List of Famous people born in United States of America

Robert Williams Wood was an American physicist and inventor who made pivotal contributions to the field of optics. He pioneered infrared and ultraviolet photography. Wood's patents and theoretical work inform modern understanding of the physics of ultraviolet light, and made possible myriad uses of UV fluorescence which became popular after World War I. He published many articles on spectroscopy, phosphorescence, diffraction, and ultraviolet light.

Granville William "Mickey" Roker was an American jazz drummer.

Aaron Siskind was an American photographer whose work focuses on the details of things, presented as flat surfaces to create a new image independent of the original subject. He was closely involved with, if not a part of, the abstract expressionist movement, and was close friends with painters Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, and Willem De Kooning.

Omar Benson Miller is an American actor. He is known for his work as Walter Simmons on CSI: Miami (2009–2012) and Charles Greane on Ballers, voices Raphael on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and he currently stars in the CBS comedy series The Unicorn.

Robert Anton Wilson was an American author, futurist and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized by Discordianism as a Pope and saint, Wilson helped publicize the group through his writings and interviews.

Sidney David Drell was an American theoretical physicist and arms control expert.

Willie Pickens was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator.

Murray David Perahia, KBE is an American pianist and conductor. He is widely considered as one of the greatest living pianists. He was the first North American pianist to win the Leeds International Piano Competition, in 1972. Known as a leading interpreter of Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann, among other composers, Perahia has won numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards from a total of 18 nominations, and 9 Gramophone Awards in addition to its first and only "Piano Award".

Dashiell Raymond Mihok is an American actor and director best known for playing Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan.

Robert Burns Woodward FRS(For) HFRSE was an American organic chemist. He is considered by many to be the most preeminent synthetic organic chemist of the twentieth century, having made many key contributions to the subject, especially in the synthesis of complex natural products and the determination of their molecular structure. He also worked closely with Roald Hoffmann on theoretical studies of chemical reactions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1965.