List of Famous people born in United States of America

Nathaniel Lord Britton was an American botanist and taxonomist who co-founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York.

Rufus Philip Isaacs was a game theorist especially prominent in the 1950s and 1960s with his work on differential games.

James Burkett Hartle is an American physicist. He has been a professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara since 1966, and he is currently a member of the external faculty of the Santa Fe Institute. Hartle is known for his work in general relativity, astrophysics, and interpretation of quantum mechanics.

William Shatner is a Canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. In his seven decades of acting, he became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk, being a part of Star Trek, and life after Star Trek. Shatner has also co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe, and a series of science fiction novels called TekWar, that were adapted for television.

Mark Allen Emmert is the current president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He is the fifth CEO of the NCAA; he was named as the incoming president on April 27, 2010, and assumed his duties on November 1, 2010.

Ken Page is an American actor and cabaret singer. Page is best known as the voices of King Gator in All Dogs Go to Heaven and Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas franchise. He also created the role of "Ken" in the original Broadway production of Ain't Misbehavin', and played the role of "Old Deuteronomy" in both the original Broadway and filmed stage productions of Cats.

Ezra Laderman was an American composer of classical music. He was born in Brooklyn.

Leslie Irving Morrow, known as Jeff Morrow, was an American actor educated at the Pratt Institute in his native New York City. Morrow was a commercial artist prior to turning to acting. Early in his career, he acted on the Broadway stage using the name Irving Morrow.

Keith George Sebelius was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.

Leonard Penn was an American film, television and theatre actor.