List of Famous people born in United States of America
Ryan Kelly
Ryan Matthew Kelly is an American professional basketball player for the Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Duke University.
Brian Hartline
Brian Jack Hartline is the wide receivers coach at Ohio State. He is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Cleveland Browns.
Jari Jones
Jari Jones is an American actress, filmmaker, model, and LGBTQ rights activist. Jones was a cast member, script consultant, acting coach, and producer of Port Authority. She was the first Black trans woman producer of a film competing at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2020, Jones was one of the nine faces in Calvin Klein's 2020 Pride campaign. Apart from acting, Jones advocates for trans rights and is part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Jones has modeled for other brands including Dove in their "Goodbye Judgement, Hello Underarms" campaign and Elizabeth Suzann's "Clothing is Political" campaign. She participated in The Real Catwalk in New York City in 2019.
Jennifer Salt
Jennifer Salt is an American producer, screenwriter, and former actress.
JamesOn Curry
JamesOn Curry is an American former professional basketball player. He played for Oklahoma State University from 2004 to 2007, and after forgoing his senior season, left for the 2007 NBA draft. He was selected in the second round as the 51st overall pick by the Chicago Bulls. After stints in the NBA Development League and Europe, Curry made his NBA debut in January 2010, playing 3.9 seconds for the Los Angeles Clippers. It was Curry's only NBA regular-season appearance and set a record for the shortest NBA career of all time.
Matt Flynn
Matthew Flynn is an American musician and record producer. He is the drummer for the pop rock band Maroon 5. In 2006, after being the band's touring drummer for two years, Flynn officially replaced the original drummer of Maroon 5, Ryan Dusick, who left the group due to serious wrist and shoulder injuries sustained from constant touring after the release of their first album, Songs About Jane in 2002.
Thomas Chatterton Williams
Thomas Chatterton Williams is an American cultural critic and author. He is the author of the 2019 book Self-Portrait in Black and White and a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine.
Keith Thomas
Keith Thomas is an American record producer and songwriter. His production and artist management company, Levosia Entertainment, is currently in Nashville, Tennessee. He has worked on 40 No. 1 Billboard hits and has received multiple Grammy Awards.
Aramis Knight
Aramis Knight is an American actor who has appeared on television and in films. He is best known for playing the role of Bean in the 2013 film Ender's Game and for playing the lead role of M.K. in the AMC series Into the Badlands (2015-2019).
Hailey Dawson
Hailey Dawson is an American girl who is the first person to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Born with Poland syndrome, she is missing three fingers on her right hand and has an underdeveloped pinky and thumb. At age 5, she was fitted with a 3D-printed robotic hand by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Engineering. She came to national prominence in 2017 when she expressed a desire to use her robotic hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball parks. She completed her goal on September 16, 2018, with an appearance at Angel Stadium. She has also been honored with dropping the puck at a 2018 Vegas Golden Knights–Philadelphia Flyers hockey game.