List of Famous people born in United States of America

Jason Robert Hervey is an American actor, television producer and former public relations agent. He is best known for his role as Wayne Arnold on The Wonder Years.

Daniel Boyarin is a historian of religion. Born in New Jersey, he holds dual United States and Israeli citizenship. He is the Hermann P. and Sophia Taubman Professor of Talmudic Culture in the Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley. He is married to Chava Boyarin, a lecturer in Hebrew at UC Berkeley. They have two sons. His brother, Jonathan Boyarin, is also a scholar, and the two have written together.

Richard Riehle is an American character actor who portrayed Walt Finnerty on Grounded For Life (2001-2005) and The Warden on The Young and the Restless (2007). He also appeared in Glory (1989), The Fugitive (1993), Casino (1995) and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).

Matthew Gerald is an American actor and screenwriter. Gerald was born in Miami, Florida. A graduate of The University of Pennsylvania, he is best known for his roles as Melvin Potter on Netflix's Daredevil, Corporal Lyle Wainfleet in James Cameron's sci-fi Avatar, and elusive predator Ray Speltzer on Showtime's Dexter.

William Averell Harriman, better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. The son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman, he served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and later as the 48th Governor of New York. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952 and 1956, as well as a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men".

Philip Carey was an American actor.

Arleigh Albert Burke was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations.

Barry Foster Newman is an American actor of stage, screen and television known for his portrayal of Kowalski in Vanishing Point, and for his title role in the 1970s television series Petrocelli. He has been nominated for Golden Globe and Emmy awards.

Mary Rosenblum was an American science fiction and mystery author.

Kenneth Lee Salazar is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a United States Senator from Colorado from 2005 to 2009. He and Mel Martinez (R-Florida) were the first Hispanic U.S. Senators since 1977; they were joined by Bob Menendez in 2006. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, he served as Attorney General of Colorado from 1999 to 2005.