List of Famous people born in United States of America
John Burroughs
John Burroughs was an American politician, educator, and businessman who served as the 18th governor of New Mexico. Burroughs, a Democrat, served one-term and is remembered for honest government and introduction of the concept of a state Personnel Act to improve the quality of state workers and limit somewhat the effect of political patronage.
Cole Hawkins
Cole East Hawkins is an American actor in both television and film.
Jimmy Walker
James John Walker, known colloquially as Beau James, was mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. A flamboyant politician, he was a liberal Democrat and part of the powerful Tammany Hall machine. He was forced to resign during a corruption scandal.
Sylvester William Treinen
Sylvester William Treinen was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Boise from 1962 to 1988.
Augustus E. Willson
Augustus Everett Willson was an American politician and the 36th Governor of Kentucky. Orphaned at the age of twelve, Willson went to live with relatives in New England. This move exposed him to such authors as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell, who were associates of his older brother, poet Forceythe Willson. He was also afforded the opportunity to attend Harvard University, where he earned an A.B. in 1869 and an A.M. in 1872. After graduation, he secured a position at the law firm of future Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan. Willson and Harlan became lifelong friends, and Willson's association with Harlan deepened his support of the Republican Party.
Eric Steinberg
Eric D. Steinberg is an American actor best known for playing the role of Emily Fields' father in the Freeform hit series Pretty Little Liars. He attended the University of Vermont and the University of Kent in England prior to receiving an acting fellowship at the University of California at Irvine.
Edward William O'Rourke
Edward William O'Rourke was the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop of Peoria (1971–1990).
Maury Yeston
Maury Yeston is an American composer, lyricist, educator and musicologist.
Andy Milder
Andrew Milder is an American actor. He has appeared in such films as Apollo 13, Armageddon, Rumor Has It…, Frost/Nixon, Transformers, and Domino. He was a series regular on Fame L.A. and Weeds, and appeared on such shows as Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The West Wing, Six Feet Under, Ugly Betty, Boston Legal, Parks and Recreation, Married... with Children, The Wonder Years, Private Practice, and Criminal Minds. Milder provided narration for Ballroom Bootcamp, 101 Most Starlicious Make-Overs, Wrecks to Riches, and Lost Gold of World War II. He provided the voice of Prince Sebastian LaCroix in the 2004 video game Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines and Lightning Lad in the 2006 animated series Legion of Super Heroes and the film Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash. From 2005 to 2009, he was a recurring cast member and later series regular on Weeds as Dean Hodes. Starting in 2011, he is a recurring cast member on the Disney Channel sitcom Austin & Ally as Lester Dawson. He also had an appearance on the show Royal Pains on the USA Network as well as Rizzoli & Isles on TNT.
Ernest John Primeau
Ernest John Primeau was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Manchester from 1960 to 1974.