List of Famous people born in United States of America

Robert John Riggins, nicknamed "the Diesel" and "Riggo", is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was known for his powerful running style and productivity well into the latter years of his career: in 1983 at age 34, he rushed for an NFL single-season record 24 touchdowns and again led the league in rushing touchdowns the following year at age 35. Although he earned only one Pro Bowl appearance in his career, Riggins had his greatest success in the postseason and was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XVII where he scored one touchdown and rushed for 166 yards in a 27–17 win for the Washington Redskins over the Miami Dolphins. Riggins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

James Gaius Watt is a public servant who served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1981 to 1983. Often described as "anti-environmentalist", he was one of Ronald Reagan's most controversial cabinet appointments. Watt's pro-development views played an instrumental role in ending the Sagebrush Rebellion.

Alejandro Aranda, known by his stage name Scarypoolparty, is an American singer, musician, and reality television personality from Pomona, California, and runner-up on the seventeenth season of American Idol. His debut album Exit Form was released on November 22, 2019.

Tommy Cash is an American musician, singer and songwriter. His elder brother was Johnny Cash.

Paul Matthew Hawke Butcher Jr. is an American actor and singer. His father is former NFL linebacker, Paul Butcher Sr. His aunt Mary Lou Butcher was a major news reporter in the 1960s for the Detroit press.

Laurie Anne Maria White, professionally known as Taya Parker, is an American model, actress, singer, TV host and reality TV show contestant best known for winning the VH1 reality television show Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels.

Arthur W. Ferguson, known professionally as Charlie Tuna, was a radio personality and television host based in Los Angeles, California.

David Bryan Rashbaum is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the keyboard player for the rock band Bon Jovi, with which he has also co-written songs and performed backing vocals. He is a father to three children, twins Colton Moon and Gabrielle Luna, and Tyger Lily. He is married to Lexi Quaas. He is the writer of the successful Broadway musical Memphis. In 2018, Bryan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi.

Josie Loren Lopez known professionally as Josie Loren, is an American actress. She is best known for the role of Kaylie Cruz in the ABC Family series Make It or Break It, and as FBI Agent Michelle Vega in the TV series The Mentalist.

Alfred Charles Kinsey was an American biologist, professor of entomology and zoology, and sexologist who, in 1947, founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, previously known as the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. He is best known for writing Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953), also known as the Kinsey Reports, as well as the Kinsey scale. Kinsey's research on human sexuality, foundational to the field of sexology, provoked controversy in the 1940s and 1950s. His work has influenced social and cultural values in the United States as well as internationally.