List of Famous people born in United States of America
Tony Denman
Anthony Richard Denman is an American actor.
Marguerite De La Motte
Marguerite De La Motte was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era.
David M. Walker
David Mathieson "Dave" Walker, , was an American naval officer and aviator, fighter pilot, test pilot, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.
Bill Drayton
William Drayton is a social entrepreneur. Drayton was named by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's 25 Best Leaders in 2005. He is responsible for the rise of the phrase "social entrepreneur", a concept first found in print in 1972.
Frank Nelson Doubleday
Frank Nelson Doubleday, known to friends and family as “Effendi”, founded the Doubleday & McClure Company in 1897, which later operated under other names. Starting work at the age of 14 after his father's business failed, Doubleday began with Charles Scribner's Sons in New York.
Steven R. Nagel
Steven Ray Nagel, , was an American astronaut, aeronautical and mechanical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. In total, he logged 723 hours in space. After NASA, he worked at the University of Missouri College of Engineering as an instructor in its Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department.
Cecil Bridgewater
Cecil Bridgewater is an American jazz trumpeter.
John R. Ross
John Robert "Haj" Ross is a poet and linguist. He played a part in the development of generative semantics along with George Lakoff, James D. McCawley, and Paul Postal. He was a professor of linguistics at MIT from 1966–1985 and has worked in Brazil, Singapore and British Columbia. He is currently at the University of North Texas.
Hy Zaret
Hy Zaret was an American Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer best known as the co-author of the 1955 hit "Unchained Melody," one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century.
Paul Zaloom
Paul Finley Zaloom is an American actor and puppeteer, best known for his role as the character Beakman on the television show Beakman's World.