List of Famous people born in United States of America
Jerald Ericksen
Jerald LaVerne Ericksen is an American mathematician specializing in continuum mechanics.
Larry Spruch
Louis Edemann
Louis Edemann was an American sound editor. He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing during the 61st Academy Awards. He won for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, he shared his Oscar with Charles L. Campbell.
William Cagney
William Jerome Cagney was an American film producer and actor, remembered for roles in the Monogram Pictures films Lost in the Stratosphere and Flirting with Danger, both filmed in 1934.
Roger Edens
Roger Edens was a Hollywood composer, arranger and associate producer, and is considered one of the major creative figures in Arthur Freed's musical film production unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the "golden era of Hollywood".
C. J. Ramone
Christopher Joseph Ward, better known as C. J. Ramone, is an American musician best known for working as the bassist, backing and occasional lead vocalist of the punk rock group the Ramones from 1989 to 1996. He is one of the four surviving members of the Ramones, along with three of their drummers, Marky Ramone, Richie Ramone, and Elvis Ramone.
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
Elizabeth Ann Pannill Fletcher is an American attorney and politician from the state of Texas. A Democrat, she is the member of the United States House of Representatives representing Texas's 7th congressional district. The district, which was once represented by President George H. W. Bush, includes much of western Houston.
Pamela Sargent
Pamela Sargent is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award.
Jocelyn Burdick
Jocelyn Louise Burdick was an American politician from North Dakota who briefly served as a Democratic United States Senator during 1992. She was the first woman from the state to hold this office. At the age of 97, she was the oldest living former U.S. Senator for the last eight months of her life.
Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel Joseph Boorstin was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was appointed the twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987. He was instrumental in the creation of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.