List of Famous people born in United States of America

John Henry "Jabo" Starks ( ; October 26, 1938 – May 1, 2018) was an American funk and blues drummer best known for playing with James Brown as well as other notable musicians including Bobby Bland and B.B. King. A self-taught musician, he was known for his effective and clean drum patterns. He was one of the originators of funk drumming, and is one of the most sampled drummers.

Libe Alexandra Barer is an American actress best known for playing the role Carly Bowman in the Amazon Prime original series Sneaky Pete.

Barbara Linnea Quigley is an American actress, film producer, model, singer, and author. She is best known as a B movie actress and is often referred to as a "scream queen" due to her frequent appearances in low-budget horror films during the 1980s and 1990s. Born in Davenport, Iowa, Quigley first pursued her career in the late 1970s shortly after moving to Los Angeles. While working at Jack LaLanne's health spa, she was encouraged by her friends to try modeling and also began taking acting and guitar-playing classes. After appearing as an extra in various films, Quigley got her first acting role in the Charles Band-produced film Fairy Tales (1978). She continued receiving small parts mostly in B movies. Her first bigger part was in the 1981 slasher film, Graduation Day. Quigley followed with more films such as Savage Streets (1984) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984).

Christopher Marrero is a Cuban-American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who is a free agent. He previously played for the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants and for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)..

Frank Aletter was an American theatre, film, and television actor.

Sidney Sheldon was an American writer, director and producer.

Pamela Gail Hensley is an American actress and author. Her notable acting roles include Princess Ardala on the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and C.J. Parsons on the 1982–1985 television series Matt Houston.

John Cullum is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including Shenandoah (1975) and On the Twentieth Century (1978), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for each. In 1966 he gained his first Tony nomination as the lead in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, in which he introduced the title song, and more recently received Tony nominations for Urinetown The Musical (2002) and as Best Featured Actor in the revival of 110 in the Shade (2007).

Jonathan J. Gilbert is a former American television and film actor known for his role as Willie Oleson on the TV series Little House on the Prairie.

Jeremy Patrick Howard, is an American actor. He appeared in the films Sydney White, Galaxy Quest, Accepted, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and most recently Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, where he performed the motion capture and voice for Donatello.