List of Famous people born in United States of America
Garrett Peltonen
Thomas Bibb
Thomas Bibb was the second Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving from 1820 to 1821. He was president of the Alabama Senate when his brother, Gov. William Wyatt Bibb, died in office on July 10, 1820, as a result of a fall from a horse. By virtue of his senatorial office and in accordance with the state Constitution, Thomas Bibb took over as governor for the remainder of his brother's term. He did not seek election as governor on his own, but later served in the Alabama House.
Fred Dekker
Fred Dekker is an American screenwriter and film director best known for his cult classic horror comedy films Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad. He contributed the story ideas for House (1986) and Ricochet (1991), and also directed and co-wrote RoboCop 3 with Frank Miller.
Gene Havlick
Gene Havlick was an American film editor.
Jason Ensler
Jason Ensler is an American film director, television director, producer, and screenwriter.
Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lewis is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens fifth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee. After spending his first seven seasons with the Ravens, Lewis signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns prior to the 2007 season and retired after the 2009 season.
Frank Edward Mankovitch
Charles Ray
Charles Ray is a Los Angeles-based American sculptor. He is known for his strange and enigmatic sculptures that draw the viewer's perceptual judgments into question in jarring and unexpected ways. Christopher Knight in the Los Angeles Times wrote that Ray's "career as an artist…is easily among the most important of the last twenty years."
Peter Stephan Jungk
Peter Stephan Jungk is an American German-speaking novelist.
Tony Knowles
Anthony Carroll Knowles is an American politician and businessman who served as the seventh governor of Alaska from December 1994 to December 2002. Barred from seeking a third consecutive term as governor in 2002, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and again for governor in 2006. In September 2008, Knowles became president of the National Energy Policy Institute, a non-profit energy policy organization funded by billionaire George Kaiser's family foundation, and located at the University of Tulsa.