List of Famous people born in United States of America
Pamela Reed
Pamela Reed is an American actress. She is known for playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's hypoglycemic police partner in the 1990 movie Kindergarten Cop and as the matriarch Gail Green in Jericho. She appeared as Marlene Griggs-Knope on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. She is also well known as the exasperated wife in Bean.
Norton Juster
Norton Juster is an American academic, architect, and writer. He is best known as an author of children's books, notably for The Phantom Tollbooth and The Dot and the Line.
Trai Turner
Trai Denzell Turner is an American football guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University. He played for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2020.
Sonny West
Joseph "Sonny" West is an American songwriter and musician, best known as the co-writer of two of Buddy Holly's biggest hits: "Oh, Boy!" and "Rave On".
Jimmy Boyd
Jimmy Devon Boyd was an American singer, musician, and actor known for his recording of the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus".
Irving Fryar
Irving Dale Fryar, Sr. is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. Fryar played college football for the University of Nebraska, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected with the first overall pick of the 1984 NFL Draft, becoming the second wide receiver to be taken number one overall, the first being Dave Parks in 1964. Fryar played professionally for the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins of the NFL.
Josh Fields
Joshua David Fields is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Rosita Fornés
Rosita Fornés was a Cuban-American singer and film actress. She was noted for her multifaceted career in the entertainment industry of Cuba. She worked in cinema, the theater, radio, television and cabaret.
Michele Carey
Michele Carey was an American actress who was best known for her role as Josephine "Joey" MacDonald in the 1966 film El Dorado. She appeared in movies in the 1960s and 1970s, and guest-starred in episodes of several television series.
Eddie Bracken
Edward Vincent Bracken was an American actor. Bracken became a Hollywood comedy legend with lead performances in the films Hail the Conquering Hero and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek both from 1944, both of which have been preserved by the National Film Registry. During this era, he also had success on Broadway, with performances in plays like Too Many Girls (1939).