List of Famous people born in United States of America

Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rosewood, Kentucky, United States. His songs' lyrics often discussed both the lives and the economic exploitation of American coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons," "Re-Enlistment Blues," "I am a Pilgrim," and "Dark as a Dungeon." However, it is his unique guitar style, still called Travis Picking by guitarists, as well as his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, for which he is best known today. "Travis Picking" is a syncopated style of guitar fingerpicking rooted in ragtime music in which alternating chords and bass notes are plucked by the thumb while melodies are simultaneously plucked by the index finger. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.

Most Rev. Earl Alfred Boyea Jr. is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is Bishop of Lansing.

Randy Yeuell Owen is an American country music artist. He is best known for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band that saw tremendous mainstream success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Alabama became the most successful band in country music, releasing over 20 gold and platinum records, dozens of number 1 singles, and selling over 75 million records during their career. Owen also maintains a career as a solo performer. He released his solo debut One on One in late 2008 and charted two singles from it.

Randy Monroe is an American college basketball coach. He was an assistant dean and assistant boys' basketball coach at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia. Monroe served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) from 2004 to 2012. He played college basketball at Philadelphia University and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.

Raymond Sharkey Jr. was an American stage, film and television actor. His most notable film role was that of Vincent Vacarri in the 1980 film The Idolmaker for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He is also known for his role as Sonny Steelgrave in the television series Wiseguy.

Mark Neil Brown is an American engineer, retired colonel in the United States Air Force and former NASA astronaut. Brown spent a total of ten days in space, over two five day missions.

Randall Wyn Fullmer is an American businessman and former executive for The Walt Disney Company. After a successful eighteen-year career at Walt Disney Feature Animation, Fullmer launched his own business, Wyn Guitars, through which he handcrafts bass guitars of his own design, often in close collaboration with the intended instrument owners.

Randy Cartwright is an American animator.

Randall Kaplan is a serial entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Akamai Technologies. Kaplan is an active venture investor and is the managing partner of JUMP Investors, a Los Angeles-based venture capital and private equity firm.

Randall Einhorn is an American television director and cinematographer. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Finneytown High School in 1982. He is the son of Larry Einhorn.