List of Famous people born in United States of America
Dennis Davis
Dennis Davis was an American drummer and session musician best known for his work with David Bowie.
Sean Brock
Sean Brock is an American chef specializing in Southern cuisine.
Preston Smith
Preston Demarquis Smith is an American football outside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State University and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Lin Shaye
Linda Shaye is an American film, television, and theatre actress and comedienne. In a career spanning over forty years, she has appeared in more than a hundred feature films. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Elise Rainier in the Insidious film series (2010–2018).
Maude Adams
Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden, known professionally as Maude Adams, was an American actress who achieved her greatest success as the character Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 1905 Broadway production of Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Adams's personality appealed to a large audience and helped her become the most successful and highest-paid performer of her day, with a yearly income of more than one million dollars during her peak.
Brandon Drury
Brandon S. Drury is an American professional baseball third baseman in the New York Mets organization. He made his MLB debut in 2015 for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and has also played for the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays.
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa is an American politician who was the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, from 2005 to 2013.
Dan Newhouse
Daniel Milton Newhouse is an American politician and agricultural scientist from Washington, currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 4th congressional district. The district covers much of the central third of the state, including Yakima and the Tri-Cities. Prior to his election to Congress, Newhouse served as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and as a member of the Washington House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party.
James Zadroga
James Zadroga was a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer who died of a respiratory disease that has been attributed to his participation in rescue and recovery operations in the rubble of the World Trade Center following the September 11 attacks. Zadroga was the first NYPD officer whose death was attributed to exposure to his contact with toxic chemicals at the attack site.
David Shaw
David Lorenzo Shaw is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal football team. Shaw was the team's offensive coordinator for the entire tenure of head coach Jim Harbaugh from 2007 to 2010. Previously, Shaw was a four-year letter winner playing as a wide receiver for the Cardinal from 1991 to 1994, where he was coached by Dennis Green and Bill Walsh. Prior to returning to Stanford as offensive coordinator, Shaw was Harbaugh's passing game coordinator at the University of San Diego and an assistant coach in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, and Baltimore Ravens.