List of Famous people born in United States of America
Sunny
Susan Soonkyu Lee, known professionally as Sunny, is a Korean-American singer and entertainer based in South Korea. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, Sunny has participated in numerous side projects including original soundtracks, television variety shows, musical acting and radio hosting.
Marilee Shapiro Asher
Marilee Harris Shapiro Asher was an American sculptor, author and survivor of both the Spanish Flu and the COVID-19.
Bo Diddley
Ellas McDaniel, known as Bo Diddley, was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the Clash.
Michael Rubin
Michael Rubin is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He previously worked as an official at the Pentagon, where he dealt with issues relating to the Middle East, and as political adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority.
William Joseph Simmons
William Joseph Simmons was an American preacher and fraternal organizer who founded and led the second Ku Klux Klan from Thanksgiving evening 1915 until being replaced in 1922 by Hiram Wesley Evans.
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks, and his light-hearted personality provided some of bebop's most prominent symbols.
Mart Crowley
Edward Martino Crowley was an American playwright best known for his 1968 play The Boys in the Band.
Armando Silvestre
Armando Silvestre is a Mexican American film actor. He has appeared in more than 190 films since 1948.
Linda Stirling
Linda Stirling was an American showgirl, model, and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades. She is most famous for her roles in movie serials.
Elle Evans
Elle Evans Bellamy is an American model and actress who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She appeared in the music video for "Blurred Lines". She is also one of the faces of NYX Cosmetics.