his speciality being the B3 Hammond organ. Working primarily as a freelance studio musician and touring player, he played with a wide variety of musicians in pop, rock, blues and jazz.
Hamilton Morris
Hamilton Morris is an American journalist. He is known for his television series Hamilton's Pharmacopeia, in which he investigates the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of various psychoactive drugs.
Matthew Cowles
Matthew Cowles was an American actor and playwright.
Austin Theory
Austin White is an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Austin Theory.
Mary van Kleeck
Mary Abby van Kleeck was an American social scientist of the 20th century. She was a notable figure in the American labor movement as well as a proponent of scientific management and a planned economy.