List of Famous people born in United States of America
Tug McGraw
Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. was an American professional baseball relief pitcher and long-time Major League Baseball (MLB) player, often remembered for coining the phrase "Ya Gotta Believe", which became the rallying cry for the 1973 New York Mets. He recorded the final out of the 1980 World Series against the Kansas City Royals, via a strikeout of Willie Wilson, thereby bringing the Philadelphia Phillies their first such championship and ending a 97-year drought. He was the last active big league player to have played under legendary manager Casey Stengel.
Steven Nelson
Steven Nelson is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon State.
Chris Pappas
Christopher Charles Pappas is an American politician and businessman who has been serving as the U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2019. He previously served on the New Hampshire Executive Council from 2013 to 2019, representing the 4th district. These include the city of Manchester along with two additional towns in Hillsborough, six towns in Merrimack, eight towns in Rockingham, and two towns in Strafford County.
Emily Meade
Emily Meade is an American film and television actress. She has appeared in films such as Twelve (2010), My Soul to Take (2010), Gimme Shelter (2013), That Awkward Moment (2014), Money Monster (2016), and Nerve (2016), and the television series Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Leftovers and Broad City. She also portrayed a future version of the character Ella Blake in the third season finale of Fringe, and had a leading role in the HBO series The Deuce (2017–2019).
Adrian Zmed
Adrian George Zmed is an American actor, singer and television personality, noted for the roles of Johnny Nogerelli in Grease 2 and Officer Vince Romano in the T.J. Hooker television series.
Stuart Timmons
Stuart Timmons was an American journalist, activist, historian, and award-winning author specializing in LGBT history based in Los Angeles, California. He was the author of The Trouble With Harry Hay: Founder of the Modern Gay Movement and the co-author of Gay L.A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians with Lillian Faderman.
Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón Román is a Puerto Rican salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist, and also sings, writes, produces, and acts. He is also involved in the politics of New York City.
Douglas Henry
Douglas Selph Henry Jr. was an American attorney and Democratic politician. He was the longest-serving member of the Tennessee legislature. He was a member of the Tennessee Senate, representing the 21st district. He served as a state senator beginning with his election to the 87th General Assembly, prior to which he was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives during the 79th General Assembly.
Dave DeGuglielmo
Dave DeGuglielmo is an American football coach who is most recently was the offensive line coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously been offensive line coach for the NFL's New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Indianapolis Colts. DeGuglielmo was part of two Super Bowl-winning teams in his coaching career; the 2007 New York Giants and 2014 New England Patriots.
Noah Ringer
Noah Andrew Ringer is an American actor and a martial arts practitioner. He starred as Aang in the 2010 film The Last Airbender and played Emmett in Cowboys & Aliens.