List of Famous people born in United States of America

William Wolcott Ellsworth was a Yale-educated attorney who served as the 30th Governor of Connecticut, a three-term United States Congressman, a Justice of the State Supreme Court.

Clyde Julian "Red" Foley was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II.

Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. The fluid, sculpted figures in his paintings showed everyday people in scenes of life in the United States. His work is strongly associated with the Midwestern United States, the region in which he was born and which he called home for most of his life. He also studied in Paris, lived in New York City for more than 20 years and painted scores of works there, summered for 50 years on Martha's Vineyard off the New England coast, and also painted scenes of the American South and West.

Ancel Benjamin Keys was an American physiologist who studied the influence of diet on health. In particular, he hypothesized that dietary saturated fat causes cardiovascular heart disease and should be avoided. Modern dietary recommendations by health organizations, systematic reviews, and national health agencies corroborate this.

Mark Neary Donohue Jr., nicknamed "Captain Nice," and later "Dark Monohue," was an American racecar driver and engineer known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victories.

Lincoln Kilpatrick was an American film, television, and stage actor.

James Athearn "J. A." Folger Sr. was an American businessman and the founder of the Folgers Coffee Company.

Daisy Bates was an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957.

Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV is an American neurosurgeon. In 2018, he became the chair of the department of neurological surgery at UC Davis Health. He is married to business executive Meg Whitman. He is a direct descendant of Revolutionary War General and North Carolina State Senator Griffith Rutherford (1721–1805).

Zachary Bostrom also credited as "Zach", is an American actor. As a child actor, he was best known for his role as Ernie Henderson in the sitcom Harry and the Hendersons and Kevin Brady in the 1988 TV Movie A Very Brady Christmas. In 1999, he portrayed Brett, the title character's nemesis, in the popular made-for-TV Disney movie Johnny Tsunami. In 2014, he appeared in two episodes of the sci-fi TV mini-series, Necrolectric.