List of Famous people born in United States of America
Brian Backer
Brian Backer is an American former actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1982 hit comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High as shy teenager Mark "Rat" Ratner. He appeared in the 1985 comedy film Moving Violations as Scott Greeber and the 1987 comedy film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as Arnie.
Harry Von Tilzer
Harry Von Tilzer, 8 July 1872 – 10 January 1946) was an American composer, songwriter, publisher and vaudeville performer.
Mitzi Green
Mitzi Green was an American child actress for Paramount and RKO, in the early "talkies" era. She then acted on Broadway and in other stage works, as well as in films and on television.
Gary C. Kelly
Gary Clayton Kelly is an American business executive. He is the chief executive officer and chairman at Southwest Airlines.
Carver Mead
Carver Andress Mead is an American scientist and engineer. He currently holds the position of Gordon and Betty Moore Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), having taught there for over 40 years. He advised the first female electrical engineering student at Caltech, Louise Kirkbride. His contributions as a teacher include the classic textbook Introduction to VLSI Systems (1980), which he coauthored with Lynn Conway.
Charlie Norwood
Charles Whitlow Norwood Jr. was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his death in 2007. At the time of his death, Norwood was the representative of the 10th District of Georgia.
George Wells
George Wells was an American screenwriter and producer, best known for making light comedies and musicals for MGM.
Byron Foulger
Byron Kay Foulger was an American film character actor.
Anthony Taylor
Anthony Basil Taylor is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as bishop of the Little Rock, Arkansas since 2008.
Edward Robinson
Edward Robinson was an American biblical scholar known for his magnum opus, Biblical Researches in Palestine, the first major work in Biblical Geography and Biblical Archaeology, which earned him the epithets "Father of Biblical Geography" and "Founder of Modern Palestinology."