List of Famous people born in United States of America

Samuel M. Comer

First Name Samuel
Last Name Comer
Born on July 13, 1893
Died on December 27, 1974 (aged 81)

Samuel M. Comer was a set decorator who worked on over 300 films during a career spanning four decades. He won four Academy Awards and was nominated for another 22 in the category Best Art Direction.

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Harry Helmsley

First Name Harry
Last Name Helmsley
Born on March 4, 1909
Died on January 4, 1997 (aged 87)

Harry Brakmann Helmsley was an American real estate billionaire whose company, Helmsley-Spear, became one of the country's biggest property holders, owning the Empire State Building and many of New York's most prestigious hotels. From humble beginnings, Helmsley moved up in property through natural salesmanship, a willingness to delegate, and shrewd acquisition policies that were ahead of their time. His second marriage to Leona Roberts led to charges of false accounting and tax evasion as well as a celebrated trial, where Harry was judged too frail to plead, but Leona was fined and jailed.

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Phil Roe

First Name Phil
Born on July 21, 1945 (age 81)

David Phillip Roe is an American politician and physician who was the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 1st congressional district, serving from 2009 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2017 to 2021, Roe was chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.

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Emilio Q. Daddario

First Name Emilio
Born on September 24, 1918
Died on July 7, 2010 (aged 91)

Emilio Quincy Daddario was an American Democratic politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the 86th through 91st United States Congresses.

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Jack Sendak

First Name Jack
Last Name Sendak
Born on July 20, 1923
Died on February 3, 1995 (aged 71)

Jack Sendak was a children's literature author. He was the brother of Maurice Sendak and the son of Philip Sendak. He served in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, and later worked for Emerson Radio and Television and the U.S. Postal Service. Two of his books, Circus Girl (1957) and The Happy Rain (1956), were illustrated by Maurice. His 1971 book The Magic Tears won the Children's Book Showcase award.

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Gary K. Michelson

First Name Gary
Last Name Michelson
Born on January 14, 1949 (age 77)
Net Worth $1.7B

Gary K. Michelson is an American orthopedic surgeon, medical inventor, and billionaire philanthropist.

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J. Smith-Cameron

First Name J.
Last Name Smith-Cameron
Born on September 7, 1957 (age 69)

J. Smith-Cameron is an American actress best known for her supporting roles as Janet Talbot on the television series Rectify and Gerri Kellman on Succession.

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Maurice Ewing

First Name Maurice
Last Name Ewing
Born on May 12, 1906
Died on May 4, 1974 (aged 67)

William Maurice "Doc" Ewing was an American geophysicist and oceanographer.

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Andrew Scheinman

First Name Andrew
Last Name Scheinman
Born on April 19, 1948 (age 78)

Andrew Scheinman is an American film and television producer, as well as a film director and screenwriter. Before he got his start in entertainment, he worked as a professional tennis player, as well as earning a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1973. He is one of the heads of Castle Rock Entertainment.

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Robert Neelly Bellah

First Name Robert
Last Name Bellah
Born on February 23, 1927
Died on July 30, 2013 (aged 86)

Robert Neelly Bellah was an American sociologist and the Elliott Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was internationally known for his work related to the sociology of religion.

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