List of Famous people born in United States of America
Richard Allen Epstein
Richard Allen Epstein is an American legal scholar known for his writings on subjects such as torts, contracts, property rights, law and economics, classical liberalism, and libertarianism. Epstein is currently the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law and director of the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law emeritus and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago.
Waitstill Sharp
Waitstill Hastings Sharp was a Unitarian minister who was involved in humanitarian and relief work in Czechoslovakia and Southern Europe during World War II. In 2005, Sharp and his wife Martha were named by Yad Vashem as Righteous among the Nations, the second and third of five Americans to receive this honor.
Zach Strief
Zachary David Strief is a former American football offensive tackle who played 12 seasons for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).
Harry Raymond Eastlack
Harry Raymond Eastlack, Jr. was the subject of the most recognized case of FOP from the 1900s. His case is also particularly acknowledged, by scientists and researchers, for his contribution to medical advancement. After suffering from a rare, disabling, and currently incurable genetic disease, Eastlack decided to have his skeleton and medical history donated to the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in support of FOP research. His skeleton is one of the few FOP-presenting, fully articulated ones in existence, and it has proved valuable to the study of the disease.
Phil Linz
Philip Francis Linz was an American professional baseball player. Linz played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1962–65), Philadelphia Phillies (1966–67), and New York Mets (1967–68). He batted and threw right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet (72 in) and 180 pounds (82 kg), during his playing days.
Bill Odenkirk
Bill Odenkirk is an American comedy writer.
Ken Casey
Kenneth William Casey Jr. is an American musician who is a bass guitarist, primary songwriter, and one of the lead singers of the Boston Celtic punk group the Dropkick Murphys. Casey was one of the original members, starting the band in 1996 with guitarist Rick Barton and singer Mike McColgan. He is the only original member of the Dropkick Murphys left in the band, though drummer Matt Kelly joined shortly after formation in 1997. He is known for his melodic vocal parts and solid punk rock bass playing. Dropkick Murphys released their ninth album 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory on January 6, 2017. Casey also founded the charity group The Claddagh Fund, owns two Boston restaurants, McGreevy's and Yellow Door Taqueria, and runs his own boxing promotion called Murphys Boxing. Casey has a small role in the 2016 film Patriots Day, about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent terrorist manhunt.
Kim Hill
Kimberly Allise Hill is an American soul musician, best known for her work with the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas.
Dave Farrell
David Michael Farrell, better known by his stage name Phoenix is an American musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also a member of Snax, a pop punk band.
Scot McCloughan
Scot G. McCloughan is an American football executive. He was formerly the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins, as well as a senior personnel executive for the Seattle Seahawks, helping the 49ers and Seahawks eventually reach the Super Bowl in the 2010s with rosters he helped assemble.