List of Famous people born in United States of America
Edwin L. Marin
Edwin L. Marin was an American film director who directed 58 films between 1932 and 1951, working with Randolph Scott, Anna May Wong, John Wayne, Peter Lorre, George Raft, Bela Lugosi, Judy Garland, Eddie Cantor, and Hoagy Carmichael, among many others.
Henry Engelhardt
Henry Allan Engelhardt is an American businessman, and the founder and former chief executive of Admiral Group, a Welsh motor insurance company. He was credited as driving the company in to a position where it became one of Britain's most valuable companies and stepped down as chief executive in 2016 to make way for a younger management team to take the group forward.
Stu Cook
Stuart Alden Cook is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work in the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, for which he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Frederic Clements
Frederic Edward Clements was an American plant ecologist and pioneer in the study of vegetation succession.
Maurice Greene
Maurice Darnell Greene is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). He appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 28 TV series and currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Camille Zeckwer
Camille W. Zeckwer was an American composer. Son of Richard Zeckwer, he was born in Philadelphia, and was educated at that city's Musical Academy. Further study followed with Antonín Dvořák in New York City before he traveled to Berlin to study with Xavier Scharwenka. He then returned to Philadelphia, becoming an instructor at the Academy; with Frederick E. Hahn, he served as its co-director for a number of years. As a composer Zeckwer was active mainly in smaller forms, producing many songs and chamber pieces; in larger forms he composed a symphonic poem, a piano concerto, an opera, and numerous cantatas.
Gerald Thomas Walsh
Gerald Thomas Walsh is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as an auxiliary bishop and vicar general of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. He was formerly rector of St. Joseph's Seminary from 2007–2013.
Britt Lomond
Britt Lomond was an American actor and television producer.
Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews, also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, organ, and tuba. He has worked with some of the biggest names in rock, pop, jazz, funk, and hip hop. Andrews is the younger brother of trumpeter and bandleader James Andrews and the grandson of singer and songwriter Jessie Hill. Other musical family members are cousins Glen David Andrews and the late Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill. Andrews began playing trombone at age four, and since 2009 has toured with his own band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.